Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-02-08
A BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT
The High School Literary Society
Will Present the Famous Case,
"Bardell VS.. PickWick.'
The SOciety's Work Is Furnishing
A Short Sketch of Its Character
and History.

The High School Literary society of
Great Falls, comprising the entire mem
bership Of the high school, is preparing
for the presentation of the famous
breach of promise case, "Bardell vs..
Pickwick,' from Dickens "Pickwick
Papers" A rehearsal has been given
with the full cast, and the famous case
| will be tried de novo in the high school
room Feb. Is.
Although this society has been in
existence for over two years, and is an
especially important feature of the work
OF the public schools, it is but little
known to the general public. Early in
1891 the pupils of the highest room of
the Whittier building, where the high
school was then located, organized what
was known as 1.-The Whittier Literary
society" On accounted the cumbersome
number of members and the jealousy
existing between the various ~claeses, this
society was not a SUCCESS, end after
eking out a %precarious existence Of about
six months, ~disbanded. But in January,
1892, the high school and lower grades
we're separated, and the former was
transferred to the South side building.
The school board having adopted q rule
requiring rhetorical exercises at stated
intervals, the organization Of a literary
society was preached, and the present
society was organized Oct. q, 1892, and
has been improving it's standard con
stantly.
The society meets for rhetoricals
every two weeks, meeting Mondays at
1890 p. m. For this feature of the so
ciety'b work it is divided into two equal
divisions, participating alternately, one
being under the supervision of Miss
Edgerton, the principal, and the other
being directed by Miss Houliston, as
sistant principal, while Supt. Largent
frequently addresses the society upon it's
work. The programs are prepared by
the executive committee three weeks in
advance and consist of essays, recita-
tions, debates, orations, music, and the
like.
Every enrolled member of the high
school is an active member and the
school trustees, teachers of the high
school, ex-teachers who have taught
since the organization OF the society, and
graduates of the high school are honor
AIRY members.
A no less prominent feature of the So
ciety's work is the parliamentary drill
had at the monthly business meetings,
which is recognized by the present mem
bers and graduates as one Of the most
beneficial phases of their school life.
The complications often arising in the
election of officers, the debates and par
liamentary skirInishes over amendments
to the constitution and bylaws and va.
rious motions, and the routine business
afford opportunity for parliamentary
practice Of incalculable value. into
which the young ladies enter with q
zest equal to that displayed by the gen.
tlemen.
r Such a society exists in connection
-, with the schools OF every important city
1 Of Montana, and is universally com
: mended by the leading educators Of the
t world as fitting the pupils for the re
quirenents Of citizenship and con
ducing to the welfare of not only the pu
. pills, but OF the community and nation.
At present the officers OF the society
5 who will serve until the election mex
Monday, the term being one month, are
, President. Miss lone Long; vice preei
i dent, Miss Fannie Heidi; secretary, Mis-.
Laura Stuart; treasurer, G. j. Kullmer
s The policy Of rotation in Office has beer
maintained by the society, and thu,
every member secures experience botf
= on the floor of the society and in an OF
t fetal capacity.