Boys High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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The Rea' and Black. 3I Zlibe 1karug. ANY and various have been the Howler organ- izations that have been formed with the laud- able purpose of encouraging the various athletic teams, but all have been short-lived, Even while they existed it was found extremely ditiicult to get the me-m- bers out to the games. With this experience in mind, some progressive spirits attempted, in the fall of '96, to form a permanent organ- ization which might always be depended upon to appear at all of the games. The present society is the result, and it is but fair to say that the yelling has been much improved since its formation. The members are distinguished by a red and black band around the hat, with the letters B, H. S. K. upon it, When vacancies occur through graduation or other causes the society elects men to fill the places, The membership is limited to twenty, Leader, Frank M. Tomlin. V Horace Baldwin, . Tristram Metcalfe, Clarence Bender, Auguste Pratt, William DeVoe, William R Quinn, John O. Dresser, Harry W, Redfield, ' Gody Goldmark, William Sleeper, Walter Ewing Hope, Meier Steinbrink, William Howell, Frank M. Tomlin, Harry A. Markham, Lewis Wallace.

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future. In all its contests with other clubs it has never 30 The Red and Blafk. CEDQBS Glub. HE Brooklyn High School Chess Club, organized in September, 1896, is one of the most active of the school societies. During this last season the club has reflected credit not only upon itself, but also upon our school. It has already gained a number of vic- tories, and confidently hopes to obtain many more in the been defeated. Prz'sz'a'cnt, - I7l2'L'-.P7't'Jl'0'l'71f, See'1'z'farj', - Trmmrer, - Capfaizz of Team, - William Caruth, William S. Creevey, Otto Fischer, Professor Flint, - WILLIABI F. DUNBAR. ERNEST RIEDEL. - FREDERICK O. LACEY. XVORCESTER Bouck. - HENRY Glass. Whitney F. Merrill, Louis W. Tebyrica, john F. Thompson Walter Vogt, Julius H.'Wasel, Abraham Wechsler, Harry D. Williams, Frank E. Woodruff, Harry Zirn, Honorary Member. Charles F. Hammond, Frederick W. J. Heuser, Gerard W. Heuser, Charles Horrowitz, joseph Lonergan, NIATCHES PLAYED. Nov. 26, 1896, B.H.S.C.C. vs. Wm. Napier . . o- 8 Dec. 17, Brooklyn Heights C.C. 6- 4 Jan. 15, 1897, Pros. P'k Y.M.C.A.C.C. 412-25- ff 21, 'f ' ff 6- 2 25, Mr. Schroeder . 2- 9 'f 30, Caxton Chess Club . 311-29 Matches-Won, 45 lost, 2.

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32 The Rm' and Blark. Semtgilnnual Eeclamations. MAY, 1896. Krickel K. Carrick, Louis J. Carruthers, George Warren Graham, Harry P. Hammond, William H. Harding, Ralph Jacobs, Harry W. Redfield, Arthur G. Waterhouse. DECEM1sER, 1896. Herbert Weir, Ist Prize. Walter Ewing Hope, 2d Prize. George Wilbur Cocheu, Robert Irving Dodge, Frederick Warren Lovejoy, Frederick A. Mills, Carroll J. Swan, George H. Walbridge. Kbe Tllllbeelmen. HIS organization was formed in February, 1896, for the purpose of bringing the riding members of the school into closer social relationship. During the course of its history, although suffering much from that disease which afflicts many organizations- suspended animation-this club has enjoyed several fine runs, Being now firmly established, the High School Wheel- men expect to render a good account of themselves in the future. Premiefzt, - - CHARLES PIORROWITZ. Wfe-Prc.vz'a'cm', - - - LEw1s VVALLACE. Secrelary and Treasurer, W ILLIAM HOWARD, jr. . Captain, - - First Llkllffllllllf, - William S. Creevey, Frank R. Lackey, Frank Hamlin, jr., William F. Silleck, jr., George F. Lelmert, - FRED W. MEYER. CLARENCE BENDER. William McCullom, Arthur S. Graves, Frank Myrick, Harry W. Redfield, Horace Baldwin.