Manual High School - Builder Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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2 which hat this a repu- to learn fanual's e have th pride uert E. h a v e e degree Kansas D. P. resented ke por- tmented eir be- ., Mr. .u as been labora- fr. Page il of his inual. . source sics and Society, and en- D. P. ' school c o u r t pen ses- Their k was l by Er- . c. s., i., B. B., se name it inter- ible eX- sements. mmendi- ring the w D. did not Depart- Lr ranks. who are nforma- e of our rs. THE NAUTILUS ll One of the most interesting and enter- taining features of this yearis assembly programs was a playlet Latin Play by Latin ..Students. Now, until we can get further information to the reader, we do not ad-vise him to turn up his nose at the suggestion of a play in Latin. It may not son-nd very interesting, we understand, but it is enough to say that the testimony of those who saw it was overwhelmingly in its favor. Firstly, it was a scene in a school room at the time when Cicero, Catilina, Caesar, Pompey and Brutus were pupils 5 we can- not say students, for that carries with it an idea of one who studies. An interest- ing feature was that the place of a toy wagon, or perambulator, was occupied by a chariot of diminutive dimensions, which afforded amusement for the Clit- tlej boys, and in the position commonly filled by a driver was a Teddy bear. No apology is necessary for the creation of a Teddy bear a century B. C., for the object of the playlet was one of en- tertainment, and it certainly accomplished that result. Qther Hanachro-nisms,', quoting from a member of the faculty, occurred, such as that of singing On- ward, Christian, S.oldiers. ' at a period ninety years B. C.-but the playlet was heartily received. The part played by Miss Edith Fel- beck. the school teacher, demanded that she know fourteen pages of Latin. The originator and manager of this novelty, Mr. P. B. Burnett, is to be praised for his fruitful effort, and we hope that suc- ceeding years will perpetuate the annual Latin play, which had its birth in 1912. 3: Rivaling all other school entertain- ments of this year was that by the Amer- ican Literary Society. It A. L. S. Open consisted of a produc- Session tion, in a peculiarly orig- inal form, of Longfel- low's beautiful oem Hiawatha P i - manner of presentation was the tion, illustrated by life pictures 3 proved to be very fascinating. reader, Miss Agnes Higbee, kept dience in suspense between the which continued to increase in to the close. The entertainment The recita- which The the au- scenes, interest was so enjoyed' that the already short time of thirty minutes seemed even shorter. sk It is a pleasure for the NAU'l'ILUS to announce that Mrs. B. T. Chace has pre- sented some 300 books Gift to of Mr. Chace's library to Manual to our school. The books are classihed into works on Mathematics, History, Litera- ture and Science, and they have been distributed among those departments of the school. E. D. P. :Tc The Third Annual Contest and Open Session of the Deutsch Sprach Verein. This popular function occurred on the night of May ll, and proved to be one of the most delightful and' successful school events of the year. VVhile the chief feature of the evening was the contest for the H. R. Seeger 9510 prizes for best original German ora- tion and best German recitation, still the musical numbers anid the two playets added greatly to the enjoyment of the evening. The oratorical prize was won by Ed- ward Wfinkler and the prize in recitation was awarded to Miss Ruth Ziegler. Too much credit and praise cannot be given to Miss Gertrude Von Unwerth, the devoted chaperon of this society, for the patience and labor that she spent to make the entertainment such a success. The members all acquitted themselves well and in true Teutonic spirit. The following is the program as it was given: Music. .... M. T. H. School Qrchestra RECITAir1ofN CONTEST. 1. The Surety ...... Frieda Kornbrodt 2. The Singer's Cu.rse',. . .Ruth Ziegler CJRATORICAL CONTEST. Germany's Deliverer .... --Otto Binder CLA Hero Poetn ........ Edward Winkler Vocal Duet .... Sing to Me Thy Love Ruth Ziegler and Willa Schmidt. In the absence of Mr. W. H. Seegur, Dr. Andreas Bard presided over the exer- cise. -E. D. P.

