Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1909 volume:

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ROBINS, Error: A. F. RANDOLPH, Apvertistnc MANAGER. G. H. FOUNTAIN, Business MANnacer. RICHARD HARRIGAN, CrrcuLaTION MANAGER. C. E, PRIOR, Jr., CHAIRMAN oF YEAR Book COMMITTEE. 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 Recorper Press, Babcock Building, Plainfield. 25 CENTS THE COPY 75 CENTS T HE YEAR Wie, “5: JUNE, 1909. No. 23. The Class of 709 Nineteen young ladies and twenty-nine young gentlemen, not girls and boys now, but with the experience, dignity, courtesy and high ideals which qualify them to be known as young ladies and gentlemen. One of them refused help offered toward the expenses of a college course, because she was able to make her own way and some one else might be in greater need. You can not pick her out from among the others. Even those who know them well can not do so, for almost any one of them would have done the same generous thing. One of them has accepted every responsibility that has come to him; has worked hard as a member of this or that committee or athletic team, and in other ways; has been unselfish in his devotion to class and school; is true and honest and courageous and cheerful and courteous.. Ask those who know them whom I mean and they can not tell you— the description is true of so many. Occasionally some of them are noisy and some are lazy. But there is not one who could not be left alone in an examination hall with a text-book in the desk, not one with whom it is not a pleasure to be associated. We expect no more of any class than that it equal r909. None will be better. Linpsey Bgsr. 6 TO Ron Ce: Our Principal A courteous gentleman, a warm hearted friend; a man who can say No, in a way that does not sting; who makes the interest of each individ- ual pupil his own interest, the best principal I ever ‘-had—H. M. Maxson. Four Departing Teachers Four of our teachers will not be here next year, and we of ’og are glad that we have known them and that they have stayed until we go. Prof. J. B. Riley, who came to us in the middle of the year, had a hard position to fill, for he took the place of one of the best-loved of the Faculty, Miss Ferry, and we all felt that no one could ever take her place. But we Seniors will never forget Mr. Riley, the cosmopolitan knowledge gleaned from him, and the improvement in the rolling of our gutteral German Rs. In Miss Smith’s leaving, the school loses a splendid teacher and a good friend. Miss Pope has been with us only one little year, but that year has been sunnier and happier to us all because of her presence, and the love and sincere good wishes of every one of us go with her. The Seniors are especially grateful to Miss Pope, for in her we have found a good friend, and our devoted friendship goes out to her in return. Miss Cumming knows every one of us and every one of us knows and loves Miss Cumming so well, that it is hard to express our affection. Her leaving is a loss to the school which we Seniors are glad to escape feeling, and we hope that the years to come will be full of happiness and good fortune for one of the best-loved teachers in P. H. S. Leds Nee OO, THE ORACLE, 7 Shrouded in night and crowned by mist, And held by the camp of the foe, Stands the hazy height of yonder peak, With the river far below. Up its rugged side the soldiers climb To plant their standard high, And hope that the breeze of the coming dawn Shall spread its folds to the sky. Thru forest dense of bristling pines, O’er rocks they force their way, Up toward the mountain crest they toil, In steady, close array. At length they cease their weary climb, On the height they rest at last, And just at the break of the coming day They place their standard fast. For weary hours the battle raged, The fight was fierce and long, “No backward steps but all advance”! Class Poem BY HAROLD SCHENCK. Rang out in cheers their song. Rejoice! oh brave victorious band, Your troubles now are past, And proudly in the sun’s bright rays Your emblem floats at: last. TEE RAC IEE, Salutatory AGNES MARGUERITE VAN NORDEN. X JE, who love so dearly our Alma Mater, and the joys and opportun- ities that it has brought to us, feel most grateful toward all of you, our friends, who have labor- ed to make our school life both profitable and happy. To the Board of Education, who have worked so hard that our schools might give the best advantages ; to Dr. Maxson, who has watched over us from the time we first entered school with almost a father’s care and devotion; to Mr. Travell, who has been our friend and adviser throughout the four years of our High School life; and, finally, to the citizens of Plainfield, who have helped us by their support: —to you all we would express our sincere gratitude and wel- come you most heartily to our Commencement exercises. Tonight as we look forward to the new experiences that we are about to begin, I want to tell you about a man, the story of whose happy, self-sacrificing life has been to me a source of help and inspiration. Few people have heard of Bishop Patterson, an English missionary, who gave all of his energy, and his full manhood, and finally his life itself to uplifting the poor, ignorant savages of the islands around Australia. fA ORACLE, Valedictory SARAH ANNE BROUWER. LASSMATES, I have @ touched but feebly on the life of this nearly perfect woman, but I have touched lov- iaelys.. 10; imewche isy-any “ex- ample of a beautiful life, made beautiful not so much by what she did, though she did greatly, as by what she meant to do— the purpose which she took and held and which she never let her- self forget. It was her devo- tion to purpose that made her victorious even in defeat, a con- queror in death. Now, as we meet for the.last time as Seniors of Plainfield High School, stirred by the example of a true and noble life, let us resolve to see our purpose clearly as she did, and in a radiant light. Let us never falter on the steep, bright path— up hill and up, to be sidetracked by nothing, though tempting voices may call, as perhaps they called Joan in the remembered sheep bells of Domremy, and the peasant lispings of her home. But—‘vestigia nulla retrorsum’’—our own motto—‘“no foot- steps backward. And—there is nothing more. When our feelings are the strongest it is most hard to speak. This is our last night together. Before us throng our hopes and behind us our precious memories; and there is only one thing to say— a simple, hard Good by. el 10 EnV ORAGIE, An ’09 Appreciation of P. H. S. BY -LOUISHKE t=aeNi CHOLE, A Senior’s view of his High School must necessarily differ from that of anyone else—undergraduate, alumnus, or visitor. The undergraduate can never fully realize how he loves his school, how he and the school are each a part of the other, until the time comes for him to leave it. To an alumnus, devoted tho’ he may be to his Alma Mater, his High School can not be the most important thing—Life broadens too quickly after eraduation! The visitor sees the building. ; Our Plainfield High School is infinitely more to us, the Seniors, than we, as undergraduates, ever dreamed it could be; it is more vital a sub- ject to us now than it will ever be to us again as Alumni, and it is far more to us than the good-looking, well-equipped building, which every visitor acknowledges it to be. The visitor sees the well-kept lawns; the plain, beautiful architecture of the building, and the simple, effective green and white coloring of the Auditorium. As he goes thru the building, he notices the large, airy rooms and corridors, the laboratories, the hospital, the gymnasium and locker-rooms, and the convenient lunch-counter. The system of ventila- tion, the fire-bells and fire-escapes meet with his instant approval. In fact, every detail of the building must be admirable to any visitor. To us the building is the material representative of school life, school spirit, and school ideals. Every corner of it holds some memory, some in- spiration, some touch of joy or sorrow, some hint of a growing friendship. The OrAcLE-room; the gym; the book-room; the glad, gay fourth period study room, even the hospital with its horrid haunt of “Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia for every ill”, are dear to us! But the school holds more than memories of fun and every-day in- terests; it is the symbol of a deep, true school spirit. Here has the best in each of us been aroused and developed; our ideals have grown, and with their growth has grown our ability to attain them. We are leaving Plainfield High School, where the four happiest years of our lives, thus far, have been spent, and it hurts to leave it; but, as we go, the love of it is warm in our hearts, and the spirit of it is forever in our souls. II tik ORACEE “IOOHDS HDIH AIAIMNIVTd 18 THE ORACLE. Award of Prizes, 1909 ENGLISH COMPOSITION. I. The George H. Babcock Prize, given by Mrs. George H. Babcock. First Prize—$15.00 expended in books, Grace Denton Parker. Second Prize—$10.00 expended in books, Clara Savage. Honorable Mention— Albert Hardcastle. Kathryn Moynihan. Celestine Waldron. II. The Daily Press Prize for the best essay written by a member of the Senior Class on a topic relating to municipal affairs. Prize—$10.00 in gold, George Stanley Robins. Honorable Mention—Washington McIntyre. III. Prize for best essay on a given topic, offered by the Equal Suffrage League. Prize—$5.00 in gold, Caroline Lambert. Honorable Mention—Wilbur Tovell. Madeline Durar. IV. Prize for the best essay on a given topic, offered by the W. C. T. U. Prize—$5.00 in gold, Alan Fitz Randolph. Honorable Mention—Douglas Davis. MATHEMATICS. The Dr. C. H. Stillman prize, given by Mr. Wm. M. Stillman. First Prize—$15.00 in gold, Meta Pennock. Second Prize—$10.00 in gold, Lewis T. Matlack. Honorable Mention—Bessie Alpaugh. ERAN SA TIONSE RIZE: For the best translation of assigned passages, a first prize of three dollars, and a second prize of two dollars, to be expended in books chosen by the receiver of the prize. Mopvern Lancuaces—Given by Mr, Ernest R. Ackerman. Junior French. First Prize—Washington McIntyre. Second Prize—Elsie Bird. Honorable Mention—Mary Pauline Cowen. Ouida Hetfield. Senior German. First Prize—Alan Fitz Randolph. Second Prize—Agnes Marguerite VanNorden. Honorable Mention—David Bryant Thickstun. THE ORACLE. 