Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Cbc 5puJ - - DEBATING - - The Debating Class under the direction of Miss Gabus began work soon after the Christmas holidays with an enrollment of ten. The preliminary debate occurred January 25, in the High school auditorium at which time Michael Nolan, Dorothy Smith, and Ray Bigelow were chosen to represent the High school in all initerscholastic debates. The question debated on wras, “Resolved:—That the movement of organized labor for the closed shop should receive the support of public opinion.” The Sidney team maintaining the negative, debating here Feb. 22, was successful in carrying off the honors. Alliance has had a strong team this year and is proud of its work The I atin club has had a very successful year during 1911—12. Four sessions were held by the club. The first one occurred at the High school in November. The second meeting was held at the home of Miss Alta Young Feb. 10, and a very enjoyable time was reported by all present. The play, “The Roman Wedding,” given by members of the Latin classes, constituted the third session and was held in the High school auditorium. The play wras one of th3 most Interesting features of the school year and Miss Wirt, the I aitin instructor, deserves much credit for her untiring efforts in making it such a marked success. The home of Miss Mabel Worley was the scene of the last I atin club meeting of the year. Nearly all of the I atin students were present and a very pleasant time was enjoyed. 24

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Che Spud DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLASS

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Cbc Spirt || DECLAMATORY || - - J The local Declamatory Contest was held at he Phelan Opera House, March 12. About eleven contestants entered the work this year. Those awarded first places were: Fred Sweeney (’13), oratorical; Pauline Montgomery Cl4), dramatic; Iveane Mallery (’13), humorous. The District Contest was also held in Alliance this year. The Alliance contestants were again among the successful ones as Leone Mallery and Pauline were given first prizes in humorous and dramatic classes and Fred Sweeney second in oratorical. But the District Contest did not mean the end of glory for Alliance High School, since at the State Contest held at Kearney, May 3, Miss I eone Mallery received the highest, honors in the humorous class, while Pauline Montgomery would have received first in dramatic except for the length of her reading, as she had been given first by two of the judges. 25