Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-10
INTERESTING PERSONAL L NEWS
CENTRAL HIGH NOTES
Junior. Prepare For Comfort

The Junior boys. of Central, are
working like young Trojans for the
prizes offered by the late Samuel Kun
KEEL for the best oratory each year.
For the past three weeks they have
been under the constant supervision
of Miss Annabel Swartz. instructor of
defamation, and have achieved some
wonderful results. Seven boys have
tried out, and the shool as q whole
is looking forward with great an
ticipation to the coming contest. The
following are the subjects on which
the young Demesthenians will speak:
Declaration of War;" Woodrow vii.
son; THE Menace of Prusianism," "
Kahn; 1.-THE Duty of Young America,
McAdoo; German Propoganda,"
%ar WSen sS rbnts Aseot to
Soldiers and Sailors" Wilson, and will
be presented by Donald Egolf, Cecil
Holmes, Earl Wright, Gordon Hinkle,
Wayne Snyder, Bernard Koplovitz and
as the Kunkel oratorlcal Contest. and
the prizes are S25. SIS and $40. In
former years IL has been the custom to
hold the contest during the afternoon
session of school, but In order to give
we'll as the Interested public a chance
to be present at the contest, the proba-
bilities are that the contest will be
held in the evening this year. This
matter has not been definitely decid-
erance. The exact time of the con-
test, together with the judges, will
be announced in few days.
Argus Comes Out
The second number of the Argus
was placed in the hands of the stu
dents to-day by Business Manager
the finest that has been put out for
several years. Containing nifty pages
Of up-to-the-minute reading. together
with an extraordinarily attractive
cover design by Miss Virginia DoWnes
10, it makes quite a mark for itself
as a school paper.
Prizes have been awarded to win
ners in the annual Mccormick short
story contest which closed Decem-
Der 12. This contest is one of spe-
ciaI interest since 1t is open to every
one in the school, boys or girls. from
freshmen to seniors. The prizes are
given by Vance G. Mccormick. Ow-
ing to the influenza ban and the
crowded condition Of the school
which made it impossible to keep
It before the pupils as In other
wears. the number or stories sub
mitted was small. However, as In
the past, O. keen interest was shown
and the stories sumitted were OF
such high caliber that it was diff
cult task for the judges to select the
best.
Interesting Stories
"The Magic Bowl" by (Nallro
Manners) Katherine Clark, 20, won
the first prize of ten dollars; Gym
thia's Hills" by (Susanne CocrofO
Ferne Stanford, '19, captured the
second prize of five dollars. Both
stories appear in the January Ar
gus, issued yesterday.
First honorable mention was
given Pauline Long, '2O; second nom
orable mention, Milton Potts. 19.
The judges. members Of the rae
ulty appointed by Carl B. Stoner
editor-in- chief Of the Argus, were
as follows: Miss Mary Orth, MISS
Virginia Kast and Professor Clar-
~ s. p. O. r. to Meet
The S. P. Q. r. Society will meet
Thursday evening, JanuarT %, at
the home of Miss Mary Garland
1915 North Sixth street. An ex-
cellent program is being arranged
and a rehearsal Of the Latin play,
"a Roman School," will take place
The play will be given in FEBRUARY