Park Ridge High School - Hoot Yearbook (Park Ridge, NJ)

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THE HOOT R 19 So we presented a real reception That Seniors said defied conception. To future juniors, who can tell, Perhaps with memories set to rime, Leave footprints of your High School time. IV. But once again the fall returned, In each proud soul a spirit burned To keep and heighten the name we'd made To honor all tributes' we'd been paid. For now as Seniors, last year of all, For President, Dunn responded to call. In athletics, of course we lent The best we had, and time was spent In making teams on the victory bent, And excellent marks their good intent. In both, we've been successful 'tis true. The proof of the pudding is left with you. The school then did, Hans Pause elect, The affairs of the A. A. to direct. Again we accomplished another feat, To all was given the wonderful treat Of reading about the monthly review In the Owl: of what students tried to do, With Eleanor chosen chief from the start, Full worthy and well she played her part. A debating club was finally formed, At which the underclassmen stormed, Because again our class excelled The reins of President, Belcher held. Then from our happiness to detract, Miss Collingwood's illness became a fact, For her health she was forced to leave. Then oh! How Seniors and others grieved. And so under hardships strongly we bore The honor and glory we'd won before. And then in March we gave a play Which was a huge success, they say. Like junior standard it gained great fame And Daddy Long Legs was its name. Page Twenty-two

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THE HOOT R 19 That the next term for us would hold The opening of the fine new school Under, they said, a stricter rule, And so to Leaches we bade goodfbye, With a wistful look and a sigh. III. When full two months of vacation had passed. The joyful tidings came true at last, That our new school so nearly erected . Would in September be surely perfected. And so we entered in late September. A school that we shall forever remember. Dick Belcher was chosen our president, And all to work we immediately went. Athletics again were quickly revived, And former opponents with them we strived Soon found to their sorrow, that we were here To reckon upon in our Junior year. Three of our girls, school teams made, To four of our boys like honor paid, Five of our men on the football field. Used Park Ridges' emblem as their shield, And eight of them triumphantly won Honors when baseball was begun. Although with the Seniors there was a row It was to our class they did allow The privilege to present a play And prove our worth another way, Professor Pepp' it was called by name, Throughout the county it gained some fame, We surely made the Seniors confess, That juniors had conquered the art of dress, That study and play, are not far apart When students have good will in their heart. This was enough it surely would'seem When Moore made the big Debating teaml And added that prestige to our list, Wlmich some other class will surely miss. ' And in the spring there came a call A Junior Prom was sought by all, Page Twenty-one

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Class Initials THE HOOT FOR 1924 With ladies fine and gentlemen gallant It called for Senior's able talent. And so to all we think we've proven That through the years, with spirit unmoved, We've certainly made for ourselves a name, Sure to be copied, honored and praised. Because by effort it was raised. And now to you, our dear old High We fondly bid a sad goodfbye. R. G. B. Real Good Bluffer Misses Lost Darling Made Ethel Her Friend M. L. D. M. E. H. E. M. D. H. My dear Heart P. A. P. Pert, Alert, Proud E. L. Ever Lonely? K. O. B. Kisses Only Boys E. M. V. Enjoys Maidenly Virtures A. G. K. Always Gels Katherine W. H. D. Whom He Desires? C. J. G. Corking jolly Girl E. A. E. Ever At Entertaining E. E. T. Ever Expects Thrills j. H. S. josephine's Hopeful Slave L. R. B. Likes Real Basketball E. W. P, Everybody's Willing Pal H. E. P. He's Ever Perfect C. J. D. Constand Joy Demands W. G. H., What Good Humor! G. E. W. Getting Extra Wild I. F. Ideal Friend P. A. M. Pursues All Men Richard Belcher Mildred Dixon Mildred Forbes Marion Hansen Phyllis Pedersen Ethel Lyon Katheen O'Brien Edith Venderpoel Alfred Kuehn William Dunn Catherine Griesch Estelle Engle Edwin Tieman jesse Saunders Louis Bartalot Eleanor Pause Hans Pause Clarence Dierman Walter Holgerson Gladys Weilbacker Isadora Frosini Patricia Maher A Musical Dream One day as I was looking over some sheet music on the parlor floor, my mother called me to do something. When I returned to the parlor I heard low tones as of whispering. I looked and to my surprise saw the different sheets of music speaking to each other. I hid behind the portierres and listened to their conversation. Who should I see first but Barney Boogie, running wild, calling Page 'l'zut'n!y-three