New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

At the frs. meeting OF the entire senior cisss.
held las; Thursday afternoon the following ofncers
were elected: Toug language course. president:
Lambert. commercial first vtce-president; Hol-
brook scientific. second vce-president Barley
commercial. secretary. and Day. scientific treas
urer OF these. two-Toug and Day-were elected
unanimously. 1t was decided that three committees
OF six members each should be appointed by the
president to select pin. yell and motto FOR me
class. Two members from each course Will serve
each committee. After giving High school yeil'
the seniors dispersed.
Last Friday morning interesting exercises were
held in the auditorium. The programme was as fol-
lows: Enthusiasm and Humor' William II. Har.
ding Jr 81: Destruction OF the Viking Colony"
an essay. Bernhard A. Fedie sc: 'The Legend OF the
Organ Builder" F. A. Mills. 81; Washington ana
Lincoln" Joseph Raphael. ~.
on Friday morning. Marco s. President Howard
Clarke. other officers and several members Of the
Alumni Association will be present al the exer-
cises number OF them will speak TO the Students
about the prospects OF their association. which now
numbers 3ls members.
meeting of the Hamilton Literary Society was
he'd last Thursday afternoon. The following debate
took place: Resolved, That the railroad has done
more for the wealth AMI commerce OF the United
States than steamboats, since the CIVIL War
Folk and Tomhn argued for the affirmative wr, ME
judges decided IN favor OF the affirmative speakers
The society Is endeavor1ng 10 Join The Long Island
IL will be admitted soon.
The Chess Club which now numbers about TWEEN
ty-fve members will soon hold tourney TO deeide
the eight players Of the club. In this way they
will know members bes; lifted 10 represent the
club in outside tournaments
The senior teacher OF English offered some time
ago to furnish the academic seniors extra work
In composition az an elective study. Thirty stu
dents have expressed tier desire 10 lake this study
As High School IL represented in the Association
OF Colleges and Preparatory Schools OF the Middle
States and Maryland. the books Of standard au-
thors which read By High School students are
nnyhir he VI, n
college OF the Middle States and Maryland are
based. Thus a student who will enter Cornell In
September 1897. VIII have read by that time all The
books required for that year. In this way stu
dent understands the work he is readi,g thor
oughly, ne Is under the guidance OF his English
Instructor. suppose. for instance. that class Is
reading SCOTS "Marmion." The students condense
10 easy reading prose about fifteen stanZas les
SON When they have finished the poem in this
way they condense this abstract and on. until
a few words represent the whole work. SO the boys
have the pith Of the entire poem well fixed In their
minds This course Of study is also interesting "a
the students. 1t reflects much credit on DR.. Doug
las, head teacher OF English.
Copies Of The High School Recorder have been
sent 70 all members OF the Alumni Association
with a subscription blank for year II Is ex-
pected that great many will subscribe. there ID
IN the paper much that Will Interest Q High School