Ridgefield Park High School - Idler Yearbook (Ridgefield Park, NJ)

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THE, CUCKOO Glass Ilaustnrp H wmv studled ou1 po1t1a1ts wlth comments on ou1 beautv hav mg pelused ou1 cl ums to fame Wlth xvondel and hav1n0 DQIIOI med all othel cel emonles xfxlth due fo1m'Ll1tx and p1ec1s1on you have vuthout doubt conce1ved xx1th1n the spaclous p1ec1ncts of youl mtellect a pl IH to constluct 1 1oxx of pedestals 1n the Hall of Fame upon xx ll1Cl1 to place ou1 plastel hkenesses xx he1e thex max ex Sl be the objects oi the 1dIHl11tl0II and 1eve1ence of the populace In o1de1 to 1nsu1e l thouvh that pelhaps be qulte unnecessaly the lTl'1tGIldllZ3.t10lI of tlI1S laud Lble p101QCt xxe shall p1oceed to 1mp1ess mole filmlv upon xoul youthful and xx ax hke mlnds ou1 Justlficatlon IH secullnff coveted belths IH that malble CO11ld01 ACCO1d1Hf7 to the 0ene1al 1un of thlH0'S class h1sto11es ue some xx hat tedlous and emch 1eade1 scans the volumlnous paves 1mpelled bx a sense of dutx 1dtlI91 than bx ffenume 1nte1 est As these succeedmff p3.13.g13pl'lS xx1ll shoxx you the act1v1t1es of the Class of 24 h We been 16St1lCtQd bx none of the offlclous t1es of custom Thex compose fl 1eco1d of achlevement that pelhaps has neve1 been excelled bx mx class 1n the h1sto1v of P P H S Gladuatlon accoldlnv to Webstel IS the completlon oi 1 cou1 se ot tlalnmg 1n some l1ne and hence hav1n0 acquued plonclencv We ale lnaduatlno but the questlon vxe must ask ou1selves IS Ale xxe able to do somethmv xxo1thxxh1le'? That IS to be seen ln the Iutlllfi but noxx let us look back fo1 a moment In Septembel 1990 about 80 fleshlv SCll1bl7Qd and expectant xounvfstels c1oxx ded 1ound the students doox of R P II S At 8 9a o clock the dool opened oppoltunxtg. and a nexx xx o1ld xx e1e befole us Bx Octobel xxe xxe1e o10an1zed xx1th A1thu1 VK ZKIIIGIIIU IS ou1 Inst plesldent Ou1 class xell motto colols etc xx e1e cho en 1ssemblx dax was cledlbly conducted and txx enty dollus xx as collected fo1 the ch1ld1en of sta1x1n0 LUIOIJG Ou1 xea1 as x leen and mexpeuenced F19SllfYI9H p lssed qu1cklx md the next yeal found ou1 nurnbe1 d1m1n1shed to 63 VS e xx e1e IS 1 0101.113 a l1ttle xx1se1 and a l1ttle mole sophlstlcated th IH 1 Vedl 100 Ou1 plesldent thls yeal xx as Buna Nx st1om A SChOl'l1Sll1p commlt tee xxas estabhshed a 1ecept1on xx as glven to the football squad and agam a successful class day xx as held In 1923 the Ofuldance of the class novx numbe11n0 35 xx as passed on to G601 ge P13591 as plesldent and Madellne Nyce as v1ce p1es1dent At one of the football Games Geo1 we vxas seuouslx 1n1u1ed and xxas out of school fo1 about two months Duung th1s tlme Madeline Ny ce took h1s place Unde1 Madellne s leade1sh1p xxe plesented a velv suc cessful play vvhlch vxas glven on ou1 class day Then We ZIIIIVGCI at the gleatest 3931 of ou1 Hwh School cou1 se xx1th A1thu1 Kn1e11m agaln as leadel of a class of 30 Thmughout the yeal the Sen1o1 Class has sold candy glven two SQHIOI dances p10 16 ' 1 -2 . Q x . b ' I . . H 1 I - D . a . 