Boys High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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22 The Red and Blark. Thus it will be seen that High School has never been defeated since the founding of the league, and that the cup is sure to stay within our walls for another year at least. The officers are : Prcsirienf, - - HARRY W. REDFIELD, Vz'ce-Preszkleni, - - - GEORGE PARSONS. Serrelary, - - 'l'R1s'1'RAM W. METCALI'E. COI'f6'.SP0lltfl'7Ig Sn:re'tary, - CARROLL J. SWAN. Trfasurer, ---- FRED. J. FOLK. Excczzlive Cozmzzillce, - FRANK M. TOMLIN and FRANK HABILIN, jr. ECDHYCPS.. SEASON OF '95-'96. , Firsl debate-with Poly : Sammi debaie-with Pratt : Thomas Wrenn, '99, Melville J. France, '96. George W. Tong, '96. Walter Ewing Hope, '97. David McMeekan, '99, Frank M. Tomlin, '97. SEASON or '96-'97. Firs! debzzle-with Pratt : Second debaie-with Poly : Walter Ewing Hope, '97. Walter Ewing Hope, '97. Frank M. Tomlin, '97. Frank M. Tomlin, '97. George H. Walbridge, '97. George H. Walbridge, '97.

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T he Red amz' Black. 21 Che 1bigb School Debating Society. IKE several of the other permanent organizations in the school, this society was preceded by numer- ous transient societies. In examining old files of the Reforder we read such names as Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi, Thomas jefferson, etc., all names of societies that were formed with great enthusiasm, but which gradually dwindled away through lack of interest. When the Language class of june, '97, entered the school, several enterprising members formed a society which was named the Demosthenes Debating Society. This existed for two and a half years, changing its name from time to time to the Hamilton Debating Society and then to the Hamilton Literary Society. But, as in the case of all other societies, some certain object was needed to keep up interest. This came in the spring of '96, when a proposal was made by Poly to form an Interscholastic Debating League. A committee from the Hamilton Society met representatives from the other schools, with the result that the L. I. I. D. L. was formed. At the time there was another debating society in the school named the Henry Clay Debating So- ciety. This combined with the Hamilton Society to form the present High School Debating Society. 'A schedule was arranged by the league and a silver cup was offered as a perpetual trophy. In the first debate High School succeeded in defeating Poly at Adelphi Academy. Pratt then defeated Adelphi, and, in the final debate, High School secured the cup by vanquishing Pratt. In the fall the league was reorganized, and so far the record is as follows : WON LOST WON LOST High School ..... 2 o Pratt ..... .... I 1 Poly. .... ....... 1 I Adelphi .... .. o 2

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The IIDCUIUCFB Howard Barnaby, Edward Cavanagh, William Dunbar, Samuel Everett, Chas. Eastmond, Frederick J. Folk, Walter V. Gallagher, G. H. Gilson, Frank Hamlin, jr., Julian C. Harrison, Walter Ewing Hope, Charles Horrowitz, William Howard, Harry Johnston, Geo. B. Keeler, David McMeekan, Tristram W. Metcalfe, Joseph A. Mundy, F. Maxwell Page, Red amz' Black. 2 3 of Eebaffllg 506152. George Parsons, Jacob Peyser, Walter Phelps, William R. Quinn, Harry W. Redfield, Thomas Read, Charles Rague, E Charles A. Reilly, Benjamin H. Searing, Meier Steinbrink, Frank A. Storey, Carroll J. Swan, Frank M. Tomlin, George H. Walbridge, Frederick V. Walters, William Wallace, i Lester Ward, Harry Warner, Richardson Webster, Paul Welch, 5f6llOQl'8lJbiC El55OCiHfiOI'l. Pre.vz'a'ent, - W2'e-Pre.vz'1z'e11t, - Hear! Secrelary, Asszlvfafzt Sefrctary, Asszlvtant Serretafy, Lewis XVALLACE. - HARRV GUEST - BERTRAM E. GENDAR - XVILLIAM MEIQRILL. - JOSEPH Hicckmz Exffllflivf Commitlef, - WELLS, COOPER, VoG'1' A a'z'z'sory Board, L KELLER and FRENCH. Aclcav, MEYER and ZOELLNHR.