Georges Township High School - Georgian Yearbook (Uniontown, PA)

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Georgian Ifiterarg nrietg The Georgian Literary Society was organized in 1920. Its first years work was successful. And each successive term it has become better, and each year a class ot' well trained literary students are de- veloped. During the last year of its operation many improvements have been made and several new customs have been establishd. The Georgian Society along with the Emerson have worked to- gether in friendly rivalry for the past three years. A very interesting program is given every week, the two societies alternating. The en- tire school is present at each of these meetings. The program con- sists in essays, orations, and debates. The two societies have profited greatly in recent years through their increase in membership. Each year they are benefited by the addition of a large freshman class. In no department of the school have the Georgians been found wanting. In recitations, in society, and in athletics we have always maintained a high record. Never yet has our high standard been low- ered but waving in the bright atmosphere of courage and hope, it has ever stood for all that is loyal and true and in this way has been a credit to our school. I Horace Montgomery, 523. 64

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History of Emerson Literary Society 1-i.ll..- On Oct. 4, 1920, the pupils of G. T. H. S. were summoned to a meeting in the Commercial room. The purpose of the meeting, we found, was to organize Literary Societies. Our members chose the name t'Emerson, in honor of the great American poet and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson. This name in- spires us and helps us to at least make an effort to perform what service , we may he asked to render to the society. Each year the society has grown, not only in number. but also wiser, for we know what we must do and how. Every two weeks our society renders a program, in which our members present delightful and entertaining recitations. debates, essays, histories, etc. The t'Emerson Jewel, a humorous and inter- esting society paper is read by one of the members at this meeting. VVe will admit that for a time this winter interest in the society lagged. Both the Emersons and Georgian:-s failed to present a program, l The enthusiasm ot' every loyal Emerson was aroused when it was stated that the Emerson Society still held a spark ot' life and would i again present a program. Un March 2, we gathered in the Auditorium and listened to a fine program. VVe are sure that never again i11 our history shall the society he allowed to die out, although the few shirk- P. l ers may try their best to kill it. VVe are on our feet and we shall stand firmly. l The purpose of our society is to develop what talents we may pos- sess. Perhaps some one among us may possess a talent which they did not know that they possessd, and by presenting this to their school- mates. suddenly realize that they have a talent. which if developed might at sometime enable them to give the world something great and fine. Literary is also educational. Many questions in the form of de- bates. are discussed which give us different views upon subjects we had thought dry and uninteresting and which causes us to think and 1 form our own opinions. Not only in debates, but by histories, essays, etc.. are educational subjects brought to our minds. Many times we remember things that have been told to us in Literary much longer than if we had read it many, manyltimes from a book upon which our minds were not centered and nothing can be accomplished by lack of , concentration. - l On the whole Literary helps and should he upheld and encouraged , in all schools for the benefit of the pupils. - Mildred Blosser. 724. 65 , . AW