The Chemawa American, November 15, 1916, Page 4, Image 4

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T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
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L IT E R A R Y SOCIETIES
T h e four literary societies m et as usual on W ed n es­
day evening last, m uch in terest being m anifested by
each.
R eliance
T en new m em bers were ad m itted last W ednesday
evening. T h e C u rren t E v en ts proved of in te re st to
th e society w ho greeted th e an n o u n cem en t of P re si­
d e n t W ilso n ’s re-election w ith en th u siasm . T h e re ­
m aining portion of th e program was not rendered
w ith sufficient en th u siasm , ow ing to th e late date on
w hich it was posted. It takes a week of h ard w ork
to prepare and deliver creditably even a sh o rt program .
T h e follow ing is the program as ren d ered :
O pen in g A ddress
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H en ry Davis
C u rren t E v en ts
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A then Sim m ons
R eading
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C larence L an d erg reen
Jokes
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Q uestion Box
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W inona
T h is society is at present m aking a stu d y of L o n g ­
fellow, th e reg u la r m eeting W ednesday ev en in g being
the first of a series of L ongfellow evenings. A novel
d ep artu re from the usual m onotonous roll call was
furnished by th e response o l e a c h g iii w ith a q u o ta ­
tion from th e poet. As a prelim inary to fu rth e r stu d y ,
different m em bers of th e society gave sketches of his
life, and one y o u n g lady review ed “E v a n g e lin e ,” his
m ostnoted long poem . Tw o shorter poem s w ere read.
T h e w ork of th e ev en in g was carried on in m uch th e
sam e way as th a t of a lad ies’ literary club. T h e e x ­
perience the girls are h aving will prove valuable to
them in later life.
F or th e last th re e seasons, considered one of th e
leading societies of th is in stitu tio n , W inona Society
is sta rtin g out again to stru g g le for the lite ra ry honors
of the school. T h e prospects of having a first-rate so­
ciety for th e year is good in spite of the g rad u atio n and
failure to re tu rn to school of last y e a r’s leading m em ­
bers. In th e W in o n a Society, th e program s are be­
ing rendered by grades. At th e last m eeting th e
six th grades girls had c h a rg e of the ev e n in g ’s e n te r­
tain m en t. T h e ir w ork was h ighly creditable, co n ­
sid ering the fact th a t several of the g irls that took
p art are new m em bers. T h e follow ing program was
rendered:
F lorence M cN ickle
R ecitation
C u rren t E vents
Louise S ilverthorn
Song
R uby L aP ointe, Rose D escham p
M innie Jones, R eth a C arson,
R eadings
Beulah W hite, T helm a O rsen
Lillie D ixon
M emorv Gem s
E xcelsior
SCHOOL NOTES
T h e w riter was an interested visitor at th e reg u lar
w eekly m eeting of the E xcelsior L iterary Society on
W ednesday evening. T h e spirit and enthusiasm w ith
w hich th e boys carried out th eir program proves that
th is org an izatio n has been effected and th at no in d i­
vidual m em ber has any in ten tio n of sh irk in g . T h e
rem ark s of R obert A lp h u s, in his o p en in g a d ­
dress, fu rth e r em phasized th is fact. R eginald Downie
conducts th e ro u tin e business of th e society w ith ef­
ficiency and d isp atch , w hich proves the b o v s’ wisdom
in selecting him for th eir p resid en t. A recitatio n ,
read in g , and c u rre n t events, well selected, followed a
vocal n um ber w hich dem anded an encore. T h e d e ­
bate was th e heavy num ber of the ev e n in g ’s program
and th e subject m atter and delivery show ed p re p a ra ­
tion and th o u g h t on the part of the boys w ho rep re­
sented th e society. T h e program follows in detail:
Call to O rd er
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P resident
T h e seventh grade sew ing room girls are stu d y in g
the w eaving, p rin tin g and d y ein g of fabrics.
N onpareil
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R eading of M inutes
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Secretary
B usiness
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O pening A ddress
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R obert A lp h u s
Select R eading— “ W in n in g S u ccess,” F ran cis Boyce
Vocal Duet
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Russell A dam s, N ick Orloff
D ebate— Resolved: “ T h a t W oodrow W ilson should
be re -ele cte d .”
A ffirmative: E arl N uckolls, John M urray. N ega­
tive: Ivan A nderson. John Byers.
Both sides w ere well sustained, but as only one side
can win th e ju d g es, th ro u g h th eir tactful spokesm an,
gave th e laurels to th e affirm ative. S h o rt, p e rtin e n t
rem arks and those of com m endation by the advisory
and v isitin g ladies, respectively, preceded th e m otion
to ad jo u rn .
T h e little fellows are not th e ones th a t m ake th e
m ost noise in passing up and dow n stairs.
T h e six th grade are rejoiced at Mrs. R isser’s re ­
covery from a m ost try in g attack of ill h ealth.
Mabel Z eigler’s father paid her a visit a few days
ago. H e did not stay long in spite of his w elcom e.
E dw in Zeigler has ju st retu rn ed from A laska to e n ­
te r th e n in th grade. E dw in has selected en g in eerin g .
T h e girls and boys are im proving in th eir drills and
folk d ancing lessons ta u g h t bv M r. E. A. Sm ith in
th e gym nasium every m orning.
T h e first grade is responsible th is week for the co n ­
dition of the corridor on th e lower floor of the school
b u ilding. In spite of th e m ud, th e little ones have
kept the floors in tip -to p condition.
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