Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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TRUE BLUE 28 Eau Claire, River Falls, and Hudson. Sec- ond place was won by Eau Claire and first place by Arcadia. On Tuesday evening, April 10, the athletic association of the high school gave an en- tertainment at the gymnasium. The fol- lowing program was given: I. Selections—High school orchestra Duet—Harriet Slater, Cora Jacobson Songs—High school minstrels Folk Dances—Girls from gymnastic class Selections—Girls’ glee club II. “You Must be Dreaming ” (One act farce Peter Armitage Scott Williamson Clorinda Armitage Esther Haven Jennie Armitage.........Merle Shaw Lieutenant Hastings ..............Lawrence Singer The spirit of cooperation among the high school students in giving this entertain- ment was very noticeable, and as a result of this the athletic association succeeded in wiping out the debt incurred during the basket ball season. The high school orchestra and the girls’ double quartet furnished music at both contests. The following teachers will return to the high school next year: Mr. Hubbard, Mr. John, Miss Johnson, Miss Morrison, Miss Thurston, and Miss Winkley. Miss Ollis has accepted a position as science teacher at Ashland, Wisconsin; and Miss Wood an English position at Twin Falls, Idaho. Mr. Stevenson, who is going to discontinue teaching, expects to hold an office position next year. Mr. Carley is, as yet, unde- cided concerning his work for the coming year. LITECO FORENSIC SOCIETY The boys debating club has now been in existence nearly one year. It was organized by the economics class under the leader- ship of Mr. John. The officers of the club are elected every semester. The officers for the fall term of 1917 are: President, Lawrence Singer; Vice President and treasurer, Harold D. Olson; Secretary, Emil Nordby; and Critic, Mr. John. For the first year the club has made a noteworthy record. Three out of the six persons on the Hudson high school debating team were members of the Liteco Forensic society. One member received first place in the league oratorical contest. The club has at present eighteen mem- bers, who are now planning a membership campaign for next fall. The dues are only fifty cents a year, a very small sum when you consider the benefit that each person derives. As the membership is limited to the boys of the Hudson high school, the club appeals directly to them.

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On Monday evening, April 2, the local oratorical contest was held in the high school assembly room. The program was as follows: Paul Anderson,................The New South Leo Garrity,........................Emmet’s Vindication Charles Jensch,. .. .Negro’s Loyalty to the Stars and Stripes Irving Melbostad,. .The Mission of America George Singer-,.........Feeding the Flame Lawrence Singer,. ..War and Public Opinion Felix Ullrich,.....................Eulogy of Garfield George Singer won second place in the contest, and Lawrense Singer first. On Tuesday evening, April 3, the local declamatory contest was held in the gym- nasium. The seven girls who qualified are: Anna Amquist...........A Few Bars in the Key of G Freda Blomholm. .. .The Lady Across the Aisle Anita Haven....................The Littlest Rebel Cora Jacobson.............The Mourning Veil Nellie Palmer... .The Coming of Anne to Green Gables Dorothy Scott...........The Day of Judgment Mary Tourtellot........Her First Appearance Second place was awarded to Dorothy Scott, and first place to Mary Tourtellot. On Tuesday evening, April 17, the league contest was held at Ellsworth. This league consists of New Richmond, Ellsworth, River Falls, and Hudson. Hudson carried off the honors of the contest, Mary Tourtellot win- ning second place in the declamatory con- test, and Lawrence Singer first place in the oratorical contest. The district declamatory contest was held on the evening of the same day. The high schools represented in this contest are New Richmond, Eau Claire, St. Croix Falls, Black River Falls, Arcadia, Colfax, Hudson, and Spooner. Second place was awarded to Spooner, and first place to Black River Falls. Two of the judges were from the Uni- versity of Minnesota and one from the Northwest Conservatory of Minneapolis. The boy and girl who won first places in these contests will represent the River Falls district at the state contest to be held in Madison the last of May. DEBATE On Friday evening, March 23, the debate between Hudson and Ellsworth was held at the gymnasium. The .subject for debate was: Resolved that the United States government should operate and control the steam railways of the country. The affirm- ative side of the debate was opened by Wayne Ingli of Ellsworth. Viola Solheim opened the debate for the negative. Her colleagues were Charles Holden and Harold Olson. The negative side, which was well presented, showed thotful preparation and hard work. The rebuttal given by Viola Solheim was especially good. The three judges, Mr. Van Gorden of Baldwin high school, Mr. Malott of the River Falls nor- mal, and Mr. Bell of Galahad gave a unani- mous decision for Hudson. The same eve- ning Hudson lost a debate to the River Falls high school at River Falls. The Hud- son debaters were Noi-ma Everson, Emil Nordby, and Arnold Coveil. Friday afternoon, May 4, the district oratorical contest was held at the Armory. There are thirty-five high schools in this district. These schools are divided into seven groups, and the district contest was among the winners of these groups. The schools who participated are Arcadia, Black River Falls, Milltown, Roberts, Hayward,

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TRUE BLUE 2!) GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB The girls’ glee club has made splendid progress throughout the entire year. The membership has remained practically the same, and each member has shown her en- thusiasm in the work. Among the various activities at which they sang are: parents’ and teachers’ meetings, the debate, the ora- torical and declamatory contests, and vari- ous high school programs. At the athletic association entertainment the following se- lections were sung: “The Maybells and Flowers,” “Voice of the Western Wind,” and “The Shower.” The double quartet sang the following at both the boys’ and girls’ district contests at the armory, May 4: “In the Gloaming”— Wilson; “From the Land of the Sky Blue W ater’ ’—Cadman. Then completing the program for the school year, all of the members, accom- panied by the high school orchestra, sang the following at the commencement ex- ercises, Thursday, May 24: “Voices of the Woods,” and “Arrangement of Melody in F” —Rubinstein. DOROTHY SCOTT, ’17.