Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-02-24
High School Notes.

! High School Notes.
Phil Sanborn is again absent from
school.
Nellie Milligan substituted for Miss
Anna Davis Friday afternoon.
The girls in the normal class have
began the study of orthography under
Mr.. Nearpass.
A pack of playing cards was foun'
in one of the girls desks recently
Well, girls will be girls.
Lloyd Miller fell asleep while il
school Monday last. He states thai
over study benumbed bis brain
Vera Hardy, Eta Doolittle, and LIE
more Swenson acted as substitutes fol-
Miss Gender last Thursday and Friday
The Sophomore class has lost mem.
Der in the person of Mamie Henderson
who was married Feb. 18th, to Frt;
Wagner.
The entertainment given by Mr.
Selle at the Congregational church wa
we'll attended. The H. S. orchestrs
furnished music.
Several of the loyal H. S. girls are
soliciting for candy to be sold to pat
rons of the Inter-Society program next
Wednesday night.
The w. @. has challenged the B. l..
to series of games among which box
ing and relay races are prominent, to
held Feb. q. 1911.
Each member of the base ball team
donated large amount of candy which
was sold last Wednesday evening. The
proceeds went into the athletic fund.
The Algebra class underwent an ex-
animation the other day. The average
grade was Sc, but then it is only
Freshman study, so what's the diff
ference.
The school board has decided to place
twenty-five copies of Shakspere's las
you Like 1t" in the school library for
use in the English work.
C. Wentworth has purchased q set
of orchestra bells for his equipment,
thus adding to the already splendid
effects obtained by the orchestra Of
1911.
Generally the first thing high school
pupil does when he gets the Plain
Dealer ie look for the H. S. notes.
The staff appreciate the interest taken
in their work.
The Sophomore History classes were
subjected TO an oral examination Mon
day morning and enjoyed them 50
much they are ready for another in the
far future only. ..,,.....
The base ball team held its first prac-
tice in the Armory last Tuesday even
Mr.. Tiss instructed the boys in bunting
the ball and each member of the team
seems to have shown much skill.
Several of the Junior boys were seen
admiring the winsome lady down in
Petersen's Bro. window. They passed
several admiring remarks upon her
beautiful golden hair and brown eyes.
Mr.. Cornish has been sick for sew
er.l days this week and last. During
his absence Mr.. Nearpass carried on
the manual training work while Mr..
Garlic attended to his janitorial duties.
According to the latest Iowa school
Cresco has the largest high
school enrolment of any town its size
in the state. About a dozen towns
larger than Cresco have a smaller en-
rolment.
The members of the w. @. having
been informed by the H. s. notes that
they are not wanted in the Sophomore
class, demand a class-meeting and
DARE the class to vote them out at
their pleasure.
We note with surprise that the men,
bers of the W. O., although posted for
many dement's, also have their names
on the optional, and some on the honor
list; this fogs the saying that poor de-
pertinent stands for poor grade.
Contrary to last weeks H. S. notes
Sophomore class has not commenced
putting out members of the class who
have their names on the demerit list,
which is slightly different course
from that of some other classes.
The orchestra practiced Wednesday,
Feb. Is; several of the girls hastily
left the building, and until after much
Gazing by Miss Ne,shem, refused to
return, stating that they had heared ,
footsteps in one of the halls which
was really only Clarence Wentworth
punching the sweat out of his drum.
The base ball team held their first
practice in the Armory last Monday
night. Most Of the time was spent in
developi q and improving their meth