Montclair High School - Amphitheatre Yearbook (Montclair, NJ)

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amphltheafre A ' SENIOR CLASS HISTORY HE class of 1978 lb wlthout questlon unsurpassed by any class havmg before graduated from old M H S both In qualxty and ln accompllshment As sophomores we got started just a lxttle faster than those who preceded us ln past years and promptly elected our oflicers to lead us through the year Lloyd Rosevear pres1dent Betty Steele vxce pres1dent Joyce Jenkins secretary and Margaret Allan treasurer Betty Joyce and Lloyd represented us on the Student Councll We were a little less confused by the newness of our surroundings and 203 rn partrcular than might be expected of Sophomores and found no d1fHculty m plaung many of our members on the Honor Roll wh1le we were well represented on the Athletic squads Lontmumg wrth our good work we were orxgmal enough to have our M1xer rn tlme to Mlx the bophomores January eighth was the date set Enter tamment was provlded by members of the class and the afternoon was enjoyed by all We returned the followmg year as full of pep as ever thrs trme as Jumors We elected these oflfxcers to guzde us Jack Rutherford pres1dent Betty Steele vlce pres1dent Joyce Jenkms secretary Robert Drew treasurer and as representatlves on the Student Coun cxl Betty Joyce and Art Mayes 'lhls year we re peated our promlnence first by placmg many of our members on the athletlc teams then by the Jumor boys wlnnmg hrst place rn the lndoor track meet and by the Jumor glrls basketball team s holding the school champlonshxp Now we are on the home stretch Semors' Our drgmty IS largely counter balanced by our great re sponslbxlxty Our officers th1s year are Edmund Bart lett presxdent Betty Steele vlce pres1dent Joyce Jen k1ns secretary and Leslle Petrle treasurer Art Mayes pres1dent of the Student Councnl and Betty Jean North and Gordon Lovell as our other representat1ves We are st11l contmumg our fine record not only m athletrcs but m other hnes as well The football team defeated both East Orange and Bloomfield The Dra matlc Club won the New York Play Contest We are now workmg hard on the Semor entertamment and are not forgettmg that we are to represent M H S 1n the College Boards The class of 28 does not wlsh to appear concelted but IS only justly proud of 1ts accomphshments And so departlng leave behmd us footprmts on the sands of t1me - - I . . .1- V U 0 u l 1 Q 1 ' - ' , 7 7 ' 1 1 . . ., . , . - ' ' . 7 . . , , . . . . - . . . Y , I Y Y ' 1 1 1 - ' 1 1 1 ' ' ' . . . i i . . . - . ' - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . Q. . , . . . . . . . , . . . . H . ,, K . . . I 1 - I . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . , - - 1 ' F . , , . . . . H . . ' 1 1 1 ' . - . . . 0 . . . 1 1 1 1 - - 11 1 1 '

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SENIOR FORUM HIS year the Program Committee of the Senior Forum has consisted of Esther Porter Bened1ct Burgl and Ahlborn Wheeler Great credit IS due to Mr Packard the faculty advisor for his in valuable assistance ln procuring excellent speakers The Forum started out with a sho1t talk by Mr Seniors Our first outside speaker was Mr Roy W Hatch who talked on a Piece of thinking Abraham Lincoln talk The two meetings were de voted to a discussion of student ofiices and the visablhty of distributing them more widely to give more people a chance to participate in the responsi- bility. A committee was chosen Sam Barker chair- man Louise Gilman Grace Straat and Allan Knowles to look into this matter one of the most important topics of the year. Next Mr. Alden I Alley spoke in assembly on Armistice Day this being the Senior Forum s contribution to assemblies. At other meetings Miss Mary North talked on our historical heritage and our corresponding duty to our descendants ' Dr. Areson gave a short speech on the medical profession-a doc- tor s standing in the community, his service to human- ity, and the wonderful future in medicine, Mr. F. W. Arnold spoke on 'The Romance of the Radio , and Mr. Egbert Hayes on conditions in China. We then had a discussion of Senior privileges lncludmg the use of the library during act1v1t1es period and the omission of final examination for Seniors We gained the for mer privilege on account of Mr Ferguson s kindness Our next talk was from Mr David R Porter on An Oxford Day a comparison of English and American colleges especially in the type of studying After this Mr Hart and Mr Putnam spoke respectively Mathematics and Languages Then Mr Wick enden contrasted American and European types of education reasons and results Next came Mr B1 band s talk on Past measures for preserving peace Dr. Elson the famous historian continued the subject the following week with Peace in the future Then we heard Mr. Alden J. Alley again on The position of the United States in the modern world. Mayor Lardner also spoke to the Senior Forum. The Program Committee has endeavored to bring before the Forum a varied program to interest and appeal to every one. Besides the particular subjects of school interest world-wide ones such as education world peace and government have been clearly ex- plained by experts on the subjects, in an effort to tit the average citizen to take an intelligent part in sub- jects common to everyone, and to pursue successfully of his private affairs. - 0 ' ' ' - I re W ' a I 0 A u Z2 0 Q .i y . . . . .. . , . . , ' . . . . . . , . ' y J ' 1 ' ' . . . , - gg n ' ' ! ,, . . . 3 I ' . , . Ferguson on scholarship and other subjects vital to came Mr. Goodman's speech on Europe. Two teachers, i . . n ' '9 . . . . , ' O11 , u - - V- ,is an as - n n ln . ' - ' ' ' , ad- ' , T . . '- . .. . . . . . , ,, . ,, , . Y . . if 1? 7 ! ' CC Y 9 I I ' I! 7 3 9 l I ! Y 3 1 I