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

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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.

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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 LOOKING BACKWARD. We, the pokes rs of the distinguished Class of June, 1912, having “reached the utmost step” of the grammar school ladder, after a steady and laborious climb for eight continuous years, “unto that Piece of apparatus’ turned our backs” to ascend another one in the world of education: a task which has indeed been a more assiduous and a more dificult one. It is just four years ago that the members of our class entered the doors of Barringer High School. АП of us were strongly determined that we would not be of the verdant variety and allow any sophomores to mock and ridicule us. Our determinations, however, counted for naught and our resolu- tions were shattered, for we, seated for the time in a large assembly hall filled bv a great throng of students, became partly nervous, partly motion- less, and partly speechless, so that we, like all other freshies, just sat and stared. After sitting in the auditorium for fully half an hour, where we endured mocking, snickering and tormenting such as we had never before had the fortune to tolerate, a member of the faculty walked down the aisle to the piano, and we thank him to this very day for enlightening our downcast spirits. Anxious to know who that kind teacher was, we soon learned that he was Mr. Safford, the instructor with whom we were to spend many of our study periods in attempting to cultivate our musical talents. Suddenly “all the air a solemn stillness” held, and we, naturally inclined to be erotematic, quickly turned our heads only to see a man whom we could not fail to recognize as our Principal, Mr. Stearns. He gave us a very brief but pleasant talk on “Life and the Conduct of L ife in the high school. ker telling us that it was our misfortune to have to attend the annexes for the first term, and after informing us that we were to report to the State Street or the Market Street Annex, in accordance with our courses, we were dismissed for the day. The next morning, bright and early, we went to school to commence our high school career. Being unable to parte ike of the joys of the main building, we struggled to get there as soon as possib le. After much plugging and grinding at our lessons, at last the Fates decreed that the time had arrived for us to leave, forever, the annexes and thereafter plod back and forth to B. H. S. So our hearts brightened, and school life really became more of a pleasure.