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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
6
A historical school weekly shows Bertha House Lucie Daniels and Frank Treskow among editors with staff like Edna Mantor Jno Edna Christenson Marie Clark Ruth Kearns and Agnes Bisgard Merle Owen as business manager under Supt Beverly C. Brown as faculty representative. Subscriptions list the school year for six weeks for single copy.
An editorial urges courtesy as a daily practice, suggesting small acts of kindness, listening before speaking, and smiling at fellow students. It notes teachers are human and approachable, and stresses fairness and readiness to aid others, contrasting polite behavior with arrogance.
The Burt School City, eight weeks old, plans a literacy test to identify true citizens. The exam also helps raise those with 85 percent to be eligible for office, offering a path to qualify if their charter grades exceed 83. The speaker urges all to participate to ensure loyal citizens and successful governance.
Wednesday evening the Senior class organized a weenie roast at Pollard Grove with about half the class, Miss Nasby and Mr. Brown. After building a large fire they competed to see who could get rid of the cats, then played games and told ghost stories before safely returning home before curfew.
The first game is postponed because Mr Nelson has not finished arrangements for the ball. A new game is hoped for next Friday evening. The Junior class of eleven girls remains unable to form a team.
No cash donations have been received this week but local draymen have hauled in supplies. G J F Vogel store provided Ardee sieves, and the Red Cross thanks them. A cupboard is requested for storage. mufflers are not needed but sweaters, helmets, socks, and wristlets are welcome.
A southern aristocrat questions Lee's courtesy after the general bows to a black woman. Lee replies that he could not allow ignorance to outdo politeness. The piece argues politeness is deep moral fiber, not mere surface polish or rigid rules.
Interest grows in January debate with Armstrong. Volunteers include Lynette Salisbury Agnes Bisgard Lucie Daniels Alice Tritt Bertha House Christopher Ogg Edna Christenson and Edna Mantor. Three will represent the high school. Professors and students seen at Algona library. The girls show strong loyalty and all volunteers are girls. The community urged to back the team with the slogan Beat Armstrong.
Helen Barrickman hosts a Riley themed afternoon with readings by Katherine Manus Tregsie Ringsdorf and Elbert Stewart. Marie Clark and Lydia Koestler perform pieces while Melvin Curran and others interpret Riley works. The event ends with a ciphering match between Sophomores and Freshmen.
In a twenty minute cross examination Alice Tritt dodged duty neglect charges before Judge Owen who discharged her and urged resignation. Three girls faced charges for leaving public drinking fountains on after drinking with Gertrude Paine found guilty and fined one day of hard labor. The Supreme Court met Friday to address three boys who defied authority, a drastic action hoped unnecessary in the future.
Verne Sarchett left school last Friday to husk corn for several weeks. Domestic Science adds two new desks as Misses Lorena Schwietert Bernice Godden and Horace Clapsaddle visited recently. Domestic Science girls make Red Cross articles. Subscribers gain from two extra pages. Hildred White survived a serious auto accident with minor injuries. Burt School City Weekly runs its first story by a Freshman girl, honoring the class for a milestone.
Freshmen hosted a farewell gathering Friday evening at Paul and Marie Clark home for Flossie Rector and Geneva Ogg. Rector departs for Minnesota and Ogg for Missouri. Miss Nasby served as chaperone. A fine time was enjoyed until departure.
A fragmentary note mentions happiness tied to girl prospects and a promise of prosperity. The illegible text prevents clear names or dates, but the sense implies a social or personal aim linked to youth and improvement.
A Seniors girls invention using spectacles is described amid school humor and chatter. A whispered Seniors quartet is interrupted by Miss Thompson. Several quips involve students, teachers, and a skunk incident, ending with a courtesy note to compliment the class.
In Friday court sessions mothers quiet their babies while pupils discuss compositions on pets. Miss Nasby assigns essays, a student offers to lend a pet, and Helen B claims none. A humor column notes two new physics laws by senior scientists and a zoological specimen resembling a girl with camel traits captured this week.
Marie Clark narrates Tom's longing on a cold December day to win a pair of silver skates at Carlson's Hardware. He lacks suitable skates for the contest and hopes for a plan from his mother after dinner to secure the beloved prize before Christmas.
A Mississippi Creek youth Tom dreams of skates. He faces jeers from classmates but rescues a child from a blaze, earning thanks and a fund to buy skates. In a river race Tom overcomes, finishing first and winning the silver skates.
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