Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-30
FUTURE WORK
OF GRADUATES
Where Former High School
Pupils Will Spend Winter.

While the majority of this years
graduating class have signihed their
intention of entering some higher
institution this fall, many of them
have already settled down in some
position or other and have given up
the thought Of going any further
with their education. There will be
a large representation of them in
the colleges, however.
Perhaps no greater surprise was
caused than when Frank Mccormick,
the president of his class and a star
athlete, decided to pursue the com
mercial field and discontinue his stu
diet. Mccormick is now connected
with the New York Edison Company,
and holds a responsible position with
that concern. Scott Burns, another
athlete OF the class, captain has also
settled down to work, and will not
enter college, although 1t was his
intention to go to Dartmouth. He
is at present the manager of Bay
ards Beach, assisting Samuel Bay
ard, the proprietor, but will take a
position with one of the large indus
tries in this city as soon as the bath
ing season closes.
Harry Schwartz is at present as
sisting in his fathers business. and
Will probably work a year before
entering any college. Victor Benish
is employed in his fathers cigar
store. Wallace SoheId is at present
employed ct the dry docks, but in
tends to follow the commercial field
and will enter some large office in
the near future. Fred O'Brien has
q position at the RoessIer and Hass-
lacher plant, and Will follow the mu-
sic playing, at which he is so adept,
as a side line. Gerald Barnes and
Edward Dreibelbies will also con
tinue their study of music, and en-
gage actively in that as a profess
sion.
Those to Enter College.
The remainder of the boys, who
graduated, have completed arrange
ments to enter college, Hans Roes-
sler will enter Cornell, where he
should prove 10 be some tennis
crack. Joseph Massopust and Alvin
Jacobson will probably attend at
Rutgers; both are bright scholars
and should make a record for them
selves while there. Earl Mullins is
also considering Rutgers as a seat
of learning.
John Polensky. Harry Levine and
John Pfeiffer will represent this city
at the University Of PENNSYLVANIA.
Russell WoglOm, who won the four
years scholarship at Lafayette, will
Join the large number of the local
high school grads" now studying
there. Hallam Skeen, who now re-
sides at Columbus, Ohio, will pursue
the study Of medicine at that city.
and Is the only boy graduate to fol-
the medical profession. VII
liam Wilson will study at Pratt's, as
VIII George Seaman, who will take
up chemistry as a profession.
Where Girls Are Going.
The girls, however, will be much
better represented than the boys.
as far as schools are concerned. But
are settled in any position at
The present time. Miss MoIlte Roth
has accepted the position of cashier
1T Borak's meat market. Miss Lii
lie Singer is assisting her father in
his iewelry store. Miss Dorothy
5her and Sarah Sher will pursue the
commercial field also, and will soon
take positions in this city. Miss
Mary Mcintyre is employed at Al
store in Smith street.
Miss Florence Ciani has been trav-
cling abroad all summer. A few of
the girls have not decided on any
particular vocation and will proba-
bly, remain at home. These are the
Misses Margaret Wight, Esther Low
enberg, Dorothy G~oldberger, Flea
nor Meade and Elizabeth Bown.
May Go to Normal.
As to colleges, the Normal school
at Trenton will draw a large mum
her. Miss Lydia Olsen, Ruth
HegstrOm. Theresa eager, MAY
Tighe, Kate Herbert. Grace O'Brien
and Edith Gallagher will enter
there.
Miss Honora Martin will 90 to
Barnard, Miss Cornelia L'Homme-
dieu to Wellesley, Miss Clara Peter
sen to Smith and Miss Agnes Brown
will take up kindergarten work in
New York. Miss Margaret Strand
berg will follow the medical profess
sion, as her brother is doing, who
graduated from the local high
school last year. Miss Nellie Bard
run will be the representative to
the Montclair Normal, Miss Florence
Donegan, Of High street, having
studied there last year. Miss Mar
garet Booz will follow her musical
pursuits.
OF the lower classes, one young
man is leaving the ranks to attend
at a PREPARATORY school .JnIilIs Pin
penbein, who will study at Exeter