The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14
WEEKS HAPPENINGS AT
SHORTRIDGE SCHOOL
Meetings of the Senior and Junior
ClaSSeS-SesSiOn of the
Senate.
Senate.
INTEREST IS GROWING

The class of 1904 held meeting this week
to consider what they are TO do with the
money earned on their Arabian fair. Moth
ing definite was proposed and many class
men are of the opinion that it will require
several more meetings to come to final
agreement. There are many places where
the class could proftably put the money
and it this part OF the question that makes
a unanimous decision so difficult. Some
are in favor of giving the entire amount
to the cause Of athletics and start a fund
for an athletic field, while others desire
to leave a token of their efforts in the
school halls in the way of pictures or some
| like ornament.
1t was announced on Friday by Mr.. Ben
ton that the clause in the seniors consti-
tuition which said that the class should hold
an election of officers only at the beginning
of each semester. was declared void. The
principal asserts that the classes should
hold but one election each year. This
statement surprised the seniors and alarmed
4 those who are in office. The president
Walter Pritchard and Albert Aronson, the
treasurer, have announced that they will
| tender their designations at the next meet
| ing.
Miss Adele NJ. Shaw, of the Worlds
Work" visited Shortridge on Friday.
! The executive committee of the Orator
icai Association met Thursday afternoon
| behind closed doors TO make some of the
| final arrangements for the contest that is
! to be held on March Is. All the prospec-
/ tive contestants were invited to the meet
! ing. The chief business was to select the
| judges on manuscript and delivery out
/ of selected list OF judges Miss Donnan
| will pick three for manuscript and the
same number on delivery. This is done
| so that no one except Miss Donnan will
i know VINO the judges are to be. The place
/ for holding the primary will be decided at
| the next meeting of the Oratorical Asso-
/ cia ton.
The junior class held its third meeting
/ Wednesday morning. After all the seniors
/ in the room had been ushered out the presi-
/ dent called for the reports of the different
| committees. The motto committee was the
first TO submit it's report. Out of three
/ mottos the class chose, 'Inveniam viam,
| aut faciam." After quite a discussion be-
/ tween the boys and the feminine members
| of the class the boys being in the majority
succeeded In getting the class TO adopt
/ blue and gold as the class coors. The COM
| mittee which was to look after the class
pins Was not ready to make its report
! but will be heard at the next meeting. The
| class is confronted with pecuniary diff
| culties in addition to the other class
! affairs. There is not very much money in
| the treasury and Ii is necessary for the
/ juniors to give reception TO the seniors
| at least, this has been the custom for sew
| eral years The juniors usually give a
/ dance but this is out of the question this
i year. Mr.. Benton insists that there shall
| be no more dances at the school. With
this in view some of the juniors have
worked out a plan to give play at the
! German House and thereby gain their
point. Sumner Clancy, one of the most
prominent of the juniors, and who has
gained a reputation amateur actor. is
at the head of this project and will take
a leading part in the cast. The play will
Edith Socwen left the city Thursday to
/ attend the prom at the University of
| Wisconsin, where her brother Maurice is
The next meeting of the class in debate
will be on Monday, Feb. Is, at Has, in
Room >, the recitation room for Amer
/ lean history. The topic for debate is: THE
/ time of residence necessary for naturalza-
/ ton should be increased from five to seven
years" The affirmative side of the ques-
| ton will be supported by Robert Wallace,
i Harold Thompson and Hazel Vile. while
| Harvey Stout and Susan Brown will be the
/ speakers on the negative. All members of
| the class will submit briefs on whatever
| side they choose.
The Echo Association held a meeting Fri
day to consider more advanced plans for
| organizations.
The classes in senior themes were organ
lied for the semester Friday morning.
! There are five sections, meeting at the sec
| ond, third fourth, fifth and sixth periods.
All those students who take the senior
graduate English meet at their regular
! while others who are not taking these Eng
lish courses meet at any vacant period.
Many Of the members of the oratorical
club were disappointed with the meeting
| that was held last Wednesday afternoon.
The meeting had been postponed several
times and OF all those on the programme
for that meeting Mary Holton was the only
member that came prepared with her ora
ton She was chosen for the open meeting
| of the club, which is to be held next month.
The lack of enthusiasm lately shown among
| the members was again so evident
that a boom committee consisting of Sam
| Trosky, Raymond Kiser and Harry Jackson
was appointed to invigorate the old mem
bers and look for recruits.
| Arthur Ketcham. one of the younger
| members of the class of '04, who has been
| out of school for the past month on account
| of tonsilitis and infiammatory rheumatism,
has gone South for the rest of the winter
! and abandoned hopes of graduating with
| his class.
The class known as the "Class in Ex-
preston has again been organized for this
| term On account of the increase in the
| number of students who are taking adj
| vantage of this training, two sections have
| been arranged, one meeting Monday
and Thursday afternoons and the other
! meeting Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
| Textbooks have been received and the
class has now got down to earnest work.
Miss Platter is at the head of this depart
! ment.
The study hall and the library were
| opened last week and will accommodate
| the students for the remainder of the term.
| Davy Eaglesfield, a well-known member
| OF the junior class, leIt on TUESDAY Tor
| West Newton, Mass, where he will enter
| a preparatory school for Harvard. Roger
| Boydon, another Shortridge boy, has also
| gone to this school for the same purpose
| The Senate met at its usual time FRIDAY
| afternoon. The first part of the meeting
/ was amusing to the visitors, as the young
| senator's wrangled over parliamentary rul-
| ings. and mixed the preliminary business
i'm a grand fashion with foreign subjects
of all kinds. Ii required the sergeant-at-
/ arms TO seat some of the more eXcitabe
| boys. Five pupils were taken into member
| ship.
The students are interested in the fact
| that FrankwOod Williams, last years An
nual editor editor of the Wednesday Echo
In previous year, prominent in the Senate
| and OratOrical Association. has been
/ corded the rare honor at the University of
| Wisconsin Of being the closer in the
I freshman Oratorical societies of that in
stitution. Miss Ora Williams his sister.
is also playing prominent part in oratori-
cal affairs being president of the Shortridge
Oratorical Association.