Collingswood High School - Knight Yearbook (Collingswood, NJ)

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THE KNIGHT tion of theicityg a beautiful place of white streets, brownstone and marble houses and occasionally a glimpse of a beautiful park. The city begins to merge into the suburbs, and finally into the woods of the outlying districts. Is there anything of historical value that we have missed? Surely it is worth while to go back and take notice of the monuments to Grant, the Soldiers and Sailors and the interesting features of the Jersey side of the river. Let us turn our attention to the other places of interest as we pass them. Y On the west bank of the river the lights of Palisades Park make their appearance. In my opinion this park is one of the greatest amuse- ment places of its kind in the world. Situated on the cliff about five hundred feet above the river it seems queer that it should contain a swimming pool, besides the other amusements it affords. After we pass the park Nature holds sway. Occasionally a group of tents and boating houses may be se-en in a sequestured nook along the shore. On the right bank, going up the river, are the famous Washington Heights, surely worthy of notice because it was here that he crossed the river and earned his title of Fox of the Army by outwitting Corn- wallis. Here it was, also, that General Benedict Arnold made his escape from the Americans after his plans for treachery had been disclosed. Aboutia mile further on we saw the most up-to-date prison in the world, Sing-Sing, which, from outside appearances, might impress one as being a hospital or a college. In spite of its appearance it shows its true purpose in the many quarries which surround it. If Sing-Sing could talk it could tell tales of many crimes and sorrow. Who is not interested in Rip Van Winkle, that delightful story by Washington Irving, and the many other legends and novels which he wrote under the name of Father Knickerbocker? As we enter this broad stretch of water called the Zuyder Zee, which is four and a half miles long and about two and a half miles wide, the boat slackens speed and approaches Tarrytown on the east side of the Zee. The town can be clearly seen from the boat. It still has a sleepy aspect such as that which held sway in Irving's time. The quaint little Dutch houses with their peaked roofs, mingled with the small low bungalows of the more recent builders, have a pleasing appearance compared to the rugged, jagged, powerful skyline of New York City. What natural beauty sur- rounds this little town. The mountains slope up in 'back of it, and seem to shelter it from the rage of the eastern elements as a hen covers her brood. The broad Zee, glassy under the summer sun, dotted here and there by motor launches, sail boats, and a large red ferry-boat which blows her whistle in welcome, presents the appearance of a placid lake in the Adirondacks. But what impressed me most was the west side of the riverg a per- fect contrast to the east side. It being l-ow and fiat, the east side having an abrupt slope from the water's edge. Here, on this low plain one finds 17

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THE KNIGHT Sure of it, he nodded, just tell a woman she's good looking and you can do about as you want to with her. Thank you so much, Uncle Jim, but I've got to get home and do those stockings before Aunt Emm gets home. Shall we go? gallantly offering her his arm, which she accepted with mocking grace, the two of them-the old man, tall and hearty, and the young slip of a girl laughing wistfully-walked slowly through the orchard. See what Uncle Jim has given me, cried Anne a few days later, standing excitedly before Aunt Emm and spreading a wealth of soft shimmering yellow material over her young shoulders. He says--oh! Aunt Emmf' as the threatening frown appeared on Aunt Emm's face, he says that-that your hair is-ravenous, Aunt Ernm and QAunt Emm consciously perked upj, he-he loves your eyebrows-oh, and Aunt Emm, as that fair lady began t-o look rather doubtful, he-he says you make the best jam this side of the Atlantic Ocean. That was too much for Aunt Emm, who gently smoothing her faded apron, exclaimed, My land, now ain't that just like a man?,' IMPRESSIONS OF THE HUDSON RIVER From the Battery to Bear Mountain Park Hudson River! The. very name suggests history to our minds. In all parts of these great United States, I do not believe there is a single river which serves as a natural monument to so many great events in the history of this country as does the Hudson. Let us take a trip up this wonderful river and discuss the monu- ments as we pass them. We prepare to start at the Battery. How queer that a stretch of cement pavements, colossal buildings, a few small park lawns and the rattling, roaring elevated trains on their trestles should be called a battery. But here, in this very place, is the ground upon which Peter Stuyvestant built his parapets to protect the Dutch settle- ment from the English in 1664. But come, let us turn to the bay itself and view an-other of the .Hudson's wonders. The Statue of Liberty, given as a token of friendship to America by the French. The boat on which we ride has started up the river. On the Jersey side nothing but marshland is seen until we come abreast of Fourteenth Street, New York City, then Jersey City begins. On the New York side, it must stun the foreigner who is not accustomed to anything but plain hills and vales. Tall buildings, one of which reaches a height of 795 feet are numerous. It is appalling to see these mighty structures of steel and stone, yet, should you have lived one hundred years ago, you might easily, from a height of a hundred feet, have seen the whole city laid out before you. The impression of power and wealth comes to you and stamps itself upon your brain. But this is only the lower half of the city. So we travel up the river until we reach the residential sec- 16

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THE KNIGHT wonderful conveniences for swimming, fishing and other outdoor sports. I have spent a few Sundays there and I must admit, though it has no carousels and suchthings, it is a wonderful place to spend a vacation. Here also one is impressed with the difference in types of people and industry, the absence of the small well kept farms of the Dutch descend- ants, and the presence of lumberyards, brickyards, and coal stations to be found wherever the Germans, French, Italians and Irish settle down. Shortly after leaving the Zee, we enter the narrower waters of the upper Hudson. Here we come to the end of our trip, Bear Mountain Park. It also has a revolutionary monument in the form of a large shot tower which is open to visitors. All in all, don't you think the Hudson a wonderful river? I do. GEORGE H. BARSTAR ENTERIN G HIGH SCHOOL At the beginning of a new term at High School there is always a great deal of excitement about the time one is to report and where, especially among the freshmen. I have heard many tales from the girls about going into the wrong class room and not being able to remember just at which end of the hall a certain room is, and having the worst kind of a time trying to find it. You simply can't go to an upper classman to find out how to reach room thirty-four because they are likely to tell you to take the elevator at that end of the hall, and it will take you right to room thirty-four. To-day I lost my sense of direction three times, but never to the extent that I was late for class. I was coming along fine with the exception of getting lost, until I went down to buy my lunch and found a line waiting all the way out in the hall. I was ravenously hungry, but there was only one thing to do and that was to wait. When my turn finally came I found out that all they had left was rice and milk, with rice pudding for dessert. Oh! if there is anything I detest it is rice in any shape or form, so I put down my tray and walked out without any lunch. - Upon arriving at my classroom I found a very stern looking teacher and he said, Do you belong in the fifth period algebra class? Yes, sir. Didn't you know class was called at twelve fifteen? Yes, sir. Why are you fifteen minutes late? I was detained in the lunch room. All right, take your seat and never let that happen again. Oh! I shook so all the time he was talking because I could just see myself going down to the office and being detained the first day of 1 18