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

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COMMERCE YEAR BUCK, 1911 ta Qttlgl HE Camera Club started with a ' H snap tl1isyear,-undertakingactive T work from the very start. At the .Q -,wr beginning of their season the Club was hard pressed for developing facilities, but through the kindness of Dr. Cheston this pre- dicament was finally overcome. He gave the Club permission to use the dark room at the rear of the Physics Lab This dark room was the light of hope of the Club. As the membership is limited to ten, the meetings of the organization were more like socials than the ordinary get-togethersf' Mr. A. H. Lewis, the Faculty Adviser, has given illus- trated talks at many of the meetings, thereby increasing their attractive- ness. The Club has planned to study the artistic side of photography, at the same time experimenting with the more delicate printing paper and photographic materials. The organization will hold an exhibition later in the term, at which many of the photographs taken by the members of the Club will be on view. The Club has been able to supply its members with various paraphernalia and literature, thus giving them an opportunity to improve in their work. Many thanks are due Mr. A. H. Lewis for his interest and his diligent efforts to make this Club a success. OFFICERS Sept. to Feb. Feb. to fime C. M. ScHwA.-xn, '14 Presiident C. M. SCHWAAB, '14 R. M. SOMMER, '13 Vice-President S. STERNBERG, '12 Mr. A. H, LEWIS Secretary and Treasurer Mr. A. H. LEWIS Mr. A. H. LEWIS Faculty Adviser Mr. A. H. LEWIS E635 sv

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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 ' '

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COMMERCE YEAR BOOK, 1911 C' K0 LEK5 .M O T has always been '1 hobby for the members of the High School pany the dilfeient teams when play mg out of town For this purpose the Strollers reorganized. Last December they took their first walk to Celtic Park, and there participated in cheering our Cross Country Team at the Championships. During the spring term the fellows took a Hfteen-mile jaunt to Passaic, N. I., and there witnessed the baseball game between Passaic and Commerce. The members have planned to walk to many of the towns within a radius of about twenty- five miles, and for this purpose intend to start every Saturday morning at about ten o'clock and enjoy a day's outing. Two of the Faculty members, Messrs. Bennett and Goldstein, accompanied the boys on most of their trips and showed that they were yet in the prime of life and could rough it as well as any of the younger chaps. Among the many walks planned, perhaps the longest was the trip to Lakewood, N. I., which the members took during the Easter holidays, so that they were able to stay there over night and spend the following day in that locality. If it is possible, the more sturdy of the youngsters will take a three days' trip to Philadelphia, and there visit many places of interest to students of American history. Sz 2' ' ' . . . . Q-:I iv? of Commerce to take long walks in the vicinity and to accom- - J . . . XL I -,V ' . V C 'VV . W1 1 . . OFFICERS Sept, to Feb. Feb. to June B. IWENDELSOHN, '11 ,President H. VAN BAALEN, 'II E. DUDENHOFFER, ,II Vice-President B. MENDELSOHN, 'II L, WHL, ,II Secretary C. DUTCHER, '11 Faculty Advisers Messrs. GOLDSTEIN and BENNETT IOI