Evening star., 1922-12-24
TECH HIGH SCHOOL.

The Techite. Techs yearbook: has
but about $500 more are wanted to
make the publication successful.
The yearbook probably VIII oe
published the latter part of May: sev-
eral additions have been made on
the staff. making 1t nearly complete.
The entire stan, up to date. however.
Is as follows: Editor-in- CHIEF. T. b.
Williams; literary editor. Anne Cham
berlain; assistants. Helen Roeder'
Gerard H. Smell: Business manager
Davidson; advertising manager, W..
H. Press; sports. Booth: photographs,
Ball: art, Test.
Techs debating society. the Agora.
held a debate Tuesday. on RE.
solved: That the ship subsidy bi,i
was won by the affirmative side. COM
posed of Minor, Kennedy and Hal
lam. The latter was judged to be the
best speaker.
The seniors. starting last week. are
observing an old-time custom-the
wearing Of senior hats. They will be
worn until class night, late in Janu-
ary. There are about ffty-eight
seniors. so that the hats are very
much in evidence. Just outside Of the
building, in the halls and in the class
room.
The seniors are able to wear these
maroon and gray, tassled hats through
the hard work Of the committee, Elsie
Bletch and Emile Press.
Circle ITS" were awarded to the
foot ball players at an upper class
assembly recently, when Robert Dye.
president Of the general organisa.ion.
ulated the foot ball team on the
splendid spirit it showed and the fight
1t put up for the championship Of the
city.
Circle ITS" were then awarded to
lent work on the foot ball squad
this season: Manager. Booth: captain.
Quesada: Rhees. Hissey. Pugh. Adams.
Murray. Brown. Wood. Gooch. Teehan.
Price. Cline. Shillinger and Harwood.
Minor ITS" were awarded to those
weight teams who had earned them.
Those who had faithfully served on
the squad. but had not participated in
enough games to receive the higher
honors, were awarded the numerals.
On account of existing conditions
Tech will not present robin Hood"
this year. The spring play commit
tee has decided to give ''The Road to
Yesterday" by Beulah Marie Dix: 1t
will be given the last Friday and sat
urday in February and tine first FRI
day and Saturday in March.
Tryouts will be held Tuesday. jan
uary 2. A new plan will be used. The
candidates will receive cards with Sc
lections printed on them. which arc
to be memorized and repeated at the
tryouts. This will eliminate con-
fusion and delay. The Road to Yes
terday" is a four-act play. two acts
are in medieval times. There Is a
smell cast and the parts will be as
signed as soon as possible.
A lower class assembly was held at
Tech Tuesday. Principal Daniel made
several announcements OF interest to
the pupils and then spoke Of the plan
of the Tech S. o. S. to give gifts to
some of the charitable organizations
of the city Mr.. Daniel stated that on
February 1. 1928, the school would in
shifts, due to the large number Of
students enrolled. All of the fresh
men will take the afternoon shift.
Mr.. Harwood urged all Of the boys
to go out for the swimming team. He
said IL had been several years since
Tech has won In a swimming meet.
Because Of the poor attendance of
cadets at drills a new ruling was de-
cjded upon by Capt. Johnson. Every
cadet missing a drill day without
proper excuse will have his drill aver
age reduced one point.
The first official war game will be
held at the Franklin School, January
:. 1928. The contestants are from NJ
and A, Columbia Junior High and
Tech High, respectively.
Private Corcoran has been appoint
cd Temporary corporal in Company II,
to replace Corp. Snyder, who has left
school.