Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-03-05
Cresco High School
Debaters Defeat Usage
Win Unanimous Decision = Cresco
Team Shows Up Strong In Rebuff.
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and Receipts DO Not Pay Expenses.

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The following contribution was
left upon Mr.. Luces desk Monday
morning. Altho it is quite severe
yet the points are we'll made. This
is an anonymous contribution.
1--WE pupils of the Cresco high
school had better wake up. We have
been priding ourselves on something
that has not existed for some time.
We think that our high school is diff
ferent from the others in that there
is a remarkable school spirit at
Cresco. Friday night demonstrated
that we were wrong. A handful of
people listened to one of the best de-
bates ever held in Cresco and which
surpassed in every way anything the
the high school has put on in over a
year. And who were there? The foot
ball boys whom we have watched on
gridiron and the baseball boys on the
diamond, and whom we have ban
quoted in the name of high school
spirit? There were only two or three
there. We wonder if these ball
boys realize that we go to the ath-
letic field from sense of duty. Pray
tell us. boys, do you think we enjoy
shivering in the early spring weather
while we notice that you drop balls
that we could catch, and we have
never seen some of you hit ball;
you have always played football fair
ly we'll and yet there were times
when we think we could have stopped
a man you let go by for touch
down. Yet with cold feet we have
cheered you. For what? We don't
know unless it was duty. We didn't
care a whoop about the game. We
have sold tickets, we have given
chickens and everything under the
sun. Not because we thoughtyou were
in tit was for the school. Now.
it's up to you in the future to be a
little less conceited. OF course we will
attend the baseball games in the
spring, the band will be out perhaps.
We're going to boost that. Perhaps
you don't like debates. Well, we are
not crazy about athletics, but we 60.
Sense of duty. We must all pull to-
gether or you will play ball to an
empty grandstand this spring. 1t is
wished that this may be put in the
paper. From a High School Girl"
Cresco won an inter-high school
debate for the first time in the his
tory of the school last Friday even
ing when our team, of three boys
met the Usage team composed of two
girls and boy. The decision of the
judges was. unanimous in favor Of
the affirmative.
The debate was held in the Con-
gregational church, Rev. Kirwin act
ing as chairman for the evening. The
audience was rather small and the
cash receipts will not pay the neces-
sary expenses. The high school or
chestra played two very nice pieces
and a pleasing vocal solo by Anna
Melaas completed the Introductory re-
marks.
1t should be unnecessary to take
up the speeches Of each person. but
for the benefit of those unable to at
tend, we might say that everyone did
very nicely, considering your alb
sence.
Max Daskam opened the debate with
a fine piece of work. The first speaker
for Usage also gave q good speech.
which was followed by an excellent
argument by Ira Melaas, we'll pre-
pared and we'll given. Blanch Bo-
hagh, the second speaker for Usage,
gave q very convincing argument and
completely captivated the audience
with her quaint delivery. In closing
the argument for the affirmative. Ce-
Gil Johnson gave what was probably
the best delivered speech of the ev-
ening. George Schuyler closed the
argument for the affirmative. His
debate was we'll learned and effective,
but he lost some advantage by not
not having sfficient time to complete
1t.
In the rebuttals our boys proved
the superiority of masculine mind
in the quick and logical organization
of thoughts. Max Daskam and Ira
Melaas finished just inside Of their
allowed five minutes. None OF the
Usage speakers finished. mainly be-
cause they hesitated and showed
poorer ability in rebuttal than in
their main speeches Cecil Johnson did
not finish; he barely informed us
that he admired his opponents work
of art when he was called for time,