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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
EDITORIALS
Debating.

Due to the unsurpassed enthusiasm
displayed in the frequent debates held in
the various classes, particularly the his
tory classes this year, it has been oppor-
tunely suggested that a debating club be
organized in Brattleboro high school
The value of such club to the school or
10 the individual is at once obvious. In
the first place, a debating club would
give the desired practice to those mem
bers interested in debating, and more
over would furnish an opportunity for
social enjoyment for some who perhaps
do not belong to any club activity of the
school.
The values received from argumenta-
ton are many and important In fact a
little debating is desirable if not de-
manded for the proper training of every
young man and woman. Debating
teaches and cuItivates scientifically logi-
cal reasoning-a determining factor in
the lives of successful men and women.
Debating also increases a PERSONS abll-
ity to express himself intelligently, accu-
rately, and with an acquired manner
that is both natural and persuasive. De
batting is very beneficitl to a student
because it compels him to make Il
straightforward expression of opinion, or
statement of facts which is brief Yet in
elusive. To be able to collect abundant
subject matter. 10 weigh it, TO sift and
organize it into briefs, emphasizing the
main points of the argument only, is
surely a splendid training for any high
school student. Augmentation teaches
alertness. develops initiative, encourages
teamwork. inspires leadership, Stinu-
lates competition. bestOws confidence,
ard trains for citizenship.
\ debating club in high school offers
many advantages 10 the individual and
is a real asset to the extra curricula
activities Of any school. Like athletics.
it encourages interscholastic association
and competition. 1t is surprising TO find
how much stress is laid upon debating in
many high schools of the country, partic-
ulariy in the West, where indeed the in
terscholastic debates almost take the
place of the interscholastic athletic
games in the East. Taking into consid-
Grafton the individual benefits gained
from augmentation. and the Importance
of debating to the school az a whole. it
seems self-evident that a debating club
would be a desirable and worthwhile
addition to the already full schedule of
club activities IN y. II. S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
SPORTS
Starts Basketball Season Right.

I1ttl y A'fIs1ANtO%'I1 R7N015V3I 1e1s1l0'
The Brattleboro high school team won
its opening basketball game of the sea-
son Friday night by defeating the Win
chester. n H., high school five. 80 to %.
Miller and Deyo, the two local forwards
ran wild and durin~ the last period the
game seemed race for individual hon
ors between these two. Between them
they gathered in AZ points. Miller hoop
ing the net II times and tossing in a
foul and Deyo throwing eight twin
counters and four free throws. Sheridan
was high point man for the visitors.
making seven free tries and five baskets.
The preliminary game between the sen
Tors and pickup" team resulted in a
21-to-2I tie. Bennett starred for the
pick-ups and Harlow tossed the most
baskets for the seniors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
Senior Assembly.

The seniors held very interesting as
sembly in room Monday morning, Miss
Osgood presiding. After the devotional
exercises Miss OsgoOd read very de-
lightful paper on books, called The
Dream of the Book Scorpion. This
paper was an essay on Christmas, a de-
lightful bit of fantasy, and a suggested
reading list of the newest books all rolled
into one very charming story. Some Of
the books suggested even Barrie's Dear
Brutus; Paul Van Dykes new Life of
Catherine di Medicis; Printing Typer,
Then History; Dances Courage, A
Journey to the Ohio in 1910, and last
but far from least, Martin Pippin in the
Apple Orchard. Here is just a bit from
a review OF the last: Wisdom mingled
with Fancy as light as the fall fluff of
milkweed. 1t will make Christmas,
Christmas, my dear friend"
Miss Osgood also read a charming
but brief review of Walter de La Mares
Memories of a Midget. making us all
want to rush to the library and procure
it for reading over the vacation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
LOCAL NEWS
Assembly Dec, IS.

In assembly Dec. Is Ruth Knowlton
played piano solo. Good Night, by
Nevin. Cantique de Noel, sung by
Caruso. was played on the victrola.
Mr. Caverly said that the victory over
Winchester was due TO those who had
kept up in their studies so that it was
possible for their names TO appear in the
eligibility list. He also spoke of the
desire TO have the cheering section on the
platform and not scattered around the
hall If school spirit means anything
10 you who cannot play basketball, get
up front and cheer for all you're worth,
for cheering means a lot when it comes
to q close game.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
Guest Night Wednesday.

