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

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THE ROUND TABLE 7 Bringing with them hsh and game. So thanks they gave to God above, For all His mercies and His love. Martha Clapp 9A. THE ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM The Armistice Day program was in charge of the 9B class. The pro- gram consisted of a number of liv- ing pictures with the boys and girls taking part dressed in the national peasant costumes of the countries they represented. The opening ad- dress was given by R. Straus who was dressed in the costume of an American Red Cross nurse. The students and the countries they represented are as follows: America R. Kendall H. Arnold E. Powers Russia Bea Adams E. Porter Serbia M. Lippmcott E. Sheffler France L. Greenwood D. Berry Japan M. Woods W. Moore Italy R. Hammond Belguim M. Predmore E. Newman England K. Franz W- Firth R. M. S. ’30. JUNIOR HIGH NOTES A class meeting of the 9A Fresh- men was held November 4 in Room No. 9. The minutes were read by the secretary and the treasurer's report was given. Ernest Hartman, Dorothy Breck- enridge, Margaret Elliot, and Les- ter Eisner were appointed by the president to bring some mottoes be- fore the class at the next meeting. The president urged more stu- dents to come out for basketball. Herbert McClees made a similar plea that more come out for basket- ball and football. The names of those owing dues were read by the treasurer, and the request was made that these dues be paid as soon as possible. The announcement was made that those who have not paid their dues and those who do not attend class meetings will not be allowed to play on any of the class teams. A. A., Sec. The pupils of the 9A Freshmen class are very sorry to hear of the sudden illness of their vice-presi- dent, Herbert McClees. They ex- tend to him their deepest sympathy and sincere wishes for a rapid re- covery. A- P., 9A. “THE CURTAIN CLUB” On Tuesday, September 21, 1926, Mrs. Clara Hammond of New York spoke m Senior Chapel about or- ganizing a Dramatic Club, to be called, The Curtain Club. Much enthusiasm was shown by the stu- dent body. All those wishing to become members gave their names to Mr. Gilland. The first meeting was called the next day. The first meeting of the Curtain Club was held on Wednesday, September 22, 1926 for the purpose of organizing and electing officers. The officers were as follows:— President ........ Robert Flader Secretary...................Janet Brown Treasurer..........Marian Scheldt Business Manager .James Hanley The Club, whose purpose is to promote the study of, and interest in. Dramatics, is to present at least five plays during the school year. The first play She Stoops to Conquer was given Thursday eve- ning, December 2, 1926 in the Au- ditorium. Tickets were sold Mon- day, November 29, at a nominal cost of seventy-five cents ($.75). The first four rows downstairs were reserved at one dollar ($1.00)- The “Curtain Club is anticipat- ing a successful season, but the goal cannot be attained unless we have the support of both the stu- dents and the townspeople. SCHOOL SAVINGS At last we have achieved that goal for which we have striven so long—we have reached one hun- dred per cent in school savings. We regret the slip which result- ed in the slump of November 16. This, however, we feel sure is only very temporary and will not under ordinary circumstances occur again. The central office recognized our good work by sending their repre- sentative to visit our school and speak to us. He assured the teachers in charge that he would use every means in his power to have the picture of the student body in the Thrift Gazette. And if you will watch the issues of this paper you will find in one of the issues m the near future an account of “How We Achieved 100%. WALTER CAMP MEMORIAL As a result of the collection taken in chapel, Nov. 22 and 23, the Athletic Association will be able to send thirty dollars as Red Bank High School's contribution toward the Camp memorial. The officers of the Association are greatly pleased with this re- sponse on the part of the student body and wish to express their thanks in this manner. They feel sure that when in later years any- one of you visit Yale and see the memorial, you will be proud to think you contributed your share towards its erection. SPANISH NOTES On October 22, some of the members of the 12B Spanish Class presented in Room No. 30 a one act play— La Broma. The cast was as follows: Don Antonio .........James Hanley Louis Aguilar (son of a friend of Antonio.......John Maletto Carmen (daughter of Antonio), Estelle Yanko Adela (Carmen's maid), Dorothy Story The play was under the supervis- ion of Miss Hooker. Besides the other members of the 12B Spanish group, several members of the fac- ulty and students of other Spanish divisions were present. On Monday, November 15, Miss Barney gave a most interesting lec- ture on the celebrated book Don Quijote de la Mancha, and its au- thor, Cervantes. During the sum- mer of 1926 Miss Barney took a special course m the study of this work and was thus able to present a most illustrative and enlightening talk. The class extends its appre- ciation to Miss Barney.

