The Detroit times., 1915-10-21

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remaining dates on ,hs scrub calen'
dar are: Oct. %. Pontiac Reserves
at Pontiac: Oct 80, Western Re
serves; Nov. 5. Eastern Reserves
at Mack park: Nov. Is. Central high
house l66. Nov. 20, Cass Reserves
An innovation this semester will
be the mid-semester examinations
which are scheduled for Nov. IL
and II. This will be . help both
for students and teachers.
Swimming classes were started
last Monday. Work In hfe saving
will feature the work OF the higher
classes.
Additions 20 the school library
are being made daily, The number
Of volumes now excseds the 1000
mark.
The students OF the school Who
are taking German (six) met and
organized q club last Friday. chocs-
ing for its name Der Schiller Yer
elm" This Is the hrst club ever
wi EhnlLcu III INC AnhGuaH ~
department. and its progress will be
watched with interest. "Schitier's
Wilhelm Tell" has been taken up,
and Il Is possible that q part OF II
viii be dramatizsd later on. on
GERS OF the club are: President,
Marjorie Magee! vice-president.
Dora Stecker: secretary. Fred Zim-
norman; treasurer. Dorothy Patter.
son.
Spanish is being offered "a a sub
ject for the 6rst time this semester.
There are 1s enrollments in Span
ish a.. n half OF these being high
school students and the others COM
ing over from the normal school.
Miss Genevieve Dufy is teaching
The subject,
In compliance with the state law
regA riding fire drills. they will be
held every month this term. The
first drill came OF successfully last
Friday one and three-qusrters min-
utes being required 20 clear the
building
The Pegorian club. which Is now
three semesters old. will hold meet.
ings on Friday afternoons this term.
At their meetings dramatic works
OF the past and present are dis
cussed, and plans for their produc-
ton studied. Pins and coiors have
been chosen. a new motto selected
snd officers elected They are:
Harriet Smith. president; Phyllis
Wiley. yice-president; Marjorie
Spafford, secretary, Dorothy True.
critic and parliamentarian.
Last week Mr.. Miller. our prin-
cipal. proposed that the dig flag
should be raised every morning
With ceremony. This is not the
flag over the school, but the one
raised on the big steel pole on the
corner OF Grand River ave. and tn 2
Z Boulevard. He suggested THAT a
committee be elected from each
: boys house The results Will De
published later.
Another one OF Mr.. Mlllers fine
suggestions Is that each house shall
elect sanitation committee that
will keep the house, adjoining halls.
and house environs in a clean, tidy
condition. The respective houses
are also 70 elect one member TO the
school sanitation committee. who
will have con- plete 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
past shown the kind OF school spirit
for which Northwestern Is noted.
The editors, Miss Rosemary
Brueggeman. Norman Mccormick.
and p G. Booth, would greatly ap-
preciste any comment or criticism
81 their work. and also any news Of
which We may be unaware. Last
year We alone covered the news Of
the school; thi. 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 IL. End the mat
ter will be remedied. Let US show
Detroit that she has a zeal live
school on the corner Of Grand Riv-
crave. and the Boulevard.