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Passing of An Era The Class of 1959, through the medium of the The increased school population was a major factor Milestone, would like to salute the passing of an era in bringing about the change. in the history of Plainfield's educational system. It is interesting to note this change when we con- Beginning in 1959, a junior high school program sider that Plainfield had one of the first public school will come into being. This means that the high school systems in New Jersey and that the high school is will no longer accommodate the freshman classes. consistently in the fore in academic achievement.
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Service With a Smile What giant eats 840 rolls with 110 pounds of frankfurters while consuming 950 pints of milk per day? As you have probably guessed, this giant is the Plainfield High student body. In addition to the above mentioned food, he demol- ishes 40 pies and 600 other desserts. Wherever possible, this food is bought locally, the ex- ception being the 40 pies. The government, too, enters the picture by subsidizing the milk and hot platters. The staff needed to prepare food for this monster consists of 18 connoisseurs of food. Half of the staff reports at 8 o'clock to prepare the food; by eleven o'clock, the full staff is busy putting the final touches to our delicious lunches. OUR COOKS—Edith Robbins and Stella McNier prepare one of those famous P.H.S. lunches. One of the favorite political slogans in this election year is ING Let's make a clean sweep. If our custodians were running for orn Pea ote Mr. Wallace Van ; r, public office, they would undoubtedly get wholehearted support throws the switch from the students and faculty of P.H.S.; for upon them rests the formidable task of keeping our school neat and presentable. The mountains of papers from class work and the refuse from lunch periods must be disposed of; the grounds around the school must be kept attractive and well maintained. The public gets to know our school first through its outward appearance, so the responsibility for public opinion falls upon these men. They, how- ever, can't do the job alone. A clean school is the result of cooperation on the part of everyone. Cleanliness, however, is but one responsibility of the staff; among many other chores, they handle the enormous amount of supplies and eee necessary for efficient running of the school. which insures us light, CHECKING THE STOCK—Mr. John Broadbent, head cus- todian, and Mr. Abe Hoffman make sure they will be ready with supplies at any time. TO Een, { 4 4 ee % WK | sues a L
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