Hopewell Valley Central High School - Centralogue (Pennington, NJ)

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mllnnll IunlunnllulnnlInlnlunnnuununn lulnnuunnunnlnnw entralngue 1932 Emum- -lllIlfllllllIIIIIIIII-'Illl-l----------'------l--- t l CLASS OF 1933 The class of 155 was received by its sister class, the class of '31, at the Freshman Rerepfion held in November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and twenty-nine. The present Juniors were requested to wear rompers and carry lolly- pops! Appropriate what, lN'Irs. Holcombe? After this ordeal, we felt that we were treated a little more like human beings, and Were at last a part of the high school whose portals we were the first Freslznzan class to enter. The outstanding event of the year was our Freshman Skip. Naturally this was a tremendous success, as skipping is one of our main accomplishments. fRefer to Mr. Fostcrj In the 'fall of 1932 we passed into our Sophomore year, sadder, older, but not Wiser. Our basketball team, however, brought us due honor with the girls' team win- ning over the varsity and a large number of Sophomore boys composing the boys' varsity. lllarch 13, 1931, ushered in the Sophomore Hop. In September, 1931, we dragged back to the little red school-house. This year it was our turn to receive the Freshmen. This we did with a bing-bang reception. The most important event of the year, however, not only for us but for the entire school, was the Junior Pronz, the best given yet. hflembers of the school and their guests were invited. We were rather surprised when a Freshman came up to lVIiss Riedel and requested that the lights he turned out! And she was only a Freshman! This ends our history up to date. In closing, we wish success to the out-going Seniors, a lucky year for the up-and-coming Freshmen, many happy days for the Sopho- mores, and last but not least, an easy life for oursehves! fl'ngo 131 a. ..

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l Emnnn-mnnnmmnnummmmmnnnmmnnn n ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,E1. Glentralngue 153 EnIlulunlnl:nunInInnn:InInInlnlunnlnlnuun nunnnnul u..n.,,u,,m S CLASS HISTORY 1 In the beginning there was a group of breathless children, with faces of an un- mistakably green hue. Yes, they were the last Freshmen to enter the Hopewell High School. Their coming was too much for the old building, who gave up the ghost about the middle of that year-1928. VVho will ever forget how we charged through the halls and up the weakening steps to the tune of Vote Yes? There were thirty-seven of us then, under the leadership of lyliss Benner. Claire Vansant, popular Hopewell miss, was our first president, assisted by an able cabinet of Helen Yard and George Atchley. We early won a reputation as successful money-makers when the school clamored for our peanut and rootbeer sales. Should we mention our first modest dance-the Freshman Skip? ' With backward glances of sorrow and forward looks of expectancy, we entered the new Central High School in 1929. Here the Titusville students joined our ranks. Again Miss Benner took us in hand. A new school demanded a new beginning, so we chose Delbert Cox as president, assisted by Anna Palmatier and William Sangston. Mr. Foster quelled all initiation uprisings, and so, aside from our successful jello sales, we had an uneventful year. We were all used to each other by the next year-1930-and were glad to get back to renew friendship in our junior class. A whispering campaign took place dur- ing the summer, swelling the total of class members to fifty. Miss Katharine Riedel and Miss Burton were our advisers. You see, it now took two people to keep our exuberant spirits subdued. Virginia Clayton, Titusville representative, presided in the chair. lklarjorie Kite and George Atchley aided in the administration. Our jello sales were continued by popular demand. Club programs were instituted that year. The class of '32 was represented in Dramatics, Library, Glee Clubs, and practically the whole newspaper staff consisted of Juniors. We are proud to announce that that year the silver cup for scholarship and all- round activity was awarded to Esther Blanchard. Our last picture is slightly blurred by tears. It is that of the class of '32 grad- uating. There are sixty-three faces there. A class that can increase in number each year certainly shows improvement. We were glad to welcome lylr. Metzger as our principal and allowed him the privilege of considering himself superior to us. Titusville was again heard from by bringing forth Lester Huff as president. Yes, Miss Burton was still with us. We hope that in working so hard for us, she has not lost her love for us. Alice Martha Van Dyke, Helen Smith, and William Sangston were elected to the cabinet. Our repeti- tion of treasurers can be accounted for in two ways:-either no one else 'wanted the job, or he was so suifcessful in former years that 'we hated to depri-ve him of the satisfaction of seeing real money. Every Senior class sells candy-and we did too. Juniors, beware! Also, Christ- mas cards are lots of fun as a paying proposition. The P. T. A. was kind enough to sponsor a dance for us, and the A. A. allowed us the profits of a basketball game. But it wasn't all moneyg we had our social times, too. The Senior play, The Tightwadf' was presented very well. Luella Larason and Bob Nelson were the lead- ing players. Tlie Washirigtoii trip was the climax of the year, and the end of our checkered past. Lois llfliller, historian fPage 125

