Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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THE ACORN It is not pleasant to dilate upon succeeding events—how our best material was unfortunately forced to withdraw because of sick- ness, studies, etc., how others backed out because of indifference, leaving us in a particularly awkward and critical position; either to make up a team before Oakland returns her choice of sides on Feb- ruary 16, or to default the debate, withdraw from the League, and thereby publish broadcast the humiliating fact that debating is dead in the Alameda High, and that it was impossible to procure even three students to uphold her former foresic prestige. We submit the problem to the school and the lower classmen to solve, hoping perchance they may relieve the Lyceum from its present difficulty. ge ag

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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.”

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—NOTICE Please send all jokes for this department on thin paper so that the editor can see through them. Frank Lawrence says he doesn’t remember having done any queening—we can just imagine! Has anyone seen Midge Emmons’ “Scrub” Brush? Miss Garretson (in girl’s study hall). “Mr. Fassett, as you are the only boy in here, don’t you want to go into the boy’s study hall? Suit yourself.” H. F. (looking at E. L. F.) “T’'ll stay here.” OVERHEARD IN THE OFFICE Dr. Thompson (after answering the phone) “Master Hughes, go find Chauncy Eastman and tell him his mama wants him to go home.” Chauncy,—does your mother know you're out? “Hello, Jenkins! Glad to see you’re back from the front.” “What! I know I’m thin, but I didn’t know you could see my back from the front.” H. Nason (J. B. Comp.) Reserve a lower birth for train for Chicago. He sits apart, the dance goes on He looks with saddened gaze upon the merry throng; And why: Because he’s been betrayed by one he trusted. His suspender button’s busted.—Ex. ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL January 9, 1906. Know all men by these presents, that we, the undersigned, students of the Alameda High School, do hereby present the following reso- lutions in view of the fact that our beloved faculty has ordered us to arise from our downy couches on certain morns, at the unearthly hour of 8 a. m., and wend our way unto our beautiful institution of learning, where we may partake of Prof. Minium’s lore in Physics. Oh! murderers of our slumbers harken unto our appeals: Resolved :—1.—That every member of the class shall be presented with an alarm clock (worth at least 45 cents) warranted not to go