Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-02

and make it three hundred. We need
the money
Spring vacation begins Friday,
April End.
The Seniors are beginning to real
ize the various additional duties which
the last months of school are usher
ing in. The class play will soon be
gin. Baseball is opening up. Mr..
Wells states that all back work must
be made up by May LIST and that each
Senior must have at the present time
% credits and be carrying sufficient
studies to give him or her 80 credits
at the close of the school year. Due
to the fact that there are SO many
who will graduate this year, the grad
yates will not be called upon for COM
mencement orations. Instead, how
ever, each one is required to write a
twenty-five hundred word thesis on
the subject of their future vocation.
The preparations for the produc-
ton of the annual Memoir 49," are
about completed. No one who has
ever had a part in the making OF an
annual will disagree with us in saying
that it means great deal of work
and sacrifice of time. However, for
the honor of the high school and the
preservation of school spirit, the
classes are usually willing to sacri-
fee some time in the publishing of
an annual. The Glass of 1915 has not
or does not regret the time or en-
ergy expended in editing the me
NOR IS" 1t has attempted to issue
an annual deserving of the support of
C. H. S. The class of 1915 does not
ask for any complimentary or un-
complimentary remarks regarding
their successes or failures. All they
ask for is the financial support Of the
annual now that it is completed. 1t
was for this reason that Monday af-
ternoon the annual board held a boos-
ter meeting. Gertrude Kessel, the
editor chief, presided over the
meeting and announced the follow
ing numbers: A selection by the Boys
Glee Club, speeches by Mr.. Wells,
Marion Ringoen and Charlotte Mel
void, solo by Anna Melaas and
finally remarks by the business man
ager, Will Rathert. Slips of paper
were then passed to the pupils and
they were given an opportunity to
sign up. for the number. of ANIMALS
desired. The total number which
has been signed for up to the pres
ent date is about 230, which lacks
a little Of being enough to insure the
financial success of the undertaking.
Let's all boost and try to sell copies
to our friends and help out the an
nual board. The program interested
us all in our annual.
In the second annual extempore
speaking contest held at the high
school Friday evening, Cecil Johnson
won first place, while Ira Melaas and
Max Daskam tied for second honors.
Arnold Pless, the first speaker, spoke
upon "The Significance of the Japan
csc Demands ON China" He was fol-
lowed by Ed Halweg whose subject
was 'The Initiative, Referendum and
Recall" tending to show the influence
of these popular institutions of the
west on American politics. Ira Me-
laas forcefully presented the problem
of the unemployed, and the effect of
immigration on this class. William
Parchman very wildly presented
South America as the land of promise,
telling of its untold resources and de-
velopment. In one of the best
speeches of the evening, Will Marsh
spoke on the Ship Purchase Bill, CIV
ing concise history of American
shipping and presenting our needs of
merchant marine. Max Daskam.
speaking on the much discussed arm
aments question, showed our lack
preparation from a naval and military
point of view in very creditable
manner. Gordon Church followed
with talk on Iowa and Scientific
Agriculture. In the best and winning
speech of the evening Cecil Johnson
told of the scope, ideals of the Insti-
tutional Church. The orchestra un-
der the leadership of Miss Kakac,
played "It's Long, Long Way to Tip
perary' with enthusiasm. The Glee
Club girls were not all present, new
ertheless the girls who were in at
tendance sang an old selection with
considerable technique and harmony.
The preliminary district declama-
tory contest which was held at Nc
Gregor Friday, March 18th, was up
to the usual standard of excellency.