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The Detroit times., 1915-02-08
School Department
SUGGESTIONS.

The Northwestern High Is to be
congratulated on the acquisition 10
its editorial star OF Rosemary Brusg-
kemanu. formerly on the star at Gold
berg school. In which position she
added very materially TO the interest
OF the items from that school.
With the completion OF the editorial
star ct Irving school we may now en-
poet frequent and interesting letters
from there.
A picture Of Q little red school
house adorns the wall In room A al
the Ciippert school. and above the
picture this inscription: "Our Coun.
tfy's Defense" What creditor
viii write q little sk0kch OF the signin.
canoe OF this SENTIMENT
MCMILLAN High In steadily forgive
to the front In ths effectiveness OF
it, work and the attention II IL at
tracing, due largely to the enterprise
Of the editorial star In keeping the
public Informed a. to what they are
doing and what they intend to do.
Have you noticed how Lincoln
school. although one OF the latest TO
get started In the school Department:
10 playing the game" The stan OF
editors 10 surely made up OF live
9n0."
Columbian Ia one Of the Z large
Schools In Detroit, having more than
b thousand students. and we are glad
10 see the new editorial star rising
bQual to the occasion.
The editors at Cary school announce
hat their basketball team Is willing
10 meet any school team in the Is TO
4-yearold class.
Highland Park high had their usual
bright lot OF items In Saturdays paper.
Dorrice Richards Is the lone editor
having graduated and taken up the
more serious things of life.
The readers Of this department will
ecall Stanton Palmer, the boy at Nor
ey school who won = ffteen-dollar
rise In The Times visitation" day
ontest. Well. Stanton has been
elected editor-in-chief Of the Morley
chool star. Now then, watch things
UNI out there.
George Porter has been kind enough
b send In q nice lot OF items from
lcushton school, although . stan has
OF been selected, which appeared
aturday. VIII George please call at
10 once and arrange for the selec-
on Of complete stan for Hough-
on?
With the selection OF Ruth Rosen-
frg ~ editor.in-chief at Newberry
rhool, succeeding George Dubpernell,
no graduated In January, very wise
1oice was made. as indicated by the
bgularity with which items are being
INT In and the quality Of same.
a much coveted honor has been be-
lowed on Katherine Daniel az the
Cean school. She Is now the school
anist.
The effort Of the Eastern High edit.
b to do honor to the oficers Of the
aduating class are commendable.
III they were chsrmingly written
bout, but we regret the poor showing
ade In the picture accompanying the
Rms, the fault Of the copy furnished.
We are fortunate enough to have
other lot OF those charming letters
ritten by pupils at the Field school
New York colleagues. They will
pear under the Special heading
pm day to day.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

open until now, and hope that next
term they viii be, open for longer
period. / will continue my course in
printing next term. and hope to make
more progress than have this SCENES
ter. am quite sure that this speaks
for all OF the other members OF this
class
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08
TROOP NO. IL.
ny SAMUEL ARMITAGE.

The following scouts were In the
tug-of-war down at the armory, Feb
8: Samuel Armitage. Neil Crane
Charles Smethurst, Stuart Abel, Frank
Shanahan, Merritt wilmarth. Kenneth
Star bird and Russell Anger.
Starting next week. Troop No. 1.
IL going to practice for a good band
All scouts Of other troops, please
visit US.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

