Fort Scott High School - Yearbook (Fort Scott, KS)

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THE CRIMSON PRO AND CON. Vanvelzer Kaylor Crider F. Smith Campbell Wyatt Armstrong N. Bright G. Marshall Dewey M. Marshall J. Daley Rodecker T. Daley Ferry H. Kennedy J. Johnson Compton Ball McElroy Brown ROMETHEAN Scott Roland '

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30 'I' H li C R I M S O N .Af 1 f t s 2 - .N FRESHMAN CLASS Motto: Play while you can, that's the way to be happy. Class Color--Baby Blue. Class Pin--Safety Pin Flower-Johnny-Jump-I lp. CLASS OFFICERS President . ........ .... . ...,........... . .. Bernice Foster Vice President ...... .. Leo Tliogmartin Secretary-Treasurer . .............. . ..,....... Ralph Moore Ahrens, Alma Allen' Pauline Amey, Gladys Anderson, Ve Neta. Anderson, Bessie Armstrong, Goldie Bahney, Florence Bailey, Mary Ball, Cocha Barton, Leanna Bonesteel, Esther Boone, Allie Boone, Violet Buford, Inez Buford, Lucretia Canaday, Inez Coon, Eva Davis, Hazel Dickson, Janet Duncan, Pauline Ebersole, Alice Ehersole, Elithe Erwin, Marguerite Flemings, Irene Forrey, Teresa Fundenherger' Sarah Arnold, Lewis Arnold, Vernon Bird, Asa Brown, Rudie Bruner, Harry Carnes, Raymond Cassell, Walter Chitty, Clifford Cochran, Kenneth Davee, Roy Davis, Worth Dougherty, Ralph Fouts, Roy Frary, John Gates, Chester Glaze, Helen Gross, Ruth Haller, Addie Harless, Mattie Harley, Lavern Holding, Edna Hunsicker, Myrtle Jaquay, Anna .Iohnson, Helen .Iohnson, .lennie .Iohnson, Jessie Karleskint, Josephine Ketter, Ethel Kingsbury, Marion McBratney, Loa Mcelure, Stella Mct'reedy, Mabel McPeters, Lena Moody, Rosella Mooney, Frances Munshower, Lillian Nutz, Margaret Uber, Ruby Parks, Cora Parrish, Audrey Pellett, Ve1'na Hastings, Walden Hawthorne, Fred Jedkins, Paul Kington, Frank Lyon, Thomas McCann, John McGrew, Harry Mack, Wilson Morton, Fred Parton, Earl Powell, Verne Power, Marion Reynolds, Earnest Riley, Ray Roberts, Gola Pfeiifer, Irene Pitts, Lucile Remey, Lucile Roberts, Hester Sanders, Mable Shaver, Gaynell Scott, Ina Smith, Hazel E. Smith, Pansy Standley, Elsie Stufflebeam, Viola Sullivan, Mercedes Turner, Orra lluistead, Ruby NVade, Lena NVade, Cora Wagner, Mamie XVallace, Vera Waltmire, Bessie White, Catherine Williams, Dorothy NVilkins, Alma VVinkleman, Laura Wogahn, Bertha. VVoodard, Marie Ruby, Eric' Runyon, Eugene Schoen, Carl Seaver, Roy Stacy, Clarence Story, Edward Stout, Howard Swain, Paul Todd Malcolm VVard, Neal Watts, Loy VVilkerson, Vernon Woodard, Leland VVyatt, John Zook, Albert

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32 'l'IIl'f CRIIXISON Ile I 1 Three years ago the few remaining members of I'ro and Con met in the history room at Convention Ilall to consider whether or not the organiza- tion should be continuedx. Past benelit seemed so great that it was thought best to arouse interest and help the society to grow. blany prolitegl by it, and by the end of the term of 1912-I3 Pro and Con consisted of about twenty mem- bers. This term began with twenty-live members and the following ollicersx I'resident, XVIII Bright: Vice President, Ray Ilobbsg Secretary and Treasurer, blildred Rice: .Xnnual Reporter. Ilelen Campbell. lfor some time there had been talk of organizing two societies to promote interest, and for the purpose of a contest since there could be none with other schools. .X debate was :liven before the as- sembly on November 26th, for the pur- pose of increasing membership and gaining the support of the student body. The question of debate was: Resolved that vocational rather than academic training! should be given the preference in the schools in our city. Those on the allirmative were .lohn Crider and Mildred Rice. Those on the negative, Ilarry Yan Veller and Ilelen Camp- bell. The decision rendered by the and .Xllen and I'rofessor Smith, was in favor of the allirmative. On December 23d a special program was given in the Study Ilall, which was ipen to all. blany of the members and visitors were called upon for short speeches and toasts on various subjects, and in addition refreshments of peanuts and candy were served by the girls of the club. These various features of interest and instruction led up to the tlivision of the society into the l'rometheans, under the leadership of Ilarry Yan Yelzer. and the .-Xthenians under blildred Rice, which occurred .lanuary 13th. In the Assembly Ifriday, lfebruary 1-Ith. the Athenian division submitted the following challenge: Vve, the .fXthenians, do hereby chal- Ienge the I'rometheans to a literary con- test to be held in the lligh School .Nudi- torium not later than the 22d dray of lNIay, l9l-l. It shall consist of debate. declamation. oration, esay and vocal music. The arrangements for said contest are to be placed in the hands of a com- mittee of live persons, two from the Prometheans, two from the .-Xthenians and one member of the faculty. In making this challenge we, the judges, the Reverend INIessrs. Satterlee