Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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THE DEBATER. MAJOR WII LIAM A. STKWART. CAPT. MAX B. EATON, CO. A. CAPT. ClI AKI.KS JORDAN, CO. B. ADJUTANT I.AI ' RICNCK B. EATON.

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THE DEBATER. The Debater, a Sketch. Perhaps no one of The Debater readers outside of the staff, ever imag- ine the work that attends its getting out. It is very easy to read the paper through, criticize it, as becomes a stu- dent, and throw it to one side, Httle realizing the personal effort that gave you the opportunity so to do. It will be well, no doubt, to give the readers a little sketch of The Debater troubles, and I am glad to take this op- p o r t u n i t y . Two years ago, The De- bater of eight issues cost a little over three hundred and twenty- five dollars. Quite a sum for the staff to obtain from subscrip- tions and advertise- ments. Last year the paper cost about one hundred and seventy- five dollars. (The paper of last year was not up to the stand- ard on account of lack of support and poor management). This year, so far, it has cost twenty-five dollars an issue, and the June issue will prob- ably cost nearly fifty dollars. Consider, if you please, the fact that you are pay- ing about four cents apiece for your papers, while it is costing The De- bater eight cents apiece to print them. The larger part of the money must come WILLIAM KDITOR- from advertisers, and too much praise cannot be given for the way in which that department has been managed this year. It is the mainstay of The De- bater and has proved a reliable one. Aided by the loan of twelve dollars from the Young Men ' s Debating Society, and a gift of twelve dol- lars from the Girls ' Debating Society, The Debater has been kept in good fi- nancial condition this year, and was able to pay an old debt of twenty-four dollars. The business man- ager has a duty that is far from congenial. It is necessary for him at the beginning of the year, to see every student in the high school, and obtain his subscription if possi- ble. It is then his duty to dun the sub- scriber for his dues and obtain those if possible. This duty has been thoroughly performed this year, and as a result this department is in a flourishing condition, over two hundred subscriptions having been secured. Last, but far from least, are the offices of editor-in-chief and assistant editors. The editor-in-chief with the help of his assistants writes all editorials as a duty, and a good part of the rest of the read- H. MURPHY IN-CHIKK.

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THE DEBATER. ing matter in the paper for the fun of it (?) Upon their shoulders are heaped the maledictions of the student body, if the paper doesn ' t come out on time, or if some student did not receive his or her paper. The editor-in-chief must see the printer and arrange for the print- ing, read the proofs (no small job), and arrange the paper for publication. Com- ing as he did from an outside school. the present editor-in-chief should be given full credit for the work so faith- fully performed. The assistant editors also have done their work well, and aided by the excellent support of the teachers, and the fair support of the school, have made this year ' s paper a success, both in literature and finan- cially. E. G. M., ' 07. BATTALION NOTES. The twenty-second annual exhibition and prize drill of the Vakefield high school battalion took place in the town hall Wednesday evening. May 29, and was a very successful event. Long before eight o ' clock the gal- leries were well filled with friends and relatives of the cadets, the fair ones be- ing either blue flags for A company, or red ones for B company. The stage, as usual, was occupied by invited guests such as the school com- mittee, selectmen, town officials and mil- itary men. Many out of town officers were pres- ent, among whom were Lieuts. White •and Whitney of M. I. T.; Capts. Arthur Smith, John Boothby, G. M. Barnard, Adj. John Coklneck, Eieuts. John W. Cosgrove, and Frank Caine of Medford ; Maj. Dylaney, Adj. Paul Briggs and Capt. Maurice R. Perry of Chelsea. Adj. Laurence E. Eaton was officer of the day. The events came in the following or- der : battalion formation and drill under Maj. Stewart ;■ Company drill for tri- color offered by Maj. Cutler; Thayer medal to winning captain ; senior com- petetive drill under Capt. Max. E. Eaton ; junior competitive drill under Major William Stewart, which was fol- lowed by the presentation of medals and awarding of commissions. The judges of the drills were Capt. Duncan M. Stewart, Co. H, 6th infantry ; Lieut. Lewis H. Dow, Co. G, stli infan- try, and Lieut. Arel Tomrose Co. G, 5th infantry. The most interest centered in the com- pany drill, which was won by B com- pany. As the respective companies left the floor the ribbon tied boxes of candy were thrown in such numbers from the balconies that the floor was practically covered. Following were the competi- tive drills which were close and interest- ing. The battalion parade was an imposing spectacle which preceded the presentation of medals which was as follows : The tricolor to winning company was received by ist Sergt. Daland, B com- pany ; Thayer medal to the winning captain, Capt. Jordan. The first prize in the senior drill, the Wakefield medal, went to I St. Sergt. Albert Foster, A company. The Richardson medal as second prize went to Sergt. Arthur How- lett, B company, and honorable mention