East Side High School - Torch Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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An early paduating clast at Iasi SkJc astemMes lor a picture. curriculum changes, athletics has also changed. More and more girls are involved in the once for males only dominated world of sports. Today, girls are participating and competing in all areas of athletic activities. In the past, evening school was also offered to those who wanted and needed to complete their education. Among the standard subjects of English and Math, carpentry, pattern making, wood turning, sheet metal work, forging, bookkeeping, stenography, typewriting. dressmaking, millinery, housekeeping, and cooking were offered. This aspect of East Side’s 75 year history has not changed drastically. East Side still offers area residents the chance to complete their high school education. Today. English and Math are still available to the new wave of immigrants to the city; however, these courses are now called Adult Education Classes. As time went by, educational ideas and needs began to change and expand - and so did East Side. Today. 75 years later. East Side has developed into a multi-facated and diverse urban high school. It may be bigger, the students may be more ethnically diverse, but the original goal remains intact; a strong desire to offer students the opportunity for the best possible education that began in the mind and hearts of those members of the Newark Board of Education in 1908. when they put forth the resolution to build a high school, to be called East Side, in the city of Newark. We the class of 1986. now take our place as part of the history of that resolution issued so long ago. Just as those who have gone before us. we are now part of a special legacy. As a class, we have shared many memorable events, but perhaps the most special to us is that we graduate during the 75th anniversary of our school. In order to commemorate this auspicious occasion, special pictures have been reproduced for your enjoyment. Then And HI

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1911 1986: THEN AND NOW On November T5.1908. a resolution was proposed for the building of East Side High School. The school was organized and opened on the first of February in 1911 for its first term, at the Market Street Annex. The following April the school moved to the new building with an enrollment of about 450 students coming from all parts of the city. Now. 75 years later. East Side has an enrollment of approximately 1600 along with three buildings. Courses of study offered in 1911 were the General or Classical, which prepared the students for college; the Commercial for those students interested in a business career; the Technical, which helped prepare boys for industries and trained girls in the arts and sciences for the purpose of practical home-keeping. Today. East Side has become very diversified in its course offerings. No longer are girls given only cooking courses in order to become better homemakers. Today, every student has a chance to select what courses they wish to study in addition to a required program. Another area which varies greatly with the past is athletics. There was a time when the only physical activities available for girls to participate in was basketball. field hockey, and dance class, while the boys were involved in baseball, football, hockey, basketball. track and tennis. Now. along with the other li Then And Now Mr Jjmrt Kennedy. 1 1 Principal. Ea t Side High School Mr Robert Wuiciak and Mr leonor Outor current Ea t Side Principal .

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1911 1986: THE WAY IT WAS Over the years East Side has had some changes. Some were drastic and some were very minor. Of course, some changes were necessary, while others were natural steps in improvement. However, some things have been altered to a point where you would have never known they existed unless they were obvious. One example is the boys' gym. In 1911. gym was held on the third floor in C‘ building. It was. and still is. quite spacious with many windows. Shower baths were locat- ed near one door and ample dressing rooms were also used. Boys’ showers were located above the girls’ bathing facilities. Today, this gym is used mainly for gymnastics. Showers are no longer part of the average gym period. Girls and boys also have their respective gyms, but co-edu-cational classes do exist. One area which has changed is the art program. Students still sit down to draw and paint. Granted, today's techniques and supplies are more varied, but the same basic ideas related to drawing and painting are still in use. Another area which has changed somewhat is the drama department. Productions in the early years of our school were more detailed, whereas today, specific detail does not hold as much importance. There are similarities. such as the drive and dedication that the students have for the production of these dramas. 1911 was the beginning of a destiny, one in which we now find An early drama production performed by talented Modern tv Then And Now