Montclair Academy - Yearbook (Montclair, NJ)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY lf a visitor had chanced to drop in upon the Senior dinner, which was held, this year, a few weeks after the Christmas vacation, he would have found there, earnestly engaged in serious discussion, the members of the class of '36 This class, in view of its accomplishments in school life from the time it entered the Upper School until the completion of its senior year, has come to be considered one of the best groups of boys that has ever been graduated from Montclair Academy. lf the visitor had been acquainted with the various extra-curricular activities of the school and their participants, he would have recognized, in the group seated before him, the leaders of this vital division of lVl.A. life. Over there at that table, for instance, he would have recognized the class president, while at another table he would have seen the pres- ident of the student council, here he would have found the captain of the football team, and there the editor of the school paper. ln fact, he would have realized that all the various teams, the debating societies, the Dramatic Club, the year book and the Eagle Rocket, and various other activities are well-represented in the class of '36 All senior classes can boast of the large number of their members actively engaged in extra-curricular activities, but the class of '36 is outstanding in that, under the management of its members and on account of their earnest work, these activities have been even more fully developed than has ever been the casa before. For instance, consider the school weekly, the Eagle Rocket , which has grown under the i936 board from a two or four page edition to four or six page one. The student council has also become a much more active influence in school affairs in the hands of this class than it formerly was. Upon the Dramatic club, the Rostrum and Forum societies, the interscholastic debating teams and practically every other activity connected with the school, the members of the class of '36 have made this same lasting impression. l3ut let us return to our visitor, whom we have left behind at the Senior Dinner. As he looks the class over, he may perhaps be wondering wherein lie the essential factors that have contributed to its success, for the group as a whole looks practically the same as every other senior class. lt is rather difficult to determine what these factors are, but there is apparent in the make-up of the class a strong sense of duty, and self- dependence, together with a willingness to work and the ability and in- telligence to do a good job. l-lerein lies the secret of the success of the '36 Senior class in extra-curricular activities, sports and scholastic com- petition. The members of this class have initiative. 0240

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WARI NC- WATT WEED HAROLD LOMAS WARINC i935-36-Captain Cross-Country Team, Cilee Club, Dra- matic Club, Varsity Track Team. Posterity will remember this individual for his winning of wonderous cross-country races and mile runs and for his knack of falling unconscious at the finish. They will also recall with a grin his ability to sling it and to create various uproars in the Business Training Department. Wherever Harold may be in years to come he is sure to bring good cheer to those around him. RALPH ELLIOTT WATT i935-36-President Senior Class, Vice-President and Busi- ness Manager Dramatic Club, Rostrum, Chairman Rostrum- Forum Dance Committee, Octopus Staff, Eagle Rocket Staff, lnterscholastic Debating Team, Student Council, Chairman Sen- ior Ball Committee, Cross-Country Team, Track Team. Williams is certainly going to be fortunate when it finds the name of Elliott Watt on its freshman list next fall. While at Montclair Elliott has been president of practically every school organization, besides working on the staffs of the Eagle Rocket and the Octopus. Popular, generous and genial, he is a stu- dent of unsurpassed ability and appliance. His future success is guaranteed. WlLLlAMS WALKER TEN EYCK WEED i935-36-President Rostrum, Captain Varsity Track Team, Managing Editor Octopus, Assistant Editor Eagle Rocket, Inter- scholastic Debating Team, Dramatic Club, Secretary Stud:nt Council, Cross-Country Team. lt you See anyone reading the Eagle Rocket and laughing heartily, you can be sure that lke's sparkling political or social satire is the cause. Undoubtedly this popular fellow is one of the most original, yet capable students the Academy has ever had. Ike is prominent in other fields too. He is an outstanding Rostrum debater, editor, student council member, and half-miler. DARTMOUTH Q23

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SENIOR CLASS VOTE FIRST SECOND Done most for M.A. Stuart Watt ' Most Popular Stuart McDonald Most likely to succeed Watt Stuart Best Athlete McDonald Demarest Handsomest Demarest Watt Wittiest Weed Little Laziest Hess Robertson Most original Weed Brennan Class rat Braine Frost Worst woman hater Dowling Demarest Best student Watt Brightman ln worst with faculty Downey Brennan Biggest blutter Braine Demarest Poorest blutter Braine Demarest Cutest Brightman Allen Class pest Brennan Barrett Luckiest Demarest Riter Meekest Little Borowy Best Build Caldwell Murphy Most optimistic Abbott Townsend Most pessimistic Little Braine Biggest rough-houser Brennan Brightman First to get married Riter Watt Biggest kicker Braine Lawes Biggest kid Allen Brightman Most pious Funk Townsend Worst automobile driver Schmid Greenwood Most conceited Lawes Morehouse Most popular teacher Mr. Barrett Most popular subject l-listory French Most popular sport Football Tennis Most popular automobileEord Oldsmobile Most popular college Dartmouth Princeton Most popular movie actress Shirley Temple Ginger Rogers Most popular song The Music Coes Pink Elephants 'Round and Around 0250 Tl-l l RD Braine Q Demarest Funk Fritts Phelan Brennan l-lal lock Schmid Lawes Brennan Brennan Lawes Lawes Lawes Braine Dowling Robertson Rannenberg Morehouse Watt Morehouse Schmid Townsend Brennan Schmid Demarest Abbott l-lermiston English Track Buick Williams Wendy Barrie Taps