Commercial High School of Brooklyn - Annual Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Elie Chrnrral Gbrgan- izatinn Tha Commercial High School Annual N the General Organization the students of Comma-- mary?-':1f'e5l' P 34lAilQl!l1f:1 cial High School possess one of the most efficient J f self control to be found in the city. By student is drilled in the fundamentals d ood citizenship. In the General systems 0 means of it the of democracy an g Organization every class room has its duly elected il'- . 1 lil' . 2:-:Ga milf. ' I If 1 p Q fsielil. 146112 W 5' .pi '1x',s: lf, E 4' gp'-,- . ,S 1 ' N 4 Z l'Y1. f:: ,A-:lil Ls: 5.3355 51 -iq 2 1 11.-i:0 o-if 1- f, : uf-:e.,f7f 'gg swf, olbsg- 4 47 'Um Q Elfiifrw --'0.gini5B'fv' 1 .2- H 'qyiw ......... :M-if I -1-'gv5...i. .334 ' .mga t?7fIe1::2wf' ' '-3 -' , .. '1e?:.4vai C p officers Who regularly attend the General Council, The Council is the legislative body of the school and to it all the school clubs go for advic 1 ings of the Council are conducted by student officers, all of Whom, with the exception of meeting. serve for one s The loyal support which the General Organization has received udents of Commercial is a support dictated by patriotism rather than by any self-regarding motive. This is as it should be. But it must not be forgotten that every ounce of energy and every vi Affi e and financial aid. The meet- the secretary, who holds ofhce for but a single chool year. from the st dollar that goes into the organization rebounds to the benefit of every member, and in large measure to every student in the school, t a member of the organization. lt is to the General Whether or no Organization that the numerous school clubs look for financial sup- port, Its financial efficiency and generous cncourageinent make possible the very existence of inany of our out-of-school activities. The extent of this support. will be inauift-st when we say that to date the organization has contributccl S'l.'3u0 toward the athletic Held, 211151 plans a yearly contribution of 91000. l-'or music and musical instruments the Band. Ort-liestiwi. and Vhoral Society l1z1YC had 3425. FrOm this latter cxpciulilim- at least. l'Yt'1'3' boy ill, C0111- mercial has received livin,-lilo. THE OFFICERS AND COMMl'l lxl-Il-IS or 'rm-: Ui-:xx-:n,xi. Oin:.xN1z.xT10N- P1'CSlClL'lll Wl,l'lllk'lliill l r:inla ll. Nloorv T. x 1 y-' . ' ' .I lice-pitsulente Nl vslvy l'i-i'1'y. llooni l-I., ' A Pl'l'2lSlll'l'l' -eie Nlr. llowai-il lwi-lt-r 1 SC1'f3Cf1ill't-:1t-armse llsirolil llullvr. llooni 'lf' clOMMl'l l'lCl-I ox lhiivrixn Mr. llolmrl ll. loilil H.-V F -. ' xs 00 Clold 501310, ll-ooiu llilil .lulius llolm. lloom -Ml 'K six

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4.. 11 hr 0 C 0 :Ulf fnz, 0 1' c 1 Il Z II 2 g h S 0 iz oo Z A 01, vz u al One lesson Periad a. iveek Nfor foui-I tei-HIS is given to formal physical U .Hind in Commercial High bchool. .Phe aim of the work is threefold, thu If Com-ectivg, hygienic, and educational. In the choice of exercises the l13nb?132ib11a1.l aim predbominates over the corrective and the hygienic gfimg, gc:L2Xa,111p1e, corrective exercises-that is, exercises which tend to correct poor Posture-ia,111or11l1t. to almost nothing when taken but on f - D . ce a vi eek, the Same is true of hygienic exercises-that is, vigorous movements which mark- dl, mm-ease the cnculation and hence improve all functions of the body. gfhgl-efo1'e this one period a week .is devoted chiefly to educating and inter- tin the pupil in forms of exercise that may be indulged in in the pupil's es iome or in the gymnasium after regular school hours. OWHDHI-ing the four terms of physical training the pupil is taught the Orrect Way to Wang, to r-un, to jump, to climb hand-over-hand on both C and ladder, he is taught something about Wrestling as a means of per- ropgl defense, and folk-dancing as a corrective of awkwardness of move- Sonnt. hg is acquainted with various exercises on the horse, the horizontal E151-, and the parallel bars. In none of these exercises is it possible in th V e limited time allotted to the Work to bring the pupil anywhere near perfec- tion The aim is, therefore, to teach the rudiments, and to try to develop an interest which will lead to exercise after school, and to the formation of a habit -of exercise which will be a so-urce of pleasure and benefit in after school life. A Brparhnrut nf Iilggsiral Erainiug 37

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T126 C0'IIIf'lIIfL?7'CiIll High School Aung, dd... I COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENTS Dr. Lewis B. Semple Qhr C521 James Connor, Room 1119 Franklin Ehrhardt wral COMMITTEE ON CONTROL um Mr. Robert B. Marvin fnnfluhfh Philip Gerliardt, Room T19 Richard Burke, Room M8 Stuart Irwin, Room 211 Robert Ostendorf Room O09 4 AUDITINO COMMITTEE U . Mr. Frank L. Biokmore P. J. McGoldrick, Room 441 9 E. H. Brodhead Room 110 COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION Mr. Earl L. Cushman Harry Bayer Room 310 , v James Connor, Room 300 JCOMMITTEE ON CARE OF FIELDJ Mr. Sylvester J. McNamara John Edgehill, Room 306 Harry Bayer, Room 310 Maurice Pancoast, Room 318 Bernano Antony, Room 305 Wilmer Broadman, Room 311 Robert Kennedy Room 306 William New, Room 310 Maurice Friedlfindei, Room O13 Harry Clayton, Room 31.1 Henry Atwater, Room 30 2 3 XS Q Q? 9 - ' sfo