Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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social functions been unusually successful? Why are athletics so well supported? Why is our paper in a position to be published twice a year? Surely there must be some causes for these signs of progress. The answer may be concentrated in one single word, co-operation— co-operation among students and with our principal, teachers and other “ powers that be.” Students in our school are coming to the realization that each must do his share in school activities. In this way alone can we make advancement. It is up to the students themselves to keep the machine of progress moving on to bigger and better things. H. BONITZ, ’22. U “I? To the Editor of the “Reflector”: Sir:—Where, 0 where, have all those harbingers of the future, the sure thing oracles, gone? Where are the good old days of Delphi and whispering oaks, when the future was disclosed to all who sought it and the world was at ease? Would that I could be transported for a scant few minutes into those long lost days so that I could ease my mind on one question familiar to all of us, “When do we get a new High School?” For O! how the necessity of such an institution is impressed upon us each day! General assembly is impossible, class rooms are over crowded, laboratory equipment inadequate, corridors too narrow, to say nothing of the entire lack of a gymnasium and a lunch room. No stage— therefore no plays. No manual training. No domestic science. And, as one student laughingly puts it, he must bring his own hook if he wants to hang his clothes up. Yet the city officials believe a new High School is not yet needed! Is what they need a little prodding? And is it up to us, the pupils of the High School, to let the voters of the city know the conditions that exist and help administer that prodding? PETER VASYLINKO, ’22. To the Editor of the “Reflector”: Sir:—As a student of the Clifton High School, Class of ’22, permit me to express an opinion regarding the non-existence of a. cafeteria in our school. Page Six

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NCE more it has been made possible for us to publish our school paper, the “ Reflector.” Possible is the word to be em- phasized, for, without the hearty support of the student body, this publication would certainly have been impossible. We cannot sufficiently show our appreciation to those of you who have so admirably responded to the call for material by contributing personals, stories and poems. Even though we have not been able to print every contribution, we admire the spirit in which they were submitted. We owe a special word of commendation to the boosters of the “ Reflector Ad Contest,” which was held during the week beginning Jan- uary 9th. The results were most gratifying. True to previous promises, the two individuals and the two classes securing the highest number of advertisements were duly rewarded in assembly. We trust that, in the days to come, our paper may prove to be a true “ Reflector,” by supplying the means through which the departing Seniors may recall old memories of their school life, which terminated on February 1, 1922. We heartily congratulate this class in having so faithfully completed its High School course, but it is, never-the-less, with a feeling of sadness that we see its members leave us. However, in this inevitable farewell, we wish them all the very best success in life, and Godspeed wherever chance may lead them. E. C. W., June, ’22. 8? 8? Can you answer these questions ? Why has our High School been so successful in the past few years? Why have the greater majority of students successfully passed their subjects? Why have dances and other Page Five

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In the first place a school of the prominence of ours, with the repu- tation it has for turning out competent graduates, should have something in the nature of a first class lunchroom, where the best of food could be served at a reasonable cost. The students are compelled to carry lunch and eat it in the class- room. This should not be. A cold lunch, five days in the week, is not ex- actly the proper thing for growing girls and boys, and when we stop to consider that our energies are taxed in an endeavor to meet the require- ments of the curriculum, it seems to me that the Board of Education should provide a comfortable place for the student body and the faculty to “ eat, drink and be merry.” But I presume all this will be remedied when the new High School is built. Let us hope so. ELINOR E. HANNA, ’22. 8? 8? “8? To the Editor of the “Reflector”: Sir:—Far be it from me to pick a quarrel with my fellow-victims, but I should like to make a comment on a conversation I overheard the other day. C.: “Remember that pair of sneaks I had last week, Jim?” J.: “Sure—those black ones, you mean?” C.: “Yes. Well, today I went to get them for Physical Training, and they were gone. Some boy stole them. I’ve looked all over. Gee, this is the second pair, too.” Have YOU ever had that experience? A dandy, fine pair of running shoes with great big rubber suction soles. Gone? Yes, gone. Look, there they are all in a pile. This is a sad story: A boy with sneakers—A boy without them. Here’s a little suggestion: When you go to school tomorrow look up your sneaks; tie them to the desk out of your way and there you have them. Less tempting to take, aren’t they, than when you throw them in a pile on the floor? A square deal is sufficient. Use it for the welfare of the school. R. RITCHIE, ’22. 8? ‘S? 8? To the Editor of the “Reflector”: Sir:—It is always the proper thing for a host or hostess to welcome their guests, so it might be well if we took this opportunity of telling Page Seven