Fort Lee High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Fort Lee, NJ)

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The C. Y. Science Club The C. Y. Club was launched in the latter part of September by a, group of boys eager to find out the whys and hows of science. This group ventured upon the sea of science with Mr. Miller, their biology instructor, as skipper. The meetings are held on Wednesday at three o'clock. The time is divided between business and experimental meetings. Among the various activities undertaken by the C. Y'ers has been the making of a balanced aquarium illustrating the exchange of various life needs between plants and animals. The C. Y'ers are also preparing for a biological exhibit in june. The C. Y. Club goes on monthly trips. Many places of interest have been visited, including the Hudson River Bridge, the National Aviation Show, and the Museum of Natural History. - In its short time of existence the C. Y. Club has made excellent progress and we are striving to make it some day the leading association in the Fort Lee High School, the pride of our Alma Mater. FRED P1-'ISTER '33. 53

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,W ,i The Journalism Club This year a Journalism Club, the outgrowth of newspaper work done in connec- tion with Mr. lVhittemore's English Ill class, was organized with the purpose of presenting the school news to the public. Any Junior or Senior interested in news writing was eligible to join but only eight: Juniors responded. The Junior high school was represented by an auxiliary organization which reported news of the Junior high school and turned it over to the Senior Club to be edited. After the club was organized, from one to five articles of school interest appeared in each issue of the Fort Lee Sentinel. The publishers of this weekly paper responded most encouragingly to the journalistic endeavors of the club, accepting and pub- lishing most of its material. Two members served as paid rcontributors to neigh- boring weeklies. The Work of the club was especially noteworthy in connection with the dramatic club productions, which were kept constantly before the public for a month prior to presentation. The members of the Journalism Club are Edith Svanberg, Gertrude ,Lorenz, Dorothy Carlson, Mildred Yach, Albert Metz, Cornelius Brodersen, Hector Zuc- chino, and Fred Oman. MILDRED YACH '31, 52

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inf Ti Rf WTTTTA for g fly rlfof R K 3. I f i1Ai'Xvl.fx- 2-W' Dramatics , The Dramatic Class has been busy doing a variety of interesting things. We have investigated the lighting effect of the stage, and have dramatized and studied the various parts of a play. We expect to attend, in a body, some popular plays before this season ends. The Dramatic Club has taken over the responsibility of the two school plays for this year which were, It Pays to Advertise by Roi Cooper, lVIagrue and VValter Hackett, presented on November 22, and The Goose Hangs High by Lewis Beach, presented on April 25 and 26. A synopsis of the play follows: It Pays to Advertisei' Cyrus Martin, a Wealthy soap manufacturer, cherishes a fierce determination to have his leisure-loving son, Rodney, buckle down to work. His threats and en- treaties have not the least effect until Mary Grayson appears on the scene. She is lllr. Martin's secretary and confederate in the plan to induce Rodney to go to work. She starts the ball rolling by encouraging the advances of young Rodney, and finally consents to marry him if he will tell his father of their plans first. As a result of the ensuing revelation, the irate father banishes his son from his house. Rodney takes his old friend Ambrose Peale into his confidence and together they formulate the dar- ing venture of introducing the 13 Soap Unlucky for dirt . Through an extensive and spectacular advertising campaign, they plan to bring this soap constantly before Cyrus lVIartfn's eyes and literally force him to buy them out to safeguard his own in- terests. The only missing detail in their plan is their lack of ready money. At this crucial time Cyrus Ma.rtin, falsely believing that the company is a dangerously pros- perous concern, decides to purchase it. Hoivever, lVIary Grayson unwittingly re- S4 L N