High School Class of 1917 Center Stage at Graduation
The February 1917 graduates occupy center stage as the senior class of about eighty plans activities through June. Officers Paul Deutz presides with Ruth Henry, Louise Lucas, Ben Sparks, Pearl Williams, Ilford Zirkel and Raymond Zirkel leading a strong student body. Committees discuss class emblem choices and a class play while Miss Louise Lucas urges completion of the February Huisache issue and sponsors facilitate story and photo contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feds
Compris
Paul Deutz
Ruth Henry
Louise Lucas
Ben Sparks
Iss Pearl Williams
Ilford Zir
Jane White
Jessie White
Elizabeth Young
Ben Carrawey
Manuella Sanchez
George Kaufman
Minnie Hoole
Louise Thompson
Isabel Murphy
Ignacia Pratt
Beatrice Williams
Marguerite Jones
Teddy Stahl
Julies Duliing
Marguerite Hugman
Ethel Newport
Esther Fisher
Ester Blocke
Louise Seawell
George Dixon
Gretchen Schreiber
Annie Sharp
Milford Zirkel
Raymond Zirkel
Frederick Abbott
Emma Gutzeit
Any Woman Can Save Five Dollars an Hour Dry Cleaning
An advertisement touts do it yourself dry cleaning at home using two ounces of Solvite dissolved in two gallons of gasoline. The method claims to clean a wide range of fabrics without fading shrinking or wrinkling, with results comparable to professional service. It warns of gasoline flammability and to clean outdoors or away from flames with vents open.
Philomathean Debating Club Receives Gift and Debates
The Philomathean Debating Club received a gold titled Philomathean record book from sponsor Miss Stratton. An extemporaneous debate on whether American Women Should Use American Fashions featured Violet Crain Blanche Aydlett vs Margaret Nunn Clarenda Jackson.
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Philomathean Debating Club
Miss Stratton
Philomathean
Violet Crain
Blanche Aydlett
Margaret Nunn
Clarenda Jackson
Elizabeth Joyce
Margaret Johnson
Helen Callahan
Hallowe'en Program To Be Held By Philomatheans
The article notes plans for a party entertainment and fine foods for guests. A future meeting on Wednesday will feature the Hallowe'en program in the music room organized by the Philomatheans.
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Lins
The
Philomatheans
Rally Fires Students Before St Anthony’s Football Game
About 150 eager high school football supporters gathered in the auditorium after school on Wednesday to practice cheers. They anticipated a Southwest championship claim as the team, coached by McCullough with Nixon assisting, prepared to face St. Anthony’s College that afternoon, aiming for a 39 to 12 victory.
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St. Anthony's College
Marshall Johnston
McCullough
Nixon
Johnston
German Club Meeting At San Antonio High School
The German Club in room 25 drew a large turnout with Alexander Meerscheidt presiding. Miss Alva Rossy opened with a musical piece, followed by Miss Hetta Loebe's current German event and Miss Delka Bushick's German short story. The next Kaffee Klatch in the manual arts building will feature Miss Louise Seawell, Miss Delka Bushick, and Alexander Meerscheidt.
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San Antonio High School
Alexander Meerscheidt
Alva Rossy
Hetta Loebe
Delka Bushick
Manual Arts
Louise Seawell
Huisache Appears In First High School Paper
The season's first Huisache issue circulated at school though smaller than usual. It features a cover with an artistic huisache tree and interwoven cereus border. An early story by Jean Jameton titled In the Service of the Czar stars a young Jew fighting for Russia.
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Jean Jameton
Jameton
Lorraine Sinsheimer
Handy Stomach Remedy Promises Fast Indigestion Relief
An advertisement promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a quick fix for indigestion acid stomach dyspepsia and related stomach troubles. It claims five minute relief for belching gas sour stomach and stomach discomfort, with the reader urged to read the formula on the 50 cent cases.
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Pape
Democracy in High School and the Rio de Janeiro Travel Tale
A school issue features Feathers on Democracy in High School and a South American travel piece The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro by Margaret Buchanan. Harold Scherwitz presents a double barreled detective story I Trackem. Editors Henry Herndon and William Gunn offer four editorials Our Teachers Absent and New Military Training A Straw Vote on the Election The Hui sache. Alumni, society, staff lists, jokes and club notes fill the issue.
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Rio de Janiero
Margaret Buchanan
Harold Scherwitz
Trackem
Henry Herndon
William Gunn
Debaters Face Membership Struggles at Bracken Ridge High
The Demosthenes Debating Society at Bracken Ridge High School grapples with dwindling attendance as graduates and schedule conflicts shrink active members. Miss Moore mentors efforts to recruit, with October 17 meeting discussing future programs and input from Main Avenue High School clubs to boost membership.
