New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-29
NOTES OF BROOKLYN SCHOOLS.
POLYTECHNIC PREPARATORY.

POLYTECHNIC PREPARATORY.
The Poly Prep" Dramatic Association presents
Mr.. Peacock's Holiday farccal comedy in
acts, by Herman Merivae, next Thursday evening.
IN the chapel stage Will be erected the northern
end Of the chapel curtaned off, and for the evening
the room will be transformed into theatre. The
rehearsals of the play have been under the direc-
ton OF Messrs- Duneen and Golden. who feel
hdeut that the entertainment will be successful
The includes Oscar Roupe Houston,
Louis Thompson Hunt, Stanley Granger Horn.
Albert Rowden King. Clifford Carroll Reeve, 1r,
Sutherland Miller Robert Harry Scott and William
Henry Snyder
Poly Prep has played a number of baseball
games previous the serious work be done In
the league games. The first with the Staten ISL
and Military Academy, Poly Prep by a
score OF II to IA. The second played with the
Columbia freshmen. and resulted in a Of 10
TO 20 in favor Of Columbia. The game was loosely
played by both sides. The third game showed g.
marked improvement in the work done by the
school team as regards both batting and fielding
The opposing team that of the Horace Mann
School, beaten by a score of % to 13
The final interschoIastic debate in which Poly
Prep is to take part will be against the Boys
High School, on the evening of May %. The sub
ject selected for discussion is Resolved. That the
Hay-PauncefOte treaty. originally submitted to
the Senate, should be ratified" The trial debate
which Poly Props" team will be chosen, is to
occur tomorrow afternoon. The new arrangement
OF divisions in the debating society has aroused
was held Thursday afternoon The Tariff
William Ferdinand Peel. jr.. Albert Rowden King
and Albert Trowbridge Gould, opposing the tariff
won the victory. Messrs. Childs and McCarty
spoke in favor OF the tariff
Speech night. the second and final one of the
school year. was held Thursday evening in the
school chapel A novel feature of the evening
was declarations IN Greek and French. Oscar
Roupel Houston rected The Parting OF Hector
and Andromache" in the original Greek, and Sam
ueI Ogden Stetnhardt delivered a recitation from
lie Moulin de Sans SOuci.' Richard Spencer
Childs recited an original poem. The Legend of
GloOskap." The other speakers Of the evening
were Lawrence Cameron Hull. jr.. Stanley Granger
Horn. Richmond Bailey Clapperton, Walter Austin
Mulyihill, Andrew Jackson Steel and Elmer Will
lam PieL Music was furnished by the school glee
club.
The Chess Club has been doing good work re-
Gently. on April II the club tied in a contest with
the Young Mems Christian Association ''Centrals %
the score being 24s games each. On April q Poly
Prep won the match with the Manual Training
High School by score OF to .. The first match
with the Manual Training High School had re-
suited in favor OF Poly Prep" by a score Of TO 2
making the result of the matches TO In ''Polys''
favor.
The makeup OF the track team is as follows:
Jones. Otto William Weidmann, Samuel ogden
Steinhardt, Henry S. Roberts, Irving Uuderhiii
Barlow, jr, Nelson Eugene Flandreau. James Ed
ward Murphy, Charles Burne, Malcolm Ellsworth
Fraser
The Poly" baseball team went to Dobbs Ferry
School team by OF % to 8. ''PoIy's' errors
were more costly than Westminster's and the
Poly etan was specially weak IN throwing Ker-
nan pitched well. striking out fifteen men and Civ
ing only two bases on balls.
VIII form a combination team in track athletics
ana meet the Hotchk1ss School on May 5.