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

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hrustmas Q5n Ulibe Jfrunt N 'IHI' distance guns sounded and resounded in the damp cold dugouts grim faced sol diers pulled the triggers ofhfe destrov mg guns metal tanks fulfilled their horrible duty of destrovmg all marks of mans habitation It was almost midnight on Christmas Exe but to these tired home sick soldiers time and hohdav meant httle Thev had been sent out on the battlefields to slaughter mercilesslv men perhaps of their own age who under dltferent clr cumstances might haue been their frlends It could not matter to them that It was Christmas l' xe ln the mmds of more than one soldier howexer was the thought Oh what a good time I d be hax mg back home 1n Hoboken Vlarsexlles London or Berlin which exer the case mav be It is Christ mas' Midnight was just two minutes ofl ln the heixens were thousands of twinkling beckoning stars which when reached by the dark gray smoke from the guns seemed to form for one mo ment a cloudv nebulous pattern then when the smoke had dlsappealed shone once more with thelr former LPLPIIN X SP IGLI' 1907 brightness rl he soldiers bec lme lest less xt appeared as if the task of end ing life was distasteful on Christmas l' xe but thev must stick to then guns llhe seemingly ceaseless roar ing of cannons howex er suddenlv grew quiet the booming of exploding shells suddenlv calmed the smoke and tlame of bombs suddenly subsided German 'lustrlan Frenchman l' ng hshman American suddenly united ln a peaceful res erxe It was midnight on Christmas l' xel Surelv God could not Wish hfe to be ended purposely even in war at such an hour Hadn t He created hfe the hfe of 1 Perfect Son on this night' l' xerv soldier forgot dutv to country and stood bareheaded under the star l1t skv from small ullages beyond the battlefields came the faint ringing of church bells There was umxersal peace l' xerv man felt in his heart the Spirit of God and Chrlst for ex en wal with its needless suffering tragedv and cruelty cannot rule the extreml ties of man s falth There was on this battlefield filled Just two mmutes ago with the roaring and booming of life destrovmg machmes Pfam on earllz and good ml! loward men with The Jfnrst Rap CBI Yllgbt In l ls R blddxng the hostess good nlght Peggv Gay las shpped her arm through that of her escort ack and proceeded to a car already occupied bv ln clv couples leax mg the Christmas partv ll last farewell and thev were on thelr w av They had as companv onlv the stars aboxe the road was bfue and deserted lastex and faster the car sped on as the hx larious laughter and yovful singing rang out in the peaceful stillness of Page Ten KDOI PHIA HALZMAN l9a7 the night Nn approaching car loomed before them there was no time for further thought or actlon Vt 1th a grinding of brakes and hvsterxcal screams the twocars crashed head onl Peggv awoke conscious onlv of a painful throbbing in her head and when she placed her hands oxer her ex es onlv the feeling of smooth band ages met her touch Now she remem bered the partv lack the ride and the oncoming car From the sxcken mg odor of antxseptics she gathered she was in 1 hosplt xl How l Xl hen Bw whom? She Could tmd no answers to the perslstent questions that arose in her mind She dared not face the meaning of her bandaged eves l'he shght stir of the patient brought the nurse quicklv to her bedside The nurse informed her that she would be told eservthmg bv the doctor later when she was xble to slt up and that there was no cause for anxiety Peggv reslgned herself to the mex it able and lav em eloped bv '1 cloud of darkness when her rexeue was dis turbed bv the familiar XOICC of her mother lnstinctxselv her hand rose ln a gesture