Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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we’re out of the game. Just buckle up, pick up the thread where you left off and plunge ahead smiling. It is thus that the rounds of the ladder to success are finally mounted. Consider those noble lads who have been maimed during the past great struggle. Are they out of the game? By no means; they are re-educating themselves to pick up the thread of life where they left off. And why can’t each one of us follow their example in overcoming obstacles along the pathway of life? J. C. P„ ’20. The results of the Inter-class Ad. Contest was as follows: Freshman 1-2..................... $41.00 Junior 3-1........................ 28.00 Sophomore 2-1..................... 19.00 Junior 3-2....................... 1 6.00 Senior ............................ 7.00 Sophomore 2-2...................... 6.00 Freshman 1-1....................... 4.00 The Business Committee wishes to thank all the classes for their sincere co-operation in making the paper a success financially. 3Jn jflemortam As this is the first issue of the “Reflector” to be printed since the death of our beloved first Editor-in-Chief, it is fitting that we should offer a few words of praise for him and his ardent work in connection with this paper. Karl Becker was only a youth. He had mental faculties of a highly developed nature. When he encountered difficulties, he reso- lutely overcame them; thus nothing proved too difficult for him. He showed unusual ability in oratory, possessing, besides a fluency in speech, the power of convincing his audience. He was a type of youth rarely found; one who could apply himself to any work and make a success of it. Karl as an editor had no equal. No one could be found better fitted to undertake the great task assigned to him. He was in love with his work. He worked with zest, putting every effort into his new en- deavors; and with the helpful suggestions of the Faculty, he was able to insure the ultimate success of the “Reflector.” six

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cxxKJoannnnnr »Tm nnrm nnrinnrrrrrrin nnrinrTfyTnrinr-r r a-m - RECONSTRUCTION ilHE war is over; soldiers are returning daily from across the sea and from camps. And now there is an even greater work to do than providing for those same soldiers. That work is reconstruction; for where there is war there is x und to be ruin, misery and suffering. The American Red Cross, in continuation of its great work, is planning to take up this wide subject. What are we going to do to help? Are we going to let those war-torn countries struggle on by themselves or are we going to aid them back to peace, to that real peace which is more than cessation of hostilities? We of school age have energy and vim with which to help, if we will. M ore than this, we have the time, which many of those older than we have not. Clifton has gone “over the top” in every drive since the war began: shall its standard fail now? Let us show what we can do. Let us help the Red Cross, the “Greatest Mother,” to bring to these devastated countries that peace and freedom which has always been ours. V. C„ ’20. DOWN, BUT NEVER OUT 1 he above slogan which helped put the Salvation Army “over the top,” would indeed be an excellent motto for each one of us to adopt. 1 oo many of us become discouraged at trivial matters which appear to us as mountains when they occur but which indeed ought really to serve as incentives to accomplish the very thing which has thumped us. Of course none of our lives are beds of roses, and very often the thorns in our path cause us to be overcome by that “downish” feeling. Reverses in business, failure to come up to the standard in our school work, and very often a harsh word dropped by a thoughtless person add much to our depressed feelings. Should we allow ourselves to be downed by such matters? No. Troubles come to everyone, so we need not think five

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While the second issue of the “Reflector” was going to press, Karl was forced to leave us because of failing health. His condition became steadily worse and despite his parents’ care and the best medical assist- ance he was called from our midst in October. His loss has been widely felt and the inspiration of his personality keenly missed. We feel, however, that as our first Editor-in-Chief, he has left us a high standard which his successors pledge to ever strive to attain. A. D. R., ’19. Commencement Day is here for the members of the Senior Class. This marks the end of their High School days. They are filled with gladness and sadness: gladness, because after four years of earnest, conscientious labor, the time has come when they will receive their well- earned diplomas as recognition of their work completed; sadness, when they think that they must bid “adieu” to the entire High School and Faculty, with whom, during the past four years, they have been cemented by eternal bonds of friendship. It is impossible for them to forget their principal and teachers, who have inculcated in their hearts ideals which can be carried through life with pride. They cannot forget the four years of their youth spent at the Clifton High School. They may enter the business world, colleges, or follow other worldly pursuits, but the thoughts that will linger in their memories the longest will be these—of their High School. Fond wishes, that their successors enjoy as pleasant a school life as they have had, come from every Senior. Farewell, Clifton High School; farewell, students; farewell, faculty. A. D. R„ ’19. seven