Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1909 — High School. [ARTICLE]

High School.

, - £ , . .jr*! A match game between the Red* and the Blacks, the girls’ basket ball teams was played "Tuesday night, resuiting in, victory for the by ft scofe qf 2-0. Hazpl Hurd Is the captain of .the tojjagr, and Ethel Jacks qf the latter, and on account of Ethel’S absence, the Blacks were not at their best No {ftf baskes were made and the score or two was on account of fonts. Atfer the game a spread was given to which each girl asked a boy. The Virgil class had two distinguished visitors, Wednesday, pamley, Don Wright and Granville Moody. Their only regret is that they were not voluntary visitors. The Saturday club was entertained by Helen Murray, Grace Peyton, Madeline Ramp and Miss Shedd at Murray’s, Feb. 6. Mrs. Stockbridge, of Ann Harbor, Mich., who was visiting her daughter, our H. S. German teacher, attended the meeting. ThS following program was given quite informally: Music - Miss Stopkbridge .Minutes and roil call - Secretary Discussion of the original Saturday Club - - - - Miss Shedd Wit and Humor of Holmes - - - Ema Rayher Whittier, “The American Bums’’ - - - - - ' Nell Meyers Lowell’s Pbems and Essays, - - ------ La Vera Lea Miss Stockbridge was requested to pjfjr ajgaift asd a <staling-(|ish .spread was/then givpn, consisting of creamed pickles, jettuc, sandwiches, currant jam, chocolate and marguerites. Games were then played and when the girls departed all were quits enthusiastic over the pleasant afternoon, and declared that the Saturday club is the most successful cf all the school clubs. The Junior English pupils have begun the study of Macauley’s Essays on Johnson and Goldsmith. Miss Avaline Kindig, of Northwestern University and Miss Coral Tillman of North Manchester, Ind., visited school this week. An enrousement meeting was held Friday aftemopn for the Montic 110Rensselaer baske ball game. The letter “R” was presented to all the fodt • ball boys who had played four: games. Mr. Bradshaw then gave an address, and consideiable enthusiasm was then with yells and songs. The following is the account of the Senior reception as given by a Junior: The Seniors gave their annual reception to the juniors Thursday night, at the home of Walter English. The house was beautifully decorated in purple and white, while paper cupids, hearts and other emblems of St. Valentine day were suspended in the) door way. The. first feature .in. the . entertainment was the marshmallow ring, in which Muriel Harris and Jas, Jordan won the prizes. After this red hearts, on which were the boy** names, were passed to the glr’si while white ones bearing tie girls? names were passed to the boys. The

point was to write on the beai t; what ! was thought to be in the person’* heart whose name was on the card, j The reading of these proved very\ amusing, and in some cases embarrass ing. The boys were then taken to the dining room, where an array of “millinery finery” greeted them. They Immediately fell to work, and selecting their hats, trimmed them in a ! very chic and becoming manner. They then made the grand march through. 1 the house, where the girls claimed' the hats, which they had bought thus | getting partners for supper. Refreshments of marshmallow cream, cake j and candy were served and the punch bowl was brought on, and, after drink | ing to the health of those pre ent, the 1 guests departed, declaring that they had had the “time of their lives.” The R. H. S. Science Club met Wednesday evening, February 10, at tha Library Auditorium as announced. . The following program was rendered: i Call to okder - President Minutes ----- Secretary | Current Events - Clarence Smith Music - - - Elizabeth Spitler Animal Mimicry - George Casey Earthquakes - - Wilma Peyton Music - Lonzo Healey Stereoptlcan views. Gladys Warren resigned her office as secretary, as she expects to leave soon for Oklahoma, and Mai tha Lons was elected to take her place.