El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-20
Students of High School Have Contest
In English; Ben Howell Is the Winner

! A English contest was held or
I n Wednesday in room e0A The
I students who took part had no knowI-
! edge before hand as 10 what they were
TO talk about. 50 the contest was alb
solutely fair Upon entering the
room they were given the following
list OF subjects to choose from:
1. Last football or baseball game I
saw.
/ . Advantages Of FL Paso.
3 What constitutes a Ieader2
! 4. The League OF Nations.
| . Compulsory military education
{ 6. Ny future vocation
! z. What the High school has done
for me.
s. A hunting trip.
/ 9. Ny last sumner holiday.
/ 10..America's part in the great war.
! The students were graded on the
I following:
/ % Correct delivery OF the subject
] 90 Correct anunciation.
/ 90 Correct pronunciation
] 90 Subject matter
{ 90 rhetorical principle
(a) Introduction.
(b) Conclusion
(cl Proportion.
! Cd Conference.
/ (e) Emphasis.
/ 90 Grammar.
2 Ben Howell won first place. Frank
{ Clayton, second. Dan White. thru.
I and Mayo Seamon. fourth.
/ A group Of high school students
/ presented a very clever comedy, which
was written by Mrs. J. NJ Frank. at
! the Women's club. Wednesday after
I noon, at the meeting OF the Current
Events and Literature department Of
Z the Woman's club, Of which Mrs.
! Stanley Bevan is chairman.
/ The plot OF the little comedy CEN
J ters around a conspiracy formed by
I Hans, the German. BOlshevik, Slang,
I Ignorance, Conceit and Slovenliness,
Z who plan TO take the lives Of Good
/ English and Madame Efficiency. who
! are good friends Of Columbia
The high school orchestra played
an overture before the play and also
] furnished the music for the dancing
and between the three acts. Prof.
David Dalaud directed for the or
! chestra.
I Miss Lillian HuRRett Of the history
/ department Of the high school gave
an educational talk on England. Her
I talk included the early history of
I ENGLAND, dwelling on her relationship
with the IS New England colonies
and leading up the present diplomatic
relations with the United States. She
explained the democratic form Of gov
I eminent Of England and showed how
Z that government is similar TO ours.
During the business meeting the
! election OF officers for the coming
year was held for the literature de-
I partment The following nominees
/ were unanimously elected 70 office;
I Mrs. A. s Peatross. chairman. Mrs.
Volney Brown. vice chairman; Mrs.
"a
Williams. treasurer.
Mrs. Charles B. Stevens announced
that the annual club luncheon has
been postponed and the date will be
announced later. The art department
Of the club will hold a meeting next
week.
/ Wednesday morning at record
period a meeting OF the 4B class was
held. The officers Of this class are:
Mamie PonsfOrd, president
John Williams, vice president
! Dewitt Booth, reporter.
Truett Langston. secretary and
! treasurer.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose Of discussing the class rings and
arranging for the Taller pages. II
was decided 10 order the class rings
at once and to put two pages in the
Annual
! A committee, consisting OF Lawson
Mckinney. John Winiams and Mary
Ginther was appointed to arrange for
the class picnic. which is TO be helt