Metuchen High School - Blue Letter Yearbook (Metuchen, NJ)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1942 volume:

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XQXXP ,r' :CX 'Qu-2 Q Plllll0Glll The seniors present to you the 1942 Blue Letter. Book is based on drama coupled with a seasonal theme. It is divided into acts according to the seasons of the year. School activities appear under the approximate seasons . . . likewise the classes. Creative work by the students may be found in Behind the Scenes. We, the seniors, sincerely hope that our efforts in present- in life in Metuchen High School, as a phase of life's drama, g will remain forever as a symbol of the wonderful fellow' ship, the high ideals, and the golden spirit of youth that our school has and will always stand for. 4 f X J ff J nv Jl J .jj l it , , XJ j r ' V., IIHIIIIAIIII In the distant future, when we are in a sentimental mood and once again open the cover of this book, we shall remem- ber Miss Haitsch standing in front of class talking about English literature, in the background we shall see the famous bescribbled blackboard. We shall also remember the kind and considerate help she rendered us during our last two years of English, and, as general chairman of this publif cation, the many afternoons and spare hours she spent working for our book. So to Miss Haitsch, we, the senior class of '42, dedicate this book. 4 5 Graduates in 1942 have opportunities for employment, for service, and for increased learning unequalled in a generation. New sciences and fields of endeavor are being developed in the war effort which will ma' terially affect our future civilian life. Let each new graduate, therefore, chart his course so that it may resound not only to his own advantage but also to the greater good of all. IHEPIHI E IIIIIZHIS MR. SPGERL Principal To the most important producer . . . the man responsible for our well being in school . . . the man who recognizes our problems and helps us with them . . . the man who is there when we have no one else to turn to . . the man who is concerned ahout our future . . . the man who has watched us grow . . . the man who will rejoice in our success . . to Mr. Elmo Spoerl, our principal and friend, we say, We love you. 7 IIIRIEIITIIHS J. ALMOND-Trenton State, B.S.- Social Science, English L. ANKER-Upsala College, A.B.g New York Univ., M.A.-German, English F. ARNOLD-West Va. Wesleyan College, A.B.g Rutgers Univ., M.Ed.: Univ. of Wisconsing Northwestern Univ., Fairmont State Teachers Col' lege-fMathematics. S. COOKE-Trenton Stateg Rutgers Univ., B.S.-Librarian. E. CROWWELL - Arnold College, B.S.P.E.g Rutgers Univ. - Physical Education I. DE FRATES 4 Emerson College, B.A.g Univ. of Pennsylvania, Temple Univ.g Rutgers Univ., Penn State Univ.-English E. DENNY-Rider College, B.S. in Com.-Commercial V. ELLIS-Trenton State, B.S.AGenf eral Science M. FENNESSY-Newark State, Mid' dlesex County Jr. College, Rutgers Univ., B.S.-English, Social Studies M. GRAHAM-Trinity College, B.A.g Columbia T. C., M.A.-French, World History L. HAITSCH-Upsala College, B.A.g New York Univ.-English G. HARRIS-Trenton State, B.S.- English G. HARRISON-Lafayette College, B.S.g Columbia Univ., M.A.g Rutgers Univ.g New York Univ.-Chemistry, Physics R. HERB-HLebanon Valley College, B.A.g Penn State: Rutgers Univ., Ed.M.-American History, Sociology C. KILIANSUniv. of Dubrique, B.A.g Columbia Univ., M.A.g Montclair Stateg Univ. of Wisconsin-Biology, Chemistry G. KENNEDY-Trenton State, B.S. -English H. LAWRENCE-Trenton State, B.S. fCommercial A. LORITZ-Drexel Institute of Technology, B.Sc. in Home EC.- Home Economics .-y. ..-, .7 wi X 35325 J. MARCASON--Trenton State, B.S.: Rutgers Univ.---Industrial Arts P. NIELSONfRutger5 Univ., BS., Columbia T. C., M.A.-Science E. PLATT-Pembroke College, Brown Univ., A.B.1 Rutgers Univ.-History F. RICHARDS-Mansfield State: Penn State: Rutgers Univ., BS.-Social Studies R. GENTILEfMontclair State, A.B.: Columbia Univ.-Social Science E. SAVILLE--Trenton State, B.S.: Columbia Univ.fMusic G. SCHENCK-Rider College, B.C.S fCommercial P. W. SCHMIDTCHEN -V Rutgers Univ., B.S.: M.Ed. - -Sociology, Eco' nomics P. SEITZERfSpringfield College, B.P.E.: M.Ed., New York Univf f Physical Education W. SMITH-Lafayette College, BS.: Rutgers Univ., Ed.M.fMathcmatics O. E. SPARKES--lvlansileld State, Di- ploma: Rutgers Univ., M.Eclf- Mathematics B. SPINNEYJOMU Wesleyari Univ.: Newark State, BS. in Ed.-Art M. HILLEY-SWANKfTel11 ple Univ.: Univ. of Pennsylvania: Rutgers Univ. -Commercial G. THURSTONfMontclair State, B.A.: M.A.-Latin A. ZABELfTrenton State, BS.: Rut' gers Univ.: M.A.-English I. FENNON-Fitl-rin Memorial Hospif tal, R.N.: Rutgers Univ.fSchool Nurse J. D. WITMER---Penn State College, B.S.: Long Island College Hospital, M.D.-School Physician E. EGOLF-Administration Secretary M. LEIS-fSecretary to Mr. Spoerl lHl STARS. The Class of 1942 entered Metuchen High School in September, 1938, with high hopes and ambitions to do big things in the line of educaf tion, social life, and athletic activities. When they were safely installed in their Alma Mater, they proceeded to go around and get used to the atmosphere. Under their faculty ad' visers, Miss Cook, Miss Conklin, Miss Anker, and Mr. Jackson, they elected Bart Trokovich president of the freshman class. Their first social activity was a Hallowe'en party, which 'proved to be a social success. Later in the year another party was held. V Thus the Hrst and hardest year passed. They rested somewhat in the' sophomore year for the more strenuous times to come. It was a wellforganized class under the leadership of Hazel Salus, the President, who settled funda' mental matters such as class dues, dances, etc., with the help of Shirley White, Vice President, and Margaret Miller, Secretary'Treasurer. As juniors, the Class of '42 began their social season by giving the most exciting event of the year, the junior Dance, through which the class gained great prominence by clearing financially a large sum, besides making the event successful socially. Much of the credit goes to the commit' tees in charge. The dance was held on Valenf tine's Day in the auditorium which was deco' rated with mail boxes, and Valentine sayings, in .. eniora keeping with the date. The most enjoyed event of this year was the annual JuniorfSenior Prom in which the Class of '42 gave those graduating a muchfappreciated sendfoff and left them with a feeling of gratitude and perhaps regret, when they realized it signified farewell to their school. The class officers were President, Le Roy Smith, Vice President, Bart Trokovichg Secretary, Hazel Salus, and Treasurer, Jane Shupe. They started their final year of school life by presenting Laugh Clown, the senior play, and looked forward expectantly, though somewhat reluctantly, towards graduation. The Senior Dance, given in December, was a great social success, and the financial return was of an ap' preciable size. The noon and sunset dances were also a source of entertainment which the seniors shall never forget. The officers during the last year were Thomas Barber, President, Bart Trokf ovich, Vice President, and Agnes Smith, Secre' taryfTreasurer. The seniors began to look toward the crown' ing point of their high school careersfCom- mencement, after being entertained royally by the juniors at a Prom in the spring. The Class of 1942 leaves Metuchen High School on June 19, Graduation Day. ,Some of its members go to other institutions of learning, others straight out into business life, but all go with the feeling of time well spent in the edu- cational and social activities of their high school. R, - T 1. Q -- p y ,, . , M . ' .-ani' 1 A ' iv ' -' I 4' I il I, vie , Q A I DELLA ADAMETZ Q ' As full of spirit as the month of May. 'K ' V I -Shakespea e xH- , 1 f ' 1 I Hall Patrol 3, 4g School Spirit 3. if' T' W I THOMAS BARBER 'A My duty will I boast of, nothing else. -Shakespeare Football 3, 4: Track 1, Z, 3, 43 HifY 3, 41 Orch. 4: Varsity Club 4. 599' RONALD BERESFORD A well respected honor bid me on. +Shakespeare tw Secret Patrol 2: Hall Patrol 2, 3, 4, Football 1, 2g Track 2, 3, 4: Varsity Club 2, 3, 4. 71: FLORENCE BIELER J I Not a word. --Shakespeare V X i Out of Town 3. 1 I ' f 1 , DORIS BIRDSALL 'f A peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscienee. -Shakespeare. Footlighters 1, 2, 3: Photography 1, 2, 3g Glen Club 4. Blue Letter s, 4g GAA. 4g sf. Play J Comm. 4. EDNA BITTER A W I 'LThougb she is but little, she is fierce. -Shakespeare Library 3, 4: Glee Club 4. RUTH BOICE A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse. -Shakespeare. Hall Patrol 3. CHARLES BOYLE For bright young manhood there is no such word as failp.-M,Lytron. W, Football 4: Track 4: Intra-Basketball 4. JANE BOYLE JOHN BRINCKMANN l If it be thus to dream, still let me sleep. For blessings ever wait on virtuous deed . fCongreye '5 -Shakespeare I., f' Glee Club 2 Track 2, 3, 43 Photography 1 f 11 GLORIA BRINCKMAN Such a smooth, discreet and stable bearing. Shakespeare Library 3, 4: Blue Letter 4: Safety Patrol 3. CARLOTTA BRUNE Merrily, merrily shall I live now. -Shakespeare Hall Patrol 2, 3: Footlighters 2: Blue Letter 2, 3: What's New lg Sr. Play 4: Tri'Y 2, 3g Jr.fSr. Prom Comm. 3. s ELINOR CROWELL I have them at my fingers' ends. -Shakespeare Astronomy 4: German ftreasj 43 Footlighters 2, 3, 4: Blue Letter 3, 4: Stud. Gov't 3, 4. DOROTHY DE ANDREA Still to be neat, still to be drest as you were going to a feast. -Shakespeare G.A.A. 2, 3: Glee Club 4: Basketball 4, Field Hockey 4. WILLIAM BRUNSTETTER PHILOMENA DE NAPQLI .-While you live, tell truth and sharrfstklifkiejzilgel HAS merry as the day is long'---Shakespeare. Sr. Play 4: Latin 1, 2, Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Hall Blue Latter 4' Patrol Z, 3. VIOLA CAREY My heart is true as steel. -Shakespeare. Library 2, 3: Glee Club 2, 3, 4. DORIS CHRISTOFFERSEN The fair, the chaste, the unexpressive Library 3, 4: Safety Patrol 3. she. Shakespeare ELIZABETH DEN I Some smack of age in you, some relish the saltiness of time. -Shakespeare. Blue Letter 4: Ir. Dance Comm. 3: Jr.'Sr. Prom Comm. 3: Sr. Play Comm. 4. 00.7 ja! X1 ld! +5 W' T -Y + 4, ERTRUDE DIERING aalamity is man's true touchstonef' -Beaumont and Fletcher lsketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Tumbling 1, 2, 3, 4g G.A.A. 2, 3, 4, Library 1, 2, 3, 4g Footlighters 4, Blue :tter 3, 4, Glee Club 3, 41 Field Hockey 4. RY DZUIBA -Shakespeare . D c Comm. 3g jr.'Sr. Prom Comm. 3g Stud. f scholar and a ripe and good one. f lv wt 4' Sr. Play Comm. 4, Blue Letter 4. 