Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1915 — High School Notes. [ARTICLE]

High School Notes.

Final examinations for the first semester were given last week, on Thursday and Friday. Many of the students wete exempt Semester reports were given out Wednesday evening. Miss Mallory will have a class in solid geometry and commercial arithmetic this semester. Although our boys have suffered several defeats in basketfball, we do not feel discouraged. We hope to win the remainder of our games. The girls have a fine team and are planning to go to Remington next-Friday. They hope to win and we feel sure they will. Miss Jane Parkison entered high school but stayed kith us only one week. She has decided to feturn to Jacksonville, 111., and take special work. The Webster Littrary Society presented a Shakespeare program before the high school Thursday afternoon. The main feature was a seene from “The Taming of the Shrew.” This was preceded by a characterization and appreciation of Shakespeare’s life by Elizabeth Kirk. She deserves much praise for the excellent manner and understanding with which this was done. The cast follows: Petrechio—Russell Warren. Baptiste-*-Robert Reeve. Hortensio—Carl Eigelsbach. Katharine—Maud Elder. Bianca—Victoria 'Marsh. The two main characters were well presented by (Maud Elder and Russell Warren, the two of them winning appreciation 'by their able acting and clownish Petruchia wooing the shrew, Kate. Good mention should be given to Robert Reeve, who took the part of the concerned father, Baptiste: also Victoria Marsh, the abused sister. Paul Beam. Carl Eigelsbach and Dwight Ciirnick gave fine support in their minor parts to the other characters in the scene and contributed some good enjoyment. All of the casts presented their individual parts well and praise is deserved by all. The program was introduced by the mixed quartet singing, “Who js Sylvia,” with a humorous encore, and it was concluded by an instrumental duet by Helen Leatherman and Margret Babcock. Both numbers were enjoyed. The same program is to be presented before the ladies of the D. A. R. on Friday afternoon.

On Thursday, Feb. 4, the Lincoln Society* presents a parents day program. This program has been planned as an American program and as one to be presented before the visitors who will be in the high school on that day. Tt is expected the parents of, the high school pupils will visit and inspect the work being done in its different Special arrangements are being made for the visits of the parents and other interested eprsons on that day and the Lincoln Society will, present, its American program on that day, beginning at 2:45 and lasting until 3:30. The program follows: Music—“A Winter Lullaby” De Koven—Anna Leonard. Reading—Edith Sawin. Pantomime. Reading “Farmer Whipple, Bachelor”, Riley—Paul Worland. Discussion “American Slang”— Glen Swaim. Selection from an American Orator —Owen Simons. Music “Little Cotton Dolly” Girls’ Quartet.