13 Junior German. First Prize—Edmund Y. Sampter. Second Prize—Otis Hovey. Honorable Mention—Marguerite Van Zandt. Ethel Skillman. Latin Prizes—Given by Mr. Alexander Gilbert. Virgil. First Prize—Louise Townsend Nicholl. Second Prize—Agnes Marguerite Van Norden. Honorable Mention—Sarah Anne Brouwer. Cicero. First Prize—Ruth Klein. Second Prize—Elsie Emery Bird. Honorable Mention—Meta Pennock. Caesar. First Prize—Louise Bird. Second Prize—Helen Pearce. Honorable Mention—May Day. COMMERCIAL PRIZES: Given by Mr. Ernest R. Ackerman. A first prize of three dollars and a second prize of two dollars, to be expended in books. Bookkeeping. First Prize—Horace Nathaniel Adams. Second Prize—Louisa M’Cormick. Honorable Mention—Louis Rottberg. Typewriting. First Prize—Ruth Frances Stryker. Second Prize—Gertrude Wilhelmina Enander. Honorable Mention—Marion Wheeler. Stenography. First Prize—Ruth Frances Stryker. Second Prize—May Greenwood Stafford. Honorable Mention—Alice Agnes Leighs. Amanuensts. First Prize—Harry Brick. Second Prize—Beulah Miriam Van Winkle. Honorable Mention—Annie Mauger. 14 TOERORA CEI: A Sketch in Green Paint BY GRACE DENTON PARKER. Awarded First Babcock Prize Trolley cars ads are fascinating. They illustrate so gaily the hopeful, inspiring, idealistic side of everyday life. In them the children’s faces are always chubby, the women always smiling and stylish, the men always broad-shouldered. It was at one of these ads I stared, on my way to town. An especially lovely ad with a smiling Titian-haired lady in mauve and white, down on her hands and knees painting green, a light, artistic, olive green, the floor of a delicately pink bedroom. Under the picture was this stirring verse: DEVOES4G. 72 HAS SMADE“THIS KLOOR TAS, GOOD) AS NEW: I had an idea! How much I needed a floor as good as new in my room! How well a light, artistic, olive green would go with the woodwork! How cool and pretty the lady in the picture looked! That afternoon I con- sulted my mother. She did not exactly agree on green, but when I explained that Devoe’s No. G 72 was a light, artistic, olive green she thought it a rather pretty idea, and so ordered three quart cans of Devoe’s No. G 72 from the hardware store. Bright and early the next morning the hardware wagon stopped in the drive, and a small, swaggering, important boy, with a stylish, bored air, becoming to any king forced by fatal circumstance to drive a delivery wagon, pounded on the back door. I was glad the paint had come and opened the door with a smile. The boy tipped a—no, not an artistic green, but just an ugly green—hat, and dumped a bag on the porch. “Them’s your potatoes,” he cried with a majestic nod. Indeed it must have been embarrassing for such a mighty person to make a mistake, so I said as sweetly as possible: “Oh, we ordered paint, we didn’t order potatoes. There must be some mistake. I know mother don’t want potatoes. She always gets them from the) etocer.” He was disgusted. Planting his hands deep in two baggy pockets, he tried to frighten me with a long stare from two wrathful, gray eyes. “T guess I know your mother when I see her, don’t I?” I replied, he ought to. “And I guess she ordered them potatoes when she was in our store this morning, didn’t she?” THE ORACLE. Is He stood there, so sure of his ground, so sure that I had made a mis- take, and so disgusted with the whole business, that I wondered inwardly whether mother had not, after all, ordered the potatoes. “But we don’t need potatoes,” I protested; we have enough to last a long while.” “Why,” he cried, a highly disdainful look crossing his not too aris- tocratic features, “them ain’t to eat, them’s to plant.” This made up my mind. “We do not intend to have a potato crop, thank you. There must be some mistake. Will you kindly look in your wagon and see if there are not three quart cans of Devoe’s No. G 72 paint, and a brush?” He smiled a patronizing smile at my stupidity, but deigned to walk slowly out to his wagon and investigate. I expected to see him come back with my paint and at least an apology, but I here had reckoned without my host. He did bring the paint, to be sure, but as he handed it to me, loftily remarked how inconsiderate and altogether inhuman people were, to expect him to remember such a small order as that paint when he had such things as potatoes on his mind... . Here I closed the door. My room had undergone the disturbing scrubbing of spring house- cleaning, and as mother had decided the carpet (which had seen brighter days first in the parlor, then in the library, and had finally layed down its last threads of usefulness in my room) was not fit to use again, I was enjoying a bare floor. So this morning I had only to take out the moveable furniture, to be ready to paint. I started first on the brickwork of the mantlepiece. Painting is easy after you get in the swing, but I discovered several things before I had gone far. First, that a large kitchen apron, tho it had not been in the picture, was as necessary as a newspaper to stand the can on and a place to lay my brush. Also that the little jaunty flirt of the brush which I had noticed professionals used, and which had struck me as being par- ticularly jolly, was not in the least practical for an amateur, the chief ob- jection being that it did not keep the paint in its proper place, but spread it even to your own nose and eyelids. My mother came in when I had done a square foot, and approved of the color, which was truly a light, artistic, olive green. Grandma came in, and said it was going to look very well, but how anybody could stand the smell, was more than she knew. My brothers suggested that as I didn’t know the first earthly thing about painting I had better let them do it or it would be done “rum.” But I 16 DHE ORACLE. was proud of my painting. It would be a fine thing to tell the girls. I truly could set up as a hard worker now. Two boards were done when a timid knock sounded at the door. Every- body who knows Frieda thinks her a beautiful child. As she came in today she struck me as lovelier than usual, but I did not feel like returning the radiant smile. The dark, heavy circles under her eyes looked darker. Her face was whiter than usual, except when she coughed, and then burned, blood red, a round spot on either cheek. Those eyes, blue as the corn- flower of her father’s own beloved Germany, were bigger, and oh, so much older than twelve years! Frieda sat comfortably on the bed and told me the news. Her mother had subscribed to a magazine for twenty-five cents, and was to get, as a present, three Rambler roses, a red, a pink, and a white, with ‘the subscription. Willie was, working in an office now, but he didn’t like it as well as the factory. He didn’t have anybody to talk to half the time. The quarter I had given her yesterday for washing dishes, she had kept and was going to give some of it to Willie tomorrow with which to buy her father a necktie for his birthday. Her father was going to be forty Sunday, but he couldn’t buy such nice neckties as Willie. The last time they had given him money to buy a necktie, he had spent it for her cough drops. She had had the doctor three times that week, and he had said she must not go to school any more till she was better. “T have to eat four fresh eggs a day, I do. That’s what the doctor said. I want to go to school, ‘cause I won't get out of the sixth grade this year if I don’t. I won't pass in June.” She looked up at me, pathetically, and was suddenly quiet. I painted fast. Why is it that children who deserve above all else to be well should be tortured by disease? “That’s nice poetry you have up there,” she blurted after a pause. The verse she had spelled out was this: “There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave, There are souls which are pure and true, So give to this world the best you have, And the best will come back to you.” “Oh, it is very, very, beautiful,” Frieda whispered under her breath. How big and bright her eyes were! That remark worried me. Why should a child of twelve be so impressed by this theory of compensation in life? Was society right, when there existed such poverty that the chil- dren of some men become aged and sick before they have begun to live their lives? (Continued on page 42.) THE ORACLE; 17 Graduation Exercises, 1909 BY ALAN FITZ RANDOLPH. The