The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-05

ray SIG soLomon.

fBY SIG SOLOMON.
Debating is one of the best and most
beneficial activities in which high
school can engage. 1t prepares the
student for after life, in that it broad
ems his views on certain subjects, and
prepares him so that he may be able
| 10 think quickly in an emergency and
! talk for himself. For mental gym
nast.cs and to develop a quick wit,
there is nothing that ranks a>ove de-
| batting
| Decidedly, P. Fl. 8. recognizes the
value and Importance of debating. A
| 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 UP. So the matter
stood with now and then debate
!, between classes until last year. when
| Prof. Rogers organized the Wilsonian
Debating Society, it's prime mission
being to work up more enthusiasm
| among the students over debating, not
only between classes. but also with
other schools. Interest in debating
Immediately grew by leaps and
| bounds. In the classes, the Juniors
| (now 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
the season, only two debates 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 outgfowth of the work
begun by Prof. Rogers, assures us
that it is going to live UP to the ex-
pectations of the school. With Prof.
1 1oh
days and also a medalist in his school
debating work, heartily cooperating
with the club. and giving his valuable
aid. we cannot do less. One debate
has already been arranged 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 Preliminaries were
held at the chapel PERI ID on Thursday
ana after school on Friday, with the
result that the following team tall
Senior. of course) was selected to rep
resent P. H. S. at Milton on the night
OF Tuesday, Jan. 14-Craighili Brown
Sig Solomon. Jack HerskovitZ and, as
alternate, Claude Kugelman. The boys
Will most likely speak in the order in
which they are named.
| The boys have the heartfelt wishes
of the school for success in this de-
bate, as well as in the return debate
Milton will have in Pensacola in the
near future.
Freshman CLASSIFY J. W.
| Freshmen can do something, 1t has
been proved. Our Tattler number is
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 Will have to go some to beat
our issue.
At last. after mulch distressing de-
lay flor we are only Freshmen) we
have successfully accomplished the
task of electing our officers They are
President Kenneth Fulghum; Vice
| President Margaret Maura; Secretary
Clark Stokes and Treasurer Ed. Cal
houn.
Our class colors are yellow and
white, and the flower is the Shasta
daisy. (Our class is also ''daisy')
The class motto, Not at the top, but
climbing is very appropriate. as, by
the time we reach out Senior year, we
hope TO raise it to the motto of the
present Senior class. First in Every
thing" We have not yet decided on
our yells. but when we do you can
bet your bottom dollar that we'll excel
all the other classes in making noise
Gas we already do in the study halD,
for we are 10 strong, the largest class
in school.
| Notations.
The shorthand department again
came into the limelight last week by
successfully reporting the preliminary
speeches of our rising young debaters.
who will venture to Milton soon.
C'Venture' is right We speak from
experience.)
| The school has long been anticipat-
| ing the High School supper, and we
are pleased to announce that it will
be held this coming Saturday. The
| lid has been declared off, and
there will be eats" in abundance.
| It was announced at chapel Tues
| day that former professor Rogers has
received a commission in the Motor
! Transport Corps, and been mustered
out of the service. When the an
nouncement was first made that Mr..
| Rogers was a private in the Corps,