High School of Commerce - Caravel Yearbook (New York, NY)

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COMMERCE YEAR BOOK, 1911 ' 5 Emeril auth 6 lub, .nn ,, 'QB . - 'P f' , Atilllllm 1 OR . fa , the purpose of developing good 5 3-pw w QQQQ stenographers out of those boys who lv 1 E? Pj intend usingl stenography as a step- Uf ia 63. ping stone in their later life, the '-9' nc? - Shorthand Club was organized. Meetings are held every Thursday in Room 202, where the nine members from the seventh and eighth terms dictated in their turn both business and literary matter, chiefiy from the Congressional Records. Mr. Healey, the Faculty Adviser, also dictated a good deal of reporting matter to the boys, and showed them many short cuts in the writing of stenography in order to develop more speed. A trip was made to the State Supreme Court, where the members listened to the proceedings and watched the reporters taking notes. Mr. Healey has planned to have many stenographers visit the Club and also to take the boys down to the place where the court stenographers, after the day's proceedings, transcribe their notes. Thanks are due Mr. Healey for his conscientious work to make the Club a success. OFFICERS Feb. Io fum' Innes AIOONAN, '11 ..... ....... . .......... P resident E. IAPHE, 'II ......... ..... I 'Irv-P1'esidc1z.t M. SKLARZ, ,II ....... .......... S ecrctary Mr. H. G. HEALEY ..... ..... F acuity Adrdsvr , WGEW W . 4.,,, , , , 45 Y , ik.- YYVYA g- - -

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COMMERCE YEAR B00-K, 1911 Neuter I Setanta as fi Q- - t R 2, Q' , 7 'E Q, H M - U, ,L p xg URING the current year, the mem- 'M ' Q , N gaiigl f bership of the Natural Science M fy, 'mf M 26251 Club has grown from seventeen to . 'ff ' tl ' H A - , stef! ,i sixty-eight. yi ' li -v 'tu Many of New York's greatest ' ' manufacturing plants were visited, and the Club has reason to be proud of the uniform kindness and courtesy with which they have been treated. The private laboratories of the American Museum of Natural His- tory and the Aquarium were visited early in the autumn, then followed the Schultz Bottling VVorks, where the proprietor personally conducted the Club, explaining all steps and finally gladdening their hearts with all the 'fsoda they could imbibe. Upon their visit to the Franco-American Food Company the Club were conducted by comely young ladies and the trip ended with a delicious luncheon followed by a free trolley ride. The National Corn Products Company, Edgewater, N. J., next claimed attention. The superintendent explained the process of the manu- facture of starch, glucose, oil, and artificial rubber, closing the expedition with a feast of fudge and caramels, made of the excellent product of the company. A delegation, thirty-two strong, visited the Havemeyer Sugar Re- finery in Long Island City, where that most valuable product is prepared, incidentally consuming about thirty pounds of sugar. The candy factory of Park Sz Tilford next claimed the attention of the Club, and one Satur- day forenoon was spent at their plant, where sweets and pretty girls were seen and studied simultaneously. At the binderies of the American Book Company a book was seen in making from start to finish. Some of the boys were pleased to behold books by Messrs. Rogers, Van Tuyl, Payne, Eddy, and other Commerce teachers in the stock-room. The following places yet to be visited are the Drake Cake Company, Astoria Marble VVorks, Knox Hat Company, Greaves Wall Paper Com- pany, and the Barren Island Disposal VVorks. The Club has certainly proved very beneficial to the members, who have learned much about things of which previously they had only hazy ideas. GFFICERS Sept. to Feb. Feb. to fune HERBERT VAN BAALEN, 'II President Orro M. VOGEL, 'II BERTHOLD MENDELSOHN, 'II V ice-President NIAURICE BARUCH, ,II CHARLES STURKEN, ,I2 Secfy-Treas. BERTHOLD MENDELSOHN, ,II Orro M. VOGEL, ,II Reporter ALFRED ROSENFELD, ,II FRANK O. PAYNE Faculty Adviser FRANK O. PAYNE 97

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. ,T XXV s ,y ll, is p , . ,i 92 f qu :gd i i ' if l X 0. ,N . , X ,- 1.1 ::. ,JP ti COMMERCE YEAR BOGK, 1911 i QE ' ess me Qty elseif ,GQ miata EVER before in the history of the g 0 High School of Commerce has dflefafil J there been so much interest shown V3 ily, If in the Chess and Checker Club as in the past year. There are iifty active members who supported the Club in order to keep in constant practice and to learn more about the theoretical side of the gameof chess. From the members of the Club a chess team was picked by Mr. Healey, the Faculty Adviser, consisting of Sanger, Guttman, Sternfeld and Pollack, with I. Mayer acting as Manager. The team was entered in the Interscholastic Chess Tournament, and although they did not finish among the first, succeeded in winning at fourteen out of forty boards played. One of the most interesting features of the season consisted of several simultaneous games with some of the leading masters, among whom were Herman Helms, editor of the American Chess Bulletin and former New York State champion, and Roy T. Black of the American Cable Team, who has made such an excellent record in the games between America and Great Britain, having won every game he played. W'hile the members of the Commerce Chess Club did not expect to make much of a showing in these games they profited greatly by the matches. The Captain of the Chess Team, Edwin Sanger of 4A, succeeded in winning against Mr. Helmes. This win was reported, in many of the leading newspapers. The team also engaged in two matches with Columbia Freshmen, but were forced to yield to the superiority of their opponents in both cases. Through the efforts of Charles Vogell, the Assistant Manager, three chess tournaments were held in the Club. The first was a junior tournament 3 all those who entered played their opponents one game each, and the one winning the greatest number of games ,was awarded a pocket chess set. This honor fell to Lowenthal, who won five games and drew one. A free-for-all game was held later, in which fifteen boys competed. Each competitor played Mr. Healey one game, and the one making the best showing received a pocket chess set, but the results come too late to be published in this book. In the third tournament, which was composed of teams of two men each, the usual prize of a pocket chess set was awarded to the winners. The members of the Club are indebted to Mr. Healey for the interest he has taken and for the help and advice which he has -. if fi 5 'l Qs 5' Q9 ,-X1 it G given. 99 ' '