Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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FREDERIC R. CHASE ''Fred” 118 Indiana Street. Maplewood Traffic Committee '2. 3): Track Manager 2. 3. !•: House and Grounds Committee (3. 1); Band 2. 3. Assistant Secretary 1); Fire Committee '2. 3); Color Guard (3. I»; Student Operator (3); Meteorology Club (3); Air Raid Precaution '2. 3). RICHARD C. CHERRY 1 01111111 II 38 Madison Avenue. Maplewood Football (Jayvcc 2. 3. Captain f ; Baseball (Jayvee 2. 3. I): Homeroom V ice-Prcsidcnt 2, 1); Junior Council (3); Basketball (Jayvcc 2). Seniors BETTY CHRISTIAN Chris” 2196 Millhurn Avenue, Maplewood Homeroom Secretary (2); G. A. A. (2. 3. 4); Commercial Club (2. 3); Columbian Staff (2); Victory Corps 13); Library Assistant (2. 3). PETER CHRISTIE Fete” FLORENCE CHIMOFF Flo” 228 West Ward Place. South Orange Orchestra (2. 3); G. A. . (2. I); Genera! Division ictory Corps (4). 83 Oakview Avenue. Maplewood Squad Football 3 : Intramural Basketball 2. 3); Track (2); Lyceum 3); Model Plane Building and Identification (3); General Di- vision Victory Corps (3). COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL '4 Senior Plav 4 THE MIRROR THE BARRETTS” Bv Marjorie Cari.kton Cast of Characters Hcnricttc Barrett ROW ENA COLLEY Milly C AROL LIEBERM W George Barrett W ILLIAM FLANAGAN Octavius Barrett JACK STEW ART Edward Moulton-Barrett John Donyou Arabol Barrett Elizabeth Barrett W ilson Captain Surtees Cook Robert Browning Miss Milford ROBERT SEEBECK GEORGE SOMERS CAROL k A SEN ELINOR JOSEPHSON LOIS QUICK JAY W EISS ALAN ROBINSON JOLEEN JUDGE h,8h IN PERSON (Through the courtesy of Gladys Sauer) Director, Mr. Joseph Cohron, assisted by Melva Abramson and Virginia .Mills; Cast Assistants, Joan Conkling and Betty Monk: Lighting, Bob Ward; Stage Crew, under Bonnet Ackerman; Properties, Duff Brown. I age Twenty-five

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Seniors JEANE D. CARROLL “Hedy” 6 Crestwood Drive. Maplewood G. A. A. (2. 3. 4); Sophomore Dramatic Club (2); Pan-American Club (3); Art Service Group (3, 4); Junior Night Cast (3); Senior Night Scenery Committee (4); Civics Commit- tee (4); Homeroom Social Chairman (4). MARGARET CHERYL CASSIDY “Chorie” 50 Claremont Drive. Maplewood Homeroom Secretary 12); G. A. A. (2. 3. 4); Junior Night Cast 3); Spanish Club (3); Personality Club (3. 4); Homeroom Basketball (4); Glee Club (4); Variety Show (3). CHARLES CATLIN “Charlie 23 Salter Place. Maplewood Camera Club (3); Lunchroom Committee (2). ISABELLA MARCHER IT A CARUSO “BeUina' 170 Wyoming Avenue, Maplewood French Club (4); Pan-American Club (3, 4); Junior Night Scenery Painting Committee 3); Art Club (2. 3, 4); G. A. A. (2. 3. 1); Senior Night I sherette (4). ALBERT L. CHALKER “Chub” 435 Clark Street. South Orange President of Homeroom 2, 4); Color Guard (3, 1); Track Team '2. 3. I); Fire Committee (2. 3. Captain 1); Band and Orchestra (2. 3); Air Service Division. Victory Corps 3, 4); Traffic Committee (2); Jayvcc Football 12): Junior Night Cast (3). Accelerated student. Graduated in January. '4 COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL THE MIRROR 4 —The melee sounds horrible—or arc wc boring you ? “The Barretts” were a remarkable, lovable family who immortalized the name of Wimpolc Street and whose intricacies and entanglements constituted this year’s Senior Play. Paternal dom- inance reigned supreme over the Barrett children until Elizabeth, the famed poetess, defied the will of her tyrannical father by eloping with the equally famed Robert Browning. Among the other famih difficulties were the poor progression of the love affairs of another daughter, Henrietta, the object of whose affections was dashing Captain Surtees Cook; and the usual complications of brothers and sisters, namely Octavius, Arabel and George. Fur- ther mishaps and glee were added by the presence of Mill Milford, a flighty but well-known novelist of the day; Cousin John Demon, a wealthy patron of the arts; Milly and Wilson, who were the 1840 counterparts of our present-day maid problem: and Flush. Elizabeth’s faithful canine companion a most ably interpreted role! “'Fhe Barrets” was a great show—and we be- hind the footlights enjoyed it almost more than those out front! Senior Play IMPRESSIONS ON THE THESPIAN ART By Flush Little did I know when I was a foolish pup, leading my trivial, inconsequential existence, com- pletely ignoring the higher, more cultural aspects of life, that the day would dawn when I, too. would he attracted by the irresistible call of the theater. Poetry, also, was beyond my petty realm of com- prehension, for I had never tasted the exquisite fruits of literary knowledge—with one exception. For, to me, Elizabeth Barrett was but a picture I had carelessly eaten for lunch from a book in- advertently dropped and neglected near my favor- ite haunt in the library. One day, on overhearing a conversation con- cerning the need for a talented canine to complete the cast of the Senior Play at Columbia High School, I realized that here, perhaps, was the answer to my meditations on the futility of life! And it was. Love, Page Twenty-four Flush.

