Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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“Come!” “Where?” said one of the farmers, taking a spoonful of soup. “Out into the lane. I upset the load of hay. My horse fell, and a wheel flew off.” “You’re a good fellow,” said Mother Clifford, “Let the men eat first.” But Simple Johnny stuck his fists to his eyes to keep back the tears. “I—I—can’t. Father wouldn’t like it!” Tbe farmers argued with h'm and teased him saying, “Father wouldn’t like it.” “Well,” said the farmers, “If that’s the way you feel about it, we’ll come.” When they reached the lane, they found that Johnny had already unharnessed the horse and had tied him to a fence. The wagon lay on its side, with one wheel off, and the hay lay in a great mound about the wagon. “Well, well,” began one of the farmers, “all this might have kept until we had finished our dinner in--------.” But before he had stopped speaking the great mound of hay by the wagon began to move a little, as if it were shaken by a small earthquake. The farmers stared, and one of the men gave a yell, and ran up to it and began to pull away great armfuls of hay. “Johnny,” said the farmer, “where’s your father?” Before Johnny answered, a mop of grizzled hair was sticking through the hay. “I told you,” sobbed Simple Johnny, “that Father wouldn t like it if I stayed to dinner.” DEDICATED TO LOUIS DE VIDO You scarcely discernible little section of humanity! According to “Adams A. B. C. Compilation of the Laws of Hades,” page 49437 I 7, a molecule should continue to divide and subdivide itself and so continually enlarge; but you, in audacious defiance of the laws of the world, instead of expanding, decrease, diminish, disappear, evapor- ate ! Why ? If you do not enlarge I shall challenge you to a duel on the rise of the moon at the “Deserted Village,” on February 31, 1928j4, at 12 M. The Knight of the Day. thirty-one

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WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF Miss Thienes forgot to smile at Quinlan? Collester forgot to keep looking into Miss Hill’s room every day during lunch period? Healy took his hat off before he came into Miss Jackson s room every morning? Muriel Cook forgot to talk with “Cy” Smith during Latin the fifth period? Mr. Riley did not worry about his haircomb? Mr. Brown did not worry about his good looks? Mr. Eyers did not talk with Eleanor Sjoberg every morning? Mr. Mair forgot to bring his lunch to school? Muller or Sutter came to school on time? Brown did his Physics lab. ? Hollender forgot to do his algebra? Feldman did not know his Latin? Mr. Quinlan did his Spanish? Quinlan was never absent? DID YOU EVER KNOW IT TO FAIL It rains the day of a baseball game. When you’ve left your lunch home, you’re starving when lunch period comes. When you’re backward in typing, you get extra work to do. When you’re late, Mr. Nutt sees you come in. If you haven’t said a word for the whole period and you just begin to say two words, you get caught in the act. When you haven’t done your homework you are called on. When you have done your work, you don’t get called on. When you least expect it, the teacher gives a test. When you have a holiday, enough homework is piled on to last the holiday and a few days over. When you’re absent, something exciting happens. When you’re here, not a darn thing happens. Gosh! aint it an awful world. SIMPLE JOHNNY As Mother Clifford was serving dinner there was a clatter of wooden shoes on the cobbles outside the door. The farmers all turned to see what was the matter. Simple Johnny stood there hanging on the door, his yellow hair covering his scarlet face. He had run until he could scarcely talk. thirty

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Commencement program Part I 1. March 2. Recitation 3. Vocal Solo 4. Recitation 5. Organ Solo Part II. I. Selection 2. Address 3. Vocal Solo 4. Presentation of Class 5. Presentation of Diplomas President Board of Education 6. Selection Class 5©aj Program Class History.................. Choral Singing.................. Class Prophecy................. Recitation..................... Presentation of Athletic Letters Class Will...................... Vocal Selection ............. Presentation of Gifts.......... Class Motto.................... Class Flower.................... . Louise Quackenbush ........Senior Girls Margaret Pellegrine Gertrude Warburton Alma Swindenhamer . . . Mildred Finehout ..........Mr. Nutt ........Cecil Miller Helen Smith and Chas. Keppler . . .“To Be and Not to Seem” ......................Tea Rose thirty-two