Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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Photo by Stone —.. YoU MURPHEY—the Pride of ’o8. IINCEY R; CHAU

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‘““A class whose members are 1 908 distinctive for their variety of talents; for their individual high ideals; for their spirit of sympathy and friendship for one another; for their loyalty to the school and for their clannishness and pride in their class.’’

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(i Wear Wook of the Class nf 1908 BEING A RECORD OF THE BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND A CHRONICLE OF THE PLEASANT MEMORIES OF THE REMARKABLE CLASS OF 1908 7:2 22: Edited by WILLIAM LAMBERT ELIZABETH POUND ELEANOR VAN TUYL WALLACE PEARCE MR. IRA W. TRAVELL Entered as Second-class Matter November 17, 1904, at the Post Office at Plainfield, N. J., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Published on the first Wednesday of every month during the school year, by the students of the Plainfield (N. J.) High School. Printed by THE RECORDER PRESS, Babcock Building, Plainfield. 25 CENTS THE COPY 75 CENTS THE YEAR VOLUME 5 JUNE, 1908. NUMBER 17 Chauncey Murphey, An Appreciation Of generous nature, kind in his judgment of opponents, and a loyal friend to a host of friends; of sunny disposition, full of fun and frolic, always good-natured and never bitter; a student who knows the meaning of hard work and perseverence, and who has avoided equally the slough of despond and the heights of ecstacy; an athlete of athletes, twice crowned champion of his school by his schoolmates; a leader in games and sports, into which he has put brain and brawn, heart and conscience; gifted in the art of dramatic expression; of a temperament that faces difficulties and dangers with the more grit and determination; frank and sincere and honest in his convictions; fearing no disfavor for aggressive right action, and currying no favor by sacrificing judgment or conscience; a wholesome and helpful influence among his associates: such a boy is Chauncey Murphey. IRA W. TRAVELL.