Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1902 — SCHOOL NOTES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SCHOOL NOTES

Items ol Interest Retarding the Rensselaer Public Schools

Fred Gwin has quit the freshman class of the high school and started to school in the country. The traveling agent of the Macmillian company visited the high school Tuesday. If you want to see an interesting and at the same time scientific game, you should come down to the school house most any evening after four o’clock and watch the girlsplay basket ball. Last Saturday’s games both with the first and second high school teams were defeats. But defeats are sometimes almost as good as victories. One learns at what points to strengthen the lines. The second team playing with the Wolcott team were defeated 16 to 0. The boys returned tired and defeated, but not discouraged. In the afternoon the game at Rensselaer of the first high school with Oakwood was one of the best games played by the high school this year. But for a fumble on the Oakwood five yard line the game would have been 12 to 5 in favor of Rensselaer rather than 11 to 6 in" Oakwood’s way. Next Saturday there will be foot ball to your heart’s content. In the forenoon at 10:30 the 2nd Oakwood will play the 2nd Rensselaer. In the afternoon Central Lafayette high school will battle with the Rensselaer high school team. The following is the literary program of the high school for Friday, Nov. 14th: Instrumental Duet.... / , I Lillian Rhoades Stump Speechßobert Sheets Recitation Lettie Willi s Instrumental solo Percy Hauter Croesus’ view of Modern Situation Rue Parcels Vocal Solo Mabel Huff Recitation,Vern Marshall Recitation Florence Marshall