of appeal W 1th a conx ul swe sob Mrs Gavlas clasped hex daughter to her lo Peggys lnco herent questions her mother rephed hesitatmgly She finallv succumbed to Peggv s pitiful appeals and related the exents of that fateful night Peggv unable to bear the suspense l aml blflilll BX the compassionate tone of her mothers XOICC Peggv reahzed the truth As the following vear slowly passed Peggv tried to adyust herself to this strange new world Her one rav of light was the hope that some dav somehow bv some miracle of fate she would be able to regain her sight Her hopes began to crvstalhze one dav when the doctor informed her that 1 famous l' uropean eye specialist w ho might be able to help her had arrw ed in this countrv Her parents disregarding cost sent for this great surgeon and he had performed the del :cate operation Un Christmas l'xe the doctor ar ru ed followed bv '1 retlnue of nurses w ho filed solemnlv into the darkened room Slowly the bandages were un wound bv deft quick capable hands Peggv w as so filled with polgnant fear and rising hopes that she scarcely dared to open her ewes But upon doing so she saw in 1 corner of the room a Christmas tree tall and green in the flickering candlelight which dlspelled her despair lhxs tree was the messenger ofall her hopes and the realization after all her dark days of agony , . . . ,,. . . . 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Im sure they yyxll take xt yyxthxn ten mxnutes HELNIL TH I 11 help vou bake xt come let scollectsome bxtter herbs for the pxe They are 1nel11o111go11!l111 Pau! and Il'1ll1eln1 Ill exchalzae ll rp: C1011 f flare P PALL I wonder yyhat those two old turkeys look so uneasy abouto Y ILHELN1 Thev re probably on thexr yyay to recexye a callxng down for tearxn another shxrt I feel xn a mxschxey ous mood tonxght Paul PALL Got anv xdeas for some fun XVILHELNI XX ell we could take Old Klause s fence and yy rap t around the shed PAL! But that s been done so many txmes I cl blush xf I were caught xn the 'lct I ILHFLN1 How lbout leanxng a pxtcher of water agaxnst Frau Kxrcher s door so when she opens xt she ll recexye a beautxful drench xn PALL That s not so yerv bad but xt s not excxtxng xn the least How about takxng the mayor s cow and YI AITV How about talkxng Old Klause xnto wxndxng up Helmuth s skexn'7 IILHELWI Paul Iye saxd xt before and Ill say xt agaxn vou re a absolute genxus Lets try PALL Shhh here comes someone I thxnk xt s Herr Sarpus and Herr Baumer Let s hxde fThe11 hzde Ill lhe background Sarpu r and Baumer come Ill walkmg arm 111 arm QARPLS I es I thxnk a unxon between Carol and vou would be extremely desxrable In fact I yyxsh xt more than anvthxng else ust thxnk afoaluzqlxfj our two farms yyxll henceforth be one B-XLNKER aes yes ofcourse and yyhat about the dow rv SARPLS Oh the dowrv I es f course to tell the truth I had for Eotten all about xt But then one doesn t thxnk of trxtles at a txme lxke thxs Does one? BAL HER Cfllarmedj Of course not but xt has alwavs been my prxncxple to get the trxfles out of the wav first Cfoflzlxfj But of course xf you do not wxsh to speak of xt now SARPLS All rxght Then yye ll talk of the dowry after the nuptxals BXLNIFRfReafk1fakal'l7ledl Oh yes yes but xf vou really wxsh to get e doyvry busxness oy er now I am sure I yyxll not dxssent S RILS Xery well well settle t now 51111115 V111 fifty groschen be suxtableq BALNIER I'xfty Groschenl ifzdel Whv the man must be xnsane Exther that or a penny pxnchxng mxser To Sarpur Ill speak t you later Good dav sxr H walk r hru rquelxf off fhe flage SARPLS I yyonder yy hat xs wrong wxth Herr Baumer Wavbe he was oy er come yy xth the yastness of the sum hes thats probablv xt He was probablv oyercome He ualktx off lhe rlage .Baumer comer Ill aqam