Central YMCA High School - Centralite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Q - .ii 10 U 'litre Qc in G irqtlligilce 'I L Debates Day INTER-CLASS DEBATES It is the custom of the Central Day Preparatory School to hold an inter- class debate annually. There are three classes, the Seniors, juniors, and Freshmen, with Mr. Marr, lVIr. Wilson, and Mr. Seney, respectively, acting as class advisors. These advisors, with the co-operation of their classes, chose the following subject for debate: Resolved, That the Child Labor Amendment, Now Pending Before the States, Should Be Ratifiedf' The Seniors chose the negative side of the question, and after a class elimination contest had been held, selected Walter Otto, John Owen, Gregory Varonis, and Boles C-obczynski falternativej to oppose the Juniors. The latter's team was composed of the following men: Albert johnson, Michael Wasick, and Leonard I-I. Greatwood, with Leonard Bergstrom for the alternative. Thursday, March l9th, 1925, found these two forces arrayed against each other, and when the contest was finished the Seniors emerged from the battle victorious. Shortly after their victory, they found themselves exerting every effort to maintain their honors against the selected forces of the Freshman team, which consisted of Ralph Woodneld, Albert Hammer, Herbert Lacey, and Al- bert Fox Calternativel. The Seniors, however, with their years of experience knew the art better than their opponents and won the supreme title. ADDRESS BY Tl-IE PRESIDENT OF TI-IE SENIOR CLASS OF THE EVENING SCHOOL TO THE FEBRUARY GRADUATES Graduating Seniors and Friends: When the class of I925 entered the Central halls as freshmen, the student body was only half the size it is today. More remarkable than this doubling of enrollment is the development of a School Spirit, manifesting itself in student activities. These activities have increased from a few assemblies to the successful management and carrying out of an Annual Banquet, a Prom, and the publication of the Centralite, each year outdoing the achieve- ments of the year before. Debating and dramatics clubs have been organized and plans are under way for inter-schools debating and athletics. All these have been made possible because of the co-operation of the graduating class and its desire to build a real school spirit. On behalf of the officers of the class I want to thank you Seniors for the loyal support given, and also to congratulate you upon the success of your graduation exercises, the responsibility of arranging and managing of which rested entirely upon yourselves. On behalf of the remaining student body, whom you have inspired to do even greater things in school activities, I desire to extend best wishes to carry on through the higher institutions of learning, for we know that your gradua- tion here is the completion of only a part of your preparation for the life work which you have chosen. We hope that, if at some future date a census is taken of this class, it will be found that everyone has reached the goal he has set for himself, be it ever so high. In the struggle to reach it we know that you will always be a credit to the institution from which you are graduating. H. H. BOETTCHER. lpage 821 Tw.Rdm'Mn' '3-Wnia-Win3rM7mluTuiuTn'mEF-mTu'uivEuin'7-iw7mil7n:inExBvT3-iui in-Te-lun-uinT'nu3oTmiEiwTF-.FJnTui.7' ' ' T ' 'T ' 1 '. T ' ' ' 'EJ 'iinT5f.Nd.F ..,, , ,YQ ., ,. .A ,,,. nw, A--gg A

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-: fzlflf' 7f i - Q . i V i 4 3 i 2 i'?.2n5wlg-1u!M'!'M':'g-Q-QEJL.: Q H lr Debates Evening V l STATE OF ILLINOIS VS. STEPHEN VARGO F . Oyez, Oyez, The Honorable Criminal Court of the Lincoln Club is now ' open. These were the words, spoken by Sheriff Howard T. Mason, which li . opened the Lincoln Club Criminal Court on December 4th, l924. First case IE was the People of Illinois vs. Stephen Vargo, criminally indicting Stephen I Vargo for assault and battery with intent to kill his opponent, john Stih, in E a debate held in the Auditorium of the Central Preparatory School. l Interest in the courtroom was keen as the prosecuting attorneys, Herbert li Boettcher and Leo Bartolini, proceeded to address the judge on having the prisoner hear his arraignment. The attorneys for the defendant, Wm. if , Paterik and Earl Santelman, questioned the validity of the indictment but were 1- overruled by the Honorable W. Milne, Judge of the Court. Ii li The prisoner pleaded not guilty, the attorneys were asked if they were 1 ready, and the trial began. 1: Thirteen jurymen were called, one dismissed and the remaining twelve were It , sworn in. fi The prosecution made its formal statement to the jury endeavoring to indict If I the prisoner of assault and battery with intent to kill John Stih. The defense lg r followed that the defendant, Stephen Vargo, did not strike the first blow lj 1 and so fought and assaulted john Stih in self defense. The courtroom fans 1' gasped as heated arguments were propounded in trying to make the jury Q see the defendant in the light of saint or sinner. il . The witnesses were students who were present at the debate. These stu- L- dents were questioned, questioned some more, and cross questioned by the - .... . I ,, attorneys of both sides. Time and time again the defense jumped up shout- ig ' ing, Your Honor, we object. Truly formal questions and cross questions IQ were put to the witnesses but some were so frightened or mixed up that their gi gi answers at times were somewhat hazy, making it necessary to ask the same ii questions in a different manner. 1, Attorney Boettcher of the prosecution then made his final speech to the L judge and jury, reviewing the evidence presented by the prosecution and 5' showing loop holes that were not covered by the defense. His arguments If , were so logical and his philosophy so masterly, that it seemed as though If there could not be a chance for the prisoner to escape the full penalty pro- I? vided by the law. The jurymen swayed in their seats and followed the 'Z , course of his arguments so closely that when he told them of their respon- T, sibilities in meting out justice for the People of Illinois the jury became very ,Q grave and worried. He concluded his argument with pointing an accusing lg .i finger at the prisoner, which made him shrink and cringe under the accusation. fi Attorney Earl Santelman then came forward for the defense. He spoke ' in a slow, distinct voice explaining the different situations of the night attack. f He told them that all three of the men on the defendant's side were weary gg gf from overwork and had been nervous during the debate so that, even though -, the decision were rendered by vote of the assembly, they felt that, because It if they had done their share, they were victors. Consequently when the usual ' handshaking of the teams was taking place John Stih ran up to the defendant, ii ' Stephen Vargo, and hit him. Attorney Santelman went on to explain that il it was not a case of assault and battery but merely a case of self-defense. ii Now it seemed as if the decision would be in favor of the defense and after his final statement Attorney Paterik took the floor and refuted the IQ usage B41 .. J.,-,.n-... i t p..numm.. .. . . ., ... . ,. -, - .U ....... . . nr.,.u.....,....,..-.-.mr-r.... .1 W... 4.... .. ......,.H......... . -... .. ..,...r....,..6K.,..,...,r-..,..k..r .-.-.- - .. -.-.-.-.-V-V - , .,,, 1 A