Belleville High School - Monad Yearbook (Belleville, NJ)

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Anna Booth Harry Brumbach Muriel Crowther William Dorman Frances Haworth Chris Hansen Shirley Korn Stewart Knapp Marie Peck Donald MacKillop Hope Ross Charles Schleckser Madeline Williams James Sheehan SENIOR SENATE HESE are the people whom the senior homerooms elected to be represen- tatives in the Senior Senate. This active group planned all our senior dances, appointed committees, discussed money-making projects, and con- ducted other class affairs. At times they had heated discussions but tried to decide things for the good of the class. Presiding officers were: President, Howard Wilson, Vice-President, Spencer Jones, Secretary, Betty Gray, and Treasurer, Jack Malcolm. iff ,X xsx, ! W x JQY7 y 1 ' ,zwmfrmnfm j f T se 9 I lf, ! ,ff I f X Lf ,..- ,...-- I3

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C2 S -T Xf 1 9 I Q S E Q Q X f Q Q Q Q., 3 5 Q Q Q X i 4-T S 'S J Q U I 'Q C 5 by lTl-l brass bands echoing the music of our respective class songs and beating a memorable crescendo in our ears, we, the Class of '41, hope- fully wended our way through the flaps of the Big Tent. We thought that we would immediately become star performers, but felt very disillusioned when we found that a straight A was required to attain star billings on the Roll? of Honor. Learning to dance was quite an athletic achievement, for with the ripen- ing of the Big Apple, jitterbugging was in full swing. With many a vague misgiving, we learned that our parents were going to observe our talents backstage, by participating in the first annual back-to-school night. With a swift series of events, including Bloomfield's managing to tie Belle- ville in an exciting football game and our successful Christmas Dance, climaxed by the first outdoor graduation, our opening performance ended, amid the applause and encouragement of our superiors. ln our second engagement with the Big Show, we were granted an in- sight of the faculty's ability to perform in their first dramatic presentation. Our band, arrayed in colorful new uniforms, inspired our gridiron strong men to victory. At Christmas time, Santa Claus made a personal appearance at our Yuletide festivities, and all the homerooms were gayly decorated. This was also the year that the orchestra made its debut at the World's Fair. Our Sophomore l-lop concluded the second Big Show as the feature attraction. September, i939-We were no longer a side attraction but now held the coveted position of upperclassmen. A new jive group was organized, calling itself the Bandettes, the first dance band ever sponsored by the troupe. We collected a vast sum of money at the box office due to the sale