Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-23
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Cecil johnson, Editor-in-Chief.


Cecil johnson, Editor-in-Chief.
The faculty, it seems, have origi
mated new hobby. Whether it is
natural inclination on the part OF tn
student to remain after school o.
whether that inclination is stimulat
ed by the faculty might be rather
doubtful. If the desire is a natura
tendency on the part of the student
his initiative is certainly to be ad
mired. If it has its source through
the demands of the faculty, the stu
dent is deserving of sympathy.
The Physics class is engaged in the
study of electricity. While that science
is the resultant OF many theories con-
corning its nature and origin, yet we
would not be inclined to question its
practical principles. For we who
were within a hundred yards of the
electrical department few days ago
are quite aware of the practical ap-
plication of its contact which was
demonstrated by voluminous report
of startling shrieks.
The warm weather is coming on,
and with it the dread of study. We
hope that the faculty will kindly con-
slider the condition and that relief
will be prompt in its arrival.
Last Wednesday evening occurred
the last intersociety debate of the
year, between the Roosevelt and Rob-
erts societies, the former winning
by a decision of two to one. The
question for debate was, Resolved,
that laws for the. enactment of a
minimum wage should be established
in the United States
There was great deal of interest
In this debate because it was to de-
eide the championship for the year.
The Hawkeye society had won the
championship once, tie Dolliver once,
the Roosevelt once and the Roberts
society twice, and the students knew
II the Roberts won again they would
be very hard to overtake In the years
to come Thus while the Hawkeye
and Dolliver societies should have
remained neutral, yet it was plainly
seen that they were both in favor
OF the Roosevelt and Offering them
encouragement. While the Roberts
society seeing that they were without
support resolved to win that debate
or know the reason why. Thus 1t
can be plainly seen how from these
two opposing teams We had what is
.said to have been the best debate Of
the year.
4 The affirmative was upheld by
Charley Tillson, Hazel Kellogg and
Hugh Eaton, while Gertrude Kessel,
willard Todd and Gordon Church
upheld the negative side of the ques-
ton. All the debaters gave their
main speeches very creditably and it
was soon seen by the audience that
the debate was going to be very close.
There were many clashes of opinion
and we knew that the rebuttals
would be especially interesting. Our
hopes were fully realized when they
did reach the rebuttals and it was
there perhaps that the debate was de-
cided. It might be well to mention
here that the affirmative proved con-
clusively that one of the best foot
ball players on our team ate the most
and was on the honor roll. This very
likely gave them a point over the
negative. There were many chal-
lenges on each side and by the time
the last speaker had finished, the
audience knew that they had listened
to one of the closest and most in
teresting debates of the year. The
decision, as mentioned above, was in
favor of the affirmative and the
Roosevelt society. Although the
Roberts were beaten they are good
losers and promise that next year the
result will be different. AS to the
other two societies we know that
they are much pleased at the decision
and they each vow that next year
they will overtake the leaders.
One notable characteristic of the
program was the decided increase in
attendance. This was very much
appreciated.
The people of Cresco as well as
the high school pupils will regret to
learn that this is Mr.. Wells last
year with us. He has made plans to
attend the Boston School of Tech
nology for the next two years. Mr.
Wells has been here since the fall OF
1912. For two years he has been
principal of the high school; during
that time he has won an enviable
place among the students. Two things
stand out prominently in his work