The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12
NEWS OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
Manual Training.

The first issue of the Mirror will appear
the first of this week, likely on Tuesday.
Otto Krauss who attended the Howe
Military School last year, is a student in
the M. 7. II. S. now.
The Tyroleans, secret society, was en-
-tertained yesterday afternoon by Miss
Ethel Goode at her home, 1421 Cornell ave-
nue..
A chess and checker club has been or
ganized and will begin play this week. Last
term this organization was an exceedingly
popular one and some fine players were de-
Yeloped.
The Manual Training High School Liter
airy and Debating Club will meet to-mor-
row afternoon. The club is taking up the
study of present day authors. James Lane
Allen is now being discussed and at roll
call tomorrow the members will respond
with quotations from this writer. There
will be music.
This is the time for the organization Of
societies in the junior class. No secret
bers of the lower grades. Three new clubs
have sprung into being in Room q, in
which the juniors hold forth. One is a
frat and the other two are sororities. No
names have been given these societies yet
Exercises were held in the auditorium of
the school Friday which were very enjoy
able. The Manual Training High School
Orchestra, under the direction of Professor
Emmerich, rendered a number of selections
and there were recitations. The orchestra
this year is made up entirely of students
and with little more practice Professor
Emmerich expects to have one of the best
musical organizations that was ever in the
school.
Prof. Will d. Howe, of Butler College,
and Mr.. Charles Swain Thomas, teacher of
senior English in the Shortridge High
School, have organized classes in higher
English work 10 meet once a week at the
Shortridge school. The classes are to be
under the direction of Prof. Thomas and
the work done will be that of college
courses. Credit for subjects that are COM
n1a Tod int will no
| and the Chicago University. An account
of the arrangement of the work appeared
recently in the Journal.
The last meeting OF the NJ. T. III. S.
| Science and Chemistry Club was a most
| profitable one. Fifteen members were
! taken into the organization and the discus
1 sion that followed the papers was very in
! teresting. Mr.. Abbott, who is the critic of
man Bi-product Coke Oven,' and Frank
| WEIGH talked about mutipleX telegraphy
| Both papers were exceedingly instructive
and entertaining. One member of the club
| is inventing a machine which will fold
| business circulars. place them in envelopes
and seal them, all in one operation.
An announcement that will be of inter-
| est to teachers is the arrangements that
! have been made with the authorities re-
garding the work done by teachers and
/ the exemption from exaEl.nations when
/ studying for positions in the city schools
| The course that is to be given IN the Short
| and those capable OF doing college work.
| Those who successfully pass the examina-
ton i'm this course will be given credit for
I the same when they take the examination
! for positions in the city schools. Letters
| have been sent out in regard 10 the new
| rule.
A joint meeting of the two senior classes
the January and June. 1903 organiza lions
| was held recently and entertainment for
| this year discussed. Each graduating class
gives an entertainment and the proceed: