Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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LITERARY SOCIETIES—Continued ident; Louise Epperson, Secretary; Willie Ward Temple, Treasurer; Audrey Spencer, Reporter; Louis Aderholt, Sar- geant-at-Arms; Miss Dorothy Richardson, Sponsor. Despite the infrequency of the meetings a literary atmo¬ sphere has been created and maintained throughout the year. The programs devoted to educational and interesting subjects such as a chosen study of Poe’s life works; a study of a series of musical subjects in which a sense of music appreciation has been gained, and also a study in the his¬ tory of arts as portrayed in outstanding paintings. A picture of Poe and a complete volume of his works were presented to the school. In the early spring a trip was taken to the Poe Shrine in Richmond to get in close to”ch with Poe’s life, and lasCy a creditable program given, summa rizing and exhibiting the society’s acquisitions in literary fields. This summary is merely an indication of what will be accomplished next year, now that a place has been established for the societies in the school. l. o 3. 4. 6 . 7. 8 . 9. 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . Inter-Societv Night, May 31, 1929 Opening Address -A. E. Meehl President of Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society Chorus—“A Merry Heart”-By Both Societies Debate—Resolved: “That Athletics Are More Beneficial in the High School Than Are Other Extra-Curricular Activities.” Affirmative—George Kanak, George Lampman. Negative—Mary Lee Bishop, Joel Noble. Instrumental Solo , Susan Andrews Public Speaking-Louise Epperson and Alise Sanderson Vocal Duet-Alise and Lois Sanderson Essayists-Edna Lazenby and Helen Bell Vocal Solo -Jennie Wheeler Reading Contest-Arlinc Poland and Frances Johnson Violin Solo-Miss Josephine Johnson Presentation of the trophy to the winning Society by Dr. Lane Elder-Decision of Judges Presentation of Gifts to the School by Both Societies. Alma Mater—Dedicated to School by Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society-By Both Societies — 26 —

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The Literary Societies The Literary Societies which have made their initial appearance this year have attained a place of high rank among the outstanding organizations of the school because of their attainments along literary lines. The two societies may attribute this success largely to the interest of the sponsors and the hearty cooperation of the members and of the school at large. The Sidney Lanier Literary Society Recognizing the poetic genius of both Lanier and Poe, the societies selected these names to inspire them in their literary endeavors. Election of officers strictly by parliamentary procedure followed organization of the society. The Lanier Society has given a series of creditable programs aiming to de¬ velop true literary and artistic tastes. The programs were devoted to studies of the life and works of Sidney Lanier, and of the history of music and art with a special study of the opera and its appreciation. This society also presented an interesting program on “Abraham Lincoln” before the assembly. A pilgrimage was made to the Poe Shrine in Rich¬ mond in April. The presentation of a worthy gift to the school and a final literary exhibition for the school and public forms the culmination of the year’s work of this society. Preliminary contests for the final night have pro¬ vided training and created much interest. It is the sincere hope of the present membership that the standard raised this year will be maintained and that the society will continue as a vital force in the school. The Edgar Allan Poe Literary Society After the literary societies were organized appropriate and inspiring names were chosen. One group bears the name Edgar Allan Poe in order to give due reference to the immortality of another Virginian whose works, both poetic and prose, are instrumental in realizing our literary ideals. The officers this year have been: A. E. Meehl, Presi¬ dent; Mary Lee Bishop, First Vice-President; Joel Noble, Second Vice-President; James Mallonee, Third Vice-Pres- — 25 —

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Exchange PRIL 24 marks the 225th anniversary of the Ameri¬ can newspaper. John Campbell, a Scotchman, in Poston, was the first to establish a newspaper. He did this on April 21, 1704. It contained the speech of the Queen of England to both houses of Parlia¬ ment, four short paragraphs of marine intelligence and an advertisement, that from the proprietor of the paper. What rapid strides indeed has the newspaper made since 1704. E. L. Shuman says, “The collection of news has been reduced to a system—almost to an exact science—until to¬ day every event of importance is recorded daily by the press.” Not only cities and towns have acknowledged the importance of newspapers, but schools all over the world have taken it up until schools who do not have a school paper are few and far between. The schools not only pub¬ lish a paper, but exchange with a number of schools. What does exchange mean? Does it mean the mere ex¬ changing of schcol papers? No, it means the exchanging of ideas. Many schools depend upon their exchanges to make their papers better. The exchanges have meant a great deal to our paper. Our paper being only three months old when we started to form an exchange, was far from being the paper that it is today. For the steady growth of our paper we give most of the credit to our exchanges. The growth of this department in our school has been amazing. When school started in September the “Kaleido¬ scope” did not have a single exchange. It was during that month that the editor told the Exchange Editor that it was time for him to get to work. Since that time this depart¬ ment has developed rapidly. The goal has almost been attained, that of forming an exchange with at least one school in every state in the Union. At the present time the “Kaleidoscope” is exchanging with 101 different schools which are found in 43 states, the District of Columbia, Eng¬ land, Hawaii, Alaska and Cyprus. The six states with whom we have not formed an exchange are Mississippi, New Mexico, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. In behalf of the school, the staff wishes to thank each and every school for exchanging with us. We hope you will co-op:rate with the staff of 1929-30 as you have with us.