Somerville High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Somerville, NJ)

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PIO EER STAFF The 194.3 Pioneer , the second yearbook of Somerville High School, was pub- lished by a hard-working staff. These students have contributed much time and energy to the completion of the book hoping that it will serve as a pleasant reminder of our school days. The Pioneer was produced under the guidance of Jeanne Clarkson, editor-in- chief, Alice Duryea, assistant editor, and David WVhinfrey, business manager. These three labored long hours over plans, deciding upon arrangements, photography, business management and other details necessary to the production of such a book. In addition to this the editors consumed many hours endeavoring to corral articles from their literary classmates reluctant to give up their thoughts to pen and paper until the bitter enrlg while at the same time the business manager struggled to wrestle advertisements from local merchants, and to extract sums from seniors, willing but slow. If you have enjoyed reading the Feature Articles, it is because of the work of: Doris Opie, Anna Ferretti, VVallace Carlson, Jeanne Daniels, Gloria Van Arsdale, Louise Jasion, Nlarianne Teuhner, llflarion lbfoore, Roseann Corona and Virginia Hudon. Assisting them were Helen Troisi, Alice Kline, Leo Bartolanzo, Dorothy Beekman, Rosalind Scholten, IMargaret Cleary, and Anna Vescovi. If you, are delighted with your individual write up, you are indebted to: Sylvia Hanlon, Bernice Brettschneider, Mary Angelakos, Shirley Conover, Robert Ander- son, Elizabeth Bretz, and Claire Brooks. 'lf you think the business end of the publication has been well managed, you should congratulate: Willis Lebourveau, lliargaret Cleary, Ralph Condo, Evelyn Van der Veer, Ruth Loughlin, George Senecho and Yetta Zagoria. Typists were Huguette Guilbert, Jane Drake, Ethel Dow and Vivian Moore. 7 .

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ADVISERS Behind every successful school project there are those teachers who give their knowledge, skills, and precious time, so that our plans may be successful. Thus, the advisers of this year's Pioneer have done. To lVIr. John A. Bohner of the Nlathematics Department goes the credit as busi- ness manager and general supervisor of this year book. YVithout his assistance in plans and organization our task would have been impossible. Ours is not the first senior class to which lvlr. Bohner has given his untiring efforts. Of the twelve years that he has taught in Somerville High School, five have been spent as a Senior Dean. His perseverance, patience, and guidance, have been appreciated by all the students that have worked with him or come under his infiu- ence. Supervising the writing of the VVill and the Prophecy and the circulation of sub- scriptions has been the work of Bliss Alice Courain of the Science Department. lVIiss Courain, too, is a Senior Dean, who has been responsible for directing senior girls into the profession or business for which they are best suited, and for guiding college preparatory girls to the colleges which will best prepare them for their chosen profes- sion. Much of her time has been devoted to us and we are grateful to her for her wise counsel. Comma here-find a better word-rewrite it, please- have been the oft- repeated words of lVIiss Dorothy Chamberlain as she has labored over the written material for the year book as adviser of the Features Committee. This versatile member of the Foreign Language Department, not only teaches Spanish and assists in the work of the Girl Reserves, but also devotes her spare time, when the weather permits, to swinging a golf club. VVell qualified to take charge of the Senior write-ups because of her contacts with members of the class, Nliss Elaine Stradling has acted as adviser of this commit- tee. In addition to teaching English, Bliss Stradling has conducted a French Conver- sational Group this year. Because of her knowledge of French, Miss Stradling, who has now left S.H.S. to train for a position as assistant staff director with the Red Cross, hopes to be assigned to a French-speaking country. To all of these we express our thanks for the vast amount of work and help which they have given us in order to make our book a reality. 6 ei g

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FACULTY There is a tradition governing the way in which we should express our feelings toward the faculty. VVe should tell of their cooperation and aid in class and out, of their kindness and consideration toward us. Their wisdom, understanding, and forbearance must all be recalled in our writing. VVhat we really want to say would be omitted in a tradition-guided expression of our opinion of the faculty, for we want to talk about their humanness. We pic- ture Mr. Moore, juggling tCSt tubes and crucibles in the chemistry lab-Mr. Smith, laboriously keeping track of his mysterious little bookroom-lyliss Courain, explaining in detail the human criculatory system. YVe see Mrs. Elling looking skyward trying to figure out just how some students can be so tall-lVIiss lliorris. speaking softly and smiling sweetly--lVIiss Lewis, earnestly instructing would-be artists-Miss von Fabrice, pounding away at a type- writer or giving speed tests-Miss Cranston, advising the Valkyrie staff, or dic- tating words from The Readers' Digest -ll-Ir. Remaly, lending a helpful hand to history students. VVe'll never forget-lX'Iiss Hoadley, teaching bewildered students all those French idioms-llir. Bohner, assisting the Student Council-hir. Fenstermacher, telling those, shall we say, jokes ?-llfliss Lux, coaching an excellent junior debating team-lVIiss Eslinger, directing the senior play cast. Often we have found 'lNIr. Durkee working earnestly with his debating squads- lVIiss Plumer, explaining parts of speech to her pupils-Mr. Myers, assisting weary algebra students after school hours-lVIr. Kadel, working with his Valkyrie busi- ness staff-Nliss Van Horn, refereeing a basketball game-lllr. Moyer, working long hours to create a good football team. 8