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

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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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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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an-m6dE Gold TIIIiORIi'l'lCAI.I.Y I':Xl'I..XINlilI in Tn 1-3 Aromlc 'l'u1co1z1 ics LOUIS COLA FRANCESCU, 1957 TUSIIC structure has always perplexed the mentality of man. Although it is a very interesting subject to study, I must admit that it is one of the most com- plicated topics in the science of physics. In this article, I desire to explain in a simple and comprehen- sive manner the theories and struc- tures of atoms. All matter is composed of molecules. Sugar, for example, is a substance which is composed of molecules. If I separated a crystal of sugar until I have one molecule, I could not do anything else, chemically speaking, CES 17ig.I l'1g.ll CARBON with this molecule without altering its composition. Sugar has the for- mula of C12 HQ, UH. If I remove iust one of the atoms from this molecule, the residue would not be sugar. With this information in mind, I come to one conclusion and that isl l may di- vide substances into molecules, but I cannot divide the molecule and still have the same substance with which I started. The foregoing statements do not mean that molecules are indi- visible, for as you know, molecules are composed of atoms. Perhaps you have considered an atom is an element or particle which is indivisible. I intend to prove that Page Twelve atomic disintegration and transmuta- tion are both theoretically and prac- tically possible. Before presenting the structure of atoms, it is absolutely necessary to know its constituents. Atoms are composed of two fundamental entities which are the proton and the electron. To draw an intelligent and correct diagram of an atom, the periodic table must be consulted. The periodic table was formerly a chart in which the atoms were ar- ranged primarily in accordance with their atomic weight. At present, the atoms are arranged accordingly to their X-ray spectra. fxlosely, a bril- liant scientist, conceived the idea of exposing the X-rays on the elements, thus a reflecting spectra was produced. By photographing the spectra, it is possible to calculate the frequency ot the rays that are the characteristics of any element. .xlosely also made the important discovery that the wave length of the lines decreased regularly as he replaced each element by the next one of the higher atomic weight. The proton is generally considered the mass of the atom, and the electron the energy, but I also want it under- 3 if 3 an 7- ue- rig. nl KRi'ToN stood that the proton has subatomic energy in its potential form. The layman is always curious to know the mass of the electron and proton. I do not want to bore you with tigures, but you should have some knowledge of the relative weight and size of these extremely small particles of matter. The diameter ofa proton is 10 -13 or 0.000000000000l centime- ters. At the present time the diameter of the electron is considered about the same. The proton is approximately 18-10 times the mass of the electron. In Figure I, you will see the atomic structure ofthe atom carbon as it ap- peared to a scientist in 1920. You will notice that the atom of carbon has a nucleus, consisting of six protons 167 B Fig. IV BROMINE and is encircled by two orbits, con- taining two and tour electrons, respec- tively. At present, I am going to state two reasons why Figure I is an incor- rect diagram of the atom carbon. Reamon I. As I have stated before, the proton has a relative mass of IS-10 as compared with the electron. Ac- cording to the 1920 picture, the elec- tron weighs just as much as the pro- ton. The mass of the carbon atom is 12 not 6, because the atomic weight