Shakespeare Club Postponed Meeting Friday
The Shakespeare Club of the high school postponed its regular meeting to Friday due to a football game. The program featured continued readings from the Comedy of Errors led by Frances Evans with readers Mary Louise Steele Ardis Dean Keeling and Margaret Mueller.
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Shakespeare Club
Frances Evans
Mary Louise Steele
Ardis Dean Keeling
Margaret Mueller
Rebecca McAlister
Laura Lane
Anna McAlpin
Medora Robertson
Marion Milburn
Shakespeares
Philomathean
Margaret Buchanan
Spanish Club Holds Large Attendance Despite Bad Weather
The Spanish Club met Monday with strong turnout despite rain. Miss Carmen Olachegui presented Casilda, Miss Dora Keever played piano, and Alex de la Garza led a poets discussion. a Hallowe en party was planned and Comedy of Friars rehearsals set for Christmas.
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Casilda
Carmen Olachegui
Dora Keever
Alex de la Garza
Jeffersonian Literary Society Debates and New Members
The Jeffersonian Literary Society held a postponed meeting with an extemporaneous debate between Harold Scherwitz and Mark Postlewaite on a plan to relocate the United States negro population to the Philippines. the negative won two to one. A Friday session featured a China integrity debate where Allan Mayer and Orion Foster defeated Robert Melton and Scherwitz. Seven new members were sworn in, including John Haile Jr and Randall Men-.
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Jeffersonian Literary Society
Harold Scherwitz
Mark Postlewaite
Scherwitz
Postlewaite
United States
Philippines
Kenneth Gen
China
Robert Melton
Allan Mayer
Orion Foster
Jim Foster
John Haile Jr
Randall Men
Jeffs Elect Delegates for Inter-Club Debates and Contests
The Jeffs elected representatives Jack Cunningham Harold Lee Jim Foster Harold Cory and Henry Mourland for the three cornered inter club debates to be held in December or early January with elimination contests starting within the club at once.
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Efee
Jack Cunningham
Harold Lee
Jim Foster
Harold Cory
Henry Mourland
Hayne Debating Club Holds Busy Week Meetings
The Hayne Debating Club met twice, one postponed and one regular session. Speakers included Henry Herndon and Lewis Kayton for the income tax debate with Osias Wolf and Edward Fitch opposing. Herndon named best speaker. New members Fred Jaggs Sim Kelly Wendell Fowler welcomed. invitation extended to visitors.
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Hayne Debating Club
Lafayette
Henry Herndon
Lewis Kayton
Osias Wolf
Edward Fitch
Robert Bennett
Harold Bateman
Jean Jameson
Fred Jaggs
Sim Kelly
Wendell Fowler
Hayne
Eight Hour Law Debate at High School Congress
The High School Congress debated the eight hour law with Oscar Wolfe and Jack Allensworth for the affirmative and William Gunn for the negative. Judges Neville, Passur and Fawcett ruled for the negative. Gunn named best speaker. The club added a bulletin board under the bridge and approved sweaters as official emblems. Carnot Allen and Bascom Humphrey joined as notable new speakers.
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Congress
Congressional Chamber
Oscar Wolfe
Jack Allensworth
William Gunn
Messrs
Neville
Passur
Fawcett
Earle Racey
Carnot Allen
Bascom Humphrey
Courtesy Topic At YWCA Friendship Club Meeting
The Friendship Club at the YWCA discussed courtesy with talks on home life and public manners by Miss Bernadine Appleby and Miss Mary Larkin. Members approved an official club pin and planned a visit to the Protestant Orphans Home on October 26. The next meeting will be Pay Day with recognition for paid dues.
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Friendship Club
Bernadine Appleby
Mary Larkin
Willie Scott
Elizabeth Joyce
Dorothy Lindsay
Edith Thorne
Elsie Booth
Social Service Committee
Edna
Florence Allem
Athenian Literary Society entertains Philomatheans
The Athenian Literary School of Stephen F. Austin High hosted a program in honor of the Philomatheans and Patrick Henry Debating Club. Miss Abigail Turner gave the welcome, with solos by Bernice Evans and Frances Kehoe, readings by Idele Adelman, and a vocal duet by Dorothy Green and Jane Riley. Speakers included Principal Arnold and sponsors Moore and Pagel, plus Edith Thorne, Helen Bates, Ruth Ragsdale, Elizabeth Church, and Mary Bowen. Cake and punch followed.