cusssd Tor an entertainments under
the auspices OF the society.
O.
The Young Mems sodality OF Our
Lady OF Help church will give a
vaudeville show. Monday and Tnes-
day evenings. In the parish hall. All
OF the numbers TO be giyen> are orig
maj with members OF the sodality.
o.
The annual bal masque OF Har
NOME society will take place Tues
day evening, Feb. 10, in Harmonic
hall, The ball is for members OF
the society and their families only
No one will be allowed on the dane
Ing floor unless en- costume until Il
O'Clock.
The Chamber music society will
give a concert Monday evening, In
the Hotel Pontchartrain. presenting
Miss Ruth Masurette, harpist; Miss
Alice Lydecker, pianist: Simon Culp
hutist. and DIR. Carl Oakman. violin
list. The concert is for members ol
the society and their friends only.
o.
Oscoda will give dancing party "
the Elks' temple. Tuesday evening
The officers OF the An Sable and Os
coda association are President
Harry r. Solomon; treasurer, Johr
Doyle; secretary, John +. Egani
chairman floor committee. Charles
Venners; chairman reception commit
tee, Charles +. Pelton.
-O-
THE Isle OF Spice one OF tho
most successful and sprightly OF mus
ical comedies to win many seasons
OF success on the professional stage
will be presented Monday evening, II
Columbus temple. by Knights Of Co
lumbus Comedy club, The rehearsal.
which have been going on for severn
weeks indicate that the performance
will be unusually spirited and excel
lent.
Ira w. Jaynes, superintendent fol
the recreation committee. will ad
dress the Equal Suffrage league o
Wayne county. on the work OF thu
committee, Wednesday afternoon, a
3 o'clock. In Suffrage headquarters
There Will be discussion also o
the bill extending limited suffrage I,
women. to be introduced Monday. II
the Michigan legislature by Rep
Flowers, and OF Corporation Counse
Lawson's recent ruling az to the eligi
bility OF voters on school board cues
lions. The league will give |,
luncheon Wednesday noon, In the Ho
tel Statler. In honor OF Miss Margare
Whittemore.
Fl. Vincent Wann. OF the French
department Of the University OF Mich
igan, will have charge Of the pro
gram for the meeting of the Alliance
Franchise. In the Hotel Pontchar
train. Friday evening, Feb. IL.
one-act comedy by Jules Molneaux
Les Doux Souds," will be presented
by James 'Chenot. Charles Frisbie
Harold Corwin, De Forest Welton
Henley Hill. and Miss Ruth Crandall
Miss Hannah Cochrane will sins
French songs and Miss Frances Ham
ilton. pianist. will play De Busy
numbers. A costume dance will b.
given by the Misses Helen Ely. Marie
Boos, Adele Crandall. Elizabeth Ma
son, Marguerite Denselt and Heller
George.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

In some districts of India the east
ern parts of cemeteries are regarded
as the most desirable. The choice Is
based on the belief that the dead In
the eastern sections will be the first
to leap from their graves, brush the
dust from their bones and proclaim
their readiness to ascend.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

and wives knew each ~ loee1 -
all. Their very nearnooo % o1c4
other makes them loeo the pergDee
tive. 3 "
Il like your Pat a. you calr ~.
He seems like 3 regular man. y
never did care for An enigma Rey'
haps that 10 the reason picked Qua
your brother Dick. and yet--and yet
--Mollie, dear, no man h 20 trans
parent that you can always -
through him."
Mollie looked ~ me littIs eueerIy
and asked: Say. Margie. what han
Dick been doing? tell you II ~
shows yellow streak a. Jack has 1
shall lose faith In all men,
just then handsome Irishman
stopped at our table. He had eyt-
IDENTITY heard the last words.
Don't. do that. Mas M0llie.' he
said, with most engaging smile.
Margie. let me present Mr.. Pat
rick Sullivan TO you. Mr.. sullivan
this Il my sister Mrs. wsverly. Of
whom hare told you"
I Ito be continued tomorrow,)
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

There are 1900 left,handed chill,
dren In the Berlin municipal schools.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

The annual bal masque OF Har.
NOME society will take place Tues
day evening, Feb. 10, in Harmonic
hall, The ball is for members OF
the society and their families only.
No one will be allowed on the dane
ing floor unless en- costume until ~
O'Clock.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

The Chamber music society will
give concert Monday evening, In
the Hotel Pontchartrain. presenting
Miss Ruth Masurette. harpist; Miss
Alice Lydecker, pianist; Simon Culp.
futist. and DR.. Carl Oakman. violin
list. The concert is for members OF
the society and their friends only.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

A picture Of Q little red school
house adorns the wall In room A at
the Ciippert school. and above the
picture this inscription: "Our Coun.
tfy's Defense" What executor
VIII write little sk0kch OF the signin'
canoe OF this sentimentf
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

With the completion OF the editorial
star at Irving school We may now er-
poet frequent and interesting letters
from there.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

Have you noticed how Lincoln
|school. although one Of the latest to
|get started In the school Department.
|ls playing the game." The stan OF
EDITORS 10 surely made up OF live
|3nss."
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

MCMILLAN High In steadily forgive
Ito the front In the effectiveness of
Its work and the attention II IL at.
|tractins. due. largely to the enterprise
|of the editorial star In keeping the
public Informed az to what they are
doing and what they intend to do.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-08

