Cape May High School - Yam Epac Yearbook (Cape May, NJ)

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1935 volume:

-SEQ- THE INKWELL Published by the Students of CAPE IVIAY HIGH SCHOOL Single Copy, 35 Cents By Mail, 40 Cents COM114ENCEMENT NUMBER STAFF Editorx RUTH SATTERFIELD SARA DREW ISABELLE SHAW Business .Manager VVILLIANI KOKES Axsixlant Buxiness Managers DAVID HUGHES GORDON TAYLOR BETTE FROST WALTER RICHARDSON Ar! Editor: YVILLIAM GOODACRE EMMY LOU YOST ANN ELDREDGE Farulty Adlvixor MISS MCCRACKEN CUNTENTS Dedication ....,......... .............. . . 2 Class Poem-Challenge ... .. 3 Evolution of a Senior.. .. 5 The Seniors .. 7 Class Song .... .. 8 Last Will ... .. 9 Prophecy ............... . . 10 Seniors Speak Critically .... .. 12 The Juniors .......... . . 13 The Sophomores ... .. 14 The Freshmen ............................,....................................... . . 15 Creative Writing: ................................................. W ................... 16 Poem, Dreamer, Milady's Wardrobe, Razzle Dazzle, Premonition, First Sonnet, Sequence, Night Wind, Wash Day, Triolet, Night, After the Japanese, Love, An Icicle, Depression Streets, Twin Darknesses, Poem, Champange, Gray Sky, Gray Trees, Prayer to a Trafhc Light .................................................... 27 Athletics .......................... .,,, 2 8 The Glee Club ........ .. 29 The High School Play ..... .... 3 0 Informal Snaps ......... .... 3 1 Z THE INKVVICLI, DEDICATION To Mr. Paul Ensminger whose excellent teaching and friendliness and enthusiasm are helping us to understand and up- preciate the world. THE INKWELL CHALLENGE Life, 'we are not so trusting As those who came this road before You bared your teeth and snarled at us. But we have a weapon to match you, Tempered in your own furnace, Harnmered on your own anvil. We have courage, Like a lilting melody That sings itself over and over in the hearty Courage like a leaping flame That scatters the doubt And fringes before nothingf Courage like a prayer That being deep and strong Is yet humble. Life, we do not fear you! -ISABELLE SHAW 4 'I' H li INK 1- U Q 1+ . v fwdifivw M mn Q4 ' A ' w ' r X 4, .. Y ' ,' 9 N 3 K as-1 . ' ww nhl. Y , l V N ' I vo . up ' xi ,S J i X M mf g f if N 'f f 1 M .. I 1 Y Pl' 4, V . .. I in 19'-s.L-Ky, 06 , .14 x 1 X Tllld INKVVELL 5 EVOLUTION To produce any finished object there must be a process-call it manufacture, if you will, we choose the term evolu- tion. Darwin had a theory of an evolu- tion in the development of man. Or, if you do not enjoy Darwin's ideas, con- sider the Hebrews' records of an evolu- tion. So, too, there is a process of de- veloping, an evolution, behind every Senior although that humble individual as yet lays no claim to being finished. We were strange children-as strange a group as one might find. Scattered far and wide then, still the Fates must have looked down on us and laughed. Those Fates must have laughed at the very expressions they gave us-expres- sions which when considered together gave us a patchwork quilt with the patches named Quizzical, Whimsical, Inquisitive, Determined, and Placid. W e learned in that early bonnet day that people looked at us as the people of the future. Through the long years after that early day, the grade school years, we learned that life has its disappointments -the hurt of first loves, the pain of los- ing friends-all those stirrings in the growing little animal. Our pieces of patchwork quilt became 1 composite when we became Freshmen. And we reached that year with our self- confidence practically unimpaired. We knew we knew everything! What could any mere teacher teach us? But we re- signed ourselves to sitting through four years of having knowledge flung at us and making a pretense of grasping some- thing unimportant and bothersome. It was so satisfying to know that the world was a part of us. lt was in the Sophomore year that our composite mind was introduced to a few of the finer things. It was the finer part of us that told us to grasp those things and hold them tightly. lt seemed a great sacrifice at the time but the evolution has proven to us that it was the beginning of good judgment and common sense. Ad- justment kept us short of breath, but the OF A SENIOR world kept right on rolling-We had to keep treading and plodding or be rolled off. We even found ourselves drawn into giving contributions of our energy and talent to the school. It was a most puzzling, bewildering, whirling and twisting of minds and hearts. As we entered our Junior year it was as if we were