Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-23
~ ENTRAL HIaH SCHOOL has

~ BNTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has
made application for admit
lance to the New Jersey inter-
scholastic League, but as yet has
heard little on the subject. The rea-
son given for keeping the Central
school from joining the New Jersey
organization is said to BIO on ac-
count of scholastic eligibility rules.
1t may be we'll to state right here
while the opportunity is at hand that
Professor William Wiener. principal
Of the Central Commercial and Man
ual Training High School, has always
stood for high standing in subjects,
no matter who the athlete was. Any
one stating otherwise must be trying
to disparage the good name of the
school for personal reasons.
Principal WILLIAM Wiener proba bly,
believes he has not cen rigid enough
In having each athlete turn in his
mark at the end of the months time.
To prove to the delegates of the New
Jersey League that Central'F athletes
can do their lessons az we'll as COM
pete with the best of them in sports,
Professor Wiener has recently adopt
ed a rule whereby each boy who par
ticipates in any kind of athletics must
turn in his scholarship records at the
end of each week. No allowance
whatever Is made The pupil must
either have clean record or he can
not participate on team.
Now, Mr.. Delegates of the New Jer-
sey Interscholastic Association, how
does that ruling strike you? You
have our word that Mr.. Wiener will
back anything he says with his sigma
ture.
1t is needless to say that the Cen
trail boys wish to be members of the
New Jersey association. We have
demonstrated beyond the possibility
of a doubt that our athletes can cope
with the best here in the East We
have a runner holding the mile indoor
schoolboy record of the United States.
We have a head coach whom every
one knows Is about the best in this
section of the country In his line. Our
teams have met and defeated most of
the teams Of your body in various
lines of sports.
All this talk. however. is of prac-
on the minds of schoolboys and the
public in general is, win the dele
sgates of the New Jersey Interscho-
lastic Association, or will they not,
take the Central School into their
body within the next six months?"
One answer either way would be suf-
dcient to satisfy everybody interested.
This laying Of the question on the
table means practically the same as
storing it away or forgetting the is
sue on hand.
We ask the members of the New
Jersey body to think the matter over
carefully. An invitation is extended
to any body or committee the Inter-
scholastic League chooses to visit Mr..
Wiener at the school. 1t is our ear
nest wish that the New Jersey Inter
scholastic Association members take
on a different aspect than has been
showed by them Of late.
90
Although swimming was in its en-
bryo year at Central, the persistence
of Manager and Captain Robert L.
Smith in rounding out a team won
the admiration of the school. Smith
took hold of the squad and in three
weeks turned winning combination
which took the measure of Stuyve-
SAINT, Dickerson and Barringer High
Schools in dual meets. The last vic
tory was especially sweet as Central
doubled Barringer's score AZ to 20.
No defeat was chalked up against
the Centralites.
90
Opening the season with a tie for
first honors at the New York Uni
versity meet Saturday. the Central
track team, under the tdtelage of
Coach Anderson, made very impress