Central YMCA High School - Centralite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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77 Chess and Checker Club Day Tl 4 k 'T f rvyvll X 1 0, ff Page Seventy-three Top Row: Chapman E. Doisey, Hyman E. Gordon, George S. Denes, Joseph W. Tolar, Francis J. Kenney, John J. Hynes, Cato B. Noonan. Second Row: Aldean Dahlen, Donald E. Tursman, William E. Leslie, Bernard W. Feldt- house, Stanley W. Kuhns, Everett M. Lee, Truman Moos. I l Third Row: William H. McCurcly, John L. Williams, Jr., George C. Cooper, John Nesbitt, Michael M. Wasick, William Frank Gorski. Fourth Row: Anthony Penovitch, Mr. O. N. Wing, Mr. R. T. Marr, David C. Ehrlich, Mr. J. E. Davis, Alexander H. Wilson. OFFICERS David C. Ehrlich ...,,,.. ..........,..,,,,.,,.,,.,,,,,. ....l................. P r esident John Nesbitt .................. ......,............ V ice-President Walter H. Farmer ...,,.........,,.,...............l............,..........,.... Secretary-Treasurer At a conference of a few students, it was decided to form a club where members could match their skill against each other in the games of checkers and chess. Dueuto lack of available time, Stanley Kuhns resigned the position of president in favor of the Vice-President. Mr. Marr and Mr. Davis became members of the Club and gave lectures on the science of chess. We soon gained so much popularity that Mr. O. N. Wing succumbed, was duly initiated, and after some strenuous exertions on our part, was taught a few of the more simple moves of the game. The Club gave prizes to the final champions of the chess and checker tournaments which consisted of two miniature silver loving cups engraved with the name of the club, denoting which of the tournaments were won, name of the winner and year cup was won. The attendance and interest taken in the games and contests, plus the technical knowledge gained, have not only benefited the members but assure the permanency of this club in the school. DAVID C. EHRLICH I . , W lf

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I E. uf gs Fo? Orchestra-Evenine cr Xxmg Q x B1 Top Row: Earl Hanley, Rowland J. Kortebein, F. Stone, W. H. Gregson, Albert S. asco. Bottom Row: F. W. McClusky. Francis W. Colburn, S. VV. Przanovvski, P. E. Nash, P. Norehead, C. R. Lundquist fPiano7, Thos. H. Neilsen. The Orchestra, which was organized by Mr. McClusky in the early part of last semester, consisted of eight pieces. Several performances at school assemblies were appreciated very much by the students. Problems, how- ever, arose due to the irregular attendance at rehearsals, and partly to the holiday season. The Orchestra made its debut at the Inter-class Mixer, rather a surprise to the large gathering assembled that evening. The beginning of this semester brought six new members to the Orchestra, nearly completing the necessary instrumentation. The instru- ments represented are piano, violin, viola, clarinet, cornet, cello, saxophone, trombone, and flute. Recent performances showed an increasing demand for more of the popular numbers. Special effort will be made to develop more of this type of music for future audiences. At the performance of The Y Trail given by students of the Junior School March lst, the Orchestra, with several additions, and under the direction of Mr. Webb, supplied the music for the evening. Our purpose is to organize a bigger and better orchestra, and furnish the best possible form of entertainment for future assemblies and social gatherings of this chool S S. W. PRZANOWSKI. L Page Seventy-two ' n I . ' so ' , m f Q r i ,hirrfslfl - 'N Y I

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Dramatic Club-Evenine , I E. u V 6? Top Row: W. T. Burchill, E. A. Comiskey, A. M. Kauchinsky, T. Gundel, H. A. Holappa, James Thorpe, Peter Hanstra. H. C. French. Middle Row: Kenneth Blackford, Edvv. F. Kritzke, Benjamin Marcus, Conrad Wageman, Harry Stromer, Robert Moore, Paul J. Hogan. Bottom Row: A. C. Gustafson, Earl Hanley, Garrett H. Leverton, Irving Taub, Angel DRAMATIS PERSONAE B. C. Marcus ........................................................................ .......,.......... P resident cle la Paz, Jacob Sacks. C. J. Wageman ................ Q ............................................... ......... W 'ice-President H. Stromer ................ ............. S ecretary J. Sachs ......,.............. .... ........ ....................,................. T r e asurer G. H. Leverton ..................................................,.............................,,................ Boss G. H. Leverton ................................................................................ Assistant Boss The Dramatic Club was organized in the past semester and met regu- larly during the year. The club was started under the leadership of Mr. Leverton for the appreciation of literature, particularly drama and poetry. Despite the fact that our club is the youngest in the School, it is probably the best known because of several plays that were enacted by its members. .3 fkour-act play and several shorter ones make up the repertory of the lu . The Club attended two of the best plays that were in town during the past season-Otis Skinner in Sancho Panza and Ethel Barrymore in The Laughing Lady. At several meetings, we discussed the merits of these plays and also a number of plays that had been witnessed by various 1nd1v1dual members. Abie's Irish Rose came into prominence when one of our members insisted that the play was a tragedy. Mr. George Jean Nathan please copy. In poetry we read and discussed James Whitcomb Riley, Lew Sarett, Carl Sandburg and other modern poets. Various heights were attained by the members. With the passing of the year a majority of our class will pass into School history and we leave to our contemporaries who remain to uphold the honor of the club. B. C. MARCUS. Sl V xy. aj A S T' Valli. 6 l l X Ali! f NN vb Page Seventy-four