Curtis High School - Curtis Annual Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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GENERAL ASSEMBLIES OR two or three years it has been the custom at Curtis High School to call the pupils together on the first and third Thurs- day mornings of each month for an hour of instruction or entertainment. The upper classes usually furnish the pro- grams for these meetings. Although every assembly has been interesting and very much appreciated, the six programs since the Christmas holidays are worthy of special mention since they have been of a somewhat varied char- acter. The first assembly in the New Year was of a very quiet and solemn nature, given in memory of Harvey Kerr, a former member of Curtis High, who passed away during the holidays. The program consisted of four special numbers,-a talk on What the New Year Bringsf, by Reinhardt jahng a tribute to the pupil in whose memory the meeting was held, by Ray Hillebrandg a recitation The White Pilgrim, by Ellen Olsongfand several appropriate selections by the chorus, after which it was unanimously resolved that the Curtis High School send a message of condolence to the bereft family of our dearly beloved schoolmate. At the next assembly Mr. Blackman, by means of his phonograph, favored us with many fine records, from the world's greatest musicians and singers, chief among them being Caruso and Schumann-Heink. This entertainment was enjoyed so much that two hours went swiftly by. The February Seniors furnished the program for the third as- sembly. It consisted of a debate by Ruth Olson and Emil Larson- Charles Huston acting as chairman-and speeches by Nora Ness and Irene Struhsacker. This assembly was unusually interesting andaroused the enthusiasm of the audience. The speakers acquitted themselves well, the debaters showing a grasp of their subject: The United States Should Have a Large Navy, and an interest in presenting it from both points of view. Clean journalism, by Nora Ness and Our New States, by Irene Struhsacker were given in a manner that showed ability to work up and present topics of current interest. The Dramatic Club presented, very effectively, two short but enjoyable plays, UA Child in the House, and a Dinner with Com- plications, at the fourth assembly, which were thoroughly enjoyed by the entire audience. A sextette sang admirably between the plays. Fifty-two

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ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY A green little club, In a green little Way, A green little class entertained one day. Tho' the green little candies forgotten may be, Such fun that same class ne'er again will see, As their dear teachers did gambol about, Ah-then how those Seniors so wildly did shout! One must remember that in the search for knowledge, the body as Well as the soul must be fed. Happily the Mid-Year Seniors real- ized this in time to offer much needed sustenance to their weary friends of the june class, who greatly revived, went back to their annual duties, after their entertainment and dance at Palmer Hall on the evening of March Slst. Fifty-one

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At the fifth assembly we had the pleasure of listening to sev eral new selections by the orchestra and two beautiful songs A Hun- dred Fathoms Deep, and Asleep in the Deep, by Milton Nelson, after which Harry De Young and W'illiam Minkema spoke a few words concerning the Annual and Peter Yff gave a fine declama- tion john Brown at Harper's Ferryf' which interested all present, and proved that the pupils of Curtis High School can do things worth while. The last assembly, given so far, consisted of an opening selection by the orchestra and a Dramatization of 'Cranfordf by the members of the Dramatic Club. Though difficult to portray the delightful and elusive charm of the book itself, the play was effective in its dignity, quaintness and simplicity. av Q 79 sn . . at ' Q444443' ? ,m1ipbjg5954Ag?fs'a Sbhjgpnqi-bpzr pg .g.-. i yu -' H' :I-It L. , 6 ..---, , Fifty-three