South Side High School - Optimist Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Wl THE OPTIMIST 1 time they are devoting to this worthy cause. Think of it, girls; by giving up a few hours of your playtime during the week, you are really helping clothe the poor sufferers in France. Now, we want support, and a good deal of it, too. THE GLEE CLUB On Friday, May 18, an “Interscholas- tic Glee Club Contest” was held in the auditorium of Central High School. The contest was given under the auspices of Hamilton College and is said to be the first contest of its kind ever held in Amer- ica. The schools competing were East Orange High School, Lincoln High School, Dickinson High School, Central High School and South Side High School. East Orange High School won the first prize, a silver loving cup, which has to be won two consecutive years in order to re- main permanently at any one school. South Side received honorable mention. The members of our Glee Club are: Sopranos, Jessie Ayres, Johanna Fischer, Lydia M. Koehler, Edith Lingerman, Florence McCarter, Mildred Noscher, Marjorie Osgood and Mildred Rommel; altos, Thelma Alexander, Helen Benz, Dorothy Bioren, Edna Greene, Elvira Knoth, Ella Melnick and Clara Quinlan; tenors, Frederick Bioren, Nathan Schimachoff, Erwin W. Gauss, Sanford J. Hill, Harry Quass and Mortimer Weiss; basses, Ferdinand Allen, Herbert Deinin- ger, William Gardner, Malcom C. Gilman, William Rabinowitz, Edward Schartoff and Rudolph Thevenet. Lillian Troutz was the pianist and Herbert Deininger acted as leader. The songs which our club sang were Mighty Lak a Rose,” by Nevin; the Hamilton College song, “Carissima,” by Stryker, 72, and our Alma Mater, by Mr. Stevens and Mr. McWhood. “FIRST ANNUAL OUTING” (Continued from page 9.) Kelp came from an unexpected quarter. A benevolent soul came to rescue us from our misery. He examined the animal carefully and finally said: That horse is doctored: he can’t go any farther; he’s all in.” What are we going to do?” we ex- claimed in chorus. “The only thing you boys can do is to drive home as fast as he’ll go,” exclaimed the veterinarian. “I’ll fix him up.” Our benefactor produced a small pack- age which contained some white powder. He applied some of it to the tongue of the animal and fastened its bit. “Now jump on, boys, and hold him in tight,” he shouted. We leaped in the shaky rig; the horse reared and plunged and then broke into a terrific pace. We could not extend our thanks to the old man, for we were occu- pied in keeping safe on the rig. Home- ward bound we narrowly missed hitting several cars, for the horse ran as though wild. A weary, fatigued company of youths descended safe within the walls of the livery stable. We had held an outing. The Senior- ' to of a food is

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THE OPTIMIST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP DEBATING TEAM Due to the untiring efforts of Mr. Stew- ard, the coach, and to the natural aptness and ability of the boys themselves, South Side has made an enviable name for her- self in matters of debate. Having successfully competed with Barringer and East Orange, the schools of her own league. South Side entered a debate with New Brunswick, who had captured stellar honors in her league. South Side won this debate and was voted champion of the State. The members of the winning team are Fred Groel, Alexander Avidon and Charles Handler. ATTENTION, GIRLS! You are perhaps not all aware of the fact that some of the girls of South Side are helping France. Every afternoon a group of girls meets in Room 205 to sew undergarments for the destitute in France. Miss White, supported by the Misses Kieran, Brayton, Pearce and Becker, has charge of the undertaking. We all appreciate greatly the valuable 14

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Wl THE OPTIMIST The Class History thirteen, the first Freshman class, numbering nearly two hundred, entered the South Side High School. How proud each one felt! What did it matter that the South Side building had not as yet been completed? Were they not all High School students? Part of the class took up its studies in the old Normal School on Washington street, while the rest went to East Side, although classed as “South Siders.” In East Side High, under a splendid corps of teachers, Mr. James A. Hulse, Miss M. M. Hoppen, Miss Denton and Mr. Lewin, the class soon sat down to business. But within a few months it packed up its luggage and moved into the building on Johnson avenue, which had been made ready for occupancy. Then the school began to organize in earnest. Innovations in the school’s man- agement marked the progress of the class as well as that of the school. One of these was the establishing of a system, called the General Organization, which is not only the pride of South Side, but also the envy of all “frat-laden” schools. Then there was a system of “class ad- visors,” a system which was of great ben- efit to both pupils and teachers. It was the good fortune of the class to have as “class advisor” Mr. Hulse. As during the first year the develop- ment of the class had kept pace with that of the school, so it was during the sec- ond year. The affairs of both the class and the school began to take a definite shape, and to point to a definite end. By the middle of the second year things be- gan to move smoothly. During this year the class suffered a deep sorrow, for Mr. Hulse died in April, 1915. Not only the class but the school, not only the school, but Newark, lost a friend when they lost Mr. Hulse. He was loved by everyone, for it can be said that he devoted all his energy, all his interest to making this world a better world for all. Each member of the class felt this loss a personal one, and when the ques- tion of giving a gift to the school was taken up, it was voted unanimously that the gift should be a large picture of its friend. During the last two years of this course the unity of the class was preserved. Mr. Wakefield became class advisor, succeed- ing Mr. Hulse. The fact that, as far as it was possible, the teachers went on with their classes, tended toward unity among the students. But only Miss Hoppen has been with us since we began as Fresh- men, four years ago. It was she who made us feel at home when we were un- accustomed to the new conditions. It is she to whom we have so often gone for advice. One seldom speaks of our class without mentioning Miss Hoppen. During the third and fourth years there were many social events; chief among these were the Three A Social at which the class met informally for the first time, the Four B Social in December, 1916, held in honor of the class of January, 1917, and the social held by the class of Jan- uary, 1918, in honor of the present grad- uating class. While the class has had many other interests, still it has not neglected ath- letics. Some of its members have made ’varsity teams, while in inter-class ath- letics, it has a remarkable record. The boys have won the Boys’ Basketball championship and the’ girls the Girls Basketball championship of the school. The class has also had great influence in school politics. The President and Secretary of the General Organization, 16