on trial-on trial for what we would be when we finished our high school education. We at last realized the powers of an organization. We found strength in numbers and coopera- tion. We were forced to admit that the teachers were beginning to know some- thing-or maybe they always had! That was a revolutionary thought and set us searching. In that search we found and became well acquainted with many of the finer things. And, strange to say, we enjoyed poetry. It was still hard to ex- press our feelings even in prose let alone in the poetry we had spurned such a short time before. We found teachers could be a little friendly without losing any of their dignity. This year climaxed and closed some of the inner revolutions of the year before. The final step of this evolution had come. We had suddenly grown up over- night. New and closer, dearer friend- ships were formed. Our teachers were real companions and helped us, not as someone below them, but as if we were on the same level. For we finally ad- mitted we were below them in every re- spect. Many disappointments were ours this year. Disappointments that made us older and a little Wiser and still more ready for fun and laughter. We learned we might respect some people whom we could not like and we could be pleasant to those whom we could not sincerely admire. A hard and bitter lesson became ours on the value of guarding well what- ever we say that might accuse another. It was a curiously satisfactory year. Yet at the end of the evolution we find our- selves afraid while we Hing out our bold challenge to the world. Afraid-for we know so little. Afraid-because there is so much to learn. L. 51 ai 5 an C MABEL STEVENS RUSSELL WHITNEY MAE BURNS JAMES RICE WALTER NCHARDSDN EMMY l0U YOST ALBEP-YR SMITH RE WILLIAM MIN ELONUGE Am , , 5 . ,Q J i f' 1 ., E eil xx lv , W X, fi . N f 2 71 I BROW R0 HOW!! EMILY MEFKZ PUHL NE JA ETREL MURPHY KOKES VNLUAM MARY E. SHEETS PER C00 EDITH AW ISABELLE SH ND CLE MENS RA V I . n 'F rgnos 1 BETTE GORDON TAYLOR PALMgR Numan sneer: GLADYS ROLLINS pgvln pwqneg fuupgm mum F'FP ?' H GE ?T No.4 sm AN PM QV if . . Y ' 5 . is Lim SATTEKFIELD -N. B -:Se sv UTH OLIVE ROL L I N S .7760 ffanlzk VIRGOL REIF EVELYN WASHINGTOI LEM SHIELDS HE W DRE SARA HENRY I-UIWKINS mason nom wumufmp S ca THE INKWELL 7 MAE BURNS Commercial l, 2. General 3, 4, 5. A dogrose blushin' to a brook fIin't modester nor sweeter. HOWARD BROWN Scientific 1, 2, 3, 4, 5' Who doth ambition shun And loves to lie i' the sun. EDYTHE MAY' COOPER College 1. Commercial 12. General 3, 4. Wondrous thoughts, never penned, Perishing unheard. SARA :DREW Commercial 1, 2, 3, 4. This way, and that, she peers and sees Silver fruit upon silver tree-s ' ANN ELDREDGE College 1, 2, 3. Scientific 4. The reason frm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill. BIETTE FROST Commercial Course l,2, 3, 4. Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free. GEORGE FRUNZI College Course 1, 2, 3. General 4. The man o' independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. BILL GOOlDACRE College l, 2, 3. Scientfic 4. But 'tis a common proof that Lowliness is young ambitian's ladder, llfhereto the climber upward turns his pace MARION GREENE Commercial Course l, 2. General 3, 4. Tying her bonnet-string 'neath her chin She tied a young man's heart within. CLEMENS HAND Scientific 1, 2, 3, 4. Moms abed and daylight slumber Were not meant for man alive. HENRY HAWKINS College Course 1. Scientific 2, 3, 4. Unpracticed he to fawn, or seek for power. DAVID HUGHES College 1, 2, 3. Scientific 4. May many men be awakened To greater chords of duty Thru the beauty of your melodies. u WILLIAM IQOKES College 1, 2, 3, 4 I live to hail the season By gifted winds foretold lVhen men shall live by reason. ELIZABETH KRULA College 1. Scientific 2. General 3, 4. The softer charm that in her manner lies Is framed to captivate, yet not surprise. EMILY MERZ Commercial 1, 2. General 3, 4. A junket of cream and a cranberry tart For me. ETHEL MURPHY Czmmcrcial 1, 2. General 3, 4. Then be not coy, but use your time: And while ye may, go marry. ADA PALMER Commercial 1, 2, 3, 4. With thy clear keen joyanee anger cannot be. JANE PUHL Commercial 1, 2 General 3, 4. Celestial blushes check thy conscious smile. JAMES RICE Scientific 1 General 2, 3, 4. lt was a lover and his lass With a hey and a ho, and a hey nonino. WVALTER RICHARDSON College 1, 2, 3, 4. O, let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven! p Keep me in Temper: I would not be madf' VIRGIL RIEF Scientific 1, 2. General 3, 4. I say, are you there? GLADYS ROLLINS Commercial 1, 2. General 3, 4. find laughter, holding both his sides. OLIVE ROLLINS College 1. Scientific 2, 3, 4. And on that cheek, and o'er the brow, So soft, so calm, so eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow But tell of days in goodness spent. MARION ROTH Commercial 1, 2, 3. General 4. She's a winsome wee thing She's a handsome wee thing She's a bonnie wee thing. 