East Brunswick High School - Emerald Yearbook (East Brunswick, NJ)

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To catch a better mouse Americans have always been in- ventive. Ralph Waldo Emerson captured the spirit when he wrote: Build a better mousetrap to catch a better mouse. And an early French visitor to this country remarked that the typical American had a mechanic in his soul. This inventiveness has given us everything from the cotton gin to the Corvette, iced cream to iced tea. It is a quality that has passed from generation to generation. Still students, we haven't had the time yet to invent a replacement for the pizza, but we've tried. Our ef- forts. in the main, have been directed towards improving the lot of our fellow students. We invent excuses for getting out of homework, out of class, or out of school. As soon as one excuse wears out, we invent another. After all. how many times can your favorite grandmother pass on to a better world, or your dog eat your lab report. THESE EXCUSES ALSO WORKED: I'm sorry I'm late for class but there was a real long line in the cafeteria and I didn't have time to eat. Or I wasn't in class yesterday because I had to help my mother at home.” Don't add, Did I miss anything? STUDENT LIFE—29

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INVENTIVE STUDENTS created these im- aginative excuses for getting out of class this year I lost my pen May I go the school store?” My son is not feeling well today, so I'm keeping him home. I have a report that's due tomorrow. May I go to the library? 28—STUDENT LIFE

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PINNACLES AND BUTTES of red sandstone rise like skyscrapers from the valley floor in the Navajo Indian reservation at Monument Valley. Utah. Oh, what a relief it is Then suddenly the snow was gone, the Easter vacation was here, and Spring came to the campus. In tempo with the season, the school came to life: there were concerts, the Prom, the arts festival, the field day. trips to the Shore. Juniors turned seventeen and were able to get their driver's licenses. The library emptied as kids flocked outside. It was a time for the sun and for reminiscing. The year would soon to ending. It wasn't really a bad year. The war in Vietnam had ended. Despite its losing season, the football team had beaten South River. College acceptances were coming in —finally. You'd found a job for the summer—finally. And Sue made up with Jack in time for the Prom. All that remained was to pass Creative Writing. 30—STUDENT LIFE DRIVER MANUAL SUMMARY OF NEW JERSEY’S MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY