The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-22

II. S. building. 'rhe meeting begai
with an introduction of the president
Dwight Ohrum, by Tenny Goldsmith
After a brief response by the presi
Ident registration of members and
general business followed. Then came
the interesting event of the evening,
the debate, Resolved that the public
lshould feed tramps" The affirmative
land negative sides We're taken re
lspectiveIy bv Edward Zerfass, Lester
Bumpus and Milo buchanan. The
time of each speech was limited 20
three minutes but the speakers were
equal to the occasion and expressed
their thoughts in a clear and straight
forward manner. After hearing he
points brought out by the boys thc
Judges weighed each argument care
fully and the decision was rendered
I'm favor Of the affirmative side, The
outcome seemed to meet the popular
sentiment OF the audience and after
closing business, adjournment was an
nounced. On the whole the meeting
was very enthusiastic and the boys
have occasion to feel proud of the
society which is the first of its kind
in the Cairo high school
Nick Hacker, '05 paid a visit to the
domestic Science department yester,
day afternoon.
a rehearsal of the living flag forma
tion was claiming the attention of 651
BOYS and girls and some two dozen
teachers at the Armory yesterday
afternoon after school session. Prof
t, D. Van Osten has charge cf ar
ranging the children in flag place.
giving ont the color scheme material
and leading in the song drills. Supt
ClenJenen enlisted the children who
number from each school MS follows
St Joseph's. 33; Douglas. 20S SAT.
ford ,14S; St Patrick's, 60; Lincoln,
1884,; Eimwood Sc.
Prof Davis, of the faculty of the
Southern Illinois Normal at Carbon.
dale, visited the high school veeter-
day afternoon and gave the students
a brief but pleasant talk during the
third period
At a meeting of the Athletic Asso.
citation yesterday afternoon. recent
of several unthnking
in the rooms of the associa-
ton was discussed Rules were
adopted covering the offenses com,
nitted and penalties provided so it |
behooves the guilty parties to be
more careful in tile future. Fact OF |
the matter is. If we want to keep the |
privileges we now have in regard to |
athletics. we can show proper appre. |
citation of the same by helping tot
luell these denredations and seeing |
that the guilty ones get their just
deserts
The art exhibit being held at the |
Elmwood school Anis week has been |
well attended and properly appsa |
,iated
Nhat We want again this year is a |
High School Orchestra. As vot no |
move has been made to organize but |
he idea has interested several pupils !
and definite decision will be anil
lounced soon. There is plenty OF !
good material in school, in fact more
of it this year than ever. so the or
sanizatiun should be an assued fact. |
The girls literary society held their
hst meeting Yesterday afternoon at
he close Of school session A short /
program was enjoyed ana routine
business was transacted This Is the
hrst year our hiyh school has hai /
such society and every support anal
encouragement should he extended
the members
The senior history class has taken |
up "Berke's Cancellation with fhe
Colonies. This is literary master
piece and will require diligent study
on the part of eacY individual D..