Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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THE R E F I. E C T O R CLIFTON HIGH SCHOOL FEBRUARY 1927 UNSELFISHNESS We talked the other day with a member of the basketball team, a player who has been giv- ing the best of his ability throughout the season. After a while our conversation drifted around to a certain senior who failed to make the team. “I wish,” said this player, “that he had made the team! He’s a senior and this is his last chance— I have two years left. You know, I wish the coach would ‘bench’ me and let him play!”—And he meant it in all sincerity. It made quite a deep impression on us, and as we talk it over the impression grows deeper still. Pure, unalloyed unselfishness—how rare it is! How rare, and how splendid a feeling it gives one when one finds it in an acquaintance! So we take this opportunity to express our gratitude to him who gave unselfish demonstra- tion. lie has given us renewed confidence in human nature, and has set an example which we shall do our best to follow! An Editor. TO HERBERTSCHEFPEL Our readers will be impressed, no doubt, as they look through this issue of the Reflector, with the number of Herbert Scheffel’s contribu- tions. Now Herbie left Clifton High School about two years ago, but he still devotes part of his spare time to drawing for the Reflector. An alumnus like that deserves the respect and grati- tude of the members of the Reflector Staff and of the student body. The staff artist, to whom Herbert’s contributions have been of most as- sistance, and the rest of the student body, I am sure, wish to add their thanks to Scheffel’s al- ready large collection. Good boy, Herbie! We are always happy to print your drawings. A. E. R., Feb. ’27. EVERY STUDENT’S DUTY It is the duty of every student to preserve his new school building. He owes it to all the members of Clifton High School to do his ut- most to keep the building in the condition in which he found it. If every student would abide by this rule we should always have a new' school building. Clifton High School has an enrollment of over one thousand pupils. What a credit it is to our school, and to our principal in particular, that after a year’s usage our school is in practically the same perfect condition that it was on the first day of school a year ago last Septemher. Certainly the citizens have something to re- mark about; for it is an outstanding sign of good discipline and good will when ten hundred pupils can pass through a building, and reside in it, for ten months out of twelve, and still leave that building in its original spotless and flawless condition. Therefore, I feel absolutely safe in saying that if the pupils will only exert a few precau- tions, the students of ten years hence will still speak of Clifton High School as our “New High School.” W. Quackenbush, Feb. ’27. PAGE THREE

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T II E R E F L K C T O R C L I F T ON HI (i II SCHOO L FEBRUARY THE REFLECTOR FEBRUARY 1927 ISSUE Published twice a year, in February and in June, by the pupils of Clifton High School. Clifton, New Jersey FEBRUARY 1927 — JUNE 1927 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief: ROBERT CAVERI.Y, Feb., ’27 Associate Editor: WARREN PIAGET, June. ’27 Literary Editor: BETTY LAMBERSON, Feb., '27 Assistant Literary Editor: ANGELA FARRELL, June, ’27 School News Editor: DOROTHY HOWARD, Feb., ’27 Assistant School News Editor: ADRIAN OVER BECK, June, ’27 Reflections Editor: MAUDE ANDRAS, Feb., ’27 Assistant Reflections Editor: MARJORIE TRIPP, June, ’27 Staff Artist: ARTHUR RIGOLO, Feb., '27 Sports Editor: WILLIAM QUACKENBUSH, Feb., ’27 Assistant Sports Editor: ROY NIELSON, June, ’27 Exchange Editor: SADIE WILSON, Feb, '27 Assistant Exchange Editor: LEE DOLSON, June, ’27 Alumni Editor: PAULINE ALEXANDER, Feb, ’27 Assistant Alumni Editor: ALMA TOM A I, June, ’27 BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager: HAROLD LENTZ, June, ’27 Assistant Business Manager: PETER CANNICI, June, '27 Circulation Manager: GORDON WATSON, Feb, '27 Assistant Circulation Manager: LUDWIG SCHAFER, June, ’27 TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorials.... Literature.... School News.... Honor Roll.... Senior Section Reflections... Autographs.... Page 3 . “ 5 . “ 20 . ” 28 . ” 29 . ” 49 . ” 55 PACE TWO

