Morristown High School - Cobbonian Yearbook (Morristown, NJ)

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CLASS HISTORY but at the request of the faculty,idid not organize until late in the school year. Harry Davis was elected president, Beatrice Couch, vice- president, Gertrude Hoffman, secretary, and Walter Loree, treasurer. The class of 1916 entertained the class of 1919 near the close of the term. That year the poor Freshies were subject to hours entirely out of the ordinaryf iClasses began at eleven o'clock and were dis- missed at three-thirty, allowing twenty minutes for lunch. . At the beginning of the Sophomore year, Harry Davis was elected president, Gertrude Hoffman, vice-president, Mildred Niper, secre- tary, and Harold Karn, trea urer. The Juniors and Sophomores com- bined forces and entertaine the Seniors near the end of the second term. The class was well representedin the Junior Industrial Army. In the Junior year, Harry Davis was again elected president, Beatrice Couch, vice-president, Gertrude Hoffman, secretary, and Harold Karn, treasurer. Near the middle of the term the Juniors and Sophomores entertained the Senior Class. The class was againwell represented in the Junior Industrial Army which was organized during the month of April. 'I The class of 1919 began its high school career in the year of 1915, ' The class came together early in the Senior year and had an elec- tion of officers. Harry Davis was elected president for the fourth time, Louise Bockoven, vice-president, Gertrude Hoffman, secretary, and Harold Karn, treasurer. The class immediately began to revive and started plans for a class dance. The dance was in December and was a great success. In February, Green Stockings was decided upon as the class play and rehearsals were started immediately. It proved a great success and was commended by all. A goodly number of the class purchased class banners 'which were maroon with gold letters. In April the Juniors condescended to ask the Seniors to a dance in the gymnasium. This affair was enjoyed by all. The class was well represented in athletics. Three of the boys were members of the first high school team, and two of the girls were members of the girls' team. A Senior class team for boys and one for girls were organized and played a good many games. The class has shown by their spirit throughout the year that they lived up to their motto, Deeds Not Words.

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had telegraphed to have Emily Eager, the world's champion auto- mobile racer, meet me at the landing field. I looked at the paper on my way to my office and saw that the Carnegie Reading Prize had been awarded to Miss Bessie Erwin. Among the books that she had read were How to Study, by Maude Byram, Century Dictionary, revised by Dolly Pierson, Perfect French Pro- nunciation,', by Howard Black, and Complete Poems of Gertrude Hoffman. Of more interest to me was the trial of R. J. Parker, who was tried for attempting to bribe Congressmen in 01 der to run things as he wished This great political boss was convicted, notwithstanding the efforts of his lawyer, Frances McConnell. When I arrived at my office, I was informed that Mr John Gan- non, the President of the International Ice Dealers Association, had called to see me I was no sooner seated at my desk than Frank San- som, the Editor of Life, called me up and invited m to go with him to see the revue which Courtlandt Parker, the renowned comedian, w as ploducing The perfolmance would hawe been veiv flat had it not been foi the antics of the clown, Harold Ly on, and the romantic glances and gentle voice of the ingenue, Mildled Watkins In the audience I saw Logan Grupelh, who had just made a fortune fl om his chemical experiments, Albert Mlchelfelder, the captain of the All American Basketball Team, Edward Marmsio, the world s champion walker, and James VVh1tehead, the cashler of the American Trust Com- pany On the back of the program was an advertisement of Aunt Iemlmals pancake flour, and you can imagine my surprise when I lecog- n17ed the beaming features of my classmate, Evelyn Lewis The next day I had an appointment at a beauty parloi on Fifth Aw enue, which I found to be conducted by Mme Pearl Conners, the famous hair bleachel, and Mlle Kathryn Duffv, who c n do wonders with the rouge pot Mlle Duffy informed me that she had Just seen a performance before the National Education Association which was holding a convention in New X ork and in the audience she had 1ECOgl'llZ9d Marv LOHEI gan, a kindergarten teacher, Victoria Schw artz, an English teacher, Alice Rennick, the authority on school libraries, Ruth Peer, the domestic science teacher, and Marguerite Taylol, a physical training teacher, and Mildred Sheerm, head of the State Board of Health As we were walking up the aw enue, an aeroplane overhead caught fire and fell to the street Reginald Robinson, the famous surgeon, came with the ambulance accompanied by nurse Lillian McHarr1e . . ' h . . . 3 v . . . . sa 0 . -, . - v - . y . . .4 - 1 . . . . c U ' I . . . . . . 7 4 . . l g , V . . I I c U U . f- . 1 . . . v v . . - I . . . I r r r . , . V Y - v . . . r . . - Q u I A I 0 . . . 1 . f . . I . . . - . . 1 - v .. . . . . . . . . . - . . 1 1 I 0 l ' . , Y . , , ' . . r . . . . v S y . . i ,Til , ,: . h,,, ,L .... .. .-w,,,.,,,,wm,,, A-, , ,...,, .. ml... .,, Hs, ,, Y ,