Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22
SCHOOLS PART
IN PAGEANT IS
ABOUT SETTLED
Program Prepared for R. D.
Warden Calls for 5000
Children in Line.

Active work in preparing for the
parade of school children, to be given
in conjunction with the 250th ami
versary celebration, will start next
week According to Randall ID. War
den, director of physical training,
who is arranging the program, at
least 5000 children should be mar
shaled in line ON the day of the
parade in order to make an adequate
and impressive showing.
Mr.. Warden, on Monday will for
ward all elementary school principals
circular letters, in which the latter
viii he asked 10 cooperate and as
sist in the training end RssembIfGT
of the school children.
"Such a large number cannot be
assembled and trained unless we
have enthusiastic help and co-opera-
tion Of both principals and teachers"
says Mr.. Warden in his letter.
In his letter Mr. Warden makes the
following recommendations:
ITO limit the choice of pupils who
are to participate to the three upper
grades of the elementary schools.
TO select only pupils who pass the
posture test.
"To select only pupils who are
neither too short nor too tall. Pupils
of the same height should be grouped
together.
ITO recruit companies of thirty
two, as companies of that size lend
themselves most readily to evolutions
and figure marching.
To select only pupils whose
physique, strength and chest measure
would Indicate their ability to march
the required distance of the parade"
The public school section in the
l. ,ri1 1. IL I,I Tod l,r,
sions. Each division will have Off
eials who have been selected by the
director Of physical training, who will
act as grand marshal of the event.
f. II. Hanson, principal of Burnet
Street School, will be chief of the first
division. His staff will include c. r..
Reber, w w. Shaffer, Morris Bam-
berger, c. H. Gleason, jr., C. Bau-
mann, II. Bischoff, G.. Seikel, e. II.
Andrews, II. p. Hermanson. There
will be S54 children in this division.
Cleveland School will be chief of the
second division. His staff will in
clude b. c. Miner. T.. w. Fort r. A.
Macdonald. G. w. Pinkham, I. Levin,
y. NJ. +. I{rogh, J. T. Schawaroch. r.
l.. Criswell, A. r. Goeltz. This divi-
sion will include S32 children.
Claude l.. West, principal of the
Newton Street School, will be chief
of the third division. His staff in
cludos S. II. McIlroy, A. J. Glennie.
T. *. McClelland, o. II. Schultz. T.
r Collerd, Miss S. T., Clark: aides,
t. r. Moller, J. N. Richards. X. e.
Andrew, A. Jacobson, II. N. Meyer
and j. r.. Staiger There will be S64
children in this section.
Martin Luther Cox, principal of
the Thirteenth Avenue School, will
be chief of the fourth division. His
staff includes Miss C. Zahn, J. E.
Dougan. c. G. Shaffer, Miss G. Ellis,
w. j. Greene, w. O. Hager, G. I.
Brinkerhoff r. f. Monaghan; aides
II. c. Beck. r. L. Latimer. G. w.
Young, b. H. Joost, r.. NJ. Hall. This
division will include 1,04O children.
S. Erwin Manness, principal of
Eighteenth Avenue School, will be
chief of the fifth division. His staff
includes f.. V. Edwards. j. NJ. Gibbs,
X. S. Blake, ]. A. Wilson, H. Fl.
Tucker, j. c. McLaury, W. L. Heine-
ken, c. f. Randolph, S. B. Gilhuly,
II. II, Phillips, Mrs. Fl. F. Bohrendt,
Mrs. NJ T.. German. Miss s. f. Car
ter; aides, r. ]. McAuliffe and NJ
Danufsky. There will be 800 children
in this division.
A. G. Balcom. principal of Franklin
School, will be chief of the sixth divi-
sion. His staff includes w. A. Roe,
G. M. Moreland, w. A. Dougall, f. l..
Mead, w b. Hoeneman, r. B. Cur
ley, A. Voget, c. d. Brownell, j.
Eggenberger, K. G. Schmidt and H. +.
Stauffer.