Harmony High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Harmony, MN)

Page 15 text:

Eda Kasen Floyd Newell Rubie Dunn Drliatiny a rant, ’00

Page 14 text:

(Enntpatfii Final Contest. The date set for the final contest and the preliminary debate was the twenty third of February. The evening of the contest was a fine one and a large crowd assembled. First on the program came the High School girls, with Dennee’s “Lullaby.” Then the contest proper began. Eugene Hunt ojamed the program with his oration, “The Soldier Boy”, and was followed by Teddy Kyan with his oration, “Toussaint L’ Ouverture.” Both showed marked improvement since the preliminary. Second on the program was the debate. Thea Larsen opened for the affirmative side on the question, Resolved: “That all elective state, district, county and city officers should be nominated by direct primaries, held under state regulations, rather than by delegate conventions.” Rubie Dunn answered for the Negative. The second speaker for the affirmative was Blanche Houck; for the negative Eda Ka3en; the third for the affirmative, Hubert Russell and for the negative Floyd Newell. Then followed spirited rebuttals on both sides. The question is one that has been debated thruout the state and the points were brought out well on either side. After the debate Ausie Harsted gave her declamation, “The Second Trial”; Ora Willford followed with “One Niche the Highest.” The humorous recitations were the last division on the program. Myrtle Linderman gave “Mrs. Caudle's Lecture”, and Tillman Brokken, “The Imaginary Invalid.” Between the different parts of the program the crowd were entertained by solos sung by Floyd Newell and Norval Helle and a number by the High School boys’ quartette. Then Mr. Selvig announced the decision of the judges, who were L. O. Haugen and Dr. F. A. Rowdy of Harmony, and Supt. R. A. Buell of Lanesboro. In oration, first place was given to Teddy Ryan. In the debate, to the negative side. In declamation, to Ora Willford. In humorous recitation, to Tillman Brokken. All the parts were exceptionally well rendered and there was general satisfaction with the decision of the judges. Debate With Mabel High School. After the preliminary debate on this question, Rubie Dunn, Kel t Kasen, and Floyd Newell were chosen to represent Harmony High School at Mabel, the eighth of March, to defend the negative side of the same question. The Mabel High School debaters were Earl Funk, Hattie Dayton, and Walter Larson. Harmony’s representatives found them worthy opponents, but owing to the better delivery and finished arguments which they advanced the negative side won by a unanimous decision of the judges. The judges were Hon. W. H. Harris of Caledonia; Hon. D. K. Michener of Spring Valley; and Supt. Oinlie of Spring Grove. The Harmony debaters and others who attended the debate were all as one in their praise of the hospitality and kindness which were shown them by school and townspeople of Mabel.

Page 16 text:

IGiti'rarii A Norurag Srar -- (EharUittr Arnraott. 03 This i.s an incident which happened in Norway to a little girl about twelve or thirteen years old, who stayed with some people that lived about two miles away from her own home. One day-they were going to makechee9e ar.d “prim” which generally took more than one day to make. This they cooked in a house a mile distant from the dwelling house. When evening came, the rest of the family went home and left this little girl to look after the cooking. She was told to remain and watch it until it was nearly finished and bring it to the house where they lived; afterwards she could go to her home. After the sun had set and all were gone, she commenced to pace the floor and chanced to stop before one of the windows. To her great horror what should she see but a large black bear in the woods not very far from this house. Her fright at that instant may be imagined as she was in a house all alone, surrounded by a large gloomy forest, with night fast coming on. Hastily she emptied the contents of the kettle into two pails and started for the house. As she was running, she glanced back every now and then to see if the bear were coming after her. By the time she reached the house half of the contents of the pails was spilled along the way. After she had delivered these pails,she started for her own home and ran all the way. She found her mother sitting by the fireside, waiting for her and wondering what had happened as it was so late. She was exhausted from running and poured out the whole story to her mother who told her that spilling some of the cheese had doubtless saved her from an attack from the bear, for he had stopped to lick up what she had spilled and in the meantime she gained a greater distance from him. She was now glatf that she had spilled so much, altho she was rather sorry at first. “(On life .Kama” — £ uaait iCitthaag. ’08 One fine morning early in Septeml er, while crossing a bridge on the Iowa river, I thought what a lovely scene there is to inspire either an artist or a poet, not only at this time, when all nature is beautiful, but, as it seems to me, even when nature is asleep and all the world is quiet. In the first place there is the broad, winding river, flowing in and out among the hills and valleys, which can be seen a long way stretching toward the east and west: then the bridge, scarcely less picturesque than the river itself, from which there is an extensive view. The road, sloping up to the bridge on the north from a level plain, is lost from view on the south among the high bluffs and the trees which grow on either side of it.