Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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Congratulations and farewell. How mixed are the feelings of our gradu- ating seniors at this commencement time. The joy of being through with high, school routines; the eagerness for the new experiences that lie just ahead; the opportunity of being more completely on one’s own”—these and other feel- ings mingle with an awareness that the wonderful camaraderie of high school yesirs will begin to fade away; a knowledge that home and hometown will never be quite the same ago.in; an understanding that the security of high school is almost over and that each person must begin again in a new group to build a place for himself. These are some of the feelings of seniors facing commencement; I remember them well, although it was twenty-five years ago this June that I said farewell to my high school and home and community. The Class of 1955 has been a particularly fine class. In spite of the great size of our school, I have felt close to our present seniors; for as newcomers we entered Columbia’s halls together and have had many experiences in com- mon these past three years. To you, the Class of 1955, go my hearty congratu- lations and best wishes—and I speak for all of your teachers and other friends at Columbia. I urge you to begin your new work with vigor and judgment and with high purpose. Many people cluster around the bottom rungs of the proverbial ladder of success; the upper rungs, however, are relatively empty. In every field of work there is a great lack of high quality people—people of good will who think hs.rd and work hard. Be adults of high quality, and happiness and suc- cess will be yours. Robert L. Amsden, Principal

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»dedication The oak; the owl; Excelsior”, Columbia High School; Emblematic of strength is the oak; Of wisdom, the owl; Of our goal— Excelsior”. Gaining in wisdom, Growing in strength. Ever onward— Reaching, striving, Excelsior”. Symbols of our school, All three. Like the oak, we grow; Like the owl, we learn; Our ideal— Excelsior”. To the aims Effort, strength, wisdom, We dedicate this book; The class of '55— Our cry, Excelsior!”

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ENGLISH AND SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENTS Betty L. Barton, A. M. General Secondary Supervisor of English and Social Studies Departments Helene J. Smith, A. M. School Chairman of English Department; Junior Class Guide William B. Axtell, A. M. Robert A. Bodkin, A. M. Aubrey L. Brier, M. Ed. Mary F. Clutton, A. B. C. LaRue Crosson, A. M. Theodore P. Gnagey, A. M. Martha M. Gray, A. M. Gladys H. Howell, A. M. Sophomore Class Guide Herman I. Mendelson, A. M. Cornelia A. Newton, A. M. Marjorie Nichols, A. M. Ruth C. Paine, A. M. Alexander B. Reed, A. M. Irwin W. Thompson, A. M. Junior Class Guide John I? Wenker, A. M. Mildred F. Memory, B. S. School Chairman of Social Studies V Department Edward E. Buhrer, A. M. Henry C. Gray, A. M. Sophomore Class Guide Einar H. Johnson, A. M. Margaret L. Johnson, A. M. Jack E. MacDonough, A. M. Gertrude P. Young, A. M. LATIN DEPARTMENT Ernest F. White, A. M. Chairman of Latin Department Laura H. Leech, Ph. D. Senior Class Guide Margaret A. Sanders, A. M. e Jacu it MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Perry H. Tyson, M. Ed. General Secondary Supervisor of Mathematics Department and Special Studies Clinton D. Talbot, A. M. School Chairman of Mathematics Department Stuart A. Benjamin, A. M. Norton C. Brown, M. S. George F. Jackson, A. M. Senior Class Guide Theodore W. Mellotte, A. M. Burnham L. Paige, A. M. Charlotte C. Smith, A. M. Peter A. Tenewitz, B. S. John B. Woodbury, Jr., A. M. MODERN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Marie A. Sora, A. M. Head of Modern Language Department Lucy G. Ahern, A. M. Jeanette B. Alfano, A. B. Catherine M. Carrigan, C. E. F. Thomas H. Fleming, A. M. Cecelia P. Freeman, M. Ed. Adolf W. Hannes, A. M. Frances A. Palminteri, A. M. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT A. J. Erickson, A. M. Head of Science Department Elton F. Chase, A. M. C. LeRoy Darlington, M. Ed Mark E. Dobbelaar, A. M. Aliene M. Markham, A. M. C. Henry Mellinger, A. M. Stephen J. Petrokubi, M. S. Donald B. Summers, Ph. D. BUSINESS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT George B. Pontz, M. S. Head of Business Education Department Mary V. Boesel, B. S. Mildred G. Bullock James E. Decker, A. M. Driver Education Carl Strony, A. M. ART DEPARTMENT Violet B. Demarest, A. M. PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Thomas W. Higbee, A. M. Director of Physical Education Department Frederick H. Booth, Jr., M. Ed. G. Stephen Frampton, Jr., B. S. Francis R. Hoffman, M. S. Ita M. Hoxsie, A. M. Marguerite jE. Kuhlman, A. M. Alice Pesh, S. Philip S. Selffer, M. Ed. Patricia F. Terrel, B. S. J. Harold Rudy, M. Ed. Driver Education HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Elizabeth D. Zielenbach, A. M. Chairman of Home Economics Department Joyce D. Paul, B. S. INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT James E. Hopkins, M. Ed. Director of Industrial Arts Department Voris A. Linker, A. M. Leonard S. Platt H. Emerson Powell Edwin F. Spear, M. Ed. Driver Education LIBRARY Margai t H. Silvernail, A. B. Evelyn M. Bart , A. B. MUSIC DEPARTMENT F. Russell Shenton, A. M. Director of Music Department Theodore J. Czubacki, M. Ed. Robert H- Jones, B. S. office ItAFF Margaret B. Cochran, B. S. Principal's Secretary Helen S. ’Ahlquist Lee M. Cardinale Delores P.iCosta Rose A. Monahan Ruth M. Murphy Teresa F. Riley Office Clerks MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Evelyn Z. Merrick, M. D. Director Albert S. Harden, Jr., M. D. Assistant Medical Inspector Margaret M. Beach, R. N. Helen L. Russell, R. N. Page Seven