Montclair Academy - Yearbook (Montclair, NJ)

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. FRESHIVIAN GLASS - Schultz ....... President Calder . . Vice-President Garrigan . . . . Secretary AGKERIVIAN HIGGINS ADAIR HIRD BAER HUNT BILL LAWRIE GALDER LYLE GHARLESWORTH IVIARGHESE GROOK IVICIVIAHON DAWSON IVIULLER DWYER, IVI. PELS FUNK, P. PHELAN, W. GARRIGAN SARGEANT GATES SGHULTZ HARRIS SGHUIVIANN WARZESIQI 0320

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SGPHOIVIORE CLASS HISTORY The class of '38 is able to boast of both its scholastic and athletic material. There are in this form at least two boys of particular intellectual ability, and we are well-represented on the honor and high honor rolls every month. This class will be remembered for its extraordinary foot- ball and basketball teams which, coached by a new master and a fine man, Mr. Roderick Beebe, played successful games with a large number of schools. The result of the football season was one to be proud of. Out of eight games the junior Varsity won five, tied two and lost one. The most remarkable thing about these scores is the fact that most of the opposing teams were heavier and that most of the games were played in the rain. Bordentown, Pingry, Lawrenceville, Peddie and Wardlaw were among the teams unfortunate enough to encounter the powerful third team. We can- not lay claim to all the glory, however, and must give credit due to the several Freshmen who did their bit. ' The activities of the class are not confined to the world of sport. Both the Rostrum and the Forum societies have been fortunate in enlist- ing certain of our number, and at the time of writing the two societies are counting on taking in other sophomores. We cannot omit mention of the dramatic ability of this form. Mr. Norman Reid, the school dramatic coach, who produced The Goose Hangs High with such favorable results this year, was undertaking, as we went to press, to direct the production of a play by the underclassmen. A Night at an Inn by Lord Dunsany was chosen. It has a cast of eight which was largely made up of a number of boys who played in the Freshman production of The Unseen last year. The play is a mystery and deals with a ruby stolen from an idol's eye. The chief difficulty was found to be the English dialogue, but this was rapidly overcome. We, from whose ranks part of the varsity will be drawn next year, shall do our best to make Bill Phillip's hopes for bigger and better teams in the seasons of i936-'37 a reality. Our own hopes are that we may continue on our way with at least a measure of our present success. With few of the class leaving the school this year and many coming in, the already large class of '38 should find new worlds to conquer. 0310

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FRESH MAN CLASS HISTORY The second form this year is composed of twenty-six members, ten of whom are newcomers to the Academy. They have been reported in all types of activities and are now closely connected with the functions of the school. As a whole the freshman class is an average group scho- lastically, but it does boast two or three boys on the honor roll every month. This year the second form reported to Mr. Roderick Beebe as the new third team football coach. With his aid the season was a great success, and members of this class did their share to make it so. Two positions in the backfield were usually filled by freshmen, and one or two line berths were also well-played by second formers. The i935 third squad had a better record than have most third squads of the past. They lost but one game, and that to the Englewood varsity. The team also defeated two class A schools, Lawrenceville and Peddie. One member of the class played in a varsity game against Newark Academy, and another proved a good ground-gainer when he played in a second team game with Glen Ridge. ' Two freshmen went out for the cross-country team. Neither placed in a meet, but it was excellent practice for future years. Last fall a large number of the class entered the tennis tournament, and the junior champion of contestants from the three lower forms was a freshman. There were also quite a few in the semi-finals. Most of the boys in the gym from three until four o'clock in the afternoon last winter were freshmen out for the third basketball team. At the time of writing the squad has lost but one game, and that to Wardlaw's second string players. The prospects of the remainder of the season are very bright. ln addition to this one freshman has been playing on the Academy second team, a somewhat unusual occurrence. A hobby show was held for the first time this year by the Academy in the Walden house. A number of second formers had entries, but none received awards. The class is more socially-minded than those of former years have been. More freshmen are coming to attend Miss Sawyer's junior Assem- blies, and for the first time this year freshmen were allowed to attend the Rostrum-Forum dance which was held at the Montclair Women's Club. Having already taken the lead in a number of activities, next year's sophomore class is looking forward to filling a much more important place in Montclair Academy life. 0330