Arts High School - Vignette Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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4B CLASS HISTORY We Seniors who will graduate in January, 1942 entered Arts High in February, 1938. More than a hundred enrolled as ''Freshies.'' Through the ensuing years our class enrollment changed to eighty-seven Sopho- mores, to sixty-two Juniors, to forty-six Seniors! During our first year we had no class organization, but in the second year, June McIntyre was elected President, Antoinette Trinca, Vice-Presi- dent, and Perrilla Morris, Secretary and Treasurer. We chose Mr. Faber as our class adviser, and held our meetings in the gymnasium, with social dancing following the business meeting. (Remember the force Mr. Faber often had to use to make us bashful kids dance!) In the third year, class officers were: Antoinette Trinca, President; Samuel Sims, Vice-President; Louise Edwardson, Secretary, and Charlotte Cohen, Treasurer. During the second half of that year Mr. Crafts kindly consented to take over the duties of adviser, that Mr. Faber was no longer able to fulfill. Under his guidance we continued on into our fourth year, at which time we elected Sheldon Kiselik, President; Dannie Weiss, Vice-President; Charlotte Cohen, Secretary, and Virginia Scoppettuolo, Treasurer. Our main homerooms through these years were 204 for the girls, and 420 for the boys. Miss Howard, Mr. Crafts and Mr. Faber were the home- room teachers. A few students came from Mrs. Meek's room, 208, and Miss Shirley's room, 313. Of great help to us during our last year was Miss Brooker, who acted as counsellor. We owe her much, for without her wise aid in finding and correcting weak points some of us would not be graduating with our classmates. In thinking back over the class's high school years, do you remember: Eating lunch (especially the still life) in our homerooms, during our early years; Antoinette Trinca representing our class as Alderman at the school's General Organization; Charlotte Cohen successtully leading us through four years of Junior Red Cross work, and also class representa- tive, recently, to a City Youth Week Conference; Freda Burr's activity, interest and ability in Dramatics; and Marianne Fitz, a member of the All State Choir? Several of our members who put their time and energy into making this edition of the Vignette a success were Dannie. Weiss, Antoinette Trinca, Barbara Sacknoff and Marvin Kaiserman, who served on the Busi- ness staff, and Charlotte Cohen, Virginia Scoppettuolo and Louise Ea- wardson, on the Literary staff. Jack Pollett, Leonard Colavita and Noraa Nadelman were among those outstanding in Art, receiving special recog- nition in the Scholastic Contest at Bamberger's. Our recent activities have included several dances, in particular our Senior Dance, and the Swing Concert. Our salesmanship was put to work in the selling of our felt school banners. The Senior Hike was a lot of fun, and will you ever forget those roller skating outings? (those who tumbled probably won't!) There you have a brief history of the doings and impressions that have gone to make up a memory that not one of us will ever forget—tfour years in the one and only, Arts High School.

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4A CLASS HISTORY It hardly seems possible that four years have elapsed since we first entered Arts High in 1937. Remember the way we were ushered into the auditorium the first day of school? We sat in wonder as the names were called in the various classes. When they came to ours we shivered with the grand feeling that we were now a part of the school. Our Freshman year was a hilarious one, full of wonder at our new surroundings. We are quite sure that ours was the class that introduced the hot-foot into Arts High. Never before had there been such a reign of mischief in the school as there was that Fall. The admitted ring- leaders were that notorious sextet, the two Howies, Al, Dick, Jerry, and Frank. Do you remember the time they lit a bonfire in the middle of the science class? It seems that a hot-foot they were trying to give someone refused to rouse him. In disgust they decided to light a bonfire under his chair. Incidentally, the victim woke up. Then there was the time two of them hung Al out of the fourth floor window by his feet. Everyone was nervous but Al. We mustn't forget the incident of the fire ex- tinguisher. The fellows knocked the fire extinguisher down by accident, one day. They were really frightened when it proceeded to circle around the floor squirting chemicals. They all made a dash for the nearest exit—except Al who sauntered back and calmly picket it up and put it away. A passing teacher commended him for his good sense, not knowing who had knocked it down, and once again the day was saved. Our Sophomore year was also an eventful one for that was the year we first organized, under the direction of Mrs. Meek. It was not until our Junior year, however, that we elected officers of the class. Al Chirichella became President. Not many of us will forget the first dance we gave as a class. It was a Hallowe'en dance and we had a record attendance. Even in our Senior year it was hard to quell our high spirits and our reputation was as much for fun as for hard work. We all enjoyed ourselves when Barney filled an empty carton of milk with water and put it back in our lunchroom. We were willing to pay a nickel to see the expression on the person's face who took it. The Senior Dance was probably the highspot of the year. After weeks of planning and decoration-making, the night of the dance finally came. Needless to say it was a huge success. Another high-spot was the planning of Class Day. It was fun working on the program but it was hard work censoring it. We have also done some hard work as is witnessed in the prizes won by our art students. Aldo Mino, Milton Rapicano, Morris Rones, and Nicholas Reale are a few of our prize winners in the art field. Probably most of us will be sorry to leave, but we can never forget the good times we have had.

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