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

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FORTY WMLATHJC CLUB As The PhilaTelic Club enTered on iTs ninTh successive year, iT played a larger parT Than ever in The liTe oT The school. The club Took an acTive parT in The l-lonor SccieTy Fall Bazaar. AT Chrislmas Time The club sonT albums and sTamps To Bergen Pines l-lospiTals. This year marked The enTry oT The club in The Third lnTernaTional ExposiTion aT The Grand CenTral Palace. lTs membership was increased To TwenTy-Tive, wiTh The Tollowing oTTicers: Edgar Lassins, presidenT: l-larold Richardson, vice-president Edna Kahl, secreTary: RuTh Nagle, represenTaTive To The NaTional l3ederaTion oT STamp Clubs: Nicholas Noolas, sergeanT-aT-arms: Muriel Troy, conTesT commiTTee7 Carl B. STrong, TaculTy adviser. UBRARY STAFF Books are The happiness oT man, and books are The happiness oT The Library STaTT. The Library STaTT, which consisTs oT sevenTeen members, meeTs once each week. These regular meeTings Tend To increase The sTudenT's knowledge oT greaT books and oT greaT wriTers. Also, To arouse This inTeresT sTill TurTher, The STaTT visiTed The New York Public Library aT ForTy-second STreeT. The STaTT is ably supervised by Miss FiTzgeraId, school librarian.

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DRAMA H The hero and heroine, as well as several leading parTs Tor Daddy Long Legs, were selecTed Trom This group which also presenTed The Real Gloriail aT CliTTside Park T-ligh School. From This class and Drama lll were casT The characTers in The Happy Journey, The play enTered by l:orT Lee in The N. J. Forensic League ConTesT and laTer in a sTaTewide compeTiTion in which iT received The iudges' TirsT-class award. Drama ll supplied The casTs Tor The plays Op O' My Thumb, given aT The convenTion OT The NorThern New Jersey LiTTle TheaTre League: Pearls, l:orT Lee's TirsT radio DRAMA HI The TirsT class To be called Drama ll! was organized This year under The direcTion oT Miss Mixer. Make-up arTisTs, sTage help, assisTanT coaches, voice specialisTs, Ticl4eT dramaTic broadcasT' and The ChrisTmas Carol. enThusiasTs, business manager, errand boys, adverTising agenTs, and general nuisances have all had a chance To pracTice Their arTs. To Their crediT came The besT individual cup award, The producTion oT Two Crooks and a Lady, and The ChrisTmas Card. Adorg an l acTresses appeared in public perTormances, and valuable baclcsTage assisTance was given by The sTudenTs oT Drama III Tor any perTormance wheTher Tor class, assembly, or public producTion. THIRTY-NINE

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GIRLS' BASKETBALL For The Third consecuTive year, The girls' inTerclass baskeTbaII championship was won by The .lunior Girls. The compeTiTion beTween The Juniors and Seniors was very keen This year. BoTh Teams looked Torward To winning The championship. LasT year The Seniors deTeaTed The Juniors. ln This year's game, aT The end oT The TourTh guarTer The score was Tied. Two exTra periods were required beTore The winning poinT was made. The Team was coached by Miss DoroThy Major, gym insTrucTor, as were Teams re- presenTing each oT The oTher classes. Tl-IE ART CLASS This year The arT classes have accomplished many Things including oil-painTings, char- coal drawing, pasfel and waTer color work. To increase Their knowledge of arT, They have Taken numerous Trips To diTTerenT museums and arT exhibiTs. The arT classes, under The direciTon oT Miss OrTlip, ended Their school year wiTh an exhibiTion oT The year's work. FORTY-ON F