Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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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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GETTING THE YULETIDE SPIRIT—Nancy Oaks, Jean Pfeiffer and Dotty Black tack on tinsel. i fs SCANNING THE STOCK—Carol Lind- strom, Woody Sobel and Nile Brown hope- fully inspect the lost and found. Seniors Record The Class of 1959 now finds itself on the brink of graduation with four full years behind, so it becomes necessary to reminisce a bit in order to discover why time seems to have slipped by so rapidly. Our first days at P.H.S. were marked by confusion, concern, and amazement, typical reactions of new entries into high school. But, aided by experienced counselling and our trusty handbooks, we were soon acclimated and settled into the regular routine. We organized the class, electing Robert Zagoria as our president, Jon Schreyach as vice-president, Catherine Crowe as treasurer, and Ellen Romer as our secretary. Our first social event, the Freshman Party, inaugurated many happy times together as a Class. Little did we realize that our cardinal mascot, which exerted great spiritual control over our destinies, was to disappear mysteriously the follow- ing summer. We had accepted the challenge of our Alma Mater some time before our first year was behind us. As Sophomores, what little feeling of unimportance we had possessed, vanished. The officers chosen to represent the Class were: David Tebbs, president; Herbert Smith, vice-president; assisted by JoAnn Cowling and Cynthia Barlow as secretary and treasurer respectively. Being well estab- lished in the school clubs and general activities by this time, we were successful in many endeavors, and the Sophomore dance was no exception. After much debate and planning, the Student Council initiated the operation ''Bring Back the Cardinal, ’ but a whole year was to pass before the success of this assignment was to be accom- plished. LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU —Jon Schreyach, Joe Bat- taglia, and Bill Thompson emulate the Nairobi Trio.