Commencement Exercises of the Class of 1909 were held in the First Baptist Church on Thursday evening, June 24th. After an overture by the orchestra, the exercises of the evening were opened by an invocation by Rey. John Y. Broek, of the Trinity Reformed Church. This was followed by the Salutatory Address, given by Agnes Mar- guerite VanNorden. Miss VanNorden spoke on “A Life of Sacrifice,” as exemplified by the life of Bishop Patterson. The address of the evening was made by Hon. George H. Utter, Ex-Governor of Rhode Island. Following this address, Charles F. Abbott, Vice-President of the Board of Education, made the presentation of the various prizes of books and money won by the students of the School. A list of the prize-winners is given in another part of THE ORACLE. Following the prize awards came the Valedictory Essay and Address by Sarah Anne Brouwer. Miss Brouwer spoke first of Joan of Arc, as an example of an ideal woman, emphasizing her sincere and unflinching trust in her divine cause and her magnetic power as a leader. She spoke next of Queen Esther, the savior of her people, and of Charlotte Corday, who “killed one man to save a hundred thousand,’ and finally of the nameless heroines who will never become famous. The valedictory itself, which will be found in another part of this issue, was then spoken to her classmates by Miss Brouwer. The forty-three graduates were given their diplomas by Leander N. Lovell, the President of the Plainfield Board of Education. After the presentation of diplomas, the graduates, alumni and their friends adjourned to the auditorium of the Plainfield High School, where the classes of ’07 and ’o8 tendered a reception to the class of 1909. The auditorium was tastefully decorated with the colors of the three classes, who enjoyed the dancing until two o’clock. 18 THE .ORACLE: ) Wr c ¢ —r 9 uf 9 vf Ira Winthrop Travell BY CLARA SAVAGE. One of the greatest privileges in life is to come into contact with strong and noble personalities, to feel their influence and be helped by their pres- ence and example. Such is the privilege of every pupil in Plainfield High School. Mr. Travell is a principal who has the love and respect of all pupils, for they recognize in him not only the authority and control necessary to his office, but also a friendliness and personal interest in the progress of each pupil, that inspires and encourages. He is anxious that the school should be a pleasant place, that the boys and girls should as- sociate it with happy hours spent together in working, and with evenings full of fun. He helps to make school-life a joy by entering enthusiastically into the amusements and encouraging interest in athletics, dramatics and all other pursuits that help to arouse and maintain school spirit. The boys are his loyal friends and pay him high tribute by declaring him to be “perfectly square.” The girls are no less loyal. A “new girl” finds that the tall man, of whom she is rather afraid, at first, takes especial pains to make her feel at home in Plainfield High School, and when he meets her on the street, he has not forgotten her name. Mr. Travell is honored by the pupils of Plainfield High School because he exemplifies devotion to a noble cause; he is loved by the pupils because they know him to be their personal friend and confidant. Each boy and girl will remember him for some individual kindness. “That best portion of a good man’s life— His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.” PHEVORA Ces Ira Winthrop Travell, Principal Plainfticld High School. ay 20 THE-ORACEE, The Class of 1909 Edward P. Abbott Joseph Silbert Ernest Banks Allen S. Snyder Alfred DePierre Beeken David B. Thickstun Arthur Levis Bingaman Francis Wilcox Frank Burdick Miss Caroline M. Baker James M. Cullen Miss Bertha B. Brick Franklin Clyde Doane Miss Sarah A. Brouwer Guion Hillman Fountain Miss Edna B. Burdick Richard Harrigan Miss Frances T. Carr 3arnard Kline Miss Mary Pauline Cowen Walter Edward Knowlton Miss Rosalie Kling John W. Lyness Miss Elsie L. Knowlton Washington F. A. McIntyre Miss Caroline A. Lambert S. Sherwood Parsons Miss Mary J. Matthews C. W. Stanley Parsons Miss Loretta E, Mitchell Charles Edward Prior, Jr. Miss Harriett Moodey Alan Fitz Randolph Miss Louise T. Nicholl George Stanley Robins Miss Helen M. Rogers Harry F. Sawyer Miss Clara Savage Cornelius F. Schenck Miss Ethel Skillman Harold Schenck Miss Agnes M. Van Norden Miss Esther Wolfe DEBORA Cleny Walter £. Kaowlton President Louise C. Nicholl Secretary Charles £. Prior, Gr. Creasurer 21 Ze DE -ORAGER: Class Song BY ALBERT HARDCASTLE, Come class mates dear and join in song, We'll not be here for very long; We soon must launch upon Life’s sea, And take the wheel of liberty. Too soon we part from scenes that we hold dear, But e’re we go we'll give a hearty cheer. CHORUS. So here’s to our High School, our alma mater true, May she ever proudly float the Red and Blue. Proudly floating over old Plainfield High, May never a cloud its glory shroud, or dim its crystal sky, Still enduring, weathering every gale, In glory for you, our High School true, May Red and Blue e’er sail. We'll now salute our skipper true, Who holds the helm for White and Blue, And gallant mates, who, at his side, Have helped this worthy ship to guide. Old Naughty Nine, your voyage is now complete, Your log is closed and sealed with Mem’ries sweet—Cuo. SHE ORACLE, 23 Winner of Yale Cup ALLAN S. SNYDER. A cheerful spirit, a genial disposition, a sunny countenance, a courteous demeanor, are always and everywhere friend winning qualities; add to these physical strength and courage, agility, precision and grace of movement, and the friend is transformed into the hero of the athletic field; add again a rugged honesty, a faithful industry, a wholesome clean-mind- edness, and admiration blends with hero worship to make strong and sure our friendship for Allen Snyder. IRA W. TRAVELL. ‘URUTIYS POU], “SSIP ‘UOWMOUY “WY “MM —204 woyog If OMOPT “| “SoqureyT ourporeg ssi Yousy9g “YW “O‘aesvaeg esvrjy sstyy ‘ HOUIN “LT Sst 240g “IW “H SSt—mo4 ayppryy ‘queOog ‘D W ‘SUIqOY “S 4) jloqqy “da ‘ssoudy “M ‘[ ‘ydjopuey “yy “W—7ys4 07 4f2] ‘mor doy «SiVAlId FHL, dO ISVd ” THE ORACLE. 28 “The Rivals” Presented by the Class of ’09 BY MARGARET V. LEGGETT, EDITOR “THE ORACLE. Shakespeare speaks of “out-Heroding Herod”; but no one before has ever so “out-rivalled their rivals” as the class of 1909 did when they pre- sented “The Rivals” in the Plainfield theatre, Saturday evening, May the fifteenth. The play was a complete success from start to finish, both dra- matically and financially, and well may 1909 be proud of its actors and actresses ! Each one did his best and certainly reflected credit upon the coaches, Miss H. M. Pope and Mr. S. B. Howe Jr. To these worthy people belongs a large share of the glory of the Senior play, for no one could help but succeed in his part after Mr. Howe had acted it out in a manner that was a “play” in itself; no one could not help but succeed after Miss Pope’s helpful suggestions. Both of these good teachers will hold a big corner in the heart of class of 1909 for many years to come. The cast was especially well chosen. First came John Lyness as David. He was absolutely perfect and one would surely have thought that he was a professional. His make-up, speech, and bearing without a bit cf stage-fright exactly fitted the part. And next came the honorable Senior President as Fagg. But we can not speak of him without mentioning Ethel Skillman, the pert little maid “Lucy.” Ethel Skillman was certainly a captivating actress. The scene in which Mr. Fagg met Lucy on the North Parade, dressed in an adorable red-riding hood cape, made a decided hit. Clara Savage took the role of Mrs. Malaprop, the meddling, conceited old woman, to perfection. From the moment when she sailed on the stage with her “oracular tongue” and “bold insurance,” she stirred up gales of laughter. 26 PELE RO RAC iby. Now we must mention Cornelius Schenck as Sir Anthony Absolute. Who would have recognized quiet, unassuming Cornelius Schenck as Sir Anthony with his frenzied rages and simpering, bickering manners? All that we can say, Mr. Schenck is “marvellous!’”’ and just by way of a side- remark, let us say this: “Remember we can not tell what is inside a book by looking at the cover.” Te OK Tel @wv aie W. E. Knowlton, Ethel Skillman. Jack Absolute, otherwise known as Clyde Doane, performed the military lover well, doing credit to his duty and his regimentals. The part was an appropriate one for the future soldier of 1909. THE ORACLE. 