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Stephen F. Austin School
Philomathean Debating Club
Philomatheans
Patrick Henry Debating Club
Abigale Turner
Bernice Evans
Bessie Burnett
Idele Adelman
Dorothy Green
Jane Riley
Frances Kehoe
Arnold
Moore
Pagel
Clarence Fawcett
Congress
Edith Thorne
Helen Bates
Ruth Ragsdale
Elizabeth Church
Mary Bowen
Philomathean
Cake and
Punch
Athenian Literary Society
Miss Abigalerner
Applause For Mark Twains Club Meeting
The Mark Twain Club of Main Avenue High School held a Friday meeting with a strong literary program. Loraine Sinsheimer performed A Story of Two Lives, Mildred Wilke presented An Account of the Weather, and plans for next week include Life of Bret Harte among the three program numbers.
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Mark Twain
Main Avenue High School
Loraine Sinsheimer
Mildred Wilke
Bret Harte
Club News Notes and Hallowe'en Party Plans
The article lists works by Alice Baiar Melissa Arline Evans Corine Mair and notes a revised constitution to be acted on at the next meeting. Four new members Eunice Wourham Grace Chandler Lillie Alterman Anna Louise Loring join the club. A president appointed committee will visit other High School clubs to learn about their work. An initiation Hallowe'en party at Miss Halene Henning's home is planned for October 28 with members only.
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Demosthenes Debating Society
Brackenridge High School
Main Avenue High School
Main Avenue
Alice Baiar
Melissa
Arline Evans
Red Woods
Corine Mair
Halene Henning
Scientists Enjoy Game and Society Postpones Meet
Wednesday the Scientific Society postponed the meeting except for a glass blowing experiment by president Lewis Kayton which was instructive. The October 25 picnic was moved up with added features. Jeff Maskins was elected vice president after Gladys Hughes resigned. The Brackenridge Society did not meet this week as it convenes every other week.
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Scientific Society
Lewis Kayton
Jeff Maskins
Gladys Hughes
Haskins
Brackenridge Society
Proper Colors for Complexions Guiding Wardrobe Choices
The article explains how to choose colors to suit hair and skin tones. It warns that bright violets, rose, pink, and turquoise suit only clear complexions, and suggests softer or paler shades for others. Redheads should avoid pinks and bright blues, while blacks and whites enhance pale freckled skin in evening wear. Blondes with pink and white complexions suit moonlight white, brunettes favor ivory, and those with bright complexions can wear vivid rose and Saxe blues.
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Brunetts
Sign Jokes and Zinc Factories Narrowly Linked
A humor tale follows a fishmonger altering a sales sign to avoid misreading. Each passerby debates wording while a final plain sign reads Fish. The clipping then notes Japan's rapid growth in zinc mining and refining industries.
Journey of Little Drops on a Cloud Carriage
A whimsical poem describes tiny water drops riding a white cloud as a carriage with a playful breeze as their horse. They journey over town and country until the carriage breaks and the little travelers scatter into grass and flowers seeking safety until a brook carries them back home.
October's Bright Blue Weather Poem by H H Jackson
A nostalgic poem contrasts June skies with October light and nature’s late blooms. The speaker laments the passing of summer as autumn leaves, grapes, chestnuts, and apples appear while lovers seek quiet country haunts and cherish October’s beauty above all.
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H. H. Jackson
September Days in Golden Light and Harvest
The poem surveys late summer scenes with golden rod, turning corn, fruiting trees, blue gentian, milkweed, meadow sedges, brookside asters, and grape aromas. Butterflies fill the roads as September arrives, bringing summer heat and autumn cheer.
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Helen Hunt Jackson
November Woods and Quiet Forest Reflections
A reflective verse fragment describes bare woods in November, clear days, and shifting light as the speaker moves slowly, observing nature’s changes from dawn to night. The narrator notes newfound scents, textures, and a felt reverence as the forest seems to lie down to sleep.
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Helen Hunt Jackson
Quiet Evening Vision of November Woods
The speaker hears low forest sounds as wild things settle. A mother figure lulls ferns to kneel, eyes close, and a chorus of good night echoing through bare November woods. The poem reflects on rest, aging, and a final peace in nature.
Sail On Admiral Miller's Star Lit Dawn Legend
The verse recalls Joaquin Miller’s poem in which a sea captain and his mutinous crew face a despairing voyage to sea. The admiral urges perseverance with the refrain sail on and on as the starless darkness yields to a dawn of guidance and resolve.
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Joaquin Miller
Azores
Hercules
A Vagabond Song by Bliss Carman
A poetic meditation on October stirring the speaker’s gypsy blood and urging a restless journey as autumn colors blaze from maple scarlet to frosted asters, calling vagabonds by name to rise and follow the spirit of October.
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Bliss Carman
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Demosthenes Society of Brackenridge School
Girls of Austin School
Mark Twains
High School
Japan
Woodbine
Columbus
Wolfson's
Beacon
Saul Woltson
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