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CLASS HISTORY It's actually happened. This Is the end of our stay at Columbia. We re graduating, the class of 1953. We should be thinking of our future, but all that comes to our minds is memories of the three wonder- ful years that we have spent at Columbia High School. The first year our class was about the same as most sophomore classes. We did our homework, went to football games, sat in the cheering-section, and got caught ‘up in the mad whirl of extra-curricular activities that characterize Columbia. We joined various clubs, went out for sports, attended sophomore briefing sessions for the Columbian,” and worked on committees until our heads spun. A good many of us joined the Sophomore Dramatic Club, and had a hand in the production of the two assembly plays and the radio play which the Club presented. Our sophomore year was the first year in the school's history that girls were allowed to join the band; this provided another opportunity for some of us to participate in school activities. We took the Kuder Preference Test, which gave us guidance in choosing our careers and determining what we wanted to do when we left Columbia. But leaving Columbia was far from our minds during our sophomore year. Our junior year was full of fun, work, and excitement. It started off with Columbia winning the state football championship. What noise at that assembly when we were presented with the trophy! Then came the Christmas assembly, when Parnassian presented that wonderful pantomime, The Doctor of Lonesome Folk, which was done so well. Naturally, the highlight of the year was Junior Night. You could call us pioneers, because our class didn't follow the tradition of putting on a musical comedy. We staged a musical revue, On Your Mark. The songs were wonderful: Bubblin' Brook, Get on Your Mark, I Left My Love Behind, and all the others. The skits were riotous. We certainly can be proud of our Junior Night. We had a lot of fun as juniors; it was exciting, too, especially during election time. The elections were important to us, because we were choosing the members of our own class who would guide us during our senior year. Most of us took it quite seriously, and we all gained good practical experience in voting. All of us would like to thank Mr. Sheeley for doing such a magnificent job as principal during our junior year after Mr. Crehan's untimely death. Mr. Sheeley contributed immensely to the success of the school, and we, the class of 1953, deeply appreciate his efforts. Finally—our senior year. The first important thing that happened was meeting our new principal, Mr. Amsden, and finding out what a wonderful person he is. National elections also occupied our thoughts during the early part of the year, and most of us took more notice of politics and world affairs than we had done before, for we discussed the election in class and learned a good deal about the functions of our government. Of course an important event of the year was the Senior Play. The Play Reading Committee had been busy all summer, reading plays and deciding which to bring to the class to vote on. We broke traditions again as we had done with Junior Night by choosing Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, for this play wasn't a comedy, as most previous Senior Plays had been. Our Town” was a drama of everyday life, done without scenery and with few props, and so a good deal of the action was in pantomime. This really was a challenge to the cast, but they came through with flying colors. Everyone said Our Town was one of the best senior productions ever presented at Columbia. Many other events of note took place during our last year. An intramural touch football league was organized, and many of the boys took an active part in it. We were all interested in the movement to obtain a driver-education course for Columbia students, and most of us wish that we could have taken advantage of such a course, for we feel that learning to drive well is an important part of education. Another event this year was the special assembly program honoring Mr. Marshall Bartholomew, the well-known composer and arranger who graduated in Columbia's class of 1902. Graduation is just a few days away now. How we hate the thought of leaving. Others must have felt the same way. But there are memories to take us back. We will always remember the three wonderful years we spent here, and we ll do our best to make Columbia High School proud of the class of 1953. Page 7en
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CAROL NANCY ABRUZZESE 26 Ridge Street Orange Future Teachers of America 4; Pan American Club 3, 4; G.A.A. 2. 3, 4; Junior Night Chorus 3. Remembered for: being a nice, amiable girt with a su ed disposition DORIS JANE ADELMAN Dede” 50 Mayhew Drive South Orange Lc Ccrclc Francais 2, 3; Future Teachers of America 4; Intercultural Club 3; Personality Club 3; G.A.A. 2; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Junior Night Chorus 3. Remembered for: being a cute little package her interest in college men. and her good tasJe in clothes. X PETER AHLERS 1 96 Harvard Avenue Maplewood Forum Romanum 2; German Club 2, Chairman 3, 4; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Homeroom Chairman 3; Homeroom Vice- Chairman 2; Junior Night Cast 3. Remembered for: his all ’round friendliness, his sincerity, and his constant devotion to the German Club. ALFRED AINBINDER Al” 116 Turrell Avenue South Orange Le Ccrcle Francais 4; English Guild 3, 4; Intercultural Club 3; Platform Club 4; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Fire Committee 4; Civics Committee 4; Junior Night Assistant Director 3; Junior Night Scenery Construction 4; Senior Play Cast 4; Columbian Reporter 2, 3, 4. Remembered for: his conscientiousness and for helping to make Junior Night a big success. • MARTIN I. AINBINDER 116 Turrell Avenue South Orange English Guild 2, 3, 4; Intercultural Club 2, 3; Platform Club 4; Finance Committee 4; Football Manager 2; Junior Night Assistant Director 3; Junior Night Scenery Painting 3; Senior Play Cast 4; Senior Play Assistant Director 4; Columbian Reporter 2, 3, 4. Remembered for: being a quiet twin and working diligently on the Columbian staff. • JUDITH ALDRIDGE Judie” 52 Curtiss Place Maplewood Chemistry Club 4; Personality Club 3, 4; G.A.A. 2, 3. 4; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Homeroom Committee Chairman 3; Fire Com- mittee 3. 4; Pep Committee 3, 4; Assembly Committee 3; Bible Reader 3, 4; Junior Night Cast 3. Remembered for: her famous laugh, her striking clothes, and her many, many parties.» LETITIA E. ALLBEE MTish” 626 Valley Street Maplewood German Club 4; Library Council 2, 3, 4; Secretary 3; Personality Club 4; G.A.A. 2. 3. 4; Civics Committee 3; Eligibility Committee 2, 3, Chairman 4; Junior Night Cast 3. Remembered for: being a whiz on the athletic field, being a salty Mariner, and having a lot of fun. . BARBARA ALPERT Barb” Road Maplewood tele Francais 4; Chess Club 2; Intercultural Club 2, 3; Per- !y Club 4; Junior Night Properties Committee 3; Senior Play Pfopcrtics Committee 4. Remembered for: her short jet-black hair and her petiteness. . Page Eleven eoM
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