Cresco High School - Spartan Yearbook (Cresco, IA)

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Hlstonyg of 'Alpha Igltenary Socletyg BY RHODELLA KIRTLAND I xr from the mx htv rlvcr Un the bro ld 1nd lL'1fI1lfl IJI'llI'lCS In the land of Ioyya Set the school house of the clnldrcn Ilcrt stood lll the L uncst Alphas And they c xllul unto each other XX e must lynoyy more XX e must be more XVQ must conquer ll of knowledge Then they chose thelr bra1ny Dora She should lead them she should gulde them Txll they reached the goal 'lt last Then they hned up for the battle For the battle hfe or death Should we hay e protectne tarllll? Was the cry that cleft the 111 Hoyy the stru bled yylth e'1ch other Hoyy thev yy ere m Lstered all by death Then the bp1r1t of the XXISC One Breqthed upon them with more power Agfun thev battled wlth more force Por the 1'lgl1tS of the c1t1es I or the fl hts of the oppressed Then called I mlly the XX lse One Come to the table so rlchly spread Here they fe'1sted here they toasted Here they smoked the Ihpe of Peace In the sprxng, Tom called unto them XX e must h ht another battle Ere yye lose our mlghtv strength Then they struggled hard wlth Russla '11ll they mastered all her fate Then they cooled thelr achmg heads Then thev rested thelr txred brams At the table spread yy 1th cream At the table spread wlth cake Thus they made thelr noble elforts Thus they struagled wxth the1r fates Now alone thev fight thelr battles Not alone for ever round them Hovers the spmt of the class We w1ll fight for the weaker We wlll stand by the oppressed For thus IS gamed the crown at last o 0 0 Q fl o L .. 0 S in ' L r, ',, a ' , 1 , ',, . 6 H , 6 , ., . . . . , ,, , ' 0, . ' ' f . , : ' , 1 1 6 L D c , 4 .1 , , , V u ' , ,YU v - Y y X 1 A 1 . x 'A Y v X s 1 H L ' -I , , , , Z , , ,I . ,S A , s 2 A , as ' In . x Y if A I i L ' . a L ' rv v u , , ' ' If yy e would master ln the battle, Tom, the artlst of the class, ' , , as YY 'U 7 D ' S , 4 , ' ry J . ' a I . ' , ' ' , , , 9 v , . . . 7 l -Y c L c , - , Y Y us L , ' , ' n ' ' v v L y Z ' .I iv 0- ' ' g . m., ,' L AY . ' 15 v , 9 M . . , 7 . . U . 1 o 9 L J L , , . . . . . ,, , .

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Foxx NI uzox OT FIF jouxsov Ll rss Edna Uabon Ottxe jolmson I reeman Lflkm 'VIay Mxtchell Llarence Nloen Blanche Donncgqn I ev In Swenson Anna jones Benme qmltll Nettle Breedlox e Merle Efxton Tlllle Brown SHN X LI N? OI 09 Presulent eret Lrx 'md Ire xsurer Colors Lllerrx and Lre IIII I lhs Gl'1ss Helen Box er john lN'1sh I enore Swenson lien Bou hner brace lN1les Bert Thompson Id'1 Ixhne Arehle II'1m1lton Arthur Smlth If arl Graf 1 -1: ' .--f- ..-1-H I I I X-N X 1: nk T , n L . . .' ............. ......... . . ........................ . ..... .... . ' MAY RIITCI-IIELL. ............................ . ................ .Yxee President ' , .,................ . .............. Sc'xz J. 'I - X i X X in - . J, , I u : r ' r H I C ' x L 4 xx . X A 1 U' D L C Q V' 4 5' - I . 1 L 7 . K . . C . x A S , ' 'c 4

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2511 333 Stilwell Eletaaitm g, Semetaj ' Q.uufn-rrnrc :Binlccilz zz lxmhxg Juan Ole I ICIIR9 I n Tnoxu sow I R11 xux I XlxlN Ixnu Br un r NX IXII Rl n W 1 BSFI R Fnnlx Befzdle I sdm Lempewolf Dora Perry Stella I lopper l1ll1'1nIJ1sk'1m Wlxlnllreel VVebster VI mme I Lthrop Ch ules NILIIOIS I reem in Il llxlil I resident X lee PI'tS1LlLI1t beexet in lrcasurer NIBI RS 1906 Id Thompson Pom Uabon Leone W est Ixenneth VVelsh 1901 NIT 1n1 L NILIIUIS Iexex Thomson Fred Xlxtchell 1008 Qof I ev'1n Swenson Wh It the Class ol 0b lacks ln numbers rt amply 'ltones for IH the enthusl Lstle Splflt 'rn proffressneness of 1ts members Un Novem ber twentx ewhth, 1900 just before we came mto our own In the beautxful new buulehn f of wlnch ue are so proud and whleh we so thoxouffhlw xppreclate the Hlgh qchool DCb'1.tlI1ff boexety was orff mxzed Its first memberslnp mcluded the Class of 00 and one member ofthe Class of 07 Now the Socxetv has twentv members and each of the four el xsses IS represented Shall we h ue free trade or protectmn was the first questxon debated This w 1s ably treated bv debaters from the Semor Class Resolved that the Senate should be elected bv popular vote, and other sxmxlar questxons haxe been well handled and set tled, to the entxre sausfactmon, at least, of the successful debaters The Soc1etx has done uell It wull do bet er It rs xounv les lnstorv IS wet to e made It lb the wxsh of the founders md of all xx ho are lnterested that thxs max be the begmnmv of stronff 'md purposeful xx orle on the part of m mv boys 'md gxrls w ho sh Lll learn to lose the Lreseo Hwh behool and lts 'xssoexatlons because thev have had 'L hymg part rn 1ts hxstorv In the debate 'ls m almost no other ever cxse m'u be developed the hner stronffer broader qu'1ht1es ofthe youth He xull qulre the pon er to see ele xrlx the pon er to IITIZIUIIIC V1V1dlX the power to thmk mde pendentlv, and the power to w1ll noblv l'hese, says Henry Van Dyke are the four dehnxtc marles of the educated man 0 Q Q i O, Y 1. , O Y , , 3 Y 1. , Ll ,s. it .1 ' , L 1 -A 4 S, 1 CJ 5 l ' 'Y 7? 5 o ' D 4 I . 5 rf 7 X l , . . , r .................................................... . ' 2 2 s 2 ................................................ 1 NIFII 7 A ll 1 X. . 4 L 4 u s , ' N . ' I I K. A X 1 s 7 A ' - L .. ,. ,. Barbara DeLange W 111 :N1CllOlb 4 C. In C gq K A w ' I , ,. l,.,, . Y' '. - . ' 1 IK A Y , . K we A 1. J x 1 al '. Q V 1 l ll 4 C 5 n, 1 1 e , -1 , I ' H . . . L , . t . 1 5, J . 1 b U n x so A K. n x s L . .,,'D ry . , 1 . . ' I , U . Y ,, . . . . N V v 6 s D C . . 27 V . v v .x I . I H C . ' L I - - r 2 ' . L v - X 1-w ' 's ' ts 1 7 G K C U UK I C c . e V. I u x . v 1 . ' c . c c 4 - f.-v 1 'L r ' , .f . C, ! 5 1 1 .' . ' L . f ac- sn 1 , ' gn ' , , . 2 - . . f ' . -', H C ' . 2 Q, df, ' - H , 4 K , H I , .