Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The basket ball boys met their second
defeat of the season when they played
at Calmar last Friday night. A care
fully prepared table of reasons would
show about seventy good and sufficient
causes for the surprise party. The
score was % to 81, and Calmar earned
the game. Cresco won from Camar
earlier in the season, and the tie will
be played off next Friday evening in
the Armory here.
Next Friday afternoon at 2:3O the
Literary societies will hold their last
society programs of the year. At
these programs each society will choose
speaker to contest for the gold
medals at the joint programs at the
end of the winter term. This is the
first declamatory contest that we have
held, and fine interest has been aroused
by 1T. All are cordially invited.
The pupils and teachers of both
grades and high school are busy pre-
pairing for the art and school exhibit
and series of programs which will close
the winter term. 1t is planned to give
these programs and exhibits in the
Armory and the programs will be given
as follows:
Grades V, vi, VII Thursday after
noon, March 25th
High School-Declamatory contest
and play, Thursday evening, March rs.
Eighth Grade-Evangeline entertain
ment, Friday afternoon, March 26.
High School-Joint debate and play,
Friday evening, March 26.
Primary Grades Saturday afternoon,
March 81.
Several features of interest will be
given during the programs. The Dolli-
yer and Roosevelt societies will debate
the question: Resolved, that Presi-
dent Roosevelt's administration has
been one of the greatest in our history
Upon the outcome of this debate de.
ponds the possession of the society de-
bate banner presented by the Tuesday
Club two years ago. The Dolliver so
ciety has won for two years, and il
: they win again this year the banner
, will be theirs.
The college farce, ellis Uncle John
4 will be played each evening by m m
bers of the high school. Bert Thomp
son will carry the leading role, happ.
0 careless student at Drake; Paul Cam
eron will assume the burden of bein,
= Ellis Uncle john" Lenore Swensol
!. will carry the leading girls part. TIL
n full cast will be published later. Thi
+ play was written by the author of 9Th
n Sweet Girl Graduates" which wa
= played by students of the high schoc
It two years ago.
It The gold medal contest is the frs
:. contest of the kind which we hav
held. The winners of the society cor
= tests will meet in the final contest fo
J. the school championship and the gol
medals. First and second prize medal
|. will be given the winners.
A candy sale of homemade cand
+ and an ice cream booth will be cor
Quoted by the High School Athlet
j. Association to help meet the deficit
# the basket ball finances and to provic
At materials for the base ball team.
One hundred finely framed picture
l. will be exhibited; these alone will
FL worth the price of admission, for the
D. are among the chief treasures of tt
school.
;. The best work of the pupils has bee
saved during the entire year, and
d. will be carefully arranged for the il
spection of the parents of the pupi
e. and other friends of the school. Sc,
Of ing, manual training, water color wor
]. as well as all forms of regular scho
work will be shown.