The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-05
LIVE TOPICS FROM CLEVELAND

mer pleasant surprise and farewell
party. The evening was most pleas
antiy spent in playing games and at the
usual hour refreshments We're served.
Rev. Father Bankert of st. Paul said
mass at st. Marys Catholic church in
inns city Sunday morning.
Charles Follmer left Monday for Mi
not. N. d.. where he has a position as
clerk in a hardware store at that place.
The Misses Laura and Ruth Hurst
were entertained at tea Sunday evening
at the home of E. f. Thomas.
a literary contest will be given among
beginning the hrst of this month and
closing May IS. The students who en-
ter this contest must not have more
than 1000 words in their, essays.
c. L. Hurst and T. j. Lloyd motored
to kasota Monday afternoon on bust
ness.
Mrs. L. f. Thomas has been suffering
with neuralgia of the face for the past
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL NEWS.
The agriculture room was the scene
of a splendid banquet last Tuesday
evening, when the two basketball teams
Toasted with the faculty and also the
town team and the parents of the high
school players. The room was taste
fully decorated in the school colors,
orange and black, and the tables were
laid for forty eight. Miss Larson and
the domestic science girls arranged the
tables and prepared the banquet, which
the feast, with the Honorable Fl. III.
Flowers as postmaster, the following
program of toasts were rendered.:
Past and Future by James Treb-
ilcock
Coaching the Girls by Miss Louise
Gilerman.
Team Work. by Ralph Tillery
why We Never by Daisy keenan,.
Crippled Camples,' by Ina Mae
Klough.
"Trip Home From Lesueur." by Will
liam Mccarthy
Dancing an Aid to Basket Ball." by
Clarence Wendelschafer.
anecdotes of Basket Ball Practice, y
by Marcia Perkins.
Two Arms Around by Harry AL
len.
Presentation of letters by Superintend-
ent G. w. Knox.
impromptus, Frank Flowers, C. Roscoe
Davis. Miss Larson. Ray Keenan, Lyle
Hankins and Miss White. After the
f., program Ralph Tilery in behalf of the
TrebilcOck with II big black basketball
| blanket with the monogram c. Fl. S. in
| orange letters About eleven o'clock all
| departed for home feeling that they had
spent most pleasant evening.
! Friday evening, April 2S, the senior
class put on their play, "a Kentucky
| Belle in Marysburg.' The cast as well
as many friends from Cleveland made
the trip in cars. A most enjoyable
| evening was spent and the actors seemed
| to have best orders of their zest in the
| production of the play. About thirty
| dollars We're cleared. making the total
| clearance Of the class something over
one hundred dollars.
| The annual school exhibit will be held
| Friday, May 5. for the purpose of show
| ing the parents and community as a
| whole part of the work that has beer
accomplished by the students during the
| past school year. A lunch will be served
| during the day by the domestic science
| class and in the evening the Commun-
| !ty club will meet at which will be rem
| dered a special program prepared by
! the seniors of the high school. Every
| one is invited to come.
Last Tuesday was an eventful day ir
! the high school. for on that day the
| names of the honor students among the
| seniors were announced by Superintend-
ent c. w Knox. Ina Mae Klough re-
| ceived first hOnors, Mildred Klough sec
| ond and Gladys Davis third. The class
| has set high standard for the school
| i'm the excellent averages of everyone
1t will be difficult for any future class
to preserve the record this one has made
| and each and every member deserves
high praise.