Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-12-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Cecil Johnson, Chief.

| SCHOOL IS ClOSeO 1OT a Two weeks
vacation.
We are all very happy as we gen
orally are at this time of year. w,
would not say that we dislike oul
school and it's associations but there
comes time in our school life a:
when rest or change is very &C
ceptable.
Book reviews seem to have beer
the rage of the past week.
The next Inter-Society debate will
be the last debate of the year. This
debate is to determine the cham.
pionship of the four societies repre-.
sented in school. This final debate
will be between the Roberts and
Roosevelt societies. The question is:
Resolved, that laws for the estab-
lishment of a minimum wage should
be enacted" The Roosevelt society
will uphold the affirmative, the Rob-
erts the negative. The Roberts So
ciety has taken the championship
for the last two years, so th:. prom
Uses to be close debate.
The Annual board, consisting Of
16 members were down visiting the
photographer Friday afternoon. All
apparently enjoyed the occasion.
Notice-The high school pupils
this year have been confined very
closely to their studies Owing to a
limited amount Of time, which is
designated to each class, in order to
keep up the standards of the
high schools in this part Of the
state, the pupils have not been Civ
en- the privilege Of having opening
exercises. A plan has now been de-
vised and Preparations have been
made, by which there will be secured
once every week, someone who will
speak to the student body. The
speaker is to be different each week,
city of Cresco.
Will Rathert of Senior class, John
Champlin Of the Junior class, Anna
Orvold of the Sophomore class,
James Robertson Of the Freshman
class and a representative Of the
Faculty will serve as the executive
This committee will
select and notify the speaker for
each week and introduce him each
time.
This plan is to begin operation d.
rectly following Christmas vacation.
Now there are countless number
Of you men and women of this city
OF ours who are perfectly capable Of
speaking to the student body with
an entertaining and instructive view.
So these few words are to let you
know that We expect you to visit
US in the near future. We do not
want you to feel h stitatingly about
ton. We are all interested in this
matter ourselves and earnestly de-
sire that you grant us the pleasure
Of our wishes. You know that it is
those with whom you come
in contact day after day that You
are most interested in, and which
are the most influential with you.
They are the ones that are most in |
terested in you and in whom You are
most interested. Let us work and |
ningle with one another Accord !
My we present to the citizens Of |
cresco an invitation to make us a
'isit.
The Christmas presents from the
aculty have been unusually we'll
appreciated this year. We generally
njoy these so called, Christmas
ests, written lessons, book reviews.
tc." However, it is not SO much
he Gift as the spirit in which it is
,iven.
The program rendered by the
Roberts society Friday afternoon
vas very interesting. The selection
# the girls glee club touched the
;eynote of the afternoons enter
ainment. The newspaper by Frank
,urtis contained many excellent
okes. The reading by Mary Nc
was very good.
The farce, Courtship under diff
culties" was certainly excellent.
NE characters We're represented by
;ordon Church, Willard Todd and
charlotte Melvold. 1t was very
aughable and amusing.
The last number OF the program
,as an instrumental selection by
fable CRUDE which was very we'll
One Of the pleasantest features Of
). H. S. was the banquet given byI
be girls glee club Thursday even
1g to the faculty in honor of their
aithful director Miss Hughes An
good time was reported
y all. The speeches which follow
d the dinner were greatly enjoyed.
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