Camden High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Camden, NJ)

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MANHATTAN BOUND DORIQ xx R11 ur 19-10 rl R XIX ro 1rs through a black sub xx 1x LI'lI'ltlS1tS xx heels 1n sereechmg protest and comes to a qu1xer1ng stop X stream of people bursts from 1ts doors then on lt hurrles 1nto the nlght Here IS Rexx X ork CltX ofa m1ll1on moods fXoxx here 1n the xxorld 1s there '1 cltx of such color md contr lst It his come to sx mbol llL the Pl'OI1llSLKl l 1nd tor nulhons ot people Hoxx dlflerent IS thxs modern sophlstlcated metropohs hom the quunt Cllllkt toxxn ot Nexx Amsterdam xxhere Peter vlllllllt held sxx ix Peter XllIlUlt xx is 1 clex er buslness man Xrr1x1ng 1n xlanhattln 1n 1696 he pur chased the lSl3Ilel from the IT1Cll8TlS for txx entx four dollars xxorth ot tools xx eapons and yexxelrx It xxas a good deal uoth the best end ot lt lhe Dutch xxere xerx tortun ate Ill gettxng the lSlil'lCl so che'1plx Amd is It xx lsnt often thit tl1e Ine 1ans xxere pond tor llnd tlken txom them thex felt Klllltl, h nppv lbout the xxhole th1ng A fort xxas staked out it the best loca t1on and ehrlstened Fort Amsterdam Around It stohd rosx cheeked Dutch bu1lt thelr houses and la1d out the1r farms The streets xxere soon full ot 3Ct1X1tX Boxx legged blue exed rolx polx ch1ldren ran through them bobbmg tlaxen curls as thex ran l' xerx one xxas busx and happx under the xx1se and generous rule ot Goxernor Nlmult lhe Uuteh XY est lneha Compqnx en Lllllflbiil Lflllsfltlilll to lNexx Netherlands as the 1Sl3I1d xx 1s noxx called bv grantmg tracts of land to 1 texx Kl1I'CCtOI'9 called Patroons Uut ot th1s dex eloped the P1 troon sxstem of goxernment Fhe txxo goxernors xxho tolloxxed vlllilllt xxere ex traxagant and lDCODblStLIlt but desplte the poor leadershlp the httle settlement prospered md grexx A xx all xxas bullt lC oss the 1Sl'lIlll p1rtlx tor pxoteetlon lgalnst the lnduns p1rtlx as lllllllkl tor the cattle rl'llS bee 1me knoxxn is W1ll Street YY hat became ot th1s pleturesque x1ll'1ge xxhlch grexx so I'1plCllV and xamshed so completelv7 After the capture bx the Pnghsh 1n 1664 the colonx bec1me lNexx 'Iork hnghsh homes and fanuhes sup planted that ofthe Dutch and soon ex erv trace of Dutch hfe xxas obhterited A nexx Amsterdam xx Yoxk tod'1v IS not 1 eltv t xxorld 'lhe lters nlght elubs penthouses slums all thlS IS New X ork It IS re ally hke a xast slexe xxhere the best ind worst of ex erythmg IS tossed together lo spend 1 dav 1n th1s xast space IS hke SI'lltCll1l'lg '1 m1nute from Etermtv for 1tS attr1ct1ons are l1m1tless To all New Yorkers New Y ork IS truly a dream CltV most of them xxould rather l1xe IH a back room 1n one of the poorer SCCUOIIS of New X ork th in ID a tine house somexxhere else From a small x1llage lNexx Xork h lb groxxn to be not onlv the greatest c1tx 111 Amermea but ilso an entrance and IH ex1t to 1 nexx xxorld md an old xxorld tlulx the golden gate o the hast xi 10 The H1gh School Record 7 . I A C e ' C - C .ztvyj ' ' - 11 A 1 . N' -I X .K 1 2 1 c, , V , - . 1 . 2' ' A ' ' v ' 1 ' ' ' A' 1'- H x . . . . W . 1. A J . A 1 , Y 1 1 , , - . , . . . . ' 1 1 1 1 ' . 1 12 ' . 21 1 1 '. '2 2 211. 2: 1 - 2 r 2 1 :2 2 A' 1 11 1 2 5 1 1. 2 1 2 2 jfs: v ' lj , 'w .1 5 1 -w I x 5 Y A- ,xr , v 4 1 Y: . ,. . 1 2 2. 1 . . . . . 1 1 5 1 1 2 , 1 1 1 1 . 3 v L- X K ' v 5 , x A ' . 3 Y C 5 A -1 .N J i V. C 3 1 1 1 '212 1' . L . 1 2 Q 1 . . . . . 1 1 . . .7 I , ' 1 1 f 1 2 .. , - . , 1 If 2 1 . . , - . .. 1 1 1 1. , . tu , K , ky , Y y , A 1 ' 1. ' 5 t 1 ' : 1 2 . 1 1 Dutch and Inehan thought they had won Clty sprang up from what was once New i Lk' x A . ' 'N V Vx Y A x . 2 1 11 f 1 2 12 '. Ne ' 1 1. 2 1 -3 1 IS ll 1 2. '2. 1 2 1 l 1 . 12 1 , ., 1 . 11, ,, , I E I , . , , A, , N , A x. ,Z t l l 3 i tr Z 1 v A ' I . 1 7 l V1 7 I 2 ,. , - , 1 . 2 2 . 1 D 1 1 l I' 1 ,y 1 . . v I I - 3 1 1 . 5 N. . C L n K. , j- 1 2 t , 2 1 . . . . . Y , . 1 . , , . . . , . . . t . L , . - 7 ' Y- y . V ' V I ' 2 ' 1. ' uf L , y Y A. Lv 2 Z 1 - 41. , . Y , , 1' . 1 L Y. J I A ' 'l Y V Y E ' Y' ' i , A... ,Trix xx, Zi ,. , . I . ' 1 1 c , 1 , 1 5 2 . . , 1 . 2,1 ,',i- '.A'1 , ., , , 1 , . ,. 1 f . . 1 , , ,Z , , ' L . - 1 .Sa 1 fr. 40

