Newton High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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THE NEWTONIAN 105 By the time the N 6'ZUf0111'01L is issued, the momentous question will have been decided. As it stands now the Girls' new team, chosen from the trials of April 20, consists of Katherine Bacon, ill, captain, Elizabeth Wardle, ,II g Beatrice Allen, ,II. We put a great deal of confidence in our team, and know that it is not misplaced, for this new team of ours contains the best literary and oratorical ability in the Club, of which there is quantity as well as quality. So here's hoping for the success of the Girls, Debating Team of the Newton High School, in the coming Brookline Debate. And here's to the success of the Club in future years. ELLEN M. BURDETT, President. LX 'fr-A ,..-. X. Elie Gercle jfrancaisn Officers: President, I. H. Hustisg Secretary, Elizabeth Tyler, Treasurer, Bertha Ruef. f HE Cercle Francais held its first meeting on Friday. january 13, 'l 1: gm? HIP tl: 'Vg l vfkl Q V ...V i i:....:4q by 14l 1 KA if li ,N Marseillaise with a goodly showing of new members. For the first time an im- pressive. ceremonial was used in conferring membership cards, and the dignity of our president in administering the oath was quite remarkable. Then followed gamesg we closed by rendering La avec benucoujr d'enlrai11. Since then there have been three other meetings coming on the second Fri- day of the month, at which there has been an average attendance of about thirty. At the April meeting. we had the pleasure of having Miss Sanderson with us and Spent the afternoon in singing the chausons that we have so laboriously learned. We have added a number of new games to those of last year, and these have been S0 well enjoyed that sometimes the meetings have become almost hilarious. We feel that the year's success has been largely due to the untiring interest of Miss Bruce, and to her we wish to tender our thanks. The juniors have supported the club well, and next year we hope that they will be interested to continue it. They have our sincere good wishes for making it a success.

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104 THE NEWTONIAN Girls' Debating club President, Ellen M. Burdett, 1911, Vice-President, Helen Ganse, '11, Sec- retary, Marion Thomas, '11, Tmasmfcr, Marjorie Rice, 'I1. Executive Commit- tee: Helen Ganse, cha1'rr11zan,' Katharine Bartlett, ,II , Dorothy Farnham, '12, Elizabeth Rice, '13, Elizabeth Starpweather, '14, HE Girls' Debating Society of the Newton High School was founded y and in March, 1909. It was organized, under the leadership of two of H4 'Wi the teachers, by a few girls from the Junior and Senior classes. Although the debates were interesting and instructive, and the subjects numerous and varied, yet in the year and a half of its exist- ence the Club held no public or interscholastic debates. This circumstance was unfortunate but unavoidable, and it remained for this year's Club to remedy the deficiency. At the first meeting of the year, which was held on October 21, the election of officers for the year 1910-11 took place, with the above stated results. After this re-organization meeting, it was found upon computing the membership list, that there were sixty-four ambitious girl orators in the school. And we proudly announce that the Girls' Debating Club has the largest membership list of any society in the school. ' This year a .debate between the Boys' and Girls' Debating Clubs was ar- ranged, and on Wednesday morning, December 21, before the whole school, a very exciting and withal closely contested debate was held, on the subject: Re- solved, that tariff should be levied for revenue only. The Girls defended the affirmative, the Boys the negative. The girls' team picked for the occasion was as follows: Helen Ganse, '11, captain, Katherine Bacon, '11, Katharine Bart- lett, '11, Adelaide Fairbank, '11. The decision was awarded to the negative. Towards the middle of the year, a junior.Branch of the Club was formed for the Freshmen. This was thought advisable, as the Freshmen had had no previous experience in debating. Under this new regime they will obtain a year's training in debating before entering the Senior Branch or Debating Club proper. Katherine Donovan, '14,,was elected President and Mildred Corson, ,I4, Secre- tary and' Treasurer. The executive committee appointed consisted of Elizabeth Starpweather, chairman, Ruth Allen, and Gladys Webster. This junior Branch was made a part of the whole Club, and dependent upon the Senior Branch. In March, the Club challenged the Brookline Girls' Club to an open debate upon the subject: Resolved, that Senators should be elected by direct vote of the people. The Brookline Girls chose the affirmative. 1 ' ....--. I

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106 THE NEWTONIAN Che wrcbestra Eff-Qgq-ffg N October, 1910, a meeting was called in the Assembly Hall for those interested in forming a mandolin club and an orchestra. Fifteen responded and as the majority were candidates for the Mandolin Club it was decided to unite the two into one School Orchestra. Robert Raymond, 1913, was elected manager. For the rest of the fall the Orchestra, under Mr. Walton's able direction, made steady progress at its weekly rehearsals and increased its membership to twenty-two. In January the Central Club of Newtonville invited the Orchestra to play at one of its weekly entertainments for the Italian population of Nonantum. The invitation was accepted and on December I5 the Orchestra made its iirst public appearance in the hall of the Stearns Grammar School. The performance was very creditable and was thoroughly appreciated by the audience, the playing of Leybach's Fifth Nocturne being especially applauded. After refusing several invitations to play in public the Orchestra agreed to play at the meeting of the Teachers' Association of Newton on january 26 in the Technical High School Hall. The work of the Orchestra showed great improve- ment and proved that Newton has the same high rank in music which she holds in all other branches of scholastic activity. For the members of the Orchestra the most pleasant part of the entertainment was the announcement that the newly elected president of the Association was Mr. Walton, to whose interest and untir- ing patience the club owes its success. Later in February the Entertainment Committee asked the Orchestra to play the first and last numbers at the Vaudeville given on March 3 for the benefit of the N ewtonian. After some hesitation owing to other plans, Manager Ray- mond laid the matter before the Orchestra, which promptly voted for acceptance. The Orchestra played its two snappy marches with ease and dash and showed that they had thoroughly gotten together. Their work formed a pleasing in- troduction and conclusion to one of the best entertainments ever given by a High School. . The members of the Orchestra are as follows: First Violins, Robert Ray- mond, IQI3, M. Spaulding, 1914: Second Violin, Paul Dempsey, I9I3j' First Mandolins, Elizabeth Tyler, IQII, Katharine Bartlett, 1911, Elizabeth Rice, 1913, Dorothy Seccomb, 191 3, Second Mandolins, Mildred Dame, IQII, Eleanor Eaton, IQII, Gordon Ewing, IQII, Hartwell Greene, IQII, james Withington, 19135 Third Mandolins, Mary Paine, IQII, Thornton Pray, 191 1, Stuart Pratt, 1914, C. Gibson, IQI4Q Flute, Fred Schascke, 191 3, Xylophone, Bowman Atkins, IQIIQ Cornet, M. Post, IQI4j Trombone, John Alison, 1912: Piano, Richard Hill, 1911. KATTIARINE BARTLETT. Q it 1 Q 'Q