Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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OLD GLORY Look! Look up on high, “Old Glory” flutters in the sky. Its colors, red and blue, and white Blend with the glorious morning light. The stars that shine from a field of blue Were won by heroes, brave and true. They came as do the stars of night, First one, then two, then a wondrous light Of little candles in the sky That always shine; that never die. So did our flag bring out the stars As our nation grew through the force of wars. First thirteen stars were all that shone. Upon the flags of our heroes’ home, I hirteen stars were all it bore All through eight long years of war. When with one exulting cry Our eagle bearer from on high, Placed upon the flag more stars— Each emblem of the state that’s ours. And so thrpugh all the coming years In peace and war, mid hopes and fears. Forever thus our flag shall be Emblem of freedom’s victory. H. B., ’21. ten

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“Majwab,” commanded the Major to his attendant, “put a basin of milk under the lieutenant’s chair.” The Major’s order was quickly carried out, but hardly had the native put the basin under the chair, than he let out a yell of terror and fled from the tent. In a minute the Major’s hand was on his hip. There was a flash; a report. The lieutenant all but collasped. Great beads of perspiration stood out on his face—head; he had gone through a terrible ordeal. For there in the basin of milk lay the remnants of a tiny snake; a snake with a most poisonous bite; the fear and dread of all the natives of India. Attracted by the milk the snake had crawled down Cresman s back and leg and thence into the milk. “Thank you, Major,” cried the lieutenant, as he clasped his su- perior’s hand. “I would dread to think of what would have happened to me had you not displayed such calmness.” “No,” was the reply,” I would rather dread thinking of the out- come had you not obeyed my command with such coolness and presence of mind.” H. A., ’20. LUFBERRY’S DEATH In the American sector’s skies A German airplane is seen to rise. Now, who the first will be to bring His craft into position to ring Bullets into the enemy’s plane? Several started but all in vain, Then up sprang Lilfberry, Ace of Ace, In many a fight he’d won the chase. He rises over the enemy’s plane And dives down on him, but ’tis in vain. The German craft of armored steel The swiftest bullets does not feel. Suddenly smoke is seen to rise From Lufberry’s plane as down he dives. Realizing this as his last call He choses ’twixt death by fire or by by fall; Rising he leaps from his flaming plane Down thro’ the air which had won him fame; Honor to Lufberry, fearless and brave. The gift of his life to his country he gave. P. P., ’22. nine

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ATHLETIC NOTES With the school days fast fading away, it is no more than proper to give our basketball team a little consideration in the way of appre- ciation for their untiring efforts, toward placing our High School among the foremost in basketballdom. A team of finer calibre could not be easily found in other schools of our size. Our boys won and lost, but the win of wins was the one over East Side High of Newark, the “Champs” of the Newark High Schools, to the tune of 14-9. It shows our team is in the championship class and capable of taking and giving. For this reason they have won a warm spot in the hearts of fans and of the basketball world, which will always be theirs. E. P„ ’21. BASKETBALL RECORD- -1918-19 WINNING DATE TEAM SCORE TEAM Dec. 5 Newark Technical at Clifton 14-3 Clifton Jan. 8 Newark Junior College at Clifton 15-10 Clifton Jan. 15 Newark Junior College at Newark 14-21 Newark Jan. 20 Belleville at Belleville 22-26 Belleville Jan. 21 Hasbrouck Hts. at Hasbrouck 28-26 Clifton Feb. 24 East Side High at Clifton 14-9 Clifton eleven