Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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nounced, and the combination of joy and sadness in our hearts as we gathered together in our caps and gowns. Then there were little things, too—getting a cut slip or seeing your name in the Entree; the excite- ment over the new schedule each term; the thrill of seeing your name on the prospective graduate list; the pep rallies; the football games; the class meetings; signing yearbooks and saying goodbye. Then there was that memorable commencement that brought a lump to his'' throat and a tear to her eye. All these things we leave, but someday we shall look back upon them. Now we must look ahead to our future which is more important than the past. So she says to me— A fine fix.

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BREAKING In September, 1944, we entered Plainfield High School. We were awed by the size of the buildings; the number of students; shy in the presence of the sophisticated seniors; thankful to the helpful jun- iors; annoyed by the arrogance of the sophomores; scared at the mention of the Dean's or Principal's office, but far too wise to fall for that ‘elevator gag . We elected Jack Halpern, Dick Aibers, and Unity Fi tzpatrick to lead our class through the pit- falls of our freshman year. None the worse for wear but far wiser in the ways of P. H. S., we entered our sophomore year. We could now look down on the lowly frosh. We elected as class officers Donald Stewart, Ronald T. Cadou, Pres.; A. Dickson, V.-Pres.; A. de Montmollin, Treas.; G. Wolfe, Sec. THE TAPE Williams, Ann Pierce, and Jack Halpern. We started our junior year by electing Ronald Williams, Ted Behr, Margaret Alexanderson, and Pat Moreno as officers. We put our play, ‘The Fighting Littles’, over with a bang! The Junior Dance, ''Winter Wonderland , was the first to fea- ture specialty dances. This year has been full and exciting with the knowledge that graduation day would soon be upon us. ‘Dear Ruth'' was a laughing success. As the year drew to a close, we found ourselves at the unfor- gettable Junior-Senior Prom. Then, the climax, our excitement on Senior Day and at the Senior Supper, the thrill we felt when the Hall of Fame was an-

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