The Christmas meeting of the ORA
matte club will be held Wednesday eve
ming, Dec 20, at 7.30 o'clock. The fac
ulty,. friends, and parents of the club
members are invited. The program Is
as follows: The Beau of Bath, by Con-
stance darcy Mackfey. Cast: Beau
Nash, Archie Adams; Jepson, his ser
want, Eleanor Rogers; the lady of the
portrait, Alice Boyden. 90 Christmas
pantomimes, in charge of Dorothy Rice ;
49, The Sleeping Car, by w. d. Howells.
Cast: Mrs. Roberts. Elizabeth Schwenk ;
Aunt Mary, ALA Fitzgerald; the porter.
Holland Smith; the Californian, Lee
Corbett; conductor, Clark Maynard ;
Willis Campbell, Frederick knight.
Music will be rendered by a trio, Mary
Putnam, piano; Dorothy Hebb, violin;
Holland Smith, cello. A chorus of girls,
Mary Putnam, ALA Fitzgerald. Ruth
Stockwell. Dorothy Hebb, Dorothy Mar
tin, Dorothea Eanderveer and Bernice
Gobie, Will sing Ruth Knowlton and
Ruth Reed win play a duet. Refresh
ments of ice-cream, fancy sandwiches,
and cake will be served by Laura Swift
yer. All are asked TO bring 10 cents for
refreshments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Mrs. Olive Styles is assisting in the
Sitter Office
F. W. ATelendy is gaining from his
recent illness
Mrs. Sylvia Payne is visiting Mrs
Harvey Ripley and family.
Mrs. AIundell and four children are
visiting her father, E. W. Knapp.
Mrs. Jack Morse and two children of
Lynn, Mass, are at Lyle Hunts.
Mrs Della Cummings cared for Mrs.
Lucy Williams while George Hunt was
away on business trip last week.
A. l.. Tuttle represented Farmers
Grange of this place at the state Grange
meeting in Burlington
Mr.. and Mrs II. A. Dudley went to
Springfield Friday They viii spend
the winter with their daughter, Mrs. w.
c. Staples.
The Green Mountain band viii give
4 concert and dance III the town hall
Dec. %. Kent Rebekah lodge, No. 50,
win serve the supper.
The first lesson In nursing was given
10 good class which met with Miss
Minnie Tyler last week Thursday. The
meeting viii be held with Mrs. Sue
Aillington. The subject viii be Beds,
and bed-making will be demonstrated.
Robert T. Shepnardson post, No. 81.
American Legion, elected the following
officers at their annual meeting: Conn
mander, Dr. 4. c. Walker; first vice
commander. Frank Marden; second vice
commander, Clarence Pierce; adjutant,
Caspar Landmark financial officer,
Wallace Grover; chaplain, Emil NJ.
Mattson; sergeant-at-arms, Leon Tor
rey.
All members or Kent Rebekah lodge
No. 30. are urged to attend the next reg
ular meeting Dec. -. This meeting viii
be for the election of officers. The clos
ing birthday party Of the year for the
members whose birthdays occur in Oc-
tober, November and December will be
held While these members VIII be the
guests of honor there will be generous
supply OF refreshments for all 1t is ex-
pectcd that the noble grand, Mrs. Ruby
y. Carley. will be present
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
Christmas Dial.

The Christmas number of The Dial is
TO be issued on Wednesday OF this week
This issue promises to be exceptionally
interesting.
4 Christmas Message, poem, heads
the literary department, in which there
are also several stories and other poems
The book chat is truly a friendly chat,
and everyone will be interested in read
ing the books discussed There is new
cut for the school notes department,
which contains club notes, special as
semblies, and News In Brief" The
joke department contains several good
features besides the usual personals.
The school alphabet is unusually clever.
Tie exchange department contains ac-
counts of What Other Schools Are Doing
and the alumni department announces
the winter of the contest with the win
ming material.
The summaries of the football game
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
Debating Club Formed.

