The Detroit times., 1916-02-05
School Happenings

The Eastern Alumni association.
which will hold its annual reunion
In Eastern high school. Feb. IL, has
invited the members OF the June.
1915, class to attend the dance which
viii be given. The recent January
graduating class expects to attend
the dance IN body.
With the opening OF the new se-
mester. the usual complications
have arisen In the Highland Park
high school The problem Of seat
Ing the students in the grammar
grades of the school In . great one.
Classes In which 10 pupils are sup
posed to recite must make room for
so. In all probability the problem
will be solved by the appointment
OF two teachers for each Of these
large classes. Twelve new teachers
have been appointed for the gram
mar grades. In the high school the
congestion is limited to the recita-
ton rooms.
Northwestern highs orchestra.
which was organized last semester
and which made its flrst public ap-
pearance at the graduation exsr-
cises OF the school. will now be used
at all of the entertainments given
In the school. The members are:
Piano, Deora Wolfe; nrst violins.
Esther Johnson, Adelaide Courander.
Mark Peters, Walter Jones; Second
violins, Otto Bussler. Robert Smith:
viola, Bernard Zeiger: comets.
James Williams. ,tussell Brown.
Marvin welch: drums and traps
Virgil Leech. Miss Clara Ellen Starr
Is directing the orchestra
The affiliated House OF Represen-
tatives of the high schools Of the
country will hold their annu-4 decla,
nation contest at Ann Arbor. Sat
urday evening. Every house in the
high schools Of Detroit will have
representatives at the contest. The
winners Of first and second place
will be awarded medals.
The glee clubs OF Northwestern
will present the light opera, THE
Pirates Of Penzance." by Gilbert
Sullivan, March and 4. in the
school auditorium. The cast in.
cludes 70 students OF the high
school. The play is especially well
adapted for high school acting. Re
hearsals are being held twice
week.
George 8. Bectel. graderoom prfn-
cipal OF the Marshall house in North
eastern high, has given up his posi-
tion. as he has been promoted to the
position of principal OF the new
Northern high school. The new
school will be opened sometime dur
ing this semester. The exact date
has not been set. John V. Brennan
an instructor in English, has been
chosen to fill the vacancy.
At the last meeting OF the Normal
union OF Martindale Normal Train
ing school the following officers for
the present semester were elected:
Miss Anne Davies; vice.
president. Miss Ursula Smith: sec
retary. Miss Margaret Slade; treas
urer, Miss Doris Ross.
Owing to the fact that Northwest
ern Junior high school, which was
supposed to be completed Feb. I, is
not entirely ready for use. the high
school classes in the school have not
yet been started and the teachers
who were transferred to the school
from the other high schools Of the
city will be able to remain IN their
former positions until the end OF
the month.
The oficers of the UriS Athletic
association OF Central high for the
coming semester are: President.
Julia Broadwell: vice-president.
Elizabeth Lloyd: secretary. Helen
McMichael; treasurer, Helen Brown;
custodian, Elizabeth Bell. The ex.
ecutive ofYicers are: Twelfth Grade.
Anna LAmport. Ruth Stone: elev-
enth grade. Helen Koch; tenth