Central High School - Almanac Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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THEIQIIALIVIANAC The Iliterarp bounties Four important organizations of Toledo Higl1 School are the literary societies, IYebster. Pericleans. Philaletheans and Demos- thenean. There are enrolled in the four societies about Q50 members. Each society holds two regular meetings each month, at which time a literary program is given, consisting of salutatory. debate. essay. extempore and oration. The societies offer excellent training for the students of T. H. S. in the way of public speaking. The old spirit of rivalry between the societies has died down this year and all four societies are working together with one purpose in mind-to make this the best and most prosperous year in the history of the societies. FIRST JOINT MEETING The four literary societies of T. H. S. held a joint meeting in December at the High School Auditorium. A literary program was given. consisting of: Salutatory: A Trip thru the Capitol . . Rose Daugherty Debate: Resolved. That Roosevelt Should be Re-elected . Affirmative: Claude Campbell. Esther Gore. Negative: Carl Kelley. Geneva Reinhart. Story: The Fog ...., Edwin Tippett Piano Solo ...,. Robert Trautwein Yaledictory: Passing of the Passion Play Marguerite Terhune All the numbers of the program were well prepared. showing careful study of the subject and also good delivery. After the program a reception was held in Rooms Q and 3. The rooms had been very IJI'9TT1lj' decorated with pennants of the school and societies. This was the first joint meeting of all the literary societies that has ever been held. The meeting was a great success. both in the literary and social part. showing the splendid work which is being accomphshed by the societies tlns year. WIC l3S'l'ER-DEIX It JS I7 E HATE The United States excels all other countries in most respects. so is it any wonder that the followers of our American orator. Daniel XYebster, defeated those of the Grecian. Deniosthenes? The first preliminary debate was held in the High School Audi- torium. .Ianuary QU, 1911. f'ontrary to custom. the two boys' societies, the AVebst.ers and Demosthenians. met in debate. thus insuring one boys' team taking part in the championship debate. The subject was one of great interest to our America-n nation today. Resolved: that a tariff for revenue only would be more desirable than a protective tariff. Edwin Tippett. Varl Kelly and lllti

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TI-lE1911Ai.IV1ANAC George Stockton of the Miehsters supported the affirmative side of the question. while Norris Rakeslraw, Harold Sherman and Howard lvarwicli supported the negative. Both teams showed excellent team work, combining strong arguments with pleasing delivery. Mr. Warwick. the rehuttal speaker of the negative and Mr. Stockton ol' the attirinative, particularly the latter. were especially good. It was a close tight. hut in the end the decision was four to one in favor of the YYehsters. so one contestant for the championship of nineteen- eleven was chosen. THE PERIC 'I,ICANefl'IHI,. DIC HATE Un the evening of Fehruary 10 the Perielcan and l'hilalethean Literary Societies met for a preliminary dehate in the High School Auditorium. The yells and songs given hy the two societies pre- ceding the dehate showed well the enthusiasm each memher felt. and prepared one for the spirited dehate which followed. The suhject, Resolved, that in the l'nited States women should he given equal suffrage with men. was one upon which everyone has a de- cided opinion. and for that reason the interest was furthered. The Philaletheans supported the al'firmative side of the question and the Pericleans the negative. The Philaletheans were represented hy Miss Vlara Jones. Miss Bahette Phcatt and Miss Mary Norton. who hrought forth the argument that it was woman's right to vote. The Pericleau team, Miss lirnestine Gillespie. Miss Ila Park and Miss Hazel Brownell attempted to prove that woman suffrage is not desirahle. Bliss Brownell gave the negative and Miss Norton the affirmative rehuttal. closing a tlehate whose winner was very hard to choose. as was shown hy the decision. 3-Q in favor of the affirmative. f'H.XMPIOXSHIl' DEBATE The third and last in the series of dehates to decide the champion- ship of T. H, S. was held on May 13th. and it proved to he a fitting climax to this year's dehating. The question was an interesting one: Resolved: that each State in the l'nion should adopt a system of compulsory arhitration for the settlement of lahor disputes, constitutionality granted. The winners in the first and second preliminaries, the lYehsters and Phils respectively. were pitted against each other. The Ml-hster team, composed of Edwin Tippett. Carl Kelley and George Stockton. had the affirmative. while the Phil. team upheld the negative side of the question. The team consisted of Clara Jones. Elizaheth Stem and liahette llheatt. A large audience was present to witness the fight for the cham- pionship. Preceding the dehate the memhers of the two societies sang their songs composed for the occasion and gave their yells to urge the clehaters on to a greater effort. Edwin Tippctt. first aftirmative speaker. opened the dehate. He sketched a brief history of the economic conditions which demand 107