Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The preliminary debate TO determine who
shall represent the high school in the an
nual debate with the West High school of
Des Moines will be held December l9.
The question for both debates Will be
Should the United states senators r; be
preliminary debate is open TO all pupils:
team of three, with two alternates, Will
be selected to represent the high school.
This debate is the third of a series with
Des MOines. The first debate Of this series
was won by Des Nome, the second by
In the Priscilla Alden society an original
story was told by Edith Norris. A series
of papers on What the World Is Doing
Now" was read by several OF the members;
What the world is doing in art was told
by Grace Cronin, in science, by Bessie
Ladd; in politics, by Agnes Russell, and In
literature by Irene Miner In another
series of papers Helen Maynard, Ruth
Sherwood, June Greaves and lrma Wieder-
mann foretold the future of each of the
members of the society. In conclusion, the
society paper "Ye Puritan Chronicle, was
read by This weeks editor, Hilda Sand
1t was Eugene Field day in the Haw-
| thorne society, many of the numbers on
| the program being about this writer. His
| life was admirably reviewed by Elizabeth
/ Wendt and a paper on ms Mrlllngs was
read by Slgne Christensen. The following
| numbers completed the program Recita-
! ton, The Dream Ship Margaret walker;
original story THE River" Josephine
Muiff; song, "Wynken, Blynken and Nod"
Georgia Gideon; recitation Two Little
|
Peter Bird" Pauline Gale; recitation,
! Limitations of Youth" Margaret Pritch-
ard song, Seem Things at Night" the
! In the Browning society, Ruth Rinhart
] told how Omaha looks to "a pessimist and
! Eileen Patterson told how It should look
/ to everyone by giving the views OF OPP
| timist, An original dialogue entitled "A
! Freshman Evening, was given by Dora
Sass and Mabel Sherwood. Fanny Rosen-
stock told the society why she came to
! Omaha, and the program ended with d
paper by Margaret Lee.
! The German society program was divided
/ into two parts. The first consisting OF
miscellaneous subjects was as follows: A
story, Der Konig ind der Diener," ollie
Lampmann; Folk Song" girls chorus;
recitation 1.-TWO Moral Maxims," Augusta
Droste; dialogue, Die Munie u1d das
! recitation, "Mein Herr list am Rhein, >,
| Lawrence Frlcke; song, Santa Lucia, -
| g!rls' chorus. The second part Of the pro-
gram consisted OF, selections from Gothic.
| Der Fischer" Jean Hamilton; 'Aignon."
Laura Robol; "Gefunden," Dorothea Abra-
! ham; "Das Vielhebchen," EuniCe Holmes;
/ "Erikonig." FredTic Mcconnell
| The Elaine society program opened with
a dialogue by Eorantha McGayoc. Florence
Van Horn and Gladys Ginord. This was
followed by an original song by the Elaine
| chorus EOrantha McGdvoc entertained
the society with a recitation, Geraldine
| Bartlett, Christine Paulsen. Clara Jones
| and Henrietta Flack participated In a dia-
I lokuNa AuoANtA OF SINAI "eAle - NAAN NAtNA A
| closed the program.
! The Margaret Fuller program was drawn
up IN the form Of a newspaper. Local
brevites, Mable Anderson; original poem.
! Margaret Kennedy; musical notes. vocal
solo. Elizabeth Hamlingi violin solo, Grace
/ Mcbride; want ads, Helen Harris, oHEiual
story, Irene Mills; recitation, Elizabeth
| Herring.
The Pleiades program was opened with
n song by the Pleiadcs chorus. This was
/ followed by a sketch entitled 'InteTWewlng
Servant Girls" Characters: Mrs. Mills
Ethel Pratt: Bridget Maloney, Anna
4 Giyler: Ann Clover Adelaide Cronk; Lena
schmidt Ruth sheldon Tillle Olson. Mar,
garet Titus; Mary Jones, Edna IhgEaTt
Kate Johnson. Lola PlNley. Mildred NC
Murphy entertained the society with "a
paper. a violin solo was given by sadie
Hutton. Marian Men Tecitcd an original
poem. and "A recitation entitled The star
hy Olive Bran closed the program.
| The Linlngcr Travel club gave the i9l'
lowing program. Original story. blanche
Doavtr. original poem, Pauline ltnsenners
accompanied by Elisabeth Becker on the
violin. humorous reading. katherine
C'T[4ry. recitation. BESSIE Davis; Fable
Tor Critics Esther peyllon; items of cur,
rent news. Viola Peterson, short rNeich
~ American authors. Hattie h1nnck quo
| tatIous from American authors, fiorencf
BECKER. original story, Ethel Alb1rhi feAd
| INK ~ the Chronicle. Katherine DunnlEan
Julia Cannon and Bertha Brown. Aftei
the program the society formed COM
mites " TIE whole that We ~ report %