Merchantville High School - Record Yearbook (Merchantville, NJ)

Page 29 text:

fs, f X3 ff Us X745- qw nk 3 ..,,. W X K . ms

Page 28 text:

ACTI ITIE BRUADE QUR HGRIZG There are coun+ries in +he world foday where +he schools have no program beyond classroom and laborafory worlc. Even in America, lhe word SCHOOL means lo many only fh b' ' e su lecl ma++er learned from iexlboolcs and repeaied un classes. American schools, however, have gone far beyond fhis narrow concepf of educalion. Exfra-curricular acfivifies are assuming a sfeadily increasing impor+ance in modern insii- fufions of learning. A glance lhrough fhe pages of fhis bool: will give a picfure of fhe rich program of aciivifies offered +o s+uden+s of Merchanfville High School.

Page 30 text:

THE RECORD LITERARY STAFF 'Y' 1 Q. .X LEFT TO RIGHT: Don Cragin, Claire Buckmasfer, Virginia Budd, Joyce German, Sue Muchler, George Moore, Jane Harlow, Joan Sharp, James Tomkinson, Joan Sleel. Georqe Moore, Edifor of THE RECORD The Record Early in lhe school year lhe lilerary siaici of lhe I948 Record, wilh George Moore as edilor- in-chief, sellled down lo lhe hard work of pro- ducing a yearbook. As soon as a plan for lhe book had been chosen, eighl members of The slaff accompanied ,Miss Cline 'lo The special yearbook clinic held by 'the Columbia Scholaslic Press Associalion al Columbia Universily on Oclober I7 and IS. Here lhe Merchanlville delegalion, undaunied by lheir comparalively modesl budget found inspiralion for several new leafures of lhe I948 Record. Miss Cline, Lilerary Adviser, and Mr. Harker, Busi- ness Adviser. The New York lrip was work liberally spiced wilh fun. Afler lhoroughly enjoying a per- formance of lhe Pulilzer Prize play, Harvey, lhe members of lhe slafl managed lo locale Mr. and Mrs. Willard in The middle oi Times Square by means of a loud Merchanlville cheer. Then, loo, The slali slayed al a holel which is localed nexl door 'ro Billy Roses Diamond Horseshoe. Various Merchanlville sludenls kepl' disappearing inlo Ihe nighl club 'From whence lhey were haslily refrieved by Miss Cline. Off fo fhe Columbia Scl1olas+ic Yearbook Confer- ence! LEFT TO RIGHT: George Moore, Sue Muchler, Joan Sharp, Virginia Budd, Joan Sleel, Joyce German, James Tomkinson, Jane Harlow, Claire Buckmasler.