Hillside High School - Epoch Yearbook (Hillside, NJ)

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PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF 1926 rg ,, ,rl dullness of the eventide served to throw over the ,if-QQ universe a mystic hazy spell. It sensed of the l,',,,9'j4,fg,jj-if supernatural. It promoted dreaminess that grad- ',fff'3UJ.a'll ually melted into optimism. The future with its unknown, yet alluring world was laid bare, and the crystal unfolded its mysteries. The first picture was of a group clad in caps and gowns and looking out upon the world with eagerness. Suddenly it started to fade and each figure stood alone with his future. Gertrude Ackerman, struggling with a bow tie, stood ready to unravel her story. She had successfully received her degree fthirdl, and was safely lodged. Her husband claims her meat balls are unrivaled. fWe're from Missouri.j Ray Beck, debonair, carefree, and entrancing as always, doffs his high silk hat, adjusts his Howing cape, and murmurs, chawmed. His reputation as a contemporary of Beau Brum- mell is established and undisputed. Albert Bell who you remember was new in our midst, proved himself loyal. He operates a Butcher Shop. His taste always inclined toward dumb animals. It is rumored that he is president of the Humane Society in New York City. Jack Burt, the only Charleston dancer that 1926 boasted, con- tinued in the manner in which he began. His dancing studio is infested by all citizens desiring to become graceful. We take off our hats to you, Senor Burt. May you ever retain your boyish form. Your name shall be written on the sands of time. And Rose, rather Rosalie Dankowsky. So you like house- keeping? Little did we think that our eloquent lawyer would stoop to the throes of matrimony. VVe hope your husband ap- preciates your efforts in his behalf. Yes, Al, you can come in. Since you've won that election you needn't try to High Hat us. You can bet we're proud of you. It isn't often that a classmate rises to such distinction. Here's hoping you win the next one. Line forms to the right. Ballots for Mr. Dowd dropped here. Music charms the savage beast, and when immortal strains are played by a pretty girl, what more could man or beast desire? Julia seems to excell. We remember her as the pianist whose disposition remained sweet through all hard practices. We hope you continue your successful endeavors, yet, withal, remain the same patient, ever ready Julia Holota that we knew in 1926. Some are born great. Others achieve greatness. And others have greatness thrust upon them. Nevertheless those who achieve it are deserving of additional merit. Bob Graff has shown the westerners what an easterner can do and impressed them that east is east and west can't beat it. Yet the west is alright, eh Bob? What about that fluffy little blonde? The busy hour of a busy day. Men rushing to and fro. Yet, in a large private office, furnished in a most comfortable manner with an eye to convenience and the beautiful, a man sat, musing. His legs were crossed and a huge forty cent cigar was extended from a corner of his mouth. A stenographer sat in an adjoining office and feverishly pounded a typewriter. The man removed said forty cent cigar and smiled. Hurrah, now we know him-Byron Hall . A man's a man for a' that. Perhaps he is and-anyway why argue? Through the faint outlines of the future a single one stands out. It is approximately three o'clock in the morning. A man clad in pajamas with his hair very much rumpled sits in a rocking chair, crooning lullabies. One after another. Two screaming infants are held in his frantic grasp. One yelling louder than the other tif that is possiblej. The gentleman sings on. We think, once to every man. Never mind, Milton, they'll soon grow up. Best regards to Mrs. Hock. The orchestra strikes up, the curtain slowly rises. Ah, what does that fairy scene represent? A beautiful woodland glade, a mossy dell and the rest, but who is that dainty creature that Hits from tree to tree? At last she comes to the front of the stage. The music becomes jazzy, very jazzy. The pretty lady begins to Charleston. Can she do it? I'll say she can. The audience applauds loudly. Encore after encore and then she retires to her dressing room. Such flowers, can they be hers? Yes, they are. Go to it, Frances, you've surprised all of us. Please, teacher, I ain't gonna be bad again, lisped the youngster. Go to your seat, young man, the teacher yelled without feeling. Ah, Dorothy, why so caustic? Can it be that