hu! on ihe other rzde He keepr re pealmg flu Gro fchefz iz!! he 1r lil ferrupied hu ihe hour who haue come ou! 0 fhelr hzdznq place BALWIER Hello boys Qfagerlzf Haye you recexy ed any answer from Lydxa'7 PALL Xes she says she yvxshes you would stop botherxng her BADMER CCf6fffdll6Ilb Isee yvell as one xmmortal bard once put xt True loye neyer runs smooth But I haye decxded how to capture the faxr Lvdxa s heart I haye w rxt ten a sonnet to mv beloyed H ihrowa' hack hw head dreamzlxf and ha! whz rperr hw poem As manv clouds as there are xn heay en As manv stars that make the skv b ue Two txmes four plus three equal eley en That s hoyy much I loye you He rlandr fhere 111 a .renu coma lhen he Iurnr Io lhe hour Is xt not beautxfulq Is xt not the essence of eyervthxng dxyxneo Can she resxst thxs xmpassxoned ly rxc'7 THE BOHS It xs trulv beautxful Herr Baumer BALYIER Bovs I shall yyxnd up the faxr Lvdxa s skexn tonxght PALL It xs a splendxd xdea XXILHELNX Xou are an absolute gen xus Herr Baumer Ill Irnup off Ihe flaae 1711 lhe uaxf ou! lhexf mee! Carol ana' frlk fiaumer euef fhem k7FlllI1lIkll hu! raw nolhzna AROL ILrxk xt xs of no use mv father has forbxdden me to see you agaxn I shall be forced to marry Herr Baumer wxthxn one yy eek FRIL. Then well xun away yye yyxll elope rxght now Clie half pullr her off lhe ffaae hu! 011 1'he uau 0 lf lhexf are me! hu Sarpu r SARILS XY hat xs thxs? Carol yyhere are you goxngq CAROL Erxk was goxng to show me a neyy lamb he has just purchased SARPLS Carol hayent I forbxdden you to see hxm ii flllf perm! Ihe A40 hour come 111 on fhe rzde They ree wha! 1 r lakznq place ro ihexf aqa111 klldf 111 fhe hackground There wxll be no further dxsobedxence of mv yyxll Tonxght vou wxll wed Herr Baumer But waxtl Here he comes noyy Uiaumer comer Ill leadmq a fczou r of fhe other group r pre renf BALWIER Ah my loye your head xs lxke a sponge L1 DIA CN earihe free znq ponzfj YI hatl BAL 'HER CHarl1l1fl I mean xt absorbs ey ervthxng SARPLS Ahem sxr yvhat do you mean bv thxs'7 Y ou are be rothed o my daughter BALNIER I7 Not I I am goxng to yyed the faxr Lvdxa and as for you vou are goxng to wxthdraw vour ob jectxon to hrxk and Carols mar rxage Furthermore do vou know what you are'7 You are a parsx monxous old fooll Cdl! fhe losertr iroup ou! olfoweda fer a few momenlf hu Sarpur who walkw .rhmlxf 0111 .rhakmg IZIJ' head Jadlu The hour come ou! 0 fllfll' hzdmg place I Vt ILHELNI There they go all of them happv Carol has her Erxk Lvdxa her Baumer and Ill wager Hel muth yyxll haye her Klause before the day xs done XX hat do yye get yye yyho brought about all thxs PALL I ll tell you what we get look at thxs' He producer fyfha .r hzfler herh pze XXxLxH1x2Lyx Paul you are an absolute genxus Page Nme ' ,' ' .' 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Zin The Qauaint Uliutnn QBf fbxfurh, Cfnglanh T IIAb long been one ofmy secret ambxtlons to XISlt the famous town of Uxford Izngland Imac. me mv dehght 'md surprlse when I heard Wlr Iord cftsually mention that he had been ln th1s town of my dreams durmg the summer Resolymg to add to my knowledge of Oxford I eagerly lIl1CStl0I16LI hlm about h1s y 1s1t there Ilere IS hls storv about Oxford whxch may mterest vou as xt dld me Oxford IS sxtuated at the Junctlon of the 'Ihames Rlyer flftv m1les northyvest of London It IS called the Cathedral Cxty because of 1ts notable churches The unlyersltv buxldlngs howeyer are of the greatest mterest as lt IS the oldest un1vers1tv of Fng land A few of the best knoyyn col leges are Umyerslty Balhol Izxeter fVIagdalen Corpus ChFlSt1 Chrxst Church Trlmty and Oueens Col lege whlch IS one of the oldest datmg back to the e1ghteenth centurv I was flrst lmpressed xn Oxford bv the 'ur of quletness found nowhere else the a1r