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- - - ,s.-.'fA...-- rf .. .. f- -- aausnwsl- -'-f! 'F'-:i'9..'?f' 5. - -- .,.,.Q,..2.a-:..,.54-gh: 10 THE NAUTILUS tate something more than eaYHCS'EHCSS and ambition to obtain the most. earnest application. The Cozzstazzt renzzzzder in this case was no other than the gentle- man mentioned. The two other mem- bers of the faculty, Mr. Kizer. and Mr. Drake, were also o-f great assistance to our representatives, and without these three men Manual would have been in a dangerous condition to cope with her rivals. U So when we rejoice over our victory in 1913 let us not forget the part of the feast which rightfully belongs to our loyal coaches. I 3: Well! VVell! Four years consecu- tively has Manual carried off the debat- ing honors at Missouri Missouri University. Looks now Scholarship like a settled thing. To lose in years to come would, of course, be intolerable. Each high school in Missouri is en- , titled to send a representative to Colum- bia, each representative being allowed to uphold either side of a question chosen by the university. The subject for this year's debate was: Resolved: That mu- nicipal ownership and operation of water- works and lighting plants are desirable for Missouri cities. The morning of May 4 found Manualls representative on the finals, and on that evening the honor of a S125 scholarship went to Manual. Gif course, it merely added another name to the established list of winners, which now reads: Qtis Grant, joseph John- ston, Randall Dorton, Fitzroy Simpson. lust as a matter of observation, it might be interesting to note what par- ticular organization of the school the last three names represent! i Notwithstanding the fact of the above mentioned victory, it was interesting to note that Kansas City papers of May 5 announced victories of different natures for our rival high schools, showing the system of compensation. Collecting the facts, we brief these thus: Vlfestport wins the tennis tournament at Lawrence, Kas., May 4. Central wins the track meet at Kansas City Csame dsatej. Man- ual wins the Missouri scholarship debate at Columbia, Mo. Csame dateb. In case we might in any way be prejudiced, the reader will gladly be left to decide which victory is the most desirable. . Ye fellow men! Know ye what this means? Manual has established a repu- tation! Keep it upi The NAUrn.Us is always glad 'EO ICHTU of honors conferred upon Manual's teachers. Wfe have Manual's Teacher just learned with pride Honored that Mr. Albert E. Shirling will have conferred upon him next june the degree of Bachelor of Science by the Kansas University. -E. D. P. i The Edisonian Society has presented to the school a handsome life-like por- trait of our lamented Edisonians' teacher and their be- Present loved chaperon, Mr. to Manual Herbert M. Page. The portrait has been appropriately hung in the physics labora- tory, where for fourteen years Mr. Page labored so devotedly for the good o-f his classes and for the benefit of Manual. His genial face will ever be a source of inspiration to students of physics and to members of the Edisonian Society, which he guided so successfully and en- thusiastically. -E. D. P. i :E The Pan-Civic Society of our school presented a very interesting court scene at their open ses- Pan-Civic Open sion May 2. Their Session program book was complete, edited by Er- nest ,T-osephine QFD Straub, P. C. S., B. C. L., A. B. S., C. M. S., D. D., B. B., A. B. C., X. Y. Z., etc., etc., whose name appears throughout the booklet at inter- vals of twice a page, with possible ex- ception of novelettes and advertisements. Nevertheless, the book is very commendi- able, and afforded diversion during the laborious examining of witnesses. VVe regret that the Pan-Civics did not think to call upon our Business Depart- ment fo-r a court reporter from our ranks. There are many Manual pupils who are capable for that position. For informa- tion see Miss Amy A. Meyer, one of our shorthind and typexvriting teachers. Uni tainin Latin inforr advise sugge sound but it of thc in its Fir at the Pomp not sz an ide ing fc wagoi a ch which tlej lg filled No al of a the ol tertaii that quotii occur ward, ninetj hearti Th- beck. she k origir Mr. l his fr ceedii Latin Rii ments A. L. Sessic low's mann tion, prove reade dienci whicl' to the

