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THE LANIER LITERARY SOCIETY, the oldest organization in Wilson High School, except the Athletic Association, has pursued its usual activities during the school year 1929-30. Its members have continued the course begun last year, the study of modern one-act plays, and have given “Cabbages and Kings” and “The Stepmother” as a part of its program. In addition to the study of plays, Lanier girls have entered earnestly into the annual interscholastic contests sponsored by the University of Virginia and have developed fine debaters who, at this writing, are looking forward eagerly to the contests with Maury and Newport News.
In December Lanier presented the splendid classic moving picture of “The Man in the Iron Mask” to a large and appreciative audience.
LEE LITERARY SOCIETY
OFFICERS
MEMBERS
Robert Hill
Hall Snellinos
Henry Walsh
Edwin Swartz
Jack Costello
Miss Audrey Vincent
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Reporter
Faculty Advisor
Balisok, Coleman
Becker, Joe
Bell, Wesley
Blalock, James
Blick, Herbert
Breedlove, William
Burroughs, E.ugene
Collyer, John
Copeland, Randolph
Costello, Jack
Crockin, Melvin
Culpepper, Walter
Eggleston, Jack
Flythe, Norman
Greyard, Edwin
Harwood, Henry
Heely, Dale
Herbert, Richard
Hill, Robbie
Hinton, George
Hoffler, Edward
Joyner, William
Kraft, Lawson
Lawson, Glenn
Manning, John
Martin, Kenneth
Mervis, Albert
Moore, Thomas
Moseley, Fred
Parker, Hilary
Reid, Numa
Snellings, Hall
Swartz, Edwin
Walsh, Henry
Wellons, Lavon
Willard, Herbert
THE PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE LEE LITERARY SOCIETY
THE LEE LITERARY SOCIETY is a club formed for the purpose of training Freshmen and Sophomore boys in debating and public speaking. At each meeting there is a debate on some interesting and important question of the day, and a talk given by some member of the club. This trains boys to make speeches. By this training they are enabled to stand before a crowd without feeling any effects of stage fright. It enlarges the vocabulary and opens the mind to popular questions of the day.
This past year has been a very successful one in both debating and public speaking. The Society had thirty-five members enrolled and a large attendance at each meeting. On January 8, 1930, the Lee Literary Society gave a program in the auditorium jointly with the Shakespearean Literary Society, the girls’ society for debating. A debate was held which was won by the Shakespearean, though both sides debated admirably. The debate was: Resolved, That Generals Leave a More Lasting Influence Than Poets. The Lee Literary Society upheld the affirmative, while the Shakespearean Society upheld the negative. This year has been a most successful one and the Society hopes to continue its success in the future.
SHAKESPEAREAN LITERARY SOCIETY
OFFICERS
MEMBERS
Charlotte Matteson
Claudia Major
Nancy Lee Codd
Marion Goodman
Ruth Robertson
Miss Virginia Griffith
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Reporter
Advisor
Blackman, Hortense
Britt, Nancy
Carroll, Margaret
Codd, Nancy Lee
Coin, Sophie
Creekmore, Frances
Curling, Frances
Drake, Margaret
Emanuel, Rose
Ewell, Frances
Foster, Gertrude
Goodman, Elsie
Goodman, Marian
Goodson, Sara
Goodwin, Ellen
Hogan, Katherine
Howell, Helen
Hughes, Mildred
Johnson, Lydia
Kaplan, Minnie
Kilpatrick, Annise
Lane, Comfort
Leafe, Ella
Lewis, Virginia
Major, Claudia
Markman, Rosa
Matteson, Charlotte
Owens, Mildred
Padgett, Lucille
Phillips, Ruby
Pichalek, Linnie
Quillin, Pauline
Robertson, Ruth
Shapiro, Minnie
Shelton, Evelyn
Smith, Katherine
Talmadge, Maywood
Taylor, Thelma
Tew, Evelyn
Tomes, Corinne
Tvnes, Martha
Walters, Estelle
Weiss, Ruby
Yarborough, Mary
LATIN CLUB
OFFICERS
MEMBERS
Pueri
Lloyd Garriss
Helen Levitin
Louise Gulley
Frederick Hill
Miss Mary B. Brittingham
Primus Consul
Secundus Consul
Scriba
Quaestor
Auctor
Behrman, Aaron
Blalock, James
Buxton, Sam
Garriss, Lloyd
Hill, Frederick
Hill, Robbie
Hoffler, Edward
Jones, Reverdy
Joyner, William
Merritt, Daniel
Morgan, Robert
Nowell, Richard
Owens, J. Cuthbert
Robin, Caffee
Swarts, Edward
Puellae
Barnes, Elise
Blackman, Hortense
Codd, Nancy Lee
Copeland, Wilma
Corbett, Virginia
Dail, Dorothy
Deans, Dorothy
Dews, Nancy Clark
Foster, Alma
P'oster, Gertrude
Goodman, Elise
Goodman, Elsie
Goodman, Ethel
Goodman, Marion
Gresham, Susan
Gulley, Louise
Gulley, Mary
Haworth, Henrietta
Hiltner, Alton
Hodges, Doris
I'Anson, Evelyn
Irving, Anne
Jacobson, Leah
Johnson, Dorothy
Lawrence, Inez
Levitin, Helen
Meginley, Katherine
Nissinen, Mildred
Robbins, Ruth
Robertson, Florence
Rogers, Sophie
Rossell, Margaret
Sewell, Sue
Staples, Lelia Mae
Thompson, Elizabeth
Warren, Rowena
Weiss, Ruby
West, Florence
West, Marie
Wildey, Virginia
Woodhouse, Louise
SOCH HONORARH
Miss E. Virginia Griffith
Miss Katherine Woodward
Mrs. Beverly Cobb
Dr. Thomas Fitzhugh
Mr. S. R. Brittingham, Sr.
Miss Louise Mays
Miss Madge Winslow
Miss Audrey V'incent
Miss Belle P. Bain
FRENCH CLUB
LES OFFICIERS
LES MEMBRES
Susan Pugh
Ann Moore
Virginia Johnston
Jane Adams
Miss Elodia Yancey
La Presidente La
Vice-Presidente La
Secretaire, La, Reporter La
Tresoriere La
Conseilleiire de Faculte
Adams, Jane
Brinkley, Audrey
Calvert, Dorothy
Coin, Sophie
Cutherell, Mertie
Eastward, Anne
Fontaine, Katherine
Foskey, Mildred
Foster, Alma
Foster, Gertrude
Heely, Edwina
Hopkins, Rachel
Irving, Anne
Jacobson, Leah
Johnston, Virginia
Katz, Annie
Kreger, Audrey
Lee, Martha Gills
Leigh, Louise
Mathews, Helen
Moore, Ann
Nash, Betsy
Overton, Mildred
Powell, Alice
Pugh, Susan
White, Audrey
AT the meetings ot the French Club this year we have tried to bring to the students a better acquaintance with famous French characters of Literature and History. At one meeting, tableaux were presented of famous French characters such as Louis XIV, Richelieu and Napoleon. We have also made an acquaintance with several French writers by having short stories read. On several occasions we have nad musical numbers from French composers. The club gave the motion picture “Beau Geste,’’ which met with great success. The club was asked to sell tickets for “Cyrano de Bergerac,” a famous French play presented by the Portsmouth Teachers’ Association. The French Club picnic at Ocean View was so thoroughly enjoyed last year that the club is planning to carry out this custom this year.
