Bridgeton High School - Baconian Yearbook (Bridgeton, NJ)

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FRESHMEN Remember-how lamldly we approached B HS Seplember 7 l94l bul how soon we were swallowed up by all lhe aclwrlles AND classes lhe hIl Mlss Luplon made wllh us and how we were sure lrom lhe be gunnmg lhal she was qunle a gal AND WE WERE RlGHT how lusl In our honor lhe Bulldogs emerged vuclorlous from lhe annual Collmgswood grrdrron ballle l seemed as If we brolce a lwenly lwo year pnx bul how good a pnx brealcer we were was discovered aboul lour years laler class eleclron wllh Tlddle Malla lalung lhe presudency-drggmg up all lhe green malerlal In Brldgelon lor Erosh Weelx our llrsl dance wllh lhe boys In one cor JUNICRS Remember lhls year we loolced down wIlh loleranl amusemenl on lhe anllcs of lhe chlldlsh sophomores and freshmen lhe class ol 45 held Ils own on lhe grldnran wnlh Johnny Cobb and Dam Malla co cap lammg lhe varslly eleven lo anolher vlc lory over our old lnend Collungswood Duncan Spollore succeeded Taddle as pres Idenl ol lhe Class ol l945 lrue lo lradn llon lhe lunlor class gave lhe lirsl dance ol lhe year and lhe Jumor Class Shmdlg was lhe resull ol our greal bramslorm 6 7 6V2 Yes' al lasl we were bemg meas ured lor our class rmgs and everybody was In a lever of excslemenl lhe war had pul onyx on lhe prlorlly hsl bul we sellled lor enamel wllhoul much luss lhe war was gelhng closer and closer lo our school days boys we knew had sand So long and were off lo do lhevr bul and many more would lollow lhe Thanlrsgnvlng prayer was Please lel Il be over by I945 Chnslmas popped up oul of nowhere and Mass Luplon was swamped by WILL our rmgs gel here belore vacalIon7 Bul 6 ner lhe garls In lhe olher no color comb: nalron wlll ever seem as chrc as green and gold no flower as lovely as lhe yellow rose no class mollo as expressnve as Seize lhe Opporlunlly lor lhey were lhe properly ol lhe class ol l945 Decem ber 7lh and somelhmg called WAR we were freshmen and lhe war seemed a long way oll lhen BUT we wolre up before long Dom Malla and Carol Heller were our Freshmen Pndes In lhe Echo conlesl sprung lever and lhe sudden dzscovery lhal love IS grand when ones a freshman crammong and exams suddenly Ils all over and much lo your surprlse you ve llved lhrough rl and loved Il remember7 nol Chruslmas came and wenl and odd as Il seems lhe enllre lunlor class was aclu ally anxlous lo gel baclr lo school and whal a lhrlll when we dad gel baclc lor lhere lhey were' lhe mosl beaulllul rmgs anybody could ever aslc lor baslcelball held qusle a lol ol excllemenl lhus year for we came close lo wmmng lhe Camden League Champlonshup every aclrvnly In school held some mleresl lor as rumors we lhoughl Il proper lor us lo become enlan gled In everylhlng as sprmg approached we lurned our lhoughls lo lhe Prom lhe lheme was chosen commlllees appomled lhe dale sel and lhen lhe lun began w chose Bon Voyage as our lheme and lhe gym was lurned Inlo a shlp shape room complele wulh llsh and lish nels deck chanrs shaded by slraped awnmgs and even a Soulh Sea Island landscape hover Ing on lhe horlzan lhen our pals ol lh sensor class were readmg lhe class wull and leaving us lo carry on as senuors ol Brndge lon Hugh remember7 s . . . - I . - . , , . . . I . . - -.- ' v In - - Ir I ' I v 1 II - :I . . ' II In ..... ' L. - . . . . I. l u .- .- . . ' - i . s . . . , ' 1. . . . . . , . . - II In - I . . . . . 1 . 1. D ' 1 I , . . . , , ' I . . . I - - . . . ' I ' - . . . . . ' I . . . , , . L ' , , . . ' ..... ' I r . . , 1 G ' ' ' II II I ' . . ..... - I ' . I . . :I II I , , I v , . . . . Q - . - - -It e ' . . . ' . . . ..... I ' . II , - I II I

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..........LET THERE BE LIGHT In 1'he beginning fhere was darkness and our ieachers saw 'l'he darkness and knew if fo be evil, ----- and fhey said, Lei 'I'here be Iigh1 ' ----- and fhere was lighf and 1'heIigh1' was good. Our educaiion was noi' quife so simple. H' was one +hing for our ieachers 'l'o say, Lei fhere be Iigh1 ' and quife anofher 'l'hing for fhe Iighi' fo be. There lies 'l'he sfudenf body's aH'i1'ude. We have soughi' ihe ligh1'.