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NAME Ackerman Beck Bell Burt Dankowsky Dowd Graff Hall Hock Holota Jeffery Iowitt johnson Kennedy Klein Long MacNeil M azner Middleton Nickerson Policastro Reinhard Roberts Schipper Sherman Smith Smith Sterner Steinholtz Terry Toten Tresslar Tunison Utter Wehrf ritz Williams VVoodfield Wright Wukitsch A7.1As Ackerman Ray Albert J ack Rose Al Specs Lady Milton Jewel Frankie Ed Dot john Klinker Xlibs Dave Jam Es VValdo Polly Fat Al Jo Jackie lo Lanky Ev lzzie Sophie Lillian Cappy Madge Dot Marge Spike Tommy Melvin Frank AILMENT Art .xlarion Girls Too many to mention Soft voice Jackie Betty Can't count 'em all Girls Math. Study Bud Alec Red ties Bashful Eyes Girl shy VVeight Boys Skin Singing Delicateness Pest Silence Voice Tom Laziness Voice Name Boy crazy Engagement ring Seriousness Hair Tongue Dreams Laziness Freshman girls Girls Too many to at REMEDY Guide Post Isolation Get one Suicide Megaphone Get over it SLAPZ AND SLAMZ KNOWN BY Low tones Girls Noise All the girls Tennis Blushes Know her better Tennis court Padded cell Tranquility Girls Girls Don't worry Everybody Stop Age Bud Shyness Get another Blush Leave 'em off Wrist watch Noisy Gentle way Shut 'em Everybody Flirting Betsy Daily dozen Rose Have one throw Ability to get her down away with it Boils Skin Hear himself Newspapers Labor School girl blush Slap Freshness See H. K. Unobtrusiveness 350.00 Voice Tom Tom Study Absence Silence Brother's blouse Shorten it Himself Look at 'em Candy Marry him Bill Joke editor The Gang Scissors Blue eyes Adhesive plaster 97 in problems Come down to Length earth VVake up Study Get one Hopeless Fraternities and tardiness Voice Boldness Absence How THEY Go'r THROUGH Blinded them Danced Vamped faculty Drag Bravery Political pull Bounced Good riddance Girls So quiet Studied just Accident Mistake Grinned Rolled on a basketball Teacher didn't see him jumped We wonder, too Really! Finally See horoscope Slid Thru the keyhole Mistake Somehow Smiled VVho knows? Wonder Flirted Bluff Laughed She did? Dragged H:-id to About time Eventually Midnight oil Lease expired 16 VVHERE FOUND Center St. N. Broad St. With girls Never alone Where noise abounds A-ahl Sing Sing In church Girls Now stop! Debating Conventions Around noise Amongst books Gas stations All over Gym for Jim?J Junior room Seldom Freshmen and Sophs Around girls Dark corners Can't miss him Everywhere Grammar school Seldom home Tom In English Candy boxes Detention Isn't Borrowing notebooks VV here there's noise Barbers Never Around boys Lucky if you can Near the floor Dance hall Absent AMBITION FATE To be serious onceHistory teacher To graduate Sheik ? See her name spelled correctly Judge Caruso's rival Captain of Sal- vation Army Girls Learn arithmetic A-ah! Toe dancer Socialist Mason To have no more school days Opera singer Side boards Communist To be on time- once Spats Actor Invent slim tablets VVood destroyer No work to do Go to Europe Tom Tennis Champ. Graduate Permanent wave Heart breaker Housekeeping To behave Shiek bob 98 in problems Pass arithmetic Be prompt Yeast cakes To talk None Marry a brunette Own a harem Maker of tennis balls Deaf and dumb Bachelor Undertaker Minister Girls Old maid School marm Scholar Awful Organ grinder Matron of an Orphan Asylum Ziegfleld Follies Janitor Author Old maid Bold, bad man Married Ballet dancer Priest Who knows? Reporter Tom School Principal Nun Policeman Dentist Old maid Sunday School teacher Vamp State basketball team Get married Timekeeper Professor R. Valentino Fireman

