York High School - Duke Yearbook (York, NE)

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EL cture urea ll E ATTKACTION of York that has been of great interest and bcneiit to the pupils of the high school is the Lecture Course. This is under the nianageinent of one the high school instructors. As an enterprise of this kind is a valuable and ini- portant aid to other educational work, it is desirahle that it should he mentioned in a puhlieation of this cllaracter. The entertainments and lectures that have been given have heen of the highest order and a great credit to all those concerned. The general pnhlic is very enthusiastic over thein. The lll1IIllb0l'0f tickets that have heen sold for the course next year is evidence of this. 1QIt is the hope and aiin of niany of the patrons of the school, that these entertainnients will supplant, at least in part, the entertaininents of a worthless character that might otherwise coine to our city. This end is as desirahle for the pupils of the puhlic schools as for any other class of people. ln fact, it is par- ticularly important that it should he niade easy for anyone, early in life, to hecoine ziecluainted with the thoughts and deeds of the nation's greatest thinkers. Of course this is niost connnonly and Widely done through hooks, hut a hook cannot entirely fill the place nor exert the influence of the great inan who Wrote it. Ile often speaks hotter than he writes. .iS0lIl0 nieasure of success has already heen attained hy the l.ectnre Course. Such nlen as Hebert Mclntyre, Russell Uonwell, and Elhert Hnhhard, and such Women as Ellen M. Stone and Mrs. lVlaud Ballington Booth have heen an inspiration to many. These have all been heard hy large audiences. The pupils of the school have contrihuted largely to the success of this enterprise. fiThe inanageinent presented tickets to the en- tire High school and at another tinie to the Senior class. flThe pupils are looking with wer interest for the announcelnent of the numbers on the course for the coming year, Q89

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Ibigb School Elthletic Elssociation C. li. A'FKINSfJN, Advisor M fiHAKI.ES Bnownn, l'1'esi4le11t l'. i'1w'1'vHF1E1,Iw, Sec1'eta1'y QQ J. .l. lilINNEK, Tl'U2lSIll'0l' JBoaro of Gontrol EI,1NIER WVoons lNln1z1,1+: AIiNlbI,IJ lionnm' 'l'Ai'1,on JBoaro of flbzmagers .I nssn li1'NNnn. lCMM1+1'1 1' f,Hli0IiNI1I S4'o'i r SovIc1c1+11uN 35356 JEEIU '03 IlfOOfbEllI '03 i'11An1,ns linownn, fiillifillll .lnssn liUNNEli, Fziptziiii U. li. A'1'1i1NsoN, Mzinzigei' 'Crack Ream '03 JBHSRGI JBHU '02 J. RUNNER, Fziptaill C'11Alc1,ns Bnownn, fikllltillll C. H. A'1'K1NsoN, ,lN'l'21Il2ltgUl' THIS ORGANlZATIUN has been :L I'JCl'II12UlUI1t fixture of the High School since 1899 and has rziiserl the standarcl of athletics ai great cleal. The help iinancially given by this club aclvzinces athletics of all kinds and makes it possible for the different teams to meet those of other schools. In order that a pupil of the High School may take part in athletics on any team he must be a IIIGIII- bei' of the association and be in good standing.