Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-02-03

discussions, Resolved, that strikes ar
a good thing"
The high school orchestra furnishe
the music for the teachers meeting
which was greatly enjoyed by all.
The sophomore English classes ar
studying Tennyson's 1.-The Princess
with supplementary notebook work.
The second semester began with I
rush, those who failed starting in will
determination to Twin OUT the mex
time.
The new sanitary drinking fountain,
are working fine. We wouldn't think
of going back to the old germ-laden tin
cups.
A new rule is to be enforced as t.
editorial work. Any reporter who
fails to contribute for two consecutive
weeks loses his position.
The works for the mission clocks
which the manual training class intend
to make arrived few days ago and
were found very satisfactory.
The demerit list is growing smaller.
Guess everybody is beginning to think
whats the use!" Poor grades 60
with poor department anyhow.
The normal and scientific students of
the 10th grade have begun either book
keeping under Mr.. Selle or botany un-
der Mr.. Tiss, as semester studies.
The sophomore class underwent quite
a change last week, being divided al
phabetically, so that the boys and girls
now recite history and geometry to-
gether.
The sophomore geometry and history
classes have been divided, it being i'm
possible for some of the pupils to take
the desired studies as the program
stood before.
Martha Becker gave two readings at
the teachers meeting, which were
considered excellent by all. The high
school ought tn be proud Of the talent
which they produce.
We we're pleased to entertain Mrs.
Flemming, principal of the Decorah
High School, also some young people
from there who we're up to see the
basket ball game last Friday.
The pupils who are to take part iu
the play which is to be giuen some
time in February are rehearsing nearly,
every night and intend to present the
play in the best way possible.
Will Wheeler is again back to school
and played his first game of basket
ball last Friday. We hope he will en-
tirely recover the use of his leg as he
may be of great value to the base ball
team.
The senior class plans to put on
play in the near future entitled "Be-
tween the Acts" 1t is lively farce
comedy in which there is something
doing" all the time. The proceeds are
to go for the benefit of the High School
Athletic Association.
The business management of the
basket ball team forwards their sim
cerest and heartiest thanks to their
many patrons who were present at the
game last Friday, and we sincerely
hope that we may see you all again
under more promising conditions.
1t has been recently noticed that the
H. s. base ball battery, Messrs. Ca
ward & Patterson have been limbering
up in the Armory before basket ball
practice. Caward still seems to be in
his old time form. By the time the
season opens up in the spring, the
state championship will be coming our
way.
Several changes in the recitation
periods have been made on account of
the new studies which have been taken
up. The freshman class is now divided
into three divisions because of its large
1t is the largest class that
has come into the high school and they
have kept their number for half the
school year.
Three of the members of the base
ball team spent an afternoon last week
in buying the base ball material for
spring. Much time and consideration
was used in the selection of the bats as
it is very important that they should
be we'll supplied along this line. The
new suits were decided on and the team
will be in perfect working order when
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