Germantown Academy - Ye Primer Yearbook (Fort Washington, PA)

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PHILOMA THEAN SOCIETY It was the ISt of May, IQO5, when the Class of '06 took charge of Philo. Our pre- decessors, the Class of ,o5, being so busy dur- ing their last month at school, gladly handed it down to us. Gfhcers were then elected and served until February Ist, 1906. Most of the debates were good, some of them being very spirited and hotly contested. On the whole, the questions were very inter- esting and great judgment was shown by .the Debating Committee in selecting them. The members were inclined to be bashful at first, but as soon as the term was well under way, the oratory flowed faster than rain from the summer clouds. V In February the boys from the Second Form were elected to membership in Philo. They were very orderly and were always care- ful not to break the rules. Initiating a new boy was always hailed with delight, and the attendance was very good after February, as two new boys entered each week. It was decided not to have a debating team, as it would take so much time to pre- pare the debates. However, we feel sure if there had been one, it would have been a good one, as we had splendid material. The following are the officers: First Term. President ....... ........ E dward H. Ralston Vice-President. .. ..... Rowland F. Lea Secretary ..... .... E arl C. Cookman Treasurer ......... ..... I . Raymond Peek Sergeant-at-Arms. . . . . .Fred H. Shoemaker Second Term. President ................... joseph Kuehnle Vice-President. . . ..... joseph Brown Secretary ....... Raymond Peck Treasurer .....,... ...Fred H. Shoemaker Sergeant-at-Arms. . . . . .Eugene Spaulding Timekeeper ...... .... R . C. Watson

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CLASS DANCE On the 16th of February the Class of '06 held its dance, which proved to be one of the most successful ever given at the German- town Academy. It was attended by a large number of graduates as well as friends of the Class. The dance was held in the Assembly Hall, which was handsomely decorated for the occasion. The music was excellent, and was kept busy until after 2 o'clock. Almost all the guests thought the dance was the best ever given by any class, and a large part of the success must be attributed to the following committee: Lea, Coleman, Hentz, Brown, Ral- ston, Mechling, Keeler, Gemmi, Riley, Sheble, Shoemaker, Payne and Peck. The ladies who acted as patronesses were Mrs. NN. B. Keeler, Mrs. E. Lea, Mrs. B. F. Mechling, Mrs. H. C. Riley, Mrs. R. Shoema- ker, Mrs. H. P. Brown, Mrs. H. Hentz, Mrs. J. H. Sheble, Mrs. A. Kelley, Mrs. E. E. Cole- man, Mrs. Holton.

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Committees of Philo First Term Debating Committee-Cookman, Chairmang Keefer and Spaulding. Court of Appeals-Payne, Chairmang Slieble and Lewis. Nominating Committee - Riley, Chairman 3 Cooknian and Brown. Second Term Nominating Committee-Wfatson, Chairmang Shoemaker and Schaefer. Court of Appeals-Ralston, Chairmang Lewis and Sterrett. Debating Committee - Payne, Chairman: Campbell and Meeliling. 2