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,..f .- .,-...pffgfff N' V , , . ,,,,,..,1?.,,-.f-11 :-J, A .- . . g.5.g..Q..1-cs.-542145 A - A 12 THE NAUTILUS PLAYLET. A Cup of Coffeef, Frau von- Langan. ..... Helen Draver Lisette. . . ........... Frieda KO-I'HbfOd'f Frau von Bangan ....... Frieda Marold Kramerin. . . ........ Mild-red Nichols Dame. . . . . .... Anna 'Gertrude Ready Piano Solo ........... .Alfreda Vogel PLAYLET. Emil and Emilie. Emil, the husband .... Ernest Eredericks Emilie, his wife ..... -- .... Agnes Arendt Heinrich, EEmilie's brother ......... ...................Walter Guenther Martin, old servant ........ Otto- Binder CUnder the direction of the chaperon, Miss Gertrude von Unvverthj M. T. H. School Orchestra directed by Mr. B. E. Riggs. Q ln the absence of Mr. W. H. Seegur, Dr. Andreas Bard' presided over the ex- ercises. i School life at Manual would be incom- annual Inter-Society plete without the A and School-at-Large Inter-Society and School-at-Large Contest Contest. Here our organizations vie with each other with all ' the energy they can fiercely but what they muster, yet not so may quickly combine against the dam- gers of a school-at-large victory. No other contest of our school is more cos- mopolitan. This year proved a happy one for the school-at-large. Its representative in declamation, Miss Helen M. Haskell Reaves, Won the go-ld medal, while Mr. Oren Hensley, representative in oration, won the silver medal. The silver medal in the declamatory contest Went to Miss Opal Planck, of the American Literary Society, Mr. Harold Husted, of the Manual Society of Debate, won the gold medal in the oratorical contest. The program was exceedingly inter- esting, greatly improved by the assistance of Manual's superb vocal and instrumen- tal music departments. ' Program. Chairman of the Evening, .TUDGE E. E. PORTERFTELD. Grand Entrance of the ConteS'lHI1'fS- Overture, The Spring Maiclu CSelec- tions. . . ............. . .Remliardt MANUAL TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL QRCIIESTRA. Recitation. . . ........ . Old Mistus MISS BERTHA FINKELMAN, School-at-Large. Original Oration. . ....... -- .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The New Renaissance MR. FRANK HIGBEE, American Literary Society. Original Oration. . . .... -- ..... . . . . . . .... The Task of the 20th Century MR. HARoLD HUSTED, Manual Society of Debate. Original Oration. . The Pilot of Steel MR. HARoLD SAPPINGTOIN, Pan-Civic Society. Music, Hunting Song fliinrossj ..... Recitation. . The Christmas Substitute Miss QPAL PLANK, American Literary Society. 77 Original Oration. . . .... -- ..... . . . . . . The Eortitude and Genius of the Southerner MR. EDWARD E. PUGH, IR., I O N Society. Music .... .-- .............. Selected MANUAL TRAINING HIGH SCHoo-L MALE QUARTETTE. Recitation ....... . . The Lost VVord NIISS HELEN M. H. REAVES, School-at-Large. Original Oration. . . .... -- ..... . . . . . . . . . . . The Boy Orator of the Platte MR. QREN HENSLEY, School-at-Large. Recitation, K'Patsy,'. . . .. . . . . . .. .............fKate Douglas Wigginj Mrss MAMIE MOGUIGIAN, O I T A Society. Music, The King a-Hunting Goes . . ....CN'ancyj MANUAL TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS, GLEE CLUB. Music, March to Our Flagw ........ ..........Uamesj MANUAL TRAINING HIGH ScHooL Boys' AND GIRLS, GLEE CLUBS. MR. BERTRAND E. RIGGS, , Musical Director. Announcement of Decision of Judges and Awarding of Medals. - . . - fi. . . fi' A .f ,..1:.:,: - : 1 aww Q. :...:' I a.: ...,. J 44.4-2 ' .1' ' 4.1gL:,.,5g-.-i-,ft -..,3',f..j,1'.,5..g' .55.ggg., .,,' 4n3',5,,,f.,.7,..,i4.,..Q.,,,,,,,.,,... ,,,.,,, I. ., , ff..g,.,... -.. ..., , ... ., I