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

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iin Ma NEIVA Food Collected in Central Central contributed 1,109 cans of food for the Near East Relief on April 28 and May |. Mr. Wiener was much pleased with the showing, although he wanted to stack the platform to the verv ceiling with cans. Of course we realize that it would take too long to pack such a great amount of cans and therefore even if we onlv reached halfwav we wish to thank the students and their parents for the splen- did way in which they heard the call for food. The following list shows an exact account of what was collected and the numbers of each separate food: Canned No. of Cans Beans and Pork Corn and String Beans Tomatoes Evaporated Milk Campbell’s Soup Spaghetti Peaches Coffee Salmon Cresco Sweet Syrup Jam Tomato Sauce f ) 4 Corned Beef Condensed milk Sardines [ea Baker's Chocolate Cocoa Carton s Washington Crisps Ooatmeal The Chess and Checker Club The Chess and Checker Club wishes to announce that it is open for all who wish to belong. This op- portunity should be taken advantage of, for it is the most interesting and progressive club in the school, having more than a hundred members. In order to make the uninformed reader more fully aware of the purpose of the club, we hereby inform the students that this club exists for the purpose of teaching the students of Central, the fascinating and instructive games of chess and checkers, and to select teams to play other schools of the city and state for the cham- pionships that are offered. An interscholastic tournament was recently held, Battin obtaining first place and Central third. The following school teams were played by the Central team with the results of each game: Central 4, East Side 0; Central 1, South Side 3; Central 2'4, Barringer 1142; Central 3, East Orange 1; Central 1; Battin 3; Central 1, Plainfield 3. Montclair High did not compete in this tourna- ment but will enter the next one. The members of the team were Captain Jack Cohen, Louis Martin, George Volow, Milton Holden, Sam Cohen and Nathan Silverman. The members of the checker team are: Captain Ben Braelow, Jack Cohen, Louis Winarsky, Louis Needell and Milton Holden. Central defeated Bar- ringer in a checker match recently, at Central by a score of 4-1. At the recent elections of this club the following were elected: Nathan Lewis, president; Louis Mar- tin, vice-president; Sam Kahn, secretary; George Gil- man, treasurer; manager, Sam Cohen, publicity man- ager, Ben Braelow. The faculty advisor to whom the club owes its existence and who has created this great interest in the club is Mr. Joseph H. Berk. Technical Club The Technical Club, in line with their general plans, paid a very interesting visit to one of the lar- gest industrial plants in the country. The visit was to the plant of the Worthington Pump Corporation in Harrison. Under the guidance of Mr. Herbert Kuven, in- structor in mechanical drawing at Central, and a former employee of the Harrison concern, the boys received a valuable conception of how industry is car- ried on. Mr. Kuven pointed out and described many of the delicate operations in the manufacture of the well-known commodity. Chief Engineer Spellman of the Worthington Plant, assisted in making the visit a success. He aided Mr. Kuven in the description of various pro- cesses. The machine shop, pattern shop, foundry and assembling departments were visited. An invitation was extended by the officials of the company for a second visit. and one in the near future is planned.

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AN D Junior Municipality A meeting recently called to launch the Central District Junior Municipality was attended by dele- gates from school clubs and industries. About fifty students and two teachers, Mr. Conovitz and Miss Lavers, attended from Central. The Junior Municipality idea, which was explained at the Montgomery School Meeting by Judge Stickel briefly is as follows: In each city, Junior officers, corresponding exactly to the Senior government, will be elected, the voters being the residents of the city between the ages of 16 and 20. Junior Municipalities have been formed, and are successfully functioning in numerous small towns and cities throughout the country, including the Oranges, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield. This is the first time it has been tried in a city as large as New- ark. The city has been divided into five disricts. One, the North End, has already been formed. The one now forming is to be called the Central District Junior Munnicipalitv of Newark, and is for the set ond, third and fourteenth wards. In the Central District five commissioners will b elected: a Mayor, Director of Finance, etc., who i turn will select four secretaries, City Clerk, Board c Health and Board of Education. [he idea is to give the voters experience in votin and the commissioner’s experience in city governme work. It will also be the duty of the Junior Gover ment to do welfare work in their district. At È first meeting Louis Goldman, Central High Scho student and editor of the Pivot, was elected ten porary chairman and another Centralite, Mildre Jacobson, was appointed secretary. It is the duty of every loyal Centralite who liw in the Second, Third or Fourteenth Wards to atten the next meeting which will be held on Thursds evening, May 11, at 8 P. M. in the auditorium : the Montgomery School, and to support the candidat from Central who, on that date, will be announce? Central Hears Mr. McLaughlin Central students were given a treat on Thursday, April 20, in the auditorium at the school, when James J. McLaughlin impersonated several characters of Shakespeare. Mr. McLaughlin impersonated the characters from the first act, first scene of Julius Caesar and recited the parts. He also portrayed the “Witch Scene” from Macbeth. Another of his char- acterizations was the scene of the “Grave Diggers,” from Hamlet. Mr. McLaughlin, who was a resident of Newark, was in the cast that supported the famous Shake- spearean actor, Robert B. Mantel. Mr. McLaug lin’s ability to maintain the dignity of Hamlet whi dressed in the rude and corpulent garb of the gra digger, was very perceptible. After Mr. McLaughlin had finished, the studen were seen scurrying after their books of Shakespear in order to become more acquainted with the scent that they had seen performed. According to the tt ports coming from the teachers a great interest h: been aroused among the students taking the dram course in E.nglish because of this recital.

