Red Bank High School - Log Yearbook (Red Bank, NJ)

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18 THE ROUND TABLE SENIOR NOTES As usual the Class of 1925 have been trying to live up to their motto, “To be rather than to seem and I will leave it to the readers of the Round Table to decide whether or not they have succeeded. The Senior Class of Red Bank High Often seemingly impossible things do try. Behold! they now have proved untrue Even the fact that dances do. Regardless of expense and pains. Always show no financial gains. They gave a dance. Yes, it is true Each one added to their treasury. Rather unusual class you see. Their next affair, January the six- teenth day. Has all the promise of success they say. A committee headed by Gray and with wonderful rep, Never can fail to add lots of pep. There’s Echo and Kathryn and two Dorothy’s, Oakey, Colio and the two B’s. Such a committee will surely do Everything in their power to put the thing thru. Eats, dancing, and the usual play May be expected, but given in an un- usual way. -------o------- The Senior Class of 1925 has suc- cessfully given two dances. One on November 10; the other on November 28. Everyone agrees that he had a wonderful time, and the Senior Class wishes to extend their thanks to all who helped to make these dances suc- cessful. This expression of gratitude is not confined wholly to the present members of the student body, but also to the alumni and other townspeople who are not in High School, but who take interest in High School activities.

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THE ROUND TABLE 17 ALUMNI NOTES Again I have been asked to submit an article for the Alumni department of The Round Table. I comply most willingly, not because I will see my name in print, but because it gives me another opportunity to thank those who have made it possible for thou- sands, including myself, to enjoy the advantages offered by the Red Bank public schools. Because of the intelligence and rec- titude of those who have been fore- most in Red Bank’s public school ac- tivities, expenditures of money, time and endeavor have produced results which are the envy of other cities and this has been brought about without unreasonably burdening our taxpayers. It would be ungrateful indeed not to recognize and give thanks for the beneficence of our public school sys- tem. One has only to visionize the school room of a few years ago to comprehend that no real advance is made without sacrifice, that something for nothing is not the rule of life and that where progress is made it neces- sarily couples with it a cost, either in energy or money and many times both. When a visitor to our public schools views the comfort which surrounds him he is quite apt to conclude too quickly that there is quite some waste of money and effort and that the cost of pro- gress is extravagence. Yet, if we per- mit our minds to revert to the lesson of the class room we know that where there is an effect there must be a cause and that the law of averages will prove correct. There are problems still to be met in providing adequately for the educa- tional requirements of our growing community but no one conversant with the character of our citizenship will doubt its capacity to carry on. Every member of the alumni of the Red Bank public schools owes a debt of gratitude to our school system and should willingly lend aid to further advance the welfare of the community through our educational institutions. Faith in the future was recently ex- pressed by the voting of several thou- sands of dollars for additional school room which will be another monument to our higher life and to the advance- ment of civic ideals. No place looks forward with more confidence and a deeper realization of her destiny than Red Bank. Our school system will advance in propor- tion to the willingness of our people to give and strive in order to be recom- pensed in later years with the satis- faction of achievement. Thomas Irving Brown, Class 1897. The proof reader on a small Middle Western daily was a woman of great precision and extreme propriety. One day a reporter succeeded in getting into type an item about “Willie Brown, the boy who was burned in the West End by a live wire.” On the following day the reporter found on his desk a frigid note asking, “Which is the West End of a boy?” It took only an instant to reply: “The end the son sets on, of course.”

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THE ROUND TABLE 19 The dances were also successful financially, $65 being cleared. The committees for the dances were: The dance held on Nov. 10— Clarence Gray, Chairman Henry Fix, Tickets Frank Kaiser, Music Charles Oakerson, Decorations Janette Smock, Decorations For the second dance: Henry Fix, Chairman Wallace Wilson, House Charles Oakerson, House Frank Kaiser, Music --------------o------ SOPHOMORE NOTES The fourth meeting of the Sopho- more Class was called to order by the president, and the minutes of the pre- vious meeting were read and approved by the class. Mr. Van Brunt spoke about Mrs. Crandall having to leave us, and suggested sending her a card of thanks which was also approved by the class. A welcome was given to the new adviser. Miss Hotchkiss, by the president. A suggestion was given to have a banner, and another not to have one. These suggestions will be voted on at the next meeting. A standard design for the rings was also spoken about. A special executive meeting was held. In the latter it was decided to give Mrs. Crandall a foun- tain pen instead of a card. A motion was made that the meeting be ad- journed. The Minutes of the Class of 28 The second class meeting of the Class of 28 was held October 8, 1924. During this meeting the Constitution was read and accepted by the class. The members of the color committee appointed by the president are: Delphine Aschettino Gertrude Britton William Greenwood Morgan Colio The regular monthly meeting of the 9A Class was held on November 5, 1924. During this meeting the class colors were discussed. A special meet- ing of the class of twenty-eight was held on November 19, 1924. The pur- pose of this meeting was to select the class colors. In the absence of the president the vice president took her place. The class voted on various combinations of colors and selected the combination of blue and gold. The 9B Freshman class met on December third. They decided to hold their meetings on the first Wednesday of each month. -------o------- EXCHANGES First, let us welcome all of our read- ers both old and new. Let’s hope they will continue to visit us regularly. We hope that any criticism that we have given will be taken in a kindly spirit as it was thus tendered. AS WE SEE OTHERS: The Altruist, West Hoboken High School. Your paper is very complete, and well organized. Your cuts are very good. F. H. S. Spirit, Freehold High School. Your write ups on the different school activities are fine. Keep the good work up. The Skyrocket, Lowell School, In- diana. We’ll welcome you as a new ex- change. Your editorials are great. Hope you will call again. High School Times, Hightstown High School. A very wide awake paper just burst- ing with school news.