Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1915 — HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

“R's” were presented to the following basketball players: Charles Rhoades, Paul Healy, Dwight Curnick, Russell Warren, Harry English, Iler Walker, James Babcock, Paul Worland, Casey Hemphill, Carl Eigelsbach, Wm. Eigelsbach, v Glen Swaim. The following girls were also presented with R’s: Doris Morlan, Anna Leonard, Luella Robinson, Lucille Luers, Lucy Brusnahan, Agnes Howe. To receive letters you must play in at least three games. The baseball team is practicing uri 4 der the direction of Mr. Titus. Games will probably be arranged with St. Joe Chalmers, Morocco and Monon. The track team is practicing under the direction of Mr. Sharpnack. Meet at Monticello between Rensselaer, Delphi and Monticello. Paul Healy was elected captain of the 1915-16 basketball team. Only two days of spring vacation, April 1 and 2. School closes June 4th. Miss Bader, of the state normal, talked to the boys and girls who contemplate teaching. The agricultural department has established its poultry division this jjear with a fine Purdue model poultry house and an excellent flock of White Leghorn chickens. The flock is composed of chickens from the Indiana prize-winning birds developed by Judge Pickett, who has judged in the Rensselaer poultry show the last three years. The only bird shown from our flock was the first prize cockerel in this winter's show. The flock is at present headed by a cockerel sent with the compliments of Judge Pickett from Eugene C. Smith, the owner of his own strain of White Leghorns. The second rate birds of the flock are headed by the prize-winning cockerel |above mentioned. The recital which Mrs. Alice Shedd Randle was to have given before the high school on April Ist has been postponed until April Bth. The recital begins at 2:45 p. m. Miss Katharine Watson is to assist Mrs. Randle. The intersociety contest which will conclude our literary society programs of this year will be held April 28 and 29. The following people have been chosen to represent their respective societies: Lincoln, Ruth Wood, Evelyn Freeland, Anne Leonard, Paul Worland. Webster, Wilda Littlefield, Thelma Tilton, Alice Thomas, Elizabeth Kirk. | Debate: Lincoln, Elvyn Allman, Glenn Swaim, Gwendolyn Kannal, Florence McKay. Webster, Carl Eigelsbach, Robert Reeves, Maude Elder, Marie Hamilton. Miss Olive White has been asked to act as judge at an oratorical contest at Lowell Saturday night. v W. L. Wood, who represented this district in the lower house of the last legislature, gave 'a very interesting talk Thursday morning upon the subject of “law-making.’' Mr. Tindall, of the commercial department ,has gone to his home in Shelbyville, suffering, from a severe swelling of the glands in his throat. In his absence Annabel Wartena is caring for the typewriting and bookkeeping classes and Harry English is dictating to the shorthand students.

The Monon railroad will probably rim a special car from this city to Florida on April 6th and a hpmeseekers’ rate of $40.94 will be made to Tampa.