Northwestern High School - Norwester Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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orthwestern Chronicle Chapter Y-May 1. 1919-May 1, 1920 By Edwin L. Miller XYhen Northwestern was opened February 1, 1914, its teachers numbered 18 and its pupils -165. On May 1, 1920, the teachers of the school numbered 128 and the pupils 2,7-12, 1,280 boys and 1,-162 girls. Of the original 18 teach- ers. there remain Miss Alley. Miss Fox, Mr. jones, Mr. Knorr, Mr. Maris, Miss Orth, Mr. lYentworth, and Miss Miilson. During the year the following teachers have left Northwestern: C. llurns, to work with the Michigan State Board of Public Utilities: Miss M11- dred Connely. promoted to the Detroit Teachers' College: Howard A. Don- nelly. made instructor in the University of Michigan: VV. C. Doolittle, real estate: Herman F. Fraser, building construction: VVa1ter N. Glass, Secretary of Michigan Sovereign Consistory: Margaret Haigh, health and horticulture: lanies li. -lamison, health and business: Lilly Lindquist, promoted to be head iff the French Department in the Detroit Teachers' College: julia M. Liskow. promoted to be head of the Mathematics Department in VVestern High School: Mabel E. Long, missionary teacher to Roumania: Charles McA1pine, National Board of Commerce: VVi1liam Tyler Miller, business: Lucile Strong l'rver: Mabel Buck Schill: Marquis E. Shattuck, social service: P. Sizer: 151Q.m.e.i- Stalker: Charles Spence, Cass High School: VV. R. Spriegel, Morgan XX'rigln: Mrs. -lane B. Thomas: L. D. Yandervelde: E. E. Wlilliams, health: Hrpha Morden, promoted to Detroit Teachers' College: and lvan E. Chap- man. promoted to the Principalship of the Mlestern High School. The loss of these 25 teachers, many of them leaders, has not improved the morale of the school. though their places for the most part have been filled by able suc- 4'l.'SSU1'S. The following new teachers have been added to the faculty since May 1. 1919: Paul -'Xshleman, French: Margaret Avery, English: Harry Barget. Shi ip: hl1'S.l.11'ZlCC Benjamin. English: .Xnna Burkheiser, Mathematics: Teresa l.. Cahn, lolistory: Ruth XY. Crawford, Chemistry: Delcia Deming, Mathe- matics: Manuel Galvarro, Spanish: Harriet Gaston, Special Advanced: Hazel llart, French: Mabel E. Holbrook, English: Edna L. Hoover, English: Ethel M. llorton, Mathematics: Howard P. F. james, Physical Training: Kathleen .loyce, Commerce: Dorothy M. Klein, Domestic Art: Alice M. Lowden, Music: .Xlice B. MacDonald, English: John P. McGuinness, Mathematics: lieatrice Mclinight, English: Edward McRay, R. O. T. C.: Lelia S. Nelson, English: Catherine Qtterbein, Special Advanced: Alice Schoelkopf, Drawing: Eleanor Skimin, Commerce: Mary A. Sparling, Music: Cora B. Swift, French: Ralph D. Twitchell, Mathematics: Frank A. VVood, Biology: Evadne Wriglit. linglish: Yerne lil. VX'yble, Chemistry: Ruth Yost, Mathematics. The most noteworthy event of the year was Mr. Chapman's promotion In the principalship of XVestern High School. Next in importance come the appointment of Mr. john Y. Brennan and Mr. Byron J. Rivett as assistant principals of Northwestern. Un .Xpril 30, 1920, 808 pupils were studying commercial subjects, 700 free hand drawing, 738 domestic art and science, 2,965 English, 1,846 foreign lan- guages, 1.847 history, 315 manual training, 3,189 mathematics, 1,712 physical training, 80-l science, 951 music, 140 R. Q. T. C.. and 345 mechanical drawing. 6

