Bayonne High School - Yearbook (Bayonne, NJ)

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April Mr. Caprio and George Haas (see page 164) assist N kar Book in picture taking.... B. 11. S. s unearthly hush, the students' prim manners, and the weird politeness of all concerned is due to you-knote-who .... and how we cram to appear intelligent .... school's snappy scribblers are busy with essay contests....... ngcla Su- chenski and Irna Miller win them .... Gardner brings up the rear with third prize .... Tommy Sullivan cops the poster contest .... loads of sunshine for ten vacation days .... we all go out to the ball game .... ()h Doctor!” shoots off with a bang.... Tommy Hitchell puts Caesar Romero in the shade .... Junior elections in full swing. June Wanda Kogaski’s reign as current Miss B. 11. S. ends at 1941 Ykar Book Dance .... hail to Miss 1941 .... no actual work is done exams mar the joy of sunny days .... wanted bv all classrooms on the south side: gas masks or perfumed acetylene fumes, cotton for their ears or musical lawn mowers, air foam cushions or vibration-less Deisel engines.... 1 (X» enjoys math to the harmony of clanking iron tons of it .... Reading Club country-picnics .... graduation in the air lass Day has us all agog .... our young men's fancies lightly turn to anything hut work . . . .and another hectic year has gone .... hope you have a nice vacation .... see you in September. May Spring fever drives teachers mad .... spring romances drive students mad.... deadline drives Ykar Book mad .... view of the Bay is more alluring than any textbook .... baseball team is the best in B. H. S. history .... Honor Society acquires some brains and more beauty ..... rthur Murrays and Eleanor Powells are in their prime .... first posies are being presented to flattered teachers.... Evaluators gone, students normal.... Reading Club sees Hatch on the Rhine .... school sees As You Like It .... girls see only )rlando .... May Day Tournament finds the fellows trying to crash the gate .... and the grind goes on. I'or ty-six

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December Swimming meets and basketball games constitute our main athletic fare—and what exciting fare!.... footlights and glamour for B. 11. S.'s Dramatic Club. . . Life Begins at Sixteen unearths unknown star material .... two undergraduate babie . lean McBride ami War ren Burns, steal stellar roles... and still we wait for snow, hut's no snow .... the decorations this year are Santas’s delight . . . Twelfth Night is viewed by the Beading Club .... our party at Christmas is fun .... turkey is still grand .... so is the vacation .... Christmas Kve and still no Christmas tree .... we ring out good old 1940. February January so crowded that we steal a January picture for February.... Alvin Cross, the over-anxious child, blows up the physics room at the drop of a hat .... no more Reg. 108 slow balls are now available but no one has time for them .... we haven’t had a dance in centuries .... Washington’s Birthday conies on Saturday—ain't no justice .... latest outfits of the cheerleaders are as modern as Lana Turner . . . . brand new Seniors take over in a big way .... Student Activity Awards are distributed amidst much applause.... weary minds are arising from the chaotic depths of Supervised Tests. January Knthusiastic reception of l)r. Robinson will long be remembered .... rumors of exemptions are being whispered about the corridors rumors false .... Seniors are tasting the last of their power .... everybody has the flu Ruth Kanstciner llirts with the measles.... snow teases us now and then .... the well known midnight oil begins to burn .... only a man like Boris Karloff could invent exams and only .Milton Cooper could pass them.... changes galore! .... .Mr. Smith steps out . . . . Seniors give him a grand farewell assembly Dr. Merity steps up .... Dr. Robinson steps in . . . . and we settle down. March The knitting needles are living in 116.... brilliantly colored afghans are the result March winds soon ruin Wilma Spewak's perfectly coiffured tresses ... cold blasts from the Bay force Room 211 to leave its cozy nook and wander in search of a home.... we are all prettied up for the Year Book pictures.... breathlessly we await the descent of the Kvalu-ators and pledge ourselves to be perfect specimens .... library misses familiar presence of Miss Mary Ann Clark .... dreary days discourage us. forty-five

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NATIONAL HONOR SOC'IKTV To Ik qualified lor election to the National Honor Society, one must have an average of ninety per cent and a definite interest in extracurricular activities. I lie four cardinal points stressed for new members are Scholarship, ( haracter. Service ( for others) and Leadership. t their monthly meetings the members discuss any problems concerning the Society, it- Constitution, new members, and methods of stimulating interest in it. Chief 'acuity Adviser President I ’ice-President Secretary Treasurer Reporter Makjon Levis John Ski knar I’ai la Levy Joseph ink Bintz Jf.an Price Ktmei. Rchexsteix KKADINO CLl'n I he motto carved over the fireplace of the Library is the inspiration of these omnivorous readers whose literary appetites consume everything from Shakespeare to Ogden Xash. What have they done this year? They have listened to musical programs featuring Mac Leish's Air Raid and Robson's singing of Ballad for hnericans; they have organized theater parties for Twelfth Sight and Watch on the Rhine, and wound up the season with a picnic in Warwick, New York, home of their adviser. Not bookworms by any means. A dviser President I ice-President Secretary Treasurer K. Wilhelmina Ackerman Jerome jOlembeck Robert Adams Siiiklev Lpstkin-Blanc HE Ml KOI e Torty-scvcn