Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-19

Sixty letters have been received
out of a total number of seventy
four that were sent out to high
school boys relative to amuse-
ments in the school OF the
sixty, fourty-one favor the idea and
all the amusements. Fourteen are
in favor of everything excepting bill
lizards. Three are opposed to billiards,
caroms, som'r'set, checkers and kin
dred games. Two are opposed to
opening the school building at all in
the evening. This sentiment is re-
markable when one considers that
the school authorities did not attempt
to persuade the parents before or at
the time the circular letters were
sent out. It was not until afterWard
that any explanation was made.
The past week was very busy one
for the students taking the Normal
Course, in that they were given their
examinations in that work.
A new rule has lately been passed
to the effect that all the students
must have their own individual text
books. The only exception is where
there are two in a family.
We will all remember that in the
debate between Cresco and Lansing
a short time ago, Cresco was defeat
ed by a decision of two to one,
the Lansing team continuing in the
state contest In the following de-
bate which occurred Jan. 10Th, be-
tween Lansing and McGregor, in
which Lansing had the affirmative
and McGregor the negative. McGreg-
or won the debate by a unanimous de-
cision.
The Senior class IN U. S. history
has just concluded that study and
will now take up the study of Civics.
the majority will agree with
the writer that if they have ever got
ten a conception of the essentials OF
U. S. history, it was realized in this
course under the direction of Mr..
Tiss.
Friday afternoon occurred the pro-
gram given by the Roberts society.
The first number was music by Mr..
Luce and John Patterson. Following
this was paper on Current Events
by Frank Moldenhauer. The debate
was on the subject, Resolved, That
student dances should be abolished
in high school," The affirmative was
upheld by Donald Rathert, Victor AL
len and Harry Hamilton, the mega
tive by Wallace Petersen, Chauncey
Peck and Seymour Cray. The judges
were Ira Melaas, Hazel Kellogg and
Cecil Johnson, and their decision was
two to one in favor of the affirma-
tive. The program was good, the
numbers preceding the debate being
very entertaining. In the debate the
chief fault lay in lack of familiarity
with speeches; some of the rebuttal
speeches were particularly effective.
On the Goth of this month will oc-
cur debate between Usage and
Cresco. The question is, Resolved,
That immigration into the United
State should be further restricted by
a literacy test" The affirmative will
be upheld by Cresco, and the debate
will occur here. Most of us remem-
Der that in the past Usage has
overscored us on the gridiron
and last year defeated our de-
batting team by vote OF two
to one. We have all respect for SUI
periors, and have always tried TO up
hold such ideals. Simply because a
protest was made on the Lansing
Cresco debate does not signify that
we have fallen short of showing that
respect. Circumstances tend 20 alter
cases. But though we have been less
victorious in the past should We re-
coil and reflect back on that record
with hatred and encouragement? No
Nothing has ever been accomplished
from such an attitude and on such
If we are defeated again,
very well, but what is going to hinder