Cliffside Park High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Cliffside Park, NJ)

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U12-clk The Cli-Hi first appeared October 17, 1931, under the advisership of Mrs. Le Sieur. The purpose of this organization was to encourage and recognize those students interested in creative writing and to acquaint them with the various fields connected with editing and publishing a school paper. To become a member of the Cli-Hi staff, special journalism classes must be attended and a satisfactory grade in English must be maintained. The Cli-Hi scoop of the year was the story of the five sets of twins in school. This feature was picked up by the Associated Press and sent to New York and New jersey papers. The present advisers of the paper are Miss Miriam Rosenblum, Miss Miriam Gardner, and Miss Josephine Adamo, who is in charge of Cli-Hi subscriptions. The Cli-Hi editors for 1941-1942 issues are Rosemary Cowler, Norma Patterson and Adelaide Weisskirchen. gazoff am! Quia, Mrs. jessica Dransfield, the first and present adviser of the Scroll and Quill Klub, organized this club in 1928 under the influence of a group of vocational civics' students. The purpose is to promote literary ability in the student members. The publication of the Scroll, which contains the best literary contributions of the members, has been a customary function of the club since its beginning. This year the members sold Christmas cards and wrappings and held their Second Annual Card party in February. At their meeting, discussions and reports on current best-sellers are held. The Scroll appeared in the late spring. The officers of the year are: Grace Kassabian, President, Norma Patterson, Vice- President, and Rosemary Cowler, Secretary.

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Seated: Blake, Cederholm, fohfzfiwz, U7EjJ'.fkfI'fh67Z, Hyll, Berk McLaren Standing: Mr, Hollender, Patterson, Cozvler, Sofzday, Fen! Szeber Hzr! Galtoni, Kamzbimz, Taormimz. dlfafionaf cy'-fonofz Society The Cliffside Park High School Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized in 1929 by Miss Murtagh and Dr. Burns. Miss Murtagh was the first adviser of the society and later was succeeded by Mrs. Allison Wesley and by Mr. Edward Hollender, the present adviser. The chapter was created to stimulate the development of character, leadership, service, and scholarship and to provide a method for recognizing outstanding students of the school. Members are chosen by the faculty, A student must be in the upper third of his class and then nominated by a secret vote of all the faculty on the basis of character, leadership, service and scholarship. The students are then selected by the unanimous decision of a committee of the faculty.

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Fi1'Jt1'0w.' Tfizfiyotzzm, Cowler, Feihel, Patlerxwz, lWeiJ5,6ir'vhen, Wag1ze1', Maehert. 1 Sefoml row: Aflimglia, Little, MfBt'ide, Brzzley, Nowzhovieh, Tefhhoyatz. Third raw: We5te1'velt, Cwztzell, Mwztgaztzery, Gelfton. Fifi! row: MfCltz1fe, Bzzddf, North, Alexatztler, fohmtofz. Sefofzd row: Dmtzfheld, Pattermtz, Kafmhiafz, Cowler, B1-uley Third row: Timohy, Crowley, Foley, H0fk6ll7Zd7Z, Whyte.