The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-31
AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Fridays Exercises Held In a Number
of the Schools.

Yesterday afternoon a number of the
public schools gave Rhetorical and lit
erary entertainments.
The Demosthenean society Of the 8th
A grade of Harrison school held the
first exercises of the year. The pro
gIamme consisted of recitations by
Ethel Morris, Lucy Lord. Nellie Ellis,
Helen Fitch, Clifford Kennedy and Mel
lie Hill; essays by Harry johnson. Mag
gle Fulton, Daisy Campbell, Bernice
OFT and Hda Copley; orations by Daisy
Knight, John Rudolf, and Harry Nc
I<irahan.
The qestion, Resolved, that printing
is more useful to man than steam
power was discussed by Nellie Thorpe,
Strauss knight, Alice Wilson and Fred
Gardner. Harry AIckirahan is presi-
dent, and Helen Fitch, vice president of
the society
Rhetorical exercises were held in sew
era1 of the rooms of Harrison school
yesterday. In Principal Fosters room
the CicerOnians rendered a programme
in which President John Burdge, Ulys-
SEES Price and Carl AIyer delivered ora
tions- Essays We're read by the secre-
tary, Irene Potter. Cora Johnston, Jean
Parkhurst, Lucinda Hendricks Ethel
Fox, Samuel Lakin, Myrtle Merritt,
and Maude Howard, and recitatiOns
given by Edna Howard, Maude Max
Well, Albert Miller, May Malone, An
gelica Grandpre, Bert Cook, Jessie KEEL
sey, and Edna Morrow; Myrtle Fur
beck Cora belong. Edna Sheldon and
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Resolved. that the pen is mightier than
the sword
Alonzo G. de Leon and Jessie Payne
presided over the exercises of the QOnian
society of the 8th B grade. The follow
ing girls recited. Selena Barnum, Cal
la Cutteu, Jessie Payne, Maud Lord,
Ella Elliott. Grace Curry, Grace Agard,
Florence Palmer, Ira Stahl, and Birdie
flanagan Essays We're contributed
by Sue Sharitt, Onie WintrOde, Syrema
Smith, Ada Simmons, Eva Thompson,
Edith Snowden. Robert Hunter, George
Burning, Susie DOWnie, Ethel IraVers
and Virginia Millspaugh Harry Mar
tin, James FitzgibbOn, Dana Davis and
James BrinSmaid were the orators A
guitar solo was rendered by Theo Jew
ell and the question, Resolved, that
the United States will decay as the an
Gent powers did, was discussed by
Chas. Howe. Theo. Jewell, AlOnzo G. de
Leon, and Anna Sweet
1t was Carlyle day in the eth A room.
RecitatiOns We're given by Stella Barn
UNI, Gertrude Miller. Bessie Wilson,
leila Hodges Lulu SheafOr, Ray Pas
ley, Carrot Howe Cora Council. Carrie
Price May Hamilton, Bessie Hawkins,
Ernest Herr, and Bessie Burdge- Be
atrice Foster, Adolf Nattsen, Mary
Branner, Marcia Spivey, Frank Martin,
and Maud Rehkopf read essays. Vol
ney Turney delivered an GRAFTON and
Glen Davis Grace SlaytOn, Chester
Robertson and Minnie Bauer We're the
debaters, Frank Martin, president,
Mraia Spivey. hecretary.
Chas. Lewis presided at the exercises
of the COrinthian society of the 9TH 3
grade and Louise Willis acted as sec
rotary. Biographies were read by Ever
EFT Moody and Laura RudOn. Recita-
lions were given by Herbert SHE. Chas
Warner Nina Mcconnell, Clarence
Jackson, Bertha Smith, Robert Day,
Cora Shull. Agnes Stewart, Clara Viii
liams, Katie WEIGH, Margaret Lewis
Laura Pearson and Lucille McAfee. Es-
says were read by Robert Steele, Nina
Palmer, Whitford Sharitt Willie Parks
and Arthur McClintock. Minnie Raner
gave a. either solo and Carl Roberts
Florence WEIGH, ThOra WintrOde and
Arthur Macarthur debated the question:
Resolved, that books are of more ben
eft to mankind tnan travel
The washington society gave eXer-
cises in the 9th grade room. The re-
citers were Harry. Close, Melvin Snapp,
blanche Armentrout, Jessie Middleton,
Howard Guild Isaac Barnum, Drill
Porter. Lille Nattsen, and Vera Mar
tin. Biographies were read by ALE Fer
gusOn Esther Sturdy, Lena krane
Karl Kenderdine, Nellie Wood. and
Reta Updegraff. Readings We're given
by Roy Thompson and Harry Rigby
and essays read by Grace Aye, Bertha
Kincade, Merit Leach and Glen Millice
The debaters were John Jenkins, Nellie
Wood, Chas. Anderson and Lena
Smith. Harry Rigby was president Of
the society and Vera Martin, secretary