East Side High School - Torch Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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CLASS SONG I. We rally round thee, dear East Side, On this our day of days, With love, and thought, and burning pride, Accord thee worthy praise. CHORUS: O East Side High! Dear East Side High! We’re loyal to thy name. And strong, and true, we e’er should be, And spread abroad thy fame. II. For thou hast felt our deepest joys, Hast known our gravest fears. Fond memories of thee shall cling Throughout the crowding years. III. And so today with grateful hearts. We tuneful homage pay. For thy true spirit ling’ring near Will guide us on our way. MILDRED COHEN. HISTORY OF CLASS OF JUNE. 1925 Now that the years have passed it seems but a short time since our entrance into the educational fold of our Alma Mater, East Side High. As Freshman we succeeded in adapting ourselves to our surroundings. The building, the teachers and the pupils—all were strangers to us. We seemed insignificant and infinitesimal in the new school life to which we had been so recently introduced. We gladly accepted the 1A welcome that was heartily extended to us. The Freshman Frolic made us more fully aware of the sympathy and spirit of co-operation of the upper classes. We finally began to realize that we were a part of it all- The first five months passed with the result that faces we were accustomed to were no longer within our vision. Many of our friends had left us either because of misfortune or incapability. It was again merely a case of the survival of the fittest.” IV

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THE ORIENT Then came our Sophomore year. Oh, how dignified and important we felt in comparison to the mere green Freshman. Truly, we were progressing; we owed to ourselves a certain amount of prestige. Many went out for sports. Others joined the orchestra and the glee club. Some devoted their time to their studies. We were fast becoming an integral part of the school. Our love, faith and school spirit, still in the process of development, were being felt in the life of the school. Some members became popular because of an extraordinary amount of athletic or mental ability. Truly, we were on terra firma; the way was less obstructive; time, work and patience were our means of progress. One year elapsed and the scene shifted to our Junior year. We had gradually ascended the hill of achievement- Our courage and will power impelled us on to higher and better things. The first part of the Junior year was on the whole uneventful. But toward the end of the term we realized that the time was not far distant when we must organize. In union there is strength. When we organized our 3A Class we came into the confidence of each other, we co-operated, we were elevated to a basis of mutual friendship. These factors are as invaluable and indispensable in school life as they are essen- tial in future life. As a result of our first elections Thomas O'Reilly became president; Mildred Cohen, vice president; Helen Marshall, secretary; Philip Clark, treasurer. A committee was appointed and a constitution was drawn up, which we have regarded as the law of our class. Our Junior year finally descended into the valley of memory and we entered our Senior year. The 4B elections resulted in a slight change in officers for the new term. The scribe Carl Riff succeeded Thomas O’Reilly to the presidency. Helen Marshall captured the vice presidency and Mildred Cohen shifted to the position of secretary. Philip Clark resumed the position of treasurer and Oscar Buehler was elected sergeant-at-arms. Class chose rose and silver as its colors and preparations were soon under way for the moment of our lives when we should be formally recognized by the school as full-fledged Seniors— Senior Wreck At last that eventful day arrived. As we sat on the stage all arrayed in colors and flowers we shining intellectual lights awaited the conclusion of the dear old song, Hail, Seniors, Hail. Then the curtain parted and lifting up our voices we sang the class song written by Mildred Cohen. The humorous part of the program was followed by the more serious when our president accepted the torch of knowledge from the 4A president, promising that the class would live up to the ideals of which the torch is symbolic. By the advice of our faculty advisor. Miss Wetmore, we took charge of the business affairs of an entertainment given by the school. The entertainment was given to boost the school fund, which was at the time very low. The entertainment consisted of two one-act plays, a pageant and a gymnastic demonstration given by the East Side championship gym team. The entertainment was a great success, with our class being well represented in both the acting and gymnastic work. The class received one-fourth of the net profits, per agreement, which greatly increased our sadly depleted treasury. v