The Detroit times., 1915-10-21

remaining dates on ,hs scrub ealen.
dar are: Oct. %. Pontiac Reserves
al Pontiac: Oct 30. Western Re-
serves; Nov. 5. Eastern Reserves
al Mack park: Nov. IL, Central high
house 1876. Nov. 90. Cass Reserves.
An innovation this semester will
be the mid-semester EXAMINATIONS
which are scheduled for Nov. IL
and IL This will be q help both
for students and teachsrv.
Swimming classes were started
last Monday. Work In life saving
will feature the work OF the higher
classes.
Additions 10 the school\ library
are being made daily. TIE number
OF volumes now exceeds the 1000
mark
The students OF the school who
are taking German tsiY) met and
organized q club last Friday. choos-
ing for It's name der Schiller Yer
elm" This Is the Arst club ever
organized In the foreign language
department. and Its progress will be
watched with interest "Schilies's
Wilhelm Tell has been taken up.
and Il Is possible that q part Of II
viii be dramatised later on. On
GERS OF the club are, President.
Marjorie Magee: vice-prcsident.
Dora Stecker: secretary. Fred Zim-
norman; treasurer. Dorothy Patter.
son.
Spanish is being offered as . sub
jet for the first time this semester.
There are Is enrollments in Span
ish III. a half OF these being high
school students and the others com.
ing over from the normal school.
Miss Gensvieve Duffy is teaching
the subject,
In compliance with the state law
regarding fire drills. they will be
held every month this term. The
first drill came on successfully last
Friday. one and three-quarters min
utes being required to clear the
building.
The Pesorian club. which Is nov
three senesters old. will hold meet
ings on Friday afternoons this term.
Az their meetings dramatic works
OF the past and present are dis
cussed. and plans for their produc-
tion studied. Pins and colors have
been chosen. new motto selected.
and officers elected. They are:
Harriet Smith. president; Phyllis
Wiley. president; Marjorie
SpaTord, secretary; Dorothy True.
critic and parliamentarfan.
Last week Mr.. Miller. our prin-
cipal, proposed that the dig flag
should be raised every morning
/ vita ceremony This is no; the
/ lag over the school but the one
raised on the big steel pole on the
( corner or Grand River ave. and the
Boulevard. he suggested that q
committee be elected from each
} boys house. The results Siil be
( published later.
Another one OF Mr. Miliers fine
suggestions Is that each house shall
I elect a sanitation committee that
( will keep the house, adjoining halls.
I and house environs In a clean. tidy
I condition. The respective houses
/ are also TO elect one member TO the
! school sanitation committee. who
/ will have complete control OF the
| condition OF the school and grounds.
/ These proposals OF Mr.. Miller show
a very progressive civic spirit which
We hope will be absorbed by the
/ students. all OF whom have in the
I past shown the kind OF school spirit
( for which Northwestern IL noted.
The editors. Miss Rosemary
Brueggeman. Norman Mccormick.
and 3. G. Booth. would greatly ap-
/ preciate any comment or criticism
OF their work. and also any news OF
/ which We may De unaware. Last
year we alone covered the news Of
the school: this year we would like
the hearty cooperation OF teachers
and pupils alike. II your house or
club is not getting in It's share OF
items. tell US about II, and the mat.
ter will be remedied. Let US show
Detroit that she has q real live
school on the corner Of Grand Fiv-
crave. and the Boulevard.