Carteret Academy - Carteret Yearbook (Orange, NJ)

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df '43 vq 'd I bv-B sw, ms NE M H . L wi JJ 1 ,IW e .xi l' G fl --being bloodthirsty ourselves, we delighted in slicing up poor little frogs-for the advancement of science, that is, not for the delectation of us students. Then came Christmas, with its colorful dance and our opportunity to show the upperclassmen a Ray Bolger step or two. The Yuletide recess was a happy one, but on returning to school Qhardly a month afterl - you guessed it - exams! No comment. We simply con- vinced our innocent parents that the exams were wicked and the teachers inexorably demanding. We began the second semester with renewed interest - clubs, the Spring holiday, and the summer vacation ahead of us. We did com- mendably in athletics - the football team wining five and losing one, the basketball team taking fifteen and dropping three, and the baseball team achieving a worthy record. Then - the most cherished of months - June. In September we were reverent Juniors, but not all of the original members were present. There were new faces, new teachers, and a dynamic and forward-looking new director - Mr. Thompson D. Grant. fMr. Roy S. Claycomb resigning to become Dean of Boys-his onerous duties now devolving on Mr. Grant.l As Juniors, we found English literature perhaps the most indomitable of adversaries. This was also the year the Student Council sold candy and soda at lunchtime in the gym, and attended to all other exigencies of the moment. For the first time, March brought college boards with it. We acquitted our- selves very well - we are told. As for athletics, our team signalized itself, posting an eighteen to two score and participating in the Eastern States Basketball Tourna- ment at Glen Falls, New York. The squad made a top showing but after the first game, we lost, and came out fourth in the Tournament. 29

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28 Class Histor Our four years' soionrn at Carteret began on a bright sunny day in September l95l. Vile started bv meeting our teachers and becoming acquainted. Then the true scholastic ordeal commenced f- battling algebra and its intricate problems, and for those undertaking Latin's inimitable declensions, together with reading such mythological stories as this erudite tongue enjoins on the unsuspecting student -- it was veritably rough going. After a month of this elevated atmosphere came what might be termed our intellectual dessert - achievement tests in English, Mathe- matics, History, Language, and Science. Vve prefer not to mention the results, so kindly forget about the same. Uur football team was just terminating a fine season with a 3-4 rec- ord, when we began preparing ourselves for basketball. Some of us played on the J. V.'s and were astonishingly proud of one another. The Varsity unfortunately had an extremely difficult season and finished with a 10-9 score. The real jolt was yet to come--at the end of January, when we took our beloved Mid Year Exams. Again, no comment as to marks. After a successful basketball season, spring ushered in baseball and all its concomitant expectations: but, with a tough schedule in the offing, and insufficient material to draw from, we won only four games. June finally set us free. The first and most formidable part of our enterprise was over. Our freedom was short lived, however. September arrived. We were haughty Sophomores. Wie would grace the halls of Carteret. The routine preliminaries accomplished, it was time for those inevit- able achievement tests. Once more - the less said, the better. Those taking second year Latin found Caius Julius Caesar inflexible, and for those in Spanish II, Don Quijote de la Mancha - often considered a visionary character, was certainly no idle sinecure. Biology was fun Nl Y?-'? Rl ntsnu MONDIAL

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At last -4 Spring again, and with it the cutting bug, cutting school whenever Jossible, with no considerable loss, however, as we assed I f' l I P t le ma s. At last - 1954! we were sophisticated Seniors - the top men in school, masters of any situation. We soon saw ourselves put to the test, too. After dutiful consideration, and prayerful meditation, Carteret decided to de-emphasize football. This was in keeping with its new policy to increase its academic standards. The change was very difficult to countenance, but we rose to the occasion. We were pleased, however, when we heard that our school had joined the North Jersey Ivy League. After the usual battery of tests, we began thinking of our future. Our first semester grades were quite satisfactory. We thus proceeded to apply for college admission. Wie sent forth our transcripts with the greatest of trcpidation. Then came the college boards - the final college boards. The results were patently favorable. The answers from various colleges corroborated this. We were on our way. Uur athletics for the year in basketball posted a fifteen to three record. Our team was not only feared, but envied - backed by the superb coaching of Mr. Garrett A. Clark. Regrettably - Mr. Clark became very ill, and for the time being was succeeded by Mr. Hopkins. Spring this year had an especial zing as it would be the harbinger of one of the happiest moments in our young lives - graduation, when fnot without sincere nostalgic longingsl we would be leaving dear old Carteret to back competition, become acclimated in life, and find our place in the sun of the world at large. Hence - Carteret, fare- well. Cod bless thee! X U N :NX 41 X Lis ' A , N , fri , . - . :-,. , .2 X J, JVM: e 2, S. . 4 i.. , ' f 6.fQ 'l 'f-4' , v 5 sl ,GQ 525' H1 Z 'f. K fr 7 wg. ix. E., was al