Middletown Township High School - Odranoel Yearbook (Middletown, NJ)

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THE 1926 ODRANOEL FACULTY INFORMAL 26

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THE 1926 IQDRANOEL 1- EARLY HISTORY . 1, Genevieve Languer. 2, Eleanor Conover. 3, Madeline Gericke. 4. Margaret O'Keefe. 5, Ella Mae Hankinson. 6, Mildred Leonard. 7, Lucille Rothenberg. 8, Daisy Lang. 9, Anna Dewender. 10, Otto Schnoor. 11, Ida Hildebrand. 12, Ottilie Wilson. ' I5

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THE 1926 ODRANOEL g lass ibistnrp LONG time ago, in S-ept. of 1922, a great event took place which has changed the history of Leonardo High School, and added greatly to its honor and glory. The event of which I speak was- the enrollment of the Class of '26, the largest- group of Freshmen in the history of the school up to that date. .-ff eveilfvf The hrst year as high school students passed quickly and happily and closed in june, 1923. The following September, the Class of '26 returned as sophomores, and it was in this year that they began to take a notable part in school activities. It was represented on the various athletic teams and at the end of the year, it captured second place in the Local May Day Fete, being defeated only by that year's Seniors. The Junior year began with a class meeting, at which Norbert Simpson, Beulah Howard, Thomas Mulhern, and Orrin S-oule were elected President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary, and at the same meeting, blue and gray were selected as class colors. This powerfully organized junior Class had already planned to make an educational tour of Washington, so in order to raise money, several cake sales and dances were given, all of which were successful. The junior Revue! VVill any member of the Class of '26 ever forget it? Critics pro- nounced it the most successful amateur performance ever staged at Leonardo High School. The Class of '26 brought honor to the school through those members who so ably represented it in athletics. It proved its athletic ability by winning the Local May Day Fete. The Class was also fortunate in having one of its members captain of the debating team. , ' Election of class oliicers for the Senior year was the most important event, and Ida Hildebrand was elected President, Norbert Simpson, Vice-President, Thomas Mulhern, Treasurer, and George Uhrig, Secretary. The close of the junior year brought the Class of '26 a very great loss. O'ne of its advisors, H. T. Hollingsworth left it-but Miss Penningtotfs redouhled efforts made our last year a most successful year in spite of the loss of one so esteemed advisor. After another summer vacation, the Class of '26 returned as Seniors. VVhat a wise and dignified group! Y'Vith vim and vigor they plunged into their school activities. . To carry out their plans for a tour of Washngton, it was necessary to sell candy, and a record for such sales was made by 26 . As Seniors, the class was ably represented on the athletic teams and at the end of the football season, a banquet was given to the team, which had won the trophy for the Cham- pionship of Central jersey. The Annual Fair, given by the S-eniors and the A. A. was the biggest and best ever. The class play A Pair of Sixes, given two nights at Leonardo, and one night at Fort Hancock, was a most successful comedy. The peculiar situation in which T. Boggs johns found himself as the result of holding the low hand in a game of poker was the source of much mirth to the audience. The Local and County May Day Fetes again found '26,' strongly represented, and Hnally the long-looked-forward-to tour of Washington took place, on May 27, 28, and 29. The class motto. Veritas, Honor, et Scientia, CTruth, Honor, Knowledgej having been adhered to, may be considered as partly responsible for '26's success in all things. For some time, '26 had been striving for a student government. The first step in the accomplishment of this aim was the formation of a Class Court, to raise the morale of the class. Near the end of the year. a constitution was drawn up for a complete student gov- ernment of the Senior Class, and it now remains only for the other classes to adopt this constitution, with whatever changes may be necessary, as a basis for student government of the school. To keep its memory alive in its dear Alma Mater, the Class of '26 presented her with a trophy case, in which to place the various trophies which it had helped to win, as well as the other trophies which have been won by the school. I have spoken to you of these marvelous years of joy and learning, but now I have come to the sad part-this class which has shed glory, and honor, and lustre upon its dear Alma Mater is about to pass from its portals into the great wide world. May we as Alumni continue to reflect honor and glory on her by our making successes of our lives.