Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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THE REFLECTOR CLIFTON H I G H S C H O O I. FEBRUARY, 1925 PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN

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THE REFLECTOR CLIFTON II I G II S C II O O I FEBRUARY. 1925 The Orchestra The Glee Club PAGE TWENTY-SIX

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THE R E F LECTOR C LIFT ( N I! I U H S C II O O L FEBRUARY. 1925 YOUR ALMA MATER Four years ago, O Graduate, I opened wide my golden gate. With footing slow and timid gaze, You entered on my lioad highways. I offered you all that I had, Your true devotion you did add. 1 know that we with good intent Four happy years together spent. Four years are sped. O Graduate, I will in friendly counsel state: “To higher institutions turn. If greater things you wish to learn.” C. Mkzzanktte, June ’25. PROPHECY OE THE ( LASS OE FEBRUARY, 1925 Time—1940. Place—On hoard the yacht “Experiment” in the South Seas. The renowned Professor Edward Tournier, bent over a maze of instruments covering the front of his recently designed “Super-Plvo- Hetrodyne,” was listening anxiously for signals from the planet Mars. Ilis mind was distract- ed for a time by the entrance of his fellow- vovager, Doctor Stevens D.D.S.Y. P.Q.. med- ical missionary. Having recently returned from his station in the Fiji islands, I)r. Stevens was recuperating on this maiden expedition of the yacht Experiment. The Doctor: “What luck, Ed? Any com- munications?” The Professor: “No, not yet. The planet is rapidly approaching its nearest point to earth for the first time since our Senior year in high school. I’m hoping to reach Mars with this new receiving set.” The Doctor: “What was that? The blurred sounds are growing more distinct!” The Professor: “Oh, it’s Berlin!” Radio Voice: “This is station F. R. G. of Berlin, Germany. Tonight we have a special program in honor of the great expedition by Professor Edward Tournier on the yacht Ex- periment, which is now cruising in the South Seas. Mr. Karl Sehroeder. the broadcaster with the smiling voice, will take the microphone this evening for the first time since lit won the world-wide Broadcaster’s Contest. For the benefit of the professor, Mr. Sehroeder has in- vited many of his and the professor’s former classmates to la present. One moment, please.” The Professor: “Karl said in the Radio- gram this morning that all of our classmates who are going to speak will travel from Am- erica via the Constantin Air Express line. Aldo certainly has a monopolv on air traffic, hasn’t he?” The Doctor: “Yes. Wasn’t it fortunate that Harry Kraft was elected president of the Corn Exchange bank of Clifton so that lie could finance Aide’s experiment?” The Professor: “It’s too bad that Josephine Macaluso can’t speak tonight. The paper said that she has been in Rome for some time, study- ing art.” The Doctor: “Well, well! She’s finally an artist, is she? Remember the masterpieces she ined to produce in H. S.?” Karl Sehroeder, broadcaster: “Good eve ning, everybody. Karl Sehroeder announcing The reunion of the old classmates of Profes sor Tournier, who is now conducting an expe dition in the South Seas, brings together a rare collection of famous people.” Senor Mattheiss will not be with us this eve- ning as he is in Africa, gathering rare orchids for the Spanish Botanical Gardens. PACE TWKNTY-EICIIT