Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1916 — HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Fred Phillips kindly brought his new Edison diamond point talking machine to the high school Friday morning and the following program w'as rendered: • • Hungarian Rhapsodic No. 2, Liszt. “Since the Day,” from Charpentier’s “Louise,” Anna Case. Humoresque, Dvorak, violin solo, Isidore Mogkowski. “O Paradise,” from Myerbeer’s L’ Africana, Guiseppe Anselmo. Serenade, Titlo, stringed quartet. “Wait Till the Clouds Roll £y”. Palmer, tenor and contraloto duet. The students were very appreciative and wish to thank Mr. Phillips forhis courtesy. The senior class held a meeting Friday evening to perfect plans for the senior reception. Friday evening, Feb. 18th, was the date selected. It will be held in the armory and will consist of a short program, light refreshments and a dance. The following committees were appointed: Refreshments, Margaret Babcock, Evelyn Freeland and Marian Meader. Music; Carl Eigelsbach and Emmet Hollingsworth. Entertainment, Helen Leatherman and Margaret Norris. Decorations, Ross Lakin, Elvyn Allman, Maud Elder, Lucille Luers and Wilda Littlefield. These committees will make their various reports at the next meeting of the class Wednesday evening. The following program will be given at the high school Thursday afternoon: Piano Trio, Helen Parkinson, Thelma Martindale, Cornelius Leonard. “Leak in the Dyke,” Phoebe Carey, Vera Healey. Essay, .“Women of Holland, Life and Occupation”, Iva Poole. Piano Solo, Leila Paulus. “The Race”, Harry Moore. “A Picture,” Longfellow, Willard Zea. Piano Solo, Alice Thomas. The public is cordially invited to these .literary meetings. Dr. Ellis, formerly president of Vincennes University, addressed the high school Monday morning in a brief but splendid talk to which the entire school gave their whole interest and attention. The subejet of the lecture was the attitude with which the boys and girls of today face life. The high school is fortunate in having had Dr. Ellis speak. The commercial department is efficient enough that the pupils are writing letters, reports, copies, etc., for the school. • Mr. Coe and the poultry class went to Lafayette Friday to visit the Purdue poultry farm. Saturday forenoon they visited the Crouch stock farm. In the afternoon they went through the university shops, etc., being treated with much courtesy. In the evening they saw Ohio State defeat Purdue 25 to 19. They returned to Rensselaer Sunday morning thoroughly pleased with the visit. The junior German Mass has finished Keysets “Das Madchen von Treppi” and will begin Schiller’s “William Tell.” 1 ' * There will be held at the high school a carnival Saturady, Feb. 26. The receipts will go to the Chaos. The first draft of the senior themes are due Feb. 25. .The themes are local in character. This is caused by this. year being the centennial year of the state. The senior English class is reading Poe’s Prose Tales and after finishing will make a critical study of Hawthorne’s “Twice Told Tales.” The sophomore English class has finished Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” and will commence on Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island.” The Virgil class is on the third The physics, class is studying heat. They have just finished studying sound. They will be on the study of heat for the next two or three weeks.