Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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‘‘Three Hate” a farce comedy, was produced with great success, under the management of the alumni. Following is the cast of characters:— Mr. Samuel Selwyn.C. S. Blake Capt. Cornelius Catskill.Wilbur Crarv bred Bellamy.Yvon Guillume Prof. Boscoe Blithers.Otto Owen Dilbs.William Utzinger Mrs. Selwyn.Fanny Gregory Grace Selwyn.Lennah Parker Maid.) Mrs. Bellamy. The actors, who were trained by Mr. Carter did excellently. A handsome sum was realized for the football team for whose benefit: the play was produced. Gladvs Graham WAUKEGAN. As only one meeting has been he’d in the Wauregan society, but little business has been transacted. The future meetings are to be enlivened by more thorough parliamentary drill. There is also some thought of a number of extemporaneous debates to be given by members of the Society. Parliamentary drill is what the Wauregan society lacks and some of the new under classmen know partically nothing of this important phase of a literary society. We hope this year to give our members the best literarv work possible, and if the members work together we can hope for more than this. ALFREDIAN. On Oct. 29, the Alfredian Society held their first meeting. The Alfredians this year are strengthened by the presence of about thirtv new members. The program rendered at this meeting was exceptionallv good. Alfredians have displayed abundant spirit, and will be readv to meet the Wauregans for literarv honors before the end of the school vear.

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Zephyrus. has again put in its appearance, and it is hoped that the students wiil stand by it as taiimuily as it nod more so, than they did the preceding year, livery High School oi any note possesses a paper whether it tie iaige or small. the Astoria High School is one of the most active schools in the state. Although nature has placed a barrier between Asoona and the Willamette Valley schools, we do not lind it difficult to make known to them our presence in the Inter-scholastic field of activiliy. If one stops to think he will realize how much a paper does towards uniting the interests of its own school to that of others. Our paper travels to numerous schools, not only in Oregon and Washington, but in different states ' throughout the Union. Every¬ one can help to make the Zephyrus” our best, and in this way, help to advertise the real spirit of our school. It will be needless to make known to the students of the Astoria High School that a school paper cannot exist without the necessary funds. The chief way of obtaining these funds is through our ad¬ vertisements. We readly esteem our worlihy advertisers in thus helping us in our undertaking. Now students, do you not think it courteous for us to repay them? To do this is but a simple matter. Look carefully over ouir list of advertisers. Notice which of your dealers have inserted an advertisement. Keep up your trade with them. It means business for us. Tom in. everyone — we beg of vou, — “Patronize Our Advertisers.” Perhaps it would be convenient for the Astoria High School students to realiz e that almost every other institution of learning which is well up in school spirit, levies a itiax upon the students for the support of Athletics. This tax generally runs from one to two and a half dollars; and is usually collected during the first two months of the school year. The members of our student body passed a resolution last year that each member should be taxed one dollar. If one would stop to think how the candidates for the differ¬ ent teams train and work for the honor of the school, he would realize what a small part he is playing in contributing this tax. There is about to be a new building for the Astoria High School. Everybody is glad to hear this because once having a new building we are confident that our school will be second to none in the state. We do not mean by itlhis that our schoo ' is not as good as other schools but our building is not as convenient as it might be. — Let every pupil of the storia High School do his best to let the people and the school hoard know tha!t. we deserve a new building and are willing to work for it and shall most hcartlv appreciate it when it comes.

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IDebattno The Astoria High School has again joined the debating league. Two years ago we debated in the final at Eugene. Last year we were not as successful as we were the year before; but this year we are determined to win. We are in the Columbia River District and have for opponents, Hood River and The Dalles. The first debate is to take place not later than December thirty-first. The place of the first meeting and the schools who are to take part in them are not yet named. The subject as assigned to us is Resolved that life imprison¬ ment, with restricted power of pardon of, should be substituted for capital punishment in Oregon.” Some materal has already arrived and the pupils are at work. We have quite a number of persons in outr High School who would make good debaters, and everybody is interrested in the subject; so let everybody work and keep formost in his mind the cup which is the gift of the Regents of the University of Oregon, and not only the cup, but that it stands for.