Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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THE REFLECTOR - m Lovers Night is a maiden A beauteous, moody maiden; When happy, She decks herself in star jewels, And glances in her moon mirror, Then waits For her lover, day, But sometimes when she’s lonely She doesn’t wear her star jewels, Doesn’t find her mirror, Neglects her vanity; She wraps herself around the world And cries, and cries, and cries— Day, her merry lover, Often wears a bright crown As he hovers round the world. But, too, sometimes sad, very sad, And sometimes tearful, Because he cannot see his love All the time— Destiny has made it so. But at the first burst of dawn, And at the last beam of sunset, They kiss— D. Krouse. Fores There is stillness within the towering walls, Not a bough nor a leaf is astir; There is loneliness as a lone bird calls, From her cozy home, warm as fur. A fox slinks silently through the brake Stalking for his prey; A heron flashes in a nearby lake. Awaiting his meals of the day. Swiftly the shadows gather o’er the grove, The sun sinks in the west; No longer do the foxes rove; For forest life is at rest. Harvest Lord You have given The warm rain and sunshine. Every field Ffas flourished With corn or golden wheat. But now The corn and wheat are gone, Withered stalks Grace the barren earth: Still, Within the ample barn Luscious fruit and corn Mingle with the grain. Overhead The sunny sky Smiles upon the pumpkins That are stacked along the fence. Lord, I rest In peace. Vernon Charles Grounds, Feb. ’32. 1 Life 23 Harry Kruff.

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THE REFLECTOR SCHOOL NEWS Latin Club LAST year you challenged us, Reflector! We have accepted the challenge and have fared well. We had a hard time getting people interested in our club because of its fancy name, Classica Sodal- itas”. Somehow or other, all Latin students are prone to avoid anything which has to do with Latin! The officers of the club have worked especially hard to devise inter- esting programs having to do with the home life of the Romans. Ref- erence libraries have been attacked feverishly in the hopes of finding something humorous and instructive. Our sponsor, Miss Howard, has shown a very deep interest in the activities of our club and has often taken part in the programs. Although we have had little experience in this line, we are planning to give a play, The Slave Girl”. We have had Christmas programs, plays, debates, speeches, recita- tions, and ancient games. We have about used up our supply of pro- grams, therefore we need new members with brand new ideas. Anyone taking Latin may join the club and take part. Our officers, at present, are: Maja Pfister, President; Marie Petru- chak, Vice President; Marie Gotschuis, Secretary; Morris Friedman, Treasurer. Marie Goetschuis, Secretary. Notes on Spanish Club sJHE Spanish Club, known to the Spanish students as El Circulo Castellano” met on October 15 in room 201. The purpose of the meeting was to reorganize and elect new officers. The present officers are: Stewart Luques, President; Stewart Malloy, Vice-President; Bruno Dall’Ava, Secretary; Curt Grob, Treasurer. The purpose of the Spanish Club is to promote interest in the study of Spanish and to better acquaint the students with Spanish cus- toms, literature and culture. All the affairs and business of the club are conducted in Spanish and at every meeting some sort of entertain- ment such as a playlet, a song, or game, is enjoyed by the members. Besides paying dues for a picture in the Reflector the members are contributing towards a trip to the Spanish Museum in New York City. The enrollment of the Spanish Club has been greatly increased by allow- ing 3-2 students as well as 4-Ts and 4-2’s to join. The members of the Spanish Club wish to take this medium to express their thanks and appreciation to Miss Kehl, their sponsor, for her untiring efforts in making the Spanish Club a success. Bruno Dall’Ava, Secretary. 25