Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-27
DEBORAH HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES
IN the TIyGuts i'm Defamation 4
Field Of Sd Has Been Narrow
ed TO q.
BASKET BALL TEAMS
ROUNDING INTO FORM
DEBORAH High Defeated Calmar High
in Closely Guarded Practise
Game II to 4.

AS q result of the preliminary
try-ous in defamation q field OF
about 60 has been narrowed 10 "a.
The try-outS were conducted by
classes, each declaimer being allowed
about five minutes. TIE judges were
recruited from the teaching force
and some of the towns people. AL
though no effort was made to ad-
vertise these contests, they were
quite we'll attended and the gener~l
quality of the performance won a
great deal of credit for Miss Fergu-
son, the coach. Following is a list
of the winners who are still in the
running:
Freshmen Winners Junior Winners
Dramatic Class
Dorothy Morgan Alice Carlson
Helga Swenson Dorothy Yarwood
Humorous Class
Helen Adams Francis Williams
William Hart Florence Wick
Eleanor Lomen Fred Roman
Albertine Apply Alice Walsh
Sophomore Winners Senior Winners
Dramatic Class
Lucille ROSentnai ALVIN Renads
Marion Thompson Louise Krumm
Humorous Class
Helen Bauder Ruth Amundsen
Mae Neshiem Stella Ruth
Fremont Anderson Lucille Baker
Norbert Noecker Otto Sheel
On Friday, December Is, the first
round of the girls class basket ball
team was held in the Congregational
Gymnasium. The Freshmen up set
the prediction of most of the peo-
pie who ventured 70 make any by
defeating the Sophomore girls in a
spirited contest. The Junior girls
were able to find the basket in a
slightly more consistent fashion than
the Senior girls and, although not
outplaying them on the floor, sue
, ceeded in defeating them by de-
cisive score. The object of the class
games is to stimulate interest in
| basket ball and TO unearth new tai
ent in that line. Considerable pro-
missing material Is disclosed, especial
" in the Freshmen and Senior
classes. The first girls team has
not vet been picked although
| tentative selection has been made 70
meet the alUmnae Friday night of
l+his week. Miss Lowe is handicap
yn - wing lost a maloritY OF ltSt
! ing some new material which bids
| fair to round out into an eXcellent
team, at least defensively. Real
basket shooting talent seems scarce
among the girls this year. Improve
ment will have 10 be made in that
| line if a victorious season is TO b.
! achieved.
( Each of the rooms in the Kinder
garten and first six grades in the
East Side school celebrated the last
afternoon of school with little pro-
gram to which the parents were in
/ vited. The parents attended these
programs in generous fashion and
general good time was had by all
participating.
The Christmas vacation will extend
through this week and next with
school starting again Monday, jan
uary s.
In a wei played and closely guard
ed practice game DEBORAH High de-
feated Caimar high by a score Of
II to 4. During the first half which
ended IS TO /, the locals closely
guarded and made the visitors shoot
from long range. Algyer was high
score, making three baskets, while
Bollman. Grant, and Henning also
connected with the hook. The local
quint showed a pleasing offensive for
this early in the season passing ac-
curately and following up the shots
we'll At no time during the entire
contest was the winner in doubt but
Calmar's aggressive five man defense
made it impossible to run up much
of a score.
ClermOnt follows with a practice
game here December 81, with Mon
ona on January 2. The locals will !
open their new gymnasium and /,
auditorium for their first game on
Friday night, Dec. 20, against the
Alumni.
InnlpD ,,anpl.ts saw Harry Gard |