Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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THE-ORAGEE 13 Parivzies (List 1°91 2 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I. The George H. Babcock Prize, given by Mrs. George H. Babcock. First Prize—$15.00 expended in books: Helen Louise Woolley. Second Prize—$10.00 expended in books: Ruth Belle Douglass. Honorable Mentions: 1. Dixon Coale Philips. 2. Car- ter Lyman Goodrich. 3. Joseph Widoson. II. The Craig A. Marsh Prize, given by Mrs. Craig A. Marsh. First Prize—$15.00 in gold: Arthur Brinkerhoff McKay. Second Prize—$10.00 in gold: Randolph Manning Stelle. II. The Daily Press Prize, for the best essay ona topic relat- ing to municipal affairs. Prize—$10.00 in gold: Dixon Coale Philips. Honorable Mention: Alice Rose Van Horn. IV. Prize for best essay on a given topic, offered by the W. C. Tees ? Prize—$5.00 in gold: Elmer Leon Hunting. Honorable Mention: Celia Cottrell. AVECA THIRIMAT ICS The Dr. C. H. Stillman Prize, given by Mr. Wm. M. Stillman. First Prize—$15.00 in gold: Carter Lyman Goodrich. Second Prize—$10.00 in gold: Arthur Victor Lindsey, William Bradford Thompson. TRANSLATION PRIZES 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.

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In hie eORACGEIE Valedictory Address Helen Louise Woolley Classmates, tonight it is given to us to know the contentment of something accomplished, and al- though we regret that it means a parting, we are happy in the op- portunities opening before us. We have lived together happily during four years of work and play, and we are deeply grateful that they have been ours to enjoy and to keep in memory in the years to come. Now we are rich in the posses- sion of our ideals and our enthu- siasm. Now all things are possi- ble to us. We can make or mar our future as we choose. May we make an earnest effort to hold fast to the highest desires and a joy of living and doing. Then when privileges and opportunities come to us, we shall be able and ready to use them, and not at a loss to act. May we be .3 strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”

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14 THE ORAGCBE MopERN LANGUAGES, given by Mr. Ernest R. Ackerman. SENIOR FRENCH. First Prize: Mabel Elizabeth Foster. Second Prize: Edith Hamilton. JUNIOR FRENCH. First Prize: Willard Stuart McKay. Second Prize—Gertrude Rose Prior. SENIOR GERMAN. First Prize: Nora Claire McDonough. Second Prize: Efhe Alice Beekman, Marguerite Shotwell. JUNIOR GERMAN. First Prize:: Dorothy Grauert. Second Prize: Neva Edna Waldorf. LATIN PRIZES—VERGIL First Prize: Nora Claire McDonough. Second Prize: Helen Louise Ryder. Honorable Mention: Alice Eleanor Mehl. CICERO First Prize: Willard Stuart McKay. Second Prize: Mabel Elizabeth Foster. CAESAR First Prize: Carter Lyman Goodrich. Second Prize: Ethel Schuck. Honorable Mention: Helen Marie Swackhamer. 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: Grace Arlouine Burdick. Second Prize: Wilhelmina Louise Endress. Honorable Mention: Margaret Marie Powers.