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

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A Tlbg Cof11zifnzfe1'crialIligh School Annual The following week, October 31, we defeated Townsend H31-1-is by the one-sided score of 5 tov0. Our next game, on November 7 against De lVitt Clinton High School, resulted in a victory for onli Opponents, by the score of 2 to 0. We then set to work in grim earnest and overwhelmingly defeated High School of Commerce by a score of 7 to' 0- This game was played on November 144. The next week, on November 21, we met Morris High in a hard-fought game and lost by a score of 3 to 1. y C The ,Rifle Club of Commercial High School, although a very young club, has been very successful. Early in 1908 the club was affiliated with the National Rifle Association, which will enable it to participate in more shoots than formerly. ' Prospects for success in 1909 are better than ever before. This is because no one on the present .team is above the fourth term. and consequently we shall have the same team for another year, unless some of the members leave school. Everything, therefore, points to our having achampionship team during the year of 1909. The majority of the members of the club are in the first and second terms. If they continue to practice as they are doing at present, they will be up to the standard of the first team in a very short time, and we shall have two teams that will undoubtedly make a 'name for themselves and for Commercial. The BrooklynJDaily Eagle oHeredlsilver badges for boys shoot- ing a score of 50 out of 50, and bronze badges for boys shooting a score of 45 out of 50. The first class are sharpshooters, and the second .marksmen. Eleven boys qualified for the sharpshooter badges, seventeen for marksman, and one boy having already re- ceived a silver badge, received a silver bar. The boys who qualified for the badges are as follows: Sharpshooters-S. Burges, J. Edghill, W. Freese, D. Geller, S. Gilberg, B. Haft, M. Hickey, F. Lyman, I. Martin, J. Reinerf and W. Stephens. 7 N Marksmen-R. Baldinger, R. Broad, R. Cl1l11I13SC1'09 K- fold' man, J. Frier, A. Hoerl, Hunt, A. Kunz, J. Muller, XV. Mueller, Noble, A- Oldberg, G. Schneider, H. Seedorff, C. VVe1'11C1',- ll- Zschorna, and Zender. Bar-W. Jacquiss. , The present oflicers of the club are: J. Edghill, president: J. Nflblep ViCC-president, H. Seedorff, treasurer, R. BaldingC1'f SCCVC' tary 3 D- Geller, executive officer and captain. The nieinbers of tlllf team are: R. Baldinger, S. Burger, Davidson, J. Edgllfuf D' Gomez' J' Noble, H. Seedorff and YV. Zschorna. The substitutes are: .' . Kumi R. Broad, a.nd Merlilen. 49 Qliflr Qluh

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The Cof111f11zf,c1'cPia,Z Iligh School Annual Xe f C T . 5 flint ' . of ' T r Q UR musical organizations-the Orchestra the N ' . J ii Q Sir Bend, and the Choral Society-mean much X to Commercial, for they contribute not 31011 - e 1 to the individual enjoyment and Profit of their x IL ,h AEC- WN n b b . , , vs mem. ers, ut add, as well, somethin to the d fr g elight C and enthusiasm of every boy in the school. The ' X' I l . 1, M 4' ill .g n il l members are, of course, amateurs, but their facility . , ' in rendering difficult scores, their phrasing, and X ,V I tention to ensemble, effects indicate a higher order . Ht of, musical work than is usually to be met with in .Nl amateur organizations. The credit for this is due 7 Mr. Zeiner, the musical director of the school, for it is to his untiring energy, patience, enthusiasm, and musical skill that the present high grade of I work has been attained. In taking up his task in this school six years ago Mr. Zeiner had the idea Tl-N'1L5P'e'JL+l that in addition 'to the prescribed work in music, each .student who showed talent and industry should be afforded special help along the musical lines in which he desired to engage. As a consequence the Orchestra was begun and built up gradually. Instruments' were purchased by the General Organizationg boys were selected and taught to play th-em until in instrumentation the Orchestra' wasrpractically complete. The Choral Society also was organized and built up along new lines. It is customary in a boys' high school to have a glee club on the plan of a male quartet, but the splendid material in Commercial for soprano and alto partS made possible the formation of our present society, the only one of its kind in the city. The idea of a military band was next tal-:en up. Through the kindness of two friends of the school, money was fur- nished to purchase the necessary instruments so that a small band could be formed. Again boys were selected and taught. From .tune to time additional instruments were purchased, new players t-1'f1ll1l'fl- and the Band built up to itsnpresent efliciency and memberslllll- The list of young men who have been taught instruments .and have been enabled to- add materially to their income thereby 1.5 71 l011g one. These young men invariably show their 3PP1'CClIltl0fl. even after graduating from the school by always OffC1'11lq9-' to he I' the musical instructor in whatever way they can. The O1-eliestrrl at this annual enteyteinnnent is made up of graduates and senior Players ofthe school orchestra. 51 ,. X Hiusir