Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1916 — High School Books Stacked Again; Ancient Trick. [ARTICLE]

High School Books Stacked Again; Ancient Trick.

The ancient, unoriginal and disgusting act of stacking the books of the high school students was perpetrated again one night this past week by some young men whose names have not yet been learned. This trick was started many years ago and has continued at frequent intervals since that time. The stunt is disgusting to everyone; there is nothing clever about it and much time is wasted by all the next day in getting the books straightened out in order that classes may be resumed. Many of the books never do get back to their rightful owners, thus working a hardship on many who can not afford to buy books several times a year simply to satisfy the whims of a'few. It would seem that those who are inclined to cause annoyance to the high school students and faculty would at least originate some new rtunt and break the monotony, if they find that they have to do something of this sort. The school board has been very lenient in the past with students who have done this trick in the past, but are now determined that the next ones who are caught perpetrating any trick of this kind shall be punished with the severest punishment that it is in their power to give. It is their duty to put a stop to these things for all time as the taxpayers of the community are being imposed upon. For a time Professor Coe threatened to" call off the football game scheduled for today with Watseka high school, but decided Friday afternoon that this would be inflicting punishment upon those not deserving of it, and also had a suspicion that possibly the “stacking” was not done by high school students.