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THE REF LECTO R CLIFTON H I G H S C H () () L F E B R U A R Y 9 2 7 WHO IS IT? Whether it rains or whether it shines, he is always there. Where? Who? Well. I won’t say who just now, hut I’ll let you guess. He is in front of the building (C. II. S.) during school hours, he’s with the fellows who practice on the field, and he's at all the games. At times he is kicked and chased away. Once in a while he en- ters the school and raises a rumpus, but is soon shown out. At other times he chases the players during the games and creates a howling dis- turbance. But, what would happen if we came to school some morning and failed to see him? I leave it for you to say. Now that I have given these hints do you know whom I mean? Sure you do. It’s Hip, the little fox terrier who be- longs to Arthur Rigolo. Peter Caxxici, Jr., June ’27. THE JUNIOR POLICE PATROL It seems to me that of all the many organiza- tions in our high school the one that gets the least credit for its efforts is the Junior Police Patrol. The primary function of this patrol is to preserve order and discipline in the school corridors while the pupils are passing to their various classes. However, in addition to this, the patrol is always ready to serve at all high school activities, such as games, lectures, mov- ing picture shows, assemblies, etc. This patrol is composed of students from the upper classes. They are recommended to Mr. Nutt by some student who was on the previous year’s patrol. When the necessary number of recommendations has been accepted the students appointed hold a meeting at which they elect a chief, and formally become the Junior Police Patrol for that semester. This semester the patrol was composed of the following members: Robert Caverlv, Chief; Emil Bednarcik, George Bell, Roy Nielsen, Warren Piaget, Leon Pra Sisto, William Quack- enbush, Arthur Rigolo, and John Telischak. Wm. Quackkxrush, Feb. '27. “THE BIRTH OF THE BLUES” While I was listening to a popular orchestra playing an hour of dance music, one of the numbers played was “The Birth of the Blues.” This thought struck me,—when was “the birth of the bluesr “The blues” probably first saw the light of day when some person started to knock the world, and its make-up. Since that time, the blues have taken quite a powerful hold on many people. We meet many people indeed who look like the original blues. We feel sor- ry for them and wish we could help them. I’ll tell you how—it’s an easy task. Let’s give the death-blow to the blues in C if- ton High School by being friendly, sociable, and above petty differences. Return a smile for a frown. A cheerful nod, word, or smile will do a great deal in changing “The Birth of the Blues” to “The Death of the Blues.” Here !s a time when a killing is justified. A. S. Ovkrbbck, June '27. HELPING CLASSMATES Everyone hates to be termed “a poor friend.” and yet to avoid being so called lie is continual- ly proving to himself and the more intelligent ones among us that he is not a good friend. For he knows himself, when he does that thing which will help him to be called a wonderful friend, that he is doing wrong. God gave us the power to decide between right and wrong; why not use that power? It is said. “A true friend is one who shows you your faults, and then helps you to mend them.” Everything would be all right if we upheld this adage in the right manner, but we don’t. Oh ves, to-day we “help” our friends by making them dependent on us or others—not giving them the self-reliance which they must have to confront the battles of the world. Let us see how we can truly help our class- mates instead of hindering them. If one should ask you what the answer is, don’t tell him; make him understand the problem, whatever it may be, and make him find the answer himself. Don’t sacrifice your honor and his too for the sake of “helping” a friend. A boss does not do the work for the employee; he shows him how to do it. You can’t skate for a person, but you can show him how. So let it be that you can’t do the problem for your friend, but you can tell him how. In so helping a person you are helping your- self infinitely more. Instead of having a guilty feeling, you’ve done something you can be proud of giving someone a step toward success. In- stead of hindering a friend you’ve helped him intelligently; instead of soliciting the patronage of the unintelligent, you’ve acquired the favor and recognition of the wise. Instead of losing the battle against temptation with yourself, you’ve won. And, finally, in your own soul, if not in the minds of others, you are approaching the standards of a true friend. Paulina Alexander, Feb. ’27. PAGE FOUR