Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-10
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

At the last meeting Of the Perth
Amboy High School debating club
held in Room PA last Monday. I'VE
candidates were admitted to men,
bership and incidentally a fine pro-
gram was rendered. 1t is necessary
in the debating club that candidates
for admission give an informal de-
bate on some suitable topic. Mon
days subject was Resolved, That
the United States Government should
accept Henry Ford's proposal to buy
the Muscle Shoals plant"
Miss Cantor. the first speaker on
the affirmative side stated the situa-
ton at present. G. Wurtxel. on the
negative, talked about the PERSONAL
ity Of Henry Ford and what he in
tended to do. Miss Cutler, second
speaker on the Affirmative. spoke on
humanitarian benefits that would be
derived by such an action. Mr.. Mann
the final speaker on the negative
outlined what the United States gov
eminent had already done at Muscle
S, oals. Mr.. Berkowitx. the final
speaker on the affirmative, clenched
the arguments Of his colleagues.
No decision was given in this de-
bate. All the candidates were made
members.
The meeting was then given over
to the program committee who had
arranged q debate on the subject.
Resolved. That the Employers of
the United States should retain the
principle of the Open Shop" H.
Scharer acted as chairman while ].
Wurtzel. L. Eisenstadt and E. Frank
ell acted as the judges.
The first speaker on the afirma-
tive, Albert Klein, proved that the
oman Shnr, annhndfoS tho host feature
of capitalism. The second speaker
on the affirmative. Belle Goldberger.
had as her argument: THE open
shop embodies the best features of
unionism while Dominic d'Eustachio
proved that the open shop harmon
ICES the best features of both.
Benjamin Kass, the first speaker
on the negative, spoke on the sub
ject: THE open shop Is detrime ntal
to public interests" Miss Alschuler,
the second speaker, spoke on the
union shop" Joseph Jallinek, the
final speaker on the negative. sum-
med up the points his predecessors
had made. In the rebuttal d'Eus-
tachio and B. Kass showed up to ad-
vantage. The alternate, Minerva
Polkowitz and Sadye Goldsmith were
not called upon. At the request Of
the chairman, the judges rendered
a decision. 1t was two for the at
irmative and one for the negative.
This debate will be repeated in
chapel on May 20. The judges for
this formal debate will be Miss
Stauffer, Mr.. Sturgis and Mr.. Ram
say. After the program was COM
pleted, President Kasss appealed to
| the club members to spread the news
| of the debate. The meeting was then
adjourned.
The baseball squad. the debating
| club and the high school orchestra
| had their pictures taken yesterday
| after chapel.
The p. A. II. S. nine plays Red
| Bank today. Niedswick will pitch.
A special meeting of the senior
| class was called yesterday afternoon
in the Chemistry laboratory. Treas
urer Marvin Smith, gave the treas
ury report. President Patten told
| how much more the seniors would
| be required to pay toward the ex-
| penses of the trip to Washington, IN
addition to the money each one
| would receive from the treasurer
| through dues and benefits held dur
ing the year.
After the meeting the members re-
| ceived guide books of washington.
baggage checks, and the schedule TOT
| the three DAYS, which the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company had oblig-
ingly supplied.
Principal Kleinhans announced
| from the platform in chapel yester-
day, that the members of the class
of '23 would meet in the auditor
Jun Thursday at l o'clock: the class
of "a Thursday at 800 and the class
Of IS, Friday at l o'clock.
The Junior class had a brief bust
ness meeting yesterday.