27 Caroline Lambert and Louise Nicholl gave very clever imitations of just how foolish and romantic two pretty girls of the 18th century could be. Miss Lambert’s stage manner was irreproachable while Miss Nicholl made a sweet Julia and sympathized as comfortingly as though she had been the helpmate of a parish minister. “KING'S MEADS FIELDS WILL DO.” John Lyness, Edward Abbott, Stanley Robins. Stanley Robins! Bob Acres! How well those names go together! Congratulations to Mr. Robins for his splendid acting. “Acting” it was, for he had to show the audience that he was trying to take the part, which Joseph Jefferson made so famous. Alan Randolph portrayed the part of Faukland. He endured Bob 28 THE ORACER. Acres’ teasing till he could stand it no longer, when he swore a genteelly round oath, becoming a “delicate soul” and a “gentleman of the old school,” both at once, which brought down the house. Last but not least came Sir Lucius O’Trigger, in the person of Edward Abbott. Mr. Abbot in his satin suit, powder, paint, and brogue certainly “A NEW LIGHT BREAKS UPON ME.” Clara Savage, Caroline Lambert, Cornelius Schenck and Clyde Doane. (This illustration and the preceding views of the class play are from photos by Langhorne.) made a perfect Irish gentleman. Beside his good looks, Sir Lucius brought out some clever acting. We can only give just a few “reminders” of the “Rivals.” It should have been seen to be appreciated. Surely the class of 1909 and Sheridan’s “Rivals” will remain boon companions in the history of the Plainfield High School for many years. Not only should the players be remembered and praised but also those students through whose efforts the Senior play was successfully managed, namely, Charles E. Prior Jr., and Guion Fountain, Business Managers; Allen Fulmer, Stage Manager; Richard Harrigan, Advertising Manager ; Joe Silbert and Harry Sawyer, Property Managers. PEPE ORA Gli, 29 Class Day MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE. C. E. Prior, Chairman. Ethel Skillman, . Albert Hardcastle, G. H. Fountain, Richard Harrigan, Elsie Knowlton. The Exercises BY LOUISE T. NICHOEL. The Class Day Exercises of ’og, held on the evening of June 22, in the Auditorium, were decidedly unique, refreshing, and nautical. The idea which was carried out in every detail was that ’o9 was a ship and that the crew were gathered together for an evening of reminiscence, and anticipation of voyages in the future. ; As soon as the curtain rose, the crew, dressed in the conventional sailor’s costume, burst into song—a mighty good song, written by Albert Hardcastle to the tune of “Sailing.” Then the log-book, containing the class history, written by Ethel Skillman, Harriet Moodey and Marguerite Ramsey, was brought out and read. A more serious tone was given to the evening when Clara Savage re- cited the unusually fine class poem, written by Harold Schenck. After this the second class song, written by Louise Nicholl to the tune of “When the Ship Comes Sailing Home,” was sung. A wise and jolly fellow was the captain of the ship, President Knowlton, as was shown by the splendid speech he made. It was exactly appropriate and all that could have been desired. The Class Statistics, decided by the votes of the class, were then read and badges given to the favored ones. One of the jolly “tars” of the good old ship ’o9 spun a yarn for his mates, telling what had become of each of the gallant sailors who helped the ship. so bravely on its long, successful voyage. After this the final song was sung to the tune of “Good Night, Ladies,’” and the mingled tears of crew and audience almost capsized the ship of ’09. A good dance completed this nautical evening, and the good ship ‘og settled down for two more days on land, after which it should pull up anchor . for good. 30 THE: ORACLE, “The Sailor’s Yarn’”’ Class Prophecy BY ETHEL SKILLMAN. The sailor’s yarn was as follows: Cuartes E. Prror.—Charles studied to become a mining engineer and was appointed chief engineer of a large coal mine in Pennsylvania. When the day came for him to assume control o f affairs, he appeared at the mine arrayed in a light gray suit, delicate yellow necktie, lavender socks, red shoes and white kid gloves. The miners were dumb with amaze- ment. In a few well chosen words Mr. Prior, known in P. H. S. as the “silver tongued orator,” urged them to descend into the depths of the mine and bring forth the treasure hidden therein. He closed by singing seven verses of “Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep.” Moved to frenzy, the excited miners seized Mr. Prior and threw him down the shaft. He has never been seen from that day to this’; but legend has it that his melodious voice may still be heard from time to time chanting, “Down in a coal mine underneath the ground.” Louise NicHoty.—Louise, it is needless to say, became an author. At first she wrote on simple, easy subjects, such as, “The Timelessness of the Infinite;” but after being made famous by a book entitled “How to Cultivate a Good Appetite,” she tackled more weighty subjects ; and finally won world-wide fame from a book called “The Decline of Chivalry,” or “Thoughtlessness of zoth Century Boys,” or “Duties of Senior Boys to Senior Girls.” Guion Fountatn.—Guion Fountain, prior to his great success as an opera singer, tried teaching, as a professor of fussing, a branch of study introduced by himself. After his marriage he took up music as his pro- fession. He traveled a great deal, his favorite stopping-place being Florence. Marcuerite Ramsey.—After finishing her course in dull P. H. S. Marguerite rushed to the gay south. There, after many flirtations and breaking of hearts, she married a gay young southerner. But alas! she was not happy, for he loved to talk and she, not getting all the chance for’ conversation, left him, and is still looking for a quiet youth. THE ORACLE. 31 tab on his life after graduation. It is known, however, that he took a course in the N. Y. U. and afterward, in 1915, sent in his application to Manager McGraw of the New York Midgets for a position at fifth base. He ran against James E. Martine in 1924 for justice of the peace, Pluckamin County, and after making several campaign speeches won the election. It is rumored that his last years were spent in truck farming. FRANCIS WILCOX. Francis Wilcox has led an exciting life in his efforts to penetrate the frozen north. Each year he made a little progress until at last he flung to the breeze from the North Pole, the pennant of 1909 Plainfield High School, just beneath Old Glory. CoRNELIUS SCHENCK.—This sedate young man deserted his engineering profession to marry Dotty Dimple, a pretty chorus-girl whose voice in the chorus of the “Holy City,” won his admiration and love. A few months after the marriage, Cornelius discovered that Dotty’s frivolous nature was not in harmony with his more staid disposition; so he applied for a divorce on the grounds of uncongeniality of temperaments. Through the efforts of John Lyness, his able counsel, he secured a decree of absolute divorce, and is now thinking seriously of going on the stage in juvenile roles. Joun Lyness.—The Honorable Mr. Lyness, is a lawyer of great intel- lectual brilliance, whose minute and masterly knowledge of the law has spread its effulgence on the pages of history. He was offered a place on the bench of the Supreme Court, but on learning that there were chances for graft there, his conscience forbade his acceptance of the position. His latest achievement which has brought him fame, is the hypothetical question of 150,000 words, which he prepared for the divorce case of Schenck’s Dotty Dimple. PAULINE CowEn.—Pauline, after long practicing on herself, started a hair-dressing establishment. Her sign was “Madameoiselle Cowenita— Hair dressed in all styles, including the Somerville Wave, Plainfield Puff- lets, Marcelle 4 la Merry Life—all guaranteed not to become mussed.” ARTHUR BINGAMAN.—Arthur was a noted physician, to whom people came from all quarters of the globe for advice and pills. Contrary to his own well-made plans, he married, early in life, a dashingly beautiful maiden with millions of her own. During his well-earned vacations he traveled far to enlighten the people of many lands as to the proper mode of wearing the hair—by the example of his own effective “Teddy-bear” cut. 32 ELH OR Gln. ALLEN FULMER.—Allen refused to ship with 1909, preferring to go in a gasoline launch to Europe, where he fell in the Seine and was drowned. SHERWwoop Parsons.—Sherwood is traveling around the world in his flying machine. He built an aeroplane and received several millions of dol- lars for it: ever since, he has led a life of leisure flying from country to country, buying souvenir postals for poor P. ElsaS. ttiends: Watter KNowLton.—Captain Knowlton decided to become President of the Standard Oil Corporation. He bought a large estate with a lot of oil tanks on it, which he raised from seed. He went sleighing in Par- sons’ aeroplane, but something went snap and Walter found himself in one of the greenest oil tanks. The buoyancy of his disposition brought him suddenly to the top where he joyfully shouted, “Well, you can’t keep a good man down! Never mind, I’m oil right!” Harriet Moovey.—This dignified young lady won all the basketball games at Smith College. Realizing what a wonder she was, she started a private gymnasium (boys admitted by tickets only from the Faculty), and she was physical directoire. Ersizr Knowiton.—Elsie became a wonderful world-famed pianist and composer. She met her end in a disastrous but glorious manner. The stage of Carnegie Hall, where she was playing, gave way because of the weight of flowers thrown upon it at her feet, and the shock proved fatal. Estuer Wo tre.—She has had an exciting and unusual career. Soon after her graduation from P. H. S. a fortune was left to her. So she started on a trip around the world, taking with her a spinster great-aunt as chaperon. They were shipwrecked in the Red Sea, which changed the color of Esther’s hair. This misfortune made her so melancholy that she eritered a nunnery. From there she eloped with a Turk and spent the rest of her life quietly. Sapre BrouwER.