Central High School - Almanac Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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THE 1911AL.NIANAC a change in our present methods of settlement in labor disputes. He also showed the injurious effect of these upon the employer. Miss Clara Jones, in the first speech for the negative, presented the idea that previous experience and the non-success of any com- pulsory plan would render its adoption of little use in this country, because it would decrease the efficiency of workmen and would intro- duce a too complicated system of settlement. Carl Kelley, on behalf of the affirmative. took up the question from the workingma.n's standpoint and showed the injurious effects of present plans and their failure as systems of settlement throughout the country. Miss Elizabeth Stem continued the negative discussion by showing that compulsory arbitration would drive capital and labor llHAMPIUNSHlP DEIi.X'I'INfi 'TEAM farther apart, would be fatal to l'nionism and would create industrial stagnation and evasion of law. George Stockton showed that the public. the third party in every such controversy, is a victim of present systems. He also gave the plan of compulsory arbitration which would serve as a remedy for existing industrial evils. Miss Babette Pheatt was the third negative speaker. She pre- sented the remedy from the negative standpoint, and proved a very interesting and convincing rebuttal speaker. George Stockton, in his rebuttal speech effectively disp1'oved the assertions made by the opposition to the satisfaction of the judges, who granted a decision 2 to 1 in favor of the Wiebsters. R. A. Bartley. Attorney John Schlattcr and Mr. Fred Shane were the judges. This is the first time for a couple of years that the boys have been champions. Here's to the debates for 1911-12: may they be as interesting to students and friends as those of the present year. 1 O3

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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

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Tl-lEl9llAI.lVlANAC beninr QBraturiral Qluntest The Senior Urntorir-ul fTlll1lPSl was helrl .Xpril Q!lth. 1911. in the .xllflllilfllllll Annex. Mr. Gaynmn presiflerl. The IDl'0Ql'2llll was us fulluws: PROGR.XNl Duet, Lustspiel Uveriure' ',,,, Krler Brin f'l2ll'il M. cle Grave anrl Hulfln S!'l1I'ilQk'lll1E'llll The Dawn of Il PP2lCOl.lll rFOIllUl'l'l'HX '... . Ruth Elgulter The fT0llSllIHE'I'Sl League . . . Amie T. Lzuulle Voeal Soln. F-prlugl SIll'lllQln . . fimfun IQIIITIIK' Vlarn Nl. fle Grasse YYunteml - Patriots! . , . lla Park nIvlllVG'l'S2ll Pear? , . , . Howzlrrl Tvurwlr-ls The flex-isifm ul' the jumlgies was in fzlvor uf Howurml XYilI'XYlCli. who was Sent to Bowling Green as the I'GIJl't'iE'IltilllVE' of T. H. S. He mm sec-mul all BOXYllIlQ Green. The judges were G, K. Aclzuus. -l. C . Lyuns and YY111. S2llljJ,l'l'. lil!!