1 RUT!l:I ELLIOTT K soul a peas heaven. ' ' f -Beaumont and Fletcher in Hall Patrol 33 School Spirit 3. LARS EHNEBUSKE ylfdare do all that may become a man. 1 f, -Shakespeare Biology 2, German 2, 3, Latin 1, 2, Footlighters , 4g Photography 2, 3, Blue Letter 4g Recorder ' l 2, 3, Supreme Court 4g Sr. Play 45 -Ir.fSr. Prom Comm. 3g Astronomy 4 ELSIE FARRELL fly library was dukedom large enough. -S.hakespeare otlighters Ig G.A.A. 2, 3, 4, Library 1, 2, 3, 4. BARBARA FLETCHER I have no superfluous leisure. -Shakespeare. Library 2, 3, 4g G.A.A. l, 2, 3, 43 Tumbling l, 2, 3, 4, Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Field Hockey 4. :X JAMES FORGIONE le was ever precise in promise keeping. -Shakespeare -Y 2, 3, 4 fPres. 4Jg German 3, 4 fVice'Pres. 31g ie Letter 3, 4 fEditorfin-Chief 415 Photography 3, 4, jr.fSr. Prom Comm. 3g Astronomy 45 :in 2, Biology 2. f K DOROTHY GANS . . ,' ' j It is a good natured creature at bottom. 1 N -Goldsmith LZJM Basketball sg Baseball 3g Glaa Club 4. WILLIAM GANss 3' K' ROY GIBBS You are pleasant, sir, and speak apace. -Shakespeare The truth is always the strongest argument. -Shakespeare Hi'Y Z, 3, 4: Astronomy 4g German 3, 4 fPres. 41, Footlighters 3, 4, Blue Letter 3, 4. Sr. Play 43 Sf. Dance COIDID- 4. 13 f ,gui RAYMOND GONDOLA am slow of study. -Shakespeare. Safety Patrol 3, Sr. Play Comm. 4, l .,, fl. -c E W GRAY ave dogxave done, here comes a gentleman. 5 -Shakespeare Photography 2, 4. V0 THOMAS GRAY Little have you to say. 4Shakespeare Football U. VJ 4. OLGA GUBIK Her voice was ever soft, gentle, and low-an excellent hing in a woman. -Shakespeare. Glee C? :Blue Letter 4, Sr. Play Comm. 41 Hall P l -RALPH GUNST Let th ide. wShakespeare. .K if 3,4,Inr f tall2,3,4g 6 ff' Q! , AI-JIKJZZRGA ET HALEY Possession is eleven points of the law. -Cibber. Trumpet lg G.A.A. 3, 45 Hall Patrol 3, 4g Sr. Play 4. JAMES HALPIN Not yet old enough for a man, not young enough mr a boy. -Shakespeare. K GRACE HANSEN g to say, but I will Ht it with some 1 tte m -Shakespeare, i ' ettes 1g Hall Patrol 1, 2, 35 Glee Club 4g lay Comm. 4, Senate 2, Representative 4. K CLARE HOLCOMBE ' e is a woman and therefore to be won. -Shakespeare. Foreign Correspondence 1: Basketball 2, 33 Tum' bling 2, 3: G.A.A. 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 3, 4g Mid' dionettes 2g Library 3: Blue Letter 3, 4g Hall Patrol 3. Q DONALD HUME I E HOSKO I lea yself, my friends, and all for love. I hebpn s a I clay as short as December. -Shakespeare' ' 'Shakespeare 2. 3, 45 Tennis 2, 35 French 25 Sr. Play 4: 'ddion S. 1. Z. 3. 4: Safety Patrol 1: H. Sr'Pmm COmm'3 P trcf 5 Glee Club 1: Out of Town 3. 4. 0 X JOHN JAREMA A A due sincerity governed his deeds. -Shakespeare. Basketball 2, 3, 45 Track 2, 3, 45 Hi'Y 45 Varsity 1 Club 4. EDWARD KABOBIK He will give the devil his due. -Shakespeare. ROBERT KNEZEK ow, my soul has lbowroomf'-Shakespeare. ' ,225 af .Z44 W oi! , , . . JOSEPH KOHN !2'465 c' From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot be is all mirth. +Shakespeare. Football 1, 2, 3, 4 fCapt. 415 Sr. Play 45 Foot' lighters 2, 3, 45 Orch. 1, 2, 3, 45 Varsity 2, 3, 45 IntrafBasketball 45 Sr. Dance Comm. 4. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,. f A 'V ZF' 774' Men of few words are the best men. -- -Shakespeare. HERBERT KOLODNER , 3 Library 3: Track 2, 45 Safety Patrol 2: Hall Patrol 45 IntrafBasketball 2, 35 1ntra'Baseball Z. IRWIN KORNBLATT .1 ,iir ' I'11 not be as patient as a gentle stream. -Shakespeare. 5 Latin 1, 25 German 35 Astronomy 35 Biology 25 ' Footlighters 1, 2, 3, 45 Blue Letter 45 Stud. Gov't. 2, 3, 45 Orch. 1, 2, 3, 4, Football 45 jr.fSr. Prom Comm. 35 Sr, Play 4. N 'ff 1 C if RUTH KRAMER I'll wear my heart upon my sleeve. fShakespge. Tri-Y 2, 3, Footlighters 2, 3, 45 French 25 Jr.fSr. Pron ,om 35 Blue Letter 3, 4: Sr. Play 4: Latin 1. IREN E LADAY I J n Hg? est tale speeds best, being told plainly. rf fShakespeare. 5' X TrifY 2, 3, 45 German 3, 4. L if I 1 3 i L' fl r x LOIS LANDER Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Sh ikcspeare. r1Y 2, 3, 4: Sr. Play 4g G.A.A. 2, 3, 4, Basketball 5 4 Footlighters 2, 3: What's New lg Handicraft 4: l luc Letter 2, 3, 4. CALVIN LATHAM hou know'st that all my fortunes are at sea. -Shakespeare. S ret Patrol 7.3 Safety Patrol 371 Hall Patrol 4 yd. . Dance Comm. 4. WILLIAM LIEBECK His words are bonds, his oaths are oraclesf' -Shakespeare. Pxotoeraphy 2, 3, 4: Recorder 2, 3: Orch. 3, 4: Tr uk 3. ALICE LILLY 'I am not in the roll of common men. 4Shakespeare Middionettes 2, 3: Glee Club 4: Art 4. ' VERNA LILLY r ty, thy name is woman. -Shakespeare. Club 1, 3, 4, Middionettes 2, 3, 4: Out of n 2, 33 G.A.A. 2, 3, 4, Hall Patrol 4: Latin U Play Comm. 4 PATRICIA LONG fShej will maintain Qherj arguments as well a any military man in the world.'-Shakespeare. Out of Town 2, 3 fPres. 315 Middionettes 3, 4 French 4. CHARLOTTE LOVELAND I have no other but a woman's reason. -Shakespeare. Glee Club 1, 2, 4: Middionettes 1, 2: Library 1, 2, 4: Blue Letter 1, Z, 4. MONA LOWE A very riband in the cap of youth. fShakespeare Safety Patrol lg Blue Letter 3, 4: Hall Patrol 3, 4 Glee Club 3, 4: Latin Ig Sr. Play Comm. 4. j RUTH MacDONALD JANE MACKLIN h 1 verness uite of your own A good heart is better than all the heads in the You ave a ce q - -Oscar Wilde. F l' hters 1 7 4' Blue Letter 1, 2, Middionettes 2 Footlighters 2 3 Blue Letter 4 Astronomy 4: ootig , -, . Hall Patrol 4 SY Play 4 3 4 Patrols 2, 3: Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. 1b,,.,-JA 'Co WA! AUGUSTA MARTIN 'LSweet mercy is nobility's true badge' -Shakespearex HELEN MICHELS Sits as one new risen from a clream. fShakespeare. X Glee Club 1, 2, 4: Out of Town 3. DEAN MILES Lord, Lord. to see what folly reigns in us. -Shakespeare. Library 1, 2, 3, 4: Footlighters 4: Latin 1: Hall Patrol 3, 4. tv f pw .wo 4, s wf W....+f: i ww 0' M RGARET MILLE M' 'Mot by years, but by disposition is wisdo ac' XA! qHred. -Shakespeare. UV-J ff . . l - ry Latin lg Footlighters 2, 3: B ett ivkflaass XC? Sec'yfTreas. 2: Orch. 2, 3: . :I FSr. P o Comm. 3, LA RE-l To sport woulzl be ' s as to wor -S cspcare. Intra-Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. RAYMOND MORRIS He's a very devil. -Shakespeare. Football Z, 3: Sr. Dance Comm. 43 Harmonica 3, 4. ETHEL MORYAN-J Your face is a book where men may matters. fShakespeare, Recorder Z: Footlighters 3, 4: Hall Patrol fhvxz G.A.A. Z: Blue Letter 2: Stud, Gov't 4. ANN MOSKOWITZ Answer me in one word. +Shakespeare. Blue Letter 4: jr. Dance Comm. 3: Ir.fSr. Prom Comm. 3: Sr. Play 4. DAVID MOSS Success is man's god. -Aeschyles. Glee Club Z. 3, 4: Footlighters 3, 4: Blue Letter 4: Sr. Play 4: Latin 1, Z: What's New l: French 2: Photography 3: Stud. Gov't 3, 4: Hall Patrol 3: Astronomy 4: All State Chorus 3. 17 -'J I 1 . ul ' ' l UGAEf1E MEANEY ' ,Jv- elt .' 0 WS' ' ' : rack 2: rol 43 Ass Ibly Co .25 Class S f ,ff J fv- X ll DOROTHY MUNDY I, thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated to 'closeness and the bettering of my mind. -Shakespeare HORACE NOLL Welcome him according to his worth. kShal-respeare. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Football 3, Hall Patrol 4: Varsity Club 3, 4, Hi-Y 4. KERMIT OSBORNE He wears the rose of youth upon him. -Shakespeare Ir. Science 1g Patrols 1, 2, 3, 4: Stud. Gov't 4, Orch 1, 2, 3: Band 1, 2gTrack 1, Football 4. JOHN PAFFENDORF W .-He thinks too much: such men are Tj 23: Biology 1: Ge j?c2dFD?yQr's 2: CHARL P CALL So may he restg his fiuilts lie gently on 'm Sh e Track 3, 4. ,same U For n A c e a s es and d en it. -Sha s e. Footlighter , Blue Letter HELEN PRAVDA . Bring me to the test. 4Sl'1akespeare. M ELIZABETH PRICE The play's the thing. fShakespeare. Footlighters 1, 2. 3, 4 fPres. 4Jg Blue Letter 2, 3, 4 TrifY 2, 3, 4: G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4: German 3, 41 Sr Play 4, Ir.fSr. Prom Comm. 3. CHARLES REICK So shaken as we are, so wan with care. fShakespear Football Mgr. 1, 'lg Basketball 2, 3, 4: Stud. C5214 4 HifY 3, 4 lVice,Pres. 453 Varsity Club 3, YEQQH Q6 vin CHARLES RIBINSKY None that I more love than myself. -Shakespeare. Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Basketball 2, 4g Track lg Golf 2, 3, 4g Hall Patrol 2, 3, 4, Varsity Club 2, 3, 4. EDWARD RICHARDS Q - - it I am a man more sinned against than smning. --Shakespeare. Track 1, 2, 3, 4. FRANK RISOLA He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose. -Shakespeare. Library 3, 4. BARBARA ROCK A modest woman dressed in all her Enery is the most tremendous object of the whole creation. qfloldsmith. Orch. 1, 3, 4: Footlighters lg G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4, Blue Letter 1: Ir.fSr. Prom Comm. 3. EDWARD ROZEK A man can die but once. -Shakespeare. Blue Letter 4g Track 3, 4. GRACE RULE I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people. -Shakespeare. Footlighters 3, 4g Blue Letter 2, 3, 4: Senior Play 4g Sr. Prom Comm. 45 Stud. Gov't 45 Knick Knack Club 4. MATTHEW SALOMONE I'll not budge an inch. -Shakespeare. HAZEL SALUS Friendship is constant in all things. -Shakespeare. Glee Club 44 Middionettes 2, 4. .ri FLORENCE ROXBURY il, NELLIE SCHYRBA Learning is better far than house and land. Q-le! Q What you do still betters what is done. QShakespeare. 4 -Shakespeare. Tumbling 2: Hall Patrol 3, 43 Cheerleader 3, U? p eFootlighters 2, 3, 43 Glee l 4g Blue Letter 43 Glee Club 4: Blue Letter 4: Sr. Dance Comm. Q X jr.'Sr. Prom Comm. Gov't 4g Sr. Play Sr. Play Comm. 4 WT of Comm. 4. 095' YD We ill A OC 90 4, .H HARRIET SCRUGGS 'Cvood things should be praised. -Shakespeare. Hall Patrol 3. EDWARD SERENSKA A sly jest, sir. fShakespeare. Football 3, 4g Basketball 3, 4g Varsity Club 4. JOHN SERSICK I a that rry wanderer of the night. -Shakespeare. pj GEORGE SHORT p ' ht eart lives long. -Shakespeare. Civics Club lg Golf 2, 3, 4. JANE SHUPE It must needs be of subtile, tender and delicate temperancef'-Shakespeare. RAY SHUPE A man am I, crossed with adversity. -Shakespeare. HifY 35 Astronomy 3. .JA W fe KATHERINE SKRU SKI I know a trick worth two of that. -Shakespeare. Blue Letter 4: Glee Club 23 1r.fSr, Prom Comm. 3g Sr, Dance Comm. 4g Hall Patrol 4. AGNES SMITH My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up. -Shakespeare. Cheerleader 3, 4: Basketball 3, 44 Tumbling 2, 3 Hall Patrol 3, 4g Stud. GOV't 2, 3, 4, .5 XX x ox s XJ - i X LE ROY SMITH 'Nam but himself can be his conqueror. ' K fShakespeare. rumpet 1 Safety Patrol 1 Hall Patrol 1 '7 3 r Dance 3 r Sr Prom 3 Sr Dance 4 Track 1 2 3 4 fCapt 41 jr Class Pres 3 Stud Govt Q fPres I 4 . Zglx .. Z3 . ' 158, .1 20 X fs 0 1.4 V 2 HERBERT SPRINGER Oh what man may within him hide, though angel on the outward side. -Shakespeare. HifY Z, 3. 