Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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President ... Vice-President Secretary Treasurer . . . THE JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS ..............................Marshall Shields .................................Miriam Priest .................................Olivia Taylor ...................................Edith Wills Three cheers for the Junior Cl ms, the best class in the school! To enjoy this year to the full, the election of officers was made early in the season so that the class might be organized as soon as possible. Marshall Shields, as presi- dent of the class, helped to make this year the great success it has been. Miriam Priest, our vice-president, although she has not had charge of many meetings, we know was always ready to help in whatever way she could. Faithfully has Edith Wills kept account of the great amount of money which swamped our little treasury, taken from that famous Junior Vaudeville. I mention our sponsor, Miss Wilson, last, because she is the best of all. Willingly has Miss Wilson joined in and advised us about every plan we proposed. Feeling the need of making our dignified position as Juniors secure, we planned a party to impress our younger sisters, the Freshmen. We may he said that we not only tried to impress them, but also tried to make them better acquainted with us and their own classmates. The Freshmen played their favorite games and had as much ice cream as was good for them, besides some which was not. Those who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves and went home (we hope! praising their older sisters. For many weeks after Thanksgiving, the auditorium, after school hours, was thronged with perspiring Juniors. This was due not only to the difficult dance steps which were being learned, and the cultivation of bird-like voices, but also to the training of great orators and joke masters. What was it all about? Why, the Junior Vaudeville. When the dazzling acts of that Vaudeville were finally «produced in the auditorium on December 15th, the entire school was held spellbound by the talent displayed by the Juniors. Let us not speak unkindly now of some of the words of the pessimistic Seniors before that vaudeville, for they applauded us as madly as the rest. Undoubtedly it was a wonderful success. Not only did we practice diligently for the Junior Vaudeville, but also for the Junior-Senior performance. This was given to raise money for the Curtain Fund, to which we helped to add one hundred and fifty dollars. The Junior-Senior Dance was held early in March. Those who didn't go we know missed the best dance of the year, and those who did can give proof that the decorations were the loveliest, the music the liveliest, and the refreshments the best. Not only has the Junior Class been well represented on the athletic field and basketball court this year, but we might say that three of this year's captains have been Juniors: Roderick Matteson. football: Cornelius Nolan, basketball, and Gertrude Husk, basketball. Every Junior i looking forward to enjoying even a better time next year and to being a greater help in every way to his school. 31