Matawan High School - Pillar Yearbook (Matawan, NJ)

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Senior Show Appreciation by Lytitt Hall We, the members of the graduat- ing class of ‘55, wish to express our sincere thanks to all those who have guided and helped us during the past four years. We thank Mr. Russell Stetler, our superintendent, who oversaw every- thing in a quiet, modest manner. Mr. Luther Foster has led us in a firm and kind way during this last year, following on the heels of his predecessor, Mr. John Bennett, whose only fault was that of being too kind—both have our apprecia- tion. Miss Celeste Wenzel and Mrs. Mildred Bennett have always been helpful and patient with our onc- hundred-and-one requests. We thank Mr. Gittins, too, for letting us barge into his office to use his typewriter for every emergency. Socinl Studies: Ralph F. Mauro. Walter Fleet, Roy Burgess, Bernard Unger. Math and Sciences Seated: John V Caracciolo, Shirley Rccs, John J. Shea. Standing: William Yeager. Abraham D. Parnes. KngliNh mill Foreign I.anguagox: Seated: Norma Monccmuro, Elizabeth M. Gittins, Lois B. Davidson. Standing: Frank Howard Lloyd, Jr., Naomi Dennison. William J. Albright. Jr. Members of the English depart- ment deserve our recognition anu thanks. Our hats are off to Mr. William Albright, who made Senior English an enlightening and mature experience; to Miss Norma Monte- muro for bringing bright new ideas to us, and supervising our yearbook ; to Mrs. Elizabeth Gittins who was a human dynamo in rehearsals for the Senior Play; and last, but not least, to Mr. F. Howard Lloyd, who has always encouraged us by point- ing out our good qualities and over- looking the bad. Special credit is given to Mr. John Caracciolo in the Science Department because he always seemed to know what made us tick.” Also, to Mr. Abraham Parnes our appreciation goes for his great patience in teaching us the ABCs of biology, the XYZ's of

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THE PILLAR, MATAWAN, NEW JERSEY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRAISED! FIRST ROW: George Loscoe. George Barrett. Sr.. Vice-President; Edward Currie Prt idem Frank Johnson. Louie N. Pazienza. SECOND ROW: Walter Swanson. Philip Gumbo. Russell Sutler. Superintendent ot School Herbert Gittin Secretary to the Board. Clifford Reeves (not shown). Graduates Express Graiiimlt for “i ew Look in School hy Ann DiSanto The Matawan High School seniors are deeply grate- ful to the Board of Education for the improved appearance of the school. It is something that the seniors will be proud to look back at and remember. The color scheme is yellow, and every room has a harmonizing color to go with it. The auditorium is very pretty with pink and dusty rose as the combina- tion blend of colors. On a whole the school seems to be much neater and more attractive than it has been any other year Yes, I think we can all be proud of the new look in our school—thank you, Board of Education. 6

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THE P1I.I.AR. MATA WAN, NEW JERSEY '«rttin« r4'ijil Hi‘|)nrfuaottl: Florence Bodziak, Albert A Levine, Laura Gordon. I ra« ti«-al Arlo: John M . Meyer, Florence Ochs. Walter H Dudley l liv ienl laliinitiou and lloalih: Paul J. Evans. Janet A. Schaufelc. Hildegarde Finn. MunIc an«l Art: Joseph R. Sugar. Matilda Ziegler, Gottlieb Schwall. 8