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

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THE PIONEER we OW Uctober: 3-VVho can explain the mystery of the rose buds on bliss hfleekefs dcsk??? +I--Cliffside dedicates new athletic field with Fort Lee blood. 7- Everybody sing unless you have a very had cold , said hir. Prall. hiany coughs heard-Strange, isn't it? 8-Fred Oman mixes his labels in chem-heap big explosion. 14-Oceans of sound-exchanging seats and week-end experiences-in assembly. 15-Ghostsllll Of course not-merely the Latin class celebrating Virgil's birthday. 17-Football team on the proverbial pins and needles. Big game tomorrow with Union Hill team. 19-Foolish Frosh found picnicking in the auditorium, at lunchtime. 20-VVe see sweet movies in assembly.: QO11 sugarj. 22-History test stupefies Seniors. Now we know why they are always in a daze. 24--Heard from a Junior explaining to bliss NValler- Ol I speak a different kind of French than you do. 25-Junior girls confronted by nanny goat in back of school. Nazeley suggests feeding it tin cans . He would. 28-Poor little Junior High-shiver and shake-at the spectre in assembly. 31-Petrosino's girl-friend packs a mean wallop-Sure a gorgeous black eye! November: 5-New commissioner for Student Council elected. 7-Room 214- 1 pledge allegience to??????? Flag absent from room-but they were loyal pupils. 8-ll-What a long week-end! lwonday, teachers go to conventiong Tuesday, officials are elected. V 13-Lady leads the band! VVOIVIEN ARE hfIARVELOUSl 14-Assembly program on YVorld Friendship. Also have our pictures taken for the Times 17-New dramatic coach arrives--talented lvliss Livingstone. 18-Blood-thirsty bandits and beautiful UD goddesses amuse us at assembly. QVVonder who ate the apple?l I9-hir. Prall has returned from the sick bed . VVe are glad to see him again. 20-Shhhhh-Charlie Allen and Ben Doublier have fallen asleep in hir. VVhittexnore's English class. 21-Mr. Strong works an hour over an algebra problem and can't get it. lVIrs. Strong fwho teaches Latinl comes in and gets it tout de suiten. It's all in the family. 2-l-Girls win their first basketball game. Union Hill ll, Fort Lee 16. 25-First issue of school paper put out on ye 'olde mimeograph. Public initia- tion of Hi-Y members. V December: ' ' 1-Much weeping and wailing in most rooms as the marks are posted. 2-Honor pupils assemble on stage! First edition of Honor Roll. 3-Four Junior girls became so vociferous translating Latin after school that the janitress thought they were a bunch of Freshmen. Yet, that's natural. 4-O! Those yellow cards! 5-8-???????? 9-Senior High is entertained by the Junior High in assembly. VVe are in- troduced to the Ruggles family. 10-Journalism Club elated over electric mimeograph. VVe pay Zc to read the school' news. I2- The Book Revue is a great success. Congratulations, Junior High! 71 lg..-

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THE PIONEER wx ow CALENDAR Septflnber: 5-The start of the last mile for some of us. The new members of the faculty are hopefully given the once-over. 8--Blue Nlonday, classes begin--darn them. The last stragglers return to the fold. 9-Our first assembly. llfiany voices raised in protest as hir. Prall reiiectively C0m111CrltS on his experience Over There . IO-VVeighty matters discussed at the first Pioneer meeting of the year. 11--Knights of the Round Table-Third period economic class in the board room. 12-lkliss King hack from her grand tourw and still a trilie seasick. Girls' glee club begfns with vocal exercises- Ah! Ah! Ahll' -VVhat next! Fire in chemistry lab. One burned cheesecloth sole casualty. -School becomes queer as the boys take cooking while girls take manual trainmg. l8-The commercial seniors are vindicated at last, and retire to the seclusion of a room by themselves. 19-Homeroom representatives elected. Only fliarlel Sfuflmis -elected fmayhel. 20-Team all hot and bothered -big game with Leonia. VVe won't talk . about the score. i 22-Just another lllonday getting down to work again. 23-The freshmen, sweet children, are now well versed in our Alma lVIater',, thanks to the assembly period. Oral reports start in English. Oh, lVIiss hiieeker, we're bashfulf' 2-I-The gym gets dressed up with a new partition. 27-Rah! Rah! Rah! VVe win from Park Ridge-6-19. 29-VVe never knew drums and such had feet, but strange things happen, you knowllll 30-Our introduction to classical music and some peppy cheering for the football team all in one assembly period. 15 16 70 lg..-

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W0 THE PIONEER OW 15-Arguments! Arguments! Just the English classes debating. 16- Baby's Birthday Party -the band celebrates in assembly. 17--Football heroes make whoopee at banquet given in their honor. , 19-Typing champs from each class picked to compete in inter-class contest. 22-VVhy all the tests? Just to remind us that vacation begins on VVednesday. Pair. Bridenberg shows the members of the girls' manual training class how to manicure nails on the sawing machines. 23-Room 208 forms a UVV. VV. VV. OVe VVon't YVorkD society, but hits. Quinn doesn't approve. However-Nlerry Christmas-Happy New Year -see you next year! J an unry : , 5-Christmas vacation over. li-Tiss VValler, lblr. Prall, and bliss lbleeker fail to appear. . 6-VVe have our first home-room period. - 10-Class of '30 hold reunion in gym. I2-Boys receive lessons in tap dancing-the girls learn to box. YVhat next? 13-The principal of Teaneck High and some students from Cliliside are our honorable guests in assembly. 14-News leaks out that liffr. Stukey has become a recording artist. 15-Camera club started! Be careful now. 16-Nluch speculation about the January Hop. 19-The North wind doth blow-Students get a lift to school. Results: Girls dry stockings on the radiators. 20-Junior English class presents scenes from Tale of Two Cities . They would make a splendid cheering squad. 21-Frolic enjoyed by all-even the players. 23--Jack-of-all-trades QMr. Richman! conducts the Latin classes. 26-Students nervous as exams startllll 27-Pandemonium in the laboratory. Mrs. Foley's absent another day! Z9-Typing contestants go through a trying fifteen minutes. 30-We get our reward-half holiday after week of nerve-racking exams. February: 2-Coast clear of exams until June. 3--From a man of the New York' Times we get the info on General Persh- ing. He wonders why we laughed at Coytesville g who wouldn't laii? 4-An early typing class is held for those eager students who can't wait for school to begin in the morning. 5-Judgment day as report cards are issued. Olga Perona gives the Quantum Club some hearty laughs in an impersonation of herself. 9-That grand old February weather-slush, slush. 10-We go back to the days of Abe Lincsln-and the singing of The Gettys- berg Address adds local color. ll-Alas! our tactful suggestion that we should save fuel and not have school Friday C131 went unnoticed. Quantum Club enjoys their Kiddie Party . I3-First period physics girls lower in marks give a party to boys. 16-The lingering question-who could have sent that valentine??? 17-Loud tfe and ribbon day-just a jol'y bunch of boys and girls. 18-'lVlyl what devout students we have. The churches were crowded and the class rooms empty this morning. 19-Reorganization of French Club and initiation of new members. R24-Junior-Senior debate and health talk compensate for some of those lost assemblies. ' 25-Picture-taking for the PIONEER. A great day! 26--Get ready! Gol And the typing champs fought it out again. ...gf 72 Es..-