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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Editors................................................ 1 School Picture ................................................. 2 Dedication ..................................................... 3 Miss Ruth Perkins............................................... 4 Mr. Eli Pickwick, Jr............................................ 3 i Class Picture................................................... 6 Dance Committee and Orient Board 8 Class History .................................................. 9 The Task ....................................................... H Senior Pictures................................................ 16 Class Prophecy 33 Senior Songs 37 Athletics 38 Hall of Fame 40 Last Will and Testament 41 Senior Slams................................................... 42 Competition Essay— Radiant Youth and a Treacherous Foe” 44 Bits of Humor 45 Advertisements ................................................ 47 Seven

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,1931 TH€ O'KWHT 1911 CLASS HISTORY September, 1927 Sept. 8—We all received our rooms except Sam Haber. Someone closed him in a locker. Sept. 11—We’re big shots now. Hazel buys a whole pack of gum instead of one stick. Sept. 24—Latin didn’t kill the Romans but it’s killing us. October, 1927 Oct. 1—Loew is trying to get a drag with the teachers already! Oct. 5—Civics is a tough subject—also the teacher. Oct. 9—Who cares if Ulysses stopped at Circe’s House? Oct. 11—Some kind of a ’’Freshman Frolic” in the air. We’re all Hot and Both- ered. Oct. 15—Freshman Frolic isn’t anything to write about. Lollypops and some more lollypops. November, 1927 November 6—Gallagher ordered to shave daily because nurse received splinters while examining his beard. November 15—Getting good. Almost made more noise than Miss Caffcrty while singing (?) in assembly. November 23—Asher was ejected from English Class today for eating bananas— Mr. Tuckly slipped. December, 1927 Dec. 3—Doesn’t this school have Christmas Vacations? Dec. 7—Lillian Fereday always laughs at Miss Kartlukc’s jokes (?) (?) (?) (Irony) P. S.—Examinations are near, so is Christmas. Dec. 20—Only one week vacation. We’re convinced there is no Santa Claus. January, 1928 Jan. 11—Cafeteria rolls arc going from comparative to the superlative in degree. Try and eat ’em! Jan. 23—Doningcr is a brave guy. He talked back to Mr. Cuthbcrt two days before exams. What a man! What a man! February, 1928 Feb. 1—We’re lA’s now. Doningcr too. Don’t feel quite as lonely as IB’s. Feb. 5—Ccrefice tried toKakc some microscopes from science room. A scientist some day he shall be, mark my words, Oscar. • Feb. 20—Several red eyed boys in our midst. What’s that meaning of these inflamed eyes? Ah! Eureka! They have been trying to convince fond parents that short pants arc beneath their dignity. (Boys only) Cenci also. Alas, Yorick ’twas in vain—woe is them. AVine