8 THE INKWELL RUTH SATTERFIELD College l, 2, 3, 4. A creature not too lrright or good For human nature's daily food. MARGUERITE SCHELLENGER College 1. Scientific 2, 3, 4. Little Nellie Cassidy has got a plare in town. ISABELLE SHAW College 2, 3, 4. She serves the fairy queen To dew her orbs upon the green. MARY ELLEN Sl-l'E'ETS Commercial 1, 2. General 3, 4. Come with me, oh lady fair, So lruxom, hlithe, and del1onair. ' HELEN SHIELDS College 1. Commercial 2, 3, 4 I don't know notl1in'. ALBERTA SMITH Commercial 1, 2. Ge-neral 3, 4. Whate'er she says, though sense appear thraughout, Displays the tender hue of female doubt. ANNA SMITH College 1. Scientific 2, 3, 4 For she's a jolly good fellow. ' l'iAf3l?l. STEVENS Commercial 1, 2, 3, 4. Come lilve, and he merry, and join with frm To sing the sweet chorus of Ha, ha, he. ' GORDON TAYLOR Scientific 1, 2 General 3, 4. In arguing, too, the srholflr ofwned his rk.'l.', For, even though -vanquished, he rould argue still. EVELYN WASHINGTON Scientific 1, 2, 3, 4. . But the darkness has passed, it is daylight at last. RUSSELL WHITNEY Ccmmercial 1, 2. General 3, 4, The hronfho that -would not he broken. EMMY LOU YOST Scientific l, 2, 3, 4. My true losve hath my heart and l have hir, By just exchange one for the other given. CLASS SONG Melody- Star Dust flhofve the haze of smokerimmed days hVe'll always see Riding through the dusk Our scarlet knight Soothed in mystic light- .fl song of silent memory. And the eoluds drift by ln a sky of eomplifations .ind misted cobweh mem'ries Drink into our song- A sip of lasting melody. ln the heart of each new cloud We'll see our knight, scarlet glowing through, The memories sing the melody, The cobwehs weave into the tune. But our silent song In our hearts will linger long, In robwebhed memories- A sip of lasting melody. A THE INKWELI, 9 Eaat will auth Efeatamrnt We, the Senior Class of 1935, being of sound body and sane mind, do make, publish, and declare this last will and testament bequeathing to our successors those attributes which we have acquired during our sojourn in this High School of Cape May. I, Andy Hand, do bequeath my knowledge of French to Miss Holliday. I, Mabel Stevens, bequeath my vocab- ulary to Ralph Letts. I, Bette Frost, bequeath my bubbling personality to Ella Fox. I, Elizabeth Krula, do bequeath my domestic science interests to Elwood Scott. I, ,Henry Hawkins, bequeath my boisterous laughter to Bus Kono- witch. I, Marion Greene, bequeath my de- votion to Mildred McGill. I, Ethel Murphy, do bequeath my giggling countenance to Mr. Tuttle. I, Gladys Rollins, do bequeath my frankness to Betty Dunlap. I, Walter Richardson, bequeath my ability to sight translate to Eleanor Goodacre. I, Olive Rollins, bequeath my unob- trusive manner to Norman Brown. I, Marion Roth, do bequeath my wee littleness to Polly Keller. I, Ruth Satterfield, do bequeath my collection of other people's puns to Emlen Fisher. I, Alberta Smith, do bequeath my sweet smile to Marie McCullough. I, Nancy Smith, do bequeath my lead- ership and school activities to Mar- garet Ware. I, Mary Ellen Sheets, bequeath my fascinating eyelashes t o K a t e Cowan. I, Marguerite Schellenger, do be- queath my gift of gab to Linda Smith. I, Russell Whitney, bequeath my long legs to Lewis Purgatorio. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1, I I I I 3 Q 1 9 1 3 v Emmy Lou Yost, do bequeath my dramatic powers to George Clag- horn. Emily Merz, bequeath my grain of truth beneath the apparent chaff to Jack Spencer. Edith Cooper, bequeath my ability to arrive late to Boyd Lafferty. Sally Drew, do bequeath my blushes to Dorothy Stevens. George Frunzi, bequeath my per- plexed scowl to Lester Townsend. William Goodacre, do bequeath my artistic talent to Peter Carroll. Ada Palmer, bequeath my good sportmanship to Beth Ricker. Jane Puhl, bequeath my giggles to Mae Warner. Virgil Rief, do bequeath my friend to the best man. James Rice, do bequeath my un- dying friendship to Paul Blevin. Helen Shields, bequeath my ability to pester Mr. Tuttle after school hours to Inez Smith. William Kokes, bequeath my clar- ion voice to Henry Eldredge. Ann Eldredge, bequeath my ath- letic ability to Mr. Steger. Isabelle Shaw, bequeath my poetic ability to Andrew Sweeten. Mae Burns, bequeath Oscar, my racoon coat, to Fern McCracken. Evelyn Washington, bequeath my roller skates to Thelma Newell. Gordon Taylor, bequeath my ora- tory powers to Harold Rhodes. Howard Brown, bequeath my sprawl to Tom Taylor. David Hughes, bequeath my music ability to Joe Smeltzer. Signed and sealed by: Senior Class of '35. W itnessed by: 51. 