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Seniors EUGENE CLANCY Gene” 30 Overlook Terrace, 1 omcrooni Vice-President easurer (4); Air Rai r Raid Rescue Sq ); Financ instruction A cede r Maplewood (3); Homerooi d Rt deader (4); Swimming Committee (4); Junior ommittee (3); Hall Mon- student. (Graduated in B. CLANCY um psie” Road. Maplewood i-Cliief (4); House and lee Chairman l ; Junior ELTON H. CLOSS Glossy” 111 Walton Road. Maplewood Air Division of Victory Corps (3, Head 4); Football (Jayvee 2. Varsity 3. 4); Traffic Committee 2. 3, 4); Air Raid Committee 3. 4); Varsity Baseball 3. 4). FRED B. COHEN Butch” 133 Elmwood Avenue. Maplewood Baseball Manager (3. 4); House and Grounds 13. 4); Junior Night Ticket Committee 3»; Pan-American Club (4); General Division Vic- tory Corps (3. 4); Intramural Football (3); War Stamp Salesman (3, 4); Plane Identification Club 14). NANCY JANE COHN “Nan” 3 Harding Drive. South Orange Community Service Victory Corps (3. 4); le Cercle Francais (2, 3, 4); Red Cross Sewing (3. 4); Junior Night (3); Homeroom Social Chair- man (2); G. A. A. (2. 3. 4); Camouflage Club (3); Child Care Club (3). iN'jsJ'v. v4 KU,;itin Club (2. 3); Lyceum 2. 3); TKiik (2). '4 COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL 5 Tii£ MIRROR 4 Class Prophecy Time: 1959. Place: Miss Ackerman’s 6th period History Class. Library Assign- ment : Look up famous gradu- ates of class of 1944 in Who's Who. Scene: Two harassed and over-worked pupils dash madly in. to the strains of Miss Silvcrnail’s musi- cal voice tinkling into the phone, “Library! They rush frantically over to the shelves and proceed to disrupt the alleged peace, and quiet of the sacred archives of Columbia High School’s famed library. In one corner we see Mary Leo Shiman still struggling valiantly over her fifth year of French IV; otherwise the proverbial “old order hath changeth, giving place to new. Students in plastic clothes have taken the place of our old friends in tweeds and sweaters. Yes, there is a distinctly ultra-modern air about good old Columbia High School. Now they’ve got Vige Twenty-six Root Beer in the drinking fountains. (But, don't worry, it's only some old carbon dioxide they had lying around!) So our two little friends run over and stand on each other’s shoulders and soon they have heroical- ly lifted Who's Who down from its dusty repose on the dusty shelves. (No offense, Mr. Wal- brccher!) They manage to place the revered volume on the nearby table, and with a flick of one of their pinkies they flip that nasty big old W ebster’s Dictionary to the other side of the desk, dramatically hold their breaths, and carefully open the book. Who knows what hidden depths of knowledge they will uncover? “Hm, hinni, h in in,” say they as they thumb through these brilliant pages of history. “Ilniin, Inn.” “Say, look, here’s an interesting name, Betty Jane Fountain. It says she became editor-in-chief of ‘Madame’ the magazine of fashion. (Yes, my dear, positively!) A sort of shining ‘Lady in the Dark. And. oh, look who’s on her staff. There’s Marilyn Dettmar—the current Mrs. Tommy Man- villc—and Barbara Ann Rhodcnwald, delighting the fashion world with her quaint column, ‘Accent