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Counselors find students change little over the years

What’s the matter with kids today? Not much, if you listen to Jim Zetah and Marty Webb. “Nothing’s the matter with them that wasn’t wrong with us,” said Webb,a woman who graduated from two colleges in Iowa. She repeated the question to Zetah when he entered her office at New Ulm High. Thoughtfully, he answered,“I’d like to think, not too much.” WEBB LAUGHED and extended her hand. Zetah accepted it and gave it a firm shake. What’s the matter with kids? Not too much, maybe. But the occasional problems teenage students encounter are reasons why Webb and Zetah ...

He takes his parking ticket to court

Gehard Christ of New Ulm had a 232 hour trial Monday in Brown County Court over a $3 parking ticket. Christ, 122 N. Washington, was one of the 400-plus car owners who got tagged Dec. 2 for parking on a street scheduled for emergency snow removal. But where others complained to friends or city councilmen and ponied up their $3, Christ refused to pay. So the city had to go to court to try to prove its case against him. The judge took the case under advisement after the trial. ‘If nobody challenges it, it’s not going to get changed.’ WHEN ASKED how much his lawyer’s fee ...

A. H. ENERSEN NAMED JUDGE BY GOVERNOR

Lamberton Attorney Appointed Friday at Recommendation of Ninth District Bar Association. ———— NATIVE OF BROWN CO. REDWOOD CO. ATTORNEY ———— Judge A. B. Gislason Will Enter Partnership With James H. Hall of Marshall, February 1. ———— Attorney Albert H. Enersen, well-known resident and attorney of Lamberton, was named as one of the judges of this district, Friday, by Governor Theo. Christianson, to succeed Judge A. B. Gislason, who recently resigned, to enter a law partnership with Attorney James H. Hall of Marshall. The appointment was in ...

QUESTION ARISES CONCERNING USE OF ARMORY FLOOR

Graves Of Morton Objects To Playing Basket Ball Tourney Here. ———— DECISION MADE AT MANKATO MEETING ———— Supt. Andreen Explained Rental Of Floor But It Met Approval. ———— Superintendent Graves of the Morton high school has entered a protest against the basket ball district tournament being played in New Ulm during the first week in March. E. T. Lewis superintendent of the Sleepy Eye schools is chairman of the District Athletic Committee of the high schools in the 20th district of the 6th region, and received the protest from Mr. Graves. Just what ...

ABOUT 75 BOYS TO BUILD BIRD HOMES

Nearly as Many Manual Training Pupils of New Ulm High School Have Already Entered Contest, as Participated Last Year. More Are Expected to Enroll for Competition in Near Future. Freshmen Boys Will Take Part in Endeavor This Year. ———— With nearly 75 boys of the manual training department of the New Ulm high school already entered, and several more to join their ranks within the next few days, the annual bird house building contest, for which the four local banks have offered cash prizes aggregating $25 this year, promises to equal, if not exceed, the banner competition which ...

FREAKISH WEATHER CAUSED BY VARYING OF TEMPERATURES

Rain Saturday Night Made Traffic Unsafe. Many Cars In Ditch. ———— GROUND HOG FAILS TO SEE HIS SHADOW ———— Early Spring Is Assured If Old Omen Is At All Reliable. ———— During the past two weeks the thermometers in New Ulm have almost been put “on the blink”, registering as low as 22 degrees below zero one day and within a space of a comparatively few hours the mercury raced to 38 degrees above the zero mark. The rain storm of Saturday evening raised havoc in this city as far as traffic was concerned but the kids—both big and little—rather ...