Evening star., 1915-11-28

~ ENTERTAINMENT bv various
sections in the school are to
be started again at Business
High School in the near future.
Principal Allan Davis Is now
making plans for them.
Techs general organization has started
a movement to have the high school base
ball series held each year consist OF thirty
games instead of ten.
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IVY Lord in Livery was presented at
Tech Wednesday under the auspices OF
the Players Club of the school. Those
in the cast were Herbert Chamberiain'
iG. NJ. MacWhorter. James u Glpson'
C. Russell Riordon. Misses Amelia
Guide Margaret Kroll and Grace Ely:
| c. Throcmorton and Joseph FRANK hao
charge Of the electrical arrangements
A dance was given by the Business
High School Dramatic Club "Wednesday
evening at the school.
Members of the Tech Wireless Club
have completed the overhauling OF
their wireless apparatus. 1t is capa PIE
of sending messages several hundred
miles and can receive from points
thousands of miles away.
| luTlnS tne the poss SciS-
brated the sending set In order to de-
| termine If they are keeping within the
| limits granted by their license-that
| is. whether the wave lengths are 200,
| 400 and 500 meters in length.
That all pupils should take part
| In at least one OF the schoofs actlvi-
| ties IL urged in an editorial in the last
| number of the Review. Centrars maga-
zine. 1t says, in part;
Unless pupil is absorbed in one of
| the school interests, he is missing at
least one-half of the school life. and
is proportionately barren of Central
spirit, for one man is not welded to
another by mutual ability to trans
late Latin, but by the fact that they
the same interest
| "IdeAtify yourself. therefore. with one
of the school activities, and all the
others will become dear to you The
means an increasing growth and rever-
/ ence for that wonderful thing that we
so glibly call Central spirit -
| After weeks of preparation The Cor
! ner Drug Store" a musical play, is
| ready to be given by the Business High
School Dramatic Society 1t is to be
presented during school hours Wednes-
day and Thursday next
New magazines of technology are to
| be placed in the library at Tech from
| funds raised by the book exchange
during the year.
| Techs track team is practicing at
the gym of the Y. NJ. c. A.
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| The Balance Sheet, the magazine OF
| Business. was issued Wednesday. 1t con-
| ta1ns numerous stories and articles In
| addition to its regular features One
of the innovations which is creating
| no little interest is the principals s
! Column" to which Mr.. Davis con-
tributes. His editorial this month
| follows:
| VIII the time come when every pupil
| who receives a diploma from the Bust
| ness High School is required to show
| as well as to complete the general
school course?
The modern business high school
undenlab!y gives good general knowl-
| edge of business, but it does not. as a
| rule, fit pupils to pursue successful )
the varying lines of business activity
adapted to their individual abilities
| suppose a boy is working with a
florist. Why should he not study sales
manship. master the business organi-
| zation of the florists office, study the
| growing of flowers and the principle.
OF artistic decoration, and receive credit
therefor toward graduation?
suppose boy is interested in ma
chihery, has fitted up a garage and re-
pair shop of his own, is able to buy
| repair and sell automobiles, and Is will.
ing to take up, under the direction OF
his bookkeeping teacher. the study OF
the business organization of an auto
mobile shop. Should not that boy be
permitted to make such study and ex-
perience part of his school work.
! But there is one objection to this
plan 1t presupposes a reasona BILE
amount of initiative and self-analysis
on the part of the pupil. The gentle
'reader OF this article may exclaim.