Danville High School - Medley Yearbook (Danville, IL)

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The Two Literary Societies Officers, (lQOS- ) Atiibnakum President, Vice-President, Secretary. A DAK I AX President, Vice-President, Secretary, JZ? A LICK LUPDKN JAMES GREENEBAUM PAUL TRUEBLOOI) DWIGHT HOLMES LOUIS SIMMONS STELLA FINNEY T”IHK Athenaeum and Adarian Literary Societies which for about eight year hive ad lei glory to tic IX II. S were for.n • I and supported for three years l»y Prof. J E Bryan. Before tins, programs were given tirst by the Eclectic and Standard societies, but when th se ceased to exist they were givni i i 1 ■p;n lrnrly. In ft • latter case, however, it was f nnd that rivalry wa, ncede I to excite the interest and enthusiasm of the students and as a result the Ath •uaetnn and Adarian Literary Societies were formed It has been the custom tints far f .reach society during the schu .1 year to give f ur progrun, and to war 1 the end of each year, usualv'about tie middle of Mav. t » have a contest between the two. These li ivc shown to the publ c the skill of thosi taking part, an 1 to t i - patro ls, th- progress which w-have made along the Ltcrary line By means of these programs pupils have discovered talent of which they never before had dreamed. Orators, elocutionists, essayists, debaters, cartoonists, and the like have been found in both societies, and their talents used to best benefit themselves and the High School. I'util 1903, the two societies stood equal, as a result of each one’s winning three contests. Last year, however, the Adarians gained a victory over the Athenaeums. — H

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Cl ass Officers JZ? President. - PAUL M. TRUEBLOOD Vice-President, - - ALICE M. LUDDEX Sec'y-Treas., - FLETCHER (). Me FA ELAN I) Historian. - - - LILLIAN SCHNEIDER Prophet, - • DWIGHT H. HOLMES Athletic Director, - LEWIS W. GASS The Staff Editor-in-Chief, - JESSE D. TRUEBLOOD, Jr. Business Manager. - DWIGHT. II HOLMES Associate Editors . . GERTRUDE G. FOX Literary. - - f ALICE M. LUDDEN Socictv. .... IIAZKL A. BLAKE Athletic. - - ■ MARTIN J. GASS Art....................EDWARD L. HALL ‘‘Contributing Artist. - WAYNE B. DA VIES ♦Not a member of the High School this car.

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ON the evening of May 22, 1 03, a contest was held between the Urhana High School and the Danville High School. The contest was a literary and musical programme combined. It was very enjoyable, at least for the home people, it being a decided victory for Danville. The following programme was rendered : Mu hie, - - • • D. H S. GLEE CLUB t CHESTER BOON Declamations. - •DWIGHT HOLMES Debate “Resolved. That President Roosevelt's Policy of Appointing Men, Irrespective of Color, to OOiccs in the South Is Xot Justifiable : t EARL VAN DOKEN Affirmative. - • ) r,BO KGY l ‘PAUL TKUEBLOOD Negative. • - ) •LEONARD DkBORD i JOHN KIRKPATRICK , CLARK HI’BIl 4 Vocal Selections. Orations, Recitations. Piano Selections. Stories. Essays, Music, JOHN KIRKPATRICK i ALBERT CLING AN Ll’ALLIE HI'KT ) LAURA HOTTEL S MABEL HANSON ‘PEARL BENJAMIN BERYL RONEY Illustrator, HENRY POOR ‘JAMES GREENEBAUM Illustrator, • HARLIN STEELY v RACHEL RHOADS EDITH MARKLEY D H. S. MANDOLIN CLUB ' Stai» nuo ll»« winners for Uanvllle. “A Modern Ananias” The Senior Class play. “A Modern Ananias, was given Dec. IS. 1903. lor the benefit of The Medley. Owing to the diligent practice of those concerned, and the efficient management of Miss Grant, it was a great success. The following persons were in the play: Will Irwin, Mabelle Bushong, Laura Ilottel. Lillie Schneider. Gertrude Fox. Paul Trueblood. Stanley Snyder and Karl Koseberry. )