Bridgeton High School - Baconian Yearbook (Bridgeton, NJ)

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SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS WITH ACTIVITY On September 8, 1937 the seniors returned a liittle sadly to the halls of B. H. S. There were only a few changes in the well-known order of things. Mrs. Nisch- witz and Mr. Hitchner had left the fac- ulty and had been replaced by Miss Elizabeth Mayhew and Miss Doris Hann. Miss Mar- garet Borton went to take charge of the library in the Teachers' College at Glassboro and Miss Florence Rauch resumed her duties here. Mrs. Schneider took over the direction of the orchestra., while Mrs. Balrbirnie replaced Mrs. Nischwitz as director of t-he Glee Clulb. The Athletic Association was reorganized with 558 members. A council of ten teachers and five pupils was instituted, The officers elected were: Mr. Rex Bowen, presidentg Mildred Mac- Pherson, secretaryg and Mr. C. Preston Sel- lers, treasurer. New amplifiers were added to the auditorium to strengthen the accoustics. New heads of departments were appointed. Mr. Gilbson was made head of the Industrial Arts Department, Miss Davis, head of the Health Department as well as the girls' Physi- cal Education, Mr. Rensch, head of the His- tory Delpartmentg and Mr. Mulford, head of the Science Department. Word was received that the Baconian of '37 had been awarded second rating in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The senior class was the smallest class in the school with only 267 members. The freshman class was the largest with 475, and the sophomores and juniors were about equal with 344 and 346 respectively. Very soon, the footlball and hockey season rolled around with its thrilling and colorful events, With the games to look forward to every week, time slipped by, and only too soon came the end of the season, heralded by the Barn Dance given for the A. A. mem- bers. A large percentage of the membership appeared at 'the dance dressed as farmers and farmerettes. The gym was decorated with cornstalks, clotheslines, and livestock. Vari- ous novelty numlbers helped make the eve- ning a howling success. And so, fall, with its color and excite- ment, passed, the last fall for the senior class in Bridgeton High School.

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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 .

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A study hall-min- us study The teachers come to school Where test tubes were broken 3.15 limited Hot from the press A jHl'lit01',S work is never done Tony Sarg comes to B, H, S. Lunch hour rendez- vous Mr. Hand's bankers A favorite male re- sort And snowballs Hew Moral support of the team Our tea burners Show me the way to go home