Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Items of Interest From the DEBORAH
High School, Reported by Our
Special Correspondent.

On last Thursday morning Mr..
Fred Mahannah, inspector of the
normal training course for high
schools, talked to the high school
on the advantages of normal train
ing in the school.
Miss Emma Jewell visited at the
school on Thursday.
Friday morning Rev. Larrabee,
field representative of Upper Iowa
University addressed the high school.
Mr.. Larsen was in Maynard Thurs
day evening, to act as judge in the
county debate held there.
On Friday afternoon, March 22d,
at 2:10, programs will be rendered
by the high school Literary Societies.
These programs will be the last in
which the Seniors will take part, all
of them having debated this year.
The programs to be given are as fol-
lows:
5000 SOCIETY
Victor Selections.
Current Events ...... Mabel Rohm
Numerous Poem 49,. Bessie Knorr
Victor Selections.
Story Contest-Freshme Sopho-
mores and Specials, Leila Marsh,
Florence Cox, Anna Schiller.
Discovery of the South Pole. ......
......... -. ..... Victor HOeg
Debate: Resolved: THAT Chinese
immigration Should be Prohibit
ed. Affirmative-Ruth Ingvold-
stad, Leslie Cox, Elsie Drexel.
Negative-Anna Evans, Vera Ro-
canfho1 Nnrmon Onanhoh1
Victor Selections.
ANONA SOCIETY
Piano Solo ........ Katinka Preus
Recitation ....... Francis Hoare
Recent Inventions -. Grant Lemen
Piano Solo 80. Marjorie Ostenson
Debate: Resolved: THAT Chinese
immigration Should be Prohibit
ed. Administrators Langhans,
Inga Holm. Negative-Nancy Bal
ley, Lou Dalvey.
Reading (comic) :. Annette Graham
Reading ......... Florence Marsh
Current Events. -. Arnold Nesheim
Work on the operetta is progress
ing rapidly and every one is doing
tneir best to make it a success. 1t
will be given the first week after
Easter.
The last basket ball game of the
season will be played here on March
22d at Steyer's hall, though it is
not definitely settled as to whether
it will be with Usage or Waverly
This will be your last opportunity to
see the boys play, so come out and
help them win their last game. II
possible this game will be double
header, the girls playing the charles
City high school girls team.
From March 22d to April 1st we
have the spring vacation. This gives
the students their last rest before
starting on the last lap of the school
year.
March 22nd the district contest
will be held at New Hampton, and
we have many reasons for believing
Miss Jewell will again take honors
The preliminary declamatory con
test of northeast Iowa was held al
the high school auditorium at Del
vein, Iowa, Friday, March 18th.
Thirteen schools were represented
The speakers who took part are 10
be congratulated upon the quality
of their work, and their uniformly
conscientious preparation was q
source of pleasure to the listeners
and credit to the efforts of tbs
contestants. Decorah's contestant
Nellie Jewell, won first place in the
humorous class.
Program.
High School Chorus
........ The Two Grenadiers'
OratOrical Glass.
"A Vision of War :. Harold Holst
Prince of Peace -. =. Lee Neilser
Cicero Against Catiline' .......
..... ..... Simon Skeel:
"Antony's Grafton Over Caesar"
................ Valmah White
Boys Chorus
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep
Dramatic Glass.
THE Lost Word" Martha Becker
Mob Scene from Ben Hur"
.......... -. ). Gail Bronson
THE Going of the White Swan.
...... Agnes KalsruC
Sign of the Cross" .Eunice Myer!
PRO Patria" ...... .Lavon War,
Girls Glee Club
Greeting" MendelsShon
(b)"Birds in the Night" Sullivan
Humorous Glass
Little Girls View of Life in ;
Hotel" ........ Pearl Garretsol
The Mourning Veil". Nellie Jewel
Trial of Homer Phelps"
..... ......... Marjorie Parl
SANDY McDonald's Signal" 49,.
..... ..... Allison Swensol
Piano Duet Merle Ross, James Dot.
Judges: Prof. w. III. Bender
State Teachers College. Ceda
Falls; Supt. A. T. Hukill, Yves
Waterloo; Miss Blanche Cattermole
Oliver Business College, New Hamp
ton.