4g Varsity Club 3, 4g Basketball 2, 3, 4, Hall Patrol 3, 4. A-1 1 faux W pf-9 af- NORMAN STERLING A woman would run through Ere and water fo such a kind heart. -Shakespeare. Hall Patrol lg Ir. Dance Comm. 33 lr.-Sr. Prom Comm. 3. MICHAEL STOFA What manner of man? -Shakespeare. Blue Letter 4. DORIS TATE Young in limbs, in judgement old. -4Shakespeare. G.A.A. 2, 3, 4g Basketball 2, 31 Public Speaking Contest 2. JOSEPH THAC You speak as one who feeds on poetry. hShakespeare. Library 2, 4: German Z, 4: Glee Club 1, 2, 4. FLORENCE THOMPSON It is always good when a man has two irons in the Ere. -Beaumont and Fletcher. TrifY 2, 3, 4, Glee Club 3, 4g Stud. Gov't 1, 2, 33 Footlighters 2, 3, 4g Blue Letter 1, 2, 3, 4g G.A.A. 2, 3, 4: Hall Patrol 3g Basketball 1, 23 Ir. Dance Comm. 3: Ir.fSr. Prom Comm. 3g Sr. Play 49 Sr. Dance Comm. 4. GEORGE THOMPSON fHej speaks an infinite deal of nothing. -Shakespeare. Library 33 Glee Club 4. PHYLLIS THOMPSON QD talk of nothing but business and dispatch that business quickly. -Shakespeare. G.A.A. lg Public Speaking Contest 3. ANN TOMPKINS She was ever fair, and never proud, had a tongue at will and yet was never loud. -Shakespeare. Tri'Y 2, 3, 4: Footlighters 1. 2, 3, 45 Blue Letter 2. 3, 4: Sr. Play 4: Ir.fSr. Prom Comm. 33 Stud. Gov't 3, 4: German 3, 4. ANNA TOTH Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. -Shakespeare. Middionettes 2, 43 Glee Club 4, G.A.A, 3, 4. 21 JEANN E TREMBLEY .f if 1.-:LFS 0 What's to come is still unsure. Shake Tri-Y 3g Footlighters 23 Sr. Play Comm. 4. ,. ,V f rx .. , 9.- 1 R BART TROKOVICH . He after honor hunts. -Shakespeare. Football 3, 4, fCo-Ca .X ,JV rsity Club 2, 3, 4 fPres. 41, Hall Patrol , 2, 3, 4, What's New 1, Blue Letter 4, jr. Dance Comm. 3, Sr. Dance Comm. 4: Stud. Gov't 4, Jr.fSf'T Prom Comm. 3, Class Pres. 1, Class VicefPres., 3, 4. Track 1, 2, 3, 4, zjef-leapt. 3, 41- ALICE TROLLER As upright as the cedar. -Shakespeare. Middionettes 1, 2, 3, 4, Out of Town 2, 3, Glee Club 4, Hall Patrol 3. CARSON TUTT He is the very pinefapple of politeness. -Shakespeare. Art 1, Softball 1, 2. Xi' MARY U1-IRIN 'Tfrqlafraid I'm naturally rather silent. -Pinero. Ba lretball 1, 2, 3, 4, Glee Club 4, Sr. Play Comm. 4 ield ockey 4, Blue Letter 4, Recorder 3, 4, ' rary 3 ., I WC, HAROLD VAN DUZER Kx s l A ' V , dear heart, awake! Thou hast slept well! -Shakespeare. ,L Dorus vooRHEEs S Vir ne, is bold and goodness never fearful. J Nas -Shakespezi. , Library 3, 4, Blue Letter 4, Glee Club 4. ROBERT VOSSELLER ' 'LTO unpathed waters, to undreamed shores. -Shakespeare. German 1: Library 2 fVicefPres. 21, Astronomy 3 QPres. 31. THOMAS WALP No legacy is so rich as honesty. -Shakespeare. French 4, German'3, 4, Varsity 4. SHIRLEY WHITE ROBERT WICKBERG Her beauty makes this vault a feasting presence r ' H full of light. -Shakespeare. Phe guard dies but never surrenders. -Shakespeare. Class VicefPres. 2: Cheerleader 3, 4, Jr.fSr. Prom , Comm. 3, Stud. Gov't 4: Sr. Play Comm. 4, Hall TraCk 2, 3, 4 lMg1'- 3- 431 PIWOYOSYHPIWY 1 fV1Ce' Patrol 3, 4, Sr, Dance Comm. 4. Pres. lj, IntrafBasketball 1, 2, 3. 4. 22 5 x F. f .ls 4,514 I ,-I, Ylnclerdfuclieri ..... Three gold stxirs for the industrious Under studiesu of the Metueheti High School Theater! They have almost reziehed the top of the ladder leading to Strirdoni, These Understudies wasted no time: their Stardust Prom in Fehruf ary was advertised everywhere. Leading these future stairs of '43 were their President Bob 7 Run 'omg VieefPresident, Eleanor Gzillziglerg 5 . Secretary, Doris Reinensnyder, and Treasurer, Bill Kilgzuinon. y viii tiffifih www T e Sophomores, with Ernie Leis as their rt 1 ent Vieefluresident. Dorzi Wziriiig, und Steret'1ryTre1surer, Adele Fullerton, wrote st ' new enipter in the history of Ivletuehen High. U Cari... SllPHlllllllIllS They sponsored the first Sophomore Dance ever held in Metueheii High School, which proved a success. With this danee to their credit, they will ingike wonderful Understudies for next year J an .I . if Jx ' l I 'J 1 ,1 f . . 5525 1451 L -eta- -1-4, ulaerd . . . Sincere workers and enthusiastic sport fans, 1 . rl., these illustrious Freshmen could 'hge counled on J to give wholefhearted supptirt to any school ll X activity all year. They ,elected GQidWiIl Peck, if .HHSHME + Covernor, Richard Swords, Lt. Governor, and SecretaryfTreasurer, Dick Petlsch, They planned a Sunset Dance to he given spriiiws the .-Supporting Cast'.f'o,Wgxfij5iear, should he af ', ' 1 Il SUCCCSSJ 'f I , U ,421-M4404 ,yi p V . ' 'v Qs uveni e JUNIOR HIGH Three cheers for the up and coming stars of '46 and '47 of Metucheli High! Although these junior high classmcn are hut entering the gates to high school sucf cess, they have many out' standing accomplishments to their credit. Among their many achievements, they take full credit for publish' ing and editing the school newspaper, What's New. They also have an organized, ethcientlyfrun Junior High School Council. The execuf tive powers of this Council go to President, Loretta Simms, and Vicefljresident, Willizxni Wehh. Besides these X two activities, they have a junior Science Cluh and a I Writer's Club. 'i gs! ,sn 1 X X 2' uh WAX x , 5 1 Q ufumn 1941917 School Erika . mg . . . . 1 'MQ S AcflF X X vg 6 5 X . . . . 551 X M211 ,C fa . .... -F. M1514 . ez . . .. ., .,,., ..,.. ., :QM rl NH . . .' ' ' 1'-:..:...:q5:.'11:--:.':::::':g:: :QWBHV A-5,50 ms his . .... . Q. Y , egfififva f an 1 ' l K xx N-.an ' ?.g,' f4,r.7' 1 0 V 1 F4 4 'ffl A f . . .,.. ,. WA X f M-S1954-' ff '71 Hlllllllll ....... In the opening encounter with Sayreville, Me' tuchen suffered its first defeat of the 1941 foot' ball season. Undismayed by the 19f6 defeat, the Bulldogs came back the following week with their teeth firmly sunken into a 7f6 victory over Thomas Edison. The first away game was with Rumson, which resulted in the Mets second loss of the season. The Bulldogs again became the underdogs by being on the wrong end of a 19fO score in the game at Leonardo. Even though the outcome of the Scotch Plains encounter was a thrilling OfO deadlock, it was chalked up as a win in the minds of those who witnessed this exciting spectacle, for Metuchen never gave the badly outfplayed Plainsmen a ghost of a chance to score. Due to bad weather conditions and no other possible open date, the Flemington game was finally cancelled. A rough and tumble scuffle in the disguise of a football game resulted in Highland Park def feating Metuchen, 1210. The following week produced the last and most thrilling game of Metuchen's football sea' son. Not only did the Bulldogs trounce Dunellen 15-7, but it was the finest game the Metuchen squad played all season. It was a fitting way for the team to end its season. Perhaps it was the team's way of expressing their appreciation of Mr. Killian's and Mr. George Muha's fine coaching. The captaining of the team was shared by Joseph Kohn and Bart Trokovich, both of whom did admirably well throughout the entire season. There was no captain named for the 1942 squad, for when the fall season rolls around again, each week will see a new captain for that particular game. Graduation this year will deal a crushing blow to Metuchen's football squad. The senior class saw eight of its members receive varsity letters, while the junior class contributed ten lettermen. Whether this will have any effect on the next year's team remains to be seen. At any rate Metuchen can always count on a good number of rooters no matter what the team may turn out to be. CHEERLEADERS The school spirit in evidence on the foothall field and at the haskethall games should he credited to the cheerleaders, who have tried their hest to promote more school spirit, When our team was losing, they helped the hoys to finish the game, still fighting hard. Vwfhen our team won, they, with the players, conducted the vie' tory rallies. Before we played the games, they conducted pep rallies in the auditorium which the junior high, as well as the senior high school pupils attended. The Senior Varsity squad consisted of four cheerleaders: Esther Nielsen, Florence Roxhury, Agnes Smith, and Shirley White. The Junior Varsity Squad consisted of eight cheerleaders with Doris Reminsnyder, Captain, Betty Bedell, Ann Baumann, Betty Hickman, Dorothy Hollenf der, Louise Risler, Margaret Terhune, and Muriel Vafeinherger. JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL The Junior Varsity foothall team this year consisted of a group of hoys who played hard and refused to he defeated hy any team unless it was hetter than their own, Every game they played was hard fought and exciting. We think their performance has heen quite good for hoys who are playing their first year of organi:ed foothall. They won one game, lost one, and tied three. The team lost to the Sayreville invasion by a score of 1443, The next three consecutive games were W0 ties, giving proof to the fact that the team was almost impenetrable, It is gratifying to recall that they defeated their rival, Highland Park, in the last game of the season. Mr. George Harrison and Mr, John Almond coached, and Bruce Drysdale captained the fel' lows, among whom will he some promising ma' terial for varsity teams in the future. SENIOR PLAY The Senior Class of '42 presented Laugh Clown a mirthquake in three acts, on December 12 in the Van Kirk Auditorium. Under the direction of our neverfto-befforgotten sociology teacher, Mr. Paul W. Schmidtchen and Assist' ant Coach, Ann Thompkins, the seniors donned grease paint for one memorable evening. The School orchestra played under the supervision of Mrs. Eugenia Saville. With the help of the stage, property, and wardrobe committees and all those who cheerfully volunteered their services in helping to make this play a success, the cast gave their all to entertain a goodfsized audience. The plot consisted of many laugh situations CHRISTMAS PLAY On December 23, 1941, the Footlighters, un' der the direction of Miss DeFrates, presented The Other Wise Man, by Henry Van Dyke, as the program for our Christmas Assembly. The presentation was different from last year's in that it was a serious religious play, and called for superior acting on the part of the class, and many hours of work on the part of Miss De' Frates and all the backstage committees. The play concerned a fourth wise man, who was prevented from finding the