East High School - Orient Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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1C TO ' CLARENCE ' C ' ROGERS » TEACHER ADVISOR r FRIEND hose brotherly influence, keen interest anil hearty friendship have been felt by all of us during our acquaint- ance with him; the Class of June Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen, in a sincere spirit of appreciation and gratitude, dedicates this hook. [Hi APPRECIATION The Class of June Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen wishes to express here its appreciation to Miss Sara Schwcndler, who has given freely of her time and effort to help the members of the Class. E O 7

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A Review of the School Year On September 8. 1915. the school opened with the largest registration it had ever known. 1 his brought with it many new problems and the administration has been taxed in its solution of them. One of the first things to he done was to adjust the room question. More classes had to he formed and a sufficient number of rooms had to he secured. I his was done by having teachers move from room to room. Teachers who had long been accustomed to regarding a room as strictly their own, found themselves forced to retreat to the Conference” room or to the locker room for one or more periods. Hut we would not have you think that this was done grudgingly. On the contrary, all were most willing to do anything that might sene to better the interests of all concerned. 'I he rooms and teachers having been assigned, the assembly question came next. There were too many of us for the Assembly Hall and so three assemblies were held, one for all exerpt the first year term pupils, one for the entering boys and one for the entering girls. After a few weeks this was changed to two assemblies, one for all except the first year pupils and one immediately following this for the rest. In order to save time, the first year classes had their first recitation during the first assembly. At the close of the second assembly all were ready for the second period class. In connection with the main assembly, this year has seen the development of school singing. Through the help of Mr. Clark as leader. Mr. Harris and the lantern slides, and members of the orchestra, we now have Friday morning “sings that arc not only a credit to the school, but are thoroughly enjoyed by all. With these crowded conditions, what kind of work is being done ? Before answering this question, let us see what the pupils and teachers have to face. The classes arc larger, which means that pupils have fewer opportunities for individual attention, and some suffer because of it, while others, being forced to rely upon themselves to a greater extent than before, have been benefited to that extent. The teachers have felt their inability to do so well by the pupils as they did under normal conditions, but have done their utmost to keep the record of the school a satisfactory one. With cooperation on the part of the pupils and teachers, results are hound to be satisfactory, and the number of promotions in January' compared very favorably with that of former years. In January, however, our already overburdened school was so congested by the number of entering pupils that it did not seem possible that we could take care of them. After numerous shiftings here and there, the work has been accomplished. It is safe to ay that if the coming September sees many more making their way toward Fast High School. “Portables” will be adorning our spacious athletic field, either in front or at the side of the building. Let us hope that the good city fathers who arc so interested in the good name of the City of Rochester will see that we have at least one other Senior High School in the immediate future, and may those who are responsible for this book be reminded of civic pride as they turn to this report in the not far distant future when they, too, become responsible for the conditions under which their children arc instructed. Harry N. Ki vyok.