College High School - La Campanilla Yearbook (Upper Montclair, NJ)

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T, HIS LAST SPRINGTIME of our high school Hfe, with its foreshadowing of farewell, reminds us that the time to muse, imagine, and recall has come, and so we write this history of our eventful journey through these halls of learning. In September, 1942, twenty-eight sev- enth graders entered College High ' s cam- pus for the first time. After a first curi- ous inspection, it was the unanimous opin- ion of the older students that, as a class, we seventh graders were as green and un- likely looking a lot as ever graced their school. However, when the first timidity had worn off, and we began to show signs of life and intelligence, faculty and stu- dents alike decided that the infant class of ' 48 was as promising as any seventh grade that they could recall. It required but little time for us to de- velop interest in the high school activities and we were soon enthusiastically doing our part. As our first project at C. H. S., we undertook the task of writing a novel in English class, with the help of Mr. Nickerson. This required a great deal of effort, but the results were gratifying, to say the least. Our first year was high- lighted by the Christmas program which Mrs. Winchester helped us prepare for our mothers. The program ended with a por- traval of The Living Christmas Tree. At the party which followed the program our parents were presented with gifts we had made in art class. During the rest of the year we held monthly parties for each month ' s birthday children, as we settled down to participate in the various school activities. We started eighth grade feeling very high and mightv, for we were no longer the babies ' of College High School. In our English course we embarked on a pro- gram of writing plays which we acted out in class. The best play was selected, and after much strenuous activity, we success- fully presented Sponger ' s Jin.x to the school. We climaxed the year with a Monopoly party in the spring. This event, which was held in the library, was attended by our parents who were in ' ited to watch our mathematical minds at work. And now at last we were Freshmen! With the aid of Dr. Snyder and Dr. Ful- comer, we wrote and produced The Latin American Fantasy. Needless to sav, it was well worth the effort we put into the task because the rest of the school liked the performance as much as we enjoyed gi dng it. With Mr. Clifford ' s help we ran a tov sale and finished the ' ear with a 22

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WILLIAM J. YSKAlXIP Bill 50 JEFFERSON PLACE TOTOWA BOROUGH Class President (10); Class Student Council Representative CIO); Editor-in-Chief of Crier (11-12); Yearbook Associate Editor (12); Chorus (12). Master at wit and whimsy, this lad ' s ersatilitv and varied abilities enable him to adapt himself to any situation with apparent ease. We all look to Bill for a characteristically Yskampish com- ment and criticism of run-of-the-mill opinions and hum-drum attitudes. Bill ' s humorous out- look has greatly enhanced his popularity, but has in no way detracted from his intelligent handlino of the more serious matters of life. 21

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swelling treasury (not to mention our swelling heads). Our Sophomore year started off with a bang with the production of The Ghost Stor -, directed by Mr. Fox. Two of our more serious jobs as tenth graders were maintaining the C. H. S. War Sendee Honor Roll, started by the Class of ' 46, and ordering our class rings. We finished the ' ear with our first dance, The Spring Sensation, which indeed it was! Our junior year began with more school activities than ever before. French stu- dents joined ' ' Le Cercle Francais which had been re ' ived the previous year, and many of the boys ' ent out for the ' arious athletic teams. Accompanied by Dr. Krauss, we journeyed to New York where we visited the New York Herald Tribune plant and sa v Laurence 01i ' ier ' s produc- tion of Henry V, ' in connection with our English studv. In December our sec- ond dance, The Snow Ball, completed College High ' s social season. After Christmas vacation we took over the important job of putting out the Crier and thus gained possession of the coveted Crier office. To show our appreciation and good will to the departing senior class, we finished the year with the annual junior-senior picnic held at Barbara Bal- lou ' s summer cottage on Mountain Lake. The following September we returned to College High as seniors, fully con- scious of our new dignity. Early in the fall we started plans for the annual senior carni al which we called The Rural Rumpus. More people attended this an- nual event than ever before in C. H. S. histor ' . For the seniors, this final year brought to a close their sports activity at College High School. In recognition of their athletic performances at C. H. S., the ' arsity members received their letters in June, while members of the Girls ' Ath- letic Association were also presented with awards. Some of our senior field trips, sponsored by Dr. Moffatt, included visits to Paterson ' s District Court, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Town Meeting of the Air radio program. Then all too soon we realized that the greater part of the last and best year at College High was o ' er. The Crier was now in the hands of the junior class, the yearbook was com- pleted, and work on our biggest master- piece, the senior play, given for the bene- fit of the Scholarship Fund, was begun. The curtain ' s fall at the end of the plav was symbolic of the approaching climax of our full and rewarding six years at College High — graduation! 23