Christ Child because he stopped three times in his journey FOOTLIGHTERS The Footlighter's Club, with Miss Isobel De Frates as faculty adviser, held weekly meetings this year under the direction of their president, Betsy Price. Besides being interesting, these meetings gave club members a chance to take part in or criticize some dramatic activity, to discuss current plans and presentations, and to learn the art of make-up and the technique of acting. Last year they presented Dickens' Christmas Carol, and with the money received, they paid provided by Uncle Jake Qoe Kohnj, who got mixed up with ghosts, Aunt Sue fFlossie Thompf sonj who said she would marry Jake if he had 85.50, and Fritz Benton flrwin Kornblattj, an exfburglar and Danny's pal. The mystery centf ered around Danny Polling fLars Ehnebuskej, who got mixed up with jail, Dale Terrance fLois Lander, and Dr. Pratt fDavid Mossj, a stylish doctor. The romantic leads were Patricia Hurley fElinor Crowellj, Danny Polling, Arthur Hur' ley fGeorge Barabutesj, Pat's brother, and Gall' agher Sparling fBetsey Pricej, Arthur's buddy, Once again the Seniors put over their play with great pride and success. from Persia to Jerusalem to help the needy. Meanwhile, the famous three Wise Men had found the babe in the manger and had travf eled on. The fourth died without this reward, but with the knowledge that he had pleased God. Those who took part were: Fred Rolfe fthe other Wise Manj, Josephine Smith, Dean Miles, Donald Wernick, Robert Runyon, Henry Bruno, Harry McKeown, Pierson Orr, Richard Swords, Mary Ann Peins, Ernest Leis, Marion Davis, and Marilyn Woodberry. for a fully equipped hospital bed to be sent to England. For the Christmas Assembly of 1941 the club presented a play entitled, The Other Wise Man, under the direction of Miss De Frates and assistant coach, Sally Crowell. The narrator was Josephine Smith. The Footlighters held picnics, hotfdog roasts and other fun-fests, usually at Roosevelt Park. They also went to New York to see Broadway productions and to Upsala College to see Knickerbocker Holiday. SENIOR FANTASY A Play in One Act Time-Present. Place-Metuchen High School. Scene-A homeroom busy with seniorial activf ityg two boys are coming through the door, an easy chair on their shoulders, about fifteen other seniors-boys and girls-are occupied in various diversions-looking out the win' dow, reading magazines, practising the conga, and knitting. One boy is at the piano beating out boogyfwoogy. Teachers are conspicuous by their absence. As the curtain rises, a boy is speaking: Lars Moss flooking out windowj- Say! Here comes the truck with the rest of our chairs! Let's go and get them! fExit Lars Moss and several othersj Carlotta Roxbury- I'm thirsty-hey, Janie, push the servicefbuttonlv Uane does so and a meekflooking freshman appears., Boy, bring me-a--some Pafpifa juice. fBoy leavesg enter Lars Moss and several others bearing chairs, covered with maroon and white plaid., Lars Moss!- If we didn't need these chairs so much, I'd send them back! I distinctly told that salesman that we wanted magazine pockf ets on the sides of them! fEnter Mr. Herb.j Mr. Herb- Jim Ganss, did you order 'Famous Funnies' for a year or six months? Jim Ganss- A year, Mr. Herb. Mr. Herb fbeamingj- Thanks, just wanted to get this listing correct, because I get a free copy if I sell ten onefyear subscriptions. fMr. Herb, bearing what appears to be a mail or' dcr list, checks with a pencil and leaves the room very happy, with Famous Funnies far in the lead of Time , Freshman fbursting into the room,- Where's my brother-oh, there you are fslightly ref spectful tonej. Broth-- how about getting this late slip 'fixed' for me? It really wasn't my fault, you seein Ray Gunst- Yeah, sure-I'll take care of it. fMeek freshman enters bearing refreshmentsg places plate of hors d'oeuvres on desk, hands Carlotta drinkj Elinor Holcombe- Hey, gang, what'll we do with Mr. Richards-you know we have him locked up in the lower oflicef' Joe Boyle- The Supreme Court is going to meet at three-maybe they'll give him a couf ple of weeks' detention! fEnter Miss Haitsch bearing manuscriptj Miss Haitsch- People, how many of you would like to sign my petition for four walls of blackboard space? I'll give a 95 to the first ten volunteers. fAll wander over to sign it, but not too eagerly. Miss Haitsch, grateful, leaves as another senior, Leroy Barber, en' ters.j Leroy Barber- Hi, gang! I've got a swell idea -let's have music in Math class-I've got the record machine, hey, Gene, go get the rec' ordsf' fGene nods in assent, leaves.j Peggy Macklin Qlaughterj- Hey, kids, I've got a superfduper, peachy idea. Let's give Mr. Spoerl a vacation for a week and do his office over in aqua and pink. fI.aughter.j Wouldf n't that look ducky? QClass bell rings and seniors lower shades and assume reclining positions for Rest Period as curtain falls.J SCENE II QCurtain rises on man's bedroom, alarm is ring- ing and figure in bed struggles into conscious- ness.j Mr. Spoerl- Ho, hum-+Say! Where is my ap' pointment book? I hope I'm not scheduled for a week's vacation. I hate pink! ,2f fQfWnl11f 'gk P 5 iff7 'af-ff ' -- ,- 611, X Ju! 'QW' v Z ,7' 4 ag, 1 AFL, 1 6 4' 4 I, N 1- . .0 Qltfgsttlf' If '215'.,5Q0 pqafmy ' 'fs' 9191? 1,4 I ill I I 62.1 ' I I 7 , ,. , . . -0' I ,19:1f xt' -J qv 4 .f 1 -1,1 l I 1 I 'll 4 1 -,gfu AN x,,. my 4 , , r' ff f ,,- fc: -. :,. .cf '-0, W, ff ,4 f .ini-Q I f If dey: ' 7 .IE f ' , Tk 2' Lf? ' V f ' 29' ,T -, , '64 f X , -- 3 0 ,o,o, 1 , 1 V M-GX f Z, - A - iq . I ' . 4 x 4' 0 3 AO? X4 1 '4 1961, , Q g , A 4.5, ,Q ,n , ,st nfs MHEHWMMHHWQQHQEM -95951-fs.. . Mu ...,. - :1-3597 - 1- ' .-.- .-1 0 'fi-5 5 N W' ' '2 ' Y MW' ' A - , sf' Wm O Z7 1 ehe er 71 -. - 'yr ' wiv z ,me X fame Os A ...-... I ' 12 O :gf-f A, monfhs I cf, A 52517 4' f f. 11729: gw2i2sQ Q36 122 45f5Q2mmm i a +w 2 , . . Q Milf' f Q, - - f ' f 2 I .,- G Q . .-.- : J .::v'W 7,E,v 0, ' X 'V 6 -0 1,51 NE L 9 , 5 O ,i j J 1fg1f2gqw:Q2MMwf1m5mFw ' f - g-- . f 4 - Sl rouen Quagfg . . VARSITY CLUB The members of this club are lettermen of our high school. Their President is Bart Trokof vichg Vice President, Joe Kohng Seeretaryf Treasurer, Bob Runyon, and faculty adviser, Mr. Schmidtehen. Their purposes are to promote athletic activities. and sportsmanship between its members and outside lettermen, and to buy sweaters for Senior members. goof! oZTUl.l'lg . . HI-Y The HifY boys hold meetings at the Y.M.C.A. every other Wediiesday night. The club prof motes ideals of Christian character in the com' munity and school through social and charitable activities. The oliieers are jim Forgione, Presif dentg Charles Reick, Vice President: David Packard, Treasurerg Bill Canss, Secretaryg and Mr. Harrison, faculty adviser. gy OFJUI' 0 lA? Cl0lU f The Metuehen eagers opened their 19-LZ sea' son by defeating the Trojan Sporting Club on January 6. The following week the Met quintet upset the Dunellen team which proved to be the outstanding game of the entire season. Games with Hightstown, Sayreville, and High' land Park resulted in three successive defeats for Metuchen. However, the Bulldogs went on a threefgame winning streak, decisively defeat' BASKETBALL ing Jamesburg, Sayreville, and Scotch Plains. In a return encounter, Dunellen defeated Metuchen by 2 points. Highland Park trounced our cagers, but that the Bulldogs were still lighting was proved by a victory over Princeton. Hoffman defeated Metuchen, bringing a close to the season. Mr. Lawrence coached the Varsity while Mr. Seitzer guided the Junior Varsity which chalked up 14 victories and one defeat. GIRLS' SPORTS Under the guidanee of their faculty adf viser, Miss Crowell, and also their officers fllertrude Diering, President: Ruth Lowe, VieefPresident, and Marion Davis, Secref taryfTreasurerj, the Girls' Athletic Assof ciation had a suecessful year. The purpose of the organization is to promote sportsf manship among the girls. The meetings are held on Wediiesdziy' noons, twice a month. This year the memhers lwought most of the games for the game room and they also organized games. The association sponf sored a Pingfllong Tournament, which was arranged as an elimination contest, with girls from grades seven to twelve particif pating. Memhers are elected on the hasis of points accumulated through participation in girls' sports. One hundred points are the minimum numher making a girl elf igihle for membership, GIRLS, INTRAMURALS The most popular girls' sport during the fall season was haskethall, This intramural sport developed sportsmanship among the girls. The Juniors walked away with the honors of winning the haslcethall game with the support of their captain, Betty Bedell. There were quite a few girls who went in for other sports, During the spring sea' son, the girls played ground hall, tennis and other games. Miss Crowell sponsored these games. TRI-Y The TrifY, with Miss Crowell as faculty adviser and Ruth Kramer as president, enf gaged in many allfround activities to provide a peppy year. The memhers held their meetf ings every second and fourth Thursday at the local Y. M. C. A. LAW AND ORDER . . It is a privilege to be part of a democratic student government like that of Metuchen High School. It is an opportunity for everyone to understand democracy and to help America keep her freedom. Our present form of government, patterned after our national government, was organized in 1938. It was in May of that year that our constif tution was ratified by our student body. That notable constitution called for a good Congress. This was established with a House of Representatives and a Senate. One member is elected from each homeroom to serve in the House. It was decided that this person must have an average of at least eighty percent in his studies, must be neat in person, possess the ability to express himself in correct English, and have social sensitivity. The House chooses its own officers. The Senate consists of twelve members who are elected, two from each grade, from seven through twelve. Each senator must Hll the same requirements as a representative. The Senate elects its officers also, with the exception of its speaker, who is the VicefPresident of the stu' dent body. The President and VicefPresident of the school are elected by the student body. The President must be a senior maintaining a high average, and in possession of all the other qualif STUDENT GOVERNMENT iications for a government oflice. The VicefPresf ident must fill similar requirements except that he or she must be a junior. The