Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1908 — High School. [ARTICLE]

High School.

Mr. Tillman and Miss Hume, the ; science teachers, cal’ed a meeting Friday afternoon to make arrangements for organizing a science club. All high school pupils, who have had one year of science, are eligible to membership. Temporary officers were elected —Floyd Meyers, for chairman, and Nellie Ryan for' secretary. The regular officers will be elected at the first meeting night The constitution committee is Madeline Ramp, Martha Long, Selma Leopold, Ralph Hammond, Floyd Meyers, Miss Hume and Mr. Tillman. The purpose of the club is to promote Rtar* ary and social interest of the school. The Medieval and Modern History pupils are having an Inter-class de- j bate —“Resolved, that the Crusades did more harm than good.” The class last year had the same subject and evinced a great deal of interest. The teacher, Mr. Dean is the chairman,. and Mr. Warren Is the judge. Both the High School and the grades were dismissed Thursday at 2 o'clock for the rally. The high school pupils appreciated Mr. Beveridge's) speech very much. j | Th«| members of the U. 8. History | class are maklug a guess as to how each, state will go—Republican, or Democratic. The one whose guess Is nearest right, is to be honored by some reward. I A new rule has gone Into effect, prohibiting any conversation after en* taring the assembly . room. The teachers think the pupils have been imposing on their good nature by conI tinulng the conversation too long. | Many students availed themselves of the twenty-five cent rate offered for Bishop Quayle's lecture Monday night and enjoyed It greatly. The Junior English students hava finished Chaucer’s Prologue and will I now take up a Shakespearian play. The prospects are bright (Or a boy's basket ball team, which will probably soon be organised. Section B of the Freshman English had a spelling match Friday, which was quite amastng if not exactly pleasing to the teacher. The Eighth Grade pupils are taking quite an interest In the political question and are figuring on the outcome of the election.