Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1909 — HIGH SCHOOL. [ARTICLE]

HIGH SCHOOL.

Arangements were begun for the Senior class day last week. A committee of five Seniors met Monday evening with the faculty to decide whether there should be any class exercises or not. Tuesday evening a class meeting was held and it was decided to have the regular features —will, poem, prophecy and history, and some short play. .

Junior English; classes have finished- the study of- McCaulay’s Essays on Johnson and Goldsmith. The Seniors have been progressing quite well with their themes. The teachers are thinking of having the best ones published. Senator Halleck gave an interesting as well as instructive address to tie U. S. History pupils Friday af-' ternoon about the proceedings of the State Legislature. His description was especially good of the proceedings about the Proctor-Tomlinson bill for the repeal of the county option. .

The Sophomore English pupils have finished the study of “Julius Caesar” and will now read “Poe’s Prose Tales.”

The Junior German class has made such satisfactory progress in the grammar work that they are now having prose but once a week, and reading “Gluck Auf” the remaining four days. The Science Club met Thursday evening, March 11, and the following program was given: Current Events. .Rosabel Daughtery Instrumental solo.. Miss Stockbridge “How a Pumpkin Grew” Mr. Warren Instrumental solo.. . .Selma Leopold The entertainment committee, Miss Shedd, Mr. Bradshaw and Malcomb Clark, then took charge of the program, and shadow pictures were given of the plays “Maud Muller," “The Romance of Mary Jane,” "Boxing Match," “Orchestra led by Roy Gundy.” The “Maud Muller" pictures were especially nice. Hugh Kirk was the judge, Madie Drake was Maud Muller, Roy Gundy Maud’s husband and Selma Leopold the judge’s wife. Refreshments* were then served by the refreshment committee, Ross Bringle, Merle Porter, Gertrude Jackson and Irene Simpson. The high school historical lectures were well attended, and a little more than the expenses cleared. Owing to a misunderstanding the lectures were advertised as separate, but were given together and both afternoon and evening were the same. It was in on way the fault of the high school as Mr. Phillips sent the bills to advertise it. ' Thbre were pictures setting forth pioneer and Indian life, the campaign of George Rogers Clark, and the battle of Tippecanoe.