Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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WHEN I WAS TOO TALKATIVE At college I had formed the opinion that nothing was of greater importance than football. I studied football, spoke nothing but foot- ball, dreamed, played and ate football. When I left college, I still adhered to this opinion and became the most enthusiastic football fan that ever honored the face of this merry old football field, the world. In fact it was my habit of talking of football that had a great deal to do with my present good fortune. On the day of the Yale-Harvard game I was sitting in the west-side stands of the Yale bowl. I was talking, as is my habit, to a man on my left. I described vividly many of the plays that I had taken part in and gave no little credit to myself. (I was never modest.) Somehow or other I began talking to the man on my left about the playing of the Harvard team on that long-to-be-remembered day. “Why, sir,” I said, “That was the toughest, roughest, cleanest played game that I ever took part in. There was a fellow on the Harvard team, I think his name was Landon, who could give as much as he took, and my word, he did take a great deal. He played tackle opposite me and gave me the hardest, toughest, all around rough and tumble scrap that I have ever participated in. I’d like to meet that man now. We’d have the longest confab that we’ve ever been in.” “I remember that game,” said the man on my left. “Landon’s work- ing for the United Motor Sales Co.—manager, I think.” “That fellow certainly does deserve what he gets. I am sure that he worked hard for all he got. Why, man, I wouldn’t mind working for him. If he’s as good a business man as he was a football player, he must be a wonder,” I replied. “Do you mean what you say?” he asked. “Now look here, stranger,” I replied angrily, “Don’t you call me a liar if you want to live in peace. When I say a thing, I mean it.” At this he smiled and said, “I think I can offer you a job as sales manager of the United Motor Sales Co.” I looked at him in astonishment and could scarcely utter the words, “Who are you, anyhow?” “Why,” he said, “My name’s Landon. Played tackle opposite you twelve years ago. You gave me twenty bumps and I gave you nineteen. If you accept I’m going to make it twenty all.” Edward Hollender, June, 1922. eight

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BOB’S PA Yestidday after suppir I wunted to ask pop if I could go out, ony I dident dass to on account of him being mad at me for falling down on my way home from the cigar store and handing him broken cigars and two hole ones instead of six hole ones, me thinking, G, I wish I could make him laff or something and then I’d ask him while he was in good humer. And I peeked in the setting room and pop was in there reeding the paper with a ixpression as if it would take a hole lot to make him laff. Jest then I had a good ideer, thinking, G, I know wot. I’ll diskize myself in pop’s new hat and rane-coat and come up and leeve him see me and he’ll laff like anything and then I’ll quick ask him. I went down and put on his rane-coat and new hat and started to walk upstairs, walking carefil on account of the rane-coat coming away down farther than my feet and the hat coming down to my nose, me thinking, I bet I look funny as the dooce. I bet I did, and jest then I almost tripped but dident, and I got up to the setting room, and father was still setting there and reading and looking even less like laffing than wat he did before, and I sed, look father, and started to walk in, and just then I almost tripped agen and kepp on tripping and the straw hat came off and fell under me so I had to fall on top of it, and I herd some-thing make a fu jiy noise like straw breaking, thinking this ain’t making him laff. Wich it wasent, and he jumped up and pulled me up by the back of his rane-coat and saw how different his new hat looked saying, I think youve fallen on enuff of my things for one day now I think its time something of mine fell on you. Wich it did, being his slipper. F. Shelkowitz, class of 1923. seven

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APPLIED ART “Many have eyes, but few see and understand.” Hence it is that we have a multitude of people who go through life with the impression that art is a subject remote from their interest; a study for only a special few; and even many who do feel an appreciation for it have the idea that art is very far removed from their personal capacity. But therein lies a misconception; for art is everywhere around us, can be introduced into all the walks of life and among all the classes of people. When the knowledge of the fundamental principles and rules of art are taught for practical use in every day things we employ the term “Applied Art.” In an “Applied Art” school one learns the basic colors, the combinations by which other colors are obtained, the colors in a graduated scale, and the colors which may be used together and how to use them harmoniously and artistically. Such knowledge will serve one well when problems of choosing house draperies, rugs, wall paper and other things arise. Clashing, or poorly selected colors are disquieting to the sight and it has often happened that poor work has resulted when performed in unharmonious surroundings; whereas good work was obtained when the same person performed it in carefully selected surroundings. Many judgments of character depend upon the taste shown in se- lecting colors. In clothing, flashing colors used with no moderation are a reflection of poor taste. We find many ways in which good taste, developed by a basic knowledge of colors, shows itself of much importance. When a man is choosing the paint for his house he would be doing well if he had developed good taste. The color of a house cannot be changed on the spur of the moment’s whim, and its relation to its surroundings, if harmonious or otherwise, does much to improve upon or detract from, the appearance of the neighborhood. Other details besides knowledge of color may be learned which one will find of practical, home value. Arrangement of objects in order to obtain a more pleasing effect is another of the fundamentals. When placing furniture in the new house, this knowledge of arrangement will help in securing an attractive and homelike atmosphere. Then, there are the rules of balance and of margin which one can apply every day. For example, in mounting pictures, there are certain rules pertaining to the margins which make a difference in the appear- ance of the picture as it hangs on the wall. Often people notice some- thing odd in the aspect of a picture but do not quite understand what it is. Someone who does will immediately surprise them by correcting the margin widths, thus changing the appearance of the picture. nine