President selects his Cabinet which helps him throughout his term. He also appoints the Supreme Court. The Cabinet includes a Secref tary of State, a Secretary of Treasury, a Secref tary of the Interior, a Secretary of Foreign Affairs, a Secretary of School Spirit, a Secretary of Safety, and an Attorney General. The Supreme Court was organized to aid the executive branch of the government. It is made up of a Chief Justice and the Attorney General plus eight judges. All judges hold their appoint' ments until graduation. The hall and safety patrols are under the Sec' retary of Safety. Their purpose is to promote safety and order in and about the school, Suggestions of the student body are brought to the government through Congress and hanf dled as in our national government. The student government participates in many interschool affairs: meetings with officials of neighboring schools, exchange assembly prof grams, and the annual conference of The New Jersey Association of High School Councils. Our school profits greatly by such relationships. This year President LeRoy Smith and Vice' President Isabelle Wzlriiig have been receiving splendid cofoperation from the student govern' ment and the student body. HTHE H142 Illlll lElHR The Blue Letter staff this year through the creative ability and perseverance of its mem' bers, and with the help of the faculty advisers, has produced a publication which will aid the readers to review a memorable year. The EditorfinfChief, james Forgione, has worked hard on the Blue Letter with the co' operation of his Associate Editor, Grace Rule. The Narrative Committee, under Louise Risler, have done their best to give the reader all facts about school activities. The Photography Coma mittee members, under Ann Tomkins have been responsible for the taking of all the pictures. The Advertising Committee, under Harry Mc' Keown, have sold all the pages of advertising for the year book. The Business Committee, under Norma Frenson, sold the Blue Letter to the students, and have typed the articles. Michael Stofa has been in charge of the art work. The staff is indebted to the ive faculty ad' visers, without whom the work could not have been carried on. They are: Miss Haitsch, Gen' eral Chairman, Miss Anker, Chairman of the Narrative Departmentg Miss Harris, Chairman of the Advertising: Mrs. Ellis, Chairman of the Photography Department, and Miss De Frates, Chairman of the Business Department. 35 FRENCH CLUB Le Cercle Francais meets once a month after school to acquaint the French students interested in participating in talks and meetings, with French customs, songs, history, games, and language. Social activities, such as trips and par' ties, are also planned by the members. As an extra activity, the club writes for the language newspaper. The seventeen members of the club elected' this year Isobelle Waring as President, Dorothy Hollender as VicefPresident, and Leona Ignacki as SecretaryfTreasurer. Mr. Graham is the facf ulty adviser. BIOLOGY CLUB This club, whose purpose is to promote ad- vanced and increased activities in biological study, meets every Tuesday to work on phases of biology such as dissecting, slidefmaking, mic' roscope study, microprojection, and other activf ities. The oflicers of the club are: Jane Mayo, President, Henry Bruno, VicefPresident, and Mary Lou Kramer, SecretaryfTreasurer. Alf though the Biology Club is a new one in our extrafcurricular system, having only been or' ganized in 1939, it has been extremely prom' inent, under the sponsorship of Mr. Kilian. LATIN CLUB The purposes of the Latin Club are to acquaint the students with ancient Rome and Roman customs, and to make the study of the Latin language more enjoyable. Their meetings are held on every other Monday, after school. The activities of the club include reports, motion pictures, slides, business meetings, and parties and trips on special occasions. The Senior Conf sul is Bert McKeown, the Junior Consul, Darle johnson, the Praetor, Craig Johnson, the Cen' sor, Shirley Price, and Quaestor, Dora Waring. Miss Thurston is the club's adviser. GERMAN CLUB Membership in Der Deutsche Verein of which William Ganss is President, Betty Bedell, Vice'President, Roland Wuest, Secretary, and Elinor Crowell, Treasurer, is extended to all students who are taking or have taken German. The club's activities consist of music, folkfdanf cing, games, dramatic presentations, trips, and Christmas parties. Miss Anker, as faculty ad' viser, helps the students enjoy a knowledge of the German people, customs, and language. Their meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, with a Sangfest on an alternate meeting day. ASTRONOMY CLUB The members of the Astronomy Club and their faculty adviser, Mr. Harrison, have made Held trips to many places, such as the Hayden Planetarium and Rutger's Observatory, and have made observation trips on meeting nights to study the activities and changes of the heavens and heavenly bodies, in order to acquaint the members with them. They meet at the public library, every Monday night at eight o'clock. Their President is john Paffendorf, and the SecretaryfTreasurer, is Mary Ann Peins. A forf mer faculty member, Mr. Palmer, organized the club. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB The major purposes of the Photography Club are to have every member able to develop, print, and enlarge his own pictures, to try to promote the idea of advertising school activities through photography, to provide the members with enough experience in the art of taking and judg' ing pictures, and to get some of the members' pictures accepted for the Rotogravure section of What's New. The officers are: President, Bill Liebeck, Vice' President, E. Gray, SecretaryfTreasurer, Martin Jessen. Mrs. Ellis is the adviser of the club. ., . Q Q V 4 French Club: lrrcnch anis. have mudc NlllLlVlIl' Club gatlmcrlrwgm undsr Mr, Cll'2ll1lll1l'S jllllil' 'lfrcn' ' A I , th .1 plum-ure lm' th,-fc Qtndcntx. Biology Club: The member V ,N ut Llllx club luzubn of advanced bm' luglful NlL1LllCS wlth Xlr. Klllllll-4 NllPCl'Yl4lUH, Latin Club: The Ntudcn T: EMU lilwwlcdge of Old Rmnc through the Latm Club und Nlle- Th Llfglflll. German Club: Gcrnmn music, loud. and dancin! tended to malcc German Club ztctlvitlsi cnlnyzxhlc thls year, Astronomy Club: A-Jqlmlrwt yuuriclf wlrh the heavens, cxpreves the purpnfu of thc .'x4UllIlUIHV Club, sponsored by Mr. Harrxsun. Photography Club: Under Mrs. Ellis' Qupcrviunn. the Photography Club 1., . , . turns about tht uacfulncv and art of photography. MIDDIONNETTES The Middionnette Club is a girls' social ser' vice organization, meeting during Tuesday's noon hour. The members are doing Red Cross sewing and are making rag dolls for an orphan' age. Along with these charitable projects, the girls have had taffy pulls, Christmas parties, a trip to New York for Senior members, and a party for kindergarten children. The President of the club is Verna Lilly, the VicefPresident, Alice Troller, and the SecretaryfTreasurer, Paf tricia Long. Miss Loritz, a new faculty member, is the sponsor of the Middionnette Club. LIBRARY CLUB The work of the Library Club is to aid in the working of the library, to charge, slip, and shelve books, to type and Hle cards, to repair books, and to send out notices. Every year the club sponsors Book Week, during which they have a Teachers' Tea, and they also have held a book circus. For their own entertainment they hold a Hallowe'en party and other festivities. Gerald FitzfGerald is President: Mary Uhrin, Secretary, and Elizabeth Hatos, Treasurer. Mrs. Cooke, the school librarian, is the adviser. WRITERS' CLUB The Writers' Club, a newly organized group, affords to those pupils who have a definite inf terest in creative writing, an opportunity to culf tivate that interest, and simultaneously to def velop their own writing ability. This year they have compiled an anthology of their own work, have sponsored a noon dance, have had a theatre party, and have held a writers' contest. The Chairmen of the organization are, Margery Sayre and Suzanne Letson, the Secretary, June Pottery and Treasurer, Wilma Conelison. Miss Gentile is the group's adviser. KN ICK-KN ACK CLUB The purpose of the KnickfKnack Club is to teach its members to make knickfknacks, the price of which is limited to fifty cents. They have made macaroni beads, tea cloths, favors for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and aprons with stenciled designs on them. The members are art students, and their faculty adviser is Miss Spin' ney. The club, a new one this year, has as officers: Erika Elling, President, Betty Runyon, Secretary, and Nancy Will, Treasurer. Meetings are held in the art room. GIRLS' INDUSTRIAL ARTS The Girls' Industrial Arts Club, sponsored by our new manual training teacher, Mr. Marcason, was organized to train the girls to make things from wood, copper, and other such materials, and to train them to know how to put in wash' ers, and repair electric cords and other home appliances. The club, a newly organized group, meets on Wednesday in the shop. The girls elected as oiflcers this year were: Ruth Brunf stetter as President, Anne Schiffmayer as Vice' President, Jean Pascal as Secretary, and Gloria Babcock as Treasurer. BOYS' COOKING CLUB A group of eighth grade boys have formed a club in which they cook for enjoyment. They have made candy, pies, and cakes, have cooked and served a meal, and have had a picnic. They intend to hold a dinner which they will cook themselves, for the men faculty members. They meet Wednesday afternoons at three o'clock in the domestic science room. The adviser of the club is Miss Loritz, and the officers are: Larry Carlbon, Secretary, and Bob Ritter, Treasurer. WN? ,113 4, -V N 'W Ldfifzfmwivfw-mmfgg mi Middionnettes: Knick-Knaclc Club: Special Nrliziiikf' in 'lic-Q wuixilfwoilwi' iiicnilwiw Miss Spimicy Lcaclics :lic members of this club to who lmvc pmdmqnl ilfllnflix lui' mzmy cliuritublc urgaiiif mzikc lI4Cl,lIl :md incxpciixivc kmukfkmicks, izntirmf. 4 Girls' Ind :trial Arts Club: Librarv Club: ,X UT- IV A , M -Q 1, Y' - I L' V V V V . V V V V i rcs-Q or li. M.mn.1fims .ipcl or teaching: tic Txiif. Cowl-xc .md licr ,illlc .1--iNt.uitN lmxc Llrmu mmli , , V M V - - Q - girlx uf his Llub tlic Pf.lLIluill information about wmhf tu lusxcn tlic burdun- lil rcxuurcli work fur mln- 4lllLlL'lllN ,A,, , , , urs. elcltiip uiidx, cu. Writer's Club: XX ritin: i- am . Xi't.' l,lllQlCl' Tvliw Gcntilcl FIIVCY' Boys' Cooking Club: vixiim inzmy izmiur lixglw pupil- lziixu strived Uv iiiiiki- There lwcfiimi crigzlgcd in Ili: culinary arts are mem' it tlwcir nit. bcis of Miss Lm'it:' Boys' Coulcing Club. 50 The Hrst picture is of tluc Glen Club which includes the cllcvrts of Mrs. Savmllc. played regularly in asscmf all grades among its many members. lwlrcs on Fridays, Both the Glcc Club and thc orchestra The next tlarcc are snapshots of the Clmir at Work. participated in thc Red Cross lacncfnt performance On The last picture is of the orchestra, which, tlmrouglm March Z6tl1. 