Central High School - Cog N Pen Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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AN D Junior Municipality A meeting recently called to launch the Central District Junior Municipality was attended by dele- gates from school clubs and industries. About fifty students and two teachers, Mr. Conovitz and Miss Lavers, attended from Central. The Junior Municipality idea, which was explained at the Montgomery School Meeting by Judge Stickel briefly is as follows: In each city, Junior officers, corresponding exactly to the Senior government, will be elected, the voters being the residents of the city between the ages of 16 and 20. Junior Municipalities have been formed, and are successfully functioning in numerous small towns and cities throughout the country, including the Oranges, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield. This is the first time it has been tried in a city as large as New- ark. The city has been divided into five disricts. One, the North End, has already been formed. The one now forming is to be called the Central District Junior Munnicipalitv of Newark, and is for the set ond, third and fourteenth wards. In the Central District five commissioners will b elected: a Mayor, Director of Finance, etc., who i turn will select four secretaries, City Clerk, Board c Health and Board of Education. [he idea is to give the voters experience in votin and the commissioner’s experience in city governme work. It will also be the duty of the Junior Gover ment to do welfare work in their district. At È first meeting Louis Goldman, Central High Scho student and editor of the Pivot, was elected ten porary chairman and another Centralite, Mildre Jacobson, was appointed secretary. It is the duty of every loyal Centralite who liw in the Second, Third or Fourteenth Wards to atten the next meeting which will be held on Thursds evening, May 11, at 8 P. M. in the auditorium : the Montgomery School, and to support the candidat from Central who, on that date, will be announce? Central Hears Mr. McLaughlin Central students were given a treat on Thursday, April 20, in the auditorium at the school, when James J. McLaughlin impersonated several characters of Shakespeare. Mr. McLaughlin impersonated the characters from the first act, first scene of Julius Caesar and recited the parts. He also portrayed the “Witch Scene” from Macbeth. Another of his char- acterizations was the scene of the “Grave Diggers,” from Hamlet. Mr. McLaughlin, who was a resident of Newark, was in the cast that supported the famous Shake- spearean actor, Robert B. Mantel. Mr. McLaug lin’s ability to maintain the dignity of Hamlet whi dressed in the rude and corpulent garb of the gra digger, was very perceptible. After Mr. McLaughlin had finished, the studen were seen scurrying after their books of Shakespear in order to become more acquainted with the scent that they had seen performed. According to the tt ports coming from the teachers a great interest h: been aroused among the students taking the dram course in E.nglish because of this recital.

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MMe o En, HOW THE WARRIORSOF RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL OVERCAME THE VALOROUS CENTRALITES ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD—AN IMITATION OF BEOWULF By GERTRUDE D. SCHNARR Hear ve, all ve lovers of the ancient and time- onored sport of Rugby, of the fierce and bloody attle waged between the bold-hearted heroes of Cen- al High School and the doughty warriors of Ruther- ord. Never heard tell of an encounter more thrilling lor with an ending more tragic. On the benches surrounding the field of football ere seated those who were come to cheer for the bams, brave with pennants and banners. ‘Tense and ager they waited the coming of the brave youths. “Then from under the seried stands came the fight- g men of Central striding, fierce of mood, An proar, strange enough, rose on high. Straightway e armored-ones, decked out in blue, began to prac- se hurling the shining oval or sending it far into bace by giving it a gentle boost with the toes of their ell cleated shoon. “Then from an unknown place be- eath the stands came the proud warriors of Ruther- ord, clad in brightest scarlet. An unlovely light, kest to flame, stood in their eyes. They saw on the eld the doughty fighters of Central and their hearts hughed within them. They thought the proud- learted ones, the undefeated heroes, to gather many redits to themselves and leave their vanquished foes are of honors. But it. was fate’s decree that ‘it ould not be thus. The warsmen of Central, strong in might, watched ow the fell spoilers were minded to set about their dden onslaughts. The scarlet-clad ones thought ot to be long about it but for a first start seized ickly on the mishaps of their opponents. The much- sired ball came into the possession of the Ruther- ordians. One of their valorous youths thought to arry it to the goal but a bold Centralite grasped him vith set purpose and threw his weight upon him. But re long a fighter from Rutherford, Webster by name, p the first honors for his side by kicking the thern oval straight between the two tall posts that harked the goal of Central. Then was heard the houting of the favored ones; the uproar of it sounded orth, joyous was their converse. But Wyrd had de- reed that even more honors should be heaped upon hem for ere long the shining oval bounded over the ine that marked the goal and a red-ciad warrior fell pon it. Again rose the revel, the clamor along the benches resounded clear; song and sound of playing were joined