Oakville High School - Tillicum Yearbook (Oakville, WA)

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On the evening of February 3, we defeated a team from the llontesano High School, on the question of preparedness, speaking on the local floor, Robert Bachelor, Helen Shull and Philip Wllite. having the affirmative side of the question, and again winning a unanimous decision. February sixteenth saw the Elma first team with us. The team, Philip Wliitce, Robert Bachelor and Helen Shull, upheld the affirma- tive side ef the question and won another victory, two to one. February twenty-second saw the Oakville Iligh School led to victory by Helen Shull, Earl VVilliams and Robert Bachelor, de- feating the city team unanimously on the question of military train- ing in the schools. Oakville had the affirmative side of the question lfebruary twenty-third the Oakville team journeyed to Grand Mound, to debate them on the same question. Grand Mound rc- fused to debate state rules, both sides refused to compromise, so the debate was cancelled. A few days later we received a challenge from the Stevens Debating Club of the University of Washington. We accepted the affirmative side of the question: Hllesolved that the municipality should regulate all public utilities operating within its borders. l ll ut liidu 'tllx ll on thc l il Hooi l l Debate will ts ie plz '1 4' aj, . aj , 1 oe: '. ljii ip White, Helen Shull and Robert Bachelor will handle the question for Oakville. This had not taken place when The Tiicum Went to press. WANTED. l. More holidays.-liill lllerry, N 2. Something to argue abouteliob Bachelor. 3. Seventy-tive C.75D in historyfliertha Thomas. 4. A housekeeper.-C. ll. Deane. Small feet.-Orvin Ilarris. 6. A new girl.-Raymond Jorgensen. .1.... .. l... PRETTY POOR. Willa.rcl-'tl wish to ask a question about a. tragedy. English Professor- Yes.7' Willard- Wlia.t's my grade? One morning in January, what might have been a serious acci- dent, occurred at the door of the assembly room. Mary Harris was loping gracefully out of the room. totally disregarding the slogan HSatety First, and collided with Professor Spuler, the crown of her head hitting him in the pit of the stomach. She was thrown vioently to the floor by the impact, but received only minor injuries, while he escaped with no broken bones. Moral-Slow down, toot your horn. and keep to the right on curves.

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senate. where he served honorably for one terni. refusing the second. Upon the outbreak of war with Germany. he fitted out a vessel at his own expense, and as eoinmander of the vessel. ac-ting under orders from the navy department he sank ninety-two German sub- marines. It was in this last work that he eaught the cold whim-h resulted in his death. Ile was urged to stay at honie. but he. as ever. laid aside all thoughts of self and thought only of his country. Thus passed one of the niost historic.: eharaeters in American politics, naval attairs and in the life of the nation. Your exeelleney and gentlemen of the eouneil, on behalf of the friends of Philip VVhite. who have desired to renieniber hini as they pass to and fro to their daily tasks, I now take great pleasure in presenting a statue of Philip VVhite. whieh I beg you to aeeept on behalf of the people. Ipy dippy, Ipy dippy, yi. yl. yl. Oakville. Oakville. Oakville High. Our first debate was with the team of the Oakville Debating Club, on the question : H Resolved. 'llhat the present state of prepared- ness in the United States is suffieient for defense. The debate took plaee January 25, 1917. and Isabel Myers, Helen Shull and Robert Bat-helor upheld the negative. winning a unanimous deeision.

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ttec ' te a . cliis. I c nil. 2 V- ' T In the middle of the winter the Seniors gave an interesting prugiam consisting of several musical numbers and three plays. .ne Which VVill He Marry, including the whole class in the east Ixlr. Wiggs, a barber, was represented by Robert Bachelorg Timothy. his friend, by Philip White. All the ladies in the town are wild over the barber, who pays no attention to any of them. At last 'l'i'n tells him that one of the eight business women on his block has inheiited a. fortune from a deceased uncle. Wiggs, not knowing which one it is. makes love to seven of them, while Timothy tries to find out the heiress. The eighth woman is scorned by Wiggs because he knows her folks have all been dead for years. The other women, i the meantime find out what a tickle-hearted wreteh the harler is and decide to punish him. Next Tim comes in and informs Wfggs that the eighth woman is the heiress. Just as the women are telling him of their decision-that he must marry them all-XViggfs proposes marriage to the heiress, but she refuses him, and he is again left alone. The next play, And the Lamp Went Out,, was in pantominc. The reader was Isabel Myers, while Gladys Finney, Ruth Newton, Genevieve Gibson and Hazel Fisher Cthe last two took the parts of boysj were the actors. The plot dealt with a. young man, the villain who 'tcrept' into the room where Evelyn was sitting. and tried to get her to marry him. She, angry, took her mother's arm, and left. the room. Her true lover came, tho, and by and by he and Evelyn Uwaltzed into the room. The mother ordered Herbert to leave the room. The two lovers sauntered into the conservatory, leaving the mother alone. The clock 'ticked on' and the 'lamp went out.' The last play, A Pair of Lunaties was a screaming comedy. lt dealtgwith two persons, a. young lady and a man, who met at a ball in a lunatic asylum. each thinking the other one crazy. The many foolish actions and speeches indeed seem to prove it so, altho 'tis found at last, that they are sane. The parts were taken by Helen Shull and Earliest Van VValker. Botany Teacher: Ullorraine, what is your favorite flower? Loie: 'tThe Sweet Willia1ii.