Macfarland High School - Fabella Yearbook (Bordentown, NJ)

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SENIOB BALL After two days and a half of toil our gym finally was festooned in the proper rai- ment for the tremendous social occasion held on Feb. ll, 1943, Red hearts, cupids, red and white streamers, and lace were all pinned, tucked, and arranged into a most delightful Valentine Day pattern. From the middle of a lar fe 'litterinr red heart trimmed with lace, the music of . , 5 . Vincent Volens Orchestra sounded out sweet tunes with now and then a touch of something called swing. The high and mighty seniors, all gowned in most becoming fashions, became just ordinary students enjoying an evening of relaxation. The committee which planned and executed the plans for this gala affair consisted of: Clare Tyrell, Orchestra, Gerrie Evans, Decorations, john Lamont, Furniture: and Vera Haines, Programs and Chaperones. The receivin Y line was made u of: Mr. and Mrs. Oberholser, Miss Anna T. Burr, . - Q 5 - 1 . . - - v Miss Elsie L. Valentini, Adviser, Miss Elizabeth Dorety, and Miss Johanna Marquis. On Lincoln's Birthday, which was a school holiday, the committees reported for the job of restoring the gym to its original order, and within three hours the gym showed no evidence of having been the scene of the most important function of the Senior Year. l29l

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The delightful, sunny spring weather tempted us to a walk in the lovely Riverside Park in Bordentown. We passed the Bordentown High School where Anna Haas is now principal, and Ruth Carter and Jerry Evans are English and history teachers. We passed a hat shop displaying the nationally famous Larkena Hats designed by Elizabeth Pelle. Walking along the broad avenues of the park, we continued with news of our classmates. Joseph Lawrence is the G-man who played an important role in cracking the case of King Luke and his under- world gang, Donald Wood is president ,of the Slumber Clubg Charles Wain- wright is a radioman at the Bordentown Airportg Catherine Baylor is a gym teacher at the Manual Training School in Bordentowng Mary Jane Furth has been elected president of the Parent-Teachers' Association in Fieldsborog Horace Hannah is the owner of a garage doing highly expert automobile repairingg Charlotte Yeager is married and living happily in her home in Fieldsboro, a suburb of Bordentowng' Herman Durr won the Ten Ton Tomato Club Contest by raising twenty-five tons of tomatoes per acre, john Austin joined the marines and has made it his career, Willard Wright is a successful potato farmer who has'just bought a new dairy farm near Columbus. Doris Wintermute, heiress to one million dollars, is preparing for a world cruise, Alvah Royce has been named Miss America, Russell Bentz is the win- ner of the National Auto Races held at Cincinnati, Ohio, Elaine Sweeney is the best dressed woman in Philadelphia society circlesg Margie Van Fleet is a receptionist at the fashionable Del Carlata Hotel in Chicagog Virginia Wood was the winner of tirst prizes in cooking and baking at the New jersey State Fairg Morgan Robinson is a star basketball player on a well known New York Teamg Robert Carslake, enthusiastic sportsman, departed for the Canadian Rockies to hunt bears last week. Albert Dennis is the best dressed man in Hollywood, Allen Horner is a dealer in Buick carsg and Tony Lisehora won the National Lightweight Boxing Championship at Madison Square Garden last week. That evening an operetta was to be held at the William MacFarland High School which we all agreed to attend. We decided that it would afford us an oppor- tunity to exchange bits of news with the teachers of our many classmates who had graduated in 1943 and had gone out to conquer the world. l28l

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