together. But no longer was it fate's decree that the proud-hearted ones might, after that, gather more credits to themselves. Quaking fear lay upon the Central-folk, upon those who heard the outcry of their enemies’ cheers. Now and again, striving against one another, the bold- hearted ones advanced to the shadow of Central's goal. Locked in deadly combat were the Centralites and the Rutherfordians; m addened were the raging strugglers. Seeking to gain more honors for his side Dixon, the leader of the favored ones, thought to throw the leathern ball to Wallace. Then from the mass of fighters emerged one destined to be the hero of the blue-clad ones. From mid-air snatched he the ball and tightly held it in his sturdy grasp. His one thought was to get him gone; to flee down the field; to carry his precious burden to the goal line. Swiftly sped he along the muddy ground, skillfully evading his dismayed opponents. Close behind him a wars- man of Rutherford strove vainly to clutch him as he went. Hearing the panting of his pursuer, the fleet- footed one hastened on with mightly stride, scarce touching the green turf. The press of spectators all arose ,tense were they with excitement. On and on ran he, never stopping until he placed the pigskin safe behind the goal. Then was raised a mighty cheer, the huge stadium was clamorous with the din. Joy was unconfined among the hosts of loyal rooters for Central had scored against the renowned Ruther- ford. Furiously then did the battle rage when once again the warfare was resumed. In vain did Central strive to win more credits than those gained by Rutherford. ‘Thus was the afternoon light sped on and hasten:d by. Finally was heard the signal's last ending the struggle. Fame of the battle was given to Ruther- ford. The uproar rose of the victor-folk; in gladness were they. Not so the Centralites. Sorrow of soul was theirs and mood of mourning. Their was a great grief that caused them to sit joyless and under- go heaviness of heart. So ended the mighty conflict when Central’s hopes of winning the championship were dashed to the ground. Ah, that was a dreary ending.

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iin Ma NEIVA Food Collected in Central Central contributed 1,109 cans of food for the Near East Relief on April 28 and May |. Mr. Wiener was much pleased with the showing, although he wanted to stack the platform to the verv ceiling with cans. Of course we realize that it would take too long to pack such a great amount of cans and therefore even if we onlv reached halfwav we wish to thank the students and their parents for the splen- did way in which they heard the call for food. The following list shows an exact account of what was collected and the numbers of each separate food: Canned No. of Cans Beans and Pork Corn and String Beans Tomatoes Evaporated Milk Campbell’s Soup Spaghetti Peaches Coffee Salmon Cresco Sweet Syrup Jam Tomato Sauce f ) 4 Corned Beef Condensed milk Sardines [ea Baker's Chocolate Cocoa Carton s Washington Crisps Ooatmeal The Chess and Checker Club The Chess and Checker Club wishes to announce that it is open for all who wish to belong. This op- portunity should be taken advantage of, for it is the most interesting and progressive club in the school, having more than a hundred members. In order to make the uninformed reader more fully aware of the purpose of the club, we hereby inform the students that this club exists for the purpose of teaching the students of Central, the fascinating and instructive games of chess and checkers, and to select teams to play other schools of the city and state for the cham- pionships that are offered. An interscholastic tournament was recently held, Battin obtaining first place and Central third. The following school teams were played by the Central team with the results of each game: Central 4, East Side 0; Central 1, South Side 3; Central 2'4, Barringer 1142; Central 3, East Orange 1; Central 1; Battin 3; Central 1, Plainfield 3. Montclair High did not compete in this tourna- ment but will enter the next one. The members of the team were Captain Jack Cohen, Louis Martin, George Volow, Milton Holden, Sam Cohen and Nathan Silverman. The members of the checker team are: Captain Ben Braelow, Jack Cohen, Louis Winarsky, Louis Needell and Milton Holden. Central defeated Bar- ringer in a checker match recently, at Central by a score of 4-1. At the recent elections of this club the following were elected: Nathan Lewis, president; Louis Mar- tin, vice-president; Sam Kahn, secretary; George Gil- man, treasurer; manager, Sam Cohen, publicity man- ager, Ben Braelow. The faculty advisor to whom the club owes its existence and who has created this great interest in the club is Mr. Joseph H. Berk. Technical Club The Technical Club, in line with their general plans, paid a very interesting visit to one of the lar- gest industrial plants in the country. The visit was to the plant of the Worthington Pump Corporation in Harrison. Under the guidance of Mr. Herbert Kuven, in- structor in mechanical drawing at Central, and a former employee of the Harrison concern, the boys received a valuable conception of how industry is car- ried on. Mr. Kuven pointed out and described many of the delicate operations in the manufacture of the well-known commodity. Chief Engineer Spellman of the Worthington Plant, assisted in making the visit a success. He aided Mr. Kuven in the description of various pro- cesses. The machine shop, pattern shop, foundry and assembling departments were visited. An invitation was extended by the officials of the company for a second visit. and one in the near future is planned.