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

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Mary Margaret Rice Happiness is a Roman Bluejay Securely seated in the Latin Quarter, surrounded by her beloved bluejays and a bust of Caesar, Miss Mary Margaret Rice has imparted the wisdom and beauty of the Latin language to her students. Now that she is retiring after many years of teaching, the students will miss her influence. Miss Rice makes Latin both meaningful and en- joyable. It is no small tribute to her teaching ability that generations of students have claimed that they learned more English in her class than they did in their English classes. But most of all, she is gay. Her beaming smile, magnificent puns, and jaunty flick of her finger can lighten the roughest load of “hic, haec, hoc” or Cicero. Never do her classes drag, because never are they predictable. As adviser to the Latineers, Miss Rice has spon- sored activities ranging from a real Roman slave sale to a solemn funeral for Caesar on the Ides of March, or a Latin pizza picnic. “I love Latin ’ Miss Rice exclaims, “I love teach- ing, and I love the students of Red Bank who are the best in the world.” These students will never forget her. « 8

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Thomas Phipps Concern With Physical Fitness The President’s Committee on Physical Fitness has been at work for only a few years, but Mr. Thomas Phipps has been concerned with the physical fitness of teenagers for nearly three decades. His life has been dedicated to physical develop- ment as other teachers have been devoted to in- tellectual development. A good deal of Mr. Phipp’s time has been taken up with sports. In the early days of his career he coached football, basketball, and baseball at Kevport and Long Branch High Schools. Since he came to Red Bank in 1943, he has continued his coaching roles at various times, adding that of soccer coach for the booters’ first season. With all of this, he still has found time for a “quasi-hobby”—officiating. Mr. Phipps has filled nearly all the officers posi- tions in the Shore Conference Association. He has been extremely active in the work of many of the association’s committees. But his primary aim has always been to give every student the opportunity to develop his phys- ical capabilities. I % 7

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Anthony Trufolo Doc: Ciphers,Cameras, Real Estate “Teaching students has given me a great deal of personal satisfaction. The influence of a teacher sometimes molds the entire life of a student; there- fore, his influence must be inspiring.” For the 26 years of his teaching career in Red Bank, Mr. Anthony Trufolo, or “Doc,” has tried to implement this philosophy. The measure of its success can be observed not only in the thousands of students with whom he has come in contact, but also on the community. Activity is the keynote of this career. Mr. Trufolo now teaches algebra and runs the AVA facilities of the school; but he has taught physics, electricity, and trigonometry, as well as having served as chairman of the math department. For many years he has been adviser to the Camera and Audio-Visual Aids Clubs. Mr. Trufolo has been chairman of the Teachers Welfare Committee for 20 years. He runs a real estate and insurance business; but because he finds it so enjoyable, he considers it “more like a hobby than anything else.” Mr. Trufolo’s career attests to his belief that one can do anything or be anything as long as he has the will and determination. 9