4, George Bernard Shaw ,, G. Bernard Shaw Mir? G. B. S. '- 10 THE I KW ELI. Compliments of Kokes 8x Goodacre, lnc. EXPLORING DONE CHEAP BROWN 8: LAFFERTY Lessons in Record Breaking CS3.l3 perl Eldredge C+- Drew Operas Made to Order Rollins, Rollins, Sc Puhl Harmony on Demand Russell CAdmirall Whitney CUSTOM MADE SPEEDSTERS E. L. YOST Operas Sung vmw Rmsow A si.:-2 A. SMITH Gentlefwaman Agriculturisl Cabbages a Specialty lioxnpliluvnts of G. A. CLARK Elizabeth Frost Dancing Taught and Done kr:AsoNAn1,r: james Rice E!ec'trz'c'a! .f4pplz'am'e.r Marion Greene Electdcal ,f4pp!z'a7z1,'e.s' VValt lDr:MoNl Ric-liardson HIGH PRESSURE SPEED Races Driven for an Song Write a Best Seller Apply M ertz 81 Roth Web' the crates they come in' .1 Acldress answers to ads to G. Taylor, care of this book THF. INK VV ELL 11 Edgecomb 8: Washington Playing and Bfuesing Sweet and Hot Krula 81 Burns See what the Well-dfessed Clemlcwomun Will NV:-:lr BRIDES MATCHED -Amw- SI-IEETS Sc .VIURPHY A. PALM ER Interior Decorator Hughes 81 Stevens Songs for All Occasions ilirunzi X: Eumkinz BOOTLEGGERS itiigh Gilman TUT 81 RIEF Archeologists, Ltd. WE mo ANYTHING Hand 85 Shields Snickers, Laughs, Gulfiws NAN CV S M IT H Budgets Balancea' with a SMILE How to be a Poet In 56 Busy Lessons l. SHAW FUR SALE Three Quarter Fiddle -APPLY- R. Sattefyfefa' M. SCI-IELLENGER See What the Well Tressed Gentlewoman Will Hair Coulplilnonts of F. Freeman CHO, Address answers to ads to G. Taylor, care of this book 12 THE INKWICLL THE SENIORS SPEAK CRITICALLY It amuses me to see George Bernard Shaw fool the public. They call him an egoist because he is pleased with his life. Do you despise him for casting away his false modesty? When we are seventy- nine, I know we will hear G. B. S. chuckling victoriously in his Shaw para- dise. I Defence-SARA DREW. The Innocence of Father Brown contributes one character, Flambeau, who is created as an especially clear per- sonality in my mind by the mere con- stant repetition of the fact that he is so tall he towers above any crowd. This is a very definite, picture-creating state- ment in one way, yet it gives no other actual physical description. From this single fact I can call up a drawing of Flambeau which is clearer than the memory of someone whom I know well. Several of Chesterton's minor characters seem clearer cut than his more important ones. I like the way he leaves his cen- tral characters like smudged charcoal portraits rather than making fine pen and ink drawings of them. It gives their minds and personalities a chance to de- velop without physical interference. G. K. places himself in the minds of his characters and uses them as mouthpieces for his views. The Paradox-Ruth Safterfield. YOUTH Pure, white candles Blazing toward heafzfenv, Fighting black shadows, Burning steadily Despite gusty Derisiive draughts, Straight, steady, Lighting stumbling feet, Symbol of youth, Pure white candles. -ANN Etnaencs THIQINKVVELL 13 THE JUNIORS We are confident that, although the Junior Class has thus far neglected to dc- velop its possibilities in organization and leadership, we can, with a little effort, prove ourselves fully capable in these respects. The present Senior Class has made an excellent record for itself and will be remembered aw a line graduating class. With all respect to the Seniors, we believe that We can equal and even excel that record. We have, in the mem- bers of our class, such good material for all forms of endeavor, that we should at once take the lead in all school activities. The athletes of the Junior Class form the nucleus of all the teams. Our track team, with Tom Stewart and James Love and Powell Hughes, has proved itself to be the best in school. In football We have Donald Smith, next year's captain, Merritt Edmunds and James Griffin. Two important players on the baseball team will be Henry Eldredge and Bert Dares. In girls' sports we have such basketball players as Vera Bernard and lnez Smith. Dorothy Stevens and jack Spencer will be important in dramatics. ln regular school work, Eleanor Good- acre, Roberta Ostroske and Ella rox are honor students. Ernest Corson has fine literary ability. William Briant and Elder Entriken are good scientific Workers. These are among the most outstanding in their lines in the school. With such abilities as these, backed with a foun- dation of good school spirit and common sense, we believe we will accomplish our aims. The most important of these are the establishment of student government, and the restoration of the Washington trip to the graduating class, a privilege which we sincerely believe every Senior should have. lt is with the utmost con- fidence in ourselves, that we prepare to take over the name and responsibility of Seniors. 