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

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.1931 THE OXlET r 1931 May 29—Wc don’t know how to sing in assembly. Miss Cafferty said so. We’d rather whistle anyway. June, 1930 June 2—Lucy Doser found out Washington never threw a quarter across the Delaware River. It was a lead quarter.—(Editor’s note.) June 8—Mutiny aboard! Class finds out Miss Ehman may not take a vacation. June 19—Death rates have increased .005986 by new type of examinations. June 22—Worries arc over. We’re going to be Seniors next term. September, 1930 Sept. 6—Hazel was a brunette in class today. Her sister used the whole bottle of Golden Hair Wash. Sept. 9—Rain today. Arthur Murphy came to school with boots on. Sept. 13—Election of class officers. Only 56 present and over 80 votes cast (?). Sam Haber handed out ballots (?). Sam Haber gains Sergeant-at-Arms position for only $3.46. Sept. 27—Only five lockers broken into today. The world is being made safe for democracy after all. Sept. 28—Few boys from our class went to the 4A Thursday Dance. Couldn’t sneak in—Miss Hough was watching. October, 1930 Oct. 1—Charles Mitchell took a bath today. Senior Reck” tomorrow. Oct. 2—Senior Reck.” Wc were never so embarrassed in our life. Rudy La- Pica’s suspenders just had to break. Oct. 8—Lillian Fercday is soft hearted. Florence Kaeli talked her into the 25c loan in 1 hour, 13 minutes and 53 seconds. Oct. 18—Ruth Habig must be wild over Charles Loew if she buys candy every day, especially the kind he likes. Oct. 27—Joe Eustachawich must be a good toe dancer. Rose Hammer said he was all over her toes while dancing w;ith her. November, 1930 Nov. 3—Red letter day today. Jane Mankowski didn’t ask Miss Roys any ques- tions. Nov. 9—Our Senior Prom” ought to go over big—three tickets sold already. Nov. 20—Mike voted the best looking janitor in Newark. Nov. 27—We’re Seniors now. Service Squad doesn’t mean much to us any more, . e., it has no intrinsic value. (Miss Roys and staff please note.) December, 1930 Dec. 3—Somebody stole Virginia McGuire’s skates—she had to walk home— alone. Dec. 7—Mike Stiuso wins a trained guinea pig in a raffle. P. S.—He doesn’t know anything about pigs. Dec. 13—Friday 13 th sure was bad luck. Double test in History today. Dec. 19—Our own Prom! Didn’t wc have fun! Haber, in a new suit, was mis- taken for a messenger boy, collected $2.52 in tips before recognized. T flirt fen

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1931 THE 0%ieistr 1931 November, 1929 Nov. 8—Physics isn’t so difficult. It’s the principle of the thing. Nov. 16—Loew gives an essay on Is a Sense of Humor Valuable?” Then be- comes angry when Johnson trips him in the corridor. Nov. 22—Walker fell asleep in Latin class today. What a man! What a man! December, 1929 Dec. 3—No, children, Pabst is not a member of the school faculty. Josephine Sygnarsky isn’t ay-ther. Dec. 10—Gertrude Pfrommer refuses a Freshie’s proposal. (The fifth this week.) Dec. 17—Qucs.—Why don’t teachers act tough about Dec. 17? Ans.—Because they have the Christmas spirit and Christmas is near. (So is the convict ship.—Editor’s note.) January, 1930 Jan. 7—A horse bit Sam Haber in the neck during vacation. Jan. 18— Tempus Fugit” (Used by special permission of the copyright owners). Exams arc near. Tempus Fugit’s too fast for us. Jan. 29—Haas is a pessimist. He doesn’t want to have 311 as his Home Room any more. February, 1930 Feb. 2—Class is organized—but not financially. Feb. 8—Our Knock Committee” sure did knock ’em! Had loads of fun. Haber slid down from the balcony. Feb. 17—After fine assembly speech Docs Crime Pay?” Scrratclli skinned Griz- zily Ike, the store-keeper across the street, on an egg sandwich and a coca-cola. March, 1930 Mar. 6—When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to protest against school cafeteria coffee, we do hereby solemnly swear (boys only) and affirm (now the girls) that on this 6th day of March, 1930, A. D., we want milk. Mar. 18—Prosperity must be around the corner—Mr. Williams got a haircut and a shave at the same time. Mar. 30—Mr. Laughton imitated the drunken porter from Macbeth. Don’t take this too literally. April, 1930 Apr. 3—There’s some kind of an honor roll on the bulletin board. What funny names! Apr. 8—Creepy Kinney creeps no more by the Public Service Coordinated Spring Orchestra—By special request. Apr. 17—Mr. Lumb was late first two periods. He got lost in the wilds of No Man’s Land” formerly Independence Park. Apr. 30—Cereficc fined $2.00 for walking on new lawn of school Campus. May, 1930 May 5—Cataline sure did step out nights! May 11—No fun in school today. May 23—Brelsford is the 8th wonder of the world. He knows most of the school song by heart. Twelve

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1931 THC 1931 Dec. 22—Miss Bacon has the Christmas spirit—talked to us for only 45 minutes about the World War. January, 1931 Jan. 9—Goble is working for next term’s elections already, handing out bribes. Where’s mine? Jan. 24—Examinations fail? Nay, Nay and a couple of negatives. Jan. 25—Maggio wants to be an undertaker. Jan. 29—All passed exams. Teachers have hearts after all. February, 1931 Feb. 3—4A’s now. Not afraid of any teacher. (Miss Tcasdalc excluded.) Feb. 9—Class elections. Sam Haber gets Scrgeant-at-Arms position for $3.76 this time. Brutus, Cassius, and Skippy received 2 votes apiece. Feb. 19—Mr. Quinn reports that amount of paper strewn about halls during lunch period has dwindled down from 3 to 2 tons per day. Feb. 27—4A dances begin. No sneaking in—we’re at the door ourselves. March, 1931 Mar. 4—Miss Perkins breaks her thumb and right wrist. Class extends sincere sympathy. Mar. 7—La Scala threatens Charles Goble for talking to Gertrude Scholz. Mar. 27—Charles Goble dyes his hair from gray to black. The gray hair is said to have resulted from worry over the class treasury which in all probability faces a deficit. Hard times! Business depression! April, 1931 Apr. 1—Played an April fool joke on Mr. Jacobson. Filled his hat with water, we didn’t have the nerve to watch him put it on. P. S.—He put it on. Apr. 8—Mr. Musgrovc with the aid of a certain individual has succeeded in teach- ing Dorothea Tower psychology. Apr. 17—Mr. Miller started to tell us a joke. But he laughed so hard that he couldn’t finish it. Add to the list of American Tragedies. Apr. 24—Samuel Suarez leaves school. Hazel was eyeing him for that seat any- way. May, 1931 May 2—Famous last words: “Trolley car jumped the tracks”; “I couldn’t find a parking space.” May 9—John Kuchmas wins the prize for the best simile of the month with his “As dry as Miss Roys’ jokes.” May 19—Teachers’ association receives an injunction restraining Haas from pub- lishing his book “Practical Excuses for High School Students.” Fourteen