Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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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.

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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.