Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-06
Many Loving Cups and Gold and Sill
yer Medals are Won-The
Triumphs Have Been
Numerous.
A RECORD TO BE PROUD OF
Accomplishments Attract Attention
of Educators all Over the
State of Iowa.
A RECORD TO BE PROUD OF

in possession of one of the most un
usual high schools of the state. Al
eyes of educators and athletic en-
thusiasts have been on Webster Cit.
for the accomplishments of the stu
dents in football, basketball, debate
defamation and track work.
A brief resume of the years tri
jumps will place the events clearly IL
the public eye and correctly inform
the public as to the loving cups
medalsj honors., etc., received by tn
boys and girls of this city. In ora
tory, four gold medals have beer
captured, three of which were wol
by Miss Louise Swanson in the dra
matte class. The first medal wa!
won at Belmond, the second at En-
metsburg, and the third at the STATE
contest at Carroll. The fourth golt
medal was won by Miss Maude Mel
lin at the Boone Valley meet in AL
coma at the oratorical contest il
which she received first in the hui
morous class.
The credit and glory with which
the teachers of the high school are
covered by this, the end of the year.:
work, has been justly won, for with
out the strong training and backing
tb;c oou1d not bovo hoan
The first debating team of the
Webster City high school beat Hum
boldt in this city in January by q
unanimous decision of the judges.
In football, games were won by
the Webster City high from Iowa
Falls. Nevada, Boone, Algona, Lake
City and Perry, making six victories
with a splendid showing, also in the
game which was lost to East High
of Des Moines with score of 13 tC
10.
In basketball games were won
from Nevada, one from Pomeroy, 9
from Ellsworth, one from Rockwell
City, and another from Jewell Col
lege
In track work the fine training
which the boys have been undergo
ing under the direction of Coach ST.
fert, has plainly evinced itself.
The boys opened the season by
winning the medley race at the
Drake meet on April 22nd, at the
same time setting new record for
the state of 6.56. To the unini-
tiated, medley race is one in which
the first man runs 220 yds.; the sec
ond man, 44O; the third man, "
mile; and the fourth q mile.
On beautiful silken banner, the
handsomest ever seen in the city.
which now hangs in the Lincoln as
sembly room-the names Of the win
ners of the medley race are inscrib-
ed in white on Drake blue satin
back ground. They are Merville Gill
more, John Porter, Kenneth Hill.
Glen Greenwood. The time-6.56-
is also inscribed.
Four weeks later Webster City
high distinguished herself at the
Simpson College invitation meet at
which Is high schools were compel
ing for trophies and honors. The
same team of boys who were at the
Drake meet with the addition of
Arthur France. carried off the hon
Or. 1t almost required another
coach on the train to bring home
he cups, gold, silver and bronze
medals won at Simpson. The boys
home a silver loving cup, al
10 each won individual bronze trophy
ups. These trophies were won in
'arious events in which firsts, carry |
ng with them gold medals. were
Won in 100 yard dash, 1 mile run,
y mile run Tin which latter a new
tate record was set), in half mile
clay, in discus throw ana SnOt put,
eside several seconds and thirds.
here were five gold medals, 1 silver
MEDAL, 2 bronze medals and $35. so
n cash brought home from the Simp-
on meet, beside the loving cup. This
, a showing of itself enough to make
ny high school proud.
In the Boone Valley meet at AL
ona, the beautiful $50 silver loving
up which will have to be won for
vo more years before becoming the
property of the Webster {
ity high school, was brought home
Y our victorious team of athletes. I
old medals were brought home in
rst for discus throw, first in mile