Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-23

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lie library. The students were in
tensely interested in the r%eparations
question which was discussed. The
Debating Club had a large attend
ance at the lecture.
The next edition of the Periscope,
the school paper, will appear soon.
This publication will be chuck full
of news, stories, jokes and readings
interesting to the reader.
The honor roll for October fol-
lows:
Seniors-Ralph Sharp, Christian
Jensen, Sarah Segel, Stacey Durham,
Diana Jaffee, Margaret Boros, Mad
va Stetkewicz, Ethel Cornelius, Mar
guerite CASTILLO, Gladys Trotter, Yer
onica Urdzik.
Juniors-Elsie Crowell, Helen
Ward, Blanche Jorgenson, M. Cohen,
+. Petersen, Eleanor Mathiasen,
Ethel Wilson, Harry Harris, Harry
Goldberg, John Melkovitch.
Sophomores-Florence Davis, Won
Roseboro, Elizabeth Cox, Sidney
Goodstein, Rose FEEDER, Helen
Schwartz, Edward Herbert, Mildred
Williamson, Trina Nicholson, Eloise
Larson, Gertrude Goldsmith, Eva
Cakes. Margaret Reid. Sylvia Katz,
Florence Johnson, Philip Soloman,
Eva FEEDER.
Freshmen-Johanna Nielsen, John
Yurochko, Dorothy Weiner.
A speaker addressed the students
at the exercises who came from Rut-
gers College to speak on the SUBJ
ject of debating. Perth Amboy is
very active in this line of work es-
pecially for the past two years. The
local high school has the champion
ship for east and central New Jer-
sey. The speaker brought these
points to mind and congratulated
the team which was responsible for
the victory. Mr.. Glen, the speaker
of the afternoon, informed the stu
dents of the pageant which is to be
presented at a conference and lunch
con at Rutgers. This conference
will be composed of many of New
Jersey and New York high schools
which are interested in debating.
Perth Amboy was one of the origi-
nal sixteen high schools in this Sec
ton of the country to sponsor the
movement for interscholastic de-
bates some ten years ago. For this
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participant in the pageant. Just
who the local delegate will be is not
known. The speaker described sev-
eral of the scenes of the pageant
which is to be presented on January
6.
The Literary Club reports follow
ing new members: August Staudt, II.
Lucka, !. Reaty, and Freda Encher-
man. This new school organiza-
ton is very popular and Is of great
help to students using the library.
An interesting program has been
prepared for the next debating meet
ing. A debate will be staged: RE
solved that the Plan of Melons Tax
Reduction Should be Adopted"
The two opposing teams are: AZ
firmative, Sadye Miller, captain;
Sarah Segal and David Goldsmith;
negative, George Carp, captain;
Fromah Shapiro and Sadye Fish
koff.
Each speaker will be permitted to
talk, but three minutes. After each
has presented its arguments a re-
butal will be made by the two
teams.
This Is the first debate of the de-
batting club for the year. Consider
able interest is shown by the mem
bers of the club in this debate for 1t
Is the beginning of real activity for
the organization.
Miss Stauffer, who is at the head
of the English department, has an
nounced to her classes that she will
offer a prize to the student who re-
ceives the great number Of points
for reading.