Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1916 — High School Notes. [ARTICLE]

High School Notes.

The military question which was voted on some time ago resulted in a 105 to 43 victory for the ayes. Miss Stover has very nearly recovered from the effects of her accidental fall of last week. Only five more weeks of school. The advanced chorus has the music for'commencement well in hand. The boys’ and girls’ quartettes are beginning their music. The tennis court which was built last year has been put in use again. New lockers are being installed in the domestic science department for 4he benefit of the sewing classes. At the Rex Theatre will be given an Tuesday, May 2, a show entitled “The Stolen Voice.” The benefits will go to the aid of two or three departments of the high school. Nearly all members of the junior class have paid in their money for their pictures. Mr. Kresler addressed tfie senior history classes TUesday atid Wednesday on the civil war and the battle of Gettysburg, using lantern slides. The mechanical drawing class has started the design of a bridge for the crossing of the Iroquois at the line of survey of some few weeks ago. The tennoning mashine has arrived for the manual training department. There will be a manual training sale day and it is hoped that it will turn out profitably. The hoodoo that generally follows athletics has taken the form of rain and indoor practice has been necessary. In the discussion contest on municipal home rule at Whiting last Friday, Robert Reeve, the local representative, got third place. Lafayette received second, while Whiting received first. Mr. Gavot, of Hammond, who won the contest here last year and is. now in Chicago University, mindful of the courtesy shown to him at Rensselaer, requested his father to receive the Rensselaer delegation with all possible courtesy. Mr. Gavot invited the Whiting delegation as a joint guest with the Rensselaer delegation, who report a delightfu Itrip. With proceeds of operetta and some money donated by the Ladies Literary Society, the school now possesses a class room stereopticon. This is proving to be very helpful, for lantern slides, post cards and printed njjaterial may be thrown on the screen. There was a senior class meeting Monday night, electing Helen Leatherman to take charge of the program ■for class night. . - Senior play practice every night this week. The senior English short story calss is writing short stories of the five types and this work will be averaged as a part of the final exammation, since time will not allow a writ- - ing of a short story'. - ——- ■ _ The recital of Mrs. Alice Shedd Randle will be given this Thursday, April 27. On Thursday, May 4, the centennial program will be given. The public ls cordially invited to these numbers.