Hillside High School - Epoch Yearbook (Hillside, NJ)

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As jK r custom, we opened the Social Season with a Hallowe’en dance—our Junior Prom. Lights were low. music soft, couples gliding in and out. It certainly was “swell”. Several meml ers of the class through the rest of the year were prominent in various fields of activity such as Basketball. Baseball. Track, Debating, Dramatics. Journalism, which is only natural for we are to take on the burdens of 1kmng Seniors next year and we need some experiences. The last jKirt of our history, we cx|x ct will Ik much longer than those preceding. Just before the close of school, our class had a meeting to decide alxntt our rings. After looking over the samples the choice lay between a red onyx ring garnished with the New Jersey State Seal and a standard gold ring. We. desiring to Ik unusual finally chose the red onyx ring and exjiect its arrival when we return to school next year. Until then. MEREDITH RUTH BORDEN. Mt. Olyrnpus—Radiogram Hillside. X. J. April 18, 1928. To Clio, Goddess of History: We emliarked on our last year (?) in high school and now we rather sadly see it drawing to a close. In accordance with our policy or fate of being unusual, we lx gan school by having sejiarate session rooms. However, we attempted a remedy which was not very successful. We intrcxluced something new, too, when we organ- izcd a f«H tl all team in our class and played the other classes, beating them all. Then, contrary to custom, we gave two one-act plays instead of the traditional three-act play. Our plays were quite successful. Our class, in addition to our own activities played a prominent j art in the school activities. The Varsity Basketball Team was conqxised of Seniors entirely, as was the Varsity Debating Squad. These two teams met with remarkable success. The former, even though handicap| ed by the new gvm not l eing finished, made a good showing and was not eliminated in the State Tournament until the third round of the game. Early in March we started work on our Year Book. What a job! Getting pictures taken, proofs returned, articles written, ads in, and the thousand and one other things connected with publishing such a big project. Happily it is proceeding smoothly now and is almost finished. Xow. we are looking forward to our Senior Dance. Class Night, Commencement—and then what? We can never forget the memories that crowd our minds in profusion and it is not without sadness that we dej art from Hillside High, wherein many happy and trying events have transpired. However, we must not consider our departure as unfortunate. but just as an advancement in our life, and we know that Hillside High is always glad to welcome back to its Ixisom one of the “old grads”. Closing with sincere regret, 1 am, MEREDITH RUTH BORDEN, Historian.

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The Class of 1029 M X 1926. a group of “wild and wools Freshies, in-l I vaded Hillside High, as Freshmen have a pcmici- ous liahit of doing. This year was uneventful enough, although the Sophisticated. Seniors. Joking Juniors, and Sarcastic Sophomores caused us many an uncomfortable moment. However, several Freshmen succeeding in disgracing us hv apjiearing in various stages of undress in the current I-atin Play. Our Sojxjhomore Dance brought 11s into the limelight once again. It was most successful. Hven our worthy Seniors congratulated us on the novel decorative Little Easter Bunnies. Being rather Scotch and having a thrifty .advisor in the | erson of Miss—er Mrs. Rudolph, we used the same bunnies for our Junior Dance which was the first dance in the new and enlarged gym, causing need for more extensive decorations which was accomplished by the addition of | ennants from various institutions of learning. Our Junior Year was also colored by the fact that our athletic Junior Damsels won the Inter Class Basket Kail Championship of the school. Now. we face our Senior Year with three years of experience liehind us and the examples of five other classes before us. We sincerely trust that we may profit hv the discoveries and mistakes of other classes that have lieen graduated from Hillside High. ANITA MCRPHY. Historian 24