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CENTRALITES ASSIST IN NEAR EASI DRIVE [he collection taken in the school for the Nea East Relief Drive, on April 28, Close to students for the worthy cause. Under the direction of Louis Goldman and Oscar Lasser, assisted ably by Frank Malkin and Michael Fronczak, the contributions were collected and neatly was a success. ,200 cans of food were contributed by the drive v Lilli packed. The bookkeeping end of the taken by Gladys Belfatto Mitchell, who assisted very ably. care of and [he true Central spirit was shown throughout drive and it is no doubt that their generositv will heartilv apprec lated. A GENEROUS DECISION Mr. Coleman's Room, has $4.50 to the Organ Fund. behind the gift. 308 A. M., [here is a little storv given This room, like the rest, gave the ANNIVERSARY PIVOT a complimentary ad. an unintentional oversight, the ad was left out. | hrough The PivoT then offered to run it double size in the March PivoT; but as it could not be inserted to suit the room, the monev was ordered refunded. [hree Hundred and Eight now had $4.50, a a big, overgrown grouch. [hey decided to dispo How should they do One plan was to treat themselves to forty-five Eskin pies. Another was to give the money to the Org Fund. Generosity prevailed over of both simultaneously. selfishness, a [hey had a grievance; but Il made it an opportunity. Schoo! spirit was bigger th Hurrah, for 308 A. M.! banished grouch. spite. CONVENTION MEMBERS VISTI CENTRAL Several hundred members of the National Physi- cal ‘Training Association were guests of the school on Thursday, April 20. They visited the various departments of the school and took particular notice of the gymnastic work during the morning. On Friday, April 21, a mammoth convention was All the Newark high schools and several grammar schools participated, and held at the Newark Armory. a very pleasing exhibition was given. Central in ps ticular, showed up very well, the boys efforts rece mg much applause, and the weaker sex giving a grat fully executed dance. Mr. Anderson was complimented on his syste of teaching by the members who visited the scho We were very glad to have the opportunity of ‘sho ing off’ our wares, especially as they received fay able comment by professional men. RADIO CLUB ‘The Radio Club, not to be outdone by the sudden interest in wireless telephonv, has branched out for itself. A set, that will probably be as good as any possessed by a school, is being constructed by the members. The Barringer High School Radio Club has sug- gested holding debates by means of this wonderful in- vention. Seeing the novelty and practibility of the idea, the boys have fallen in line with zeal and zest. ACTIVITIES So far a vaccuum tube detector and a regenerat set are almost finished. An amplifier for th eaud torium is to be made that will enable the entire scha to “listen in” on the various concerts. The club, under the guidance of Mr. Voegeli faculty advisor, visited W. J. Z., which is the œ name for the Westinghouse plant. They were treat to an instructive and interesting lecture on the oper tion of the broadcasting station and expect to revi it in the near future. GIRL’S SERVICE CLUB The Girl’s Service Club, though already among the most noted of our clubs, is rapidly progressing. The girls are planning a theatre party for the bene- fit cf members only. But not wishing to restrict en- joyments merely to themselves, they are to hold a 1C social in the near future. The officers at present a re: President, Christi: Manderson; Vice-President, Florence Green; Secr tarv, Dorothv Hilfman; Treasurer, Sophie Gelbonċ G. O. Delegate, Helen Straussberg. — 18