Central High School - Cog N Pen Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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THE REVEILLE 21 lical in its system but to quote our Principal, “Cen- [ All and the Follower of None.” The new systen ‘The Half-Hour System” by some and “Тһе no Home- ork System” others, has met with the full success desired and expected by it ro] rs. Those opposed t ur method have seized upon the fact that many of us find it necessary to carry books home for further study. Have they considered the fact that the average high school student could spend a half-year very,very рг‹ fitably in studying CONCENTRA TION? Under the old system the student had to prepare his assigned lessons and do his studying perhaps seven or eight hours af l tation for that subject. Every teacher demanded at least. one outside work on the subject of which he had charge. The average теіоге, should have had to spend at least four or five hours study every night. Not one in a thousand ever accomplished this If he failed to understand the explanation in the textbook he had to leave that part of his “homework” go till the next recitation—when he received a “zero” for his diligence. If he failed to understand the solu tion of a problem he had to “leave it till to-morrow” and the next recita tion—when he received a “zero” for his lack of preparation. In Central things are different. Recitation over, study begins. П І you do not understand, the instructor 18 there to “make clear.” If you 1 “point out.” You have your study period—put it to use. The new system is long past the ехрегі- mental stage. “Central is the Leader and not the Follower.” can’t “see,” the instructor is here to One of the things which Central is teaching its pupils is the art of speaking well. Throughout one’s life a person must have the ability to speak in public to make a success of his life’s work, whether it is in business, professional life or politics. What better way of gaining this ability than by practising while at school? [{ is therefore the aim of the faculty to have each pupil speak twice (at least) before his or her graduation. We have all listened to and enjoyed the well-delivered and interesting “talks” delivered by the senior pupils on the various topics. Perhaps some of us did hesitate a little or did shiver a bit, but the fact that the majority of us are so very, very anxious (?) for “another chance” would tend to prove that we enjoy the “torture.” At any rate it is obvious that the morning talks by the pupils are both interesting to the school at large and valuable to the speaker іп раг- ticular. Less than five months of work and already Central High School has been recognized and endorsed by the leading colleges іп the country. Cornell, New York University, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers—all are satisfied that Central High School is a Leader. We have received scholarships from leading universities while the majority have declared that admission would be granted on certificate without examination. This is a record to be proud of: “Keep it up Central.” One of the things which has interested the United States in general, the city of Newark as a whole and Central High School in particular, is the greatest civic event of 1912—the Newark Industrial Exposition.

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THE REVEILLE Issued by the Class of June, Nineteen-twelve, of the Central Commercial © Manual Training High School, Newark, М. F. HENRY W. LIFSHIN ANNIE FULCHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ASSOCIATE EDITOR LITERATURE PERSONALS Gustav Patz Harry Salzman David L. Schnur Augusta S. Kraeuter SCHOOL NEWS Frank Williams Robert Banta Mary Tracy ART BUSINESS MGR. Harold A. McDougall Samuel Jelley ASST. MGR. CIRCULATION MGR. Lawrence Roeder William. H. Smith 1. The last note of “The Reveille” will soon sound for the class of June, 1912. It will sound for the first class to graduate from Central High. It will sound for this class, our class. Past experience has taught us that our several years in high school were not years of ease, but those of hard work. Future experience is still to teach us that the call of “The Reveille” is the call to still harder work and work of a more serious nature. In whatever walks of life our paths lead us, however, whether we are going to College for work, or whether we are going to work for college, let us remember that we must and should do our level best. Let us not forget that we owe a debt to our parents, to our teachers, to ourselves, which we can only pay by always striving for, and doing what is right and just. Let us remember that we owe our Alma Mater a debt which we can only pay by always being an honor to C. H. S. Central High School! What do these words stand for? To an out- sider, perhaps, they only denote the name of a public building wherein ten or twelve hundred boys and girls spend most of their time. To every right thinking unit of these ten or twelve hundred, however, the words “Central High School” denote more than an architecturally beau- tiful pile of brick. To us of Central they stand for the educational institu- tion wherein we are taught the fundamental principles underlying the science of earning one’s livelihood and the philosophy of good citizen- ship. To us of Central they stand for the place wherein we do to learn and not merely learn to do. To us of Central they stand for “School.” To us of Central they stand for our Alma Mater.

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22 THE REVEILLE Gathered under the immense, beautifully decorated roof of the First Regiment Armory, the thousands of electric lights shedding a soft, golden glow, several hundred firms, representing and controlling the enormous sum of almost half a dozen billion dollars in capital, displayed their goods in hundreds of booths. Thousands of people from all over the country flocked to view this magnificent display. The machines displayed ranged from the motor of one hundred and fifty horsepower to the small pin-making machine. There were printing presses, folding machines, adding machines, addressographs, а shoe- polishing machine and dozens of others, both great and small. Many industries were represented—the leather industry, the oil industry, the printing industry and many others. The schools, too, had a part in the exhibition, for many articles made by pupils in the various schools were exhibited. The slogan was: “New- ark Knows How” and Newark does know how—she proved it. P.S. Central High is in Newark. We take great pleasure in thanking the 4B’s for the diligent and difficult work necessary to produce the farce, “All a-Mistake, which they are giving in our honor. We appreciate the trouble and worry involved in producing a work of that sort, for we have learned from what can justly be called bitter experience. We expect to have a very enjoyable time on the evening of June 7, for the committee in charge and the cast of “АП a Mistake” are fully competent to make it a success. Again we thank you and wish the very best success to the class of January, 1913. “ІНЕ Class of 1912 desires to express | its earnest thanks to Mr. Walter Arn- x old and Mr. Hubert De G. Main, of ЖШ the Faculty, for the assistance they so willingly rendered in the work of preparing for Class Day and Commencement.