14 THE INKVVICLI, l i E THE SOPHOMORES The Sophomores, in taking inventory of themselves, find that in the next two years they are going to gift CU Cape lllay High School with many young men and women, talented and otherwise. They feel that it is the duty of every class to supply its share of talent in all of the school's activities and without a doubt they are doing their share, if not more, in the two major activities of scholarship and athletics. ln scholarship they have several members of the class who are always found on the distinguished list including Betty Dunlap, -lean Schellenger, Ray- mond Rollins and Harold Rodes, not to mention others who are always on the meritorious list. ln the Dramatic Club they have many talented young actors and actresses whose fine performances are enjoyed by the school as well as the townspeople. These dramatists include Evelyn Crump and Nancy Brady who were in a Full House, George Claghorn and Louis Purnell. ln the field of art the Sophomores have quite a remarkable bit of talent in the brushes of Beth Ricker, Richard Teitleman, Ralph Carroll and Robert Starr, while the shop possesses such ex- pert carpenters as Norman Sayre, Ed- ward Walton and William Coleman. They are unusually well provided with musical talent. In the High School Orchestra they have Richard Stiefel and Ronald Phillips and Harold Rodes. ln the Glee Club Kathryn Konowitch, Ethel Bowles, Evelyn Fraley, Gladys Heathcote, Dorothy Reeves, Peggy Schellenger and Virginia Beane. Even with all these activities, athletics are the most popular with the Sopho- mores and already they are providing varsity athletes in three sports. On thc. basketball and baseball teams there are Elwood Scott, Charles Shields, John Huff and Leonard Sandgrang on the football team, Thomas Barnard and Les Townsendg and on the girls' basketball team, Edith Whitney, lVIary Ludwick and Caroline Krula. Vlfith this quantity and quality of tal- ent the Sophomore Class is surely a great asset to Cape May High and in time will become an even greater one. As he leaves the Sophomore year to become a junior it will be the purpose of every member of the class to improve himself in his respective activity and increase the achievements of his class. THEINKWEL1, 13 THE FRESHM EN Greetings from the Freshman Class! With the first high school year behind usl May I introduce some freshman personalities! First our literary quin- tuplets, May Warner, Laura Ottinger, Lynwood Peterson, Warden Needles and Margaret Ware. Our contribution to the Glee Clubs was eleven of its sixty- one songsters. And in the field of ath- letics George Batten, Edward Homan and Thomas Holden are athletes of whom we are proud for they toss a wicked ball. Linda Smith and Anna Ernst, the giggling duet are a pair we think a great deal of. And if you have the blues, see Esther Johnson, for her humorous originalty is refreshing. Jen- nie Vassar expresses herself delightfully in song, and Evelyn Williams' sparkling wit is a general tonic. A really clever boy at creative writing is Andrew Sweeten, while Horace Troxel is known for his wide friendly grin. lVIary Isabel Swain shows you what the well-dressed gal should wear, in case you're inter- estedg and Walter Hughes what the well-dressed fellah should wear. And now I'll close with the Gates, as is proper. Rose and Esther are both girls we just couldn't do without. THE INKWELL The breast of the gull Flashed white As he swerfved And turned it upward To the light. He flipped his wings And glid, Then arched his wings And slid. With fluttering Feathers He swooped, to stop On the Sharp tip of a Greenish rock. A motorboafs tug . . Chug . . . Chug. . Startled him From a sleepless dream- He furrowed The sky With his silfzver wings els he soared Out of sight- Ah! To fly! -BETTY IJUNLAP A dreamer dreams and in his dream rides far Pursuing romance beyond most distant star. Now, hero bold the mighty dragon slays Or outlaw brave