Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-26
G the second SIN weeks.
Public Speaking Play.


Several members of the advanced
Public speaking class, presented de-
lightful one-act play Thursday noon.
for the students of Lincoln high. 1t
was Christmas play entitled THE Re
turn of Christmas" The characters
We're as follows:
Mrs. Randolph Miriam Rauworth
Mr.. Randolph Dean Swanson
Mabel Randolph -Genevieve Albright
Thomas Randolph -----Orville Tremain
Miss Woodbridge Carol Brandrup
The play is a clever farce dealing
with American society life in its rela-
ton to the home. The Randolphs are
81 taken with business and bridge that
they have become practically strangers
to their own children. the care of whom
has been given over to their governess
Miss Woodbridge Through the adj
vent of Santa Claus. who is introduced
in rigidly formal manner, the family
for the first time become acquainted
The children prove to be just whole
some. happy youngsters and both Mr.
and Mrs. Randolph become aware Of
the emptiness of their careless society
and begin to realize the charm of home
life.
+, The Declan,atOry Contest.
On Friday. Dee 1G. was held the six
tccnth annual declamatory contest i'll
the assembly hall of Lincoln high.
OF the fourteen students participant
(! ing. Wilbur Jones won first place in
the oratOrical class, Wave Richards
first place in the dramatic class and
Louis Macgoey first place in the humor-
Gus class. Louis Macgoey as first over
all. will represent the school at the
district and state contests, which oc-
cur in February and March. Wave
Richards. as second over all. will rep
resent the school in the Boone Valley
contest. held in the spring. The first
three in each class will represent Web
ster City in a series of triangle con-
tests. recently arranged by Mr.. Sifert
The Sophomore class cannot help
feeling Il certain pride in the fact that
all the winners of first places and one
IF second place, belong to that class.
An Inspiring Talk.
One of the most inspiring talks heard
this year by the pupils of Webster City
high school was given at the Monday
chapel services by W. f. Cole on the
subject of Making Faces
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Cole
said that Mother Nature is the best
Eookkeeper in the world. and the strict
est accountant She collects to the last
farthing for every law that is broken.
Constantly boys and girls. men and wo-
men are trying to cheat Mother Nature
by breaking her laws. but in the end
tLey always have to pay. In an impress
sive manner he brought before the stu
dents the laws Of cause and effect.
People, he said. are constantly max
! ing their own faces and he enforced
this statement by illustrations of men
and women whose characters were
frozen" into their faces.
| 1t was one talk that the students
will long remember.
The Link.
The Christmas number of the Link
has just made its appearances. with
a Christmas story by Earl Armstrong,
as its special feature.
We are proud of our school paper
because in every respect it shows the
results of hard work and careful train
ing
The Link feels itself especially in
dcbtcd to the business men Of the city
! for their generous support i'll contri-
butins to the advertising section. thus
helping to make 1t self supporting.
The Link is on a sound financial basis
lot Il penny having been contributed
by the school board or any other school
organization.
Supplies for the physics and chemis-
try classes have arrived, and everybody
is busy.
Semester examinations VIII begin
two weeks after vacation.
Eighteen boys have already signed
ILL., with Mr.. Ross in order that they
may play on Independent basket ball
teams.
The Freshmen English classes are
enjoying very much the Christmas stor-
les in Irving's Sketch Books. Inc
quaint old customs there portrayed
have Il particular appeal at this time
Of the year Though the meaning i'll
places is 80 hidden under big words that
the students are at loss to under
stand. the frequent use of the dlctlon
CRY does away with this difficulty ana
the classes are learning day by day to
appreciate more and more lryinSS
humor and kindly interest in people.
Work on New School Building.
The work on the new school building