40 lllll The whole school is proud of the Glee Club, under the able direction of Mrs. Eugenia Saville. It consists of a large group of boys and girls who joined the club at the beginning of the year. There are two sections of the Glee Club, one for the boys, and one for the girls. This year, the Girls' Glee, Club met on Monday noons and the Boys' Glee Club met on Wednesday noons. At times both glee clubs sang together. The Glee Club possesses royal blue robes with tailored white collars, which help to make a very nice appearance. These robes were earned by the glee clubs last year through their fine perform' ances. They sang at a concert and at a program for the beneit of the British War Relief. During the Christmas season, Mrs. Saville formed a Christmas choir, which gave a concert for the P. T. A., making that its first and very successful appearance. To select the members of IIIHCH During the past two years, the orchestra has been a great success under the direction of Mrs. Eugenia Saville. It has played regularly for the students, entering and leaving assemblies on Fridays. During the opening exercises the orchesf tra has played the Star Spangled Banner while the students sang. The group is larger this year, with twentyffive members to last year's eighteen, The orchestra is somewhat hampered because of the lack of instruments and players, but they do their best with whatever material they have. The group consists of all pupils in the high school who are able to play an instrument. This year the orches' tra has learned much in the way of cooperation and following their leader. The rehearsals were held on Tuesday and Fri' day noons in the music room on the third floor. The orchestra furnished the music for the lllllll the choir, tryfouts were held in which everybody had a chance to participate. About forty mem' bers were selected. The group also sang at the Christmas assembly. After the Christmas vacaf tion the entire Glee Club again sang together. Plans for the spring season included partici' pation in a spring festival and in exchange assem' blies, along with performances in the assembly programs on Friday. Numbers sung by the Girls' Glee Club this year included three beautiful songs- The Rosary, Giannina Mia, and In the Luxemf bourg Gardens. p Numbers by the Boys' Glee Club included Ol' Man Noah, Gospel Train and In the Evening by the Moonlight. Among the solpists this year were Gloria McLaughlin and Josephine Scruggs. The accompanist this year was Marilyn Wood' berry. STRA senior play at the beginning of the year. At that time, David Packard played a solo on the alto saxophone. Plans in the spring include a spring festival and possibly participation in the ex' change assemblies. The numbers worked on this year by the group included several marches: Down South by Myddleton, Festival March by Mendel- ssohn, Eyes of Brown by Hugg, Merry Widow Waltz by Lehar, and National Med' ley by Herfurth. The orchestra will lose the following members through graduation: Joseph Kohn and Barbara Rock, first violinists, Irwin Kornblatt, clarinet' ist, Tom Barber, who plays the guitar, and Bill Leibeck, first trumpeter. The orchestra members hope to build up their instrumental work in the future. The accompanists for the year were Marilyn Woodberry and Robert Ritter. WHAT'S N EW Journalism plays a large part in Metuchen High School. Besides the Blue Letter there are two other literary organizations in the school, the Recorder Club, and What's New. What's New, a school newspaper, is pub' lished within the school, while the Recorder Club gathers material from events that happen in the school and prepares them for publication in the Metuchen Recorder, Metuchen's local newspaper. The What's New staff consists of seventh and eighth graders. Miss Zabel is the faculty adviser and is assisted by Miss Kennedy. The paper contains current news of the school's activities. The pupils create the art work and also write the literary contributions. It is printed once during every marking period, and is sold to the students of Metuchen High School. Among the social activities planned by the What's New staff were an ice skating trip and a bus trip to Trenton for a Press Conference, which took place in February. This year's Editorfinf Chief is Robert Ritter, who is asf sisted by various editors and ref porters. RECORDER CLUB The Recorder Club is main' tained to furnish the alumni and other residents of Metuchen with information of the social events and current activities of the school. Miss Fennessy is the teacher in charge. The members of the committee are acquainting themselves with the method of writing newspaper articles. This group has reserved for them a space in the Metuchen Recorder called THE HIGH SCHOOL RECORDER. The members of the club are divided into several groups, some do the typing and others are reporters for the diff ferent sections that the club covers. In the Recorder Club, the EditorfinfChief is Barbara Peyser, Associate Editor is joan Brendel, and Thomas Slattery is Sports Editor. Each week the members of the club are given an assignment to work on for publication in the Metuchen Recorder. They often have guest speakers. The members of the club attended the Middlesex County junior Press Club Conference held at Perth Amboy this past year. This club is responsible for the yearfend edi- tion of the Metuchen Recorder. This supplement contains current events, writefups by the stu' dents, and pictures of events that have occurred during the school year. I ..,.,... . . ....... . Wh. ,f f f V 11 'fi!f' f , AF , I ' qs. 1 ..'. IJ., I L! ' lvvv I bu ' gcene xJSome M QA, I I i' , ,M me 5 usf befOI'e grqduof-ion EJ 9.5 K ' f ,,1,, f,i9,33Vv'p5 V ' X l 'ifzi N . 00 Wi V M X ' -1. ' . ws? X.. mn- X N - - Nm 3 f- nf wk, J Q?-v 1 ,,V. 'Ah I E,-Q, I, -f. vu N 'fe' 0 9 -STO 'SQ x A af' ,if I iii? 11 2 3' 3 ? in furna HC? S QN- 2 S E BS 2 S O BS S BS 2 'Q R l fs N Q -u 2 ei TRACK We must speak primarily about the 1941 track team for at this writing the 1942 track team has not yet gotten underway. Edward Freeman captained the team which collectively ran up a score of 4351A points. It is interesting to note that Ernest Roig tied the school record broad jump previously held by Pierre Abry in 1935. The distance was 20 feet M, inches. As if this were not enough, Enos Rainford added more glory to our dear Alma Mater by establishing a new school record in the 22Ofyard dash. His time was 23.4 seconds. What of the 1942 season? We shall sadly miss three brilliant trackmen plus a few more who helped roll up our three dual competition victories. There remain with us quite a number of good trackmen one of whom has been chosen the new captain. With LeRoy Smith as captain, and Mr. Seitzer coaching, chances for a successful season are excellent. GOLF The members of the Golf team are easily distinguished from the other students by the beautiful and much envied suntan which they sport as early as April. Miss Platt, the faculty adviser, is no exception. Led by Jim Suliman, the boys engaged in a 1941 season of which Metuchen can well be proud. The spring of 1941 saw the fellows bring home the bacon, namely, nine matches won out of the thirteen played. The team suffered only three losses, one to Westiield and two to Rahway. Metuchen tied North Plainfield the first time to provide the only tie of the season, but showed their superiority by defeating the Cannucks in a return match. James Suliman, Jack Powell, George Short, and Charles Ribinsky received their second consecutive letters, while Pat Tufaro, Bill Clausen and joe Marcisyn collected their first. As this goes to press, the 1942 Golf team has not yet been organized. Despite the fact that four of the boys have been lost through graduation, the remaining fellows and possible new members will work hard for a successful '42 season. TENNIS One half of Metuchen's tennis team was lost through graduation in 1941. Only one of the six that left was a letterman. Donald Koyen, the captain, held the distinc' tion. The team of 1941 managed by Donald Hume presented to Mr. Graham, the coach, four winning matches. The fellows were unfortunate in losing the remainder of the ten matches they played. Bob Runyon seemed to stand out among his team' mates with nine singles won and one lost. Bob, by the way, was elected captain of the '42 squad. Besides Bob, there will be Donald Wernik, Bill Thompson, iboth lettermenj Douglas Hicks, Henry Bruno, and Bert McKeown comprising the 1942 team. The boys hope for better luck this season, Betty Bedell is the new manager. Of course Mr. Graham will again be at the helm. 44 lilllf ,gn ', .': Al' 4 X X 1, 2' I . I , ,711 if f I ,f ,f , , QW -4 , My ff! 1 ff' 1' AU A Y I' Ili 1 ln I I , f 'ff' , 1 r ' J IA 71 6,15 ' X 4 -v G 1 X ' X . Q 1 1 'I 1 It A l 1 X -1- 9 'V ,Q1 ' F' 1 'if Q-l',fj,' On the night of March 6, the fourth alumni dance was held in the Van Kirk Auditorium with The Merry' men supplying the music. The chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. Elmo E. Spoerl. Mr. and Mrs. Carleton E. Brune, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Lawrence. This year the dance committee, under the chairmanship of Florence Thompson, decided to eliminate the receiving line, hut to continue the guest hook to record the alumni present. During the dance a poll was taken to find the earliest class represented at the dance. The class of '26 won recognition in this poll. Another highlight of the dance was the decoration. The former Metuehen students found on the walls the play of their class, their Blue Letter editor, their class president, and the names of the people involved in high school romances. More memories were stirred up hy the diplomas hanging from the ceiling, which suggested everything connected with graduation. Other ehairmen of the committees were Nellie Schryha, Ticket Committee: Ruth Kramer. Decoration Committeeg Donald Weriiik, Advertising Committee. and Dick Hill, Music Committee. These chairmen and their committees worked hard together to produee the