High School Debating Contests and School Activities
Regular weekly exercises in the high school auditorium feature aviolin solo by Mildred Wiseman with Lula Griesenbeck. Debaters from the high school prepare for the state oratorical finals at the University of Texas in April.
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Mildred Wiseman
Lula Griesenbeck
University of Texas
Kearney Mason
Arthur Wright
Joe Hill Jr
W. D. Williams
Cornell University
Leo Oppenheimer
Richard Groos
Biggest bowels health claim drives Cascar e ts ad
An old newspaper ad touts Cascarets as the best way to keep the bowels clean and strong. It claims neglect causes years of misery and positions Cascarets as the world's top selling treatment sold by all druggists.
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Cascarets
Debates Highlight Hayne Society Contests and Oratory
In a lively session, Hayne Debating Society debated compulsory voting in Texas with John Chaffin and George Cannon for the affirmative and Pat Swearingen and Emmet Isom for the negative. the affirmative won. Will Mell Booth presented Mine Disasters and How to Prevent Them, while John Bickett Jr. delivered Daniel OConnell’s Irish disturbance bill oration. The Jeffersonian Literary society debated neutrality laws at the Mexican border with Charles Kibbe and William Springall for the affirmative. Isadore Levinson and Bertram Lewin spoke for the negative. judges included Lloyd Taylor, Preston Brooks, James Willingham, and Edward Feille as critic.
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Hayne Debating Society
Texas
John Chaffin
George Cannon
Pat Swearingen
Emmet Isom
Will Mell Booth
John Bickett Jr
Daniel O’connel
Ciceronian Literary Society
Louis Schlessinger
Rique Ringen
Sam Chapman
Joe McDonald
Lloyd Taylor
Preston Brooks
James Willingham
Edward Feille
Jeffersonian Literary Society
United States
Adolph Voigt
Joe E. McDonald
George Clifton
Charles Kibbe
William Springall
Isadore Levinson
Bertram Lewin
Raymond Cobb
Paris Stage Shock: Harem Skirt Sparks Quick Removal
A provocative costume on Paris stage caused shock and immediate removal. The daring piece, described as a harem skirt, drew rapid attention and controversy in the performance, prompting theater officials to distance from the ensemble.
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Paris
Haynes Debating Club Is Oldest in High School
The San Antonio High School houses eight literary societies including five debating clubs. Hayne Debating Club, organized in 1896 and reformed in 1902, is the oldest in the city. Debates include rivalries with Ciceronian Literary Society and Austin High School with members like John Bickett Jr and Pat Swearingen leading efforts. The club, with 27 members, met at the Gunter hotel for its annual banquet and installed officers in January.
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Haynes Debating Club
San Antonio
Hayne Debating Club
Guy Haltom
Hayne
South Carolina
Edward Daugherty
Santonio Academy
Seeley
Sylvan Lang
Homer Hocker
Ciceronian Literary Society
John Hough
Moss Slater
Gunter Hotel
John Bickett Jr
Pat Swearingen
Eugene Lewis
Sidney Kaliski
Foley's Kidney Remedy Advertised for Elderly Ailments
A promotion for Foley's Kidney Remedy claims quick relief and lasting benefit for kidney and bladder issues and urinary irregularities in older adults. Isaac N. Regan of Missouri reports a complete cure and urges others to try the product. Bexar Drug Co.
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Foley
Isaac N. Regan
Farmer
Bexar Drug Co
Debating and spelling notes from Brackenridge Grammar School
Brackenridge Grammar School reports active Debating society meetings with topics on the Panama canal exposition versus San Francisco and compulsory vaccination. Robert Field elected treasurer, referrals to Hayne Debating club, and ongoing room 10 versus room 1 spelling contest results.
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Demonthenes Debating Society
Toom
Arthur Beard
New Orleans
Panama Canal Exposition
San Francisco
Messrs
Field and
Taylor
Carruthers
Taft
Caruth
Orr
Dilworth
Cassity
B. Collier
de Viney
Field
Lang and
Haltom
Biard
Robert Field
Hayne Debating Club
Hough
Hayne
Crane
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ROTES
W. B. Mentor
Dallas
Terrell School For Boys
Sesame Literary Society
Longfellow
Moore
Beverly of Graystark
Philomathean Literary Society
Clara Smith
Eleanor Kerr
Evelyn Haile
Bernice Duggan
Hallette Haynes
Alberta Brown
Dorothea Guenther
Vera Timpson
San Jacinto Day
Foulard
Gingham & Chambray
Shantung
South
Nolan Hannon
Brewer McNeil
Mayne
Hayue
John Bickett
Austin High School
William Bee Et Bickett
Emmett Isom
Werner Eckman
Walter Wolf
Brandon
William Landrum
Grover Slater
Stanley Davis
Yancy Taylor
Oliver Murdock
Brackenridge Grammar School
Literary Society of
Room 8
Tom Sawyer
Kilburn Harris
Jim
Lamar Raby
Ben
Robert Duffy
Polly
Lillian Davis
Demosthenes Debating Society
Room 10
Room 1
A. N. Palmer
The
San Antonio Loan & Trust Go
West Commerce Street
W. Brackenridge
Jeveg
Seaman
Veep
Foersees
Win Chamberlain
Brackenridge
Pe Peet Herff
Caroline Kampmann
Thos
B. Palfrey
B. A. Stribling
A. Silker
Chas
WM. L. Herfy
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