Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1912 — High School Notes. [ARTICLE]

High School Notes.

The debate between the members of the two literary socieies was held at the Christian church Friday, Nov. Ist. The question was, “Resolved, That My iMrty is Best Fitted To Serve The Interests of The 'American People.” The three leading parties were represented and the decision of the judges was in favor of the Progressives. Mabel Stocksick, sophomore, has been absent this week on account of sickness. An election was held Tuesday throughout the high school. In order to make it as real as possible the Freshman class was called the first precinct, the sophomore class the second precinct, the junior the third, and the senior the fourth. Each precinct selected its own election! board. Tuesday morning sample ballots were passed around to each student by the clerks and after some explanation by the session room teacher, the students voted. The election boards met after school and the following report was gi.-en out Wednesday morning regarding the national ticket: The first precimct was democratic, The second precinct went Republican. The third precinct went to the socialists. The fourth precinct went to the republicans. In the local election the republican ticket was successful except in the vote for prosecuting attorney and sheriff, which went to the democratic candidates, Mr. Tuteur and Mr. Hoover. In the state election the entire republican ticket was elected. The progressive vote averaged about six to each precinct on the local vote, but in the state election, Beveridge, the progressive candidate for governor, ran a close second.

One very gratifying report of this election was the fact that only four or five ballots were thrown out. There were several mixed tickets but those voting such tickets knew how to vote them. Will Price and Bert Greenlee were absent from the Junior class Tuesday. The football game which was to take place here next Saturday with the Watseka high school has been postponed on account of several casesof diphtheria at that place. There will be a football game at the ball park Friday afternoon at about 3:30 between the Juniors and the seniors of the high school. Every body is invited to come out and see the game. Ad mission free. The best attendance this month was in the Sophomore class, the per cent bqing 93.4. Averages for the month 95.3 per cent. There were Seventy boys enrolled and edghtyone girls for the month. The per cent of attendance for the bpys was 93 amid the girls 97.7. There were seventeen cases of tardiness, ten boys and seven girls. The summary of the Rensselaer public schools for the month ending Nov. 1, 1912, is as follows: Boys. Girls T’tl.

Enrol’m’t to date 267 281 548 Erirolm’t month 262 271 533 Av. No. belonging 253 265 519 Av. attendance 245 257 503 Per cent of attend 96 97 96.5 Cases Tardiness 25 16 41 Dropped from roll 4 8 12 Days school in. session 20 Days Teachers absent 1 Times Teacher tardy 2

Average attendance Sept 495 Same for October 503