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you are loosing your sunny disposition? fPerhaps she isn't ac- countable for all she does, for, Her heart's in the highlands. J Oh, well. don't take it so to heart. Your name won't be Johnson much longer. All was quiet. The gentle whirring of the wind seemed to lull the world into forgetfulness. As we gazed further into the leafy woodland we spied a maiden. Clad in white she presented a pleasing picture. The purity of her expression rivaled the purity of her gown. Unshed tears trembled in her eyes. Wfeep not, fair Edith, Buddy'll come home from war soon. Yes ma'am, this paint is guaranteed to last. You won't get a bargain like this every day. Look at those hardwood Hoors. Surely, you don't doubt my word. No, we don't John. You're not only a good salesman for Kennedy's real estate, you're an asset to the class of 1926. There's something tender in the moonlight, and ah, beloved, the beautiful calm reminds me of you. More action,--action! bellowed the coach as the hero fin- ished. Do you think that'll do? Here, do it this way. The grimy gentleman grasps the damsel and attempts to illustrate. The hero glares and then does it according to instruc- tions. Yet, he Who labors reaps a harvest, and Dave MacNeil was never known to fail. He'll rival John Barrymore yet. A little bungalow on the outskirts of the village. The smell of baking bread, and a young gentleman of six summers busily eating dirt. Willee! Willee! Then the lady appeared. VVe shall draw the curtain on the next scene, because painful things are better when skipped. Again we see VVillee. Tears falling and chubby hands besmeared with dirt, wiping them away. Have a heart, Mibs. Remember: you have a healthy wallop and you might hurt him. In a cozy room hung with chintz drapes and furnished with old-fashioned over-stuffed furniture, a lady sat knitting. She had snow white hair attractively bobbed and curled. It was the year 1966, and as she looked back and recalled the joys of her youth, she sighed. Alas, she thought, men may come, and men may go, but I go on forever, alone. Cheer up Jayne, it won't be long now. Lead Kindly Light. --the voice stopped and because of the abruptness of its ending, a sense of queerness overcame us. We looked and looked and looked again. It couldn't be, but, yes it was. Standing on a street corner, clad in Salvation Army uni- form, waving a tambourine, stood Esther, the Peg of our High School days. Reformed and reforming. Come on now, let's sing again. It'll take more than a song to survive the shock. For I'm a masher, sang a gay tenor. We turned to get a better view. Yes, it was NValdo. Dressed to the minute finclud- ing spatsJ and ogling at the passing females. Ah me, life holds surprises for us all, but little did we dream that this would happen to the sedate Waldo Nickerson. Now, Joe dear, this is the third time I've asked you to hang that picture of mother, a sweet voice droned. Joe dear stretched, threw down the newspaper and grumblingly got up, glared -at the world in general and accomplished his task. Joe Policastro of all people obeying a woman's command. Joe of athletic fame and frame. Life's many untold histories astound and repel but could we, in sound mind, imagine this. Ah, frailty, thy name is man. Among the hurrying crowds in a large department store, a small boy stood, crying. XVant mamma, want my mamma. A man of massive frame but kindly face attempted to comfort him. The infant continued. Don't want big fat man. want my mamma. The floor walker known to us as John Franklin gave up in despair. After many futile attempts he located the desired mamma QP. S. The youngster's name was Hock.J Thud, thud, thud Cand another thudj. The nail was in its last resting place. The carpenter sighed and the h.ammer dropped causing a fifth thud. Should he or shouldn't he? VVas he a coward? He-once state captain of basketball? Ah, me, no! He would ask her. He did. They lived happily ever after. It is worthy to note that Mr. Dubow dines at the Roberts' apartment on Tuesday evenings. A maiden sat at a desk and steadily pounded a typewriter. Her eyes were very bright and as she transcribed we shall de- scribe her. As secretary to the president of the Consolidated Gas Company, she is one of the greatest successes 1926 boasted. Good for you, Johanna! 'On a stage whose settings revealed royalty, a very attractive speaker gained our attention. Her oratory was so celebrated that even the great did her homage. The gift of expression had not been disregarded and we hope that Jackie's success will be as lasting as her sunny disposition. Remember folks, she collected ballots with Isadore once, now she has others do it for her. Oh Josephine, my Josephine, the years may come and go but your beguiling ways remain unchanged. As a kindergarten