Clinton High School - Indian Yearbook (Clinton, NJ)

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F nv THE INDIAN Cl XSS HIS TORX Larly tn September of lf?-lfl vee ti entors ol -H were tntrodueeel is r o us to mton tgh Paustly sp ndmg our Grst semester becoming uquatnted vstth on anotlur ind leirn ng the unaceustom el routine of ehangtng om class to class at the proper time we found lrttle llllie for much else Finally howeyer rn February yye elected elass ofucers to l ad us tn plan ning for tlu Freshman Sophomore Hop Those ehosen were Presrd nt Pat VleGaheran Xrce prestdent Donald Apgar Secretary Doris Hoffman Treas ur r larle Compton Und r tlu dtrectton of the Sophomores We planned for the Hop whose motif was Lil Abner of eOmte strtp fame Lett outs and stlhouettes of tlu varrous characters hung about tlu walls vslule the eerlrng was coyered verth virt colored streamers Since even the mighty Seniors complimented us on yur first dance we felt happy to end our year with such 1 fine reputation electrng the same ofiicers for the class Our first important project and a btg one at that was the sellmg of class rtngs Although this task bore us no profits we were glad to devote our efforts toward tt for the sake of experience mostly for Earle rn handling money Again however our really blg enterprise lay rn the preparatlon of the Freshman Sophomore Hop Under our drrectton th1s ttme the Community House was decorated as a barn wrth hay spread about and vartous farm utensils even a surrey ltntng the walls This tdea proyed equally as successful as dtd the motrf of our first year As Junrors tn 1942 Vke started the year by electtng Pat VlcGaheran Presr dent Donald Apgar Vtce prestdent Allre Steyenson Secretary and Earle fomp on Sl reasurer lhe annual Junior Chrtstmas program afforded us our first real oppor unity to drsplay our yartous dramatic and poettc talents Our assignment veas to produce an entertatnment rn the Chustmas Splflf and to g1VQ appropriate lunngled g1fts to the Seniors We succeeded 1n th1s by means of a choral pro gram wrrtten and dtrected by Mr Fatrclough and a brlef play as medlum for h presentation of the glfts ln February the Jumors were veelcomely left the lunchroom by the Seniors who had had therr fun with tt Runnmg the cafeterla the rce cream counter tr d the candy clos t was a btg job but yy tth the cooperation of all We managed to earn qurte a bit of money from tt Our eluntor Prom that year veas gtven the theme of a modern night club 19 ue entttlecl the Communrty House the 44 Club Trying our best to carry ut this rdea vye decorated the building wtth blue and gold streamers and you 4 i.-. .. W W r 7 1 A L A 3 1' . . . ' 1 ycs, ' l .. .' -. LA- - O k xg H y I t. , C - K1 eb 1 . H, 1 1 I H V3 1 I 3 4 H 3 5 AA ' ' ' I XVI V A H 'V 'X 5 J 3 A I C 4 . , , ' , 1 - 1 q 4 1 - A-1 11 1 11 I C V - ' 'V' 3 1 I 1 ' 3 1 Y I ' 3 , A . ' 1 1 t 1 1 1 'I 1 e . - . M I 1 tl Q M S 1 1 x 1 x W ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 41' A 11 1 1A I- 3 I 3 3 H 3 .A l v 1 I I 3 3 K 1 5 v 3 V3 I g 3 3 I Wearrng more confidence, we began our Sophomore year, rmmedtately 3 H I 3 ' l . 3 1 I l I 1 I ! h 1 1 l 1 1 I I I Il 'rl I 1. X V , . 1 , - , I 3 ' ' 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 ' y 1 '- 1 ' , 1 4 1 '1 1 11 1 1 1 - A 1 1 E , V I . .y V . I C 3 . X . Y . yt 1 7 Y 1 1 Y . . Y 1 ' ' 3 ' , 1 ' 11 1 1 A A 1 1 ' ' W 11 1 b 1 1 ' I Vx ' 3 ' V 1. v -1 1 er V I H V 11 1 1 ' I ' 1 K 11 1 y ,SW

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THE INDIAN all remember the blu ch esecloth celllng lt took three Weeks to put up Glad to end VN2iSlllIlg dxshes for a summ r we took our xy ell earned yacatlon But as any alumnus xull tell you the best hlgh school year of all IS one s yy hen he yy on t haye to go to school but we found that the reason was that we all knew each other better and worked more 1n umson Havrng eleeted Donald Apgar Presldent DOYIS Hoffman Vxce presldent Alhe Stevenson Seeretary and Earle Compton Treasurer W proceeded to End eyery act1v1ty posslble to earn money or at least have a good t1me The nrst job vye met was that of producrng our Semor play Ever Smce Eye the p1ctures of yy hos cast are elsevs here 1n thls book May we not how ey er neglect to mentron the Hne cooperatron we recerved from our busrness man agers stage men ushers and all others w1thout Whose help We could not have had so successful a play Though we d1dnt sell very many trckets 1n advance for the play W dec1ded to show that yxe could be good salesmen by selllng l-lammermrll Bond Statronery Wrth Ph1l Gebhardt John Sherrerd and Vlafcwell Gnffin rece1v1ng All th1s year boys of the class have been leavmg to SCrVe rn the armed forces At present our elass honor roll contarns four stars with more expected any day As the other classes were sponsorrng very successful dances we not to be outdone determined to hold a Vrctory Hop on March Z3 Everyone enjoyed hlmself lmmensely but 1t IS fortunate that the enterta nment was not desrgned for profit We made the phenomenal sum of S2 OO Most lmportant of all to us of course has been the formatxon of our year book the first one Cllnton Hlgh School has had rn 20 years Though rt may not be a masterplece ue can horestly say we are proud of 1t At least Z0 years from now we ll haye the pleasure of laughmg at the prctures of ourselyes taken Way back when At present wrrtlng our year IS not flmshed Class Day more dances Baccalaureate SLIVICL and last of all graduatron are stxll rn store for us but though these aHa1rs hate not yet come to pass we senlors can b sure that they yylll be successful and that vye w1ll emerge as ever ylctorlous oyer any ast mrnute drfflcultres that face us So ends the story of what ue consrder one ot Clxnton l-lxgh School s greatest classes that of 1944 PRG ANDDAH 7 FFTY . .. T... x 1 x x J tx 1 7' ' ' 33 is . . H Y ' ' 3 I Vx YI Ah 1 Y I V ' L V. 3 ' ' 3 3 1 I Vx I AL il Y 3 V V YK ' Y 5 X 7 X I 5 1 3 I I r 3 X' x X I 1 I I 5- 3 I , . . 5' X Y 1 1 5 V C 1 I V5 Y I I 7 I 3 I s I rx e ' ' U ' , , . vwyl' 1 ' s 1 C w r 1 I ' ' ' Y 1 w ' 1 x A s nl ' - C4 5 ' V 1 ' A 1 3 1 3 x . . X Y . . V, Q I Y yd V 1 I ' e, I Y. . I I , 3 . 4 A , I ' I . the remlttances and handlmg the kxts, our venture was unusually' profitable. I 7 3 H 13 BL I 3 I 3 X 5 ' 4 I 1 , 3 w x x e ' x y 1 , 3 3 . I . - . . , , . y f' ' w my 1 ' v , , , y -3 YI A V Y 7 I I 7 v 7, V7 3 7 I 1 A 1 V3 ' ' 9 Y 3 l 3 I 3 I 'I 1 ' . K Y V1 V 7 3 . C I Y r' x s rx ' s x r' ' vs f I 1 V V1 I H I A I 4 l e , - ,