Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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ATHLETICS. Basketball, baseball, and track work have had a banner year, thanks to those members of the faculty, who unselfishly devoted their time and efforts toward bringing about this successful termination. I he fighting spirit, for which our school is noted, showed itself most prominently this year in our basketball team. Their record is something to be proud of, for it is evident that our rivals fared far worse than we did. Baseball too, was in the limelight last season, for this sport was received with greater enthusiasm, and interest than was expected. The snappy team work displayed by our ball tossers won the admiration of their opponents. But for a few set backs the team worked with clocklike regularity. The “pep” and dash were there in both stickwork and fielding although occasional “off days” sometimes smothered their spirits. In our school, track work is in its infancy, for the majority of the students are not acquainted with it. In future years, it is hoped that with the work going on to stimulate interest among students, track work will be of a standard equal to, if not excelling other branches of athletics. I hus as old Father Time slowly lowers the curtain over the scenes of our athletic activities we can sit back with proud and contented hearts- EDWARD POJEDINEC ’20. thirteen

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A VACATION EXPERIENCE OF LONG AGO. VERYTHING had gone wrong. William Meyers and I had the camping fever, but our parents would not allow us to go away to the woods. So we determined finally to camp within boundaries. One day, while resting under the big tree in the hedge, we suddenly hit upon an idea, and commenced work at once. We rolled some large rocks into a circular wall about three feet high, resembling a snow fort. Over the rocks we laid a roof of green branches just cut from a wild cherry tree which formed a post and sup- ported our wall in one place. We packed mud in between the crevices, and built a door of canvas which was fastened down with pegs w'hen we were inside. We then began digging out the ground in the fort. When down about a foot, we had already decided on the name of our fort; the rocks were so numerous that we could hardly have helped naming our camp “Fort Rock.” When the digging was finished, the hole was about four feet deep. We were now very enthusiastic. By nailing blocks of wood to the tree, we were able to ascend easily, and look around. We built a fire- place in one corner and had a secret hiding place to keep matches in, though every time a fire was needed the matches were wet. But neither of us cared; we were still enthusiastic. A string was stretched around the outside of the fort, about five fee from the outer edge of the wall. One end we attached to a tree, while the other we fastened to a rusty cowbell. Thus no one could come near without notifying us. We were still enthusiastic. We had two troubles. Our fire smoked too much for comfort, and the spiders in the roof of the branches wefe too familiar. One day the roof, which was now dry and brittle, caught fire and was completely demolished. We never took the trouble to rebuild it, but we w’ere nevertheless still enthusiastic. Summer wore on, and the fort was forgotten. One day, my mother asked me to dig a garbage hole for her. William Meyers, who was with me, whisnered something in my ear, and I answered my mother, “Use Fort Rock.” Thus ended our camping, lost our enthusiasm. Some way or other, we seemed to have HAROLD BROWN 1-2.

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BASKETBALL RECORD FOR 1919-20. Clifton 27 ............................................ Harrison 19 Clifton 12 ........................................ Newark Tech. 14 Clifton 18 .............................................. Leonia 14 Clifton 27........................................... Hackensack 14 Clifton 13........................................... Belleville 21 Clifton 14 ........................................... Belleville 10 Clifton 30............................................ Eastside 4? Clifton 36 .............................................. Butler 18 BASEBALL RECORD FOR 1920. Clifton 7 ..................................... Ridgefield Park 2 Clifton 3 ............................................ Hasbrouck 11 Clifton 14 .............................................. Leonia 7 Clifton 18 .................................... East Rutherford 3 Clifton 6 ........................................... Glen Ridge 2 Clifton 1 ............................................. Caldwell 18 Clifton 1 ........................................... Rutherford 1? Clifton 6............................................ Belleville 2 Clifton 21 .................................... Ridgefield Park 1 C lifton 4 ........................................... Hasbrouck 8 C lifton 3 .................................... East Rutherford 6 Clifton 16 .......................................... Glen Ridge 6 Clifton 11 ............................................ Caldwell 9 fourteen