—After taking all the honors at Smith she eloped with a humorous youth from N. Y. U. But, alas! she soon learned that his accent was acquired, and being broken-hearted, she drowned herself in New Market Pond. Carrie BAKER.—This prim little maid turned Quakeress, wearing plain gray, and now resides in the City of Brotherly Love. CLarA SAVAGE.—This cultured young lady formed a partnership with Louise Nicholl, for the purpose of breaking the world’s record for writing books on various subjects. The motto of the firm was: “A book per minute, RAE ORAGCEE. 33 on any subject desired, while you wait.” Her best book, one which brought her world-wide fame, is “The proper way to pronounce ‘That’ and ‘Boston’.” Miss Savage met her death as a result of trying to clear every plate served to her at a fourteen-course banquet, at the “Literary Ladies’ Legion.” Apert HarpcastLe.—After being made Poet Laureate of the Canary Islands, where we left him on our last voyage, and after each Canary maid had tried her captivating smiles on him, Albert decided it was not a paying business, and started out to peddle Listerine, because every bottle bears the name, Lambert. Carotine LAMBERT.—Caroline starred as “Kate Hardcastle,” in “She Stoops to Conquer.” After having a little financial difference with the leading man, she then became the star performer in “Love’s Labor Lost.” Barnarp KiinE.—This boisterous gentleman spent his young manhood in leading the cheering for all the colleges. The Plainfield Anti-Noise As- sociation, by order of its president, Washington McIntyre, bound him over to keep the peace under penalty of being gagged for three years. Barnard was unable to remain quiet and so forfeited the bond. He died while serving the sentence and was buried, at his own request, in a coffin lined with steam sirens and fog-horns. Ernest Banxks.—One day Ernest took a trip to Coney. There he met a show manager who hired him to stand in front of his theatre and yell. Ernest tried in vain, but could not make himself heard above the noise of the crowd. He was about to give up in despair, when he thought of using a megaphone. With it he can be heard yelling any time. Frank Burpick.—Frank disappeared in the wilds of South America, where he was employed by a prominent native chief to keep house and amuse the children. He remained court jollier for many years. Epna Burpicx.—Frank’s sister, however, did not go with him. In- stead, she became a famous cook, and is now chief cook in Dunellen’s largest boarding house. AGNES VAN Norpen.—Miss Van Norden first completed a course at Montclair Normal School. The ship of 1909 soon found that in her it had a second Patti. The modesty of the Salutatorian, however, prevented her from leading a life before the lime-lights, so she settled down and unveiled her ability by training a Holy Cross choir boy. RrcHarD HarriGAN.—Richard became president of the Coal Trust at the age of forty-two. Prosperous times had so increased his avoirdupois, Rae IO Pea CEs that when Dick wished to go riding he had to be hoisted by means of a derrick into a specially constructed coal wagon, drawn by 18 horses. Like other rich men, however, Richard is not altogether happy. His one ambition is to be a baseball player, and of course, to play ball, he must reduce his fat. He has spent millions on flesh reducers, but up to date is as fat as ever. Klaw Erlanger have been offering him every sort of inducement to play “Antonio” in the revised version of “The Merchant of Venice.” In this version, Antonio really has a pound of flesh cut from his body, and Klaw Erlanger want Dick because the loss of a pound of flesh per day wont bother him in the least. STANLEY Ropins.—This energetic, effervescent youth of ours dashed thru college, leaving in his wake many broken hearts, many wrathy pro- fessors, and a great deal of cigarette smoke. Newspaper life was his next victim. He attacked it ruthlessly and soon became notorious for sensational articles on ‘Mysterious men,” philosophic articles dealing with the subject that “Life is a funny proposition, after all,” and fashion notes, which he treats with “some class.” He has never given up his athletics and his favorite sport is, as it always was, a “love game’”—of tennis. He says he will live and die a bachelor, for “Odds blushes and blooms”’ there are too many girls in the world to devote one’s self to one only. ALAN RANDOLPH.—He has had a hard time devoting himself to one thing, so many and varied are his capabilities. He has tried his hand at painting, pottery, poetry, and poultry, and finally devoted himself to the latter, on a delightful little New Jersey farm, which is guarded night and day by the Princeton tiger. Harotp ScHencK.—Harold became a famous minister who gives such wonderful sermons that they are read in all parts of the world. FRANCES CArRr.—Miss Carr is one of the class of 09 whose acquaintance i s a great privilege. As one of the most promising young illustrators and artists of the day, she went thru Pratt and then went abroad for further study. She and Miss Lambert were together in Paris for some years, keep- ing Bachelor Girls’ Hall, but this did not last long. For Miss Carr mar- ried a noted sculptor and spent the rest of her life in an Italian villa, a home well suited to her dignified, artistic nature. ErHeL SKILLMAN.—Despite the fact that “many men of many minds,” among them a rising young newspaper man, urged Ethel not to do so, she went to the New York Slums, and taught the babies there. Her curly hair, extremely youthful appearance, and delicious giggle, were very much against her, for the children thought she was one of them, and their elder THE ORACLE. 35 brothers fell in love with her. She persevered, however, and finally built a beautiful summer home for the children on the Palisades. It is not certain whether she will stay there all her life or whether her tender heart will go out to one of the heart-broken band of her followers. STANLEY Parsons.—This shy little boy spent many years trying to cure himself of the bashfulness he evinced when spoken to by members of the opposite sex. At last, in despair of ever accomplishing the cure, he in- vented a wonderful machine something on the order of a phonograph. When addressed by young ladies now, Stanley simply pushes a small button and immediately he is hidden from view by a circular curtain which drops around him. Then Stanley dictates all his conversation to the machine, thrusts it out of a crevice in the curtain, and the young lady receives her reply automatically. Loretta MircHeLtt.—Miss Mitchell spent the years subsequent to her graduation, in compiling a Greek lexicon which is now in use in all well- equipped high schools in Alaska, Turkey and the Fiji Islands. This masterly work made her famous and she is now known as Loretta Mitchell, A. M., Ae bus Ds. wiley Data, V. cL. De PIERRE BEEKEN.—‘Budge,” I’m sorry to say, spent most of his years in jail. One day being very hungry, and having nothing to eat, he stole a bun from a baker-shop window; and being a very slow eater, he was caught while eating it, and arrested, with a sentence of ten years’ im- prisonment. Mary Matuews.—Mary is now very wealthy, and has splendid “bachelor apartments” in New York. She made her fortune by her rapid type-writing. The firm of “Nichol Savage’ required an expert, who could write five hundred words a minute. Mary was the only one capable of this, and so she still holds the position. Harry SAwyerR.—Harry, after leaving school, started on a terrible career and after breaking many hearts with his charming ways, married a gay young chorus girl, and is now living a gay and sporty life behind the scenes. RosaLiE Kiinc.—Rosalie, after moaning and groaning her way thru college, became a strenuous Suffragette and defender of her rights to the uttermost. Davin Tuicxstun.—After leaving P. H. S. David went to Germany, where he studied’ music for a number of years. Upon his return he took 36 THE ORACLE. ihe pleasant position of guardian to a number of small girls. Later, he started a seminary for girls from ten to twelve, and here, Herr Professor Thickstun is in his element. Ensicn BeverLy—in other words, Clyde Doane, was one of the best sailors on the ship. He went on many cruises and chased his way around the world several times. | Thrust out the Boat-Hook, for Clyde still uses his Tinner Voice in answer to the Siren’s Whistle! Back to the Wild and Woolly West, Clyde! JosEPpH S1LBert.—Joe first took up the science of music in Stevens Institute, and after thoroly mastering the subject, became a composer of some note. Among his famous masterpieces are, “Why I Never Fuss,” and “The Dream of a Bachelor.” Epwarp Apsort.—Ed Abbott caused a great deal of trouble when he first came on board, by insisting on taking with him his canoe. This canoe he christened “Helen S.,” and would often sit with it for hours, addressing it in the most endearing terms. He finally lost his mind and he 1s now in the sanitarium at Samptown, “Sutton’’-ly, a most pitiful sight to behold! W. Macintyre. — Washington Macintyre completed his col- lege course in two years, three months, five days and 63 minutes. Urged by the faculty to disclose to the world the reason for his remarkable pre- cocity, he published a book called,.