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SPRING, THOMAS. Enlisted August 6, 1918. discharged September 26, 1919. Radio operator, Montpelier. STRINGER, DONALII. Enlisted October 21. 1918, discharged June 9. 1919. Private, Air Service. Rockwell Field, San Diego. SUTHERLAND, ARTHUR. Enlisted April 5. 1918, discharged February 15, 1919. Second Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, 17th Division. Camp Beaure- gard. TABBERT, EDMUND. Enlisted June 1, 1918. discharged August 10, 1919. Navy. Great Lakes. Service abroad. TANNER, KINSEY. Enlisted July 9. 1918. discharged December 13, 1918. U. S. N. R. F. Seaman, Guard Company. Aviation Mechanics' School at Buffalo. TURNBULL, JOHN. Enlisted July 1, 1918, discharged February 3, 1919. Great Lakes, Norfolk. ULSETH, NEL5. Enlisted June 15, 1918, dis- charged August 13. 1919. Marine Corps. Twelve months overseas with Company H, 13th Regiment. A7ANDYKE, KARL. Enlisted August 7,1917. discharged February 9, 1919. First Lieutenant, Aviation. Charleston, S. C. NTAN NORTWICK, LOREN. Enlisted February 23, 1918, discharged January 28, 1919. Seaman U. S. N. Naval Station at Philadelphia, Naval Pipe Line Unit in Scotland, La Pallice, France. Croix de Guerre with star. NVALLACE, CLARE. Enlisted July 13, 1917. discharged March 17, 1919. 125th In- fantry and 302nd Motor Transport Corps. One year in France. AAVANAMAKER, STANLEY. Canadian Engi- neers' Training Depot, St. Johns. Ward, Walter John VValter John XVard enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps, April 29, 1917, and received his training at Paris Island and Quantico. In September, he sailed for France, one of the 7-lth Company. lst Battalion, 6th Regiment. In March. the regiment went up to Yerdun and into the trenches for eight days, after which they were sent back a few miles to hold a trench in reserve. On the morning of April 13th. two thousand gas shells fell and nearly the whole company was wiped out. XValter died on the 15th and was buried at Ram- bluzin. AAYILLIAMS, HADEN. Enlisted May 18. 1918. discharged February 9, 1919. L. S. N. Master of Arms. Radio. Great Lakes, Harvard Radio School. AYILLIAMS, JAMEs. Enlisted May 15, 1917. discharged Jan. 27. 1919. Second Lieu- tenant, Infantry. Later First Lieuten- ant, Ordnance Corps. Fort Sheridan, Camp Hancock, Camp Upton, Garden City. XV1I.soN, H.-xzEN. Enlisted April 13, 1917. discharged May 26, 1919. Infantry. Company C, 125th Infantry, 72nd Divi- sion. Alsace, Chateau Thierry, Ar- gonne, Meuse sectors. Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre. XAYINTER, J,xMEs. Enlisted April 23, 1917, discharged February 3, 1919. U. S. N. Seaman on U. S. S. Wyoming with American Atlantic Fleet, which later formed the Sixth Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet. AAVRIGHT, AAJILLIAM. Enlisted in National Guards June 16. 1916. Service on Mex- ican border. Called for VVorld VVar July 15, 1917. Discharged May 21, 1919. Corporal. 125th Infantry, 32nd Division. Alsace Sector, Aisne-Marne Offensive, Meuse-Argonne, Army of Occupation. Gassed. NYOOLL, ERNEST. Enlisted November 19, 1917, discharged August 13, 1919. 5th Regiment. Znd Division, Marines. Eleven months in France, Belgium. Luxemburg, and Germany. ZEIDAN, FRED. 3rd Company, lst Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, Camp Custer. ZIMMERMAN, FREDERICK. Enlisted October, 1918, discharged September, 1919. Chauffeur, First Class, Military Intelli- gence Division. Stationed on Mexican border, intercepting messages between Mexico and Japan. S. A. T. C. at Ann Arbor: George Bott. Otto Bussler, Jacob Duke, George Em- ery. Burns Cornell, John Gibbs, Har- rington Gordon, XVillard Gruschow, Earl Hanson, XA'illiam Henderson, XA'alter Jones. Elmer Johnston, Clar- ence Kaufman, Arthur Lesher, Nor- man McCormick, XVard McDonough, XYilliam Rennie, Royce Schaffter, Frank Showalter, Ransom Shuart, John