The Florida State College for Women
1905 - 1918
Thalian Literary Society
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Commencement Debate held Monday evening, May 27, 1907 at Munro's Opera House. "Is there tendency to award centralization of power in the Federal Government that threatens the rights of the states?" Thalian Bradford & Rutland (A) v. Minerva Rood & Tomlinson. Judges Messrs. Hathaway, Knight and Rowe. 2-1 Decision for the Negative.
Weekly True Democrat, May 31, 1907, p. 4.
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Thalian Debate "Resolved, National Woman's Suffrage Will Come Before National Prohibition." McBeath & Adams (A) v. Cooper & Key (N).
Florida Flambeau, February 13, 1915, p. 1.
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Minerva Debate: "Resolved: That the United States Should Have a Merchant Marine." Guice & Coleman (A) v. Ireland & Mosely (N)
Florida Flambeau, March 20, 1915, p. 1.
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Argument for course credit for participation.
Florida Flambeau, November 6, 1915, p. 1.
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A call for more inter-literary society organization in the form of a series of Resolutions.
Florida Flambeau, November 6, 1915, p. 2.
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"[T]here is hardly anything that will so broaden our minds and develop our powers as much as a good debate, and there isn't much that is more interesting when a little enthusiasm is put into the work. Inter-society debates, where there is a lively spirit of friendly rivlalry, are almost as excting as the movies." -A Minervan
Florida Flambeau, November 13, 1915, p. 2.
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Argument for requiring all to students to be a member of a literary society assigned by lottery.
Florida Flambeau, November 13, 1915, p. 2.
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Resolved: That Immigration should be further restrcted by a literacy test." Leman & Colwell (A) v. Grimm & Trammell (N)
Florida Flambeau, April 8, 1916, p. 3.
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Rally held to stir interest in the literary societies. Lula Taylor, president of Anvil, presided over the rally. Dr. Conradi, President of FSCW spoke about the benefits of participation.
Florida Flambeau, November 4, 1916, p. 1.
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Joint meeting of Minerva, Thalian and Anvil to stimulate interest. Dean Salley proposed a public debate between faculty members on Woman's Suffrage. Dr. Conradi encouraged participation.
Florida Flambeau, November 4, 1916, p. 1.
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Resolved, That the Florida State College for Women Should and Must have Inter-Collegiate Athletics." Knight & Winn (A) v. Grimm & Harris (N). Decision for the Affirmative.
Florida Flambeau, November 25, 1916, p. 4.
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Florida Flambeau, January 13, 1917, p. 6.
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Thursday, April 19th, 1917 Resolved; That the women of the United States shall adopt short, full shirts (sic skirts) in preference to long narrow ones." Minerva (A) v. Thalian (N) with Anvil judges.
Florida Flambeau, April 21, 1917, p. 1.
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"Shall American women adopt the short, full skirt or the long narrow one." Minerva (A) v. Thalian (N) Decision for the Affirmative from Anvil judges.
Florida: Flambeau, April 21, 1917, p. 1.
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Minerva Club 25 cents. Thalian Literary Society 25 cents. Anvil club 50 cents.
Florida Flambeau, November 3, 1917, p. 1.
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Topic for discussion: "The Work of the Red Cross."
Florida Flambeau, November 10, 1917, p. 1.
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Minerva Club and Thalian Literary Society meetings.
Florida Flambeau, January 12, 1918, p. 1, 2 & 5.
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Minerva Club meeting devoted to reading war books. Thalian nominated officers. President: Grace DuPree Vice Presidents: Ola May Grant, Gladys Martin; Secretary: Luella Rouse, Margaret Nestor; Treasurer: Laura Quayle, Middie Trammell; Literary Critic: Reba Harris, Faye Burrows.
Florida Flambeau, January 19, 1918, p. 1 & 5.
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Minerva Club Officers: President: Effie RolfeAn; Vice-President: Mary Andrews; Secretary: Olga Kent; Treasurer: Julia Bradshaw; Critic: Dorothy Schreiber; Sergeant-at-Arms: Marie Russell. Thalian discussion of current events.
Florida Flambeau, January 26, 1918, p. 5.
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Thalian meeting devoted to Red Cross work and war readings.
Florida Flambeau, February 23, 1918, p. 6.
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Thalian meeting devoted to Red Cross work and WWI current events.
Florida Flambeau, April 6, 1918, p. 5.
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Minerva & Thalian meetings devoted to war readings and discussion of current events.
Florida Flambeau, April 20, 1918, p. 1 & 3.
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