Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-19
BOARD MEMBERS
SILENT IN REGARD
TO PUPILS RAPS
Program Used at West Orange
High School Play Causes
Sensation.

Ominous silence regarding the Eek
purgated edition" of the programs dis.
tributed by the class of 1911 Of thu
West Orange High School at It's pro-
duction of The Time of His Life" II
the High School auditorium last nigh
is maintained today by the eehool Off
Gals of that town. Their retiecnce IL
looked upon by t~ownspeople as the
calm that precedes the storm, for 1t IL
broadly limited that wholesale oxpul-
sions from the high schol will be the
result of the class's fun last night
when Mayor Walter A. Flint and ths
Board Of Education, individually and
collectively, played important roles IN
an impromptu drama, Who's Looney
Now?'
In the meantime John H. Bartlett
Sd. in whose mind originated the hui
morous retaliation of the class because
of the school boards edict that nc
liquor advertisements should appear In
the program, is the popular hero, while
his father. John H. Bartlett, jr, who
aided him. is also idolized in the eyes
of the temporarily triumphant students
Several days ago a sensation wa
caused when it was discovered that thu
programs printed at that time con-
tanned several Ids. from dealers II
goods that were neither dry nor ex-
actly temperance. The Board of Edu'
cation then tool a hand n forced the
pupils to leave out such Ids. The re-
suit was seen In the programs dis
tributed at the performance last night.
Although the obnoxious lads" have
been eliminated from the new program
mefnbers OF the class have taken care
What the names of the merchants re-
serving the space has been printed IL
black type, together with an apology tc
the advertisers for the action OF the
Board of Education, stating that the
advertisements were refused because
the advertisers were not altogether
dealers in Temperance drinks. The class
poet has contributed several efforts In
light verse, dealing in a sarcastic way
with the action of the board and dis
cussing in a light vein the subject OF
demon rum"
1t is not necessary, however, to look
in the inside of the program to find
evidences Of the class resentment. On
the front Of the cover under the word
program" is printed in big letters
"Expurgated Edition" The inside of
the cover is taken up with a full-page
ad, at the foot of which appears the
name MIR. Benjamin Bats, Blue Ellen
Park, West Orange" Benjamin is evil
IDENTIFY a reformed character who is de-
sirous of selling his collection Of booze
recepfGcles. Benjamin's az is as fol-
lows: "A reformed character in urgent
need of a water wagon. but financially
embarrassed. offers for sale his rare
collection of genuine glass bottles and
extinct siphons. With the exception Of
q few missing corks the collection is in
perfect condition. All labels have been
carefully removed and every bottle
thoroughly rinsed in pure water. These
bottles are warranted not to offend the
most sensitive member of the West Or
ange Board Of Education. What they
tthe hottles) once contained may not
be printed here, but individual histories
may be obtained upon application"
Evidently the class intends to con-
tinue its histrionic efforts, for on the
opposite page facing Benjamin Bats's
advertisement appears the following in
large letters: THE Glass of 1912, one
year from tonight, will produce the
famous temperance play, Ten Nights
in a Barroom. or Who's Loaded Now
This play will be given In the High
School auditorium. (Maybe)."