Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1908 — High School. [ARTICLE]

High School.

Geraldine Kindis, LaVera Lee, Ethel Jacks and Rose Luers entertained the Saturday club at Geraldine Kindig’s home, Dec. 12. The literary program was quite brief as it was the first meeting, and most of the time was spent in dressing dolls to help Santa, Claus along. Captain James A. Burnham gave a very Interesting Speech Monday on the battle of Chattanooga, to the eighth grade and Senior U. S. History pupils. As he had been in the battle, he was able to describe it quite vividly,’.and all enjoyed it greatly. The R. H. S. History club held its third meeting in the library 1 auditorium, Thursday evening, Dec. ! 17th. The regular meeting night should be Thursday, Dec. ,i 24 but on | account of the Christmas holidays the date was changed. The program I was as follows: Call to order - President I Reading of minutes - - Secretary 1 Roll Call Paper, “Women of the Orient - - - - - - Selma Leopold Paper, “Women of Europe” ------ Grace Peyton Paper, “Women of Today,” - - - - -Dorothea Hollingsworth Debate, Resolved: “Women Should be granted tbe right of suffrage.” Affirmative, Carrie Jasperson Nell Meyers, Blanche Babcock, Helen Murray and Miss Shedd. The hoys on the negative failed to show up at the right time and their place was taken by Mr. Warren, Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. Dean, Omar Osborne and Ralph Hammond. They made a brave attempt to defend their side, but were so unprepared, that their argument, though ardent, was more ludicrous than convincing. The girls were weil prepared and the judges, Miss Work, Alice Ryan and James Jordan, decided unanimously in their favor. The program was concluded by a piano solo by Edna Hauter. Stereoptican views were then given and refreshments were served. The refreshment committee was Ethel Jacks, Mary Pierce and Don Beam. Some very nice new suits arrived for the basket-ball boys this week, consisting of trousers, and red Jersey sweaters with a black “R” on each.