in lush green forest strays. A dreamer wakes and in his waking finds , Room for a sign, then rushes forth to make up time '-WILLIAM Koxes THICINKVVELL 17 MILADY'S WARDROBE A dainty froek of azure blue Betrimmed with rujfles snowy whites One tiny jewel that golden grew Till it captured all else with its lighty A dinner dress of colors soft Though gorgeous, glittering and alight. It lasts not long-milady goes To don a gown that suits the night. Her evening gown is best of all, Deep black velvet, shadows blue, Alive with shining golden beads That dance about and change their hue Milady also has a dress Of rough dull gray, a gloomy things And when despaired milady weeps- She loves to wear it in the Spring. -BETH RICKER RAZZLE DAZZLE Cupid sells tickets For the razzle dazzle,- It gcfes round and round, Wears you to a frazzle. You get breathless And a little sith- When it sets you down, You buy another quick. -ANN ELDREDGE 18 THE INKWELL PREMONITION Old Angus walked slowly down to the edge of the wharf. It was still day in the interior of the city among the noise and people, but here at the water's edge night had breathed dusk into the lungs of the sky. It seemed that the old fishing boat lolling at the end of the wharf had been yearning for this rim of dusk. Old Angus crept up the gang-plank. The pad-pad-pad of his old and cal- loused feet echoed between the lapping of the swelling ripples. The wind blew his old the captain's hat from his wind-white head along the wooden deck. The sky, out of breath, pulled and puffed the dusk until night had hidden old Angus completely. The old fishing boat sailed toward the horizon with its one occupant. Night broke into a million white pieces of day at the horizon. The pilot wheel alone could paint the figure lean- ing against its back. The still, blue- white face of old Angus looked too de- termined to be the face of a dead man, but old Angus was dead. -ISABELLE SHAW TWIN DARKNESSES Stiff darkness Stretched taut around the world Like a drum, Sprinkled with millions Of hard bright stars- Not a movement, not a sound. Soft darkness, Flowing gently into cracks Like smoke Around the dead houses, Through the still trees- No pattern, only dimness. -SALLY Dkew THE INKWELL SEQUENCE Child moon Creeping slowly up the sky, Half hidden in furry clouds Follows wistfully as we skim the ground And the wind runs through her curls. The frogs murmur in waking swamps And the lilacs' dream floats like a mist. Cool moon Soft as dewy petals in the dawn Swims, lazy, up the sky o'er Salty swamps in silver dawn. A breeze fluffs tendrils of her hair And the sweetness of her Hurts me like a turning knife. Lazy moon Golden as proud fall-fever bloom, Treading stately on her velvet, Softens the mystery of wild weird marsh A cool night wind blows into our child s rggynl And she hurries from the garden To cover his plumpness. Shrunken moon Plodding heavily up the sky Tinting withered stalks with grey silver, Peers pity down-a bent quaint marz- l climb alone, remembering- Dead trees snap with the same Sweeping biting wind that tears my heart. -BETTY DUNLAP 20 THE INKXVI-Il.I. Sparkling glass Of shy red wine, You are a knighfs Velvet cloak, A king's majesty, A nun's reverent silence- A sip of quality. -SA1,l,v Dru-:w CHAMPAGNE F rolicking silver They race up the side Of the crystal liquid. Each clambers into the air, Then bursts from sheer happiness -EMMY Lou Yosw- PRAYER TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT Light of my fondest elrrams, Stay thy sweet green. Change not to amber, That caution that's seen, Nor to eyeblinding red Atrocious in sheen. Stay-oh stay!-lovely light, .lust thy sweet green! -RUTH SA1'Tr:knu,n THE INKWELL AFTER THE JAPANESE The moon is molten sil-ver, Its refleetions golden fishes. In the spring lWen's hearts, as well as the rain, flre soft. The white house seen clearly from my window Is turning blue with the azure smoke of evening. A blunted bright moon drips silver From her clipped points- It falls in stars into my garden pool. -BETTY DUNLAP THE INKWELL LOVE 'Twas only one word But it soothed a universe when it sang And broke one heart when it died. -SALLY DREW DEAD TREES Dead trees grouped about the meadow Twine your budless branrhes upward. It is springtime all about you. Only black erows fly among you Calling in their coarse blank voices, Silly crows that know not beauty, Heedless to the budding branches Where the thrush and robin perch In the green and swaying willows. Black crows Fly among your broken branehes Quiet, motionless and still, Dead trees grouped about the meadow -BETH RICK!