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r william bmp C1894 19395 Aspxre Persevere and Indulge Not That motto was the guxdmng hght mn the lxfe of our beloved chemxstry teacher and track coach the late Dr Wxllaam H Sexp Throughout hxs whole lxfe short ln years but full xn deeds Dr Sexp followed thls motto and helped others to follow xt through the sh1n1ng example of h1s own clean lxvxng After graduatxng from the Keystone State Normal School 1n l9l'l Dr Sexp entered the World War servxng as a machme gun sergeant mn France R turn1ng at the close of the war he re sumed hxs studxes earmng hxs B S degree from Muhlenberg College 1n 1922 and hxs M A from the Un1vers1ty of Pennsylvan1a xn 1925 Temple awarded h1m a Doctor of Educatlon degree 1n 1931 Before commng to Camden Hxgh D Selp taught at Hatch Jun1or Hlgh I both schools he turned out champxon shlp track teams Dr Selp was never content to teach subyect matter alone but emphasxzed perseverance and hon esty xn buzldmg h1s pup1ls characters Bertram Ruttenberg 1940 Dr Sexp w1ll never d1e Hls memory wxll always lxnger 1n the mmds of the students who loved hun Ralph Burattl 1940 Dr Sexp was a man who was held hxgh 1n the esteem of h1s assocxates for hxs understandxng of human nature and h1s unxque sense of humor John Hess 1939 I To the track team and me the memory of the great wlnnxng sp1r1t and hzs cry of dlg xn IS st1ll wlth us I still look up to Dr Selp as a great coach Harry Luessen 1939 Dr Selp was well known among stu dents and faculty for hxs clever and humorous way of drxvxng home a poxnt The boys of the track teams coached by h1m w1ll never forget hxs xns1stent D1g xn here Stuart MacIntosh We are contxnually thxnkzng of thxngs that we would lxke to do for our own pleasure or sat1sfactxon or advancement xn lxfe But too often we are unwxllxng to g1ve the t1me or expend the energy or make the httle sacmfzces all of whxch are needed to ach1eve any worthwhxle goal Dr Se1p was the k1nd of man who once he had made up h1s mxnd to do somethxng stuck to h1s task untxl lt was f1n1shed When we th1nk how much that fortunate tramt of stlck to xt we ness we reahze that though h1s al loted span was shorter than the aver age h1s llfe was even fuller 1n accom pllshment than that of most men John J Danaher I knew Doc Sezp personally for thxr teen years To me he wxll always rema1n a splendld teacher one who both under stood and loved hls puplls and fellow men a hard worker a perfect sports man a good scholar a loyal fnend a fellow traveler and one of God s True Gentlemen He w1ll ever be respected for h1s rugged heroxc qual1t1es and for the strength of h1s determxnatxon Hls whole lxfe was a record of successful accomplxshment over obstacles Wher ever he was he was a power for good All who came zn contact w1th hxm are stronger because of xt Carleton R Hopluns The High School Record 9 f P I Q .. . .. . x 1 ' ' ' ' , I . . I . . . .. . . ., . . . I , . . I y . . ' ' . e- . . , - . . . . . . , . I 1 ' he accomphshed because he possessed . n . . - . . I 9 - , - 1 s 1 1 u ! . I I . . . . .. ,. . . n y ' .Y ' . . - - 1 1 - ' ' . I I D I . . . . . , .. . . ., . . . . . . .

