Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-03
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL HOTES

Thanksgiving programs were the order of
the day by many societies az me hlgh
gram rendered by the Priscilla Alden So
ciety was delightful In its whole character:
II was as follows: Piano solo, "Nocturne'
(Rabina), Ruth Sherwood; essay, Priscilla
Alden" Helen Wright; original poem, "A
Th,enRSeiyi ing DnnIWeT BESSIE IoWnsen END
9Thshaf 9Th Rost yyio M so TpcC MAS
Dance" (Sarasate), Grace Mcbride; story,
"A Snowy Thanksgiving Dorothy Phillips;
original story, THE Halfback," Grace
Hommel; recitation. "One-Legged Goose"
qlopkinson SMITH, Jessie Harris, and "Ye
Puritan Chronicle" by yc editor. Neat and
appropriate programs were furnished TO all
The Margaret Fuller society program was
very pleasant and enjoyable one. The
programs, which were very carefully and
beautifully designed, contained the follow
Ing numbers: Violin solo, I'll Trova tore,
Amy Nelson; original poem, "Thanksgiv-
ing" Marie MaclEn; original story. Indian
Romance" Della Jacobson and Eleanor
Nelson; poem, Thanksgiving CVanDyke),
ROgeno DolleCker and a Thanksgiving
Travesty-Dame Welcomes Reception by
The Lincoln society spent very profit
able afternoon by listening to an exposi-
! lea by Harold Keller and to a debate on
the question, Resolved, That the Cniver-
sity of Nebraska should accept Rockefel-
ler's donations by Herbert French and
Fay Felker on the Affirmative and Paul
Hommel and George Flack on the negative.
The Junior class met in brief session Mon
day afternoon and chose its class Coors,
| light blue and gold e. BraCelen was chosen
class teacher. As chairman OF the yet I'M
appointed pin committee Carroll Burkhard
was chosen.
The Lininger Travel club spent profit
able afternoon at the home Of Miss Carrie
which was as follows: Reading, Blue
Flower Mabel Huntley; recitation,
rpaIiup sTROh Rows PIGS - Mary English.
recitation. Swans Song, Pauline Rosen-
berg; piano solo, AddIe Cronk; reading
Cook, and piano solo by Bertha Brown.
At the conclusion of the program a social
time was had, with exquisite refreshments
The Hawthorne society gave a pleasant
program, which was briefly as follows:
piano solo. by Miss Nav Gibbs; recitation
by Fern Wallace; violin solo by Lucy
Dietrich: recitation. by Pauline Gale;
Thanksgiving squibbs, by Hazel Warich,
Larnison, Maude GarburE and Richie Clark.
The Demosthenian Debating society held
a meeting at which the question, Resolved,
That American cities should own and OPP
crate their own street railway systems
was prohtably outlined by all the members
under the leadership of George Weidenfeld.
The department of history under the
leadership of Mrs. Atkinson, the head Of
the department will form a choral society
for the purpose of tamiliariZing all students
OF history with the more important ma
tional hymns and anthems of modern ma
tons, and especially OF America. One hun.
dred and sNty-nine pupils have signihed
/ their intention 10 Join I'm this work Miss
/ +. Arnold will assume the leadership OF this
( chorus. The first meeting of the choral
! society will be held Monday next
The Frances Willard society rendered a
pleasant program which was as follows
STORY OF Frances Willard" Eiz Norgaard
original story, by Frances label; Pilgrims
J Thanksgiving, Antonio Daugaard; recita-
ton by anna Maitland ana quartet song
/ Nellie Mitchell and Helen Ostrom.