Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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THE ACORN PI DELTA KOPPA The class of December, 1909 organized at a highly enthusiastic meeting, held January 25, 1906. The election for the various officers resulted as follows: Pres., George Montgomery; Vice-Pres., Miss E. Wittman; Sec’t’y, “Percivale” Seagrave; Treas., Miss M. Vaughn. With such officers the class is assured of an enjoyable and suc- cessful term. DELTA SIGMA THETA Since the begining of the term Eta of Pi Delta Koppa Fraternity has pledge Jack Miller and Spencer Brush. The Delta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta looks forward to a very prosperous year. An initiation will be held in the near future, at which Ida Spence, Grace Renner, Norma Whitney, and Marion Troy will become members. ALPHI PI Alpha Pi was instituted among the boys of the upper classes in the school on November 8, 1905. The chief design of the new honor society is to raise the general tone of scholarship among the higher classmen. To this end, at least a second section in each subject, is maintained by its members, and will be the primary requirement for admission. There are ten charter members, with Dr. Thompson, who is an honary member. The constitution of the new society is almost directly copied from that of the Chi Rho Omega fraternity of Kenyon Academy, at Gambier, Ohio. A chapter was founded some years ago in one of the Second- ary Schools of San Francisco, and it is through this medium that the Alameda society has been founded. While the Alpha Pi is largely based on Chi Rho Omega, it is not, at the present time, officially connected with it. Alpha Pi opens in the Alameda High School with a most en- couraging outlook. ; oi

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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS The first Associated Students’ meeting was held January 15, 1906, President Brush presiding. Dr. Thompson’s speech of welcome to the students was appreciated very much by all. Again this term, we had a very lengthy discussion as to how many members from each class should be on the executive committee. As the constitution is very indefinite, and parts of it, scattered, a motion was passed that the committee elected compose the Executive Committee for this term. A motion was passed that a committee be appointed, which in con- junction with Dr. Thompson and Miss Hohfeld, should frame a new constitution. At a meeting of the “Associated Students” held January 26, 1906, the students heard the glad news of the enlarging of the stage and the procuring of suitable scenery. The students will no longer have to rent a place to present their entertainments. Bids are also out for the building of a basket-ball court. The Low Senior Class will give the first of the Friday afternoon entertainments, about the middle of February. It is an original farce, written by HelenStroupe, Ida Spence, and Adele Ehrenberg. It promises to be very funny and contains many joshes on the students and faculty. CLASS ORGANIZATIONS June, ‘06 has organized for its finale term. Frank Lawrence is President; Helen White, Vice-Pres; May Bissell, Sec.; Ted Lynch, Treas. The following officers of the class of December, '06 were elected the last part of last term, and are as follows: Pres., Howard Fassett; Vice- Pres., Ida Spence; Sect’y, Grace Renner; Treas., Henry Jackson. The meetings of the class have been very enthusiastic. The dance, which the class is to give, promises to be a very swell affair. The date is set for the 23rd of February, and the bids have already been printed. The music, refreshments and decorations have been planned with the greatest care, and promise to be the most elaborate ever seen at the High School dance. The class of June, 1907 organized in the early part of the term The officers are: Pres., Monte Haslett; Vice-Pres., “Fritz’ Claxton, Sec., Miss M. Anderson; Treas., Don Bailey; Executive Committee, Meredith Parker, Miss Haslsett, Miss Cameron; Constitution Com- mittee, Miss Yates, Mr. Sepulveda, Mr. Bailey, Mr Claxton; Pin Committee; Harry Sepulveda, chiarman, Don Bailey, “Fritz” Claxton, Miss D’Evelyn and Miss Harber.

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be la iad DEBATING NOTES At the opening of the new term vigorous efforts were begun, as a final attempt, to revive debating, once for all, and to reorganize the Lyceum. But all to no avail. With its usual indifference of late, to all forensic achievement, the school failed to give its needed support. Mem- bers refused to take active responsibility, intrants who are depended upon to make the team withdraw from the tryouts, and whenever debating was mentioned, it provoked a thoughtless laugh among the students. Meanwhile a League debate had been scheduled between Alameda and Oakland High Schools for March 17th. A committee from the Lyceum had chosen a question and submitted it to Oakland. Oakland had already picked its team. We were careful to conceal the fact that we had no team, and that those upon whom we de- pended had been forced (so they thought) to withdraw, until the final time of reckoning February 16th when the choice of sides should have been returned to us, and active work on the debate conmmenced. At the present time, within a few days of the final date, no suffi- cient material has as yet presented itself available to uphold the honor of the school in the Debating League and to make up a respectable team. Such is the codition of affairs at the present writ- ing, even the most earnest efforts must prove fruitless. The follow- ing details will suffice to show to what extent our prospects have failed to materialize. The first meeting of the Lyceum was held January roth, when the officers for the present term were installed. President, Irene Welp ; Vice-President, David Clark; Secretary, Mabel Usinger, Treasurer, Don Bailey. Seventeen members were present who showed consider- able interest, unanimously voted that the Lyceum remain an active member of the League, and instructed their delegate to the Board of Managers, Miss Usinger, to arrange for a League Debate with Oakland High. The debate was arranged for March 17 and a special meeting of the Lyceum was held at once to arrange for tryouts. At that time the following were favorably disposed to enter: - Miss Welp, Mr. Claxton, Miss Collins, Miss Genevieve Johnson, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Parkinson and Mr. Culbert. A committee composed of Mr. Bartlett, Miss Welp, and Miss Usinger submitted the follow- ing question to the Oakland team, with the understanding that the same question would be debated in our tryouts: “Resolved, that the Interstate Commerce Commission be given final power, upon each special case arising to fix a maximum railroad rate.”