\ debating club was inaugurated in
room l Friday afternoon. Dec. 10, about
30 people being present. The meeting
was in charge of Mary Amato. The COM
mittee for the constitution consisted Of
Nathalie Benson, Laura Switzer, Vivian
Hunter, Preston Gibson and Mr.. Wilson.
y committee also was appointed for
conference with Mr.. Caverly about fu-
ture activities of the club. The next
meeting will be held Wednesday of this
week at 3 o'clock in room 1, when the
constitution will be presented.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
3. Il. s. SPOTLIGHT

afternoon for the last few weeks and is
making good progress. There are Only
FIVE members in the class now, but those
FIVE are greatly enjoying the subject.
Members of the Latin classes wish to
thank Miss Sylvia Crosby for the very
interesting talk she gave them on the
ruins at Rome and POmpeii last Wednes-
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19

Subscriptions make most sulta-
bic presents; they are constant
reminders of the donor through
out the year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
what's the Diameter Of Your Hairs

In many industries very accurate in
struments are necessary, so for the past
week pupils in laboratory have been
studying and using various Instruments
giving the precise measurements, such as
the vernier caliper and the micrometer
screw In the use of the latter they
measure among other things the diane
ter of the hairs of their heads. These
measures varied from COOS to 002 Of
an inch. They also measured the small
est filament OF Mazda lamp, which
was found TO be even smaller.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19
Gold and Silver In Coal.

In the Cambria coal field of Wyo-
ming small quantities of gold and sill
yer are said TO be present in the
coal veins In South Africa a sim
liar occurrence has been noted, the
coal occurring in seams running
through the quartzite ore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19

Mobile Ala, believes il has more
women bank depositors than any other
city Of its size in the United States. The
women represent nearly one-third of the
total number OF de2ositors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-19

are included in the athletics, besides an
account of the cross country run.
Spanish.
In Spanish very interesting program
in the form of a play is 10 be given
Wednesday. The cast of this play, The
Wisdom Tooth. is as follows: Raigon, a
dentist, Edward Haywood; Franasco, his
servant, Thomas Calvin; Atilano,
Fits; Isidra, an inpatient patient. Ar
villa Wardner; Garhona, Astrid Hertz
berg; Inocencia. Beatrice Massey; Lelis,
Raymond Wells.
The Wisdom Tooth is very amusing
comedy slightly reminiscent of Shaw's
You Never Can Tell in that it has its
opening scene in a dentists Office. Among
the many interesting patients who come
to this humorous but inefficient dentist
20 gossip are a boyhood friend, who
brings forth some touching "reminiscences
on which to realize a loan of SO, and a
pair of sweethearts.
IntercIass Debate.
The final debate of Miss Wheeler's his
tory class was held Dee Is in the main
room, which settled the debate cham
pionship between rooms 1 and 2. The
subject chosen was: Resolved, that the
United States should allow japanese i'm
migration. The team from room /, con-
sisting of Clarke Maynard, Esther Dan
iels and Preston Gibson, had the afirma
tive side. Victor Manley, Byron Leach
and Vivian Hunter from room 2 were
chosen to uphold the negative side of the
question.
Alfred Martin conducted the debate
as president and timekeeper. Mr.. Cav
erly, Miss Bagg and Lynn Thayer acted
as judges.
After some deliberation the judges de-
cided in favor of the affirmative side, be-
cause their delivery was especially good.
1t is hoped that after mid-years another
two classes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
COLOR OF GIANTS UNIFORMS
vii! Not Bear Title world Cham
pions" Across Breast-Home
Suits Will Be White.

The New York Giants will not sport
the title World Champions across their
chest next summer. McGraw origi-
mated the idea years ago and il didn't
make much of IA hit with fandom or
players. Consequently it went into the
discard.
The Cleveland club dug up the idea
after beating Brooklyn. and 50 lettered
the uniforms of the Indians. The idea
got the Cleveland players i'm many
''raZZing" last summer. in games in
which they were being badly beaten.
However. the fans will know the
Giants are in the park when they trot
on the field The World Champions
title will be missing. but the uniforms
will be a riot of color.
The home suits will be white with
a violet stripe and the initials IN. y"
on he sleeve. The stocking will be
red white and blue and the cap white
with blue peak.
The road uniform will be gray and
the word Giants across the shirt
fronts. Some rather fancy trimmings
will liven up the Somber gray.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
Sporting SquibS
OF ALL Minds

