Merchantville High School - Record Yearbook (Merchantville, NJ)

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R. CBishop's Home Roomj. At the close of the year we had not solved that great mystery, Mr. Bishop's first name. During our Junior year, we were no longer divided, but standing together under the exhilarating, yet sensible guidance of Miss Moore. The officers were Fred Voigt, president: Elizabeth Ferg, vice-president: Florence MacNichol, treasurer: and Marjorie Booth, Secretary. Disputes arose as to just what our class colors were, so we voted all over again and decided upon that pretty combination, green and white. We had, this year, brilliant representation in all the school activities. Junior members of the highly successful Aerial Staff were Virginia Storrie, Frank Pettit, Reba Alter, Fred Thatcher, Charles Boogher, Charles Hogg, and Albert Goetz. The Pie-in- Ears and Gobble and Gossip eating clubs originated by Mr. Flury rivaled the eighteenth century English coffee houses. A movement for the abolition of tardiness resulted in, strange to say, bigger and better oratory. Early morning speeches proved to be as much punishment to the class as to the offender. However, when such topics as Are Men Superior to Women and Just How Much? and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes were argumented upon, no one protested. We presented a play in connection with the Glee Club operetta, Tulip Time . The Man in the Bowler Hat owed its success to the riotous comedy of Albert Eisele, the villaing the bang-off good acting of Lloyd Aregood, the Man in the Bowler Hat, Frank Mull, the villain's helper: George Pfeiffer, the hero , Fannie Davis, the heroine g Frank Pettit, John , and Ruth McCauley, Mary . This, and a card party under Mrs. Yarnall's direction increased our treasury considerably. As for social diversions with which to content ourselves, there were the Tri-Hi barn dance, the formal dance given by the Parent-Teacher Association, the Senior prom, and our own Junior prom. Syncopation by the Isle of Melodies orchestra, punch by Mc- Feeley, and Snake Dance by Gorman, were only a few of the features of the latter. We closed our activities by becoming the proud possessers of very bright and very shiny school rings and by helping to officiate at the graduation of the Class of '30. We closed, too, with another mystery to unravel, namely, why did Harry Schott fall asleep that time in history class? Having attained our seniority, we were faced with the big problem of finance. Oiificiating were Leonard Duffy, Presidentg Frank Pettit, Vice-Presidentg Flossie MacNichol, Treasurer: and Mary Hulse, Secretary. Miss Miriam McAllister was the faculty adviser. For the annual Senior production, held shortly before Christmas, we chose Once There Was a Princess . Rulh McCauley in her interpretation of the princess demonstrated ability to be demure as well as exotic. Frank Pettit was Phil, the tinkering ne'er-do-well. Dorothy Myers carried off the part of nosey, scolding Aunt Meta to perfection, while Florence MacNichol, as kind, sympathetic Aunt Kate, and Charles Boogher, Uncle J oe , patched up wonderfully what might have ended in a divorce court. Love interest was added by William Yarnall, Milt , and Madeline McFeeley, Ruby . Virginia Storrie, who had been chosen class siren the year before, astonished everyone by being a naive and serious little Hazel . Louise Robertson, Leonard Duffy, Reba Alter, Virginia Hyer, Marguerite Hum- phreys, and Marjorie Booth must not be forgotten as the supporting cast. Miss McAllister and Fannie Davis directed while Mary Hulse took care of the property. As a means of raising money, too much stress cannot be placed upon Christmas card selling, cake sales, and movie benefits, conventional though they are. The cake sales with our subconscious slogan, more work for Mother, proved quite successful, as did the movie, Tom Sawyer . The following day, two boys were lectured severely in the office for throwing spit-balls. A second benefit was Follow the Leader . ..:gI 17

