Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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THE W. H. S. DEBATER Physics Teacher. What is it that stops a body, rolling on a level ground ? Bright Pupil. A hill. If any knowledge concerning automobiles is desired, consult Butterfield, ' 15. French Teacher, telling what she saw in Melrose High. — Then she put her third foot on the steps. Melrose certainly has some wonderful people. Miss P Locate Miletus. K. W. Miletus Was a Greek general. NATURALLY O George, isn ' t nature beautiful ? Yes dear. And George — Yes dear. See all the pebbles and sand. Well. That used to be the old river-bed, didn ' t it, George ? I guess so. But George — What is it? Why did the river change its bed ? Well, great Scott, girlie, if you had as much gravel as that in your bed, wouldn ' t you change it? — Dartmouth Jack O ' Lantern. The Sophmore Class would be very grateful to a Junior or Senior, if he would tell them the trans- lation into French or German of the expression We won ' t discuss the matter. Heard in Senior Chemistry. Miss What do you mean by a positive and negative charge ? Teacher. Well, a positive charge is one that is positive, and a negative is just the opposite. Botany Teacher. Master S — , did you do the experiment with the egg this morning ? Master S — No, there was only one, and I wanted that for my breakfast. History Teacher. Why was it that the people did not want marshly land? Pupil. They were afraid they would wet their feet. Miss C- - Why is it that animals will not eat tomato plants? Pupil. Because they have thorns. ■KSceosa BxxaioxsoBOtiixososotios THE Editors thank the citizens of the town whose gen- erous support has made possible the Christmas number of The Debater. Without such interest and timely aid, the publication of the school paper would be impossible :: csxosar3xeoxir:exxoi »xixacxeoeac

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THE W. H. S. DEBATER THE DEBATER STAFF Editor . Business Manager Assistant Editors . - . LUCY BONNEY GEO. W. KILLORIN, JR. [DOROTHY LANE ROBERT HOLMES E. HAZEN WALTON Copies of The Debater may be obtained at Bon- ney Dutton ' s, Thayer ' s, and from the pupils of the High School at 15 cents each. ftl iE ttonala 2 It gives us great pleasure to announce to our readers that there will be, at least, to numbers of The Debater published this year. It is a matter for regret that for a number of years it has seemed unwise for the Wakefield High School to edit a paper. Journalism has become an important part of every strong English course in the higher institutions of learning. A School of journalism has been established at Columbia University, New York, and the Massachusetts Agricultural College and the State College at Kingston, Rhode Island also require courses in Journalism. Only last September a graduate of our high school who wished to enter Harvard Col- lege was asked the question, What experience have you had in editing a school paper ? It be- comes necessary, therefore, for any school that wishes to stand in the front rank of the Secondary Schools to give some instruction in newspaper work. There are many difficulties to be overcome in publishing a school paper. The first and most im- portant is a financial difficulty. The cost of pub- lishing even a small paper is considerable. The business manager of The Debater estimates that if all the copies printed in this edition are sold at the price stated, the sum of money obtained will cover only one half the entire cost of publication. It can easily be seen that if this important part of the high school work is to be carried on success- fully, we must receive help from some outside source. We feel coniident that those whose inter- est in and loyalty to the school in the past have never wavered, will in the hour of need come to our assistance. The library and the high school are so closely related that it is difficult to say which is the more important. One could not long exist without the other ; and when both becomes inadequate, the sit- uation becomes serious. The relation between the high school and the library in our town has become closer, since a com- plusory course in out side reading has been estab- lished in connection with the English department. A great variety of literature is covered in this course and several hundred students must be provided with books. In order that the work of the course may be carried on successfully, it becomes almost imperative that a room should be provided either ' at the library or the high school, where students can have easy access to many different kinds of books, and where they can have the opportunity for quiet reading. Among the nine hundred or a thousand gradu- ates of the schools of which Mr. Howe has been principal, only one, we are informed by him, has ever served a jail sentence. Integrity and charac- ter seem to go with the possession of a high school diploma. School spirit of the right sort was exhibited re- cently in the giving of Thanksgiving dinners to some of the needy families in town. Captain Reid of the baseball team is to be con- gratulated on the showing made by a team com- posed almost entirely of new members. We are indebted to Miss Butterfield and her classes in drawing for the artistic cover design and the cuts used in The Debater. Although the senior party was not a maked financial success, it was certainly a social success. The Debater wishes one and Christmas and a Happy New Year. all a Merry

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THE W. H. S. DEBATER Your friends will value your photo- graph more than anything else for Christmas. PHOTOGRAPHS PICTURE FRAMES L. £. Bourdon, 10 Trader ' s BIocR HEALTH, COMFORT STYLE and ARTISTIC LINES Result From Wearing Cc THE SARD CORSETS They Lace in Front MISS NELLIE F. ALBEE, Agent Room 10 Richardson B ' Id ' g, Wakefield E. K. BOWSER Attorney at Law GRACE M. PICKERING MILLINERY Dr. E. J. Donovan DENTIST Miss Margaret M. Gaffy 423 fHaiu i-t.. WakrMb. Mv z . M. J. WIDELL Cu om Shoe Maker and First-class Shoe Repairing 419 MAIN STREET