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6 THE ROUND TABLE JUNIOR HIGH SECTION AT THE MERCY OF A TURKEY Little Tommy, toy gun in hand, was going through the woods near his home one day- When he first entered the woods, it had seemed no different than usual. Now it appeared more dense and conse- quently darker. He had been in the woods only a short time when he heard a noise which grew louder and louder. Tommy was frighten- ed and started to run away, as he thought, in the direction of his home. He saw no familiar land- marks, however, and concluded that he was lost. Terrified, he began to shout in the hope of bringing to his side his father or some one who might be near, but only his echo answered him. Then he look up and saw a great big turkey gobbler, even larger than himself. Tommy was so astonished that he could not speak. “Well, said Mr. Turkey, “What are you doing in my woods? “Oh, stammered Tommy, very much frightened, “I didn’t know the woods belonged to you. Then Tommy started to run away. “Come back here, screamed Mr. Turkey, ruffling up his feathers and looking very much like an immense fan. Having given this command, Mr. Turkey whistled and brought two more turkeys on the scene. “Grab him ordered Mr. Turkey, pointing at Tommy, “and follow me. Tommy was seized by two pow- erful turkeys and carried away. He was soon brought to a clearing in which there was a turkey camp- About a dozen turkeys were seated about a camp fire which had been built in the middle of the clearing. Mr. Turkey turned to the other turkeys and said, “I have brought a captive. What shall we do with him? “Chop off his head and make a feast of him, they answered m a chorus. “Very well , agreed Mr. Turkey, “we’ll do that. He turned to Tommy and said, “Because you have trespassed on our territory and because you belong to man- kind, men are our enemies, we have decided to kill you. Tommy was again too frightened to speak. He tried to get away, but his guards held him back. “Get out the chopping block, Mr. Turkey ordered one of his helpers. It was brought to him. Mr. Turkey took hold of Tommy, put Tommy’s head on the block, and made ready to chop it off. But at this point m our story. Tommy awoke. “I’ll never eat so much turkey again, confided Tommy to his mother later. Alma Harrison 9A. 7A HALLOWE’EN PLAY On October 28, the 7A English class gave a short Hallowe’en play composed of the three best stories written in English class during the preceding week. There was a witch scene in which Margaret Ebie, Mollie Stem and Alice Rose took part very well- To say that Wm. Lawrence made a perfect “Jim Scarecrow is indeed a compliment. Edna Hooker, as “Granny Grumpy, played her part very well. We must not forget the boy who was hidden under the corn shock. Mm. Sayre. C. Welsh 7A (2) MARKED FOR SACRIFICE There was a hush in the barn- yard. The customary cackle of hens, quack of ducks, crowing of roosters, and gobble of turkeys could not be heard. Something seemed to keep the barnyard fowl in awe as they silently watched, expecting each minute to miss one or more from their number. Strut, the largest turkey, who held author- ity over all the members of the barnyard, seemed to have lost his dignity. He was very nervous, startled at the slightest sound, and was extremely disagreeable to his fellow mates. Evidently he was marked for sacrifice. It was now November, and the chickens, ducks, and turkeys, with their feathers ruffled, huddled closely. One d ay near Thanksgiving, Farmer Thompson accompanied by a gentleman from town entered the barnyard. They looked at the best birds and quietly decided on Strut. All Strut’s friends had feared this time. Now relief mingled with sor- row in their hearts. Glad that Farmer Brown had passed them by, they had pity, too, for Strut, a beau- tiful turkey, large and fat, yet not old- What a shame that he was not to enjoy life longer as some others would do. A few days later Strut disappear- ed. The barnyard fowl mourned his loss. Strut was deprived of his lovely feathers but did not know it. How delicious he looked when brought to the table in the home in town! Children gathered around him, saying, “Oh and “Ah , while the grown-ups looked on approv- ingly. Mildred Nolan, 9A THE PILGRIMS To this land the Pilgrims came For love of God, and not for fame. Such sturdy men and strong were they. When to this land they led the way So many, many years ago, Amid the white and falling snow. They stepped upon the barren land. With hearts so true, and hand m hand. About the land they looked in rain For narrow trail, or little lane; Then climbing up and o’er the hill. They found a small but rushing rill. “Right here, right here, the cap- tain cried, “On this very place shall we re- side- A cabin large and strong built they. And then a road to Plymouth Bay. During that winter bleak and long. The Pilgrims buried half their throng. When Spring’s warm sun shone on the hill. They set to work the land to till. Then planted corn and lots of grain. And all their work was not in vain. For when the Autumn came at last. They gathered m a harvest vast. They gave a feast full three days long, And spent their time in prayer and song. The friendly Indians to them came,