““The Second Samson,” in which he pointed out that his mighty strength of mind was due to his great growth of hair. Like Samson, he could not have it cut without losing his power. He received a large sum for this publication, most of which he expended for hair-ribbons. Heten Rocers.—She is still at home, appearing each day in a new Parisian creation, which is daily described in the fashion notes of the Plainfield Daily Press. GrorGe Durar.—George has made a reputation for himself by the rapidity and dexterity with which he manipulates his legs and his tongue. He is equally good at Marathon running and orating, being the holder of ail records for argumentative speech-making, with nothing for a subject. James CuLLEN.—After starring in a Shakesperean repertoire, decided that since his acting had such an effect on his audiences, as to make them subjects for sanitariums, he would thereafter devote his life to the priest- hood, and confine his dramatic efforts to masterly sermons from the pulpit. THE ORACLE. 37 Class History BY GUION H. FOUNTAIN. The class history must be compiled—and 1909 is not very fond of blowing its own horn, therefore all superfluous and high faluting adjéttives must be dispensed with. 1909 was and is and ever shall be, a wonderful class.—That is not superfluous—wonderful is the essential word, but hush, we will let some one else praise us. Now to come to the point—’og entered the school, as all its forefathers, with fear and trembling and awe; ‘og pranced thru the school, as all its forefathers, being the class; and ’og will pass out of the school, as all its forefathers—the best class that ever went thru. In the Freshman year, the class displayed its audacious temperament by forcibly “ousting” the remarkable class of ’o8 from a certain room which both classes wanted for a class meeting. This was a great blow to the pride of ’o8. But ’og was not only audacious in regard to the Sophomores—five of its members had nerve enough to think they could make the “varsity” football team of 1908. However, they not only made the team, but that team turned out to be the champion football team of P. H. S., which was never beaten and who had the distinguished honor of defeating Rutgers’ Prep. And in that year, members of ’og also captured numerous prizes at commencement. As the Sophomore Year came on, ’09’s chest swelled and possibly their heads (but that is natural to all Sophs). During the Junior year ’o9 scored a great success in dramatics, by pro- ducing “Miss Civilization,’ and that dramatic ability was substantiated this year by the production of “The Rivals,” and also the comic opera, “Trial by Jury,” in which many of ’og participated. og was also the father of the minstrel shows which have been so popular in P. H. S. in the last three years. The Athletic Association has improved, as has the OrAcLE, under the influence of ’og. From now, on, events will be recorded in a real, material history of the times which will not be compiled and praised by one of its members, but by the world at large, who will recognize the sterling and stalwart qualities of the-members of the Class of 1900. 38 THE ORACLE. Class Will BY ETHEL SKILLMAN. We, the crew of the “Ship 1909,” being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last Will and Testament, in the manner following—That is to say: which they receive from successful voyages. We give and bequeath to the High School at large: First—A new Trophy Cabinet, in which to place many cups and awards, Second.—The task of finding two tenors equal to mates Fountain and Doane. Third —Also the task of getting an orator more eloquent than Stanley Robins. To the crew of the Junior Class we give and bequeath: First—The privilege of having Mr. Howe here to coach the Senior Play. Second—AIll the honors which belong to Seniors. Third.—The right to beat the Faculty at baseball; and the privilege of selling peanuts at the said game. Fourth—To the girls we extend the hard task of equaling the “ravenous appetites” displayed at the Senior table this year. To the Sophomores we give and bequeath: The privilege of continuing all our good times. To the Freshmen we give and bequeath: First.—The important mission of keeping the new “Freshies” off the grass. Second.—Also to prevent the said “Freshies” from sitting at the Faculty lunch table. To 1913 we give and bequeath: A large amount of bunting, and torn crepe paper to make as beautiful creations as Allen Fulmer did before them. To the Class of 1975 we leave the use of the Tennis Courts, and the new bicycle sheds. Lastly, we hereby nominate and appoint littke Winthrop Travell, Junior, executor of our last Will and Testament without being required to give bonds for the faithful performance of his duty. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said “Crew,” to be its last Will and Testament: WALTER KNOWLTON : Witnesses. CuHarLes E. Prior rn} THE -ORACEE: 39 The Fate of ’09 BY HELEN M. ROGERS. Carrie Baker, Philadelphia, to live. Sarah Brouwer, Smith College. Edna Burdick, School. Montclair Normal Frances T. Carr, Pratt Institute, course in Art. Rosalie Kling, Barnard College. Elsie Knowlton, Study of music, Caroline Lambert, Pratt Institute. Mary Mathews, Stenographer. Loretta Mitchell, Undecided. Harriet Moodey, 36 Green St., Smith College. Louise Nicholl, Smith College. Marguerite Ramsey, Smith College. Helen M. Rogers, Study music. Clara Savage, 36 Tyler House, Smith College. Ethel Skillman, New York. Settlement work in Agnes Van Norden, Montclair Normal School. Esther Wolf, Stenographer. Edward P. Abbott, Undecided. Ernest Banks, Undecided. Alfred Beeken, Carnegie Technical School. Arthur Bingaman, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. Frank Burdick, Undecided. James Cullen, St. Charles College. Clyde Doane, U. S. Navy or Williams College. George H. Durar, Electrical Engineer. Guion H. Fountain, Business in New York. Allen Fulmer, Study automobile design- ing in Euorpean factories, Albert Hardcastle, Undecided. Richard Harrigan, Business at 929 South Ave., Plainfield. Barnard Kline, Business. Walter Knowlton, Standard Oil Co. John Lyness, New York University Law School. Washington McIntyre, Columbia Col- lege. C. W. Stanley Parsons, Stevens Insti- tute of Technology, Course in Me- chanical Engineering. S. Sherwood Parsons, Stevens Institute. Charles E. Prior, Cornell University. Alan Fitz Randolph, Princeton, Stanley Robins, Cornell University. Harry Sawyer, Undecided. Cornelius Schenck, Rutgers College, Civil Engineering. Harold Schenck, Rutgers College, Study for Ministry. Joe Silbert, Stevens Institute. Allen Snyder, New York University. David Thickstun, Undecided. Francis Wilcox, Business. 40 Die AOR AGIA. School Honors Held by ’09 P. H. S. Athletic Association Charles Loizeaux, Director, ’06-'07. Allen Snyder, Director, ’o7-’c8. Allen Snyder, President, ’o8-’oo. Clyde Doane, Vice-President, ’c8-’09. Charles E. Prior, Secretary and Treasurer, ’08-’00. Football Charles Loizeaux, Captain, ’07. Stanley Parsons, Manager, ’07. Stanley Parsons, Manager, ’c8. Basketball Clyde Doane, Captain, ’06-’07. Clyde Doane, Captain, ’08-’09. Charles E. Prior, Assistant Manager, ’07-'08. Charles E. Prior, .Manager, ’c8-’09. Baseball Allen Snyder, Captain, ’o9. Stanley Robins, Assistant Manager, ’o8. Stanley Robins, Manager, ’oo. P. H. S. Girl’s Athletic Association Elsie Knowlton, Secretary and Treasurer, ’08-’o9. Basketball Harriet Moodey, Captain, ’o8-’09. Ethel Skillman, Manager, ’o8-’00. Oracle Sarah Brouwer, Literary Editor, ’07. Sarah Brouwer, Editor-in-Chief, ’o8. Walter Knowlton, School Editor, ’07. Albert Hardcastle, Editor-in-Chief, ’o9. Louise Nicholl, Literary Editor, ’oo. Charles Loizeaux, Business Manager, ’07. Charles E, Prior, Business Manager, ’08. Harold Schenck, Business Manager, ’o9. Tie -ORACEE. 4I Statistics Adopted by Vote of Class Most Popular, Sadie Brouwer Charles E. Prior Neatest, Carrie Baker and Pauline Cowen Alan Randolph and Frank Wilcox Faculty Torment, G. S. Robins W. F. McIntyre Sportiest, Marguerite Ramsey Charles E. Prior Biggest Grind, Agnes Van Norden Harry Sawyer Best Actor, John Lyness Best Actress, Clara Savage Doneemoso lor sea iinnSs, Sadie Brouwer Allen Snyder Done most for 1909, Ethel Skillman Walter Knowlton Faculty Pet, DePierre Beeken Faculty Rusher, G. S. Robins Jolliest, Ethel Skillman Richard Harrigan Best Singer, Sadie Brouwer Charles E. Prior Edward Abbott Biggest Fusser, Helen Rogers Hy iG. Doane Biggest Appetite Sadie Brouwer and Louise Nicholl G, H. Fountain Class Fatties, Richard Harrigan Edna Burdick Class Skinnies, Agnes Van Norden and Helen Rogers Frank Burdick Wittiest, Clara Savage Walter Knowlton Worst Knocker, Fannie Carr Arthur Bingaman Biggest Kicker, Rosalie Kling G. S. Robins and Harold Schenck Most Happy-go-lucky, Ethel Skillman Richard Harrigan Most Hot-air, Agnes Van Norden G. S. Robins Most Talkative, Ethel Skillman and Marguerite Ramsey Sherwood Parsons Most Executive Ability, Walter Knowlton and G. S. Robins Joseph Silbert Sarah Brouwer Ethel Skillman Most Bashful, Loretta Mitchell and Mary Matthews Barnard Kline Most Artistic, Fannie Carr Alan Randolph Biggest Bluffers, Bertha Brick G. S. Robins Most Athletic, Harriet Moodey Allen Snyder 42 THE ORACLE. Biggest Jollier, Biggest Cradle Robbers, Elsie Knowlton Ea G= Doane Most Sedate, David Thickstun Albert Hardcastle Cornelius Schenck Biggest