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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
2
The La Crosse Ni-Cribune appears as a Thursday issue dated October 1 1920. It reflects a student produced newspaper from La Crosse High School with journalistic tone and local notices.
Captain Sullivany leads Mead's team to Tomah for an out of town contest against the Indians. This will be the first meeting between the schools in some time and a tune up ahead of the October 23 game with Chippewa Falls. The Sparta game exposed interference weaknesses prompting a reshuffle to fix gaps and improve play.
Chas Hey erdahl’s new business move prompted Ernest Kaeppler to be appointed manager of the football squad. Known for his work ethic and reliability Ernie Kaeppler is praised for dedication, assistance at field preparations, and steady support in managing tasks during games and practices.
About twenty boys gathered after school Monday in room 216 to form a third boys debating society. Enthusiasm suggests success. first regular meeting set for next Friday at o'clock for committee reports and officer elections. Officers elected include Thomas Chisholm chairman pro tempore and Herbert Ristow secretary pro tempore. others on committees named.
Gambetta, famed French orator, is chosen as the name for a new girls debating society. The society held its first meeting and elected officers amid student enthusiasm, signaling a spirited start to the club's activities.
The document lists staff roles including Editor In Chief Erle Ravedal Assistant Editor Walter Engelke Associate Editor Dalores Burrows Sports Editor Tom Malo Society Editor Iramar Beazley Feature Writer Vallard Moore Headline Writer Ralph Mattise and a roster of reporters and an instructom with Farris in the staff byline.
Last spring the student senate faced opposition amid misunderstandings over constitutional changes. The revised constitution shifts nominating power to the student body, requires student approval for new rules, and aims to gain full school support. A new girls' society formed with Gold and Blue colors after debate, led by Miss Jamieson and Miss Esch, with a constitutional committee aligned to Wendell Phillips. A celebratory, original entertainment plan is planned for the society’s formation.
Mr Prottsman a high school physics teacher was chosen to test city gas for pressure and seal units daily under a resolution proposed by Allerman Strauss and adopted by the common council at a meeting last Friday night He expects to begin work as soon as he receives the official notice and obtains the necessary apparatus.
After two years of planning, La Crosse High School publishes a weekly paper named the Hi-Tribune. Its fate depends on support from the student body and alumni. Annual subscription is £1.50 with five cent amendments.
A college plan assigns approximately forty five journalism students to cover news for the paper with others invited to contribute. Each week a signed list will publish contributors who submit two hundred words or more if the material meets publication standards. The price for single copies will rise under this program.
Journalistic classes funded the first issue of the La Crosse Hi-Tribune by selling tickets to the Swiss Ball Ringers. Although 250 tickets were offered, only 100 were sold, yet enthusiasm exceeded that of other groups. Mr. Collinge offered to cover expenses proportionally to tickets sold. A five hundred attendance heard a varied program featuring Miss Josephine on violin, unique instruments like musical aluminum tubes, a dulcimer in jazz, and Mr. Georgette’s bells explaining the troupe name. The assembly included a playful take-off on the newspaper makeup by the staff, contrasting editor and sports editor over a page item as reporters presented their stories.
After a preparatory reading by students distributing papers, the high school business manager Stanley Bennet spoke on funding the paper. Principal Collinge endorsed the high school paper. Evening school classes begin this week offering shorthand typing, bookkeeping, dressmaking, auto mechanics, machine shop, cabinet making, millinery, and drawing.
A fragment notes that Toratord’s Acid Theophate is added to fruit juice to impart a piquant flavor and fine taste properties.
Arlie Mildred Marsden fifteen months old daughter of Fred Marsden an employee at the electric light plant was killed Tuesday evening when an overturned acro truck carrying the family’s household goods toppled near Rising Sun as they moved from that place The mother rocked the baby on her lap at the time of the crash all others in the truck uninjured Also notes the church congress delegate selection for Rev J Harry Bullock and station agent L G Boyle’s long service recognized by Milwaukee road official
A three day conference opened in Washington with federal and state vocational education boards discussing teaching new occupations to civilians disabled from past work and the vocational rehabilitation of soldiers sailors and marines.
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