Lincoln High School - Flambeau Yearbook (Manitowoc, WI)

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Victor Kulnick after completing his course of law in Milwau- kee, has won considerable notice by his skillful pleading. He is now the head of anew political party, which champions national prohibition. Marion Pankratz is on her Chatauqua lecture tour of the U. S., speaking with Mr. Bryan. Fern Rhode I see as a great vocalist and executionist. John Scheurell is president of the Federal Reserve Board. Karl Schmitz is still working on his perpetual motion machine. Edna Schurr is writing poems on nature. She has already been suggested for the Hall of Fame. PRESENT: Oh. Give us something exciting. | What is Rose Seitz doing? FUTURE: Making straw hats in the Fiji Islands for use in Fond du Lac. PRESENT: And the other Rose? FUTURE: Rose Teitgen? She ran away with her chauffeur. PRESENT: And Belle Terens? ‘FUTURE: She’s head of the Red Cross Nurses of America. PRESENT: Arnold Vogelsang? FUTURE: Isa great painter. He painted a second ‘‘Mona Lisa” but it resembled a Rose too much for the art critics. Arno Walschlaeger I found after diligent search, selling post- cards of himself and his hermitage in the Rocky Mountains. Edwin Wenndorf has secured a position as Justice of the Peace so that he can marry runaway couples and kiss the brides. Mayme Wilda is the greatest cubist artist in the country. And Lulu Zander is teaching school; physics and mathematics, a specialty, at Two Creeks. PRESENT: Well, Future, I wish the people would believe what yousay, but I fear it cannot be. Exit FUTURE, leaving the PRESENT in possession of the stage. PRESENT: What hesaysI cannot believe, myself. Let it pass, his object was to amuse. (Exit) Curtain Enter the stage manager. “Ladies and Gentlemen, I take great pleasure in speaking to you this evening. Our program for tomorrow is ‘‘The Battle for Success.” On the next night we shall show ‘‘Our Future is What We Make It.” Thanking you for your kind attention, and hoping to see you all at some future date, in behalf of the Senior Class and the Fac- ulty of the Manitowoc High School, I wish you all a very kind Good-bye. Robert S. Frazier

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Koon ‘‘A House divided against itself cannot stand.” Manitowoc High School Debating Society The high school debating society, although organized late in the season, wasa brilliant success. It hada membership of forty- two strong and able boys, destined to become Congressmen some day. The society wassupervised by Mr. Martindill and Mr. Mitch- ell, who knew many things which were under our consideration. Many interesting debates were held, among which were Fed- eral Ownership of Telegraph Lines, Prohibition of Trusts, Ship Subsidies, Immigration, and Intervention in Mexico. Some of these were delivered with such fiery eloquence and argumentation, that care had to be taken to keep the building from vibrating and falling over. Very lively interest was shown in the preparation of the debates, and many a sleepless (?) night was spent in preparing the speeches. We had members that could face Webster, Clay or Calhoun (it doesn’t make much difference which) without saying a word. While others would start on the Intervention in Mexico, and would not stop until peace was declared in ‘‘No-One-Knows-Where.” Arrests, charges for deposition, impeachment, and neglect of duty by the officers were introduced. The trials, all disposed of by the high court of the club, were very sensational and right up to the point in law. One member even went back to the Shakes- pearean philosophy (whatever that is) to prove his theories. This person, who was the defendant in the case, was found guilty by the jury, which was out for nineteen hours (or minutes, we forget which). Since no electric chair was available, he was fined twenty five cents. Many times the society had to resolve itself intoa Committee of the Whole, in which speeches like those of Burke were a com- mon (?) thing.