1 1 1 1 ' '. ' 1 , ' . . ' . C 1 ca 4 n ' . 7, I . Y i . . V. C V 2 C 1 . Y. . . ' . Y ' . K 7 y 1 1 4 s v ' I V ' c J . 1 . , . . vv ct, , . 1 - 2 .2 . . I . . . a - Q ' I Y . i l.- . . . . x 5 T C I 1' v ' v 1 l 1 v v 1 v v 1 c I , c 1 W c . - , O 1 Q r 1 v 1' r . ' . . . 1 ' ' .' , . . L-1 a o J C K v w i 1 1 1 C 1 I v o . v .4 1 v l . 1 N 4 ' . . z: ' x rs I h V. Y Y . . . . , V, I . r K C . . v' l' c . 1 ' 1 ' . . V V , , '1 1 1 ' 'V ' L. . . . 14 ' 1 l 1 v ' I ' 4 11 v O J C K 23 . - ' i 1 ' 1 I y 1 v .1 1 n v ca as P K ' C, ' . 1 ' . 7 7 1 ., H y . U. K . C 1 1 . . v 1 7 1 ' 1 F' ' G 1 1 1 1 1:-4' 7 . . 1 ' , V Y . Y . . 1 y y K ' L C, . c . I v . p 4 7 1 v 1 Q 4 1 1 v 1 L , y , 1, 1.1 , Cxx - v f v . Y v v 4 nw v w 1 N' , c c c . . 1 . - 1 - . 1 Z., . 1 v 1 Y 1 . 7 1. n 1 4 '1 v ' Y . cy A C X - . v I G . Y v 1 1 w 1 2 Y ' A ' 1 1 C C 1 l 7. 1 . w I . 4 4 4 1 1 as 1 C f . fo ' 4 , - .1 y 1 v . 1 v 1 nw I . 1 V . c ' , ' . ' v ' . , c p V 1 ' , .' - ., , ca 1 o 1 4 '- v 1 1 u v D ' ' n w- L ' L. 1 1 , 1' v ' ' . , as 1 o V . ' I v rl . ' I l Y . . V ' 1 ' 7 4 ' , - 1 4 - Y . c , 1 . 1 ' v ' 7 -' . . . 1 1. 1 7 1 1 l 1 in ,. i ' . i. . i D . ' 1 ' ' - . .- c , .,

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llll Cl ClxOO Qllass ap One ol the best class dav ploglams LVQI plesented f1t least so 111k the class oi 245 111 l l ll S xx .11 xutnessef bx 11 010111 0 ploud palents and f119HdS xx ho filled the audltollum o11 'luesdax nlght June 17, to lts utmost capacltx BLl01G the beg1n111ng of the class dax D1 Ogldm the old Cuckoo Llld xx as paesed lIlt0 the sale kecplng of the Il6XXlV elected QdltO1 MISS Vlax Nlcf1oxx an lol 1991 '75 Suddenly 1ll llghts xxele dlHll'llCd lllfl to thc lOllLlKlIl tune ol Nancv Lee the cultaln sloxxlx IONG and dlsclosed the SQHIOIS mellllx Slllglflg on .1 vacht, bullt upon the pl ltlOllH bx X11 I 1te xxlth tht ls slstance oi 59V9ldl box S, 101 tlllS speclal occ 181011 Then the lun began m ealnest IIUIIIOIOUS 19Il1?tlkS began to flx back and l'01tll and lt dld not take the audlence long to become lllltitlfl Vltll the s une h 1ppv sp11 lt that possessed the Senlol s lhe class sang a I1l1HllJ6l ol songe, and then the Senlol qualtette, composed of Sdlll Zlmnlelm Ill, Le 13111011 blacht ll61lJ9lt LIIUIUQI alld Altllul lXlllL1llll, enteltalned lox axxhlle The boxs sang xnell, and the QIICOILS bespoke the en1ox ment of the audlence Mlss Itxan came llllllllllg on deck xx dW1D0 the claee hlstoly xxhlch xxas xxlltten bx lglllhl 'Nxst1onl and