Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-06-06
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Memory for yesterday; work
for today; hope for tomorrow"
- Anon.
This will be the last installment
of school notes for the year Of
1912-1913. Another successful
year has been brought to close,
and teachers and pupils will seek a
little recreation after the nine
months grind in the school room.
The commencement address de-
'livered by DR.. Raymond V. Phelan
of the University Of Minnesota was
full of good thought and sound ad-
vice. He took as his subject, "Pat-
riotism Looking Forward" He
brought out the fact that while the
patriotism of the nineteenth CEN
tury was Of the brass band variety,
with lots of shouting and noise, a
patriot OF the twentieth century is
he who quietly does his duty at
the polls and enters politics not for
self aggrandizment but for the well
fare Of the nation. ...t
In addition to twenty-three Sen
Tors there were four post-sraduates
this year, for the first time in the
history Of the high school. Several
members of the present class of
1913 have already signified their
intention of returning another
year, which speaks well of the work
being done in the c. H. S..
Word was received too late for
mention at the graduation exercises
that the pupils, Mary Eaton, Bess
Gibbons and Clara Grinde had sue
cessfully passed the Normal train
ing examinations and were. entitled
to the special certificate offered by
the state department. Only four
had completed enough subjects to,
make them eligible to this certifi-
cate, so we have reason to feel
proud of the showing of c.. H. S.
in this first year that the course
has been established. Besides hav-
ing thirty-two credits for gradua-
ztion the candidate must pass an
examination in sixteen different
subjects, maintaining an average
Of IS per cent, and not falling be-
low IS per cent After this "ear
it will be easier to get this diploma
as there are already several girls
In G. H. S. who have successfully
passed the tests in half or more Of
the subjects, but those who finish
ed this year had to complete all Of
the work, in some instances carry
ing as high as seven subjects in or
der to do SO. The Normal certifi-
cate is we'll worth the effort, how.
ever. as it ranks even better than
a first grade certificate, and the
three girls who are first to finish
the course are to be congratulated.
The DEBORAH high school ball
team journeyed to Cresco Thurs
day, May 20, and again demon
strated their inability to play mar
bles, let alone base ball. At no
time during the game was Cresco
in danger, the final score being IL
to S in our favor. Following is
the score by innings:
DEBORAH 100 zoo 20 o. 5
-Cresco '. 8 800 ! 0 I 3 Ill
Cresco closed another successful
base ball season Saturday when
Lime Springs was showed under by
the score Of IS to 2. Cresco could
easily have shut them out, but after
securing an eight run lead began
to take it easy. Davis went into The
box in the seventh and celebrated
his advent as a pitcher by tanning
the first three men that faced him.
Cresco has lost only one game this
year, the return game with Har-
mony, which the latter won in the
eleventh inning by a to score.
Again we have reason to claim the
championship of northeastern To-
wa. Following is the score by in
nings OF the Lime Springs game:
L. Spgs. 90 0 1 90 0 l o.
Cresco :. 3 20 2 3 4 1 0 I'D
Commencement week was brought
to fitting close Thursday evening,
May 20, when the Juniors enter
tanned theSeniors, the faculty and
the board of education at ban
Duet held in Modern WOodman hall.
The room was tastefully decorat- /
ed in purple and white, the Senior
colors, and the following menu was
served: