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

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Q.. THE COMMERCE ORCHESTRA

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B LU C N GU 0, . . 3, u - I -,112 'uc ,4-- fi Q- . H CLUB vf fill -IEW F ll lf je, -of ig All A ii .ir HE Commerce Gun Club Was organized very early, the aim being to carry out the desire of the school for actual riile shooting. Soon after the season opened in 1,908 the club joined the National Rifle Association of America. This association awards many medals and emblems to the Winners of competitions held under its auspices. It also holds rifle competitions in Which all of its constituent organizations may enter teams. As the membership of the Gun Club is limited to forty, only the best shots in the school can be admittedg therefore, all prospective members must be successful in the competitions held. A This year the club expects to enter teams in the various matches held by the N. R. A. We have the 'distinction this year ofnnhaving developed one of the greatest sharp-shooters the school has ever seen. He is Victor M'. Shapiro, the school boy champion sharp-shooter, who returned a perfect card to Commerce in all meets but one, Where he Was short but one point. OFF ICERS y Septenzber-Februczry , F6bfU6U'3f'-June JAMES R. WILKINSON .... .... P resident .... JAMES R. WILKINSON RICHARD WALLACE . . . g . . V.-President. .EDGAR R. WORTHINGTON HAROLD CHATFIELD ...... . .Sea and Treas.. .... EDWARD L. BERNHOLZ W . S . ....... .... C aptain ' .... ..... F REDERICK SUFFIELD ILLIAM T JOHN DR. WILERED F. FOSTER. Coach ....... DR. WILFRED F. FOSTER 121-

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THE COMMERCE ORCHESTRA o CHE TRL N 1904, through the efforts of Mr. F. W. Robin- son, the Commerce Sextette was formed, and this paved the way for the Orchestra which was to follow. By 1905 we had a complete orchestra, which supplied the music at the Friday afternoon assemblies, and at the various entertainments. The proficiency. of the boys increased to such an extent that they were invited to play at a performance given bythe Sophomore Class of Barnard College. The departure of Mr. Robinson plunged the Orchestra into an almost hopeless condition, out of which it did not emerge until Mr. PA uz.jBRo ww IQ Q Roessler came forward and resurrected it. 5 Late in 1909 Mr. N. Lindsay Norden was appointed to the position of music instructor of the school. In the early fall he reorganized the Orchestra, beginning with about eight members, Mr. Norden playing the piano. From this small organization the membership. has grown to nearly forty, and has become ia feature of the school life. Q The music library has grown steadily in size and now contains many standard selections. The past year has been the most successful one, and the Orchestra has rendered a number of programs for the school, played in the Annex, and outside. I T I HEALTH CLUB HE most recent and also one of the most active clubs of the school is the Health Club. It was organized in the early part of the current 9 term for the purpose of studying the sanitary conditions of New York City and their effect on the people. ln order to further the work they paid a visit to the Borden Dairy, where they saw the milk industry from the milking of the cows to the bottlingiof the milk. - OFFICERS , 1 President ....... .......... W ALTER BLAKE 1 Vice-President . . .... BARNET PUTTERMAN Secretary ..... .... W ILLIAM J. RAPP Treasurer ....... .... W ALTER HOLLANDER Faculty Adviser .. ..... ALEXANDER L. PUGH 123