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

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KING WINTER READY FOR FRIENDSHIP Beware folks, winter with his sack full of colds, catarrh. la grippe. and a dozen other ills, is here. He is waiting for the least bit of carelessness on your part to present you with one of his gifts. If you are desirous of obtaining a present from him, just run out of the house without a hat or overcoat, or walk around in ihis slushy weather without rubbers. You will receive the, best gifts from him if you do these. However, as a-friend of yours, I advise you not to get too intimate with friend Winter. He is a treacher- ous friend, and may be the cause of your sojourn in bed for a great while. Just follow mother’s recipe, on rubbers and a hat and overcoat before and put 2 C You will not only be do- coming to school mornings. ing yourself an injustice if you don't obey her urg- ings, but you will inflict upon her anxieties which she does not deserve. No one will watch over you, if you develop pneumonia, except your mother. Remember, for her sake. don't catch cold now. If you do, you are in for an entire season of disappointment because your friends will refuse to go near you, if they find that you are sick. You know every one looks out for himself today, and no matter how true they are to you when you are healthy, when you have a con- tagious sickness, they will not visit you. They will fear for themselves. Now in order to keep your friends and be in a healthy condition always follow mother’s prescription. —L. С. LEADERS WANTED Leaders in school activities are needed in Central. It seems that with every graduation class a certain boy or girl graduates around whom a club has grown. After graduation the club dies, and there is no one to assume the work of reorganizing it. This happens term in and term out. Now in our school we have many boys who can become leaders if they so desire. As for the girls. they have proved their capability for leadership on more than one ocassion. Once upon a time in Central we had approximately forty clubs, which included two debating societies, two dramatic organizations besides a host of athletic and social aggregations. Where are they today? Are we sinking below the social level of our predecessors? We have three times as many students at Central to- day as we ever had before. This means that there ought to be a great number of clubs and organizations ALUMNI Again the Alumni comes to the front with their annual dinner to be held at Achtel-Stetters on Febru- ary 7. Last year the dinner held in the same place was a huge success. Graduates of classes from 1912 up to the present time, attended that dinner. It was a gratifying sight to see these men and women who were the boys and girls of this school. Some of them had international reputations. Some had earned fame in the army, others in the musical world, still others to promote a friendly feeling among students. It seems the opposite, however. The A. M. students are total strangers to the P. M. students. When a Pivot comes out, very few students purchase it. Does this mean that the students are losing their school spirit? If that is the case, it were far better if they left the school, and made room for active school- spirited students. We don't want any sluggards in this school. We haven't any room for them. We need workers. To lose your school spirit, to lose interest in the activities of the school, means that your mentality is affected. Something is wrong with you, and I would advise seeing a specialist. You cannot possibly be in your right health if you cannot become interested in your school paper and your school’s doings. DINNER in law and medicine. Almost every field of activity had its representative a former Centralite at this din- ner. We. in Central today, can be proud of the achieve- ments of our fellow-students who preceded us into the world of activity. They have made good. It is up to us to follow in their footsteps, and to uphold the reputation that they have established for Central graduates. We must do it. —L с.

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ALMA MATER High above the busy city, Far beyond all touch of ill, Sits enthroned our Alma Mater— Our dear Lady on the Hill. CHORUS: Lift the chorus, send it swelling, With a peal and Joyal will! And our bounty be the beauty Of our Lady on the Hill. In the glory of the morning, Burns in line of liquid gold Every upward-pointing tower, Like some battlement of old. CHORUS: Face we boldly every crisis, Love the mood of duty done; As ou pillared Alma Mater Boldly fronts the rising sun. CHORUS: Hope of youth and pride of manhood, Standing steadfast, strong and sure, Guide us onward, ever upward— Heritage of rich and poor. CHORUS: And thy colors—Blue in heaven, White upon the crisping sea, We will ever love and cherish— Central High, All hail to thee! THE BLUEBIRD—MAURICE MAETERLINCK By Epna CANN Led by the fairy Berylune At the time of night when reigns King Moon Two little children, so I have heard, Set out in search of a happy bluebird. With them they took, I've heard said, Fire and water, sugar and bread, Dog and cat as well as light. It must have been a pleasant sight. They roamed through kingdoms far and wide, But in one of them did the bird abide. At times they found birds, it is true, But the blue in the bird soon faded from view. To the Land of Memory and the Palace of Night, And through the forest where they did fight, And last to the Land of the Future they came Where little children work for fame. Then back to their home the party did wind Where the children bade “Good-bye”” to their friend 6 And all through the night, in bed they lay Until the sun declared it was day. When they awoke 'twas Christmas day And a nearby neighbor stepped in to say, “A Merry Christmas to everyone, And may you all have loads of fun. These two children remembered then That his little crippled daughter of ten Longed for a bird exactly like theirs, Which soon would make her forget her cares. Generous children, they would be So they gave to this girl, the golden key That opened a door to joy and health Which to her meant more than wealth. If you possess some great big treasure Which you know would give someone else pleasure, Like the two children, give it away And in the end you'll find ‘twill pay.