Minnehaha Academy - Antler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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CATALOG, MINNIEHAHA ACADEMY NOKOMIS DEBATING SOCIETY Aroused by a challenge from the Hiawatha Debating So- ciety in 1917 and the favorable outcome of the debate that followed, some of the girls organized the Nokomis Debating Society. This society is now a regular activity, of Which any girl of the school can become a member. The work of this organization is similar to that of the Hiawatha Debat- ing Society. THE TIMOTHY CLASS Many of the young men at Minnehaha Academy are thinking seriously of the ministry orforeign missionarywork. They have organized the Timothy Class to equip themselves better for active Christian work, and especially to train themselves in speaking along spiritual lines. Regular meet- ings are held once a veek. The men of the Faculty are ad- visory members. THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS Some of the opportunities for healthful exercise offered by Mi-nnehaha Academy have already been pointed out in the description of the campus. It may be added that the school building contains two shower baths and a num-berof steel lockers for the use of the students. The athletic inter- ests of the school are centered in the boys' athletic associa- tion, and a similar organization among the girls, under whose auspices all interscholastic events are arranged. Their work is supervised by a Faculty director of athletics. For each organization a gymnasium is usually rented to be used certain afternoons each week. THE BOYS GLEE CLUB This is another of the newer organizations of the school. It is composed of boys from the student body, who possess ability and interest in singing. The director is Mr. Hult- gren, our instructor in voice. THE MISSION STUDY CLASSES . A mission study class is a group of young people, prefer- ably not over ten or twelve in number, that meets one e-vew ning a week to study some field of foreign missions. The series of studies continues through about eight weeks. Four such classes were conducted at Minnehaha Academy during the past school year, the following fields being studied: Asia, Africa, China and the Mohammedan World. Certainly these studies have aroused an intelligent and growing in- 17

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CATALOG, MINNEHAHA ACADEMY est manifestations of the spirit that pervades the school. In keeping these students pure in mind and heart as well as in winning others for the Lord, this prayer band is a mighty factor, as the past years have shown. THE STUDENT COUNCIL In 1918 the Faculty arranged for the election of re- presentatives from the various departments of the school to constitute a council to have general charge of the in- terests of the student body. Elections are held semi-an- nually and every regular student is eligible both to vote and to hold office. The Faculty often refers matters to this council and frequently receives recommendations from it. THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA The School Orchestra is one of the newer organizations of Minnehaha Academy. Its purpose is to train the students of music in ensemble playing. The organizer and director of the orchestra is Miss Ackerlun-d, our instructor in violin. THE MINNEHA'HA CHORAL SOCIETY The Minnehah Choral Society is an oratorio chorus, con- ducted by Mr. Burns, the director of our Music Department. It has a large membership, drawn from Minnehaha Academy and the Swedish Mission Churches of the Twin Cities. In Commencement week of 1915 the chorus rendered Haydifs itCreation, in 1916 it gave Handelis tiMessiah, and in 1917 a program from various compasers. Due to war and post- war conditions the chorus did no active work in the years immediately following these. TeHE HIAWA'THA DEBATING SOCIETY Realizing that the ability to think and reason logically and to present these thoughts intelligently to others is a valuable asset, the Hiawatha Debating Society has been organized by a number of young men of Minnehaha Acad- emy to develop such ability. All the men of the Faculty and student body are eligible for membership. The Society meets every Wednesday evening. In the spring of 1918, Minne- haha Academy debated Augsburg Seminary, Minneapolis, on the question of compulsory arbitration between capital and labor. In 1920 we debated North Park College, Chicago, on the question of government ownership of railroads. With the latter school an annual debate will be probably be held henceforth . . . 16

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