Bridgeton High School - Baconian Yearbook (Bridgeton, NJ)

Page 12 text:

B. H. S. NEWS REPORTER BROADCASTS EVENTS OF FIRST THREE YEARS This is your friendly, family station, WBHS, broadcasting from Bridgeton High School, B1-idgeton, New Jersey. You have just been listening to the orchestra playing Veni, Veni , one of 1937's top tunes. Immediately after the next number, which will be Isle of Capri , a hit tune of 1934, your B. H. S. news reporter will bring you the highlights of the graduating class's past three years in high school. Hello, everybody. Many events of these past three years stand out clearly in the minds of the senior class. No senior will ever forget that day of all days when he walked timidly past the unfamiliar portals of B. H. S. and was directed to the elevator by a grinning upper-classman. In a few days the newcomers accustomed themselves to the routine and settled down to work. First, there was the organization of the class. Officers were elected and Miss Trewin, their class adviser, was introduced to them. Then the term, class adviser, meant very little but since then it has come to mean very much through Miss Trewin. The freshman Hallo'we'en party was the first class party. A few tried out the danc- ing they had ibeen practicing at Souder's for many weeks: while others played games or watched the whirling dancers with envious eyes. The freshman class was always well represented at the football and hockey games and they cheered lustily for their team. The season was an unlucky one for Bridgeton in that both the hockey and football teams lost most of their games. The Millville football game was easily the most thrilling of the year. Neither team scored until the last quarter when Millville finally broke through Bridgeton's strong defense to score two touchdowns. Weeks slipped by unnoticed, then the freshmen, no longer timid, but self-assured, had their lirst taste ot' mid- year exams and unanimously agreed that they should be listed under Things We Can Do Without . Tiger House , the Dramatic Club presentation of the year. next loomed large on the horizon. The class of '38 was represented here by the leading lady, Lucille Schrank, while the rest chilled and thrilled at this eerie mystery. The basketball season was somewhat more successful than either the football or hockey season had been. Still, Bzridgeton was again the loser and the freshmen on the bench longed eagerly for the time when they could play for their Alma Mater. Time passed, as time will, and spring came, bringing with it visions of vacation and the Fashion Show when the girls had the opportunity to display their skill in sew- ing before their friends and relatives. Next, the Student Council party, that last grand frolic of the year, and then, glorious free- dom for two whole months, and for me, a short rest while the orchestra plays The Music Goes 'Round and 'Roundf' the hit tune of 1935, after which I'll be back with more highlights from the sophomore year of the class of '38. You have heard the selection, The Mu- sic Goes 'Round and 'Round , and here is your B. H. S. news reporter with interest- ing news, odd news, exclusive news. In the fall of '35, the sophomore class returned to the familiar halls of good old B. H. S. to perpetrate their own jokes on the unsuspecting freshmen. Although it was the same well-known school, there were many new additions. For one, B. H. S. was now the proud possessor of a school paper, The Bridgeton High Echo . In former years there had been a school paper, The Maroon and White but that had died a natural death some years ago and the Echo was an entirely new establishment. The venture was successful and it is now an institution of the school. There were seven new teach- ers, too, Miss Borton, the librarian: Miss Loder, an English teacher: Miss Lupton and Miss Whittaker, commercial teachersg Miss Temperton, a mathematics teacherg Mrs. Burnett, a gym instructor: and Mr. Kuhn, a history teacher. The band was entirely reorganized by Mr. Kuhn and is now also an indispensible part of the school. The football -season was a suc- cessful one this year with six wins, one tie, and 'three losses. One of these winning games was the one with Millville, in which one of our arch rivals was mowed down, leaving only Vineland and Collingswood yet to be beaten another year. This was one of those tie seasons for the hockey team as they tied four out of nine games. At the end of the season, the hockey and football teams were feted at a banquet and dance. The food was excellent, the toasts inter- esting and a good time was had by all who attended. Time rolled on to the date of the sophomore party. The cafeteria was gaily decorated in Christmas greens with a huge, glittering Christmas tree in the center. The evening was passed in dancing and the gala crowd made good use of the excellent