Rough-housers, James Cullen Prettiest Girl, Caroline Lambert Handsomest Boy, Ernest Banks Charles E, Prior Most Likely to be Married, Most Generous, G. H. Fountain Stanley Parsons A Sketch in Green Paint (Continued from page 14.) “T guess [ll go now; mother is going to Plainfield and I must look after Hennie this afternoon.” I kissed her goodbye, and watched the little figure go out the gate. It was late the next morning, and the last half of my floor was having its finishing touch, when the doctor passed my door on his way to grandma’s room. He stopped, and when I explained I was making a hygienic carpet, asked if I intended painting a design. “Yes,” I replied, “the design is here but you can’t see it. In the corner there is a trolley car ad with a lady in mauve and white, and in the next corner is a green-hatted sport sitting on a bag of potatoes. I'll put you and your auto in the other corners if you like but in the middle is little Frieda Vosse sitting with her mother, who is trying t o read a magazine, and Mr. Vosse and Willie in gorgeous neckties, under an arbor of Rambler roses. Frieda’s cheeks are rosy, not red in spots, and she has just come home from school.” The doctor’s face lost its smile. “I sincerely hope someday there may be a duplicate of your counterpart. Frieda is young, and has time to outgrow all with proper care. Green is a good color to paint. It is the color of hope and springtime.” I followed his eyes. The brickwork of the mantlepiece on which the breeze from the open window had blown all the morning was quite dry. And slowly but surely the light, artistic, olive had deepened into a brilliant grass green. DEB ORACIE: ao What’s in a Name? BY WALTER KNOWLTON. The Abbott of Hardcastle, one fine June morning, decided to inspect that part of his domain which lay between the Fountain in the inner court-yard, and the Banks of the Clyde which flowed nearby. He started on his walk, accompanied only by two Parsons of neighboring parishes. Almost the first thing encountered was a large patch of Burdick weed and to avoid it, a long detour was made necessary. Prior to this, the Abbott had been in-Kline-d to cheerfulness, and had several times whistled “Harrigan,” but this obstacle, and the effort involved in walking around it made him very Moodey and silent. But the worst was yet to come. They had hardly regained the path, when they were suddenly confronted by a large Lyness (lioness) and a Savage Wolfe. The three clergymen were dumb with terror, and for a moment, the only sound which broke the silence was discordant singing of the Robins in the neighboring wood. The Abbott turned white as a Baker after he has fallen into a flour barrel, and it was almost funny to see the two Parsons Kling to each other. Just at this point, a gallant knight came galloping up, and slew the cruel beasts with his trusty sword. “I Sawyer from the road,” said he, “and I thought I’d come and help you out.” After he had further succeeded in calming their fears, the knight gave them each a Nicholl, and directed them to the nearest corner where they took a Carr, and soon arrived at Hardcastle, none the worse for their adventure. Trial by Jury On Saturday evening, June 5, the High School Glee Club, under the direction of Mr. Lewis, gave the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, “Trial by Jury.” Miss Olive Lockwood, as the plaintiff, covered herself with glory, and Clyde Doane was especially realistic in the part of the defendant. Mz. Howe, the Judge, strutted about in characteristic operatic style. Mr. Foun- tain sang the fatherly counsel with unusual sympathy, while Charles Prior, the foreman of the jury, and Roy Titsworth, the usher, roared with unusual energy. Miss Lockwood was well supported by a chorus of eight brides- maids, the Misses Brouwer, Pennock, Bristol, Waldron, Phillips, Brown, Eckert, and Bird, and both the jury and the spectators sang particularly well. agi ec aed Cas Se ‘SIPpIy Alley] ‘yIelD “GT “mor moog ‘UOAUNYT T[OSSNY ‘ueoq 2 A ‘Wwoigvy) ‘tapAUS “S V ‘eSplryT “Gq Y—Mo4r ajppipy “xneozioT ‘q pelyy ‘ssoudyq “MM ‘f[ ‘uUsTIND “WwW ‘{ ‘AIBDUD PY ‘SUIGOY “S “H—1ys14 07 4fa] ‘mor doT ‘6061 ‘WVAL TIVdaSVE 'S “H ‘d THE ORA CEE, 45 . The Baseball Season BY RUSSELL MILLER. The baseball season of 1909 has been successful. Although there has been too much individual playing, and not enough “working together,” for the good of the nine, the team, as a whole, has played good ball. Out of 13 games played so far we have won 7 and lost 6. These defeats have been by teams in the class of Morris High, Adelphi, and High School of Commerce. The one disgraceful defeat of the season was at the hands of Holy Cross. This could easily have been turned into a victory for P. H. S. had the fellows of the team had enough school spirit and loyalty to show up. As it was, most of them were playing with outside teams, and P. H. S. was represented by subs. and class team men. Van Zandt has done his part in the box nobly, and has been caught to perfection by Dodwell, whose throw has been a terror to base-stealers. Although Capt. Snyder has been seriously handicapped by a bad knee, a relic of football days, he has held down second base like a “vet.” The other fellows have had to “go some” to get anything through Clarke, ‘at third, and Giddes at short. Giddes’s work this season has been of the At oider. The field has been well taken care of by Cullen, Riffert, Doane and Runyon, all of whom have played good ball. Lyness has done his part of the pitching well, this being his first year in the box. Captain Snyder has taken great interest in the team, and its success is due in a large measure to his efforts. 46 THPeORAGE™ P. Hs. S. 2—=POL YS PREP. 1. On April 24th we again defeated one of the fastest of the Greater New York teams. This time Poly “Prep” was the victim. The game was lively and interesting, however; the batting and fielding were good; errors were few; and a good, clean game of ball was given to the spectators. The Brooklyn boys got their only run in the first inning, when Butler hit the leather for two bases, was advanced by Pitcher, and came in on a sacrifice. After this spurt they settled down to a no-hit-no-run game, and from them on ran up a tally of goose-eggs against themselves. P. H. S. got their runs in the second and fourth innings, Dodweil scoring twice. The first run he made on a hit, stealing second and third, and coming home on Runyon’s single to center, the second he made by a single, stealing second, and scoring on Lidgate’s clean swat. Our fellows found Messenger for eleven hits, and but for poor base- running, would have tallied five runs instead of two. Van Zandt was invincible, allowing the visitors but one hit, and fanning five. PHS. 7 =e S3. On April 28th we added another victory to our list by trimming the lads from Battin High of Elizabeth by a score of 7—3. As usual, in the first inning our playing was slack, and the boys from Elizabeth scored three runs before P. H. S. woke up. After that, however, B. H. S. tallied only a long string of goose-eggs. For four innings we did not score, but in the fifth, two Plainfield men crossed the rubber. In the sixth we gained the lead, when, with two men out, and men on second and third, Doane sent a hot single along first base line, bringing in two runs. In the seventh inning we clinched the game by scoring three more runs. After the first inning our battery was invincible. PoHyiS 16 Webs Sez. In what might be called a practice game from the loose playing and errors on the part of both teams, P. H. S. defeated Westfield H. S. by the overwhelming score of 16—7. Our fellows knocked out twice as many hits as their opponents, and made half as many errors, but this sort of playing made the game one-sided. THE ORACLE. 47 Petto513-—-N.Radt. S.43, On May 5th, before a crowded stand and bleachers, P. H. S. “rubbed it in” to North Plainfield, 13—3. Baily started things for N. P. H. S. by reaching first on an error by Doane. He advanced to second on Dunning’s sacrifice. Then Conroy came along with a smashing hit to left, which brought Baily across the plate with the first run of the game. This was all the boroughites saw until the seventh inning, for they could do nothing with Van Zandt’s twisters. In the second inning we started. Riffert began the fun by reaching first on an error, stealing second, and coming home on Dodwell’s hit, Meanwhile Snyder walked, and he and Dodwell scored on Doane’s timely two-bagger. From then on, everything was Plainfield. In the fifth in- ning we scored five more runs, and Smith was sent into the N. P. box to try to stem the tide of hits. He was somewhat more effective, but Plainfield scored at will on errors. Van Zandt had an easy time of it in the box, allowing only seven widely scattered hits. Lidgate caught him in great style, and his fine throw- ing kept the boroughites glued to the sacks. Giddes, Dodwell and Snyder did some classy fielding, while Doane was especially strong with the stick. Conroy starred for N. P. H. S. He slammed out three hits and fielded well. Baily did some good back stop work. PbinsestO—it. 1, an Maye 22) In another lifeless game, P. H. S. defeated the nine from Hasbrouck Institute, by a score of 10—3. On account of the loose playing, the game was made so tiresome, that seven innings were enough to send everybody home disgusted. PH es: 1°=ADEL Poa: On May 14th P. H. S. fell before the Adelphi nine, after giving them the hardest kind of a struggle. The score was I—o in our favor up to the ninth inning, when an error on our part, and a couple of hits on theirs, did the business. Snyder made the only run for Plainfield by getting a single, stealing second, and coming home on Dodwell’s hit. Petty, the Brooklyn box artist, pitched a star game, striking out eighteen P. H. S. men, walking none, and allowing but four hits. Two of these hits are charged up to Terry, who played well for his first appear- ance in a varsity uniform. 