The Detroit times., 1916-03-30
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS


Edwin 1. Miller. principal OF
Northwestern high. has had books =
and OF his Practical English
Composition series placed on the
marNet. Book has been nsed in
the high schools Tor the last few
months and The fourth and last 0F
The stFes is nOw being prepared
hs the author The books are de-
.gDse 90 cover the four stages IL
fhe composition wors o. the SEC
rdarJ schooS course rnd have been
made standard textbooks hy the ne
role board az education Emphss
has bs-eu placed IN hoos on let
erwrlting la aook Oh Journalism
book On literary effect. and BE-
hoos on tas civic aspects u com
-osiuon. l.
THE military company ~hlch
elns organized iu Northwestern
atsh met during Rae week for its
arst Instructions 70 drilling $50
trouble has been experienced r. ooe
aiming recruits as over l3o pupils
have already enlisted Edward
Pitcher has been appointed captain
and Roy Chappe4 lieutenant Both
these studentoflcer have attended
military school THE Nort hwesterr
Council ~ Clubs has agreed TO eguin
fse company a. soon as sufficient
) Funds are available The compsay
nn drll or WEEDS asdavs and Th8r.
days uatii v-il organized
There nill b. aa inter school racE
meet between Eastern and North.
aestern high Ia Tho gymnasium or
Northwestern Friday evening ar
81 O'Clock Both teams are com
ing along wef and have airpatv
7iayed their practice games win
the minor schools Eastern aeh
has The state .nterscholasric athletic
mnionship which it VIE de'ert
bis year
The house of representatives of
Cass high has entered into pr-l "a
mary preparations FOR debate VIII
ne assembly Of Western high The
debate vll take piace in May md
wil pc on The -h.p purchase hAA
considered by the national house ~
representative Some time ago The
Cass debsters viii be Floyd Wilerf
Edgar Wheeler. Ernest Drevs and
William KRAFT. alternate
Resolved. That Detroit should
adopt TIE commission form Of gov.
eminent was the subject o. a de-
bate Ia the last meeting Of mo
House Of Representatives. In Cass
high Reps Brand and Groskoph
spoke on the Affirmative side and
Reps. Irish and Fritch for the mega
tive The bin vas won by vote
Of 1915
A lecture on plants OF the islands
south OF the equator was given dur
ing The week 20 students in the
botany course In Central high by
Miss Ethel Chase. instructor IN the
school. who exhibited specimens
she had personally gathered and
showed a number OF slides.
Trio June graduating class of
Northwestern high has more than 70
members and 10 nearly twice az
large as that OF last January, Tho
following members Of The faculty
ALL act ns chaperones and advisors
~ the class: Mise Eva Kinney,
Miss Grace Mcmillan. John Bren.
nan and Henry nnrit'.
The following committees have
bsan appointed by Harold Dewey,
president ~ The Western high. June
1916. graduating class Enter
tsinment. George Dunn. Claude
Crowley. Georgia Gleason, George
Condor, Gaiie Russell Bdwens Fitz
gerald. yelma WhlttiHs,eni motto.
Ernest BRICK. Walter hornemans.
Harold Becker, Robert Robbins.
Gladys Taylor, Dorothy tfailis pin.
George Cook Byron Kirby, Leo DE
laney, Anna Ransame, Tess liadis.
picture Gilbert De Buck, paul Loef
Ger, Glen Handen, Marierie\ van
Merriam, Hlla Fisher Viola Br8sn
cSiofs, George. Amos Robert pu,
Chene, claude ToVar. Gioyes nfa.
don Birdie Jakel, Inca Nelson.
Nrs ri@y Haberman 90 Portland.
0re s,ormed The eesfts eiih a bat
tery oisniue LAWYER 20 recover one
aid hen and ~ fnicfeAs from John
Hsri or force nim Go pay SO for
fhem Nr Hsi Fas defended bt
tse isvfs ss enl sad iost