The Detroit times., 1915-01-23
GEORGE JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL

Editorial Sfnn--Chief; Jos. W. MeIIInoc r..
Associstesi Reuben Aptekar. John
Lurie Yetta Fershmnn. sadie sehius-
sci.
Joseph Mellinoff, former chief of the
George stat, has resigned in favor OF
Reuben Aptekar, former associate edt.
tor The new STAFF has not yet been
chosen, but Is being added TO con
stantly. Abe Messenger has been Sc
cured as sporting editor and his
first article appears herewith. He is
the catcher OF our baseball team, Is
q star In that capacity. and has been
used there for the second year. The
new staff intends TO keep the readers
informed OF the doings OF the school
by having three lots OF items every
week. We are very sorry TO lose the
service of Mr.. Mellinoff. but as he will
no longer attend the George he can
not write anything for US. Additional
members will be added to the stan as
soon as the new semester commences.
Mr. Redden had the AS classes as
sembled in the A room Thursday noon
and spoke TO them for three-quarters
OF an hour. He said that he had as
sembled them In order TO tell them
some of the things we had been Won
dering about. He said as this school
Is run on high school basis. the AS
examinations, instead OF being writ
ten by the Board OF Education, will be
composed and approved by the school
faculty OF teachers. We are also to
get credit slips, as in the high schools.
IL anyone fails I'm a certain subject.
as In arithmetic, he or she takes all
the rest OF the subjects In the ninth
grade and only takes AS arithmetic
ever There will be ne passing by
average in any grades in the school
No one is to leave the school until all
the credits are established.
Mr.. Mote IL to take personal direc-
ton OF the commercial department.
He will teach COR q crcfai arithmetic.
bookkeeping. typewriting and short
hand 10 the eighth and ninth grades.
G. c Cox. who will take charge OF
the patternmaking department next
term, Is very much interested in the
work of the special department, be-
cause II Is his former vocation. A
new manual training teacher will be
added to the nine OF the present fac
ulty. A new academic teacher and a
bookkeeping teacher for the BIS will
also be added.
Miss GAVIN. who has taught the com.
mercial department for the last semes-
ter. will be transferred to the West
ern High school. We are all sorry to
lose her, but as she Is needed there
we are willing to let her go.
c.. E ,Spicer will have the clay mod
cling and designing department. as
last term. He Is very we'll satisfied
with the work of his classes.
The classes have completed their
work in the shops and are prepared
for their examinations.
Mr.. Mote has had 10 years OF teach
ing manual training and four years OF
commercial work. He taught book
keeping at the Commercial college for
10 years, and the Modern Commercial
school for two years.
The examinations will be given in
the following order: Monday morn.
ing, mathematics: Monday afternoon.
geography or history: Tuesday morn
ing. English and spelling; Tuesday af-
ternoon, bookkeeping.
The ninth grade boys had their ex-
aminations Friday morning.
Thursday afternoon the boys Of the
second team defeated the Russell
school in association football by the
score OF Q to In fast and exciting
game. Louis Bloc mand Robert Ru-
bens starred for the George. Orlando
DiGaura also did creditable work.
The B-7 class has had their sew
ing examinations. Miss Myhr is their
teacher.