Harvard has twenty-Seven coaches
Cor its crews.
Kentucky Derby viii carry 100000
added money for the winner this
season.
Yale baseball nine may play the
Auburn collegianS in their Southern
trip in the spring.
Ernest Baker. of Detroit. cne-hand
pocket billiard player, poc'seted s.
balls in an exhibition.
1t will soon be time for the annual
epidemic Of inflated heads among the
baseball player fraternity.
The Indianapolis club announces the
purchase of Harry Purcell, outfielder,
from the Ionia club of the Central
league.
Hugo Bezdek will continue to coach
Penn State he announced the other
day in denying a rumor he would
coach Minnesota.
William Won Bermuth, who coached
at Cass Tech, last fall. has resigned
as physical instructor TO return to
Purdue university.
The Pacific Northwest associations
water polo championship is TO be held
at the Spokane OWash) \. \. c. for
the first time in many years.
Tom Thorp. new coach for the New
York university football team. is to
be paid the highest salary every given
a football coach in the Metropolitan
district.
Frank Rooney. first baseman. who
was big noise with the Portsmouth
Virginia league team in 1920, but re
fused to play last year, will he back
on the job in 1922.
More than One-fourth of the stu
dents at Amherst college played ten
mis- during the past spring and fall.
127 out of an enrolment of 80 in
dulging in the racket game.
New York yachtsmen are getting
tuned up for next summers races
against the British boats. although the
baseball opening comes between the
preparedness and the eventuality.
Dartmouth has found radical
fault in its new $1,000 ski jump The
captain Of the ski team could make
only - feet where it was confidently
! expected the new jump would shoot
| hem out 100 feet. Blame il on III"
machine
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25

from active competition in the sport
I've sung my swan song in foot
fall" Thorpe declared Il have laiC
aside tidy sum and feel that it i
about time | retired from active foot
ball playing
My decision is not influenced by
a desire to avoid the hard knocks OF
the game. for | love it above all others
and am confident / could continue in
the game for five years longer with
out appreciable letdown in my play
1T is simply that | feel that | have
played long enough and mean to turn
my attention TO hunting and fishing
and less strenuous sports"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
GOLFERS OF ENGLAND
WANT 36-HOLE PLAY
Petition st. Andrews to Copy
Americas System.
If Efforts of Brltishers Are Successful
There Will Be Increased Interest
and kecner Competition in
Cont eStS.

Increased interest and keener com
ard America and Great Britain is
promised if amateur players in Brit
ain are successful iii their effort To
have the manner of deciding the Brit
isll champion changed from the pres
ent all-match play tournament at Is
holes to the American plan of 3G-hOle
qualifying round and match play at
SO holes.
Harold Hilton, John Ball, Cyril Toll
ley and Lord Charles Hope. as well
as practically all of the other lead
ing British amateurs, have signed
petition to the royal and ancient com
mittee Of st. Andrews, begging that Sc
we're organization to change from the
British to the American plan.
Members of the American amateur
international team which visited Hoy
lake last year were not satisfied with
the short 1S-hole matches. and main
tanned that the better players do not
have the opportunity over IS holes
that is offered in a 36-hole match.
American stars who have played in
British amateur championships very
often have been eliminated by sec
ond rate players by small margins in
1S-hole matches, when it is reason
able to assume that in Il longer test
the Americans would have come
through. This does not reflect dis
credit upon the British players, for if
the American championship was con
Quoted at Is holes the real stars would
have much more difficulty in going
through the field than they do when
they have 36 holes in which to do
their work
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
TERMS GOLF CHILD'S SPORT
M. BRAND Tells Lloyd George, British
Premier, Game is Fit Only for
SchooIboys.

Golf has no attractions for NJ.
BRAND. former premier. The bug"
hat finds so many victims in America
and England failed 10 affect him when
he tried the game at Cannes under the
tutelage of Mr.. Lloyd George. it has
become known. 1T is a game for
schoolboys." NJ. BRAND told the Brit
iSh premier. who is an ardent golfer.
"EngliShmen never cease to be chill
dren Cannot you enjoy a country
walk without hitting a silly little
ball -
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
DOUGLAS HURLS BEST GAMES
Star Spitbaler of McGraW's Worlds
Champions Credited With Two
One-Hit Contests.

The last year in major league base
game and only four One-hit games
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
EXTERMINATOR TO STAY HERE
Owner Kimer Lets 1t Be Known That
Great Cup Horse Won't Be
Shipped to England.

