Verona High School - Shadows Yearbook (Verona, NJ)

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served. At eleven, we started home, only to find it still raining as hard as ever. The Freshmen's first party was over and we have decided from all reports that it was a great success. TARANTELLA On Saturday, April 28, twenty pupils, with Mr. and Mrs. McEwan as chaperons, were guests of the Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania at its annual production given at the Metropolitan Opera House. This year's show was a musical comedy, Tarantella, which portrayed the efforts of The Instigation Pictures Incf' to make a realistic motion picture in an old ruin in the hills of Sicily. Instigation Pictures Inc. has a very difficult time getting its pic- ture because of the intervention both of the Mafian Brigands and of the censors, Al Stone and Prunella Pinkerton-a purity leaguer. Nevertheless all complications are swept aside in the end and we find that, although the company was unaware of it, the camera had been picturing all its troubles and that it has made a truly realistic picture. All who attended are grateful to the Mask and Wig Club for a very delightful afternoon. ALPHABETICAL GLYMPSES IN V. H. S. A's for Anita on whom we all dote. B is for Billy-a Junior of note. C's for Camarata the prize Sophomore sheik. D's for Dot Kientz who is overly meek. E's for Estelle who's not at all slow. F is for Franklin-the Freshie, you know. G's for Glad Hill, a prize typewriting student. H is for Lee Hawkins, in everything prudent. I is for Ida who is pleasingly slender. J is for Jimmy who toward girls is quite tender. K is for Kitty who dresses superbly. L is for Littlefield who sports a fine derby. M is for Mary, our very best joker. N is for Nann who excels at poker. O's for O'Neil who flirts with the girls. P is for Pilger who wears pretty curls. Q is for Quick-we try not to be slow. R's for Rolandelli-the artist, you know. S is for Sutton, whose cartoons make you howl. T is for Toner-did you like the Green Owl? U is for Us-the Seniors, you see. V,s for Verona-the town for me. W's for Walker-our editor-in-chief. Y is for You-now don,t have a fit. Z is for QSJ zekely-our real Senior wit. O. T. '28 29

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f X D EIIA EVENT THE SCHOOL HIKE On October 13 occurred the first social event of the season--the annual hike to the Hemlocks. The Freshmen were decorated with signs and ribbons. Their presi- dent, LeRoy Lum, wearing a thing which resembled a baby dress for a night gownj, was pushed up Bloomfield Avenue in a baby carriage. He certainly did look cute! When we arrived, games were played while Freshies gathered wood for the fire. Shortly after dark the initiations began. After a gay time in this manner we all parted for home and bed, promising to be present at the next hike. THE HALLOWE'EN PARTY In the latter part of October, the Seniors gave a Hallowe'en Mask Party for the school. 'Mid funny tramps, flirty seniors, and gay gypsies, the party got under way and soon the room was a whirling mass of color, while strains of music issued from one corner of the room. There was fortune telling, a Paul Jones, games and dancing. The party broke up about twelve and we all started home after spending an enjoyable evening. THE SOPHOMORE PARTY On March 9, the Sophomores successfully entertained the school. As each one came in, he was given a colored ribbon. When all was ready, contests were held be- tween the different teams. Of course, there was dancing between the games. The High School Dance Orchestra played, and everyone thought the music fine. Cake and ice cream were served. The party disbanded early as the next day was a school day. PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST On March 30, the annual Public Speaking Contest was held under the direction of Miss Helen Hosp. Eight speakers were chosen from the entire school to enter the contest. The participants were Olive Toner, Ruth Ashe, Marie Sonn, Marjorie Smith, Charlotte Wheaton, Bertha Hodgson, Sam Scola and Fred Madrigyn. Marjorie Smith won the first prize of 5610, and Olive Toner, the second of SS. A quartet from the orchestra played between the selections. THE FRESHMAN PARTY On Friday, April 27, the Freshman class, not to be surpassed by the upper classes, gave a school party with the assistance of Miss Cook. As eight o'clock approached we found it raining very hard, but what more could Freshmen expect? At the door of the High School various colored ribbons were secured by the guests, each color representing a team. When the teams had assembled in the auditorium, Mr. Goeltz started relay races. The floor was very slippery and many tumbles were witnessed. As yet we haven't made our decision as to whether the blue or green teams won. Following the games there was dancing followed by a Paul Jones. At ten o'clock refreshments were 28

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Ml AIIWIATI U XVhen we think of the month of December we think of the plays given each year by the Verona High School. Formerly, two plays were given, one by the Senior class and the other by the Junior class, this year, however, it was decided that there should be one play for which the cast should be picked from the whole school. This created more interest in the plays as not only the members of the two upper classes but every member of the school was interested. The name of the play was Alice Sit-By-The-Fire, by Barrie. In this play Amy, Alice,s daughter, has been taking care of the home, and of her brother, Cosmo, while her mother and father were away in India. When Mrs. Gray returns to her home she is unhappy because her children do not seem to love her. One evening Mr. Rollo, an old friend of Colonel and Mrs. Gray, comes to visit them. Amy and Ginevra, Amy's friend, overhear the conversation between Mr. Rollo and Mrs. Gray. The girls, with imaginations heightened by too frequent visits to the theater, immediately determine that the two have fallen in love. Amy is persuaded by Ginevra to go to Mr. Rollo's home and demand the letters which her mother has written to him. She tells Amy that she knows there are letters because in all the plays they've seen, there have been. Amy undertakes the task and approaches the home of Mr. Rollo. There she is met by Richardson, who takes care of Mr. Rollo,s apartment. After a short discussion Amy meets Mr. Rollo. Immediately she asks for the letters and Mr. Rollo, very much astonished, asks for an explnation. She tries to explain but suddenly visitors are an- nounced. Not wishing to be seen, Amy hides in a closet. She has often seen this done in plays. Two characters enter the apartment of Mr. Rollo, they are Colonel and Mrs. Gray. Mrs. Gray soon discovers that Amy has hidden in the closet and tries to conceal it from her husband. While he is not looking she pulls Amy from the closet and pretends that her daughter has just arrived. The colonel, however, also discovers that Amy had hidden in the closet and asks for an explanation. The Grays leave the apartment and when they reach home Mrs. Gray explains the matter to her husband. Mr. Rollo apologizes for having caused such a disturbance in their family. As everything is made clear, we are led to suppose that Mr. Rollo and Amy will not remain just friends, but will soon be happily married. 30