Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1902 — SCHOOL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

SCHOOL NOTES.

Dessa Oowden, on account of her health, has been compelled to quit school. We are proud of the Rensselaer high school boys and girls. At Monticello last Friday they behaved like ladies and gentlemen. Tne Juniors and Seniors are busy people these days. The Juniors are providing good things for the Seniors. The Seniors are visiting the dressmakers and tailors, practicing their themes and incidentally going to a class meeting or writing to friends, requesting their presence at that greatest of all occasions, graduation, which will occur Thursday evening, June dtb. The alumni banquet will be held on Monday evening. June 9th, instead of June 7tb as previously announced. The address to the Seuior class will be given in the M E church, Sunday, June Ist, by Rev. Royse. We are sorry that the people of Monticello have been led to think that the Rensselaer high school has been so unprincipled and unfair as to hire an athlete in order to make a good showing in athletics. There is not a particle of truth in the statement. If the people of Monticello knew how difficult it was for us to raise money to buy the apparatus for practice they would believe us at once. We have too much respect for the good people of Monticello to think they really believe what they iiave said.