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. ' f ffl ' 'CU ' .- , Dr-.11 - K .. N J, V 4 -1 x ', T ':f J N lil al T - Q. W if if tiff , J --. X , 1 ' A-v-L M ' V l .. r. - nf . S Nu n? fr- V -.. 'A-iv l 5 -f-f - ..,, x v! V... i Hlsronv of '31 L W F a class so large that two rooms had to be pressed into service only four pioneers, Charles Boogher, Flossie MacNichol, Albie Booth, and Bill Yarnall, had blazed a path from kindergarten up till then-that was Septem- ber of the year 1997. The rest had taken up the trail at various times and some were graduates of Delaware Township schools. The latter were placed in the charge of Mrs. Hatt and their leader was George Simes. Miss Darlington very efficiently took care of the others, who had elected Louise Robertson as their president. Representa- tives were also elected from these rooms to serve on the Safety Patrol and Student Council. There were many notable developments that year. In February, lNIrs. Armstrong, then Miss Darlington, helped inaugurate the Tri-Hi Club. The Merchantville Minutes was a home product concerning both the edition and its publication. The forerunners of the interesting assembly programs enjoyed by Merchantville's students today will never be forgotten by their participants. These meetings were held in the present gym and the seats now occupy the music room. There was a three- piece orchestra which played a march, the only selection it knew. After the school was assembled, the teachers would proceed to their places on the platform, Mr. Elder in the lead and Mrs. Hatt bringing up the rear. In the spring we moved to our new build- ing, but it was not so new to most of us after all, especially to those who had been fortu- nate enough to be pupils in Mr. Kartzer's algebra class and had trailed at his heels every time he was called out on business. All of us had some sort of part in the event of the year, the production of the pageant, The Light, under the direction of the various members of the faculty. Will we ever forget the Roman soldiersn? In our Sophomore year, we were imposed upon the watchfulness of Mr. Bishop, the interesting new math and science teacher, and Miss Cornog who proved to be as proficient in the strategy of hockey and basketball as she was in her knowledge of the great battles of history. The two presidents were John Henry and Kingdon Berry. Both left in their junior year, the former moving to Ohio and the latter leaving to attend Lawrenceville. Jeanne Janke had attained such excellent grades in her fresh- man year that she was admitted to the Cooper Hospital to study nursing. Later she was asked to make a suggestion of a name for one of the baby arrivals. As a result, Mr. Elder now has a namesake somewhere in South Jersey. We had only three class activi- ties, a party at the home of Charles Boogher, and two assembly programs. Miss Cornog's section presented a play, the principal parts taken by Mitzi Wolf and Raymond Fringsg then there was the orchestra which broadcasted from Station B. H. --al 16 Is-

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Finally came the day when everyone wore his best raiment, classes were almost tem- porarily suspended, and students dashed about in various team uniforms. Pictures for the year book were being taken. Albert Goetz was chairman of the committee in charge. That was the day, too, When the school held a funereal sort of assembly in an attempt to reconcile ourselves to the fact that our basketball team had lost the Tri- County Championship to Pitman. There were several new organizations this year giving the Seniors another chance to prove their brilliance. The student council which had died a natural death the year before was reestablished. A constitution was drawn up under the guidance of Mr. Kratzer. Kathleen McFeeley and William Yarnall were elected Senior Representatives. MARY MENG. GWQD WASHINGTDN TIDIID HE trip started off with a bang!-the banging open of a certain suitcase in the B. and O. station. This was the only real excitement we had until we boarded the train, where, to our great surprise, we found several other high schools already represented. The pleasure to be gained from this was abated for the time being as the chaperones said, No getting acquainted with outside people. This did not Worry us for a while as we had quite a time composing messages for post- cards, which were sent to honored members of the faculty. We soon arrived in Wash' ington, hungry for food and for views of the Nation's Capital. The former we satisfied in the Savarin restaurant and the latter in a sight-seeing journey, with our class photograph taken as a form of intermission. After visiting several buildings of note, we were taken by bus to Arlington Cemetery, via Fort Myer. Our guide was very amusing, but we dare not tell his humorous stories as the under-classmen would not enjoy them on their trips. The Amphitheatre and The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier were very impressive and worthy of our long ride. On our return We visited the Lincoln Memorial and the new Cathedral. Then we went to the most popular building, to us, The Ebbitt Hotel. After dinner we taxied to the Congressional Library. Here we looked over the dayis Camden Courier, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States. In the visiting gallery we saw another unusual sight-Frank Pettit in the reading room below, deep in many volumes. After visits to local movie palaces, we retired to our hotel rooms. The girls began a midnight feast at which they entertained the house detec- tive, who tried to stop the noise by politely QD inviting the quiet, sweet, young things to come to the lobby where he could keep an eye on them. This at two A. M. and every one of them in pajamas! The boys had a like experience only in stronger words. On the second floor, four of our representatives spent the night discussing life histories, the effects of which were plainly visible the next day. The morning after, we were all up and to breakfast on time, even Bill Yarnall Cpoor boy!D who had had only eight hours of sleep! Almost half of that morning we spent waiting in line to see the making of money at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. From there we went down to the wharf, where we awaited the arrival of the boat to take us to Mount Vernon while dancing to the music of the Nickelodeon. As the boat refused to wait, we journeyed down the Potomac without Charles -cal 18 Inc--