explalned bl eathlessly that she had 1ust found It ln the Cdlllll Nllss ltx an f0ltll lnlald H11bel dlld Dlck 'XIQSSHQI then enteltalned lol 1xxh1le bx puttlngr on a comedx muslcal sketch xx l'llCll lJlOtlf.,l1t doxxn the house l'll1lJCl s tllckv plaxlng ot the X1Ol1Il and clallnet caused no elld ol amusement llld laughtel Mlss RICLIHQII the SGHIOI 1dxlse1, ln token of tl1e1l ,Qleat esteem lol hel, xx as plesented xxlth 1 h llldNOI'Il8 sllk lllllljltlll hom tl1e class, fxl eat excltement then D1 ex alled upon the x acht xx hen the fll8I'I16Ht0N xx e1e dlstllbuted to the membtls ol the cl 1ss bx D010 thx F1 ucd and heolge F1 asel lnach xfled xxlth tht 0tllLl to bee xxho had the most clex el and amuslng memento At tlllb tlnle athletlc axxalds xx ele made, and m1nx of the IlltllllbQlN of the x 111ous teams COI1btltlltGd a lalge pelcentage ot qLIl10l s Agaln the lun xx as lesunlcd and H1019 mllth exoked bx the 1e1d1n,1 ot the cl 1ss 1Jl0DllQCX, VklllCll xx as lead and xxlltten bx LOLIISQ. C1ahen lhe class xxlll, lead bx Doug lab Loxx e, bequeathed stla11.Q,e and l111mol ous dltlClQS to tl1e teacllels benlol class, q0llllOI'Il0l9S and lnlant I lCNlllCN LX G11 the lillltibls xx ele 1en1e1nbel ed The class began slllglllf' old t 1n11lla1 songs, and flt t,lI1g'lW ended xxlth VK ell Thls ls the l: nd ot 1 lkl Iect X eal Sloxxlx tl1e Cllltdlll dlopped the xolces dled o11t as 11 the xacht xxele leaxlng SllO16, and hnallx the Cllltdlll closed sottlx tooethel as lt xxlapplng xxlthln ltselt memolles ot thls Qlddll ltmg class 11 1 1 1 , , '1 1 1:1 , ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , , ' I t 1 n C 1, 1 ' 1 1 ' 7 ' J 7 W' 1 , 1' . , ' th 1 1. . -. l Q' ' 'l 1 1 1 1 L1 ' 1' K1 1 . ' ,' Y JA. 1 , ' . Y ' L 1 1 ' yy. . A ' 1 1' ' 1 ' I 1 L1l1 1 11 ' '- -7' - '1 L1 1x1 ' A K11 ' ,J ' ' A 1 1 . u . 1 1 1 Q N 'I I 1 A - V , 1 A A A , 1 1.1 1.11 . ' 1 ' 1 1 1 ' , , 1 ' , ' 01 J ' C n .1 C C, -4 U 1 ' 1 1 1 1 . ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1' 1 1' ' ' ' L' 1 2 ' j - '. 'iz , ' 1 1 :- 1' 1 1 ' 1 -1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 '1 1 1' ' ' ., A s .I 1 1 c 1 . ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' ' - 1 I ' - 1 ' ' 1 1 1 'n sl 4 1 ' 1. a 1 11 w I v1 rd 1 1 1 1, 1 . c V 1 - L sa 1 . 1 1 X 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 D Y, A 1 g n x K 1 1. . 1 .1 , . . f ' . . . . ' ', .' , . . ' ' 7 7 ' 1 1 1 ' 11 11 - 1 1 , -A 1 1 '1 ' 1- ' n. L ' A A 1 1 1 ' '11 ,1 1. 1 . ' . A 1 1. 1' - 1 ' ' K 1 1 1-1 . 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 11 1 1 1' 1 J' 1 , ' -1 1 1 1 A , . N 1 A . , 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 1 ' ,1 ' 1 .1 1. . - v. u . 1 s v n . s ' 1 1 ' 1 l 1 I y xxlth 1Qk1Cl the l1l5t01j, 16C2llllIlg the 'famous explolts ol the clase ol 24. ' .1 1 1 1 ' 1 W 1-1 1 11, ' ' . . 