Bridgeton High School - Baconian Yearbook (Bridgeton, NJ)

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BHS Four years ago as 'freshmen a Ilgh'I' began 'I'o flicker fhai' has broken mio Game' Today 'I'he semor class holds fha? Ilghf aloff as li' goes forward In our democracy We each have a Ilghi' 'l'ha1' IS ours fo keep burning brlghfly 1'he llghi' of llvmg learning and Iovlng ln a free nahon THE CLASS ROBERT WHITE

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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,

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