Thomas, XYillard Vignoe, Wesley XYendt, Bernard Zeiger. S. N. T. C. at Ann Arbor: Robert Chris- tian, Charles Harrison, Ralph Havi- land, Clayton Holcomb, Mahlon Mac- gregor, Percy Power, Cole Seager, Frank Thompson, Albert VVelhoelter. S. A. T. C. at Junior College: Clyde Bailey, Russel Brando, Jay Brown, George Clemens, Sidney Coates, John Engel, Lloyd Fishbeck, Everett Folsom, George Jeffrey, XYright McClenahen. Clarence Norman, Harold Pursell, George 1Yilson. S. A. T. C. at University of Detroit: XYill- iam Brunner. Edmund Schultz. Her- mann Schneidcr. Garrold Flower. S. A. T. C. at Albion: Leon Belknap. Lyle Chrysler, Henry XYatson. S. A. T. C. at Leland Stanford: Wilford York. S. A. T. C. at Syracuse: Passmore Dickin- son.

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During the year the school has done well in athletics. The football team. under Mr. Bovill, won the State Championship: the basketball team, under Mr. Maris, duplicated this feat: and the 1920 track team carried off first honors by a wide margin in the annual city indoor meet and the M. .X. Lf state championship meet, their leader being Mr. hlames. Northwestern in june, 1920, will have graduated nine classes, as follows: lloys Girls Total hanuary, 1916 16 15 31 vune, 1916 ........ 30 41 71 january, 1917 17 25 -12 june, 1917 ........ 54 62 116 january, 1918 15 32 -17 june, 1918 .r.,.,., 48 51 99 january, 1919 Z1 4,5 64 june, 1919 ...,..,. 45 103 143 January, 1920 26 39 65 -fune, 1920 ........ 64 102 166 Total ,,.... 536 513 849 ln the fall of 1919 the U. Navy offered a captured German cannon as zu prize for the best essay written by a Detroit high school pupil on the subject, 1Yhy I Should Join the Navy. Marion vl. Chapman of Northwestern won, and N. R. 153, a big Krupp naval piece, accordingly adorns a concrete pedestal in front of the school. During the year several dramatic and musical events of great merit have been given by the pupils of Northwestern. Noteworthy among these were the :Xlcestis of Euripides, under the direction of Miss Roehmg Feed the Brute, coached by Miss Getteniyg and Victor Herbert's Serenade, directed by Miss Starr. The Work of Miss Simpson in managing the costumes, and of Miss VVhitney in producing the scenery for these plays was ef a high order of merit. At the end of June, 1920, a bronze tablet carrying the names of the 104 Northwestern boys who served in the Great VX7ar will probably be in place. To Miss Florence Hill is due the credit for collecting the necessary data for this memorial. In .-Xpril, 1920, occurred an event of great significance. For the first time in the history of the school a boys' house beat a girls' house in scholarship. This feat was accomplished by Lincoln House, under the direction of Mr. Austin F. Jones. The standing of the house for the term to date was 1.65, which was superior to Mt. Vernon's 1.627, .loan of Arc's 1.58. Browning's 1.61, and Austen's 1.56. VVhether or not this result was due to segregation or to some other cause cannot be determined until more data are available. The school at present has an enrollment nearly 1,000 in excess of its capacity. To prevent this congestion from becoming more serious, Grade 713 was eliminated in September, 1919, and Grade 7A in February, 1920. In pur- suance of this policy, Grade 8B will disappear in September, 1920, and Grade 8-51 in February, 1921. VVhether Grades 913 and 9A later shall likewise be taken out of the school is not yet decided, but this is probable. Ultimately Grades 7. 8, and 9 will, it is likely, be housed in several intermediate schools, and Grades 10, 11, and 12 in a greatly enlarged and improved Northwestern 1-ligh School building. 7