Doylestown High School - Torch Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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A,-an : 5 -qt X' DEBATING CLUB-Under the sponsorship of Miss Nickle, the Proto Club, later changed to the name Debating Club, came into being in 1928 tior the express purpose of developing in its members sound reasoning, to further and perfect the arts and graces of public speaking, and to encourage every pupil to take a keen interest in argumentation. The debaters began their activities by sending representatives to the Ursinus DebatingLeague at Ursinuscollege to aid in selecting a question lior the debate. The question for debate this year was, Resolved: That, as a permanent policy, every able boalied male citizen in the United States should be required to have one year of full time military training before attaining the present draft age. Although the Bux-Nlont League was dissolved for the year because the question was obsolete, Doylestown continued in competition with non-league schools Norristown and Trenton. The former was a non-decision debate, while the latter endegl in one victory for each school. IJICISATE TEAMS7.lVt1t1lIfl't't' Tvanzf Hathaway, H. Northington, S. Butler. iIfWf'f1141!fi'u Tram S. Conro, E. Hayman, bliss Ruth lvasley, coach, XV. Anderson. 32

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THREE-PART CHORUS'IeL'11l' Raw: C. Xvhitcnuclc, E. Allison, V. iwycrs, E. Histzmcl, D. Rosenlwerger R. Potter, 51. Sheaffer, 51. YVolfinger, Ni. Yvzxsscr, I . Bridgeman. l'v!'0I1f Row: Corson, L Olmstead, I. Aiyers, E. Landis, A. Shun, Niiss Elizabeth 51-vers, dircctorg Ai. TI'2lllgCl', 51. Fox D. Niyers, G. Gross, E. Tyson. FOUR-PART CHORUSfRv11rRow: L. Shutt, A. YVilson, H. Estep, R. Poole, YV. Dclcnalei, Ai. YV:1sser YV. Kane, Landes, R. Gruvcr. Tfzfnf Ra mm'.' D. Niycrs, 51. Fox, S. Conro, D. Roscnlwcrgcr, I3 Baker, Hamer, Ai. NVolfinger, E. Cayman, F. Bridgeman. ASwft'l7I1liRl7 ..'. ' E. Landis, 51. Brunner IW. Iohnson, A. Kuhleissen, S. Chulwlm, A. Shull, Ncis, B. Inghaxn, I. Aiycrs, I. Titus, I. Koller Fran! Ro .x'.' I. Shaffer, Ai. Truuger, Sheppard, R. Lippincott, 51. Aioorc, A. Poole, D. Selner D. Ference, Ni. Young, B. Helscl, .Wiss Elizabeth Aiycrs, Llircctor. 51

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CHAPTER TWO ERVING both to increase the student's number of extra-curricular interests and to broaden him socially, the club program of Doylestown High School forms an integral part of its school life. Although this program now includes eleven senior high school organizations, as late as 1924 there was only one club i1 the school. This organization, impressively titled The Ciceronian Literary Society, is the first club of which there is a Wy record. Although the exact date of its organi- zation is not definitely known, it was in existence as early as 1916, for it is mention- ed in the first issues ofthe Torch , Dramatics, debating, music, and the reading of origi ial essays were all combined in the meetings of the Literary Society. Beginning i1 1925, groups began to break away from the Literary Society to form organizations ofa more specialized nature. Until 1952 there was no activity period, but this lack did not prevent the formation of clubs which outlined for themselves ambitious programs. lV1a.1y of these earlier clubs have been droppeil, but the Harlequin, Science, and Debating Clubs are still among the outstanding organizations. The pages of this chapter have been planned to review something of the background of each organization as well as its activities for the past year. 55