Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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1 9 COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL MIRROR 4 I Senior JJ-iitor V () Columbia, thou hast taught us The path that tee should tread. In the future, when we look back upon our years in Columbia, the most important things that we shall remember and for which we shall be grateful are the guidance and the help that we received here. It is here that our feet have been set upon the paths that they are to follow in the years yet to come. We owe a debt of gratitude to our teachers for the hours they have spent preparing us to meet the demands that tomorrow may put upon us. Perhaps it is significant that we have been trail-breakers, for during our careers at Columbia two new clubs—The Lyceum, and The English Club—and the Sophomore Coun- cil were founded. May that pioneer spirit cling to us always. By thy rules of pride ami honor In our u'ork and play tce'n led. Each minute that we have spent in the halls and classrooms of Columbia has made us more aware of the spirit of comradeship that surrounds us. The' ?ood sportsmanship and courage of our athletic teams have put real meaning into the words pride and honor. The fun that we got out of working to- gether on What's Doing? and Outward Bound” has made us appreciate the wealth of friendship and cooperation that has been ours through Columbia's unwritten rules of pride and honor. Our work and play have covered a wide range of activities during these three years. The clubs attained new heights. To men- tion a few: The French Club had its La Malade Imaginaire, The Kilocycle Club ob- tained its license, and The Latin Club at last held a real Roman banquet. As we look back upon their records, we are proud of them, for their successes were due largely to our sincere interest and faithful support. We have given careful consideration to the mechanism that is responsible for the smoothly running life of Columbia High School, and the result has been an efficient and well-administered school government. By learning the workings of this small scale democracy we have learned what we shall be called upon to do when we take our places in the great democracy that is our country. There will be one memory of our life in Columbia that will bring to us a feeling of regret. At the beginning of our senior year publication of our school paper, The Columbian, was suspended. This occur- rence did more than anything else to make us realize that we will always have some obstacles to surmount, no matter how smooth our paths may look. However, we are justly proud of our other journalistic enter- prise, The Mirror. We have enjoyed the privilege of working on it, and we shall gratefully take it with us as the only tangible reminder of our own class of nineteen hun- dred fortyone. In the years of life's hard struggle We care not what's in store. When we are graduated from Columbia High School, we shall be completely ignor- ant of what the future may hold for us. As we go on through life, our years in Columbia shall sink farther and farther back into our memories, and yet we will never forget them entirely. We shall have a fund of mem- ories and friendships that will never be lost to us. We care not what's in store; our past has given us courage to face our future. We shall go on through life with our heads held high. For thy motto is our motto And our cry. “Excelsior.” Page Eight

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COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL MIRROR 1 9 4 1 SENIOR OFFICERS WILLIAM MILLER President DOROTHY ENGSTRAND Pice-President JUNE ABLESON Secretary WAYNE BLESSING Treasurer Alice Wooley........................................ 101 Martha McMullen..................................... 102 Rita Banta........................................... 144 Margaret Kingston.................................... 155 Mary Cleary......................................... 207 George Davis........................................ 209 Eleanor Francis..................................... 215 Marguerite Harvey................................... 217 Marilyn Isenburg .................................... 222B Elaine Lewis........................................ 231 William Patterson................................... 232 Florence Ann Marshall............................... 319 Wayne Blessing ..................................... 320 Frances Reidenback ................................. 339 Melvin Schiff....................................... 348 Jean Thomson........................................ 404 Pag© Nine