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

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41. 0 i OLD YEATMAN CLUBS HELEN M. E. BUTLER-january, 1926 . Il .this, the last issue of Yeatman I Life, it is entirely fitting that all the clubs that have flourished during i i the twenty-one years of the school's existence should be presented to the readers of Life. Those which now exist will be dis- cussed by their respective Life Correspond- ents. It is the duty of the writer to present the organizations which once flourished at Yeatman but have ceased to be a part of the school's extracurricular life. GIRLS' DRILL CORPS The Girls' Drill Corps, under the direc- tion of Miss Mary Smith, was one of the first clubs of the school. It was a gymnastic organization which specialized in fancy drill exercises. The membership was limited to twenty-four girls, who wore navy or royal blue Peter Thompson uniforms trimmed in gold braid for their drills. To the writer's knowledge, the organization was formed early in 1906, and was disbanded late in 1907 or early in 1908. THE CADETS The Cadets was a boys' military organiza- tion. They wore a uniform similar to the West Point every-day suit. Boys were not admitted unless they were at least five feet in height. During the summer, members of the club used to go to Camp Establishment, where they lived a true military life. The organization was undoubtedly one of -real value to the boys of the school. EXCELLA Excella, taken from the words, Eccle- sia, and Capella, signifying respectively the intellectual attainments of the Athenians and the grim determination of the Spartans, was the name applied to a boys' literary society. This club lasted for only a com- paratively short time, being organized in 1914. One Hundred Seventy-four THE GIRLS' LITERARY SOCIETY The Girls' Literary Society, which existed in Yeatman High School for a number of years, was an organization of girls who wished to study literature outside of school. Several of the girls would co-operate in reviewing a book, and would then present a synopsis to the other girls at their meet- ing. Debates, original poems, stories, and extempore speeches made interesting and vanied programs. Its great Eachievement was a Woman's Edition of Life. THE BOYS' LITERARY SOCIETY The Boys' Literary Society was conducted somewhat differently from that of the girls. Their chief interest was in public speaking, and all types of oratory. It was this or- ganization which furnished the debates of the school until the Debating Club' came into existence. COMMONS CLUB The Commons Club was an organization of boys conducted along the lines of the Literary Societies. Their programs usually consisted of debates, monologues, and short sketches. The membership was usually be- tween twenty-live and thirty. THE VIOLIN CLUB The Violin'Club in 1907 was divided into two rival sections, the boys' club and the girls' club. The members of both sections took part inthe Senior affairs much as the Orchestra does at the present time. THE CHESS CLUB The Chess Club was a very short-lived society. However, the enthusiasts who joined found the club extremely interesting. THE COLLEGE CLUB In 1906 there was organized in Yeatman High School a club for girls called the College Club. Naturally the girls were very

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