The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-13
AFFAIRS OF INTEREST
IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.

r The junior and senior German classes
met Tuesday to organize a society SIM
liar to the Cercle Francois OF the
French students. Professor Merger. ex-
planned that its purpose would beN to
promote sociability and TO give the
students facilities in conversing in Ger
man. The club to buy lantern
slides of subjects that will form inter-
Z esting topics for lectures. o
Miss Elizabeth Cultress presented a
constitution for the class, which was
accepted.
Professor Merger is president of The
society. The third A, fourth B, fourth
A and postgraduate students are eligi-
BILE to membership. The society Will
meet nee a month.
The following class representa-
tlyes were elected: Third A, general
German course, Miss Blanche Hull;
third A, college, preparatory course
Miss Gladis Glasier; fourth B class,
Miss Marian Glass; fourth A class,
Miss Ada Hammock; post graduate
class, Leroy Wilsey.
Since the disaster in -Collingwood the
fire drills in the High School have been
revived. Circulars nave been given
II dlI ltdtllGi > DtaIlAiS J0EA viz PC1A
lions and orders of marching their
classes should take in the corridors
and on the stairs during the drills. The
students have been instructed to make
all possible speed without crowding.
Yesterday they we're put to the test.
1t took two minutes to empty the
school in he first drill.
AT the Newark High School congress
meeting Monday Senator Rauch, chair
man of the membership committee, re-
ported that the senators and represent
tatives of congress had been reassiSned
to states.
The following names were introduced
for admission to the house of represen-
tatives: Fred Wooley, sophomore; Mat
thew Rouse, sophomore; Sidney Cohen,
senior; David Schnur, sophomore;
Charles Cohen, sophomore; Harry
Green, Junior. William Park, William
Morgan, Louis Lesser II Erwin
Kennworthy were elected members of
the house OF representatives.
Representative John Busch intro
duced bill No. II, reading: BE it enact
ed by The senate and house of repre-
s~entatives in congress assembled that
our presenot tariff laws be so modified
as to apply only to the importation of
Injuries" In view of the fact that the
question of the present garbage sys-
tenn of this city viii be discussed at
the next meeting of the board of trade,
Senator Berry introduced a resolution
stating that the present method of the
collection of garbage is far from salts
factory.
Bill No. z was discussed by the
Trainer John Busch, the bill providing
for the exclusion of the W class OF
Japanese and Chinese. 1t was passed
h-, a large majority. Next week Sena-
tor Rubinow, leader of the socialist
marty. will discuss the question of wom-
en,s suffrage. unfolding the afirma-
eve. and John Dickinson will make a
Npeeca in favor of local option.
Ar th. trials for the speaking contest
iudres Principal Stearns and Professor
Thatcher decided in favor of Julia Dunn,
r,ouise Eddows. Helen Russell and Lily
Waters. with Florence Seers as alter
nate for the girls team, and Barney
TarlSy. Donald Ross, Emanuel Scheck.
cyril Weber, with John Morgan as al
ernate on the boys team.
The serior A class rendered a So
Ella BILE to the senior b class in the glrls
gymnasium. Games and dancing were
snioyed. Music was furnished by Jo-
eenh Reuss and Walter DolnbrowsRy.
The committee of arrangements con
sisted of Edmund III, chairman ana
CHARLES Bauerly. Constance Pierson,
Marion Watson, Cyril Weber n Hazel
Wylie, associates.
RELIAMY'S FUNERAL.