48 THE ORACLE. P, HeS-37=—KINGSLEY SCHOOL 2: Our team was again defeated on May 28 by the Kingsley School nine at Essex Fells, in a hard-luck game, I—2. The P. H. S. boys played error- less ball and held the score o—o until the sixth, when a shower came up and halted the game for a half hour. With a slippery ball, Van Zandt lost control and Kingsley scored twice. Snyder made the only run for Plainfield by clever base running. Hammond, the opposing twirler, struck out 19 men. After the game, the Kingsley boys entertained our fellows at dinner. Pee O se NeR Eade Sie2: We again showed our baseball supremacy over the boroughites on June 2, and took the second game of the series, 6—2. The Somerset County boys could do nothing with Van Zandt, probably because he was a Union pitcher (Oh, stop!) Every one on the P. H. S. batted, fielded, and stole bases like vets. Dodwell and Lyness. distinguished themselves, the former behind the bat, and the latter at the bat. This was Dodwell’s last game in a P. H. S. uniform. Ben has been one of the best catchers ever in our school. He was a good sticker, and his head work was O, K. PLAY ERoe wy ERAGES: Player Games A.B. R. Hits Batting P.O. A. E. Fielding Terry 2 4 O Ee ee eyAKS) I e) O 1.000 Starker I 2 O 24500 O fe) O .000 Lyness 8 24 6 Omen 3 33 I 4 2 714 Runyon II 30 2 iene 300 5 O I 833 Van Zandt 13 44 9 13. 5-205 5 43 ji 73 Snyder 14 FOr lO EQnre. 200 40 Pip NG .806 Clarke 12 44 6 Tie 250 9 2 oa .750 Riffert ar 4I 7 LOnwee44A iKe) I 2 .769 Lidgate 14 53 7 129ee220. 121 8 9 935 Dodwell i on KS) Oe ae 87 Ni O 1.000 Giddes 14 SO Pe 4 II 186 20 23 5 896 Doane 12 38 6 7 LO 43 ge) 821 Cullen 9 21 5 3 143 4 O O 1.000 Total A. sO2e MUTOREr 243 22340 Tet Ou mas 887 Team batting .243. Fielding .887. Compiled by A. F. RANDOLPH, ’09, [MGR OMe ES. AD The Sophomore class won the annual inter-class field meet at the Driving Park this year with a total of 49 points. The meet was held in the spring instead of the fall. 1909 was second, with 30 points. Only four Seniors were entered, however, since the dress rehearsal of “The Rivals” was being held at the same time. Durar of ’o9 distinguished himself by taking both the mile and half- mile. Two new events were added to the schedule this year, the mile run and a three-mile bicycle race. The events and the winners are as follows: too-yd. dash—tst, Snyder, ’09; 2nd, Miller, 11; 3rd, Riffert, ’10. 6o-yd. dash (Junior)—1st, Ramsey, “11; 2nd, Schenck, ’og; 3rd, Randolph, d 09. 220-yd. dash—tst, Miller, 711; 2nd, Snyder, ’09; 3rd, Starkweather, °11. 440-yd. dash—tst, Lidgate, ’11; 2nd, Earle, 10; 3rd, Miller, ‘11. 880-yd. run—ist, Durar, ‘09; 2nd, Beeken, ’o9; 3rd, Ricketts, ’10. I-mile run—r1st, Durar, ’09; 2nd, McDonough, ’12; 3rd, Bingaman, ’12. Siete Put—st, eideare, ri..aseit.,7 ino; sends Rimyony 10, 33-it, Sink; ard a Rittente 16.2320: 2) Running High Jump—ist, Lidgate, ’11, 5 ft., 2% in.; 2nd, Todd, ’11; 3rd, Riffert, Runyon, ’10. Running Broad Jump—ist, Miller, ’11, 18 ft., 7 in. (record) ; 2nd, Lidgate, ie Tonto. esta avis, LOwd 7eitaOritt, Tug of War fOooudereated @hk. mizsty OO; Second. 11, First heat, 11 defeated ’12; 2nd heat, ’o9 defeated ’10; final, 3-Mile Bicycle Race—tst, Parker, ’11; 2nd, Brick, ’10; 3rd, Droll, ’12. Individual points—tst, Lidgate, 18 points; 2nd, Miller, 14 points. Class points—Ist, I9QII, 49 points; 2nd, 1909, 30 points; 3rd, I9QI0, 1 4 points; 4th, 1912, 5 points. The championship of the inter-class baseball league was won by the Sophomore team. The schedule was not completed, owing to bad weather and Senior play rehearsals. 50 THE ORACLE. Hail to the Victors ! BY RUSSELL MILLER, On May 24th the illustrious Senior nine fell ingloriously before their more illustrious and educated profs., to the tune of 8—a. Not until the score board had the figures against them, 5—3, did the Seniors condescend to awake, but alas, it was then too late, for the Faculty had had a taste of Senior blood, and they were now out for keeps. Prof. Travell was high man for the Faculty until Mr. Lewis quit his grandstand playing and general ground parading, and settled down in left field. He never became excited throughout the entire game—his Japanese parasol fan, and his thin Grecian garb, keeping him cool and serene. Ben Evans at second, and George Broadbent at short, took turns at making errors and telling how the game should be played. They both made some heart-splitting plays. Ben kept the diamond around second base in fine shape by continually rolling over it in vain attempts either to hit a runner in the nose or to stop a hot liner with one finger. Prof. Hubbard, at third, covered himself with glory—together with dirt and bruises—making sensational stabs at hot liners, and giving exhibi- tions of base-stealing. Dr. Maxson was the bravest of the Faculty Bunch. He went into the right garden with a pair of gauntlets and caught every fly that came his way! (No one seems to remember the exact number.) No, Mabel, he did not catch a cold! Prof. Macnab was certainly “there” in center field. He really caught a fly and didn’t know it until he had looked all around on the ground and found that he had not dropped the horsehide. Prof. Samuel B. Howe Jr. did not fare so well in left field. He went bravely after a hot liner but there was a hole in his glove, so no one can blame him for not stopping the ball. He did some classy posing before the game, however. Prof. Best, the Faculty slab-artist and captain, was certainly there with the goods. This worthy teacher, however, did not go into the game reputa- tionless, for some one yelled from the stand, “Oh you Wagner’’—and yet he fooled that fan by clouting out two two-sackers. The Seniors—they all went out to the field in a nice big stage, but from the way they played, it looked as though they were stage struck! THE ORACLE. 51 Alumni Notes 704. Bessie Bond and Allen Beals were married in Plainfieldd June 1. Ex. ’03. The marriage of Ada Fountain and Robin Brown took place in this city June 19. The following engagements have been announced: Lillian Snodgrass to Linden Bridgman. Beatrice Miner to Fred Lounsbury. Margaret Ostrom to Ray Smith. Mary Lock to Charles Markham. Ethel Murray to William Barlow. Mildred Berry to Francis M. Andrerson. °o4. Mary Griggs has been appointed instructor in Chemistry at Vassar College. Ex. ’o4. Herbert Dubois died in California in April. 03. Harold Nomer has been appointed instructor of Public Speaking in Lawrenceville for the coming year. Ex. ’o8. Helen M. Dorothy has opened an office as public stenographer at 109 Park Ave. Ex. ’o9. Harold J. Miller graduates from Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, this June. 03. Kenneth Bulkley graduated this year from the College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons. 2 05. Roxanna Love graduated this year from Mt. Holyoke College. Pats Re O00, The captains and managers of the 1909 class teams for the year were: Basketball—Captain, C. E. Prior, and F. P. Wilcox; Manager, A. De P= Beeken: Baseball—Captain, A. De P. Beeken; Manager, A. F. Randolph. LHEVORACLE, O1 bo A la’ 8 ‘og was the first class to be Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors in the new school, for in the latter half of the Freshman year we came to this building. And ’o9 has the distinguished honor of having the last survivor of the old “G. A. V.” (Grand Army of Vandals), who put the old school on the bum the last night there—C. Doane is the man. ‘og is the last class to cherish the traditions of the old school, which are very dear to them. ‘og has had more men on the various teams of the school than any other class. ‘og was the first class to raise its bunting on the lion head on the top of the school. It was done at 10.30 P. M. The door leading to the roof was worked off its hinges and out of the lock, and the colors were raised in a blinding snowstorm. What Others Have Said “T do not like to use superlatives, but I must say that the class of 19cg is one of the best classes that have ever graduated from this school.”—Ira W. Travell, June 19, 1909. “The Seniors are real nice, when they are good, but they’re never bad.”—Miss K. F. Ball, June 2, 1909. “The members of ’09 are good kids and I want to see them get along in the world.”—W. T. Lambert, President of the class of ’08. The members of the various committetes of this publication are as follows: Editorial, G. S. Robbins, Louise Nicholl, Clara Savage, Albert Hardcastle, Ethel Skillman and Helen Rogers; advertising, A. F. Randolph, Caw’. o. Parsons, -|-.o. oiuberts.C. Ih we clor.and Richardskiatrican alure poem on the back cover is by Albert Hardcastle, and the class book design by Frances Carr. Photos are by Langhorne. Gri EES ae Gr ee NI) @ '35. 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