Oakland Technical High School - Talisman Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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W s Forum Debating Society President .........,............,.,.... ......... L ionel B. Benas Vice President ....................... ...,... L awrence Sowles Secretary and Treasurermt .... ......... H arold Haas Sergeant at Arms ....,..........,.. ....... C . R. Bennett HE Forum was a decided success this term. Membership was ex- tended to girls, and many'new members were received into this organization. Lively debates and discussions were held at each meeting, and profitable criticism given the speakers by the critic and facultyfadvisor. For the first time in its history, inter-scholastic debates were given against both Oakland and University High Schools. The Public Speaking Class and Miss Swett's English Class also met the Forum. The Forum's purpose is to create a school-wide interest in debating, so consequently its policy has been to debate chiefly on, school questions, It is to be hoped that its purpose will be carried out, and that it will soon hold a large place in school activities.

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lf ' d Q Q IM 4 4 The Tech Radio Club HE Tech Radio Club, which was organized by Mr. S. E. Coleman of the Science Department of Tech in 1914, has proved to be a great asset not only to the members of the club, but to the school as well. During the time that America was in the Great War the club was forced to disband because wireless telegraphy, practiced by unlicensed operators was then against Government regulations. But in August of 1919 the club was re-organized and officers were elected. Of the active membership of thirty-five, at present eleven are licensed radio operators, six of whom will follow radio work as a profession. Over half of the members have wireless sets of their own in their own homes and many enviable records have been made. The present officers of the club are: President, Willialn Woodg Vice- President, Donald Jonesg Secretary-Treasurer, Joh11 J. Spauldingg Chief Operator, Herbert Bruer. .

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Vulcan Club h President ............... ............. J ohn Menges Vice-President .,..... ....... E dward Ravizza Secretary ,.................. ......... A rsent Leroy Treasurer ..................... .......... E arl Madden Sergeant at Arms ..,....... .............. J oe Steck Yell Leader ...................................................... Ray Wheeler HE Vulcan Club was organized in the Spring term of 1917 by Mr. Joseph Petty of the Forge Shop. At the time of organization it was composed of only boys from the Forge Shop who numbered about 40, but as it got firmly started it opened its membership to all boys interested in shop work, and now has u membership of about 200. The emblem is a V crossed with an anvil. Meetings are held every other Wed- nesday at major period in the Auto Shop. The purpose of the club is to promote good-fellowship among the shop boys and also to get a better knowledge of outside shops. To ac- complish this, various kinds of activities are entered into, such as bean feeds, tug rides, movies, baseball and inter-shop basket-ball, and interest- ing trips to manufacturing companies in this vicinity and to Mare Island were also taken. Mr. Parker is the faculty advisor.