1 ' 1 ' A 1 1 c K 1 1 1 K1' 1 K1 1 ' 1 I1 1 , K1 1' JL1 'I 1 ' I y' I I I I 4 v D 1 '1 L , p 1, 2 ' ' '. 'X SQ ' -2 1 ' 2 ' 1' l ' ' A ' 1 1 1 ,X1 A ' 1 1 -. K. 1 A1 A 1' 2 2 A1 L1' 1 1 2 ' 1 , 1 ' 1 1 ' 1, 1. ' 11 l 1 1' ' 1' Q ' ' 211' L' ' - 1 1 A 1 W 1 - -1 1 1 '1 ' 1' 1 A - 1 ' , 1 . , 1 1 1 1 1' 1 ' 1 ' A ' 1 ' 1 1 1 - - 1 - ' 1 ' ' 1 'A . ' 1 3 'f ' ' ' J 1 .. . 1 1 1 ' . 1 ,1 1 12 ' 1. ' ish. 1 A1 - ' ' 1, , 1 , , 1 1' 1 ' 1 , '1 1 1 1 1 1' 1 1 - 1- . W , , ,, 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 - - 1 11 . . 1 ., Y ' ' I SC K 1 , A, 4 ' .4 41 I K1 . L1 3 v 1.2 - as I. 7. H , . ' 1 . A I. 1 ,,, y v ' ' , 1 1 1 1 c X ' . I 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' I ' 1 'I ' ' I 7' ' , . . I t . t , , , ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 11 ' 1 1 , L - . h K 1' ' ' K ' 1 A L1 1 11 2 1 1 ,1k1.

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l HL CUClxOO duced a pl IX llldllgbd two lsscmblx 1310511 lms held up lts schol lstlc l6C0ldS md pdlt1C1p1t9d as alw ax s IH all the dCt1Xlt16S oi the scllool It IS ll9COld to be ploud ot As to oul ploflclency lll y 1110118 llI'l6S III accoldance wlth oul deflnltlon of Oladuatlon lsk the lacultx ol 71 They ale plobably the only ones w ho know But a l'l1St0l x ol 1Ild1Xld uals lb mole lntelestlng let us consldel the m lln polnts ol lntelest lll each ot oul membels Geolge 141 lsel oul lugest gladuate h IS been most pl omlnent ln football lnd w as captaln of the team ln ll1S SQIIIOI X911 FIASSI ls llso an excellent scholal and sule to wln ll0Il0lS Dolothx Fleud oul JdCk19 Coogan wlth Ralph lIlSbl1Il4 61 pll7e C31 pentel and ladlo expelt and Fleeman Sll9lllJ9lf2,' stal salesman have made the sale ot Senlol candx a success Dee MOIIISOH oul sholt StO1W Vllltel has become tlmous ln hel last veal of school Besldes haxlng numelous altlcles publlshed ln OUI papel Dee won the Cuckoo contest lnd llso the peace 131176 gn ell lil the Women s Club of the town Elald Hllllel a llllllldflt Cllellllbtl 1 stlldent llld hlfflldld Nlessnel S6C19t31V of the class ale oul class muslclans Mlllam Andel son lda Each slngs ln sweet unaflected tones so seldom helld slnce the ad vent of Jazz Eugene Seavey a modest young fellow m lde an excellent stage managel f01 oul Senlol plal The cast d19COV91 ed that he w as alw ax s to be depended upon when tlllH,QQ w ent YXIOHU' Clthellne bw ln a xely qulet 1Tlf:'H1l76,l ol oul cllss hls Sh0NXIl most credlbly ln hel coul se ln costume deslgnlnv Hel w Olk w as O1 lg mal well done and always d1t1StlCdllX cololed Dudley 101t9l one :lt OUI best athletes shows up equally well ln dlama Dudlex w IS one of the Clllef membels of the .Iunlol plax Eva C311 Douglas Lowe lnd Dolotllx boul 