Passaic High School - Echo Yearbook (Passaic, NJ)

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JANUARY HISTORY Browsing through the library I was attracted by a large black book, set apart from the others. In bright gold letters was written High School Classes of the Century. I pulled the book down and started leafing through it. On freshly printed pages in the back of the book I found the following: HISTORY of PASSAIC CLASS of JANUARY 1946 The unique character of our class has come from its varied background. In 1943 the culture of the East fWoodrow Wilson Junior Highj blended with the culture of the North fMemorial junior Highj and that of the South fThomas jefferson junior Highj to form the present class. We learned the ropes quickly in those days, tricks of the trade that were to be put to good use in our junior and Senior years. We remember Miss Bates and Latin. Yes, dear old Latin with easily translatable Caesar and the beau- tiful language of the prose sentence. But you must admit, Miss Bates really knew how to make that fudge! The war was on, and to toughen us up, they in- augurated an entirely new system. It consisted of a revamped set of exercises and an obstacle course as a side show. Running became the great body-builder. Besides accomplishing its main objective, the new system did these things: 1. It increased the boys' knowledge of the blocks around the school. 2. It decreased the work of the janitor in clean- the gym floor. 3. It made the nurse more popular. During these years sweaters came into style. Girls went wild! Everywhere you turned, there-was a sweater! One day things got to such a state that even our most conservative member, Dick Honigsbaum, succumbed to the rage. He walked into our English class with the most beautiful sweater. Oh, what a sweater! But all the boys snubbed him. Poor kid, I guess he just didn't have the right PERSONALITY. Arline Wolff says she is still recovering from the shock of seeing boys' bare legs. Paging Mr. Pickett! Summer School came upon us. We remember the getting up earlyg those bumpy 44's, and the crowded 102'sg the cramped quarters of Davy Hanis's truck, and the tightness of Louie Brecher's meat de- livery car. We remember the packed study halls, the rain, and the generosity of Dr. Dales. We remember the huge Mr. Bollerman, the fun of the daily hitch- hike-in limousine or milktruck, and we can't forget the hot sun. Herman Packer led a group of fellows up to see Buck Siegel. They wanted to learn how Buck became Page 38 so successful. Buck drew them around in a tight circle and then in confidential tones he said, Boys, to be a successful businessman you must always treat your customers with courtesy and above all you must always smile. Excursions to New York to see Shakespearean plays were the rule, and while bringing us great cul- tural satisfaction, they brought Vera Zorina into the life of Mitchell Laiks. Laiks just sits by her picture and moans all day long. During the summer George Gaydos was lent by Passaic High School to the Princeton Atomic Re- search Division. He helped them with their more -difficult math, and he had a great deal to do with the development of the Atom Bomb. Lenny Bindelglass has at last found a way to stop his perpetual tardiness. Bindy says it's easy: all you have to do-is graduate. Perhaps you have noticed that Frank Bongiorno always parks his car on a hill. That's Because it can only start on a down roll. They say that the new cars correct this condition. Dave Peres certainly defied all the rules. Accord- ing to some authorities redheads are temperamental and hard to get along with. Dave doesn't think so. Maybe he's a little prejudiced, but when you see him playing around with another redhead, then it's time for him to see a doctor, I know a good one-a certain Dr. Rinzler. The following are the unsolved mysteries of the past year: 1. What was Miss Klug doing in a boys' reforma- tory? 2. What is the meaning of Hubba Hubba? 3. What is the meaning of the sound produced by the clicking of one's tongue? 4. Do people really study in study halls? 5. Who let that dog in school? 6. Was the snowballing of Mr. Clark accidental or premeditated? Saul Ellenbogen has tried to answer these ques- tions too. He doesn't bother with them so much though. That's because he has troubles of his own. There are two young teachers in his life. He doesn't know which to choose. Then there is the matter of the girl in his homeroom who is just as Long as he is. The last word should go to Owen Adler and Ziggy Gallai for they are the last word. Adler is sorry to leave, for he must say goodbye to his sweety- pie, but Ziggy- Ah! Give me freedom! 4- if wk wk I closed the book and lifted it back onto the shelf.

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X X5 fl it SX x XX A Vw Albert Alexander Vargo General 'O President, Senior Clas ice- President, JuniogCl , 'ce- President, Dales ' , Pres- ident, S t u it Council, Spani , Sl Rule, and Ri bs, rack, Usher, O en , General Com- mi tee, unior Prom, Sports Edit , Hilltop Star , Ad- visorv Committee. Echo, Theodore Adamcik General Vice-President, Latin Club, Spanish, Dramatics, History, and Slide Rule Clubs, Chimes of Normandy , l-l.M.S. Pinafore , Come Rain or Shine , Junior Miss , Pirates of Penzance , Usher, Open House, Gen- eral Committee, Come Rain or Shine , Stage Committee, Stage Door , Decorating Committee, junior Prom, Representative, H i l 1 t o p Star , Publicity and Ticket Committee, Senior Dance. Henry Axam General Page 40 . 1 - l ge. J Tu iq ure. -sf 44 l, gli-'W ,, 1 rf - i we t ,t 3 - e,- jyyelk tA fwlw- gg f arf , eeie i' ai' ,W K 4 btY ' 0 me Q r ,, V- . - -t 4Pos.o-W' H' Y tv' oe kff' .JJ i Richard Arnold --J J sfw Tefhniml Ruth Cross General President, Junior Class, President, Student Council, Vice-President, Senior Class, Advisory Committee and Editorial Staff, Echo',, Varsity Basketball and Cross Country, Usher, Open House, Latin, French, and Slide Rule Clubs, Student Commissioner, Co - Chair- man of General Committees, Come Rain or Shine'f 54 .1 , 'JW' ' fn! e 1 Mary Aiosa General Secretary, Senior Class and J u n i o r Class, Treasurer, Leaders Club, A d v is ory Committee, Echo , Presi- dent, Tri-Y, Archery, Bowl- ing, and Riding Clubs, Cap- tain, Basketball Cheer Lead- ers, Decorating Committee, Junior Prom, Demonstration. X Mary Ellen Kissel General Treasurer, Senior Class, Ad- visory Committee, Echo , Spanish and Latin Clubs, Representative, H i l l t o p Star , Chorus, Photography and Layout Staff, Echo , Refreshment Committee, Senior Dance, Scenery Com- mittee, Come Rain or Shine. t 15,1 1-gig i its-ni 1 mi f me an L, 1,1 Loreta Anderson General Latin, French, Leaders, and Tri-Y Clubs, Demonstra- tion, Chimes of Nor- mandy , I-l.M.S. Pinaforen, Costume and Scenery Com- mittees, Come Rain or Shine , Decorating Commit- tee, Senior Dance, Treasurer, Civil Air Patrol. Calauba College 5 C Leon Auerbach General Dramatics, Debating, Latin, and German Clubs, Debat- ing Squad, Debating Award, Cartoonist, Hilltop Star , Art Stall, Echo , Decorat- ing Committee, l'Come Rain or Shine and Junior Prom, Stage Doorn, Representa- tive, Red Cross. Cooper Union Art School Myrna Ayllem General Dramatics, Latin, History, and French Clubs. University of SoullJcr'l Culifornia