Highland Park high had their usual
bright lot OF items In Saturdays paper.
Dorrice Richards is the lone editor
bow, the other members OF her stan
having graduated and taken up the
bore serious things OF life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Enthusiasm Lacking in
Huge Speedway Throng

deeper than first thought would con-
cedc
OF course. few of the persons who
planned attending the race last Satur-
day on 50 tickets went to Philadel-
phia. Thousands. in the throes Of
baseball fever. chose to watch score
boards and baseball machines rather
than 20 to the race.
The gates were opened at $3.50
O'Clock. admitting 1000 or 5000 per
sons who seemed to fear that unless
they arrived early they would be un-
able 20 find accommodations IN the
bleachers A hundred or so of these
nighthawks were in automobiles. All
cars were parked free behind the
grandstand.
Crowd Early on Hand.
From that time on the flow Of pa
tronage was steady. The Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company swung on eX-
press trains. which brought passen-
gers right 10 the entrance. They were
crowded from 10 o'clock on. Other
persons used the locals. leaving The
trains AZ Neck Road and walking over.
All the oldest varieties of vehicles
were in evidence. II must have been
a trying lob pulling those chunks OF
aged wood out OF darkcned cellars and
pasting them together. The police had
their hands full handling complaints
from museums whose directors report
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Resta Blames Bad
Luck on the War

One Of the saddest men at the
Speedway after the 10i-mile mark
had been passed was Dario Resta,
who was generally regarded as
"sure thing" before the race started.
Resta was forced out by broken
connecting rod. and blamed his fail
ure to finish on the war.
"My car is just tired out" he said.
81 feared before ! started that 1T
wouldn't last. but ! thought If ! got
through 100 miles ! would win. |
had expected to make about 100
miles an hour. broke connecting
rod few days ago, and had only
one other. That one ! put into the
machine. could get no more, be-
cause the war has stopped impor-
tations from Europe. So ! tried to
nurse my machine along
When he was asked how he found
the track Rcsta replied that with
the exception of part in the back
stretch it was in excellent condi-
tion. There, he explained, driver
had 20 jockey to escape head wind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

For an auto race In which not a neck
was broken or skull fractured-or
ANYTHING else like that-the crowd at
Sheepshcad Yesterday was attentive.
Nobody doubts that heavy percent
are Of a large asscmblaSe Of persons
AT such an event attends in fear that
a participant or two will sustain NOR
tai injuries, and. though they dread it,,
thew want 10 be around when it hap
pens.
Perhaps the percentage was not so
high in yesterdays gathering, for 1t
was rather a better class crowd that
watched the proceedings. There was
no drinking 10 speak Of, and tho be-
havior Of the bleacher and inheld
patrons was admirable. especially when
1t is considered that thrills were so
few.
What the attendance was will not be
determined until tomorrow. man
who said he spoke for Everard Thomp-
son. manager Of the affair, figured the
attendance down 10 an even 100000,
but only d glance was necessary to re-
duce that 20 about 10000. The
worlds series cut into the receipts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

trailers all through the last half Of the
race. and earned their places more be
cause of the persistency and deter
miuation Of their drivers than because
Of any remarkable speed exhibited, eX-
cept ~ spots.
Gil Anderson drove a brilliant and
well Judged race. Only once was ms
cai off the tack. and then for not more
,har half a minute. on the nlnety-hrst
Zap. for a new tire. He spared not him,
self or his machine. and truly dcserve'
the generous applause so freely gwen
as ne brought MS machine to stop
when the struggle was over.
He pushed aside the friends who
Gathered about 20 congratulate him
from sheer modesty. II would seem
and drew of by himself, until, from
,hccr exhaustion. he threw himself
down for O. few minutes on the inviting
strctchar of a nearby ambulance.
My cal worked we'll" he said. 81
was glad 10 vim
This was all. but his words carried a
not OF keen citation, even though
erolcn IT, d modest. unassuming way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