111081 haxe been ex cellent commlttee XXOlli61S Doug and Ex l can llw us be called upon ln the allangement of dances Dolothx w 18 oi fllelt lld lI'l the selec tlon of class llngs Eleanol Case ls the stal athlete of oul SQTIIOI 2l1lS She w IS clp taln of the Senlol basketball team w l'IlCll lllldQ1 ll6l Ullld lnce won the 1Dt91Cl3.Sb champlonslllp Helbelt Zlmmel and bam ZIITIIHQIIHCIII though llst on the lOll ale not at all least Helbelt IS a VSIHIIQI of the DIILQ spe lklno contest and Sam has done much T01 the honol of I P IH basketball football and baseball Ellzabeth Sldman IS anothel excellent commlttee w olkel Qhe has always done hel pal t and deselves much C1 edlt Madellne Nyce bll0l.llde1 ed the gleat lesponslbllltx of the Cuckoo ln hel Senlol xeal She has ploved ln efllclent and dependable edltol and we hope that those f0ll0VS1Hg ln hel footsteps wlll do as well Bllna Nvstlom ll9Qld6Q belng one of I1 P s best students play eo r 1 Y 1 f ,- ' ll 1 1 E .17 2 . 11 1 I . 2x.k1 A L. . . .2 K., 1 ' b. I. , 2 I, ' - 1 1 2 1 1 ' I 2 1 L1 1 11 -1 1 ' 1 ' 7' ' K1 x ' K1 ' I 1 4 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 I I I .I I 1 c . 'Z ,l ,' ' 1 - 1 1' - ' ' ' - 11 1 ' 1 1 , '1 1 ' 7' 6 , c 1 1' ...' . y 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , ' 1 1 1 ' ' ' 1' K 1 1 1 l ' 4 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 I ' 1 I I 1 1 -' n A ' 1 C 1 1 1 . . C 1 1 I ., K1 1 1 I y 2 -1 1 ' ' ' 'L1 ' 1 -1 2 1' 11 A1 1 'L1 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 vI 11 C 1 1 . . y n 1 4 ' r- v 4 1 1 4 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 11 I 1 1 ' A L 1 I 1 I I 1 I ' 1 1 1 1 1 1' 1 1 1 , 1 1' 1 1 ', ' . y N y x C 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 K g . . . - . ., , K, 2 2 ,. . A . . I, 7 1 . . , . 1 , c A 1. , 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' ' 1' 11 1 ' . v K - - r Boswell and Ida Merkle have taken part Ill V2l1'l0llS IT'1llSlC3.l cantatzls. ' I 1 7 I 1 1 1 1 1I 4 1 , 1, 1 c 1 ' . 1, . , 1, 2 ,, , J . . 1 1 1 ' 1 y 1 ' 1 1 - .1 1 1 1 1 1 t . . . , . 12 x 1' ' 12 , . 1 , 1t1 ' - 1 1 ' . in-A1, 2 A1 K1 1 1 I I 1 1 I 1' I 1 1 1 1 1, 1' 1- U. ' . 1 1. 1 . . '1 ' 1 1 . 1 3 . . I ' 7 l 1 L K v ' 1 Y 1 Y Y ' I ' 4 ' 'x 1 , 1 v . - c 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 7 1 - 1 1 y - 9 f . f rs - ' 1 1 I Va 1 1 'I ' 1 1 c c N 1 c I vw 1 1 v '1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I I 1 c 1. A c 1 ,.., c 1 1 '- 1 1 1 1 1 he C L C ' I I I 1 4 1 1 1 v ' 1 1 ' I 1 ' 1 . C, c , 1 . v 1 I 1 W I 1 l ' 1 1 1 C 1 5, L 1 , 1 1 . 1 1 I 1 'I i 'IP 1 2 ' C: , ' 1 1 ' 3 ' 1 1. . 1 1 , ' I I I 1 I v 1 1 1 . 1 X C s , ' 1 1 1 1 1 1' ' ' - ' b 1 ' 1 I 1 v I 1 1 2 II I I I 1 , 1 ' 1' ' 1 ' 1 1 1' , . . . ' 1 1 1 ' ' 'D 71 1 1 1 , 1 V