Corona High School - Coronal Yearbook (Corona, CA)

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were: Ethelyn Hampton, Lloyd Towne, Roy Root, Leo Thomas, Idelen Miller, Mabel Aldrich, Christina Fear and Charles Harrington. Ethelyn Hamp- ton won first place in the contest. Bernice Blanchard played a piano solo, and the program was closed with a duet by Lovel Engle and Ruth McNeil. February 1 2th, 1914. The first debating of the contest took place. The program opened with selections by the Girls’ and Boys’ Glee Clubs. The question for debate was, ‘‘Resolved, That the Present California Anti- Alien Land Law is Justifiable. Two teams debated, one made up of Juniors and Freshmen, the other of Seniors and Sophomores. The affirmative was upheld by Lewis Fredley and Dorothy Tuthill, the negative by Esther Carter and Paul Gleason. The negative side won. The Gettysburg address was delivered by Catherine Scoville. A Lincoln reading was given by Ethelyn Hampton. The second team of debaters was made up of Catherine Sias and Clark- son McNary, supporting the affirmative, and Harry Bell and Helen Miller the negative. The affirmative won. A poem, appropriate to the day, written by Dr. Staley, was read by Miss Clark. On February 23rd, 1914, the program was opened with a vocal solo by Dorothy Tuthill. The seven ages of Washington’s life, by Ourn Wister, were given by Jewel Allensworth, Catherine Scoville, Bernice Fairbanks and Page Twenty- four

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LITERARY SECTION At the beginning of the term the president of the literary society and the e xecutive board mapped out a program for the year. This program was in the form of contests which were to take place between the classes. This was to arouse as much interest in literary as already existed in athletic work. Points were to be awarded for each contest, which were as follows: Story telling, fifteen points; story writing, fifteen points; oration, twenty-five points; debate, twenty-five points, and parliamentary drill, twenty points. The class winning the most points was to be given a pennant. At the present time all the contests have taken place except the parliamentary drill. The Sopho- mores won in the debating, the Seniors in original short story writing, short story telling and oration. The first literary meeting of the year opened with a mock newspaper. This created a great deal of merriment for very few failed to appear in some part of the paper. A parliamentary practice followed in a few weeks between the Seniors and Juniors. The question to be legislated on was, “Resolved, That the Juniors should return the Senior Pennant that had been taken a year previous at the time of the Junior-Senior banquet.” Legislation was successfully blocked by the Juniors, and the period came to an end without the Seniors passing the question. The first debating was on November 1 4th, 1913. The question for debate was, “Resolved, That the United States should intervene in the affairs of Mexico and seek to bring about peace.” Clair Hutchinson and Clarkson McNary supported the affirmative, and Helen Hilt and Lloyd Towne the nega- tive. The affirmative won. Dorothy Tuthill gave a piano selection and Ethel Farrar a vocal solo. On December 1 2th the first literary contest was opened by short stories. Irene Nonhof opened the program with a piano solo. Those who told stories Page Twenty-three

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Elva Farrar. A reading was given by Edith Epperheimer. Rev. Reynolds gave an address. The program was closed with a song by the school. March 1 6th, 1914, was Arbor Day. The Boys ' Glee Club gave a few selections. A paper on the life of Audubon was given by Helen Hilt, and a paper on the works of Burbank was read by Jewel Allensworth. The second debate of the contest took place. The question for debate was, “Resolved, That American Ships Should Pass Through the Panama Canal Free of Tolls.” The first team was made up of Christina Fear and Max Fer- guson supporting the affirmative and Ben Hamner and Floy Gleason the negative. The affirmative won. The other team was made up of Willis Archer and Wakefield Byrkit supporting the affirmative and Ethel Farrar and Mabel Aldrich the negative. The negative won. On March 1 Oth, 1914, the winning teams of the previous debate met for the championship of the school. The question for debate was, “Resolved, That American Ships Should Pass Through the Panama Free of Tolls. The affirmative was upheld by Christina Fear and Max Ferguson, and the negative by Ethel Farrar and Mabel Aldrich. The negative won, giving the Sopho- more class the championship of the school. On April 1 4th, 1914, the orations on Industrial Peace were read. Three students of the school entered the contest: Katherine Sias, Elva Farrar and Clair Hutchinson. Katherine Sias won first place. April 1 7th, 1914, Katherine Sias, our representative in the Southern California Peace Prize contest, represented the school at Covina. Page Twenty-five