Bridgeton High School - Baconian Yearbook (Bridgeton, NJ)

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ODE We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams, World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world forever, it seems. With wonderful deathless ditties We build up the world's great cities, And out of a fabulous story We fashion an empire's glory: One man with a dream, at pleasure, Shall go forth and conquer a crown, And three with a new song's measure Can trample a kingdom down. A. breath of our inspiration Is the life of each generation, A wondrous thing of our dreaming Unearthly, impossible seeming- The soldier, the king, and the peasant Are working together in one, Till our dream shall become their present, And their work in the world be done. And therefore today is thrilling With ,a past day's late fulfilling, And the multitudes are enlisted In the faith that their fathers resisted, And, scorning the dream of tomorrow, Are bringing to pass, as they may, In the world, for its ,joy or its sorrow, The dream that was scorned yesterday. Great hail! we cry to the comers From the dazzling unknown shore, Bring ,us hither your sun and your summers, And renew our world as of yoreg You shall teach us your song's new numbers, And things that we dreamed not before: Yea, in spite of a dreamer who slumbers, And a singer who sings no more. Selections from an Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy I CLASS MOTTO-'fFor life lives only in success. CLASS FLOWER-Red Rose.

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BRIDGETON HIGH SCHOOL Bridgelon High School now slands on fhe sile former- ly occupied by fhe Wesl' Jersey Academy. The year 1922- '23 marks 'lhe beginning of ihe presenl' high school. In 'l'ha'l' year a new addifion 'lo 'l'he Wes'l Jersey Academy. which had been purchased by l'he Board of Educalion, was made. In the 'fall of 1923 fhe grades from len io fwelve. in- clusive. were broughl' 'lo 'l'he Academy building from 'lhe Bank Sl'ree'l High School. The enrollmenl' consis'l'ed of 84-7 pupils and 'lhere were l'wen'ly-nine members on 'lhe facully. In 1929-'30 'lhe old Academy building was 'I'orn down and 'lhe la'I'es'l' addilion lo 'lhe high school was made. To- day our enrollmenf is 1,389 and sixly members are on 'lhe faculfy. including special feachers.

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s- 9 ,- Mr. Harry C. Smalley has been connecfed wilh Bridgefon High School for fwenfy years. He was firsf employed in December, 1918 as feacher of physics and chemisfry. He nexf filled fhe posifion of assisfanl principal for lhree years, from i924 fo l927. while Mr. Chesfer Robbins was principal. Upon fhe nromofion of Mr. Robbins fo super- infendency in l927, Mr. Smalley was advanced 'lo fhal' of principal. He has served in fhis capacify for fwelve years and il' may be righffully said has been one devofed lo duly wifh fhe welfare of fhe school and pupils always al' hearf. Hurry C. Smallrfy, Principal