Rutgers Preparatory School - Ye Dial Yearbook (New Brunswick, NJ)

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Social Season . X'ffs765 TARTINC with a Halloween Party and continuing through the if fr year with a series of informal dances, formal proms, a Glee Club . great success. The dance committee for these events consisted 25 of john Starr, Dick Magee, Fred Klein, Gordon Spencer, Mac YVells, Jack Steinhardt, and Don Coddington. HALLOWEEN PARTY Prep's social season officially opened with a Halloweien House Party in the dining and commons rooms of Beta House. The Halloweien atmosphere was achieved by an ingenious arrangement of orange and black crepe paper, with part of one wall in the dining-room decorated like a corn Held, complete with corn stalks, wooden fences, pumpkins, and a big harvest moon, Chairs were ar- ranged around the sides of the dining-hall, except in one corner where cider and doughnuts were offered the guests. Music was provided fboth sweet and hotj from the record collections of Spencer, Klein, MacKay, O'Brien, and Baer. Minde, as usual, was the man to see about a date. Forty couples took part in the dancing, and later there were games with prizes for the winners. The party broke up at about eleven-fifteen. Always to be remembered will be the cider drinking contest between Lon Robbins and Paul Simonson, and the apple-dunking contest in which inany re- , 4, 'Lf A recital and manv other entertainments, our social season was a Q55 f I J J H lst row: Mr. Groveg Falcone, J.: 2nd row: Uhr, J., Baer, P. Miles, D., 3rd row: Newton, J., Warner, D.. Moses, D,, Fiske, R. 15:3 1' fflfly-.x'l'.l' ia

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ceived a free hair wash. A vote of thanks is extended to Betsy Holley and Joy Campbell for their decorative artistry. THE CHRISTMAS PROM The first formal prom was held in Rutgers Prep gym on December third amid exquisite decorations. The feature of these decorations was the maroon and white school colors in the form of streamers radiating from the top center of the gym, giving the semblance of a giant maypole. Suspended in the center was an inverted pyramid made of pieces of broken mirrors and silver flitter, on which colored Hood-lights played throughout the prom. The dance was attended by about sixty-five couples and many stags. Mr. and Mrs. Shepard, Mrs. Andrews, Mr. Blake, Mrs. Ward, and Mr. Hogan com- posed the receiving line. The captains of the various football teams which we met during the season were present at the invitation of Prep Co-captains Walter Potosky and jack Betz, and they were introduced during the intennission by John Starr, president of the Student Body. The president also awarded the Varsity and junior Varsity letters to our boys. Immediately following the intermission, all took part in the grand march, the Prom ending at one o'clock in the morning, which was all too soon. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY-VALENTINE PARTY On Friday, February nineteenth, our second informal party was held in the Beta House. ,T his party, at which there was dancing as well as many interesting games, was attended by about thirty couples. The dining-room was decorated in maroon and white, with one end of the dining-room given over to the orchestra stage. About the room lamps and chairs were set, and in one corner was the ever-popular punch bowl. The party started at eight-thirty and continued until eleven-fifteen. During the first part of the evening we were entertained by recorded music of varying mood and tempo. After a brief intermission we were accorded the surprise of the evening: the Prep orchestra took the stage and played for the remaining dances. Selections played included Lady Be Goodv, the ever popular Night and Day , Tiger Ragv, and numerous others. The social season, it is expected, will carry through successfully till june, with many more dances and parties. Continued from page 43 SCOTCH PLAINS At Scotch Plains High the following Friday came another thriller. Com- fortably ahead 20-9 at the half, the boys had to freeze the ball in the closing minutes to just nose out the home team 27-26. Bill Sheehy celebrated his return to the lineup, after missing two games, by playing a remarkable defensive game, while Al Conhagen took care of most of the scoring . SAYREVILLE Washington's Birthday was celebrated at Sayreville. Incompetent school-boy ofiicials lost control of the game and the home team won a wrestling match 20-13. Disgusted, but good sports about it, the boys did not take it too badly. Instead they settled down to watch the first girlis game that many of them had ever seen, and the Varsity game which followed. Continued on page 51 Page foriy-sewn