Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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The debater i6 DEBATING SOCIETIES. Young Men ' s De The semi-annual election of officers of the Young Men ' s Debating Society was held May twenty-seventh, President Spear presiding; The following oflficers were elected for the ensuing year, — President, Harold Watkins ; Vice-Pres- ident, Marcus Beebe ; Treasurer, Man- ning Hartshorn ; and Secretary Irving Mayers. The banquet committee announced that the banquet would be held in Grand Army Hall on June nineteenth. BATING Society. Instead of a debate for the evening a general discussion was held on the ques- tion, Resolved, that the Chinese should be admitted to United States Citizenship. Nearly all those present spoke on the que.stion. After an inter- esting discussion the meeting adjourned at 9.30. Sixteen meetings have been held dur- the year with an average attendance of about twenty. There are now thirty- two members. Girls ' Debating Society A regular meeting of the Girls ' De- bating Society was held May 5, 1907. After the usual reports were read, a re- port was given by the committee which was appointed to draw up amendments to the constitution in accordance to Mrs. Tingley ' s suggestion. According to the by-laws, the proposed amendments were given to the secretary to be posted, so that action could be taken upon the matter at the next meeting. The debate of the evening was then taken up. The subject. Resolved : That immigration should be further restricted by law, was upheld by Mar- jorie Hawks and Winifred Watkins on the affirmative, and Marion Lane and Lena Chandler on the negative. Alice Merrill, Miss Hawkes ' colleague, was unable to debate, on account of illness, so Miss Watkins volunteered to be her substitute. The judges, Mr. Bean, Miss Preston and Miss Parker, decided in favor of the negative side. The last regular meeting of this term was held May 20, 1907. The semi- annual election of officers occurred. The result of the election was as fol- lows : — President, Gladys W. Whitten. Vice-President, Elizabeth Partridge. Secretary, Reba Eaton. Treasurer, Winifred Watkins. Next, the amendments proposed at the preceding meeting were voted upon and passed. The debate of the evening was then taken up. Resolved, That United States Senators should be elected by the people of the state, ' was ably discussed by the disputants. Elizabeth Partridge and Alta Abbott argued for the affirm- ative, while Grace Ryan and Jennie Taggart upheld the negative. The judges, Miss Frederick. Mr. Bean and Mr. Mumma, gave the decision to the negative side. For the past two years Mrs. Tingley has generously devoted considerable of her time toward helping the members of the Girls ' Debating Society in the prep- aration of their del)ates. Her interest and advice have been of great benefit to the .societ} ' , and we , ' rincerelj ' hope that the society will be fortunate enough to have her assistance next j ' ear. Mildred Gray Parker.

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15 THE DEBATER. been played on the common and all the remaining home games will be played there. This seems to be an agreeable change to all, as it is a much pleasanter place to play and satisfactory arrangements could not be made for the use of the other grounds. One thing which the team has encountered in some of its out of town games and which, we are glad to say is never resorted to here is the molesting of the visiting team after the game, particularly if they have won, by throwing all sorts of missiles at them. It speaks well for our school that we do not do this ourselves or per- mit others, outside of the school to do it. In this, the last issue of the paper for this year, I wish to again thank the school, in the name of the base ball management, for its hearty support of the team and to solicit for next season ' s team this same support and loyalty. R. R. C. ' 07. THE GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB. The second year of the Girls ' Glee Club has been very successful. There are about twenty-seven members, and the attendance has kept up well. The officers for this year are : President, Emma Campbell ; vice-president, Lillian Pearson ; secretary, Bernice Pender- grace ; treasurer, Ruby Butler. During the first of the year the meet- ings were held on Tuesday afternoon, but some weeks ago, the time of meet- ing was changed to Monday afternoon. Miss Lillian Pearson has served very efficiently as pianist. We have taken up both three-part and four-part songs, most of which belong to the Glee Club, having been paid for by our system of fining. Some of the girls have run up rather heavy bills, as there is a fine of five cents for each tardiness, and one of ten cents for each absence, unless for a very good reason. The club has pursued its way very quietly and evenly, through the year. The one event which has occurred to break the monotony a little, was the oc- casion of singing before the Kosmos Club. This occurred March i, during vacation. The girls sang a group of songs, a spring song, and a lullaby. They were very cordially entertained by the ladies of the Kosmos Club, and felt more than repaid for singing, in enjoy- ing the entertainment which the Kos- mus Club gave. Although the Girls ' Glee Club has had little chance to make its appearance in public, each member of it doubtless feels w.ell repaid for coming to the meet- ings, since Mr. Wilson has given such excellent training ; and although he may feel that it has been a rather hope- less task, the girls do appreciate the time and labor which he has given to the club, and we feel quite sure that it has not been entirely in vain. The Amiable PakChyderm. (Haiper ' s Bazar.) The elephant ' s colossal, grand and great, But little things his genial soul beguile ; One paltry peanut makes him all elate, And gilds him with ten yards of pleasant smile.

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i? THE DEBATER. FUN OF THE SCHOOL. BACK TO THK FARM,. OH, YE LYNNFIELDIANS. We are sorry to learn of Steves ' death and in sympathy ' to the future morals of this school, we dedicate this tablet : 3Jn iilrmortam. STEALTHY STEVE, Died June 23, 1907. ' Always butt in, l)ut don ' t get cauRlit. Miss Frederick has told the 3d Latin class that the ancients didn ' t know how to make eyes. Dear me girls! but aren ' t you glad you didn ' t live ages ago ! Why did Grace, ' 09, get so red when these lines were read in English : For O my sweet JViHtam, forester true, He stole poor Blanche ' s heart a-way ! Why not appoint Miss M. Lane, ' 08, librarian of the books at the rear of Room I ? The senior class have all had their pictures taken and the camera isn ' t busted yet. Won- derful ! Miss Walton, ' 10, thought the cover of last month ' s De- bater was the best one vet. Teacher: — Mason, ' 09, face front. Mason (whom fate has placed beside Miss Chandler, ' 08) : — It ' s awfully hard under the circvimstances. We advise Miss Anderson, ' 08, to answer Phelp ' s advertisement. Good chance, Signe ! A borrowed joke : — What does Col- lins represent ? A zero with the rim cut out. Hartshorne, ' 09, in English (reading with feeling): — A summer night in greemvood spent, Were but tomorrcsv- ' s merriment, But hosts may in these wilds abound Such as are better missed than found. Miss Farmer, ' 08, (translating Latin): — We fled from the sight lifeless. What extraordinary ability ! A freshman girl was lately heard to say that a message was received from her uncle saying he was dead. Her ideas and Miss Farmer ' s seem to run in the same channel — but of course we all recall the saying about great minds. Ma.son (in jewelry store): — I want to buy a ring, about a twenty-five cent one will do. Clerk (looking him over): — You don ' t want a ring. You want a ref- eree.