The Detroit times., 1916-03-15

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~ HAPPENINGS
Resolved. That nationwide wom-
al Suffrage be adopted" was the
subject Of debate 1t the last meeting
OF the Webster Debating society In
Central high. The affirmative was
upheld by b. Schlain and NJ. Gold
stick. and the negative by r. zicrer
and s. sternberg. The negative was
awarded the decision.
Miss Margaret B. Owen. worlds
champion typist gave IN exhibition
In the typewriting room of North.
western high. Miss Owen showed
the students how she won her title
BY writing 1876 words = minute. She
also gave the pupils some good adj
vice on the use OF . typewriter ana
ways to increase their speed. 3
The first number OF the Eastern"
for this term has been put on sale
In Eastern high. The new star IL
receiving many compliments on It's
appearance.
Resolved. That the short ballot
should be adopted" was the subject
OF discussion at the last meeting Of
the Eastern Debating society In
Eastern high The sfarmatfvs was
upheld oy Walter Minkler. william
Schmidt and Leonard Coke. Tho
negative speakers were George Kit
son. Arthur Albrecht and Elmer
Nash. The decision was awarded TO
the negative side. The club de-
cided to challenge the House Of Rep
resentatives Of Eastern to . joint
debate In the school.
Marshall house. Of Northwestern
high, has . new principal, George q.
Bechtei. the former housemaster
having been appointed principal Of
the new Northern high school. John
v. Brennan. q former English teach
or. Is his successor. The new stu.
dent oficers are Russell Brown. pres
ident: James Beattie, Allen Bos-
worth. Allen Crawford and Burns
Cornell. vice-presidents; b. Glad
stone Booth, secretary. and Dean
Cabot. treasurer. Thomas Carrabin
was reelected judge Of the house
court. Edmund Fox. clerk. and Don.
aid Alexander. marshal.
Preparations are being completed
for the first annual defamation con
test of the Eastern Debating society,
TO be held in the auditorium OF the
school. Saturday evening. March Is
The judges chosen TO award the
prizes are Miss Alice Currie and
Miss Irene Duffy. principals OF sen
Tor and junior grade rooms. reapec-
lively. and Richard X. Putnam. head
OF the department Of chemistry.
Miss Edith Shaw's English z and
class In Eastern high has form
ed parliamentary law club which
they have named the Eastern Query
club" The off'cers will be elected
directly after or before each card
marking. The following were the
FIRST officers selected: Dudley How.
ard. president; Millicent Klatt,
vice-president. and Hazel Steiler.
secretary. The club will take up
Ia detail the study Of parliamentary
Law and will also consider the work
the same as in regular society.
A prize contest for stories. poems
pictures and cartoons has been an.
nounced by the editorial stan OF the
Eastern OF Eastern high. The
contest Is open TO all undergrad.
yates OF the school and will be judg.
ed by Miss Genevieve Harper. Miss
Virginia Jackson and J. w. Frazier.
Of the faculty. A prize OF $3.50 will
be given to the author of the best
story. 81 for the best poem. and
$50 for the best picture or cartoon.
The second and third best In each
SGT will be given honorable men.
ton and terms subscription to
The Eastern" A contestant may
submit one or more subjects for
any prize or for all prizes. but one
student may win only one prize.
The tryouts ut Western high
school for the intersc holastic debate
took place last week ut meeting OF
the assembly The question was.
Resolved, That all able bodied
males ir the United States between
tho ages OF 1s and q. shall be reg
istered to take military training un.
der the supervision Of the United
States government" The Affirmative
was upheld by Farley Angel, ".
Baker. Max LOefher, Hugh Man
chester. PhiIo Newdeck and David
Burgess, and the negative by Glen
Warner. G. Debuck, Louis Braun. r.