Bridgeton High School - Baconian Yearbook (Bridgeton, NJ)

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1 . - 1936 and 1937 Headlines The years 1936 and 1937 have marked progress in Bridgeton High School. There have been many innovations of particular importance. Changes have tak- en place which will go down in the annals of the school. The following Echo head-lines give a brief review of the most important events : 1936 Art Exhibit of 150 Reproductions Held In School Library Seniors Win Award In State Contest on History of the High School in Bridgeton She Stoops to Conquer To Be Given By Juniors Miss Wllcox's Class To Present Free Play Schools Contribute To 250th Anniversary Bridgeton Boys Trounce Millville High New Speech Classes To Meet Two Periods a Week Variety Of Dresses Exhibited In Fashion Show Extra!! Lawrence 'Uhland and Eva Sare- witz Honor Students First Senior Banquet A Huge Success 1937 School Re-opens With Enrollment of 1,339 Pupils New Projects Introduced and Additions to Faculty Made Better Sports For B. I-I. S. Is Slogan of New Athletic Association School Rings Standardized by Popular Vote Special Design Created for B. H. S. Art Service Staff Reorganized B. H. S. Band Draws Up Its Constitution Band To Have New Red and W-hite Uni- forums Boys' Glee Club Formed New Library Rules Enforced Basketball Frollc Given By Class of '38 Big Success Echo Becomes Member of Columbia Schol- astic Press Association Basketball Team Has Successful Season Senior Banquet Tops Events For Class of '37 Members of 1937 Year Book Staff Chosen Biology Class Wins State Award In Exhibit Mrs, Garrison's Seventh Period Class Forms Club A Lady To See You To Be Presented March 27 Peggy McCormick and Whilden Carl Play Leads Richard Halliburton To Speak in Vineland Tonight New School Paper Brought About by Forma- tion of Journalism Class This Year Marjorie Gates Named Editor-in-chief by Mrs. Meyers , Junior-Senior Reception a Gala Affair Beautifully Decorated Gym Adds to Spirit of Gaiety Faculty Members Gain State Recognition Mary Robbins and Alice Blackmon to Head Staff Girls Make First Team in All-South Jersey Try-outs Student Council Creates Honor Study Hall Christmas Carol To Be Given in Audi- torium Oflicens For New Commercial Club Elected Standard Name Baconian, Adopted For Senior Annual Tennis Club Organized Junior-Senior Reception One Of Yea.r's Big- gest Events New Integration Program To Be Started In February Two Senior Classes To Study Civil War High School Band To Make Concert Debut John Bonham To Dance and Glee Club To Sing In Special Numbers Senior Class To Present Betty Lou On March 11 and 12 Elizabeth Denges and Karl Westcott Play Leads in Senior Musical Comedy Credit is due a great many of the 1937 graduates for their excellent co- operation and assistance in bringing about some of these progressive ideas. These factors will be of lasting value to the school. It is gratifying to know that what we, as a class, have helped to accomplish, will be of real significance to our high school.

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., .. '1' -yea. .ms , . d ' ly m e . - 'lf V ' vLV r q. ,r - 1-1 ., 1 1 The Faculty First Row: Fifth Row: Mabel Alexander, History Albbie Ayars, Domestic Science A. A. Behling, Biology Margaret Borton, Librarian J. Everett Bowen, Agriculture J. Rex Bowen, Social Science Margaret Burnett, Physical Education Second Row: Esther Corey, English Gertrude Durst, Mathematics Alice Elwell, English Samuel Faust, Biology Mary Euoss, French Elizabeth Garrison, General Science and Biology F. Rodney Gibson, Mechanical Drawing Third Row: Jrulia Gibson, Mathematics Wilson Hand, Commercial Laurence Henderson, Manual Training Don Hitchner, English Leona Hoffman, Chemistry Alma. Husted, Stenography f Alfred Kuhn, History, Economics, and Social Science Fourth Row: Christine Letts, Latin Herbert Letts, Commercial Lliuan Livingston, English Harry C. Smalley, Principal Katherine Loder, English Edna Loew, Domestic Science Edwin Lowden, History' Elizabeth Lupton, Commercial William Maloney, Social Science Jean Masland, French Leona Meyers, English Lavenia Mulfond, Domestic Sc-ience Rowland Mulford, General Science Sixth Row: Mary Nischwitz, English Agnes O'Brien, Social Science Robert Rensch, History and Economics R. Glenn Robbins, Commercial C, Preston Sellers, Physics Edith Sheldon, Bookkeeping Frances Stintsman, English Seventh Row: Mary Streets History 5QBeryl Temperton, Algebra and I-Islstoryfs 'inf' C PB t Harriet Tice, Home Hygiene and First Aid Virginia Trewin, Stenography and K Typewrlting Mildred Whittaker, Commercial Helen Wilcox, English ' Helen Balblrnie, Music Supervisor Last Row: Florence Bowden, English Supervisor Ethlyn Davis, Health and Physical Education Supervisor Emma Myers, Penmanshlp Supervisor Marjorie Rensch, Art Supervisor Helene Bell, Secretary E Reba Beckett, Secretary Wilma McCormick, Secretary 'Ilhe teachers who are not in the picture are Carl Gray, Physical Education: Elmer Carll, Manual Trainingg and Vera Joslin, Chemistry.

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