Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1915 — High School Notes. [ARTICLE]

High School Notes.

Final examinations for the first semester were given last week Thursday and Friday. Many of the students were exempt. Semester reporfe, were given out Wednesday evening. Miss Mallory will have a class in solid geometry and commercial arithmetic this semester. Although our boys have suffered several defeats jn basket ball we

do not’ feel discouraged. We hope to win the remainder of our games. The boys have playea some mighty fine games and are putting up a haru fight to show the public that they can play basketball. The girls have a fine team anc» are planning to go to Remington a week from Friday. They hope to win and we feel that they will. Miss Jane Parkison entered High School but only stayed with us one week. She has decided to return to Jacksonville,, 111., and take special work.;'; The Webster Literary Society presented a Shakespeare program before the high school on Thursday afternoon'. The main feature of which was a scene, from “The Taming of the Shrew.” This -was proceeded by a characterization and appreciation of Shakespeare’s life by Elizabeth Kirk. She deserves much praise for the excellent manneij and understanding with which this was done. The cast of characters Jor the play was as follows: FIRST INNSERT

Petruchio ~ .. . . ... .Russell Warren Baptiste ...Robert Reeve Hortensio Carl Eigelsbach Katharine Maud Eldei Bianca .Victoria Marsh The two main characters were well presented by Maud Elder and Russell Warren-—the two of them winning appreciation by their able acting of the clownish Petruchio wooing the shrew, Hate. Good mention should be given to Robert Reeve who took the part of the concerned father, Baptiste, and Victoria Marsh, the abused sister. Bianca Paul Beam Carl Eigelsbach and Dwight Curnick gave fine support in their minor parts to the other characters in the scene and contributed some good enjoyment. All of the cast presented their individual parts well and praise is deserved by all. The program was Introduced by the mixed quartet singing, “Who Is Sylvia,” with a humorous enchore and it was concluded by an instrumental duet by Helen Leatherman and Margaret Babcock. Both numbers were enjoyed.

The same program is to be presented before the ladies of the D. A. R. on Friday afternoon. On Thursday, Feb. 4tb, the Lincoln Literary Society presents a Parents’ Day program. This program has been planned as an American program and as one to be presented before the visitors who will be in the high school on that,day. The high school has this year planned for a Parents’ Day on Thursday, Feb. 4th, on which day it expects especially th© parents of the high school pupils to visit and inspect the work being done in its different departments. Special arrangements are being made for the visits of the parents and others interested persons on that day and the Lincoln Society is - planning to present its American program on that day, beginning at 2:45 and lasting until 3:30 p. m. The American program is as follows: Music, “A .Winter Lullaby,” De ”Koven Anna Leonard Reading ... ... .Edith SawL. Pantomine. Reading, “Farmer Whipple, Bachelor,” Riley ......Paul Worland Discussion, “American Slang,” ••■••••• •••• -•, ••. .Glen Swaim Selection from an American orator • Owen Simoni Music, “Little Cotton Dolly,” * •Girls’ Quartet By 11. E. An exchange says that “scandal to a woman is news, and to a man it is gossip.” True, and to both it is tie quintessence of life. '