Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-08
PLAN ORGANIZATION
TO ABOLISH TRAITS
Pupils and Faculty Propose
Scheme to Control School
Activities.

Plans for organizing the pupils and
faculty of the Central High School as
New Jersey Corporation were
preached before the general assem-
bly, in the auditorium of the school
today.
The proposed General Organiza-
tion,'' as it will be called will act as
a central bureau of control for all the
school activities.
1t will conduct a bank in which the
funds of the various clubs and school
societies and individual pupils will be
deposited.
The purpose of the organization will
be to break up the frat" and clique
control of the school activities, to
foster an enthusiastic school spirit
and to promote general efficiency.
To quote Samuel Karrakis, one of
the students, who explained the
scheme to the assembled pupils and
teachers this morning, the general
organization is ito regulate the es-
tablishment, management and prac-
tise OF the various literary, athletic,
musical and social organizations in
the school and to combine funds for
the support of these organizations. -
It is the first time that such plan
has been proposed in a New Jersey
high school. Principal William VIE
ner approves of it and so do many
members of the faculty. The boys
and girls athletic associations, how
ever, are opposed They wish to have
the handling of their own funds and
the sale of tickets for their various
games.
Whether the school will actually
adopt the plan or not will not be de-
cided until Friday, when it is prob
able that vote will be taken. Every
morning this week one of the students
will speak on some phase or other of
the proposal. Aaron LASER will dis
cuss tomorrow the details of how the
organization expects to charter the
various school clubs. On Wednesday
Elmer Powell will talk on financing
the scheme. Albert Erler on Thurs
day will explain the way in which
elections will be conducted. On Fri
day Jonas Lewis will summarize the
plan and answer questions and Kar-
ral1is will tell the pupils the way in
which they will have to decide
whether or not to form the organiza-
ton.
If the organization is effected. the
executive committee and directors
Will SyStemaIlZe the school acLlV1JleS.
A calendar will be arranged so that
there will not be more than two or
three big events each month. At
present there are four or five events
one month and perhaps none an
other.
The organization will publish the
pivot" the school paper, and all
other school periodicals; it will prob
ably purchase instruments for a
symphony orchestra and the scenery
for the various theatrical entertain
ments. A printing shop will be es-
tablished.
The most important feature will be
the bank 1t will do an actual bank
ing business for the pupils and, in
addition, give them practical 'expe-
rience in banking.
The board of directors will be COM
posed of seniors and the principal.
II heartily approve of the plan and
indorse it," said Mr.. Wiener. ut will
give a central control wi all the So
cieties and prevent an, lapse in in
terest. The clubs will be given equal
encouragement, and the spirit of
school loyalty will be fostered. There
will be no useless waste of energy or
unnecessary duplication"