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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1937 On lune 2, 1937, this record of the Class of '37 was found carefully preserved in the archives in the office of Merchantville High School. SOPHOMORE YEAR 1934 - 1935 SEPTEMBER 8-The Class of '37 comes into existence with a combination of full-fledged sophomores from Merchantville, Pennsauken, and Delaware Town- ship. NOVEMBER 30-Our entire student body unites in its praise for Merchantville High Scl'1ool's football team which has just achieved the South jersey Group 2 football championship, as well as the Tri-County League football champion- ship. FEBRUARY 4-Miss Browning arrives as a new gym teacher at M. H. S. fWe often wonder if Mr. Elder really was responsible for the blonde part of it.l MARCH-Everybody's happy! Mr. Howard becomes Principal of Merchant- ville High School. MARCH 28-Why coaches get grey: the boys miss the state basketball championship by one point. APRIL 26-Sophomores have their first meeting, and Mr. Kratzer encourages us to work for our future Washington trip. MAY 21, 22-Bing Crosby doesn't know it, but he helped us earn our coming trip to Washington. Mississippi proved to be a fine movie benefit and a boost for our class treasury. IUNIOR YEAR 1935 - 1936 SEPTEMBER 9-We are Iuniors at last, with another year of work and fun ahead, a year when our school shall grow larger and win new honors in many respects. Already we find the new faces of Miss Sloan, Mr. Clark, Mr. I-lench, Mr. Beery, and Mr. Adams in our faculty. SEPTEMBER 23-New clubs and organizations begin to form. Mr. Smiley sponsors a Stamp Club, and Mr. Adams organizes a fine Boy Scout Patrol, while Miss Sloan gives us a varsity debating team from her newly-formed Debating Club. A Classical Club under the direction of Mrs. Pentz, a Com- mercial Club advised by Mrs. Eckman and Mrs. Armstrong, and Miss Kimes's Contemporary Club also add to the growth of activities at M. H. S. SEPTEMBER 26-Ioseph Vare is elected president of our junior class. DECEMBER 18-lunior Class has its first meeting. The fascinating subject of class rings monopolized the discussion, but somehow a class movie benefit is planned. IANUARY 14, l5-Great success accompanies our benefit So Red the Rose. FEBRUARY 21- Pete Aschman nobly represents M. H. S. in a Dramatic Declamation contest of Palmyra High School. MARCH 20-Oh joyl The foundation is being laid for our new gymnasium, and what dreams are being laid with itl MARCH 25-Our varsity Debating Team meets its Waterloo as it exchanges views on socialized medicine with Paulsboro High School. APRIL 30-The junior class goes Oriental and gives a Chinese Supper. Chinese-garbed waitresses, colored lanterns, flowers, and special music played by Mildred Stewart and Frank Gagliardi, lent the proper atmosphere to make the supper doubly enjoyable for our guests. IUNE 4-Ruth Renner and Bernard Disner are the honored winners of the lunior Essay Contest, and our audience is further entertained by a delightful farce, ici On Parle Francais. Fourteen x. s 1 -gif., f' -----1--.
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