The Detroit times., 1916-05-04

large number attended. The mem
bers Of the graduating class we're
allowed To take out membership In
the association during the evening.
The second number OF the "Emer-
sonian,' a quarterly published by
the recently organized Emsrsonian
Literary club Ia Central high. will
soon be out. The editorial board
consists Of Thomas Fletcher, editor;
Robert ID. Elliott, associate editor.
and Alfred b. Caldwell. art editor.
The officers of the organisation are
II. Clement Auer, president; Forrest
bowman. vicc-presidert; Dudley
Buck, secretary and treasurer.
In order not te interfere with the
spring dance 10 be given BY the
Totem club, May 6. the students Of
the twelfth grade room In EAstern
high have decided to change tho
date ~ their dance from May to
May 12. The Totem club n COM
posed Of Eastern graduates attend
Ing the University OF Michigan.
The school gardening contests
which have been held in former
years nj the schools under the aus
pices Of the Twentieth Century club.
will be continued this year under
the combined cooperation Of the
Recreation commission and the club.
The usual prizes will be awarded to
the winners.
The Girls debating society and
the orchestra in Eastern high, as
sisted by the Eastern quartet. gave
two plays and concert In the audi.
forum Of the school. Friday even.
ins. The plays eivsn by the Girls
society were Her First Assign
msnt," and THE Ghost In the Board
ing School" The money will be d.
vided between the scholarship fund
Of the school and the orchestra.
Miss Alice Marsh's English 9 NTH.
hour class in Eastern high he's -.
lected Alfred Kern to represent
them In the city oratortal contest.
"Rsferenee guides that should be
known and where to find them" Ia
the title Of a pamphlet recently pub.
lished by Miss Florence hopkins, II.
brarian In Central high, for the
students Of the school. She has
also written pamphlet entitled,
Common illusions and where to
ind them" which In being used by
the English classes In the school.
A debate between the Gladstone
debating club, In Central high, and .
team composed VI members OF the
Assembly and Senate In Western
high, will take place Friday evening,
In the Central auditorium. Robert
French. Edwin Good willie ana Adam
Reynolds. Of Gladstone. will meet
Edward Braun, Harold CharnosAe
and Robert Lasky Of Western. Ed.
win l.. Miller, principal OF North
western high. will preside % chair
man, and the judges will be John c.
Bills, dean Of the Detroit College OF
Law; Chas. NJ. Carson, Of the Cadil.
lac Motor Car Co., and George M.
Gordon, Of the board Of education.
Arthur q. Barnard who coached the
Central team that recently defeated
the shortridgc high, VI Indianapolis.
is coaching the Gladstone aggrega.
ton. The Gladstone team will up
hold the Affirmative. side Of the dc.
bate, Resolved, That United States
should have government owned
merchant marine" The debate will
be free to the public.
The students of Northwestern
high will give a shakesperean pa
geant some time during May. Miss
A. c. Nicholson. Of the faculty, 10 10
charge of the rehearsals.
Northwestern highs debating
teams defeated tho two teams from
Western high school IN debate on
the subject. Resolved. That pre-
paredness 10 for the best interests
Of the country--preparedness mean.
Ing an increase OF the army, navy,
coast and aerial defsnses."
Northwesterns Affirmative team
defeated the Western negative team
Ct Northwestern. and the nseativs
team Of Northwsstern defeated wes'
terms a0rmativs team % the lat
tsrs home territory. The judges Of
the debates were @. a. Duty. q
Csss high: Charles Novak. Of North.
eastern high. ana 0serUs Parker. Of
Bishop school, At Northwestern, and
Templeton P. rwisss. Of the con.
pulsory education department; Alon-
no Cottcr. Of Condor Junior hieh,
and deofge Berkaw. Of the Russell
school, ct Western high. The sue-
cessful speakers we're Percy Power,
WIlfred York, Leroy Fleming. Jack
son Marx. Arthur Lesher and I'd
ward r. Pierce.
The 8. r. o. Grub Of Northwest
ssn high save succsssful informal
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