New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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illllvntnriva 1923 Qiglg Svrhnnl State 'fsliarusziun livagttv Early in the year the Public Speaking Class joined the High School State Discussion League. This league is for the purpose of developing the student's ability in research work on some important public question. This year the subject was to propose a plan whereby all labor disputes of public or quasi-public industries could be solved. Martin Sheehan and Carl Gable were chosen to compete for the representative from our school in the Final elimination. This was held in the Assembly, March twenty-lirst. Carl was chosen and went to Fort XX'ayne Central to the county contest held March twenty-third. where he gave his discussion with credit to himself and to the class. The other county contestants were Mary Forker. South Side: Josiah Roth, Leo: john lletts, Central. Nineteen members of our school attended and came home with great plans for next year, for- XYho bides his time and day by day Faces defeat full patiently, And lifts a mirthful roundelay, However poor his fortunes be- He will not fall in any qualm Of poverty-the .paltry dime It will grow golden in his palm XYho bides his time. V James XYhitcomb Riley. ix Page Eighty-tive tx. xx

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illlrmnriw 1923 Qbratnriral Glnntrat The Superintendents from the seven high schools in Allen County met in january and decided to hold a county oratorical contest, April twenty- tirst. Each school was to choose, by elimination. a contestant from any num- ber that wished to try out. The seven contestants were to compete for ll gold medal. Nineteen members from the Public Speaking Class of our school prepared orations from truly American subjects, and gave them be- fore the members of the faculty. From the nineteen the judges chose two and the class voted on three. to meet for final elimination. The two chosen by the judges were Edrie Thomas and Melville l-llaising, and the three chos- en by the class were .lessie Sheehan. Ferdinand Bradtmueller and XYillard Lucas. March twenty-ninth these live met at the town hall and gave their work before the patrons of the school. Benj. Null. from South Side, Miss liromer. from Central, and Glenn Smiley, attorney from Fort XYayne. acted as judges. They chose the following respectively: VK'illard Lucas, Melville lllaising and Edrie Thomas. The Parent-Teacher Club awarded a check for three dollars to winner of lirst place and a check for two dollars to winner of second place. The crowning event of this adventure came .Xpril twenty-first when XX'illard won the first medal given for oratory in Allen County. He covered himself with glory. easily outstripping all other contestants. His oration was given with such positiveness and ease that he held his audience spell- bound and. despite the fact that Mr. McComb had asked that all applaudsg be stopped, he received quite an ovation. The class wishes for this member all that he is capable of attaining and may each member live and work till we can voice our trust with that of the poet when he says: NVings to rise to the sun- Nay better: feet to climb, Till the voice of Cod's XYell done Rings to the end of Time. ,Phe Eighty-ulx