Albany High School - Prisms Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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THE GARNET AND GRAY 21 several short one-act plays. A pantomime Silent Church, School Days and The Pill-Doctor. A debate recently was held on a subject much discussed by the school authorities and students, Resolved: That the Albany High School should control and operate a cafeteria for the use of its students. The affirmative speakers were Mary Harris and Frances Haner. Those on the negative were Miriam Baker and Constance Bauman, the affirmative won. On account of the great difliculty in obtaining the auditorium for Sigma meetings, piano solos have had to be omitted. However, Roberta Green has been kind enough to favor the Sigma girls with several vocal solos, and so the programs have not been without music. The Inter-Society dance was held during the Christmas holidays, and despite the fact that many of the members were away, it was well attended. Sigma played Alpha in a basketball game and carried away the victory. The two girls' societies expect to contest again after the Easter vacation. - f THETA ALPHA ' Theta Alpha has once more displayed her good judgment and dis- criminative ability in the choice of the following officers for her second term: President, Rosella Lynch, Vice-President, Mildred Martin, Treasurer, Ruth Lemmleg Recording Secretary, Mildred McAllister, Corresponding Secretary, Henrietta Strengeg Senior Editor, Agnes Harbeck, lst Junior Editor, Julia Kampherg Critic, Katherine Kiesg 2nd Junior Editor, Anne Kelley, Assistant Corresponding Secretary, Alice Kahn, Marshal, Mildred Peterson. So far this season, Alpha has obtained beneficial results from her literary work. Members of the society have responded to roll-call with quotations from poets such as Shakespeare, Burns, Whittier, Wadsworth and Shelley, and interesting biographies of the poets quoted have been read as a part of the literary program. Debates o-n current topics, readings and sketches have also proved both entertaining and educational. At the game with Schenectady on jan. 26, Theta Alpha was present in body and spirit. Although our boys suffered defeat by the close score of 15-14, Alpha manifested a commendable support and enthusiasm. Feb. 9 dates one of the most successful events of the year-Alpha's annual dance. Lively decorations gave a pleasing effect to an otherwise grim gymnasium and the orchestra played an important part, at any rate, the committee in charge of the affair is due much credit for a tremendous success. ' In the exciting basketball game between Sigma and Alpha, our sister society was laureled. However, Alpha's team work in the game is equalized by a uniform desire in the society to balance accounts. Alpha is now looking forward to the continuation of her prosperity and, with the guidance of her competent president, she sees, as yet, no obstruction in the path to success. EVELYN MAGE12, Reporter.

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20 THE GARNET AND GRAY PHILOLOGIA NOVEMBER '22-MARCH '23 OFFICERS President, Daniel Pabst, Vice-President, John Maher, Critic, Robert Lincoln, Recording Secretary, Chris. Stahler, Corresponding Secretary, Donald Pratt, Senior Editor, William VVentworth, Junior Editor, Spenser McCarty, Senior Marshal, Roy LeFevre, Junior Marshal, Joseph Kearney, Reporter, Hubert Miller. Daniel Pabst, the inimitable president, called forth all his efforts to combat the forces which operated against the progress of Philologia Literary Society. The executive committee carried out Mr. Pabst's ideas in a most efficient manner. The Fall Dance of the 'Logians featured among the social events of the season. The plans were successfully accomplished by the committee, Hubert V. Miller, ch., Philip Blume, john Maher, Robert Canfield, and Spenser McCarty. On March 2, our Debating Team met Doxia and produced an eloquently delivered discourse on the question of the propaganda evil and its relation to the United States Government. The team consisted of third speaker, Earl Whitbeck, second speaker, Raymond Haynes, first speaker, John Maher, alternate, Donald Pratt. The audience was entertained by' the quaint wit of W'illiam Wentworth's Treasurer's Report, and by Ralph Willstaedt's clever misappropriation of the Mother Tongue in the Logia Record. In the gymnasium the following evening the best of the winter dances was held. Mr Pabst closed his term by presiding at the annual Boys' Day Debate. His meetings will be remembered for the unfailing certainty of literary exer- cises and sure progress in literary paths. We have recently entered upon a new term under the leadership of Raymond N. Haynes. A series of successes is anticipated, not the least of which is the annual Doxia-Logia basketball game. HUBERT V. MILLER THETA SIGMA NOTES The present officers of Theta Sigma are: President, Dorcas Hager, Vice-President, Rena Baker, Critic, Marjorie Greenman, Recording Sec- retary, Edith Adams, Corresponding Secretary, Frances Buckley, Senior Editor, Cressida Crossman, Treasurer, Esther.Bookheim, First Junior Editor, Dorothy Havens, Second Junior Editor, Helen Hager, Assistant Corresponding Secretary, Clara Hagey, Marshal, Margaret Frantz, Re- porter, Elizabeth Willoughby. Since the installation of her new Senior Editor, Pat Crossman, Sigma has been enjoying many novel programs. Besides the usual quota- tions and readings, there has been a Pansaphian by Helen Hager, and

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22 THE GARNET AND GRAY THE FRENCH CLUB The French Club continues to ,hold bi-weekly meetings in la salle de classe 103. It has been the club's aim to make the meetings profitable as well as interesting. Plays, games and special musical numbers are very enter- taining but there's a deeper purpose than just this, we are assimilating knowledge that is very useful in supplementing our regular French course. Miss Anderson, of the French department. recently gave a lecture illustrated with lantern slides. The subject of the lecture was Old Castles of France. The views of France's old castles and cities were explained in Miss Anderson's engaging manner. ,The small individual assessments went a long way in purchasing the phonograph that the Club needs so much. The annual matinee, the French Club's big event and looked forward to by the whole school, will be held late in the spring. Even now, under the able direction of Prof. Davis, the actors are rehearsing their parts and so we all look forward to a most entertaining matinee. DAVIS L. SHULTES, '23 BARBAROSSA LITERARY SOCIETY VV ith the opening of the school year, the members of the Barbarossa Literary Society resumed their activities with renewed vigor, and the re- sults of their hard work is already beginning to show. A series of excel- lent literary programs have been presented by the members, and they have returned to the old custom of an occasional musical entertainment, all of which have proven gratifying successes. Professor Frederick Mueller, head of the German Department, acts as Critic to the society, and it is mostly through his indefatigable efforts for its welfare that the society holds its present high place. The society started upon its good work while Mr. Stahler was presi- dent, and under the leadership of the present incumbent, Mr. William Fiedler, it is hoped that even better results will be obtained. The present list of officers include: President, VVilliam Fiedler, Vice-President, Paul Reussg Treasurer, Van Straub, Recording Secretary, Elizabeth Rosenfeld, Corresponding Secretary, Henry Reinhardt, Marshal, Marvin Smith, Editor, William Bauer, Reporter, Anna Mosall. THE SCIENCE CLUB The Science Club, under the successive leadership of Earl Whitbeck and Burage E. Stiles, has continued its work of developing interest in scientific demonstrations. Several trips have been taken, including a visit to the Telephone Building. Under the supervision of Prof. B. O. Burgin the members inspected the school's power plant.