The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
(BY SIG SOLOMON.

Debating is one of he best and most !
beneficial activities in which a higl. |
school can engage. II prepares the !
student for after lie. n that il broad |
ems his views ON certain SUBJECTS and !
prepares him 50 that he may be able ,
10 think quickly in an emergency and :
rnH- for himself. For mental GYM /
1ast.cs and - develop 4 quick Wit /
here IS nothing that rlnks a<cve de !
ating
Decidedly, T II. :. recognizes the /
value and Importance OF debating. y I
few years ago, Prof Cawthon. then |
principal of High. started the ball /
rolling by organizing literary societies |
IN which, among other things. debat- /
ing was taken tip. SO the matter |
stood with now and then a debate |
between classes. until last year when /,
Prof. Rogers organized the Wilsoniau !
Debating Society. its prime mission
being to work Up more enthusiasm
among the students over debating. not A.,
only between classes, but also with |
other schools. Interest in debating
immediately grew by leaps and
bounds. IN the classes the Juniors
tnow the Seniors). as usual, took the
lead. and the Seniors continue to hold
the championship of the school. As
the society was organized so late in
Itle SSdSoIi' OilIy Two dep3teS WITH
other schools could be arranged. both
with Milton, Hi winning one and los
ing one.
This year. the Ross Rogers Debat-
ing Society. an outgrowth OF the work
begun by Prof. Rogers, assures us
that it is going to live UP to the ex-
pectat Ons Of the school. With Prof
Collier. a noted DICTATOR in his younger
| days and also a medaIist in his school
debating work, heartily cooperating
with the club and giving his valuable
aid, we cannot do less. one debate
has already been ranged with Mil
ton T. II. s. taking the negative side
| of the question, "Resolved: That
money was the main factor in win
! ming this war, I'reliminaries We're
held at The chapel PERI III on Thursday,
! and after school on Friday, with the
! result that the following team all
! senior, Of course) was selected to rep
J resent =. II. =. at Milton on the night
! of Tuesday, Jan. 14-CraighiIl Brown
| Sig solomon, Jack Herskovitz, and, as
alternate. Claude kugelman. The boys
| ".H most likely speak III the order in
" hich they are named.
! The boys have the heartfelt wishes
Of the school for success in this de
| bate, as well in the return debate
! Milton viii have in Pensacola in the
near future
Freshman Classify J. w
|. Freshmen can do something. 1t has
| been proved, Oar Tattler number is
! a remarkable Success, and the other
| classes admit this by saying that it
is the best Tattler that any Freshman
class has ever produced. The other
classes VIII have to so some to beat
our ISSUE.
vt last, after mucn distressing de-
| lay for we are onIy Freshmen) we
nave successfully accomplished the
| task of eIectin& our officers. They are
| President Kenneth ItuIghum: Vice
President Margaret Maura Secretary
! Clark Stokes and Treasurer Ed Cal
! noun.
our class colors are yellow and
| white, and the flower is the shasta
| daisy tOur class is also a "daisy.'O
/ The class motto. Not at the top. hut
/ climbing. IS very appropriate as BY
| the time we reach out Senior year. we
I nope to raise it to the motto OF the
present Senior class, First in Every
/ thing" We have not yet decided on
our wells, bat when we do. You can
! I've. your bottom dollar that Wen excel
Ian the other classes in making noise
! CAS- We already 90 in the study haln
| for we are 40 strong. the largest class
| in school.
Notations.
The shorthand department again
came into the Hmelight last week by
successfully reporting the preliminary
speeches OF our rising young debaters,
who Will venture to Milton soon
C'Nenture'' is right We speak from
experienced
The school has long been anticipac
ing the High school supper and we
are pleased to announce that it win
he held this coming Saturday The
lid has been declared oft" and
there will be eats" in abundance
1t was announced at chapel Tues J
day that former professor Rogers has !
recei rei Il commission in the Motor ,
Transport Corps, and been mustered |
out of the service. When the an
nounCement was first made that Mr.
Rogers was q private in the Corps,
the upper ciassmen all felt that he