Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-01
High School Notes.
Education is growth toward intel.
lectual and moral perfection.
-Rut1er

Education is growth toward intel.
lectual and moral perfection.
Butler.
Crcsco goes t, Austin today for
football game with the Austin High
school
Two football games have been ar
ranged with DecoEah. The first one
will be played here Friday, Nov. S;h.
The new teachers very pleasantly en-
t ,rtained the teaching corps at the
home of Miss Bernadetta Glass last
Friday evening.
In the Freshman debate Monday
after school, it was decided unani-
mously that too much time is not given
to literary work in Cresco High school.
Cresco High school has again Joined
the State Declamatory Association,
and the home contest will be held soon
to determine who shall be our repre-
sentative.
The G. A. r. has presented the
school with picture of Anderson
vile prison, which will be of interest
to the history classes when studying
that portion OF the Civil war.
At the programs last Friday after
noon, both societies debated the ques-
ton, that of capital punishment in our
state penal institutions, and in both
cases, 1t was decided that capital pun
ishment should not be abolished.
A mock election will be held in the
High school some time before next
Tuesday. at which the regular sample
ballots will be used. the idea being to
teach the pupils to vote according to
the Australian ballot system.
The annual board has been chosen as
follows: Editor in Chief, Jessie
Smart; Business Manager, Harley Gill;
Literary Editor, Alice Clemmer; Art
Editor, Will Darrow; Athletic Editor,
Rufus Culver; Alumni Editor, Bess
Gibbons. Associate Editors: John
johnson. Val Nearpass, Laura Gamer
on, Emily Hunting, Charles Weber
and Clara Grinde.
Prof. Fred L. Mahannah, State Nor
NAL Training Inspector, was high
school visitor Wednesday. He ex-
pressed himself as being we'll pleased
with the work we are doing here. He
says that our domestic science equip
ment and facilities are far above the
average. He was especially impressed
with the school spirit that was shown
and the interest that the pupils take
in their work. Though put to some
severe tests at short notice, they came
off with flying colors. c. H. S. has
scored another victory, this tine in the
class room instead of on the gridiron.
The football game last Friday after
noon between Fayette and Cresco
proved to be one Of the most interest
ing of the year. the score standing six
to six, when the time keepers whistle
ended the game. 1t has been Cresco's
misfortune this year to be matched
with much heavier teams in all but
one game. Fayette being no exception
and outweighing Cresco about fifteen
pounds to the man. In spite of this
they were unable to make any decided
gains through our line. Cresco's
touchdown was made on straight foot
ball, while Fayette's was more or less
on the fuke order. Both teams made
the same mistake of allowing the ball
to touch the ground before the try for
goal, leaving the score a tie. Both
teams also made one attempt at drop
kick from the field, Miller's attempt
failing by only few inches. Alto
gether, the teams are very evenly
matched and everything went off pleas
antly. Probably the individual star of
the game was our diminutive left end,
Ben Davis, though the whole team
played with plenty of pep" The
referee was Prof. Macintosh, of U.
l. u. and the umpire. George Plopper.