Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-10-09
cREsco PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Cecil Johnson, Editor-in= Chief.
Will Marsh-Athletic Editor.

ScQOOl is Wei, d.
usual. The pupils are cooperating
. with the teachers in an endeavor to
| make this year of school year of
achievements. The teachers are
capable of leading them to this at
tainment and it is believed that the
pupils are ready for the struggle.
Last Monday morning Mr.. Luce
gave us vivid description Of the
foot ball game, which Cresco had
played with Pillsbury academy at
Owatonna the previous Saturday.
Several other speeches We're FEN
dered by the pupils, and little
enthusiasm was kindled to stand
back of the foot ball team.
A new system Of registering for
books at school has been adopted.
Instead of writing your name and
the number of the book on a regis
ter book, when books are drawn
out, the pupils will write their
name, number Of book and date on
IA card, which the principal will
keep. This system will enable the
| principal to know where each book
lis, and thus avoid the confusion Of
lost books.
The Annual board are steadily
marching on. The joke box en-
thusiasts are keeping one eye open
for victims.
The first intersociety debate will
appear about Thanksgiving time.
The Roosevelt and Hawkeye socie-
ties will debate the question, RE
solved that the United States army
and navy should be further enlarg-
ed This is live question, at this
period of warfare and will invovle
some convincing truths.
Miss Sara Davenport has organic
ed a cake-eating contest. num-
Der of prospects have been investi-
eating the affair and have been en-
ticed to enter it. The splendid OPP
portunities for further advancement
have probably prevailed on the
judments of the prospects. Perhaps
some of those directly associated
with it realize that it's only draw
back lies in the Inconvenience of
y mastering the massive pieces into
. which the cake is cut The quail
ty attracts, the quantity detracts.
The Physics class has been study
ing the air pump. This is device
which is used to pump air or gas
from an enclosed crucible.
All lost and found articles of the
school are brought to he principal S
desk. This affords simple way
for those who are SO unfortunate to
find their articles, providing the
principal has them in stock.
Last Wednesday after school, the
second foot ball team played the
OF course the first team carried off
a few touchdowns before the other
team had a chance to; but neverthe-
less, the second team put up fight
that Cresco people will have to re-
spect in next years team.
Wednesday afternoon the pupils
chose a yell master and praoticed a
few yells in preparation for the first
game of the season to be held on
the home grounds. This game is to
be with Usage Oct II.
At about APO Saturday afternoon
the school house bell peale6 forth
it's notes of victory. We who heard
it probably experienced feelings
akin to those felt by the people of
Philadelphia when the Liberty bell
rang there.
Cresco has won and won well
The score was 20 to 0. In the first
quarter West Union, who has a
heavier team than ours marched
down the field with the ball and it
looked bad for C. H S. Our boys
however, rallied, and kept their OPP
ponents back Davis got the ball
on a tumble and made the first
touchdown.
Cresco played fiercely and by the
end of the first quarter West Union
was all in. In the second Davis
made another touch down. In the
third little happened, but in the
fourth Donegan made a touch down
on crss cross with the spread for
nation.
Some of the features of the game
We're: Davis intercepted a forward
pass and made a long run; Donegan
got nice forward pass under diff
cult conditions; and RED" Rath
ert''s fast playing all the time.
One thing we regret, however:
that was "Red" Fuckers success ir
beating his way down to the game.
We wonder if his mother knew he
was out. oh! We are men of peace,
but that trick arouses thu ire of a
saint, especially when I was left be-
hind.
The boys are showing the result
of strict training and intend to beat
Lime Springs next week. With the
slogan "Beat Osage.'' we are all go
ing to work hard backing the boys.
As this game is on Friday afternoon