Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES


The members of the senior B class
will present Goldsmith's "She Stops to
Conquer this evening at the High
School auditorium, in honor of the
graduating class. The members of the
cast and their respective roles follow:
Miss Benice Barnett will enact Miss
Neville; Miss Glare Savage, Mrs. Hard
castle; Miss Margaret Townley, Miss
Hardcastle; Bertwal Read, Hastings;
Ralph Mills, Sir Charles Marlowe; Paul
Adams, Young Marlowe; Harold Green,
Mr.. Hardcastle; Joseph Swing, Tony
Lumpkin; Robert Simmonds, Diggory;
Miss Yetta Geffner, maid, and Wallace
Cannon, Samuel Sokobin, Arthur Muel-
Ter and David A. Patton, servants. The
amateurs have been holding daily re-
hearsals, and under the able super
vision Of Professors Milwitzky and
Dobbins, and Bruce Gordon n Miss
Mildred Beach, the class coaches, the
acting has progressed very well. More
than 1900 tickets have been issued to
the friends of the interested classes.
Up-to-date scenery, secured from the
Columbia Theatre, will be used. \
The committee in charge consists of
Miss Margaret Townley, Wallace Gan
non, Miss Mildred Beach, Miss Clara
Savage Robert Simmonds, Joseph
Swing and Miss Lillian Hetherton.
The May Acropolis was issued to-
day and contains thirty-six pages. The
following are the best stories:
"Double-Edged," by s. s.; Cape Hat
teras's Ghost by H. S.; Jacques"
by Albert Levin; THE Chase" by B.
l.. Ottolengui, and THE Return of
William" by Harlow Dunton. New
features appear in the personal and art
departments.
The senior BIS vice-president, Miss
Margaret Townley, has set aside May "a
as the date for the class social. The
glee mandolin clubs have agreed to
lend their services as entertainers. The
social committee is comprised of the
Misses Helen Vincent and Elsa Dis
brow, and julius Harder, Donald Har-
ris and Miss Townley. chairman.
Miss Margaret Coult, head Of the
English department, returned to school
Tuesday from a European trip on which
she started about the beginning of
April. Miss Coult raveled through
Italy, Switzerland, France and Eng
land. paying particular attention to
London.
The subject for debate at the ses-
sion of the Civics Club Monday was a
resolution THAT the Open Shop Offers
the Most Desirable Method of Hiring
Labor" 1t was introduced by Matthew
Rouse. who advanced the affirmative
cause. 1. B. Dvinsky was chosen TO
lead the negative supporters. The affir-
NATIVE side won. The subject for next
Mondays discussion is, Resolved,
That a National Postal Savings Bank
Should Be Instituted" The affirmative
and negative captains will be ]. George
Sofirstein and A. Eugene Krohn, re-
ts~pectively.
The Chess Club has lately been hon
ored by the addition of a checker de-
partment, so that the title has been
changed to chess and checker club,
The silver cup offered the highest point
scorer in the chess tournament play
was exhibited this week. Victor Jay
son and Harry Levin, who were tied
for first place, viii play the final game
of the chess tournament. next Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Levin has been elected assistant
treasurer. Herman l.. Blumgart, Her
bert Richland and Jay Anderson were
made members of the club. As a re-
suit of President Wilson's efforts, ten
teams from the suburban schools have
expressed their willingness to organize