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

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KATHLEEN WARREN 240 Oliver Street ALLAN ROBERT WRIGHT. 2nd 1 1 Riverview Court

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Class Well, we are finally getting ready to leave East Side! Those four years have certainly flown by. leaving us with many pleasant memories. Say. do you remember our first day at East Side? We were all seated in the auditorium and we were quite excited. Although we had no idea as to what was going on. we soon found ourselves assigned to home rooms. Many of us were sent to classrooms at Ann Street School and we didn't see our classmates until the following term. After filling out endless forms, we got acquainted briefly. Finally, the dismissal bell rang and we went home quite exhausted. And so ended our first day at East Side. Do you remember searching for East Side's elevator? What about getting used to the one way traffic (which went around in a circle). the up and down stairways, the long, long lunch line, and the wild goose chases initiated by the seniors5 At first we thought it was unfair of the seniors to do this, but we do the same now so we can't blame them. It didn’t take us long to become acquainted with some of the teachers, especially Messrs. Rosamilia and Lumb. Many of us took advantage of the extra curricular activities offered and joined some of the clubs. Time flew by quickly and before we realized it. our first exams loomed before us. We really had to buckle down. Summer vacation was drawing near and the membership of the Cutters' Club increased. Weren't we relieved when school ended for the summer. Those first few weeks after vacation were the limit. We still don't know how the teachers managed to stick to the subject since we never could. Our minds were still vacationing. When the football season rolled 'round, most of us attended the games. Usually we went in a large group with cow bells, sloppy shirts, and dungarees. We were very proud to see our band, twirlers. and cheer leaders marching on the field. Cheering the team's spectacular plays sure was fun. However, we usually wound up with a good case of laryngitis. The most thrilling game, of course, was the one played on Thanksgiving Day. We were very proud that our team won this particular game with Central because this meant our team would have possession of the cup. Gosh it felt good to be a sophomore; luckily, most of us made it. Some of us were busy learning shorthand while others were struggling with Caesar. It was real fun teasing the freshmen and realizing how silly we must have looked when we were in their shoes. We were city league football champions that year, and Joe Gomes was our big hero. Although, we mustn't forget such good players as Frank Barnes and John D'Olivi-era either. Let's face it—the whole team was good! Most of us were getting ready to buy class rings in our Junior year. We were proud f them and were pleased with the fact that we could be looked up to as upperclassmen There no longer was any question as to the success of our class. We had our first tions with these results: ident: Mary Jane Petrucelli President: Elizabeth Ryman Secretary: Dolores Nortof Treasurer: Victoria Tremarco Because of her pleasant personality and interest in the class. Mary Jane was able to the election despite the tough competition of her male opponents. . was in this term that we had our first school dance. We were all willing to join the i ince committees. After much hard work the night of the dance finally 22