Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-03-05

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be dangerous to have that same bunch
OF Usage girls come over here again.
Much of the credit for the organi-
zation and delivery of the boys de-
bates is due to Mr.. Luce, their coach.
Ever since the football season closed,
he has worked hard helping the boys.
Rumor says that we may lose him
next year, but let's not be pessimis-
tic but hope he stays another year.
The one regrettable thing about the
program was the marked absence Of
high school pupils Excepting the
orchestra and the glee club girls, the
high school representation was under
two score. This is absolutely ridic-
ulous for a school of one hundred
and seventy-fve pupils and shows
something lacking somewhere. Why.
there should have been at least a
hundred and sixty instead of sixty.
Where were the other hundred?
Some were at the picture show. If
anyone went to the movies on the
night of the debate, we fear, even
tho they be offended, we must apply
very unenviable adjective to them.
They are ignorant. Why are they
ignorant? Because no intelligent stu
dent would miss such chance as q
debate to increase his fund Of know
ledge. But they say they don't know
what good they could get out of de-
bate. Don't say that; it sounds real
ly idiotic.
One boy was actually heard to re-
mark: 81 wouldn't go to their old
debate if they'd let me in free" And
that very boy is on the verge of fall
ing in his years work as a Senior.
Was he going to stay home and
study? No, he wanted to go to a
Lime Springs dance Think he'll ever
amount to much?
Where was that bunch of loud
talking youths who raised such a cry
about the students not Supporting
the team? Two or three were at
the debate. The remaining twelve or
fifteen were zeasously upholding their
commissions in the ancient order Of
knights of the Evening Sidewalk, clad
neckties and with sole mission Of
meeting the evening train. Let them
remember the Goth of February when
they want support to go on football
%@I who
preach, boys, we'll support the foot
ball team anyhow, but show a little
courtesy and come back on the de-
bates.
The debating team worked just az
hard and harder than ever a football
team thuoght of doing. There are many
who have brute strength and a ready
wit but only three in high school who
are capable of giving q debate with
q we'll organized and convincing ar
gument and logical, telling rebuff
tai.
This is a week of vast accomplish
ments. The six week examinations
are showing their influence already on
every pupil. No doubt they will be
dealt with accordingly.
Last Monday, the 22nd of Feb
ruary, Washington's birthday, since
we were naturally reminded of our
great national heroes and the var
ious struggles which have been con-
nected with the making, developing
and preserving of this grand repub-
lie, we were all delighted to be
privileged to listen to Mr.. Durgin.
who has passed through one of the
scenes which marked the preserva-
ton of this nation.
Mr.. Durgin called our attention to
move of the man whom we speak OF
as the Father of Our Country. What
he meant to the people at the time
of such crucial period, the man who
steered the people through the cri-
sis of war and who was so influen-
tial in making possible the realiza-
ton OF an independent nation.
Washington not only used his in
fuence and fighting ability for the
making and developing of this ma
ton, but he also was the right hand
man of the financial end. Possessing
more of these worldly goods than any
other man at that time, he used them
for the benefit of a nation and peo-
pie.
Mr.. Durgin also reminded US Of
what had been essentially accom-
plished in the past. OF the railroads
which have enclosed the surface Of
the United States with network of
lines, Of the telephones and other