Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1908 — High School. [ARTICLE]

High School.

Well; we’re still ahead of Mon‘l- - we haven’t discovened any bed-bugs yet. The basket ball fever has broken out again. The girls have been practising, but no regular team has been ' organized. ' ' '• ■' ! j The History Chib was organized -Thursday and elected Madie Drake president, Nellie Meyers, secretary } and Ross Dean treasurer, j Fifteen cent rates were offered to all the school children for the football game with Crown Point and many tickets were sold. All the pupils i are loyally supporting our victorious team. I The first six weeks’ term ends this ‘ week. The examinations have all been held and the grades will be given Tuesday. Almost all have done pass- ■ ing and on the whole quite satisfactory work. I Mr. Tillman has resumed his dutie3 again after his illness. The work he , outlined for the classes was put on the board by Mr. Sullivan. The notebooks have been called in and are quite satisfactory. | The Athletic Association met Friday afternoon and elected the 1909 officers, which was not done last spring .as the constitution requires. I offices .are: Ross Brlngle, president; Jas. Ellis, vice-president; Fay Clarke, secretary; Mr. C. W. Coen, treasurer. The financial committee consists of Ross Dean, Elizabeth Hume, Nellie Meyers and Kenneth Allman. The dues ‘ collected so far are: Seniors $5.76,' Juniors $5.76; Sophmores, $3.50; Freshman, $7.25; Faculty, S2JK), making a total of $24.25.