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mnnnununnunuunununnunnnnmInmunnnnnnnm mmnmmm gsmnm Glrntralngur 1513 I Ennnnnunnnnnanninnuuuunununun1mmnuunmnum mnnnmm ,lnnnnnm WASHINGTON TRIP I The Senior Class of '32 left Central lligh Sehool, Thursday, lNIay 5, forlg if gz- balloo in the grand old seat of our government. As we jumped from the bus We V to shake off some of the hay-seeds, before presenting ourselves to the hotel ifbsts. After devouring the Continental grub, we shook our napkins out and declared it iould beat a lunch-box any day. Then the hielcs all scrambled to the busses and sat ugit and took notice. We could tell you all about how Charlie lost ten pounds 'walking up and down those steps in the Washington lllonument, but that's probably an old stfory. And wouldn't our teaehers chew the rag if our study halls were conductedl in the same manner as Congress? Standing up on one foot, with a cup of coffee in one hand and a sandwich in the other, We managed to nourish our bodies enough for the trip to the Congressional Library. Would you believe it, Freshmen-we found some of our old compositions dating 'way back when 'we used to be where you are now! Our party afterwards can- not be described in print, but we might add that lllrs. Holeonzbe said she felt very embarrassed when she met two men in the hall at about half-past-tu'o. Oh, lllrs. Hol- comhe! Friday morning, due to the fact that we are farmers, no one was late for break- fast. This was our hardest day. VVe visited many places of interest including lllt. Vernon. It seemed there were other visitors there. And would you believe it-we broke in on a party of the Colonial Dames! We found Illr. llletzger quite interested. These Dames were given special privileges and, as a result, Central was left out. Mr. Metzger tried his best, and Hnally the guides asked him if he was a Colonial Dame. His reply was merely, Do I looh like one? As you know, our Ball was that night. With a skip and a jump, we had some of the old stand-bys of the hotel asking what the noise was about. Our three-piece Jazz Band caused quite a commotion, as some of the other high school heroes took ad- vantage of our hard-earned dollars and had a dance out in front of the hotel. It was the Continental Puneh that did it. If you don't believe us-just ash George. As the sun came up over the dome of our Capitol, it found Central still able to toddle along. Our last day was spent doing the city. Our trip consisted of a tour through the business sections of the city and out to the Zoologiral Gardens where we became better acquainted with our relatives. Then we rode some more, taking in all the sites of the finest embassies and legations. lN'Iaking our fond fareu'ells, we bid the city good-bye, and decided we would have to come again. After we left the hotel we visited the Annapolis Naval Aeadezny. Here the girls tried to look their prettiest and the boys lowered the corners of their mouths, but no one made a eateh-at least no report has eome in yet. The men on the boat seemed to do a rushing business as Central raided the pop stand. There was a quality of dryness in the crowd-or should we say wetness',? As the busses pulled away-nearly taking the sidewalks with them-we began to show the wear and tear of our busy days. lllr. llletzger nearly forgot he was with us when he started snoring on the front seat. .lllayhe he was glad he was getting home-maybe. Speeding along the highways, we yelled ourselves hoarse-as all ruhes do. Time goes on and we soon found ourselves back where we started from, but not in the same condition, regardless of Hlrs. IJOICOIIILFIS endeavor. CPage 145