St Johns High School - Le Cid Yearbook (St Johns, MI)

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THE OLYMPIC SOCIETY The Olympic Society was organized in 1912 with a membership of thirteen girls. Several possible names for the society were discussed, but at length the name Olym- pic was decided upon. The memberfhip of the Society consists of either Junior or Senior girls who have the best scholarship in their classes, Its object is two-fold: First, to improve its individual members by encouraging and training literary effort, second, to promote the best interests of the school by main- taininghigh standards in morals and scholarship. Regular meetings are held every Wednesday of each alternate week. These meet- ings are at all times open to the members of the Faculty who have all the rights and privileges of the members. Since the Society was organized there have been owne hundred and thirty members. At present there are only sixteen members. CRITICS Miss Jacka Miss Turnbull OFFICERS Dorrice Rice, President Evelyn Putnam, Vice-President Muriel Calkins, Secretary. Alice Hathaway, Treasurer. MEMBERS-Dorothy Allison, Frances Boron, Ruth Burl, Opal Creaser, Helen Hart, Miss Hoyt, Miss Bailey, Veda Hobart, Donna Tallmadge, Pauline Kress, Cressie Mat- thews and Laurita Murray. -E. P. and R. B.

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THE ADELPHIC SOCIETY The purpose of the Society is to train its members in debating and parliamentary law. Membership in the society is restricted to thirty students and the male members of the facultyg the only requirements imposed upon students who wish to become members of the Society are that they are passing in their subjects and are not Fresh- men. The school year' is divided into three society terms, new officers being elected each term. The first term ends with the Christmas vacation, the second ends at the spring vacation and the third runs until the end of the year. It has become the cus- tom to always choose the president from among the Senior members of the Society. Before the organization of a public speaking class. members of the high school de- bating teams were picked from the Adelphic and Olympic Societies. Teams represent- ing these societies debated in assembly, the losing society giving the banquet, sleigh ride, or some good time to the winners. In 1919 the Olympics won the debate and the Adelphics gave the Olympics a sleigh-ride the last day of the first semester. In March the Olympics gave the Adelphics a return banquet at the Masonic Temple. During the year 1919-1920 the Adelphics raised money for the Scofield memorial tablet and on September 14, 1921, the anniversary of the death of Howard Scofield, dedicated and placed it at the base of the Scofield elm. In the fall of 1920 the Adelphics again debated the Olympics in assembly and this time were victorious. The Adelphics are still Waiting for' the Olympics to pay their debt of honor for being defeated. This year the Adelphics have, in addition to their regular meetings, put on two joint meetings with the Olympics. Both of these meetings have been snappy and full of fun and instruction for everyone. March 17 the Adelphics put on The New Ham- let, a comic mixture of Shakespeare's Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet brought up to date. The cast was: HAMLET .............. .... L awrence Hostetler LADY MONTAGUE ...... .... W alter Gohn QUEEN OF DENMARK--- ---- Maxwell Smith ROMEO ---------------- -.-- O rval Price OPHELIA ----- .--- G eorge Woodbury .IULIET--- ---- Louis Kelly -LEROY STINEB OWER.