Chatham High School - Chatter Yearbook (Chatham, NJ)

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Class History ERHAPS if you, the members of the class of 1939, were to walk into the lovely hotel at Lake Louise, in the Canadian Rockies, in the year 1964, you would recognize the names on the regis- ter, and perhaps the faces of three people very fa- miliar to us in high school, namely, Miss Partridge, Mr. Spicer, and Mr. Lynch. They were our three senior homeroom teachers, if you remember. Let us imagine that we are there twenty-five years from now, so that we can see what is going on. Mr. Spicer has just joined our other two friends in a little room off the lobby and is speaking, I just saw that group of young people leave the hotel. I think that they're attending the production of Hamlet in the neighboring village, explained Miss Partridge. I'll never forget the time that I 'went to New York with the class of 1939 to see Maurice Evans play Hamlet. It was a wonderful production and we all had a fine evening. It seems to me that I remember having heard :about the trip. Wasn't that the year that Craig Allen was senior class president? asked Mr. Lynch. 'Yes, replied Mr. Spicer, don't you remember, they graduated the second year after the new school was opened. I wonder what the building looks like now, after twenty-five years, it was so pleasant and comfortable when it was first built. I recall that class well, it was one of the largest that we had had, and very versatile, too. They went in for a lot of activities: dramatics, basketball, baseball, soccer, Glee Club, orchestra, band, Red Cross work, and Chatter Board. Yes, even when they were freshmen they show- ed a keen interest in all the school activities. Craig was president that first year too. Let's see-Leland Konecke was vice-president and Thelma Reinfelder was secretary-treasurer, I remember, added Miss Partridge. A couple of the boys even made the second team in basketball that first yearf' continued Mr. Lynch, Stephen Jacobus and Craig Allen. And then there was the party the seniors gave themf, L'Yes, but they didn,t really get into the swing of things until their sophomore year,', said Mr. Spicer. '6Oh, yesf, said the Latin teacher, 'Gthey went I I E201

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Harold Wiltsie Bud Business A good companion and an easy friend. Bud is the fellow with the ever-present grin and inexhaustible supply ot' bubbling' Hood humor. He was an active member of the Pythias Hi-Y for his junior and senior years, doim: secretarial duties for that organization this past year. His favorite sport is football. and his chief hobby is aviation. Marjorie Allen Woodruff 66M3l'g6,, Commercial Art Course The best portion of d good man's life, The little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. Althouprh Marire is not heard from in a loud and thundering! voice, we know she is nt-ver idle. When she is not doing Chatham Press work, or checkin! upon us book borrowcrs in the school library, she is drawing: stylish figures. Yes, she intends to be a fashion illustrator. But shi- has other interests, too, such as swimming. The Drainatic Club, the Chatter Board, and the Red Cross have occupied most ot' her rcmaininir spare time. Donald E. Would Bud Business I have laid aside business and gone a-jishingf' With his jovial spirit and over present grin, Bud has done much to enliven Chat- ham High and prevent too much hard thinking taking.: place. He has taken ex- tremely active part in sporting roles. having been a Your-year man in every sport, and serving as raptain oi' the soccer tt-am in 'flT. For two years he has belonged to the Olympus Hi-Y. liud's favorite pursuits are huntinir and fishing, and dogs hold a fascination for him. Mabel Winona Wyckoff Mae Business As merry as the day is long. Riding to school on the bus is Mat-'s only means ol' transportation to and from school. lf this is taken into consideration, it may easily be seen why she can not enter into many of our activities. In her freshman year, she belonged to the Glee Club. Outside of that. she has only been able to be a member of the G. A. A. In her little spare time left from studies, she participates in her two widely separate hobbies: baseball and hair-setting. Miss Hanschitz and Miss Mueller have had an eflicient secrctaiy in the person ol' Mabel Wyckotl. E191

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out for everything except studies. It's no wonder that they lost the Honor Roll Cup in the Senior year. But, I guess they are to be forgiven. After all, what would all the clubs and teams have done without the sophomoresf' Lee Konecke, Steve Jacohus, and Buddy Mess- ner were the class officers that year, oh, yes, and Craig won the Professor Quiz contest. That was a good programf, said Miss Partridge. Well, although I had begun to wonder, they couldn't remain in the tenth grade forever. They became ,luniors the next year. That was a good year, Mr. Spicer said. Yes, finally that year they had a picnic at Point Pleasant. They had a grand time, even though the water was rather cold. I don't think the bus driver has yet recovered from the vocal concert he had to endure all the way to the beach and hack again. Speaking of music, there was a great deal of in- terest in it that year. Gertrude Lauterwasser was in the All-State Orchestra, said Mr. Lynch. Yes, added Miss Partridge, and ,lanet Stollery, Jean Huxham, and Edith l.ilieholm sang in the Chorus. 'l'hat year the girls took part in the CAA. Show, l'he Music Box'. Jack Schrumpf was Junior president and Becky Allen was head of the Dramatic Club, said Mr. Spicer. Ho you remember the excitement over choosing the class rings? 'lihey were really very beautiful. And then next year you would have thought that no other class had ever had their pic- tures taken before. NI guess they were surprised to find how busy the senior year was. With the picture taking, the party for the freshmen, the sports, the G.A.A. Show, the commencement Chatter, and graduation taking up their time, it kept them stepping, said Mr. Spicer. '5Yes, they thought that was work, but those who went to college changed their minds, seeing all that they had to do there. It was one of the most im- portant jobs of the senior year to decide upon colleges and vocationsf, said Mr. Lynch. The prom and banquet were certainly the crowning events of their four years, though. I guess they are to every class, said Miss Partridge. That's one of the interesting things about being a teacher, said Mr. Spicer, you can enjoy those big events with every class, without having to leave, after a mere four yearsf' l imagine these three could go on reminiscing all night about C. H. S. and some of its classes, but it's getting late, and I think I saw a yawn escape Mr. Lynch: so perhaps we had better return to the present. It does seem that our former teachers have superlative memories. but then we must remember that we are an outstanding class, and we certainly expect them to remember us twenty-five years from now: or will they? 0--. E211