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8 THE ROUND TABLE THE ADVENTURES OF ALEX. A. ANDERSON Second Instalment The motorcycle came nearer the bend, its flash of light almost re- vealing the two men in the bushes. And around the bend appeared— Alex's flivver! The robbers seeing their mistake, promptly stopped Alex and his would-be-auto, which task was not difficult, for the flivver preferred stopping to going. One of the two took charge of Alex while the other proceeded to search Rudolph. Alex proved to be a dif- ficult victim, for he showed no in- tentions of being held up, and was battling furiously with the bandit. The revolver had been kicked into the road. Rudolph suddenly no- ticed the decrease in numbers; and, taking in the situation, as the rob- ber bent down to extract his be- longings, he quickly grasped a wrench lying on the seat and brought it down on the robber's head; before the bandit had chance to realize what had happened, Rudolph had grabbed the revolver from the road, jumped into Alex's “car , and started full speed down the road. Alex, seeing this cowardly esca- pade of his fellow victim, and find- ing the odds now two to one, dis- counting Margie from the fight, decide that the only thing he could do was to submit or use strategy. The first step to strategy being sub- mission, Alex submitted. The bandit led him over to his partner in Rud- olph's car, and began the process of searching Margie and him. The one detailed to “frisk Margie commanded her to hand over her jewelry and hurry up about it- Margie docilely stretch- ed out her hand, but quick as a flash seized the revolver of Alex's new guard, and threw it through the window! Alex took advantage of this turn of affairs, and, fast as lightning, smash- ed his fist into the first ones jaw; he crumpled down on the seat like a sack of potatoes. The other b andit grasped the wrench and hurled it at Alex who dodged the blow, threw open the door, and, picking up the revolver from the road, took command of the situation. The first robber was out of the affair for quite a while, at any rate; so Alex busied himself about the task of trussing up the active bandit with a rope from under the back seat, and then completed the job by tying the still unconscious one in the front seat. Not having any great worry about Rudolph’s tires, and being familiar with the working of almost any car, he drove full speed back towards the police station at home, splashing through the now muddy road and over the rough spots without any decrease in speed. Whether he sent the car flying at its top rate of 100 miles an hour is not known, or probable, but within an hour he was once more entering the limits of the town. Suddenly he noticed a strange thing—the police officers on the block were running towards him, brandishing revolvers, pufling and panting, each striving to outdo the other—and the first to arrive shouted breathlessly: “Halt in the name of the law! You’re under arrest! Alex frowned, scratched his head, and halted. What was it all about, anyway? The officer jumped on the running board and said, “Drive over to the station house—no foolishness, now—two blocks ahead, turn to the right- Alex broke in with, “Say, officer, what’s the idea, anyway? I haven't done a thing except a little speed- ing, and I wasn’t going over twenty- five miles an hour. The officer replied, “No arguing with an officer of the law, young fellow; this car was stolen two hours ago, and you don’t catch a Murphy taking any chances with a $1,000 reward. “But I didn’t steal this tin can; I just captured the robbers myselr. and was bringing them to the po- lice. “Tell that to the Judge; he likes fairv stories.' The police sta- tion came into view, and Alex stopped, bristling with rage. Offi- cer Mui phy took him by the collar, handcuffed him and the two men in the rear seat, and led them into the building. There on thei bench sat Rudolph; seeing the men, he burst out with, “They’re the ones. Judge ; point- ing at the prisoners without taking any pains to exclude Alex. “Give them the full penalty of the law • any man that tries to rob a defense- less woman deserves it, he said, glancing at Margie who was just entering the door. She could not control her anger any longer; ap- proaching Rudolph, the fire flashing in her eyes, she cried: “You—;. ??? !!! (No immoral language should be used in any clean maga- zine), you thought nothing of going off and leaving me to their mercies, 'you ??? !!!’’ Then she went on to explain the entire happenings to the judge. After getting the cor- roboration of Alex and the unwill- ing assent of Rudolph, the judge dismissed Alex, gave the two bandits a sentence of—well, that doesn't concern this story,—and told Alex with a kindly, benevolent tone, as if he himself were confer- ring the favor, “And you, I believe, get the $1,000 reward for the cap- ture of the thieves and the safe return of the car. Rudolph, star- ing at Alex and Margie standing side by side, without a care in the world, turned crimson. And what Alex and Margie did after that is