Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12
AlINE MARTIN FOR
LOCAL DECL Amer
Eight Rock Island High School Girls
Take Part in COntest-Second
HOn0rs Divided.
ENJOYED BY LARGE AUDlENCE
Two Hundred Friends Listen to Pa
pers Presented by Young feopie
in Auditorium Last Night.
ENJOYED BY LARGE AUDIENCE

nelQ yesterday evening III lne NUN 10
land high school, Miss Aline Jane
Martin was selected as Rock Islands
representative at the girls Big Eight
defamation contest to be held Feb
IS at the local high school. The con-
test last night had eight entrants
composing the two teams which repre-
scented Rock Island in the tri-city con-
test and their alternates. The con-
test was a most successful one, all OF
the speakers doing remarkably wei
and holding the attention of the audi
ence of 200
Miss Martins selection is entitled
"The Sign of the Cross" and is a story
of Christian persecution in the time
of Nero. Her selection was rendered
in a most dramatic way and delighted
the audience.
The honor of holding the SECOND
place was divided between Margare
Underhill and Laura Holcombe, eacl
receiving the same totals in the ad
dition of their ranks. However, whel
the matter was finally decided on thu
basis of percentages, it was found tina
the former had a total Of four mor'
points than the latter, thus giving he,
the position. Miss Underhill's per
centages totaled 263 and Miss Hol
combs 259. The program was as fol
lows:
"Auf den Bergen" ............G riel
Bessie Baker, Piano.
| "The Keeper of the Light" .......
Dorothy Algi
THE Other Wise Man Dora Dial,
His Mother" ...... Laura Holcomb
Helene Thamre". Charlotte Huesin
THE Sign of the Cross. .Aline Martil
Bobby Shaftoe" ...... Ruth Seller
''The Lion and the Mouse. .!....
Observation-Disclosures. Goldie Sosn
Pauline Pavlovna" ..............
............... Margaret Underhil
"Canto Amaroso" ....E Ima,
| Frances Rhoads, Violin.
The judges of the contest were Mis-
Iva Pearce, Mrs J. E. Clarkson an
Mrs. Joseph Goldsmith.
Hart Team Chosen.
The team from the Hart Literar
society for girls which will meet tn
boys team from the Ciceronian SO
ciety in an inter-society debate mex
Thursday was picked yesterday after
noon at the close of school from anon,
those who tried out at the regula
meeting of the society at that tim
and consists Of Margaret Searle, Mar
garet Underhill and Elizabeth Ohm
sted. The question under discussion
is, Resolved, that the United State
should be further prepared for war.
The Hart society will take the affirma
tive side Of the question and tn
Ciceronian, the negative.
The Ciceronian team, which wa
picked at the regular meeting of tn
society a week ago, Is composed c
Roy Johnson, Harry Stuhr and Rober
E. Olmsted. Both teams have bee
preparing zealously for the debate an
the clash next Thursday at 1880 wi
be close one, from all indication!
Only members of either society wi
be admitted to the debate.
The Ciceronian society held it
weekly meeting Thursday evening a
1880 and the following program too
place:
THE Prospects of the Three Pal
ies"-Claude Mercer.
Debate: Resolved, that the Mon
roe doctrine should be abandoned q
a part of our foreign policy" Affirm
alive, Emil Goldman, Reuben Peter
son; negative, Robert Anderson, Rot
ert E. Olmsted.
Decision of judges, two to one i
favor Of the negative.
Initiation of members.