Merchantville High School - Record Yearbook (Merchantville, NJ)

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Hll IIIT SIIIIIHY The MerchanTvilIe ChopTer oT The NaTional Honor SocieTy Tor Secondary Schools consisTs oT Those sTudenTs who have disTinguished Themselves in scholarship. characTer, leadership and service. The consTiTuTion oT The Honor SocieTy requires ThaT membership in The organ- izaTion be IimiTed To TiTTeen per cenT oi The senior and iunior classes. IT TurTher pro- vides ThoT no pupil is eligible Tor membership unless he has a scholasTic average oT G or beTTer. Any member who Talls below The sTandards which are The basis oi his elecTion may be dropped upon recommendaTion oi The Council consisTing oT The principal and Tour members oT The TacuITy. However, a high scholasTic sTanding alone does noT gain Tor a sTudenT mem- bership in The Honor SocieTy. Each sTudenT wiTh ci high average is raTed Tor characTer, leadership and service by Those TacuITy members who Icnow him. Members oT The Honor SocieTy are enTiTIed To wear The emblem oT The NaTionaI Honor SocieTy, which is o pin or a charm bearing The design oT a IighTed Torch and The Tour leTTers C. S. L. S. This year The inducTion ceremony OT The Honor SocieTy was held on March I2. The Tollowing seniors were received inTo membership oT 'ThaT Time: Ralph Hand, Edward STraTTon, Joseph Perry, ArThur Jednacz, Jesse Polk, Harry Englemon, Vir- ginia Knowles, EIIioTT Shull, Marian FauT, Inez Boolc, Lillian Arizzi, Maddalin Carriero, Beverly Blasband, and .Ioan TruscoTT. SEATED: Barbara Barnes, Shirley Snyder, Lois Townsend, Lois PeTerson, Miss Gronelr, CaTherine MerTsocIr, Glenn Conklin, Jean Barnes, Alice Thrower. STANDING: Marie Smolar, Gerfrude O'Brien, Bernice Fredey, Dolores Tice, Vincenf Gagliardi, William Kuehne, Kennefh Butler, Dolores Sweeney, Mary Hess, Virginia Clark, CaTherine Bernier.

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SEATED: Mr. Haines, Adviser, Virginia Clark, John Forresl, Carol Slral, Jean Smilh, Treasurer, .lack Meade, Presidenl: Barbara, Barnes, Secrelaryg Joe Smilh, Vice-presidenlg Barry Shull, Glenn Conklin, Gabriel Federici, William Lulher. STANDING: Lois Pelerson, Lois Townsend, Joan Mooney, .loan Sleele, Mary Merlsock, .lanel Helheringlon, Dorolhy Wesl, Shirley Krug, Jean Ricords, Jean Lafferly, Marion Sliles, Shirley Beshgeloor, Roberl Caruso, John Kemp, Thomas Connelly, Donald Evans, Roberl Haddon, Harry McCauley, William Jones, Duncan Sleek, Donald Cragin, Curlis Chaka, William Kuehne, William Rafierly. Silllli T llllll llll The Sludenl Council is an organizalion busy wilh aclivilies which are largely cooperalive in mallers ol sludenl conlrol. In general, lhe main lunclion ol lhe Council is lo cooperale wilh lhe lacully in eslablishing line slandards in mallers perlaining lo lhe use ol lhe school building and properly as well as in all mallers ol general conducl. This year, under lhe direclion ol Mr. C. Charles Haines, lacully adviser, lhe Council opened a sludenl slore wilh lhe aims ol increasing school spiril and ol encouraging allendance al games. As in lhe pasl, lhe Council has been generous lhis year in lhe supporl ol worlhy school aclivilies. A generous sum ol money was conlribuled lo lhe lund lor lhe War Memorial which was unveiled lhis year in lhe school. The Biology Club received linancial assislance lrom lhe Council in purchasing shrubbery lo beauliiy lhe enlrance lo lhe school. The Council also sponsored lhe drive lo secure new uni- lorms lor lhe Drum and Bugle Corps. One ol lhe imporlanl dulies ol lhe Council is lo secure valuable and inleresl- ing assembly programs. Their work in lhis lield has been highly successlul lhis year. To add a gracious louch lo lhese occasions, lhe Council has presenled corsages lo lhe ladies who appeared on our programs, and small gills lo lhe genllemen. Two dances- were given during lhe school lerm by lhe Council. The lirsl was lhe Thanksgiving Dance, which marked lhe close ol lhe loolball season. The second was lhe May Prom where lhe May Queen was crowned. We are all very proud ol lhis organizalion which has a membership ol one hundred per cenl ol lhe sludenls ol Merchanlville l-ligh School.

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DEATH TAKES A HIIlIIIAY CAST OF CHARACTERS CORA .,........ ..........,.........,.. FEDELE .,......... DUKE LAMBERT ....A ALDA ..,..A..,.,.A...... .... DUCHESS STEPHANIE .A..,.. PRINCESS OF SAN LUCA .... BARON CESAREA ......, . RHODA FENTON ,... ERIC FENTON ..,.I CARRADO ........I..,..I....,,....,,. GRAZIA ....,......I......,.......,..... HIS SERENE HIGHNESS, PRINCE SIRKI, OF VITALBA ALEXANDRI ..,. ,.... MAJOR WHITRED ......... . ..VIRGINIA KNOWLES . . .WILLIAM SCHETTER . . . .JOHN HANNIGAN .GERALDINE CONWELL ...,..URAL ANDREWS . . . .RUTH ROSENFIEL.D . . . . .JAMES SULLIVAN . , , . .VIRGINIA CLARK . . . . . .RALPH HAND . . . . .JOHN TRAINER , . . .MARIE SMOLAR . . . . . .DUNCAN STECK . . . .ARTHUR JEDNACZ