Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO one of the first systems of free public edu- cation in our state was organized in Plain- field. Rich and poor students alike have been served since that time. Since !848's original class of 167, enrollment has pro- gressed far into the thousands. The years have encouraged quality as well as quan- tity, however. Today the citizens of Plain- field can proudly claim an educational sys- tem which is virtually unsurpassed. The first class to graduate from the Still- man school, then the seat of secondary education, was in 1870, and consisted of 8 members. This year nearly 400 red and blue clad students will receive diplomas in rec- ognition of four years of hard and produc- tive work, The widely diversified curricula now avail- able to high school students is a far cry from the meager ones the class of 1870 had to choose from. Educational facilities have changed with the times. Today there is no conceivable field of endeavor for which Plainfield High School does not offer sound basic training. Our school's achievements have not only been in matters academic. Several tro- phies from our well filled showcase bear dates of the last century, proof that extra- curricula activities have always been a vital part of our school life. Yearbooks have also kept pace with and improved with shifting sands of time. The latest effort in this respect is, obviously, our presentation of THE 1948 MILESTONE

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