-ill Gray sky, gray trees, Gray bird, gray breeze. I am homesick . . . For Ireland . . For green. --SALLY DREW THE INKWELL NIGHT WIND Night Iflfind, that whispers ar my window pane, You bid me leave my cozy house to find Sweet love. And now with eager feet down lane I run and leave the village far behind. lfffina' without a name, Immortal Love, You kiss my lips. Your sweet faress is light: You do not stay for long, 'tis but an hour: Too soon you go: you come but with the night. Do not grow restless! Why' not linger long? You are impatient-fretful now you grow-- This cool, rough stranger is not you. You're gone To sing your song to newer loves. I go Back lb my cottage, alone in the dawn No longer gay, for you, Night Wind, have gone. -MAE BURNS THE INKWELI. WASH DAY The roaring and rumbling sound of clothes Splashing back and forth against the washer, A puddle of water being dropped here and there Upon the colored linoleum floorg Lightly the smoking water falls into the tub Below as the clothes are smoothly wrungg The stuffy hot room with the smell of bluing As it is slowly sprinkled. Bang! the screen door slams and out to work- The dirty line is shocked as the snowy Blankets cling to it heavily. -ELwoon Sco-r'r AN ICICLE You are King Arthufs sword Inlaid with priceless gems, Reflecting the hloodstain of triumph In soft twilight colors, Now and then spilling a diamond And losing it in the snow. -BETH RICKER THE INKWELL FIRST SONNET The sunset's glory flames along the edge Of time, and melts into its distant haze: Hmong the plains of faded meadow sedge. The stolid boathouses squat in rows and gaze On harbor water, darkly shining fire. The slender, sharply edged crescent moon, ds silwer white as is her dear desire, Is idling where the stars shall soon be strewn. Oh moon, that I have loifea' so long, so well, Berause of this must lo-ve me in turn, So when no longer they my name retell, ,Ind you my sightless eyes no more discern, I wish that you may still my love recall, And share it with anotherg that is all. -IsAnsLLE SHAW 26 THE INKWICLL THE PASSING OF ARTHUR All ruin, land of Britain art thou come! No Arthur now, nor knights of Table Round To help aflicted men, so helpless now. No judgment for the wicked and not one Good knight to win a lady's hand so fair. Honest people plucked and plundered, killed! By robber bands who ride from town to town In crumbling armor dressed, which once belonged To brafve and honored knights who won their fame In noble battles. One band will reach the city Camelot with its magic and its mist. W'hich clothes the streets of Arthur's taintless city. They will enter, kill the keeper of the gate And rush along the old and weakened streets When lo, a rumbling sound will rise from out The palace, which now stands alone in holiness. The other castles shake and fall to dust But Arthur 'll stand surrounded, in the mist, The pain and all the failure in his e- es And cling to this one shrine of greatest purity. Another crash, and out the heavy mist A white hand rise which holds a gleaming sword Excalibur! Another thunderous crash- The magic mist thickens-clears away. Gone is the mighty castle of the King. 0'er the horizon rifver floats the mist And disappears into the watery distance. Gone is the King and all his love. -MARX' Lunwxcx THE INKWEL1. TRIOLET I waited by the road, But I knew he wouIdn't eomej My hair was in the latest mode I waited by the road, I watched a little toad fls he darted out his tongueg I waited by the road . . . But I knew he wouldrft come. -MABEL S1-Evans Z8 T H IC IN lx XV IC l. I. ATHLETICS The outstanding sports this year at Cape lway were Football and Track. ln Football, the Bluenblack bruised, blasted and otherwise clubbed into sub- mission such worthy opponents as Had- don Heights, Palmyra, and VVoodstown. Hammonton was also laid by the heels. However, a paper really should present both sides, so we remind ourselves of de- feat at the hands of Toms River, Had- donfield, and alas, Wildwood. Cape iVIayans claim this last to be a Huke. V. ildwoodians look wise when the sub- ject is broaehed. VVe choose to remain silent on this matter or else point blithe- ly to the 0-0 tie with Middle. ln Track, we can honestly and with pride point out our County and South jersey Champions, a repetition of last year's record. However, this last year's record has been augmented by the Fresh- men. These coming athletes brought home the Freshmen trophy at the Atlan- tic City Relays. Besides this, the team brought hack eight medals. Nunc ap- plauditel CNow