Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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When Miss Lane is kind enough to give you homework enough to last you for a week when you have a holiday of three days. Miss Hanna has evidently a new partner. Do you remember the elimination dance? What attraction is there during fourth period for Miss Connolly. Ask Staudt—he knows. We wonder what the attraction is that draws Katharine Van Cleve to room 9 every day during third period. Look out Charlie, she’s dangerous. (An episode during Biology class). Miss Decker: “To what class do the cockroach, the bedbug and mosquito belong.” Healy: “I don’t know.” Miss Decker (solemnly) “Mr. Healy, I am surprised at you. You should become better acquainted with these very important insects.” There had been notices posted to the effect that students found talking during class would remain for an hour after school. In Spa- nish class, Miss Sharp discovered Mr. Sauer talking just as fast as he could. Upon questioning him, he answered, “Miss Sharp, Do I have to stay in? I was only talking to myself in Spanish.” Emery, how is it you don’t walk down Clifton Avenue with Mar- garet anymore. Is Ruth inclined to be jealous? Poor Miss King has gone Geometry crazy. You can never find her without her geometry book. Don’t do it, Natala! - Don’t do it! It’s very nice that when Tarris has to stay in for Miss Sharp, he always has company. How about it, Miss Miller and Miss Rahm? Miss Moore going up the Hudson ? Does anyone know whether Werner’s going? Why does Miss Weiss like Spanish class so much? Emery, are you responsible? We wonder why Miss Rube doesn’t change her seat in stenography. All she does is read letters—no, not the ones Mr. Nicoll dicetates, of course not! The ones Miss Soberg and Miss Russell receive from their boy friends. Ask Erber about how he spent Memorial day. Was Kievet talking about corporal punishment when he wrote: The teacher wainscoted the children about the sequence of the clause ?” eighteen

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During a recitation in Mr. Nicoll’s room in second period short- hand class, the instructor asked for a rule governing the blend T. D. B. One of the girls innocently called out, “Oh, yes, B. V. D.” Oh where, Oh where did you get that purple bow tie, Gardener1? We wonder why Miss Russel accidently steps in front of Mr. Nicolls. Oh, yes, girls! It’s leap year! What would happen if: Mr. Healy ever did his home work. Miss Sjoberg stopped calling Miss Russell, “darling.” Mr. Nicolls stopped blushing, Miss McIntosh forgot to crimp her hair. Boletta Moore lost her giggle. Miss Ruhe and Miss Berry had a quarrel. Mr. Veldran didn’t help Miss Clough in biolog}’. Mr. Nicoll forgot to say, “Please leave that conversation until a later date.” Miss Miesch arrived at school on time. Mr. N utt forgot to buy his chocolate during lunch period. Miss Sharp were crank}'. Miss Weiss didn’t get her cash proof. M iss King didn’t worry about geometry. M iss Smith forgot to talk to Gardener during fourth period. Everybody were just as everybody else wanted him to be, did everything everybody else wanted him to do, and was still happy himself. Heard in Miss Decker’s room: “Mr. Jackson, how long is your food pipe ? “Twenty-three feet,” was the brilliant reply. Poor Russell, we always knew there was something wrong! Mr. Fox is very attentive to Miss Sjoberg in bookkeeping class. If Stephen Healy were here, good-night, Joe! We wonder what is in that “Jot Book” (as it’s called) that Miss Ruhe carries around with her. Ain’t it a grand and glorious feelin’ when: You don’t do your bookkeeping and Miss Lane calls on you? When you have a cold and are called on in French. When Miss Smith calls on you in “Oral English” and you haven’t even chosen your topic. When you’re late and Mr. Nutt is in the hall. When the Board of Education comes in the room in which you are reciting biology. seventeen

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Heard in Miss Hoffman’s 4-2 English Class: Miss J. Barnes: “We are sending catalog today on drop lamps.” M iss E. Cummins: “Your interest in drop lamps for gas is found on page 61.” Miss E. Cummins “The prices are also listed on that page which you will find very reasonable.” At the last meeting of the Freshman 1-2 class, William Schnell suggested a May Festival at the end of June. Hear in the Spanish 3-2 class: Mr. Kroeder—(in answer to a remark passed by Miss Whar- burton.) “How do you get that way?” Miss Wharbutron—“From feeding peanuts to monkeys. Want some?” Mr. Stackpole’s definition of anellipse. “An ellipse is er-er-er a circle which looks as if it had been sat on.” Brown and Quinlan would make Damon and Pythias blush for shame. You should hear the pet-name-calling contest during seventh period. Mr. Emery has a new position. He was appointed Chief Heart- breaker of Clifton High. Why was Nicky “sore” after the Soph-Senior game? Doesn’t Jim Healy wear beautiful ties and collars? Mr. Goellner expects to be made President of the A. P. stores soon. An incident in third period Biology class: Mr. Staub—“If earthworms have no sense of sight, how is it that they always come out at night?” Mr. .Sella—“Why, you poor fish, they are sleepwalkers.” M iss Tanis, reciting in English class: “----And it was so crowded on the trains that we had to stand on the seats.” Miss Hoffman—“Why didn’t you sit down?” M iss Tanis—“The people were sitting there.” Miss Musson was trying to get the boys from the room which leads into the hall. Among these boys was John Polinski, who, think- ing he was wise, said: “Took at all the dumbells here.” “Yes,” said M iss Musson, “but you are the biggest one.” nineteen