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WHAT WE THINK THE SCHOOL OF TOWORROXX IC'I LRI' lt you can the school of tomorrow 1 gleamxng bulldlns. constructed on slmple geometrxc llnes It IS bullt of glass translucent glass brlcks Xour mlnd IS prob1blv runnmg up 1 staggerlng he1t blll but on the contr1rv sxnce glass xs 1 better msul ltor and 1 poorer conductor of heat than brick the fuel problem wnll be small There w xll be no VN1I'lLlOWS ln our school of tomorrow for an automatxc alr condltloner keeps the a1r mox mg and the temperature where xt should be Here no smxtten students can gale dreamllv and w xstfullv upon the falr out of doors The glass w 1lls are translucent keepmg the foc1l pomt of mterest lI1Cl00l'S Here s a ran of hope for vou long legged mon strosltxes lNo longer wxll vou haxe to park vour lengthy appendages precarlouslv m the 'usles Self mox zble and 1dyust1ble desks wxll take care of that Glass w 'ills mean plentv of light for all l'he mner walls are p unted H1 llght sh1des to reflect lnght where needed Photo electrlc cells wxll automatlcally swltch on the lxghts Thls IS the school of tomorrow How xaln and 1mposs1ble xt sounds to us Our dreams for our school of tomorrow dare conslst only of a reused and lmpros ed edxtlon of the school of todav Flrst we would add to our athletnc field a concrete stadlum whxch could accommodate the hxgh school fans safelv and comfortablv How we sxgh for 1 larger and more completely equlpped gym to replace the present one whlch 15 no blgger than a basketball court 'l he present runnlng track xs boarded and not b inked Crashlng 1nto a br ck wall w hmle runnmg IS no pleasmg sensatxon Xxlltll a large class 1n wmter all one can do IS calxsthemcs CYCFCISCS to you Hopefully but hes1tat1ngly we mlght dream of an audxtorxum a large one buxlt so that the audlence ID a surge of cur1os1ty mlght see and hear what IS happenmg on the stage VN e are dreamers we students Far off on the hormon a fancxful dreamer 1mong us mlght x 1s1on 1 beauteous c1feter1a wlth sumptuous repasts and to use plam xernacul1r elbow room Thxs would repl ace the dark caxern where damty glrls and not so damty bovs stand eatmg from paper bags for lack of place to rest thexr weary and book worn bones Ah ldle dreamers' Turn your fanclful x xslons mto hopes and wlshes Someday somehow and 1n some w av these mav vet be answered X es All Thxs and Heax en Too STUWTP THE EXPERTS Beware ve smners lhe Dav of udgment IS mghl Hasten homew1rd and make 1 complete perus'1l of vour long neglected books Repent whlle there IS stlll tnme Bamsh your fears and erase those obnoxlous sxgns Closed on Saturdavs that decorate your books Be prepared the learned sax ants of our august facultv haxe formulated another troublemaker m thexr serxes of seml annual bram twlsters whlch thev are about to sprmg on the unsuspectmg student bodv Selle the last moment of opportunltv N11 Desperandum' AU REX OIR The members of the RILCORD staffs wlsh to express then' appreclatlon to the students and teachers of Camden Hxgh for the mterest thev haxe shown and for the enthuslastlc support thev haxe gn en to the RECORD XVe wlsh exervone mcludmg ourselses a pleasant xacatlon To those unfortunates whose loxe UD of studv takes them to summer school mav thev haxe understandmg and beautlful teachers To all our frxends Do not spend vour summer davs shudderlng at the thought of the meutable return 1n September Get r1d of care go flshmg md haxe a good time The Hxgh School Record 11 ' V A V V 1 .V v . T . . T 4, K , , 1 B e . . . . . . V . . - 1 1 ,,,, ,- V . ee e. 1 t 7 c T c , , c t , ' 7 c . i 2 x ' c , ' 5 ' ' . V . V V , s n ,i t . V - - I .C , . . . . , C , Y 1 L T- - . .X Y W Q. v Y . N . ' ' . . . ' ' . c x . e ' ' 'E x 1. c ' . Q . f . . . . 1 . ' . 1 ' - 2 f . ' Q V s - ' V' V V , ' ' L . ' ' Z c t ' ' W, ' - . . . ' . 2 - . f ' Y . . . . . . '. X A . ,v V 1 . . . . . . . y , . .7 . V . , . , c f 2 1 1 , ' c , ' . V 2 , . V V l . , - v ' . . Y. . . . Y 1 ' - , r r . V , H . V n . .J e ' Y ' ' r 1 A L . V- . . , ' ' . I . c c C - 1- . V l . . up V - V t' r , ' I g, 7 n. . , y Y V V V V , 1 1 ' V V . I N N V ' ' V .V . , , c