Page 11 text:

i , P ml 4 wi 5 l 'a w '.'Q FIRST ROW: Elizalbeth Lupton, Commercial William Maloney, History Jean Masland, French E-lizabeth Mayhew, English Leona Meyers, English Lavinia Mulford, Domestic 'Science Rowland Mulford, General Science SECOND ROW: Agnes O'Brien, Social Science Florence Rauch, Li-brarian Robert Rensch, History and Economics R. Gflenn Robbins, Commercial C. Preston Sellers, Physics Edith Sheldon, Commercial Frances Stintsman, English l aw my W 1 2 fm f.,..i . ,W 'Q' wb if 'wr 1 l ,, wi 55 THIRD ROW: Mary Streets, History Beryl Temperton, History and Mathematics Harriet Tice, Home Hygiene and Safety Virginia Trewin, Commercial Mildred Whittaker, Commercial Helen Wilcox, English Helen Balbirnie, Music LAST ROW: Florence Bowden, English Ethllyn Davis, Health and Physical Educaltion Emma Myers, Junior Business Training Marjorie Rensch, Art Relba Beckett, Secretary Helene Bell, Secretary Wilma McCormick, Secretary The teachers who are not in the picture are: Carl Gray, Physical Educationg Elmer Carll, Manual Training, Vera Joslin, Chemistry, Kate Ashmian Schneider, Music. BOARD OF EDUCATION HERBERT M. SMALLEY, President LOUIS A. LEWIS, Vice President EAJRL L. McCORMICK AMOS P, NIBLOCK RUFUS S. RICIHARDS if if

Page 13 text:

orchestra. The vacation, one short week of merry-making, left the happy sophomores almost too tired to return to school. In bas- ketball season the boys corp-ped fourth place in the league ibut the girls did not have as good luck, losing the majority oif their games. Swiftly time passes, and spring returns. Again the girls shine in the Fashion Show as they display their housewifely arts. The ten- nis teams leaped into prominence in '36 and demanded attention. The boys broke about even with six triumphs and only five losses, while the girls only won two games and lost five. At last came the Student Council party and again another year has been success- fully completed. As for me, I shall return after the next number. That was The Lullaby of Broadway , a favorite tune in 1936, and once again your B. H. S. news reporter is here, bringing you the highlights of the junior year of the class of '38. Let us go back to the halls of Bridge- ton High School and visualize them as they were in the fall of '36, The junior class re- turned to find few changes. One of these was the formation of the Athletic Associa- tion for better support of athletics in B. H. S. At present this association is a very large and active one, claiming a membership of over half the school. Early in the year, the question of class rings arose. After a long and arduous campaign, a standard ring was decided upon by the students. The school annual was also given a standard name, that of The Baconian , in memory of Miss Esther Bacon, a former teacher of B. H. S., who died in the service of the school and to whom we owe many of our present institutions. Mr. Edwin Lowden took the place of Mr. Guest, the football coach, who moved to Red Bank. Mr. Rex Bowen was also added to the faculty as a history teacher and assistant football coach. After the first few weeks, things slipped smoothly on through a success- ful hockey and football season. The Collings- wood game was most thrilling as the Gar- nets lbattled to hold the Colls to their meager one touchdown lead. In the Vineland game, the crowd rose to their feet as Vineland crossed the chalk-line in the last five min- utes of the game to make the score 13-7. The hockey team took second place in the league after completing one of its most suc- cessful seasons in the history of the school. A new commercial club was organized under the name, Chamber of Commerce of Bridge- ton High School. The object of the club is to arouse interest in commercial subjects and to raise the scholastic standards of the stu- dents in the department. The Boys' Glee Club was formed with a membership of eigh- teen boys. This year the Junior Red Cross was organized in the high school. After the drive, there was one hundred per cent mem- bership throughout the school. A council was formed consisting of one member from each homeroom and the adviser, Mrs, Letts. This council attends to the work of -the organiza- tion. With all these activities, new and old, time passed quickly and Christmas vacation came and went with unwelcome rapidity. The basketball season was a very successful one for the boys but the girls were not so fortunate. The boys' team placed third in the league while the girls lost eight out of ten games. The Garnets won the county championship, winning all four of the games in that competition. During the basketball season, the class of '38 gave a Basketball Frolic and invited the basketball teams to come. The rest of the student body was admitted upon the payment of a small fee. Then things all rushed forward toward the Junior-Senior Reception. The Class of '38 was the host this year and they took their responsibilities seriously. The gym was deco- rated to represent a Spanish garden with bowers of flowers around the walls and balloons and a flower as a favor for each guest. The cafeteria was arranged with balloons and flowers also, and entertainment was furnished while the refreshments were served. A new Tennis Club was organized. The charter members were the members of the two tennis teams but others were allowed in it after being passed by the members. The high school band gave a concert with the help of the glee clubs which was very successful. In a few weeks the Chamber of Commerce met with the Rotary and Ki- wanis Clubs at 9, banquet at which the Glee Club sang and the Orchestra played a few selections. The same evening, the Pennsyl- vania Military College gave a concert in the auditorium with a dance afterwards in the gym. It only remained for the Student Coun- cil party to be held before the year was officially closed. Wilth the close of this year, I, too, close my broadcast with the hope that you have enjoyed these bits of news and that they have brought back many -happy memories of your years in high school. You have been listening to your B. H. S. news reporter, Betty Letts, bringing you highlights of the past three years of the high school career of the class of 38 .