Published monthly during the school year by the students of Central High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan {Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office as second-class matter}

Vol. XLI - January 1915 - No. 4

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EVENT AND COMMENT

Since the last issue of THE HELIOS, Christmas has come and gone and we have begun a new, and, let us hope, a profitable year. As a sort of "wind up" to the old year, several events have taken place which are of interest to every pupil in the school.

Shortly before Christmas an extremely interesting assembly was held for the girls of the school, alone. At this assembly our near neighbor, Miss Hefferan, gave a talk to the girls upon gardening. She, herself, is a graduate of the Central High School and of Wellesley College. During the summer months Miss Hefferan has a small garden thirty-five by thirty-nine feet, and here she grows garden stuffs in sufficient quantity to supply her family throughout the summer and part of the winter. Her talk, being founded on practical experience, was very instructive and interesting.

Miss Stearns, our own botany teacher, also gave the girls an idea of what they could do in the line of farming.

On Monday afternoon, December 14, Mr. Beattie tendered a free explanatory lecture on orchestral instruments and music. His talk served as preparation for those who attended the concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the evening. This excellent organization gave a characteristic program, and for the music lovers of the city, it was a very feast of sound.

On Sunday, December 13, the High School Orchestra rendered a program which was open to all, free of charge. Our school is one of the foremost among the few which possess an orchestra. Considering the handicaps under which Mr. Beattie works, he has produced a wonderful organization, and their work on Sunday did ample credit to them.

Thursday, the 17^th of December, the Teachers' club had its meeting, and the play, "A Proposal Under Difficulties," was presented by a high school cast from Sock and Buskin. It is said that the comedy was a big success.

Several of our teachers spent their Christmas vacation in "furrin parts." Miss Belden had a very interesting trip trhough Washington, Savannah and St. Augustine. Mr. Nye went to Omaha, Miss Hopkins to Chicago, Miss Ginn to Delaware, Ohio, Miss Church to Ohio, Miss Hinsdale to Cleveland, O., Mr. Doane to Detroit and Miss Stout to Frankfort.

We are very happy to learn that Miss Elizabeth Anderson is steadily recovering from her illness and hope she will be with us again.

Miss Murphy has been offered a position as director of an exhibit at the Panama Exposition. An honor well deserved, we are sure. 

ALUMNI

Donald Baxter, of the class of 1914, has been attending Asheville School in North Carolina and has done very good work on the crew.

Paul Booth, also attending Asheville, won his "A" on the football team.

Katherine Johnston, a freshman at Vassar College, made a part in the third hall play "Medea."

Josephine Bender, a junior at Vassar, took a leading part in the first hall play, "The Piper."

Demis Califf, a former Central graduate, is now at Colgate and is working hard on the glee club.

Arnold Benky, a graduate of Central High, is at Dartmouth College and is assistant publicity manager of the Dramatic Association. He recently edited a book, "The Refuge Ship," which has had wide circulation.

Charles Palmer, also at Dartmouth College, lately took the leading role in a play, called "The Burden of Light."

Edward Craig is a vice president of the freshman engineering class at U. of M.

Raymond Drummond is a member of the social committee of the freshman engineering class.

Francis Russell is president of the Grand Rapids Club at U. of M.

Harvard University

Cambridge

December 12, 1914

President's Office

My Dear Sir:

You will be interested to learn that one of your former pupils, Mr. Raphael R. Rowe, at present a member of the sophomore class at Harvard, has recently been awarded a Harvard College Scholarship, having attained a position in the second group, which is composed of students whose work the preceding college year has shown "marked excellence."

Yours very truly,

The following communication was received December 10 from the associate professor of organ music at Oberlin: Several Central High alumni are studying this year in the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio. The Oberlin Conservatory is now demanding the same entrance requirements as does the college department and the students from Central High had no difficulty in meeting the requirements. Following is a list of students: Miss Barbara Blake of the class of 1913, who is studying piano, French and dramatic expression; Mr. Russell Broughton of the class of 1910, who is studying piano, organ and composition; Miss Edith B. Moore of the class of 1914, whose studies are piano, musical history, theory and ear training, and Miss Hazel C. Muir of the class of 1912, who is studying organ, piano, harmony and history of music.

THE SENIOR CLASS

The Senior Class of 1915 held the election for the Advisory Board, December 11, which resulted in the following being elected: Dorothy Quinn, Gertrude Eble, Porter Russell and D. Rathbone. The election for class officers took place December 18, which result as follows: Gerald Plumb, president; Hazel Haynes, vice president; Robert Idema, treasurer; and Eleanor Ward, secretary.