Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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sa marlba washington literary Society AMOS, AFIRGIE BENNETT, CALLIE BLOXTON, AMO BOEHM, LUCY BOWLING, MYRTLE BOE-IN, MARY BOOTH, MARY BOWMAN, ELLA BURNIZTT, NIILDRED BULMAN, HIiLEN CALLOWAY, 'BESSIE CAMPBELL, LUCY CARLTON, NELLIE CAMPBELL, ANNA CAMPBELL, ESTHER COULBOURN, ESTHER COLEMAN, LOVELINE CRUMPECKER, MAUD DANIEL,. FLOSSIE DIXON, LIZZIE EMSWILER, CLAIRE ENGLEBY, IDA FENSTERMACHER, ANNA FISHER, GRACE FRAZIER, IQATHERINE FOWKLES, PRESTON GARRISON, BCLXBIEL GARRET, LIZZIE ROLL GILL, FANNIE LOU GLEAVES, I'IILDA GORDON, EMILY IJARRIS, LOUISE LIARRELL, LILLIAN LIARRELL, 'REBA HARRISON, LILLIAN PIARRISON, BERTIE HASSAM, :HAZEL LIOLTZ, KATHLEEN IMIOPCROFT, ROBBIE HILL, ELIZABETH HUEE, DORRIS HUFF, ALMA LIURST, BQABEL HY'PEY., MARGARET JACK, BONNIE JETT, ELLA JONES, SUSIE JUNKIN, JANET KIDD, MARTHA ICOEHLER, FRANCES LACEY, ANNE LEMON, RUTH BJABRY, MISS MARY BLXRVEL, ELIZABETH BIASINTER, SARAH MOORE, EDITH 74 MORRISON, BIEATRICE MURRY, GRACE NEVETTE, ANNE OAKS, CARRIE AOBENCHAIN, LILLIAN PENN, CYNTHIA PEARMAN, GRACE PLUNKETT, R.-XNIE PHILLIPS, BIAMIE PRICE, CARRIE RAGLAND, BESSIE ROBOTHAM, MAY SEMPLE, EZLIZABETIYI SAVAGE, LUCILE SHEAHAN, IJELEN SHOWALTER, IERNESTINE SISLER, ISABELLE SOWDER, ANNIE SPENCER, BQLILDRED STEVENS, ALICE STEVENS, BLANCHE STEWART, H.1XZEL STONE, MARY THOMAS, ELLA ANILLIAMSON, MARION XNILSON, I'IARRIET AVOOLWINE, BIYRA ZXVICKEL, KATHERINE

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flfislory markba washington 'literary Society HAT branch of literary work which has proved so useful a feature in other schools is to be found in a Hourishing con- dition at Roanoke High School. Here, as elsewhere, it one's ieet. There can be no doubt of the great capacity for good in this regard. Pleasure and profit combine in the work. The Society gives its members not only an opportunity for improve- ment in literary ways, but also affords a means for that social mingling which promotes real school spirit. The membership of the Martha Wlashington Society numbers, at present, about eighty-six members, all good and earnest workers. From a literary standpoint, morework has been done this year than last. Several debates, affords an opportunity for furthering the art of thinking on both prepared and impromptu, have been given, which have shown remarkable talent among the girls. The Martha W'ashington has a steadfast opponent in the leffersonian Literary Society. The rivalry between the two societies is keen, and since Competition is the life of trade, the work is lively. The real aim of the Society is to broaden and develop the members intel- lectually, to enable them to consider all sides of a question, to express them- selves in a few, or as few as possible, words. Those students who have neglected joining the Society have made a great mistake by denying them- selves the greatest privilege Roanoke High School can give. They have lost the chance of gaining knowledge which is not found in textbooks. But, however, it is not too late to correct this sad mistake, and when the fall term opens many new names should appear on the Martha Vlfashington roll. The talent of the Society was well illustrated last year at the interscho- lastic contest held at South Boston. Wfe are proud of the recognition gained there as a result of the part taken by some of our members. At the Com- mencement exercises many of us, when we heard the voices of the two girls that night, were filled with joy to think we all belonged to the same society, and had a faint hope that some day we could approach their mark of perfection and add to the fame of the Society. 75