success that was the Annual Alumni Dance of 19-ll, A 46 Do you remember Smily ? Certainly, you must recall Mr. Harrison's pet demonstrations. He loved the loud ones and delighted everyone with beautiful flames. Ah, yes, Mr. Harrison was a good pal. Who can forget Mr. Smith and all his paraphernalia? Everyone was intrigued, 'though often very much dazed by those instruments. Do you recall the familiar cheerful faces of such fellows as Bart and Lars? You probably dodged Lars' camera more than once. Surely, you haven't forgotten the many, many times you all gathered at Costa's. You might have met almost anyone there-ranging from our companionable faculty to your best beau. Does the picture of Ruth and Don bring back to you the familiar sight of you and your better half strolling through the halls? Or, you might remember your own bowling team, or that aching back after your first attempt. You boys must also remember the time you had unknotf ting one shoe-lace while that other foot froze-just as pic- tured here. As you look at LeRoy starting off, you ought to remember the track meets of M. H. S. But deinitely, no one can forget the excellent work of our Blue Letter editorfinfchief, jim Forgione, which inci' dentally includes the fine work on these pictures. We could go on for hours, taking you back to those happy days of 194142, at old M. H. S., but the tears would come too fast, so we'll stop now. 47 C6 77 e e we eaue delzin uri Do you really need to be reminded of these things? You surely haven't forgotten that week' kneed feeling you experienced when your turn came up for a conference with Mr. Spoerl. But it was not long before he revealed his truly friendly nature. Some warm spring day might bring back to you the familiar sight of a gang hovering about Dave's car waiting for him to get it going so as to save shoefleather, and provide some fun with that blue jalopy. Or does this picture of the cafeteria line strike closer to home? Remember that ol' empty feeling that grew on you all morning until you thought 12:07 would never come? Upon reach' ing the cafeteria you practically collapsed be' causeealas, you had another wait! Then came that dreadful thought- Do you suppose they'll leave some for me? Someday I'l1 beat that line! Neither can you forget the fine work and af' fable characters of our president, LeRoy Smith, and vice president, Isabelle Waring. They brought about a lot of good work throughout the year. No trouble is it at all to recall the many good times you had at school formals. There were always a good band and plenty of pretty girls with pretty dresses, not to mention the good natured boys of M. H. S. You have more memories? So have we, so turn the page, please. - i 5 .. xgyiglf 'X -M-mtl' '131x5E ilk X TTEVJIS 'v' KIRK Q . . . U '-Pix ' I E' Qfllih 0 x . 'U xflu.lh.'l1 is-i-Mlr , J XQX Q Q: - v ly ly -lg lqfuqlu-5 l 'nl s .4 .gil ,A ,,9v. xusvwxvgv g,xhx x I S uh I -A-fWX''IWf?SNM0.AW-sw-9'-W'9'-NW' J' Wil'-5l!h-if'll 1- . is X-3-21. . ' vw: MN - w- mn , ' my gSiiF 'Q-'jf' J-,'. 1.A-. -'-f.' f, 1 ' J, , .ir-331s1uHR5i?s9Rv?52'5RSRN9,f ' ,M-1 X J Am. '. 5 S X X 'U 1 'V www ' V ':N'i'L!. H-.L A x A '-E E' I 5,-xlfsmm'E9 ! 3'Q1's NVQ A XX . Fi J W E -.,.,,, ,,-l.1lllAkL1.1.a u, gl , 5:23:35qgdmsfsnaaaagg v , V , us, his ' 2.1 vi: ia iiiiiilliiwv N' '45 'HN W' 1 ....' . ,. 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The play, by the way, Ladies and Gentlemen, is called The Corn is Rotten and was written by Broadway's pet, Dean Miles. Coming into the lobby are Dr. Kornblatt and that talented archi- tect, Bart Trokovich, who is now designing a Beverly Hills mansion for Miss Margaret Miller. Here is that great bacteriologist, Thomas Walp, and with him are his wife and two children. Here is Florence Thompson, the famous def signer, who flew here with Carlotta Brune, model for the VanDuzer Mail Order Company. The plane was piloted by Robert Vossellerg also on it were the former Della Adamitz, Hazel Salus, Elsie Farrel, jean Trembly, and Char' lotte Loveland, all sporting new wedding bands. Looking at my program, I see we have a great cast, headed by Elizabeth Price and john Paifenf dorf. Professor Moss is now entering with the producer, Lars Ehnebuske. just a minute, folks, there seems to be a slight disturbance at the box office-Soldiers Ray Morris, john Sersick, George Short, Herbert Kolodner, Robert Knef zek, and Edward Kabobek think they should get in for half price because they are in uniform. I guess they won, so let's look around some more. The critics, William Liebeck, Lenard Moore, and john Brinkman, are consulting one another about the prospects of the play. More about the cast: I see Edward Serenskaa plays the black hearted villain and in the supporting Cast are Mona Lowe, Ethel Moryan, joe Kohn fthe famous comedianj, Elizabeth Deni, and Dorothy Ganss. Patricia Long, society column' ist for the Noll Post is now interviewing Miss Ann Tompkins who has just announced her engagement to a prominent New York bro' ker. Here comes Miss Elinor Crowell, wearing her famous emeralds this evening. On the job to guard them are plain clothesmen, Eugene Meany and Matthew Salomone. By the way, folks-if you want a bite to eat after the show, drop in at Haley's Nitespot around the corner. This week the floor show features Irene Laday and Dolly Hatos with their all but talk bi' cycles. Back to the play, the sets have been done by George Thompson and Charles Ribin' sky, and the musical score by Joseph Thac. Flor' ence Bieler and Edna Bitter are in charge of costumes, and Doris Birdsall will be on hand with the script. The director is James Forgione. That politician, LeRoy Smith, is now entering with his right hand man, Thomas Barber, and personal secretary Katherine Skrutowski. There is Michael Stofa, who is working on a portrait of that Southern belle, jane Schupe. The author of l'Adventures in Trapping, Ronald Beresf ford, and his secretary, Grace Hansen, are now taking their seats. I have just found out that the group of girls standing on my left are nurses who have just returned from the Front. They are Helen Pravda, Anna Toth, Alice Troller, jane Boyle, Verna Lilly and Ruth MacDonald. Our Army and Navy are well represented this evening, there are sailors Calvin Latham Charles Boyle, Norman Sterling, Ray Schupe and Frank Risola. Behind them are coastguardsf men james Halpin, Edward Rozek, Charles Reick, Robert Wickberg and john jarema. I see two teachers, jane Macklin and Ann Mosko- witz, in whose select private school are enrolled the children of Ruth nee' Boice, Doris nee' Christopherson, Angeline nee' Peper, Florence nee' Roxbury, and Esther nee' Nielson. Carson Tutt, our doorman, is now opening the door of Miss Barbara Rock's limousine. I notice she has a gorgeous coiifure styled by her personal hair' dresser, Agnes Smith. Standing near are Lois Lander and Grace Rule, who are collaborating on a new biography entitled Herbert Springer, Dare Devil Explorer. I hear the illustrations will be done by Augusta Martin and Alice Lilly, and Gibbs and Gunst Incorporated are the publishers. Doris Tate and Phyllis Thomp' son, who are on a lecture tour to sell Post-War Bonds, have just entered. Here's some news just slipped me by that ace newspaper eavesdropper, SENIOR We, the Seniors fat lastlj being sound of mind UQ and body, do hereby bequeath the following to our Junior Class understudies: Norman Abbott: a planned party, La Verne Adams: some moore of anything, Vernon Ala' tary: a gas station, Robert Aulicky: a new squirf rel gun, Ann Baumann: a spanking, Marilyn Beagle: residence in Metuchen, Betty Bedell: take your choice, Carolyn Boeddinghaus: right to be a second Lily Pons, Louetta Burggaller: less shyness, please, Doris Cadmus: a sailor, for varif ety, Elizabeth Ann Cooper: harp strings and bull dogs, Paul Cordery: the right to lead a pigf skin parade, Marvin Crane: a new cutting sys' tem, Donald Davis: fewer blushes, Marion Da- Harriet Scruggs, the acrobatic team of Fletcher and Diering will perform at the dedication of the Pascall and Osborne Gymnasium. Now two policemen, Edward Richards and Thomas Gray, are ushering in the mayor of Metuchen, Donald Hume, and his wife, the former Ruth Kramer. With him are the President of the Board of Education, William Ganss, and the Mayor of New Market, Edward Gray. Helen DeSanctis, Ruth Elliot and Helen Michaels of the Music Hall Rockettes have just entered. There is Wil' liam Brunstetter, the banker. Seven pretty usher' ettes are passing out programs. They are Viola Carey, Gloria Brinkman, Dorothy Munday, Nel- lie Schrybra, Clair Holcomb, Irene Hosko, and Olga Gubik. Philomena DeNapoli and Mary Dzuiba, both representing the Metuchen Re' corder, are taking notes. It looks like a full house--and I think I'll have to sign off now. There's the warning for 'first curtain, house lights are out and this is your very own Gonf dola signing off. 'Bye. ' WILL vis: a few inches, Alexander Dervechz' a little plug here and there, Helen Dervech: a long va' cation, Audrey Dickson: blond hair, Lillian Doak: leadership of the safety patrol, Margaret Drake: more of her jolliness, Bruce Drysdale: Fayson Lakes, Charles Dudas: his brother's inf telligence, Mae Evans: less competition, Virginia Fahringer: a red battleship, Norma Falkenf strom: a week at Breton Woods, Edna Fauquier: some giggles, Helena Fierro: a summer romance, Margaret Fischer: no gym detention, Tim Fitz' gerald: a new line, Betty Fortner: a band, Stan' ley Frederick: a steady girlffriend, Norma Fren- son: the right to have a poetry column in a newspaper, Eleanor Gallagher: a failure in any SENIOR WILL subject: Robert Gray: a 1942 mule to ride: Bar' bara Halvorsen: a trip to Norway: Catheran Hansen: a book on glamour: William Hendel: some boy classmates: Dorothy Hickcox: a free pass at the cafeteria: Betty Hickman: A Lon' donderry Air by moonlight: Douglas Hicks: shoe boxes for his feet: james Higgins: the right to be Miss Anker's personality kid : Richard Hill: a Darlfing Sophomore: Anne Hokhold: To the Shores of Tripoli : Dorothy Hollender: an honorary degree in math: Edith Howe: a good book: Vincent Hoyer: advice- Love is a lovely thing : Daniel Hurley: position as Jay' Vee football coach: Leona Ignacki: the right to paint murals on the postfoflice: Theodore Jen' sen: the lab assistancy: William Kilgannon: beautiful neighbors: Daisy Kirby: Catheran: Gloria Koerber: a position as school librarian: Ethel Kovacs: a cowboy : John Krog: some one to remain faithful: Peggy La Gattuta: some genuine enthusiasm: William