Warren High School - Echoes Yearbook (Warren, OH)

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HIGH SCHOOL LIFE Dmmatics Nothwithstanding the break which came in the middle of the year to the dramatic department, it survived and has been brighter than ever since that time. Because of Miss Carnes' resignation there was a short time when we did not know whether there would be a debate or any more plays, but faithful Mrs. Geiger returned and it turned out beautifully like a fairy story. - Many of the Friday afternoons since Christmas have been taken up by short plays or groups of reading. The plays which have been presented are Owing to Maggie, The Teeth of the Gift Horse, A Man from Brandon, A Modern Cinderella and Awake Thou That Sleepestf' The Pageant To Arms For Liberty, was one of the longest programmes dur- ing the year. A group of Riley's poems were read on one Friday. There were also entertainments on Columbus Day, Arbor Day and Lincoln's birthday. There was no Junior play owing to the prolonged vacation. THE END OF THE RAINBOW. This is the play which the members of the class of '19 will give on Class Night, June 10th. The cast is composed of: Robert Preston, a lawyer ...................... Bruce Powrie Douglas Brown, a football player ............. Reynolds Konold Dick Preston, the groom ...................... Paul Harrell Stanley Palmer, Hawkins, the Butler ........... Ray Jacobs Ted Whitney, Captain of the Varsity Team ......... Ted Boyd Jack Austin, Preston's Secretary .............. Edgar Holcomb Marion Dayton, a Ward of Preston ............ Geraldine Ford Nellie Preston, a bride ....... I ........... ....... I d a Adgate Louise Ross, known as Miss Grayson ............ Ida Bell Hirst Kathleen Knox, Chairman of Rushing Com. .... Margaret Farrell Phyllis Lane, a football enthusiast ............ Mary Guarnieri The Imp, a Freshman ............... , .... . Marion Nesbitt Emily Elliott, with a conscience .............. Helen Estabrook Jane, a Maid with a taste for Literature ........... Lenore Weir Mrs. Brown, Step-mother of Douglas Brown ...... Clara Waldeck Polly Price .............................. Florence Richards Clara Ernest . ............................... Florence Riley GIRLS OF THETA PHI Marjorie Arnold ................................ Lois Lane Marie Swift ............ , ..................... Mary Knoske Molly Bruce ...........................,.. Gertrude Downs The other characters are: Anne Milliken, Ruth Lehr, Dorothy Clarke, Harriet Barringer, Edith Lynn, Edith Seeman, Charles Mullen, Charles, Wildman, Herbert Chinnock, Charles Van Gorder, Eugene Dyke, Bert Whitman, Ned Brooks, Elmer Ikerman, Robert Bean. i Wu- -48--

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HIGH SCHOOL LIFE Debate In spite of the fact that, on account of the flu vacation our school work was doubled up on us, about sixteen people came to. the tryout for positions on the debate team. Mary Guarnieri, Geraldine Ford, and Mari- on Nesbitt, members of the team last year, came back in the game this year. The other members of the spuad were: Ida Belle Hirst, Ned Brooks, Edgar Holcomb, Lillian Kastan and Isadore Moidel. The North-eastern Triangular Debate league re-organized this year and determined to have only one judge at each debate instead of three, which was formerly the custom. g On the evening of March 14, the teams met for the annual exchange of arguments upon the question: Resolved, That within the next five years Congress should adopt a policy of goverment ownership of all Rail- roads used in Interstate Commerce. The debaters were much interested in the question and they delved into every possible angle of it. The affirmative team composed of Ida Belle Hirst, Ned Brooks, Ger- aldine Ford, and Lillian Kastan, the alternate, 'met the team from South High of Youngstown in the Presbyterian Church. The arguments of the Warren team were far superior to those of the negative team. Youngs- town's nrst speaker was supposed to be the best but he fully demon- gtrated that they were not capable of competing with our high class de- ators. The negative team composed of Marion Nesbitt, Mary Guarnieri, Isa- dore Moidel and Edgar Holcomb, alternate, met the Niles team at Niles. Warren won an easy victory, thus giving Warren the championship of the North-eastern Debate League. , EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING Much interest was taken in the Extemporaneous Speaking contest this year. The Seniors are proud to have had two representatives in this work in the persons of Geraldine Ford and Ned Brooks. Mr. Moidel en- tered at Cleveland. A ' Miss Ford took second place in the Sachem Contest last year but went one better this year in a Declamation Contest. Miss Ford repre- sented Warren at Pittsburg, among representatives from many states and was chosen with the three best for the final contest. She came back with first place and a gold medal as her reward. L -4'z-

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HIGH SCHOOL LIFE WAR WORK E Junior Red Cross ' ' Under the leadership of Miss Reid, the Junior Red Crcss has done much important work during the school year. Some of the money was spent for yarn, from which the girls knit sixteen pairs of socks during the flu vacation. They sent fruit and jelly to the emergency lzcspital. Then too they forwarded the drive for collecting tin foil and'peach stones. At Christmas time boxes of candy were sent to one hundred soldiers at Camp Sherman and these were much appreciated. The clothing drive was really instigated by the Red Cross too. The clothing was brought in last fall for the destitute Belgians. A contest was begun to increase enthusiasm and the Seniors came out with the flying colors. U War Orphans V ' The Warren High School has also done well in undertaking to support some fatherless children of France. There have been four adopted by the facultyand students. Those who have paid the required 336.00 for the upkeep of a child are the Senior A's, the Senior B's, the'Junior Red Cross of Senior High and the Faculty. The faculty has already received an in- teresting letter from their godchild. ' Thrift Stamp Societies The societies to instigate the sale of War Savings Stamps were again organized for the year 1918-19. Meetings were held every Friday morn- ing When each club reported on the stamps bought and had some time for a short program. The officers for the year were: . BIASTAMP President-Robert Bean Secretary-Regina O'Rourke HTHRIFT r SPEEDERSH President-Percy Mansell Secretary-Lenore Weir ' HEXCELSIOR CLUB ' President-Kenneth Gordon Secretary-Dorothy Work UPARAMOUNT THRIFT CLUB President- Philip Wright Secretary-Margaret King , EUREKA President-Harold Hunter Secretary-Freda Coe ' WILSON'S WINNERS ' President-Kingsley Sears Secretary-Kathryn McQuiston . . .49-