Yeatman High School - Yeatman Life Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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, ...,.. 1 ,V,, TH H DEBAT1 NG TEA M ORREN KNAUER-FURLOW GALE A new line of activity has been brought forth at Yeatman during the past term. Public debating on a small scale has been inaugurated. Under the able direction of the English Six and Public Speaking teach- ers, a first team, consisting of Leianna Devlin, Fred Hagemann, Alfred Kratz, George Lowenguth, Russell Richardson, and Adam Rosenthal was organized. George Lowenguth was recruited from the ranks of the Sixth termers, while the remainder of the team is composed of au- gust Seniors and New Seniors. A second team, composed of lesser lights such as Leslie Drews, Ernest Fox, Furlow Gale, and Clyde Moore, was also organ- ized. There are other Sixes who have shown much promise and will make the grade in another term. All ten of our debaters are fighters from start to Hnish and can be expected to give the opposition plenty to worry about. Some of them have real talent, not only in organizing material, but in delivering it to the best advantage. The subject of the past term was, Re- solved: The Closed Shop Should Prevail in All Industries. Our first debate upon this subject came upon February 4th, The opposition was furnished by Clayton, who chose the affirmative, thereby having a strong emotional appeal on their side of the question. Our negatives, Hagemann and Kratz, went down with colors flying, after a stubborn and determined attack up- on the arguments advanced by Clayton's more experienced team. They lost, but were in no way disgraced. The general knowledge of facts possessed by Yeatman's boys was perhaps superior to that of the Clayton team. This condition was brought about, no doubt, through perfect har- mony prevailing in the ranks of Yeatman's affirmative and negative teams, who sev- eral times got together and threshed out the question thoroughly. The boys, though out to win, were hon- est enough with themselves to admit the truths brought out by their opponents. One of the judges, Mr. Faris Flint, gave the team a critical talk about 'tpunchw and polish, which they took very much to heart and expect to put into practice. The Clayton team had a very good style but our team hopes to develop in a term or two just as much fluency and ease of de- livery as Clayton now has. In December, Central forwarded us a challenge to a dual meet which we ac- cepted. We, however, wanted to make it a triangular meet and accordingly chal- lenged Cleveland. Soon after Cleveland had accepted, Central withdrew, to allow their public speakers to devote more of their time to speaking in the tax campaign. No date could be arranged with Cleveland for the same reasons and the dual debate was, therefore, indefinitely postponed, tho we may still send one of our teams to Cleveland. As the difficulties arose in the other schools this year, making it impos- sible for them to debate, we expect to be challenged by them next year. Debating has been a much neglected ac- tivity in interscholastic circles in the past few years, but we have no hesitation in predicting a banner season for it next year. Yeatman has always won more than her share of victories in all competition and no less is expected in debating. Let the younger students come out for the debating team and nothing can stop us. Here's a chance for the youngsters who cannot take part in athletic competi- tion. Make the most of it. lbzge E1 ghlj' - Our

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, 2 1 l. ..,.... .. .. .. ,. V' hh 'V l2QLl 7f,lff.HQ1 v..fQ -21122Q'-f-Q1-lQl.Qf-fffflfQ1 V'-' .nllff sr M f , X N? J , ffmpgsj THE CIVICS CLUB VIVIAN STORYA At the regular meeting of the Civics Club, February 23rd, the following officers were elected: President ................. Vivian Story Vice President ....... Frederick Scherman Secretary ..,.....,.........., Ida Dean Treasurer .,............... Clyde Moore At this meeting we decided to give the new members a party. Among the vari- ous means of entertainment, the most en- joyed was a mock trial given by the club. The story of the trial is as follows: Miss Prissy Prim, a teacher of Civics, had a wonderful class. She trusted them as only a teacher can trust students. She put them on their honor in examinations and was sure that they would do the right thing at all times. One evening following a five week's examination, she took out the pa- pers and, to her pained surprise, she found a pony stuck to E. Z. Mark's examination paper by a wad of gum. This boy was one of her best pupils and trusted above all others. Of course, she was hurt but felt that justice must be meted out, so imme- diately she secured a lawyer, the famous Clyde Moore. When E. Z. Mark was informed by the lawyer to appear in court on the charge that he had cheated, he also secured a law- yer, the noted woman lawyer, Vivian Sto- ry. The case came up and the evidence on both sides was strong. The counsel for the Plaintiff's witnesses were: Wood B. Swift, a suspicious character and the real cul- prit, Billy Bum, a loaferg Chilly Chaplin, and Miss Prim, the teacher. The witnesses for the Defendant were: Beda Tharn, the school vamp, Dinah Mite, Isa Darling- E. Z. Mark's sweetheart, and Sherlock Holmes, the star witness. The Counsel for the Plaintiff proved through his wit- Page Eighly- Two CLYDE MooRE nesses that E. Z. Mark had purchased a package of gum the day before the exam- ination, and that the defendant had been seen writing a pony. The Counsel for the Defendant proved that E. Z. Mark had never chewed gum in all his life and further proved through the testimony of Sherlock Holmes that he was not guilty. The great scientist proved that the piece of gum which stuck the pony to the examination paper could not possibly have been chewed by E. Z. Mark, because the teeth marks on the gum did not corre- spond with E. Z. Mark's teeth. The case was summed up and given over to the jury. After several tense moments, the jury returned and to the dismay of all present, gave the verdict that E. Z. Mark was guilty. The judge pronounced the ter- rible sentence of writing an examination every evening after school for the rest of his school life. Then, to the surprise of all, Billy Bum and Wood B. Swift, overcome with re- morse, confessed having committed this crime. Then followed ' the triumphant march of E. Z. Mark and his lawyer out of the courtroom. This was the first attempt of the club to do anything of this kind, and we are happy to say that our efforts met with suc- cess. After some delightful music and re- freshments of homemade cake and punch, we adjourned. Among the things the club has done per- taining to civics this term are attendance on a very good lecture on better homes, given under the auspices of the Retail Fur- niture Dealers' Association at the Odeon, from April 3rd to April 6th, and trips to public institutions. So you see we are a live organization.