Central High School - Caldron Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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In 7-N .jifxagv , fs 'v't by School, Aside from Study. Q. .. , Lf 'X 0 'HE High School boys fun begins when, as a Freslnnan, he enters that institution. XVhen he arrives at the school gate, he -- F-W1 .e 4 J Q . - X ts I 56 hir' lf O tiki? we LU Q5 5 GJ finds that is impossible to reach the door without passing along a narrow walk. Standing by the railing on both sides of this walk is a reception committee, consistingiof Sophomores, juniors and Seniors. Every Freshman who enters the building must run the gauntlet. XVhile he is being pushed from one side of the walk to the other, the victim consoles himself with the thought that the next year will find him on the offensive instead of tl1e defensive. B Following the directions of the teacher, who stands at the door, the stranger climbs two llights of stairs and discovers that he is in the attic,l' the abode of the Freshmen. If he is bent on having fun, he soon finds that the reference table is an excellent place to whisper, for he can pile up books to protect himself from the teacher's gaze. Many a note he writes, and many a time he is caught in the act of passing these messages to his neighbors. Different punishments are indicted for such misdeeds. At one time he is ordered to stand in a corner until he sees a classmate whispering and reports himg but his smiling countenance, and the conversation slvlv carried on with the erson nearest him Hive evidence that he will not com lv with the teacher's re nest. At another time . . P e- . fl - he is sent to a cloak room where he amnses himself by trying on the girls' hats and cloaks. . By the time he becomes a Sophomore he becomes more dignified, and determines not to disgrace his class by getting into trouble, besides he has a front seat in the big room, and is closely watched. All is well until the Principal, who has stepped out of the room for a moment, comes back just in time to catch our friend in the middle of a sentence, and orders him to betake himself to the bench. The rest of the dav is snent in listenin to Geometry and Latin recitations which are not verv interesting exce t when something funn ' is said. The . l . Y . s P s. 3 boy does not realize the significance of the term mourner's bench until school is dismissed, and he is forced to listen to a lecture on sneaks, He is very proud of the class colors, and bravely, though in vain, does he tight for them when they are stolen by the Seniors. VVhen a junior he occupies a seat more centrally located for the greater part of the year. The reading recitations and the labratory work are the chief sources of amusement. On Field Day he shouts for the members of his class until he can scarcely speak. Ou Commence- ment night, in order to maintain the standing of the juniors, a joke is played on the Seniors. As a Senior he occupies a back seat for a few days, and then takes a front one, in order that, being in front of them, he may Set a good example for the lower classes! Much pleasure is afforded by collecting Grinds for the annual, which he is confident will prove a success. In june he is presented with a diploma and steps out of the High School, hoping that the members of future classes will follow his good t?j example.

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I ,Q 5550. ia' Gt, iid xml! CN, Qx l '-QV, 5 51? ta 0 Debating Clubs in the High School. BOUT twenty years ago, sei-eral young men, namely: Frank Taylor, Theo. Frank, Harry Nincle, Urban Miller, Sam C. King and Chauncey Hart, formed a debating club. These gentlemen are all graduates of our high school and are, with the exception of Mr. Hart, all living in Fort XVayne. The Constitution and By-Laws were drafted in judge L. M. Ninde's law oliice, and the society was called tl1e Clay Club. This organization met every Friday in the criminal court room of the old court house, and important questions of the day were discussed, and usually left to the decision of some prominent attorney. Poems and essays written by members were a feature of the weekly program. The Clay Club existed, as near as I can ascertain, about fifteen years, and was certainly beneficial, For one of its charter members in speaking of the organization said to 111e, I derived much pleasure and good from that society. It was just line. It seems that the linal dissolution of the Clay Club was caused by the many social and athletic duties of some of the members. There was a debating society in the High School for Five years after the dissolution of the Clay Club. In the fall of ISQGQ the class of '99 formed its Lyceum. We were only second years then, and of course the other classes ridiculed the idea and some of the teachers opposed it. Never- theless. in spite of these detriments, when we had received permission from the School Board to hold our meetings in the large assembly room of the high bers, bate, term school we launched our society, Through the ability and untiring efforts of the president and the co-operation of his fellow oflicers and ITICID- the organization became a success. Questions of current issue, as well as the famous authors, were discussed, In addition to the regular de- it was the custom of the society to secure some local speaker for each meeting. The Lyceum continued in this manner throughout the school and until February of the next term. V At this time the Lyceum decided, for two reasons, to take in the other classes, excepting the Freshmen. In the lirst place, the ranks of '99 XVGYB getting thin, and we thought that we could do better work with more members. Then, we thought that we were rather selfish in depriving the members of the other classes of the vast benefit we were deriving from our Lyceum. Hence the Union Debating Club was formed and followed the plan set down by the 99 Lyceum. This organization also had a very successful issue and disbanded at the close of tl1e school term in 1893.