The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-17
SCHOOL GIRLS
FORCE TO FRONT
Young Women Students Here
Are Not Butterfly Kind,
DEBATE CLUBS FORMED
Gold Pins to Be Awarded to
Winners in Contests,
BY Aletha Barr Taft.

bl hlNlnh bhll hA's
The girl, ui Oklahoma City and es-
pccialh those oi the high scnoul are
not tagging behind in the woman
movement IN ANY sense ot the word
They have at last awakened the head,
OF affair, 20 the TACT that what IS done
for the masculine element OF the school
-or something equivalent -- must he
done for them The boys have had
their athletic, IN which they win the
coveted letter" their debating socltic,
and various other lines OF aCtylucN.
Ru, small were the opportunities Tor
m, sister to distinguish herself outside
the line OF regular school work
Clubs Organized.
Thing, changed gradually Girls
club, were organized, which helped. Yet
many line, OF interesting school LIE
remained closed TO the girl. Things
are still changing 1t has been the
custom Of the high school TO hold two
triangular debates year, one with
Mu,kogcc and Tulsa, the other with
Shawnee and Enid and one dual de
bate with Guthrie. 70 these only boys
were clbiblc 1t was felt that III adj
mt',ug girls, two ideals would be de
iroycd d-iirst that Of FalIantry, and
|, secondly # that remained intact. the
strength OF debate was lost II seemed
IN all debates where girls participated
that the natural consequence was that
the glrl was inStnctIvcly and without
desire ON her part given a slight pref
crcucc. The boy and girl did not stand
lr equal footing In other words chiy-
airy still lives
So up TO last year the girl, were en-
lircly shut out OF debates. although
MANY of them cherished ambition,
along tins line and the high school re-
fused to meet any mixed team, IN de
bate
Field Widened
Owing to the continued splendid
work OF the girls in the class rooms
and TO their repeated requests, +
Wcllcmcyer principal OF the high
school who !, thorough believer 10
broadening the scopc OF girls work, last
year followed ideas he had cherished
| for some time and instituted a Girls
Debating club under Mis-, layinia
| 'ukcrton which proved itself by win
nlng easily from Guthrie This year
| the field has been wldencd by the in
| auguratiou oi an intcr-club contest be
tween the girls clubs oi the high school
The first Of these contests is one in
public speaking and will be held De
ccmbcr b. Others in reading, poetry
| short story telling and debate will fol.
low later in the year. The winner II
these contests will be presented with
| her letter as are the stars OF tho
rack, tho diamond and the eridiron
| Only instead of the felt letter dis.
| played so proudly by the boys on their
sweaters, the girls letter will be Iittic
| club which has the greatest number,
! of letters to It's crcd, will get a silver
! cup. which must be won three years in
succession before it becomes permanent
| property.
Girls Practical.
The girls OF the high school arc doing
many things Of practical value which
: show that the modern girl has an eye on
the world and challenges any statement
that she is only either a grind or but
tcrfly
For instance. a second hand book cx.
change has been operated several year,
by the G.. l.. C.'s, a girls club OF thirty
members under the sponsorship OF Mis-,
Jeanette Gordon. a hook room was
established under the charge OF com.
mlttcc Of six girls, and old school book
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