sengers did not remain in them. For
parking cars in the infeld opposite
the graAdstand the rates ranged from
So 10 S25.
Drivers on Trial Spins.
Shortly after IL o'clock the drivers
took their cars out for trial spins
This revived interest. Then the grand
stand band pulled itself together md
lined cut ~ number Of tunes, starti"g
with when / Leave the World Be-
hind" Then the sun warmed things up.
The nan who had the food and drirH
concession raised a tent in the infield.
opposite the grandstand, and got busy.
He hal disposed of most of his liquid
stock tefoTe il was discovered that
he was operating two bars on que
license The police came and removed
two bartcnders and issued orders that
no more damaging goods were to be
purveyed from the infield tent.
squad of oihcious cavalry from
somewhere took over the policing of
the grounds. The horsemen had q
merry time trying 10 ride pedestrians
down ard shouting back. when thcy
were criticised, Wen get you next
time" Some of the members OF this
detachment were apparently new to
their work. for they had great din
Guilty IN remaining IN their saddles.
Shortly after II o'clock, when The
race started. there were great gar
in the erandstand and in the bleach
ers, the spectators in the bleache,s
crowdihg to the west end Of the stand.
which overlooked a banked turn. Il
was al}.ays on these turns that the
coutesJ was prettiest. for drivers could
gain ground by mounting the bank
above other drivers. Few of the boxes
at the races opening were occupied.
The uprcr tier of the grandstand was
well pat-onized early.
Interest i'm the race waned very
quickly. Most OF the star drivers quiz
the struggle early. Then the band
became active again. and was assisted
by eight young men Of good voice who
sat in the grandstand. To lend coiof
eight good-looking young women
wearing the dresses. coats and furs OF
TWO houses that announced the fact
in circulars, paraded in front Of III
boxes and along the aisles OF the
grandstand.
The customary features OF such 70
gathering were lacking The absence
Of excitement and the lack OF spirit
in the crowd made the scene resemble
one al % country fair There were just
as many pretty girls as you will find
at an affair Of this sort. but there was
no pep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Matters of Minor Interest That
HELPED to Space Ont the Auto Race

Burman. Anderson and Rooney were
punched lap after Lap. first one leading
By few feet. and then another This
continued until Rooney stopped AZ the
pit. and then Anderson and Burman
formed a select party 70 accompany
Cacn other past the stand until the
l73d lap. which brought Burmsn's
withdrawal.
Other spectators commented upon
Tie ability Of Limbcrg's Dclage n at
tempt NONSTOP run. This car never
7cemed to hurry in passing a com
re:itor. but not until late in IN" race
ia II have 20 pull up at its pit Thea
il rema ned only minute, and was
again on It's way. but q few laps later
engine trouble caused an eight-minuto
delay.
Mulfo~d'a burst Of speed also
brough. much talk Starting in the
rear rank. he was soon separated from
he leaders by only few yards, but
he did rot stay long in the race.
For speed in vacating their places,
the occppnnts Of the bleachers broke
all records. Three minutes nfter
Room had been announced as hav-
ing finished second, all that could be
seer j. the bleachcrs from across the
track were a handful Of waiting spec
tator5 ard the remains Of many hun
dred newspapers.
Incidentally, the pit signalling
aroused great curiosity among the
spectators in the grandstand and
boxes. In each. among the ga.olene
cans. tires and tools. was black
board. when the drivers passed tho
start ard finish line these boards.
bearing enigmatic to the crowd-sym-
bols, were thrust forward. From these
the drivers learned how fast they
were TO go, what cars were pressing
them. and when they needed TO stop
for oil and gas. Some of the writings
were ntelligible. but most of them
had no meaning for the crowd.
At the pits, too, tires were changed
with lightning rapidity. gasolene tanks
were filled speedily. and oil was poured
into the machines by the attendants
80 quickly that often the liquids
Splashrd all over the track.
Flying newspapers. tossed into the
air by careless hands. were a constant
menace. Had one Of those papers ever
been driven into the face Of a driver
the crowd might have witnessed a trag-
edy. There were several times when
those potential messengers of death
missed a closely punched pack round
ing the bank coming into the stretch,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

ed that they had been robbed OF cher,
ished ruins. These former horses ana
late demcntcd carriages were TO De
seen everywhere in the neighborhood
of the racetrack.
The undying belief that a person
who goes TO an automobile race be
comes SO temporarily unbalanced that
he or she thinks he or she needs TO
buy a lot of Junk brought out vendors
of every imaginable useless contrlv-
ance. supposedly designed 10 aid IN the
procuring of a good time. Buttons,
flags. pcnnants. whistles-but memory
mutinies.
When "a quorum reported IN the
bleachers il was apparent that getting
up in the middle of the night 10 cinch
a seat had been most unwise. There
wasn't anything in the line Of enter
tainment for these early arrivals, so
some of them started to sing. That
went well for fifteen minutes and then
was abandoned. II was rather chill at
this time, though the sun seemed 10 be
trying 10 do its best.
BY II o'clock the attendance prom
Used 10 be worth while. Police In
spector Murphy. with hundred
patrolmen, took charge of the traffic
arrangements. and did his work welt
The automobile crowd was assuming
attractive proportions, and il was MT
easy to keep the machines in line an
at the same time keep them moving
To add to Murphy's troubles scores Of
pedestrians, confused, tried TO enter
the grounds by way of the vehicle en-
trance.
All persons on foot went througl
the same entrance. The 81 patrons
went IN to the bleachers or TO the n
field. which could be reached by pass
ing through a tunnel near the grand
stand The grandstanders went on 70
other entrances. The cars that Were
parked free behind the grandstand az
fordel 10 view Of the race. so the pas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Surgeons and
Nurses There in Album
dance, but They Found
Little To Do.