Lamparter: a party line, completel: Donald Layburn: the right to be a mile up in the sky: William Layburn: some Henry St. corn: Ruth Lowe: a trip to Texas: Mary Lou Mac Donnell: time on your hands: Anna Major: some more noise: Joseph Maricsyn: a set of golf clubs: David Maurer: a basketball: Bert McKeown: lessons from Bob Hope: Anna McLane: a temper to match her hair: Donald Miller: a set of drums: Loretta Molchan: Elmer's Tune: Jean Mundy: Joe T.: Pierson Orr: chick' ens: David Packard: any sophomore girl: joseph Pastor: his own selffservice store: Louis Pastor: a revised constitution: Anna Pastuck: a new hair- do: Jane Peck: a lead in a Delphic play: Maryann Peins: right to be valedictorian: Bernice Poulsen: a gym of her own: Paul Rainford: some more of your just plain niceness: Winifred Rehfuss: a Smorgesbord : Doris Remensynder: seven cheerleaders: Beatrice Reynolds: secretarial scholarship: Virgil Richmond: a library of thrill' ers: Doris Rink: less shyness: Louise Risler: the Blue Letter: Robert Runyon: a love affair: Jeanne Rupp: a wild party: Alfred Schnebbe: Schnebbe Night at Menlo Park Firehouse: Jac' queline Schumann: the right to follow in her sister's footsteps: Thomas Slattery: muscles: Robert Smith: right to stay back a few years: Raymond Somlock: curls: Virginia Sorensen: fermaldi : Dinah Stephens: a screen test: Ro- berta Swords: an arsenal of soldiers: Margaret Terhune: chestnut curls and Navy blue: Rose Tesauro: the right to grow up: Robert Thomas: an interesting paper route: William Thompson: nothing: he's doin' all right: Margaret Tietchen: good grades in school: Elizabeth Timper: Princeton UQ: Rose Torio: a sailor suit: Nancy Tufaro: honors in shorthand: Walter Tutt: a taxi service: Isabelle Waring: a college man: Muriel Weinberger: Miami moonlight and you know whol: Donald Wernick: a harem: Jane Wickman: some more of those cheery grins: Marilyn Woodberry: a stable of horses: Roland Wuest: a new whistle: Elizabeth Yatsko: san' forizing : Dorothy Zigmont: a certain Senior. GENERAL SENIOR QUESTIONNAIRE LONG f TO f BE f REMEMBERED SENIOR CLASS MEETING - Presentation of Mr. Schmidtchen's farewell gift. MOST OUTSTANDING RADIO NEWS COMMENTATOR-Lowell Thomas. FAVORITE SONG-I Don't Want to Walk Without You. FAVORITE DANCE BAND-Glenn Miller. OUTSTANDING MOVIE PRODUCTION --Sergeant York. OUTSTANDING STAGE PRODUCTION- Macbeth. FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS-Bette Davis. FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR-Errol Flynn. FAVORITE RADIO PROGRAM-MakefBe lieve Ballroom. FAVORITE BOOK-How Green Was My Valley. FAVORITE BROADWAY STAR-Helen Hayes. FAVORITE SINGER-Bob Eberly. OUTSTANDING COMEDY TEAM-Abbott and Costello. FAVORITE MAGAZINE-Life. FAVORITE POET-Poe. FAVORITE SPORT-Football. SONGS TO REMIND US OF OUR FAC' ULTY ADVISERS: Miss Crowell-Jim. Mrs. HilleyfSwank-Take a Number From One to Ten, Mr. Herb-Little Curly Hair in a Highchair. Mr. Harrison-There Are Smiles. Mr. Schmidtchen-You're Afl in the Army. 55 CREATIVE WRITING MY IDEAL DAY David Russell Moss My ideal moments are those in which I have leisure of a summer day. just give me that, and I feel rich, But best of all, I need not pay, For Nature to one and all is free. First, let Nature take its broom, The gentle winds from out the West, And with them sweep away all gloom, Give melancholy clouds a rest. just leave some wisps for us to see. Now give me a sea in which to sail, A boat with canvas tall and wide, A pillow on which to rest my head, A gentle wind, and I shall glide Away from cares that trouble me. Or give me a hilly country scene Far from city's crowds and heat. I love to roam the valleys clean And when I'm tired and want a treat I'll rest against some shady tree. To end a day so sweet and dear A dessert of dreamy airs I need. Tunes whose notes are soft and clear To take me from this world of greed To Slumberland-for peace and rest . . . THOUGHTS ON GRADUATION Ann Tompkins Stiff cap and gowns-solemn Pomp and Cir' cumstancen-tears and joy combined-a June breeze and a thought. To everyone these things mean Graduation, they are things we have all been striving to attain ever since we can rememf ber. Only when the wonderful event arrives do we realize that one of the best times of our lives has joined the past. Memories are the lone traces still remaining handed to us in the form of a certificate. We had fun together, didn't we? There will be more fun but a different kind-not high school style but grownfup fun. As we solemnly sit listening to the exercises we wonder where we shall be next year this time. Then it is all over, we are not seniors anymore, we are grownfupg we have graduated. MY GHOST Dean Miles As I started down the dark dreary street alone, just after midnight, I had the uncanny feeling that someone or something was following me. I began to move a little faster as the streetlight be' hind me faded away into the gloom. The huge warehouses loomed above me, shutting out the breeze and making the night stifling. I leaped in freight as a low, ominous clicking arose from behind me. I whirled around and backed up against the wall. The sound stopped. I looked wildly this way and that-nothing. Then, loud as a cannon shot in the silence came an unearthly moan. With a sob of fright I dashed headlong down a nearby alley. At the far end, the moon's unwinking eye disclosed a high wall blocking my escape. fCo'ntinued on page 55j CREATIVE WRITING MY GHOST fCont'd from p. 542 I was trapped. I crouched in the corner, wait' ing to be seized by the thing I could hear creeping softly up the alley. At last a pair of ghostly green eyes peered at me from the shadow of an ashcan. Then a shaggy brown animal crawled forward, its tail thumping the concrete. Only a homeless dog had given me the worst moment of my life. My ghost has a home now and every night when I get home he greets me with a joyous fan' fare of barks instead of scaring me half to death. AN AFTERNOON AT THE Movies IAMES HIGGINS On a Saturday afternoon you find yourself without anything to dog there are no basketball games, no icefskating and the football season is over, so you decide to spend the afternoon in the movies. You get the paper to see what is playing and soon discover that there is a double feature: The Rough Riders of Skunk HalloW, and The Case of the Headless Corpse. Well-it's better than staying home and doing homework, so you put on your hat and coat and start out for your destination. When you arrive, you find a line of youngsters about two blocks long, yelling, bawl' ing, throwing spit-balls, shoving. To make things worse, you have to take your place at the end of the line and it looks like rain, but you finally reach the ticket office just as the rain starts. Ar' riving inside, you find the place packed full of little trouble makers who are almost as noisy in' side the theater as out. At last the lights go out and the show is on! The western thriller is first and is greeted by great shouts and cheers from the little tykes. This picture is the usual western type about the great big hero who falls off cliffs, beats up gangsters, and sings to his ladyflove while strumming his guitar beneath her window. You are almost asleep when you are startled by a thunderous ovation of cheers, and you soon dis' cover that the hero has beaten up the crook, put him in jail, recovered the stolen money, and res' cued his girl. At last! This picture is at an end. Maybe the other won't be as terrible. The Case of the Headless Corpse is its title, but during the first 20 minutes no corpse appears, so this time you really fall asleep. Suddenly you awaken to the sound of kettle drums and you realize the show is over. You get up to leave, only to find you have been sitting on some chewingfgurn, which causes you to do a great injustice to the English language. To top it all off, you nearly get trampled to death by the hordes pouring out who are shooting imaginary guns at one another and dying in the aisles. When you finally reach the outside and freedom, you find it pouring, but nothing could be worse than what you had just been through, so you walk home, whistling in the rain. p ' CREATIVE WRITING THE SENSE OF TASTE AND ENJOYMENT OF EATING William Gauss I am forced to confess early in this paragraph, that I am an eater and drinker of no moderation or temperance. My fondest moments have been spent at the table, a knife and fork poised above a delectable morsel of food, with a filled glass or cup waiting patiently nearby. Of course, the real enjoyment lies in the pleasures found only through the sense of taste, a gift of God, given to everyone but seldom overused as I fear I over' use it. There is no greater thrill than to sense the fragrant taste of a generous, juicy slice of roast beef, not too well done. The trimmings seem trivial in the face of such a master of foods, but the meal would be incomplete without them. The roast potatoes, the browned outside cover' ings offering a delightful experience, are en' hanced to no small degree by the addition of gravy, that luscious delicacy so easily acquired by the mere cooking of the roast. The final joy of all meals lies in the dessert. If all things could end as gloriously and sumptuously as a meal with pie a la mode for dessert many things would be ac- complished that have been put off for years in the past. OUT OF A BLUE MOOD Louetta Burggaller It was on one of those lovely days when winter was just about over, that I found myself sitting around at home without a thing to do. To try to break the mood I was in, I decided to go for a walk. This usually doesn't do much good because there is no place for good walking except that same old stretch along the main street-why I say main street I'll never know, because it is just a paved avenue with sidewalks and no possi' bilities of excitement as one might expect from the term. But, hoping I might meet someone, or at least regain some pep, I started strolling. As I had supposed, I didn't meet a single per- son. I started homeward, disgusted. Looking around as I walked, my glance rested a little longer on the new homes which were being built on a hill only a few blocks away. As I stood and looked at them, I began to think-Should I go up there and look at them more closely? . . . Off I started. Some of the houses were still in the process of going up, while others were inf habited already, and by people just like ourselves. Wlien I reached the top of the hill and began looking around, a strange feeling came over me. 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