West Side High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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GIRL’S AUGUSTAN LITERARY SOCIETY

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G. A. L. S OFFICERS. President—Anna Bouldin. Vice President—Laura Rose. Secretary—Gladys Carpenter, Treasurer—Elsie Hackett. Librarian—Jeanie Cooper. Marshal - Edna Hackett. Critic -Helen Clarke EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:—Frances Traber and Maud Martin. ROLL OF G. A. L. S. Edna Bennett, Anna Bouldin, Gladys Carpenter, Helen Clark, Jeanie Cooper, Gertrude Cowen, Flossie Gleason, Edna Hackett, Elsie Hackett, Vesta Hudson, Edith Harmon, Edith Jacques, Maud Martin, Pearl McKellar, Elyda Ochsenkehl, Genevieve Purmort, Alice Reynick, Laura Rose, Edith Roeser, Edith Smith, Dorothy Stark, Jennie Swift, Edna Stowell, Myrtle Swarthout Freda Seiferlein, Ella Thomson, Frances Traber, Carrie Steinbauer, Ella Utter, Jessie Voorheis, Jennie Wallace, Gertrude Wylie.

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HISTORY OF THE G. A. L. S In the spring of the year 1808, when the sun was coaxing the flowers to appear, and green leaves to bud, when all nature was preparing a new green robe for herself, something hap¬ pened in the West Side High School. The girls were as¬ sembled in knots around the school grounds and Professor Sage had to take many names of even dignified seniors be¬ cause they sat on the steps to talk. The subject of their earn¬ est conversation was a literary society. The girls of the class of ' 98 were the ones who originated the idea, and when a girl of the West Side High School gets an idea, she always carries it to a finish. On all black-boards was found the inscription: “All in favor of having a girl ' s literary society, please meet in 10th grade room.” About twenty-eight stayed, some out of idle curiosity, a girl ' s own characteristic, others because of interest in the society to be formed. This meeting was pre¬ sided over by Miss Gertrude Storch. A committee was ap¬ pointed to draw up a constitution and one to find a name fine enough to grace such an honorable society. The constitution was drawn up, but, before it could be signed, a name must be found and search as the girls did, none could be found that exactly suited. Just at this time the whole world was ringing with the glorious news of Dewey’s victory at Manila. This was just what the girls needed. The club should be called the Dewey Do Club. The first president was Miss Norn a Tausend and hers was a very responsible position. We might almost say that the future success of the society depended on the first few meet¬ ings. The principal work done was debating. By this time the wise Lyceum had become aware that there was another literary society in the high school beside themselves, and, being sure of an eas y victory they challenged the Dewey Do Club to a debate and looked forward eagerly to a time when they could prove themselves lords of creation by carrying off all the honors. How easily the girls won! As a matter of course the judges decided that women should have the right to vote throughout the United States. How