Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09
LEADERSHIP CONTEST
OF SCHOOL SOCIETIES,
IS INTERESTING Event
YUCCA SOCIETY IS VICTORIOUS IN
ANNUAL CONTEST At SCHOOL.
nusieai. oratqrie and Acpumsntsiiye
aumbsrs Are Won by These Con
testants.

friuUir. fHurtfHI ffifl' N"fIfNi "iA' f
ana arRsmeniatlte the Yucca Literary
so1efy - the corpus christi Hish
hnai trlumphed over its ofUnneuia.
the Zeias. in The annual literary con
toH hsls in the auditorium ~ iH"
scbnol last nsht bob the close score Of
three events 90 Two. iiefof, well filled
auditorium % psronfs tetchers. pupils
and frsnda
Last night ocrur,d the much hooked
Tor event ~ tho year when the final
reasoning on tne supremacy ~ mo So
cieiies wan to boz determined. an event
Nmrh ha1 been pra,ured Cor some
time each side being little dubious
ifh0ush Openly confident rs t' hHv
fhe result ehs tD De- There were ntr
events 81 debate in Nhi.H both siies
met gullreiy Dn ths same rruund mu
siral numbers rerItntiora uraiions nui
nHt bat Tar from being itnst was 300
original stunt io lse tho rsn s. huai
rrrusrular in which trt emo uneff
harmony ana dir,ord pctes an1 chaos
rcirned supreme thr fuir object being
t1 'put something OVER 0n Hr other
side. and sometime whlof thrs would
suuw nothing ~ until the curtain hld
risen and fallen. CO.. tHr close NJ Dl.h
performance Tha was D1frlsi oar fu
enc MOST minute detail and from 'he
amount ~ surprise ,fi ihr almost
linir thaf v1s created Dr. Nls pfn..n
that Che stunts wtrr uranll
Lone before ,hs time f.r the rrInR
~ the .urnn thc tHditorumVas 600
u.s. end a7 etrh muutc after clghi went
1851 the anNious ones became moro attn
.ouH f1r iho opening ~ fne EVENING"
frrfofupnce an1 mad. tl..r drs.r.s
SHOWN us heaUf,r nnpausc. ru.
udr.s Or thr evenings program hs1
He'n picked to he Nesdamcs Wumm
Grr'nult w. n unlMns. Jlmos Nu..
Infun and ~ iI craig ST. Rev "a
sykes and %. o. Russell ON account
~ che late arrival ~ Mr. Craig hts
place was filled hy p NJ. sutur
The question of whether the United
~intrH should repeal the a. mama Canal
TOLLS aDt 'f whether n should remain
is planned ans thrrsEcd ali most 500
if'rouslN in the opening number
which consisted NJ debate between
representative ~ tho two societies
when the dehafe Resolved. that fhr
canal TOLLS act shoHt! loci repealed" vas
Opened Tine NuDris heing rogreseuted
hF Mise Katherine noonc aud George
iitt' held iur lfnrmptIt, side. while
Charles Coleman ami rsll King spslr.
ms Tor tho Ioms upheld the nce.u,, o.
Tho speeches iu th. debate were tho
"lusr nf much interest ou the paf. of
thr audience. and especial enthusiasm
was aroused when tho rchuitlls were
utcn nt Miss Boone Cor The sffrms
eve tnd Charles Coleman far the Mesa
1--WE Tho icrsiou vac announced d.
ter hf ludres which .onslsied M thc
NAL" 'ont,ngent of thr personnel. lon ~
For NJ fhe affirmative
The w,s followed u, the z,ts rom.
rrs'niaiis's lu tho musical program
Misacs Nirslno Macdonald and Nerii
Bowen. Who rendered e very pleasins
l1nn Duet, hui who loat ln the comics,
200 The NuCcns a seNtcttc romposri .i
Misses i.iiie May Eowcn. Bennie Mar
shtu Annie sue Holman. FI1rrnr,
smith, hlarche l,y and Elizabeth sto,
ll Who appeared on the stage Nith
liRhts dunmcd. dressed in dainty Ian.
an csc costume. end sans . song of tb,
'ard ~ Dherr, blossoms The nd.e.
~ the Judging party made this decision
n favor ~ the Nu,css
Interest WAS keen iu tho recitation
part az The proEam. duc to the sr.r
innl manner in which iho Yucca repre
sentative. Miss Niolctta Megguirc Uh.
was dressed as woodland clf ami ID.
cited hor piece in true Nnudo Adam.
Peter l"n sNle. and Miss FY,nnsf
/ h'fn ~ the Hcias. VINO very .l,.rrl,
. 'tfrrrl a difnDult character recitation
1 concerning ODE ttnls of Mrs Rurrlr.
in settling nine children off 90 IA Chris,
mas tree ls,riy n which they ver,
admoniahed tn do almost e.rr,fbtr.
from 'noi uNinE ca take iho tI.tual,
'fom each others plates % "rrmcm
n"ring that their uncle was pn tho .p,.
"'N torco iu New YORK clty
Tho decision vas m favor NJ Nis.
Horn. although Miss Mcguire wss
Nerl close second
ln The GRAFTON contest. tho y,,.,,,
We're asain successful their rerre,ont
auvc, heruard Gussett heins ma =,
NoF''e pssr Miss Gertrude BoAiey d
ne zs,aA W
""i tho climax of the evening cam.
Nnen the Hy,as pulled off their orl,
inSl stunt and d was oiiginali y.
non wo'ure -tshlcau n real uf,
m'Sh, be- called. hui e,eu though a., b.
Wan hitle taelcau about tee ara.
ne" vas considerable picture .rd
src'' deal ~ motion This eNhl.,, ~,
Tour reel" performance. In whi,,
festns Carroll athletic ncld altar IN.
proved himself 90 be- somewhat ~ i,
miiutur as Well as musician ~ a.
portrayal u radcrrNskt tho f,mon
l'"nist In action, he aon The f,,,, !,
the whole audience. and almos, ,.,,.,.
panic Dressed IN an ahsurdlt,. 49,,
'''"ins hair Just like the one f.y MI,
ne was the understudy. ~ lanvet ~
keys Of an smprmptu plaao. uhn.