Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-02

south Georgia section, and they are
depended upon to produce some kind
o! rag for the school. Their oppon-
ents in Ellaville on Wednesday defeat
ed the Hoke Smith Institute team ia
Ruena Vista, and they are regarded as
among the best in Georgia. Mr.. Hoist
is very we'll pleased with his squad,
and he firmly believes the Americas
team will make the others sit up and
I take notice.
The class speakers were also chosen
during the week just gone. Frank
Harold was chosen valedictorian;
Miss Ellen Estes will be salutatorian.
Preparations for the biggest and
best annual the school ever produced
are going along at a rapid clip. The
Senior class is pushing the issue and
tic is practically assured that the big
publication will prove a credit to the
school and Americas, Many of the
leading colleges have announced their
intention of advertising in the
American" and if the people of the
city only come across with some sup
port the annual will go through. Much
material has already been handed IL
and more will follow in a few days.
Cartoons will be a feature this year
and the school artists are very busily
engaged in making snappy drawings OF
the things of interest. The issue this
year will be about one hundred pages
and is bound to rank away above any
others in the High schools of Geor-
gia.
The comittee appointed By the pres
idents of the two senior classes report
ed that the sentiment to the students
OF the school was to retain the weekly
"A-Meri-C usser" and that the pupils
had announced their wish to contrib
ute money to insure it's next appear
ance. This is evidence that the paper
has become a permanent fixture in
the Americas High school, and it is
believed that the class of II will sup
port the spicy little journal.
The members of the student body
are much concerned in the recent an
nouncement that the Patriotic Order
Sons of America had decided to award
tie writers of the school another
medal. The subject was not made pub
lie, but it is confidently believed that
il will be known within a very few
days.
The Sphinx, the honorary club of the
school, admitted still another mem
Der during the week. Gustavus Adolf
plus Anderson was the student re.
quested to enter the circles of this ex-
elusive organization. Anderson is one
of the champion debaters this year,
and in addition to this high honor, has
for many years, been one of the bright
| lights of the Americas High school. He
is native of Sweden, but since COM
ing to this country, he has beea
through the entire public school sys-
tenn and is now just American" The
initiation of this new member will
occupy the attention of the Sphinx for
the next week, and Mr.. Anderson is
warned to prepare for the worst, as
this club believes that the rod should
not be spared.
There were not many visitors this
week, but on Friday quite a number
came out to hear the preliminarycon
test in music and the literary society,
which by the way was one of the best
yet rendered by the joint societies. The
debate was excellent, indeed, and the
decision of the judges was close. Mr.
Noyes critic, paid the youthful ora.
tors, one of the highest compliments
possible when he said that never in all
his career had he heard any better ar
gument
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