of cleanlmess and the absence of commerclal slgns Uxford IS composed almost entxrely of col leges wlth a few homes nestlmg among them Poth homes und col leges haye beautlful well kept gir dens before them for the I' nglxsh hay e a great respect for beautv Thelr buxldmgs are also constructed yerv durably for mstance a good lllustra tlon of thls IS St 'Warv s Unlyersal Church whlch has held sery 1ces for nme hundred and twenty fnye vears I was also xmpressed bv the lack of hurry the most popular mode of trans portatxon was the blcycle Wlothers wlth babxes small chlldren busmess men and students are all seen ped CII1ng thelr way to thelr yarxous dest1nat1ons The people are exceed mgly frlendlv and yyarmlv welcome all yxsxtors The home customs are qu1te thf ferent from ours Wen and women are hardlv ey er together as there has alwavs been a d1y1s1on between the sexes Boys and gurls are xlw avs sent to dlfferent schools I seldom sayy a XIPI IRXI' af man and w oman out w alkmg together Xt soexal gathermgs the w omen alway s remam m groups 1p nrt from the men nor do they haye the freedom of Amerlcan women All professors and students wear long robes black trousers and large brlmmed h'1ts IIhe teachers are called Dons IIhe Dons and the stu dents seem to be IU the college for one ultlmate reason to xncrease their culture At n1ne oclock the curfew rmgs one hundred strokes from the bell 1n the cupola of the town hall All stu dents must be at that t1me on the college grounds or pav a heayy fme At thls txme a group of men called Proctors X1S1t the yarxous shops and streets of the town seekmg students who haye remalned out after curfew Cne amuslng mcldent took place when seyeral voung men yvho had staved ID town after the curfew had rung were seen by a group of proctors who chased them to arrest them The students managed to reach the grounds of Uueen s College and went up onto the porch whxeh IS regarded bv an unw rltten law as neutral terr1 torv Ilhe proctors belreymg them f' 7 to be residents of another college, waited below' hoping to catch them at eleven when thev would have to return to thelr dormltorles for at eley en the gates and doors were locked for the mght Xt eleyen o clock the students gallv entered Jueen s College of whxch they were fortunately residents whlle the walt mg proctors moodlly returned home the joke bemg on them In hnglxsh colleges students fol low thelr own mcllnatlons YI hen a student has obtaxned all the desnred mformatlon and knowledge he goes before an examlnxng board that deter mmes whether he lb worthv of hls degree he does not attend classes as we do but has a tutor Engllsh stu dents haye a deeper respect for edu cat1on The Amerlcan has a desxre to get somethmg out of xt or to be practlcal b seekmg knowledge to benef1t hlm 1n monev matters and future dealmgs 1n l1fe Engllsh stu dents learn for culture s sake alone In Enghsh colleges one goes as far as one wlshes It depends entlrely upon the mdxyxdual as there are no set courses as ln our colleges It would be y erv dlfhcult for one to dec1de whether he would w xsh to attend an Engllsh college or an Amerlean one Each one stands for somethmg dlfferent the I'ngl1sh colleges culture the Amerx can ones means of llyellhood fx! f ff ffff ff ff f f f Xfeax Y Xvax 'egefa-M95 1 f . ftlbrnstmas QEhe 1' X tx Iloonlfeam r zlanczng llzrouglz llze broken pane lf lzzf do you .flmw me llzzf dzrllf urclzm Jleepzllyjfljzlllzf f If lzzle a lzllle .rlockznq lzanqv emplzf on llze ua f Slum me rallzer 1 warm co If roam and In anqelzc clzzlzl rleepzng peacefully If lule a lmlgnzq 110041119 lzangn and mer ou f at zllzjayl f JACOB Goxcnmorr 19.96 Q Qy 'Za 425 62, 9, +25 v 2, 9 fvfxa Page Eleven V 1 1 V -v I I . 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