Foreign laurels will not come TO EX-
termination. The great cup horse Will
be kept in America. 1t was the inten-
ton of his owner. Willis Sarpe Kilmer
to ship him to England to race in dis
lance classics. but the BinghamtOn
sportsman has reconSidered. At pres
ent the famous gelding is at san Briar
court. where he will do light training
land As he went into winter quarters
a thoroughly sound horse. il is lie
lieved he will have another successful
season.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
High Spots in Career
Of Champion M'Aullfte

March II, 1S66-Born in Cork,
Ireland.
Came TO America when mere
child.
Apprenticed in a cooper shop
in Williamsburg. y. Y, where
Jack Dempsey. former middle
weight champion, also was an
apprentice.
1SS4-Won amateur light
weight championship of New
York
1SS5-Claimed and defended
worlds lightweight champion
ship.
Nov. Is. 1SS7-Fought II
round draw with Jem Carney
of England at Revere Beach.
near Boston. the crowd stopping
the bout. when it saw McAuliffe
was losing.
Feb. %. 1SS9-Fought ca
round draw with Billy Myer.
Sept. ;. 1S92-Knocked out
Billy Myer i'm II rounds at New
Orleans.
1S93-Retired from ring. an
indicated champion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25

Phil Douglas the star spitballer of the
worlds champion Giants, was credited
with both one-hit games in the senior
circuit, against Pittsburgh and Phila-
delphia.
Joe Bush, Of the Red SOX let down
the st. Louis Browns With a single
hit on August l and Warren (Rip)
Collins of the Yankees, allowed only
one hit to the White SoX on August Z.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
High Spots in Career
of Pitcher Ed Walsh

May 10. 1S92-Born in Plains,
Pa.
At the age of thirteen started
work as coal miner
July 10, 1902-Pitched for
Meriden, Conn, his first prOfes-
SiOnal game.
19O4-Joined Chicago White
SOX
19O6-Became spitball pitcher
and earned regular berth with
White SOX.
190S-Took part in Sc games
and pitched 664 innings, both
American league records.
October >, 190S-Struck out
fifteen Maps in eight innings but
lost game, l to ..
1915-Last year as pitcher.
December 10, 1921-AppOinted
American league umpire.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
lands WILL VISIT MINORS
tations to Attend Pennant Raising
Ceremonies.

Commissioner Lands at Buffalo told
the minor league men he expects &c
spend considerable time visiting them
next season. The judge since then has
been showered with invitations 10 pen,
nant :aisings and such. He has &C
cepted number of them and a fds
raising i'm tie minors next season With
out the judge will be considered as g
bobtailed sort of event
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25

mantown Cricket club in d recent
league match with the SwarthmOre
Hockey club. He was the rover and
did some keen huStling in all parts OF
the rink. He played good game,
though he handled his hockey stick
at times as though under the impress
sion that it was a tennis racquet His
opportunities Of shining were not plen-
tiful however. AZ the score Of ii To q
against his team teStifieS.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
is SKILLFUL HOCKEY PLAYER
Will TiIden IL, Tennis Star, Is Not
One-Sport Athete-P!ays Swell
Game on Ice.

William Il. Tilden III. holder of all
the highest hOnorS that tennis compe-
titiOn affords. * not One-SpOrt ath-
lete He is a hockey player of a higl
degree of skill, as he has demonstrated
of late on Philadelphia Kinks. Tilden
played with the team from the Ger
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
NO MORE FOOTBALL FOR HIM
Jim Thorpe, Great Indian Gridiron
Player, Announces His Retire
ment From Game

Jim Thorpe. the great Indian who
made football history while at Car
isle and later as captain and star Of
the Canton Bulldogs ana Cleveland
Tigers. announces that he has retired
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
THE CHICAGO EAGLE
CHICAGO EAGLE LIVE SPORTS


YOUuG'S SPINAL COLUMN
HAD BEEN DISlOCATED
Ralph Yo-ing. Detroit second
haSeman. has been told by
muscle and bore doctor in Phil
adelphia that the reason he
makes wild throws is that he
has a section of his backbone
diSlocated. The surgery man
is now kneading the misplaced
knuckle back into that par-icu-
lar part of YOung's spinal col
umn in which it belongs. If
thing like that will cause wild
throws. then Allan Sothron'S
backbone must be tied in
knot.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25

Dartmouth has found radical
fault in its new $1,000 ski jump. The
captain If the ski team could make
only - feet. where it was confidently
expected rhe new jump would shoot
hem out 100 feet. Blame il on III"
machine