applaud.j Basketball and Baseball were weak sports this year but we look forward to the strong teams to come from the ver- satile underclassmen. THE INIKVVELL 29 MUSIC ACTIVITIES Q There has been more interest in musi- cal activities in Cape May High School this year than for a long time. The orchestra and both girls' and boys' Glee Clubs have contributed some- thing very fine and real to school life. The musical program presented in as- sembly in March showed what heights could be reached by good voices which have the advantage of training. The singing of Recessional by the com- bined Glee Clubs is something' which will not be forgotten for a long time. The work of the orchestra in this pro- gram and at the High School Show is to be commended. Mr. Clark, who very graciously lent his time and talent to the orchestra proved to be a very important addition. There will, of course, be a part in the Commencement program in which those musical organizations will carry off honors. The fine and worthwhile influence of music in our lives this year would never have been so great without the untiring work and loyalty of Miss Fix who has become so definitely identified in our minds with music and all that the art stands for. 30 'I' H IC IN K W li l. l. D RAMATICS Dramatics in Cape lX'Iay High School are not buried in one organization but find expression through different chan- nels: The Dramatic Club, the Make-Up Club, the Public Speaking Club, and the Assembly Programs in which the hoi polloi as well as the dramatic artists have an opportunity to tread the boards. The Dramatic Club is naturally com- posed of those who are most interested in play production. This years member- ship of more than fifty was divided fnto two groups: one which worked in plays, the other which worked in stagecraft and lighting effects. The lX'Iake-Up Club and Public Speaking Club, as part of our activity program, met a real need. Members of the lllake-Up Club have be- come skilled enough to take make-up re- sponsibility for plays, while the Public Speaking Club has taught its members poise and methods for improving the quality of their ordinary speaking voices. The Dramatic Club has presented three plays this year, and six others have been given through the efforts of indi- vidual teachers. This list includes: 'l'he Valiant, 'fThe Bishopls Candle- sticks, The Captivesf' Suppressed Desires, The Table Set For Himself, and Pyramus and Thisbe from Mid- summer Night's Dream. Bette Frost, David Hughes and jack Spencer gave more time to dramatics than any other students. Bette did not- able work, particularly as lXIary in The Table Set For Himself. Hughes and Spencer had strangely similar roles in two plays and played them excellently. ln The Table Set For Himselff' Dor- othy Stevens and Roberta Ostroske in very different roles did some fine acting. Mitt Stcvcn's work in Suppressed De- sires is worthy of honorable mention. Ralph Letts in different plays has done some clever character work. Undoubtedly the High School play was a huge success. The main dramatic cast included many of the older actors. but public opinion seems to concede that without our new comedy team the play could not have lived. Helen Shields, Andy Hand, Ralph Letts and Virgil Rief made this team. llflany people who have seen this play given by professionals have said that never was comedy so re- freshingly new. A great number of the more experi- enced of our actors and actresses arc graduating this year but we feel certain that new ability will spring up to take their places and to support those older ones who remain. TH ?'1?'1'f .. , Dtlnilll ' a 065: his 11 2 5 L - I 5 A W. NWA' 1. E, ., 7' ?.a Yi! 't lil is E INKWELL .I X , ,Q ' X: . va L ng ' 5-c , W' 5 Q,,1 ' V f . 533 1 x Egan . ,, X I3 5 4 J 3.1 , W. 4-. - ::'3 1 z. M' ' .421 ,-W., , .fm -5 ua v m an 1:35 Email - w-an V as .Q PM ' ' I , ,, . fic' :PN f :, H 5, , .i 4 I , , ii 'ff A 5' ' li' 3 , I 'r gif' . . 3 1- :L A . . X ' 9 . x 32 T H IC I N K VV IC 1. I. CONTRIBUTORS ANNE SMI'l'H'S LITTLE sHoPP12 UNCLE DAVE cvs RIEF, Tailor HUNTS THEATRE KNERR'S STORE KELTIFXS SMOKE SHOP WARREN D. ROBBINS, M D. FAULKNER'S TOYS CARL KOKES MECRAY'S MARKET MECRAY PHARMACY YORK'S GAS STATION KABALAN'S GARAGE HUGHES CIGAR STORE HATTEN'S LUNCHEONETTE COSSABOON'S CUT RATE RICKF-R'S TOYLAND HALDEIVIAN 36 DELLAS, Real Estate COMMERCIAL GARAGE SMITH'S STUDIOS A. AND P. STORE, P. Phillips, Mfr. HI'LLMAN'S, Millinery SINCLAIR REFINING COIVIPANY KAY'S BEAUTY SHOP AMERICAN STORES, R. Warner, Mgr. 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