Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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THE ORACLE 9 is, therefore, no reason why any one could object to having his name printed. In selecting articles for publication, a signed manu- script shall have the preference over an unsigned one, when they are equally excellent. We recommend President Roose- velt’s advice ‘‘ to hit the line hard.”’ It is the very kernel of success. General Reports The Teachers’ Reception. On the evening of October 2, Sup- erintendent and Mrs. Maxson, with the teachers of the High School, tendered a reception to the students of our school. The affair was given in Mr. Maxson’s new home, and partook of the nature of a house- warming. During the evening a musical programme was rendered by artists well known in our midst. Among those who took part were the Misses Roxana Love, Mae Batchelor and Dorothy Waldo, Mr. Chas. L. Lewis, Miss Bass and Mr. W.H. VanEps. Later in the evening refreshments were served. The purpose of the reception was to increase, as far as possible, per- sonal acquaintanceship among the old as well as the new members of our school, and with this end in view an unusually large committee of students was chosen to assist the teachers in receiving. This com- mittee worked nobly, and the large number of ‘“ wall-flowers’’ usually present at such gatherings were conspicuous by their absence. The committees in charge were: Entertainment, Miss Bass, Miss Cumming and Miss Lovell; Decor- ations, Miss Ball and Mr. Macnab ; Refreshments, Miss Burroughs, Miss Benedict and Mr. Best. Field Meet of the P. H. S. A, A. The annual closed field meet of the P. H.S. A. A. was held this fall at the Gentlemen's Driving Park. The meet was held within a month after opening of school, before the athelets were able to get in condit- ion so no records were broken. There were many entries and much en- thusiasm was shown. The Daily Press Medal for the all-round championship was won by Harry G. Thompson, ’05, with a total of 13 points. Leon Walters, ’06, was second with 9 points, and Herbert Munro, °05, was third with 6 points. The events and winners are as follows: 100 yard dash, Walters ; 220 yard dash, Miner; 440 yard run, Walters; 880 yard run, Van Auken; 60 yard dash, (junior) Craig; broad jump, Thompson; high jump, Conant and Anderson; shot-put, Thompson; hammer throw, Thompson; pole vault, Thompson. The best performances were 1n the 220 yard dash won by Miner in 26 seconds, and in the shot-put

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THE The Executive Committee was composed of these officers and Miss Ball and Miss Burroughs of the Faculty. This Board appointed Miss Prescott as manager of the team. With the opening of school this year and the return of cooler weather, the work has continued with greater enthusiasm than ever before. At the fall meeting of the Association, Miss Florence Martin was elected President and Miss Helen Munro Treasurer, to fill vacancies. Miss Burroughs was appointed Manager to take the place of Miss Prescott. The Manager has received chal- lenges from outside teams, which it has been necessary to decline, much to the disappointment of the players. Since, however, there was no place to play during the cold weather, it was thought unadvis- able to send out a team which had not practiced for several weeks against a team in strong playing trim. Then, too, since courtesy demanded a like challenge to meet these teams on the home field, the challenges had to be declined. To take the place of out-of-town games a series was arranged between three teams, Junior, Sophcmore and Scrub, and a banner was offer- ed to the winning team by three of the teachers, Miss Ball, Miss Bur- roughs and Miss Lovell. A great improvement has been made in the playing during this fall. The girls are throwing more carefully and are becoming confident and skillfal. ORACLE In the spring we hope to makeeven greater improvement. The object of the Girls’ Athletic Association is ‘“‘to promote physi- cal exercise and interest in athletic sports among the girls of the High School.”’ The game is entirely dif- ferent from that of the boys. For this reason, and because the prim- ary purpose of the sport is the wel- fare of the girls, there have been no spectators at the games except the members of the Girls’ Athletic As- sociation. FLORENCE MarvTIN. At this time of writing our School Editor, Miss Maclay, is very ill, and has been unable to edit her department. We hope that she will recovers soon and be with us again, even as we read of her ill- ness. The Board of Editors regretfully announces the resignation of Miss Dorothy Waldo as Literary Ed- itor. Miss Waldo’s withdrawal is caused by the overpressure of school work. Through the kindness of the Board of Directors of the Public Library, the Board of Editors of THE ORACLE holds its weekly meet- ings in the Directors’ Room at the Library. It is the unanimous opinion of the Board of Editors that the names of all contributors to the Literary Department should appear after their compositions. THEr ORACLE publishes only the best, and there

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10 THE ORACLE won by Thompson with a put of 33 feet, 4 inches. T he last event of the day was the class relay race won by the Class of 1903, which entered the following team: Con- ant Moore, Van Auken and Miner. 1905 finished second and 1904, third. 1906 did not enter. A Day In Camp. On Monday evening, November 3, the Battalion gave a military entertainment in Franklin Hall, for the purpose of raising funds to enable the boys to take part in the military competitive drill for school cadet corps and military acade- mies, which is held each spring at Madison Square Garden. This pro- ject forms a partof the Battallion’s schedule for the year, as planned by Major Murphey. The members of the Battalion presented ‘“‘A Day in Camp,” the program consisting of various drills. Between the num- bers of the program buglers Thompson and Briggs gave the proper calls, which added much to the martial effect of the evening, A squad under Captain Lane gave the litter drill in a very com- mendable manner. Captain Van Auken’s wall-scaling squad went through their drill with a snap and precision which won much ap- plause. The Butt’s Manual squad under First Lieutenant Moynihan showed how the athletic training of the soldiers in the army is looked after. Captain Moore’s bayonet squad also won considerable ap. plause by their proficiency. In place of mess, speeches were made by the Rev. L. E. Livermore and Rev. Frank Fletcher, Civil War vet- erans, and by Edgar W. Williams, Secretary of the Cuban Evacuation Committee. Charles L. Lewis sang several excellent solos. The pro- gram ended with a vivid night at- tack on the camp by an unseen foe, who were quickly repulsed. After the entertainment, the remainder of the evening was spent in danc- ing. Those in charge of the affair were Major E. Douglas Murphey, Adju- tant George L. Babcock, Quarter- master L. T. Koons, First Lieuten- ant A. F. Conant and Second Lieu- tenant F. K. Anderson. About two weeks ago Mr. Mac- nab, our commercial teacher and military commandant, was oper- ated on for appendicitis at Muhlen- burg Hospital. The news came to us as unexpectedly as rain from out ashallow cloud ; but even as quick- ly came the happy words that he is rapidly recovering and will soon TECH. THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The first important athletic event of the school year was the Tennis Tournament. The list of entries was fully as large as last year’s, and thecontests were as interesting. Chester Briggs, ’05, won the Singles Championship, defeating in the finals Fred Van Auken, ’03, last year’s runner-up. Fred VanAuken and Vincent Miner, ’03, won the title in Doubles for the second time.