Providence Technical High School - Review Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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76 T E C H Ii E V I E W F all the organizations in the school none is more deserving of credit than the orchestra. Thru its untiring efforts the musical exercises on Monday mornings are made more enjoyable from the time school opens in September to graduation night in June. Whatever is accomplished by it is brought about thru one inadequate rehearsal a week and the efficient instruction of Mr. Russell. At times it is called upon to perform outside the school, and in this way brings further credit to Tech. Every term finds a change in its membership as a little of the older talent goes out and the increasing new talent enters. Its popularity is shown by its constant growth in numbers. The great benefit to the players themselves can easily lv seen by comparing the violinists, the raw re- cruits of the last row with the veterans of the first row. If we may judge by progress in the past, even greater success must come in the future to our orchestra. Membership: Violin Howard A. Macrae, leader Henry E. Thayer Thomas N. Red fern Robert E. Hay Ernest E. Walsh Sumner E. Pender Kenneth Rouslin William F. White Herbert G. Olson W. (iladding Price James A. Reilly Herbert L. Swan. Jr. George H. Rhodes Francis L. Briggs Xormand C. Clcaveland Sarkis K. Hoyajian I-amis (Jodat John Silverman George McDonald Anthony Eerranty Benjamin H. Brow Raymond E. Earnham Thomas M. Donnell v Wallace N. Saaty Rudolph Hofstra Walter Roney Piano Edmund P. D’Alfonso Gertrude A. Joseffv Cornet Charles M. Fort Ixonard E. Smith A. Carle ton Earnham Raymond H. Anderson Herbert G. Andrews Edward P. Clark Saxophone Ellis L. Wilder Lloyd W. Davis Elute Herbert Allen ’Cello Paul A. Crcoker Drums Howard J. McDonald

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TE C H REVIEW 77 IN 1912 the first high school rifle club in Rhode Island was formed at the Tech- nical High School. This club was or- ganized by Mr. George i‘. Weston, assisted by J. E. Fit .mauricc. Some difficulty was met at first in securing the use of the rifle range at the State Armory, but this was overcome by the kind assistance of General Abbott and Colonel Warfield. The latter’s recent death deprived the club of one of its best friends. In spite of certain unavoidable handicaps, which have hindered progress somewhat, the rifle club now has about thirty members, and expects a much larger mem- bership after it has joined the National Rifle Association, which will enable its members to take part in the National Rifle Matches. THE COLLEGE CLUB THE College Club, the only one of its kind in the state, was organized two ears ago by Miss Round. At the first meeting there were about forty pupils present, but by the end of the school term one hundred and fifty-five pupils had joined the society. Since then the club has grown wonderfully until at the present time nearly two hundred pupils are enrolled. The object of the club is to get the mem- bers of Technical interested in schools of higher learning and to plan their courses so that they can go, without any delay, to these colleges after graduating from Technical. The club also finds out for its members the tuition and all other requirements of each college. The club has its own constitution and offi- cers. It is divided into groups; the pupils going to Brown form one group, those going to M. I. T. form another, and so on. These groups have their own chairmen and meet frequently. About once in three months a general meeting of the whole organization occurs. The last meeting was held a few weeks before Christmas, at which new officers were elected. Mr. Trowbridge was made President; Miss Round. Vice President; Mr. Leland, Corresponding Secretary, and Mr. Stilwcll. Recording Secretary. The chair- men of the various groups were elected as follows: Ford. Brown group; Howland. Kingston group; Webb, M. I. T. group, and Miss Rose, Simmons group. E. VV. S.