Dover High School - Tiger Yearbook (Dover, NJ)

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Umtrr iijiyh rhool Athlrtir Aaaiuiatum OFFICERS: President—ROBERT B. JENKINS Secretary—BEATRICE SINGER Treasurer—MRS. A. L. CUMMINS FACULTY ADVISORS: 26 MR. EDWARD WILDER MRS. A. L. CUMMINS

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RUSSELL VAN HORN ‘ Russ “Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.' Scene—Schoolroom. Time—8.59 any morning. Characters—Russ, Pupils, Miss Clark. First Act—Cloakroom Scene. Breathing hard, Russ rushes in, takes off coat, hangs it up and makes a dive for the door, evading the eyes of the teacher as much as possible, and races down the aisle, knocking the people all around. Second Act—Schoolroom Scene. Russ reaches seat, sits down hard in it, shaking the room, grins at the rest of the pupils, who gaze upon him with silent admiration for his courage; Miss Clark looks out over her glasses, first at Russ then at the clock. All has seemingly passed over all right. Third Act—Same as Second Act. All in room, very quiett, Russ looks anxiously at clock as if it displeased him. Suddenly from the distance comes the sound of a bell—one, two, three, four, and then all is silent. But, relieved of the suspense, Russ heaves a big sigh simultaneously with Miss Clark, and the pupils smile, once more, in admiration for Russ’s daring. Such is Russ’s life. FRANCES VREELAND “Frances” “Silent as the picture on the wall. We are going to hold you in suspense about Fiances, we are not going to tell you all her secret characteristics; despite this fact, however, there is one thing we do want to say to you, besides just remarking, that, she has always been a very agreeable girl, never failing in her studies, never bothering with the boys, always chatting with the girls, never talking in class meetings, always singing in chapel, to help out the rest of the noise, never doing anything that was not permissable, always helping others, never drawing pictures of the teacher on the back of her pad; that thing we wish to tell you about is that she is very, very,—now don’t get excited, for we are only going to say that she is quite quiet. HATTIE WOLF “Hattie” “The tree of silence bears the fruit of knowledge. Hattie is one of the new members of our ranks. She is a member of the Debating Team and as a debator she is in a class by herself. Her beauty is equal to her scholarly attainments and a bright future is predicted for her. We are already comparing her with Arthur Brisbane. Hattie’s self control when on the rostrum wins many looks of admiration for her, from the more bashful girls in the class, this self control is set off by very clear accents in her pronunciation, which both together make her a very interesting and commanding person to listen to. 25

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Jmit lull “There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.”—Montaigne. THE Dover High School Football season of 1916 opened as proverbial March; like a lion, but after such a prepossessing beginning, a team subsided into the rut of defeat, and assumed much the same propensities as the departing lamb. With a list of candidates numbering about twenty-five, the prospects seemed rosy, but with only three veterans to build a team around, and all the remaining candidates inexperienced, many to the extent of never having held a football, the rosy prospects faded into a drab gray, and the value of the 1916 Football Season can only be estimated by the constructive work it accomplished. It can only be determined by the records of future teams. Do not take the impression, however, that the Dover team did not fight, for even though it was defeated in every game but the first, the largest number of points scored against it was twenty and the total number of points only seventy-six. Then, too, it must be remembered, that for a long time the team was without coaching, that injuries beset it from all sides, and that it was seldom that the Dover team went on the field with every man in his regular position. After our first game, with Roxbury High School, we suddenly arranged for a game with Ridgewood, a much superior team, and one which was placed very high in the 1915 ranking. With hardy determination, we met them, and were it not for two blocked kicks, which afterward led to touch-downs, we would have held them scoreless, and probably would have scored ourselves. Here may be observed the fault which dogged our footsteps throughout the season, the inability to kick accurately and quickly. In this game, the team received its first handicap in the injury of Captain Joe Dick, fullback, who, while he continued playing, was never in the best of form. From that game until the end of the season we encountered a train of defeats, all by small scores, but yet, scores large enough to carry off the honor of the game. During this procession of defeats, the team met with more injuries, the most serious being to Heller, manager and halfback. A sprained ankle and injured hip kept him entirely out of one important game, and held him to a minor position on the line in several others. Cartage, the other halfback, was out of three games with an injured wrist, and at one time the entire backfield, except the quarterback, was on the injured list. At about the middle of the season, we were able to secure for about a half hour each day, the services of Mr. Jadowitz, Mr. Hammond, and Mr. Thornton, and the school owes thanks to these men for the excellent instruction and coaching they gave. On the whole we can say that when the season of 1916 closed, a football team of Dover High School had 27