Two private ambu.anccs and one
from the Swedish Hospital stood sack
Of the ju yes stand from the 5csi n
ming 20 the end Of the race NJ me
Sheepshend Bay Speedway yesterday.
Surgeons and there were q dozen. az
well as twenty nurses, on the grounds
had q comparatively easy day. The
only accid, nts were the overcoming OF
Vail. who drove n Malford Special, and
Scott. hnderson's mechancian, By
gases. and the men were quickly
brought around
At the Speedway Hospital. every
thing was in readiness for a large at
tendance. but the officials we're fooled.
IN ono room two cots lay made up,
while upstairs four more could have
been fixed at a moments notice.
Basins. medicines and surgical instru-
mcnts had been carefully laid out IN
the operating room. and the physicians
were ready for any emergency.
One arrest furnished all the eX-
element there was outside o. the
race This took place in the refresh
ment tent back OF the judges stand.
and was for the violation o. excise reg
ulations. After that patrons gazed
eagerly at the bottles Of beer bouncing
up and down in a pail filled with ice
and water and drank ginger ale and
soda.
Cups of coffee came in handy shortly
after the race started, when special 20
licemen endeavored TO force a group
of men to stand further from the track.
They formed line beyond which they
could not advance, but made a mistake
which was temporarily fatal. Inside
the area was a small refreshment table.
Several of the men lOitered, purchas
ing cups of coffee as an excuse to gain
time. This ruse was effective only for
a few minutes. however
The band was kept carefully under
cover until the close of the race. when
il burst forth into THE Star Spangled
Banner" Strains of popular music had
previously foated into the open from
the hidden regions beneath the stand.
Several peculiar running instances
were noted by the spectators. Some
remarked that it was odd how closely
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

sengers did not remain in them. For
parking cars in the inheld opposite
the graAdstand. the rates ranged from
So 10 S25
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Hieroslyphics Used in p.
Signalling Interested, but
Did Not Enlishtsn,
the Crowd.
but tire special providence wb;,,
the drivers interyened. xaas4

but tire special providence vh;,,
the drivers interyened. fassa
Fred.J. Wagner. the star,s,
himself A committee Of on. ,rVon.t
Up the papers on the hons,.,s...x.
several times ne risked his life - 20
vent possible accident. Indeed V ~.
was once that Bob Burmsn .hsn
"Wag" by about three feet. and ~.sN
the spectators turned their head.
Tom Alley was csugh, in a noek..
one time and almost eriven ov.s
bank NJ the head Of the s.rs,.s "
seemed that he missed the al
inches.
Some wag declared tha. ORR Ma
and his Sebring car were like To-.
sens brook. Cars came and w.s.
the race, but Haibe hoobled a..
making all Of thirty miles an w..
some hours. '
The terrific speed Of the car, NAV,
havoc with parts OF the track. p.
splinters were torn Up. and i, v,.
wonder that more tires we're not ,or,
Ira Vail was one of the most eo,.;..
ent drivers in the race. He was l,,,.
the end Of 100 miles, and. so 'eln -
ne finished there.
The streams Of automobiles h,S..
traffic cops By the ears. One biz In.
who was directing the traffic ou..I
the gate had his hands full. Once !.
held up his hand TO stop a stresn !,
cars and big limousine stopped a, u.
order. But in behind a little aiv.,
bumped into the big car and did a I'M.
damage.
Say, YOU" said the COP az he ru,..,
back, what do you mean BY bump;,.
into this fellow? It's the lcikes o. ,ss
that's killing people in this city ever
day. It's a summons you need. and n,
a summons you'll get. What's r,,
name"
Clancy" replied the driver Of Il.
flvyer. "C-l-a-n-c-y is the way ".
spell it,
Just a minute" said the ccp. andh,
went up 20 look az the driver Of a.
limousine. The driver was a Germs,
Say" beloved the COP. what do 70,
name by backing up into that little f,l.
low that way? | ought to run you ir!-