Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Societies Hold Their First Meetings
for the New Year with Much
Interest.


The high school literary societies held
their first meeting Of the year Friday.
Most Of the societies had programs and
were attended my many new members.
over forty boys enjoyed the interesting
program Of the Webster society, which was
as follows:
Violin Splo-Joa Woolery.
Debate-Resolved, That the Register staff
Should Serve Without Salary. Affirmative,
VIII Ross, negative, Harry Drucker. De
cision: Negative, /; noneommittal, ,. Re
suit: Voted negative
Story on Foot Ball-A. Salisbury.
Talk on Observation-Disclosures L. Graft.
Following the program was a short bust
ness meeting at which Principal Graft was
elected an honorary member and the name
Webster was adopted for the society in
stead Of Webster iceronian."
The officers for the year are as follows:
President, Even Rogers; vice president,
Lenard Larmon; secretary, Donald Wood
treasurer, Stanton Salisbury.
The following program was given by the
Demasthenian society:
Talk-Ben C~herrington. 2
Debate-Resolved, That the Guarantee
Bank Deposit Vaults as Advocated In the
Democratic Platform Of 1903 Should Be
Adopted.
Officers for the Demosthenian society are;
4 ltSAuthNf HItutIlGu MtbuHnGht hACE HlGSl-
dent, Richard Barnes; secretary, Coe
Buchanan; treasurer, Warren Hamilton.
Margaret Fuller society had a short bust
ness meeting at which Miss Gretchen Nc
Connell was elected vice president and Miss
Ruth Gould reporter.
Following the business meeting several
freshmen were Initiated. Many of them
dove for apples in a pan Of flour, while
| others andaayorad IN eat noIasses with q
fork.
The Hawthorne society gave this pro-
gram:
The Work of the sooiety-Nellie Prit-
Chard.
Burlesque De~bate-Florence Roades, af-
firmative; Mable Writ, negative.
The Omaha High School-Helen Davidson.
Observation-Disclosures Fulton.
The officers of the Hawthorne society for
this year are: Jennie Underland, president
Loa Howard, vice president; Ruth sher-
wood, secretary; Ethel Koss and Alice
W~oodworth. sergeants-at-arms; Agnes Rus
sell, reporter.
At the meeting of the Browning society
Miss Florence McHughl was elected society
teacher. The officers for this year are
Mary Phillip, president; Marion Carpenter
vice president; Daisy Fry, treasurer; Mar
guerite Fahs, secretary; Florence Mason
editor; sizhrina Hall, sergeant-at-arms.
The Pleiades society had a short pro.
gram Of interest, as follows;
Blank-Florence Smith, Mary Beach.
observation-disclosures Copeland, Ruth Shell
don.
The star-Mildred McMurphy, Ruth Nc
llvaine.
All societies will hold their next meeting
on Friday, October >.
An invitation is extended TO all graduates
Of the Omaha High school and also t.
those of other high schools to attend tn
first meeting Of the Graduate society. which
will be under the direction OF Miss Florenc
McHugh and will meet on September % a
the close of school in room 101.
Frances willard society gave the follow
ing program:
Notwithstanding Auntie, Ida Bredkey
Original story-The Prize Essay, Rub!
Recitation-To the nandellon, Anni
Reqdlng-A Tampa Komona, Marth'
Reading-The Old Surgeons Story, Mar
gerry Beckett.
The Lininger Travel club met in room
2G5 and the following program was en-
joyed;
Recitation-Mrs. McShane's Shopping
Tour, Florence GoOdland.
, Reading-Esther Hansen.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Agnes Nelson.
The officers of Elaine society are as fol
lows: Gretchen Mcconnell, president
Mona Cowell, vice president; Lucy Finlay
son, secretary; Marguerite Cole, treasurer
Marie Hodge, editor; Geraldine clifford snC
Henrietta Flack, observation-disclosures.
A suggestion was offered to organize q
glee club, but no further action will be