Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-05-30
SCHOOL NEWS OF
THE ACADEMY.


as the last few weeks of the school
year always are busy ones for the
graduating class. A meeting was held
yesterday afternoon to reconsider the
vote as to what should be worn at
commencement, but the final ballot
showed the sentiment to be un-
ohanged, that of having Tuxedos in
stead OF gowns. A single vote, how.
ever, would have changed the result.
so it is seen how evenly divided the
opinions were.
The commencement invitations will
be rather late this year as it has been
found impossible to get them out be-
fore the latter part of the first week
In June.
There are two track meets ahead of
the boys now, the first one being a
dual meet between the Senior class
and the rest of the school, and the
other one with the Bridgeton High
School, in which the latter school re-
oeives handicap in every event.
The first meet will come first and
| hence will take the place of the
trials" for the latter. as the first
three men in each event of the inter
class meet will be entered against the
Hlgh School. The dates of these
meets are not quite sure at this time.
This week there is tennis tourns-
ment in progress each afternoon.
| There are sixteen entered in the
singles alone.
Yesterday afternoon there were two
matches of the preliminaries played.
The first one was won by Linwood
Horner in straight sets over George
Robson, CO. 81 The other proved a
very close one and only one SET was
| played as it took twenty games to de-
eide it, 1t was between Henry Fifth
ian and William Cow, the former
winning 119. The match will be con.
tinued to-day, and others played right
along every afternoon.
y Final examinations are scheduled
for next week, that marking the end
of the school year.
The base ball team has had many
| ups and downs this season. The rea
son for their losing the games that
| have been lost is probably due to the
lack OF practice. as the weather and
others things have made 1T extremely
hard to get very much good sound
practice during the last month. An
other thing is she fact of so many
teams cancelling and failing to appear.
That kind OF work certainly takes the
heart out of the players.
The Junior class held an election of
officers on Monday and at that time
Leslie Bacon was chosen President.
Dudley Janvier Vice President and
Edgar Robinson Secretary and Trea-
surer. The class of 'OS is quite
large one.
Owing to the fact that the military
company is at the present time with
out guns and also that some of the
boys had made other arrangements for
the day it was found best that the
company should not march in the
parade of Memorial Day. The fife
and drum corps will. however, assist
in the music at that time.
mock wedding and lawn festival
is being planned for a night in the
near future, 1t to be for the benefit of
the Athletic Association. 1t will take
the place of the proposed fair. The
wedding will be an exceedingly funny
one, as a "oollege widow" is to be
the bride, and the preparations are
being made to make 1t great success.
During the same evening Ice cream,
cake, candy and other refreshments
will be on sale on the campus.
On the same evening as the enter
tainment there will be a UNIQUE
parade through town. The bride and
groom will parade in automobiles and
there will be other "stunts' at that
time.
Close Watch,