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SOPHOMQRES Remember how bug and brave we fell 1n I942 how we razzed and scorned lhe seemmgly small green freshmen how 'lhe pnx elbowecl rls way back Info lhe foofboll season when Brudgelon bowed lo Collmgs wood agam we refused lo lel Toclclle glve up lhe presndenl s chalr and elecfed hum 'lo serve us agam wulh Farlh Emerson slflung al h1s rlghf as fhe vnce presldenl Carol Heller 'lalung 'lhe noles and Leo Gubbme handlang all 'lhe money Thanlcsguvmg come and Chrnslmas was hol al rls heels wl'l'l'1 Chrlsfmas approach1ng our lhoughfs 'lurned lo our class dance fhe gym was resplendenf w1lh nfs feshve yule lsde frnmmnngs remember fhe fun we had SENIORS Remember In our semor year we had no one lo lcolx up lo lo use as a model an sfead we were fhe manmluns and how we loved 1+ lhe class fhaf brolxe lhe Col lxngswoocl gnx In fheur freshman year had foolball In lheur blood for we guided BH S lo lhe Counly Champlonshlp and fo lhe Sfafe Champuonshup we had done our share IH bringing laurels lo BHS class elecfnons found Bob Whale favored candldale for presndenl Dol MCCOTMICR as vuce presrdenf Eleanor Auslen falung fhe mlnufes and Pele Shoemalcer In charge of fhe money smule prelfyl look al lhe blrdnel sfeady nowl and al was all over all excepl lhe agony of waulmg and won derlng nf your p1clure would be 'loo loo horr1d for lhe Bacoman Sla'Fl had been announced and Dol MCCOfmlCk fools over lhe rems as Edvform chlef lhe pucfures came baclx and everybody 'lhoughl lhey were wonderful excepl you baslrelball was lhe cenler of oclrvoly once agam as Chrnsfmas drew near--our lasl Chruslmas parly was held an lhe cofeleraa walh all of 7 gelhng lhe 'lree In lhe cenler of fhe floor and how 1+ won everybody s pra1se7 I943 slopped an lo say hello and w1sh us good luclc fhe fame came when we all wenf lmoclung al lhe neighbors doors wnlh an lm worlung my way lhrough B HS sell mg magazines as our mlroduclory sen fence we surprised fhe resl of lhe school foo for we wenl way over our goal of Sl500 wrlh Farlh Emerson as our hlgh salesman we once agam chose Carol and Tlddle as our class prrdes lhen be fore we lrnew sl lne seniors were slgmng our yearboolcs exams were over and lol and behold! we were Iumors remember7 lhe semor homerooms lhere were a lol of emply places and glrls were beglnnnng lo worry abouf lhe manpower shorlage Chlclc Soulhard Bob Selberl Tlddle Malla Johnny Cobb 'lhese were 'usl a few of 'lhe boys from our class who were rn lhe serv 1ce and many more would soon go-appll cahons for 'lhe Honor Soclely were filled our and lhe fhlrd degree mlervuews were a lol of fun we chose our DA R repre senfalwe and Falfh Emerson wenf lo Trenlon an our name-Mlss Wnlcox a nounced our semor play lhose grlllmg exams lhal lusf had 'lo be passed bemg able lo srl baclx and relax whsle lhe rumors planned our recepfnon how hof lhe sun was af commencemenf praclnce Mass Luplon and her love and pahenl under slandmg ml: sfamed flngers from sngmng yearboolrs class day and all lhe fun our lasl wall and feslamenl hondmg lhe re sponslbulnly lo lhe class of 46 'lalung down fhe green and gold banner from sls place of honor smgung lhe Alma Mafer for fhe lasl fume remember? . , . , ' i - 11 11 . 1 I ' ' - . . 4 . ' 1- ' ' 111 . ' l ' ' . . 1, . . l ' , - ' I I ' . . . T ' ' ' . 1 . . . 1 1 1 Q 1 ' I 1 ' 1 i ' 1 l 1 . 1 . .5 . . I - V - . . ' . ' . - . . f - - n- 1 ' ... . . , I ,. . . . I . ' .. 1 . . . . 11 1,