Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

Page 7 text:

i oo Lal = = ea, cc cS S cc a. FACULTY SENIORS UNDERCLASSES ACTIVITIES CANDIDS ADVERTISEMENTS

Page 6 text:

PROLOGUE All the world’s a stage And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, William Shakespeare from As You Like It We invite you to take a front row orchestra seat as the curtain rises on the Milestone presentation ‘‘Years of Decis- ion,” the story of Plainfield High during the school year 1956-57. Our production is appropriately titled, for each player must make numerous decisions during his career on stage. It is no easy matter to decide what type of course to take, which subjects to study, which extra-curricular activities to participate in, or how to use valuable time wisely. The decisions we make all help to mold our characters and develop the drama. They also contribute towards our most important decision of all, our choice of future paths. It is this momentous decision that will shape the parts we play in years to come. Our play has aspects of comedy—even farce at times, but as the drama unfolds we find the characters play their parts with serious intent. And well they may, for as our players tread the boards of P.H.S., they are preparing for greater roles in dramas still to be written. The curtain descends, but the end is only the beginning.

Page 8 text:

IN THE SPOTLIGHT If we have played our parts with some success these past four years, it is in large measure because of two who stood in the wings, ever prompt to give us our cues and ever ready to rescue us from our miscues. Let us hear your applause as we call into the spotlight two gracious ladies whom we have nominated for the class of ’57 Oscar. To RUTH LOSTBOURNE we express our appre- ciation for having kept watch over our entrances and exits. When we were tardy for our “‘on stage” signals, she knew it. When we did not answer to the roll call, her summons was inevitable. She listened sym- pathetically to our troubles. She smiled tolerantly at our amateur theatrics when our excuses were feeble. Her office was the scene of some of our best emoting, but we left it usually more determined to play our parts better in the serious drama upstairs. To MARION NEWSON we voice affection for having taught us that the play must go on and that only through self-discipline, dedication, and un- flagging effort could we expect a happy ending to our “Years of Decision.” As a physical education teacher she taught us how to move about the stage with grace and vigor. As adviser to our troupe she led the applause when we did well, but she was our severest critic when we performed poorly. We sought her advice in Student Council deliberations. Her aid was indispensable in planning our off-stage celebra- tions. As we look back upon decisions wisely made, we shall remember who counseled us.