Hyde Park High School - Aitchpe Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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has been, and perhaps still is danger that they will distract the attention of a larg-e number of boys from the proper work of the school, but this dang-er is fully appreciated and is very g-enerally guarded against. When athletics are prop- erly correlated with the other work of the school, there is no doubt that they add much to its scholarly attainment. Our literary societies have done excellent work during the year. It is not possible for me to speak of them in detail, but it is certain that they have done strong work, and it is unfortunate that the opportunities which they offer have not FREE HAND DRAWING ROOM. been taken advantage of by a larger number of students. I would like to see a revival of the old-fashioned debating societies, for, although there was some reason for the ridicule which has been heaped upon them, they did much to induce logical and vigorous thought, as well as to cultivate the power of ready expression. The schools as at present constituted, are not able to give the necessary training in this direction, and it is therefore important that the literary societies receive a hearty and enthusiastic support.

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effort will be made by future teams to retain this valuable trophy. One other banner has been secured during- the year, which was awarded to the winners of the team race in the g-reat inter-scholastic athletic meet held during- the winter under the auspices of the University. The baseball team, which won the championship in the spring- of ' 95, deserves more than a passing- mention. It had no easy task to perform, for opposed to it were some of the strong-est amateur nines ever org-anized in Chicag-o. Yet, although it played many close and exciting- g-ames, it never failed to outplay and outscore its opponents and thus added one more to the noteworthy banners which adorn our walls. This year ' s baseball team has excellent material and is under the best of manag-ement. Unless all sig-ns fail they will add another banner to our already larg-e collection. They deserve and are receiving- the cordial and enthusiastic sup- port of the whole school. The track athletics have been under excellent manag-e- ment, and have contributed much to the splendid reputation which the school enjoys in this department. Any one who visits Washing-ton Park on a pleasant afternoon will discover that many of the members of the school are enthusiastic and skillful tennis players. Many of these players have borne themselves well in inter-scholastic tournaments in the past, and no doubt will continue to do so in the future. There is no more delig-htful g-ame than tennis, and it deserves cultivation. It is interesting- to note that our school has the honor of holding- the presidency of three of our g-reat inter-scholastic athletic associations — the Baseball, the Athletic and the Tennis Associations. It is not a misfortune that athletics have come to occupy so prominent a place in the American school system. There

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The Senior dramatics have come to be a fixed institution of the school, and much time and labor are spent in their prepa- ration. Really brilliant work is done each year, and the occasion bring-s much g-ratification to the friends of the school. During- the past year an Alumni Association has been formed. Such an association, if wisely and vig-orously conducted, as this no doubt will be, may become of g-reat assistance to the school, and it is hoped that each class, as it g-oes forth after g-raduation, will retain its loyalty and enthu- siasm for the school, and that its support may always be GYMNASIUM. g-iven to every movement which tends to advance the interests of education in this and every other section of our great city. The next g-raduating- class will be the larg-est that has ever g-one out from the school. Upwards of 100 will be g-ranted diplomas, and of this number more than a third will continue their education in various hig her institutions, althoug-h the majority will enter our g-reat University to which the Hvde Park High School furnishes more students