Verona High School - Shadows Yearbook (Verona, NJ)

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+ + SHADOWS Our officers for this year Were: President, James McEwan, Vice-Presi- dent, VVilliam Fismer, Secretary-Treasurer, Marie Sonn. Mrs. Edith Bur- ton replaced Miss Grace Wilson as English teacher. Much to our surprise the hike went off very well without any assistance from us. The Hallowe'en party as usual was a great success. For the past two years we had been interested in the annual plays given by the juniors and Seniors. However, our only part in them had been to sell tickets. This year it was decided to give only one play, the cast of which was to be chosen from the whole school. Marie Sonn was a member of the cast of Alice-Sit-By-TheFire by Barrie, presented in the middle of December. At Christmas time, the class wrote and produced in Assembly a Christmas play. After a year of hard Work we were delighted but a little apprehensive as Class Night approached. We had the whole responsibility of Class Night on. our shoulders. It was at this time that we most appreciated Mrs. Prince, our dean in our Junior and Senior years. Without her we would have found it difiicult to make Class Night a success. This was the first time we received knocks individually. But, to compensate us, we knocked the Seniors. Now we are Seniors, but it is not unalloyed joy for we are sorry at the thought of soon leaving our beloved school. When we returned this year the addition to the school was completed. Its chief features are a well equipped cafeteria, manual training rooms, and a chemistry and physics laboratory. Naturally, these necessitated many new teachers. Miss Hopper, in charge of the cafeteria, had an assistant in Miss Claussen, Mr. Dwyer, manual training instructor, had Mr. Smith as an assistant, Mr. Renn had charge of the science, Miss Culbertson had taken Miss Batchelder's place as art teacher, and Miss Lynn was assisted in the ofiice by Miss Cussen. This year we elected the following officers: President, Arthur Roberts, Vice-President, John Moore 5 Secretary-Treasurer, Marie Sonn, Historian, May King. This year we gave the Hallowe'en party. We tried to live up to the high standard set by previous classes and believe we succeeded. The cast for the play this year was chosen from the Junior and Senior classes. Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, with six Seniors in the cast, was presented. The great, never to be forgotten, event of the year was our trip to Washington in April. Words fail to describe it. Quickly the days flew by to the end of our Senior year. M. K. '29. v+ + 1156 I'c'e11fy

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v-vo-O-wo-O-X15 SHADOWS + va llllislfory off fzlhe Class off A ARLY in September, 1925, the present lordly and dignified Seniors entered the High School as Freshmen. For all our nonchalance, we were, perhaps, a little doubtful of the recep- tion which would be accorded us. We had not long to wait, for on the hike, the first great event of our High School life, we were made to realize how utterly insignificant and worthless a Freshman is. Soon We elected the following class officers: President, Arthur Griffin, Vice-President, John Moore, Secretary, May King, Treasurer, Russell Purdy. The Hallowe'en party given by the Seniors and the dances given by the juniors and Sophomores were very enjoyable events. Then on April 23, occurred the greatest, most momentous, most de- lightful social affair of the season-that is, to our minds-the Freshman party. Since the party was to be the same night the parents were to visit the school, we knew that we might expect a large attendance and so must do our best to make our party a success. All agreed that we succeeded in our purpose. Of course, although it may not seem possible, we did study from time to time. At times Qfor instance, before examinationsj we studied consider- ably. Our dean this year and in our Sophomore year was Miss Helen Hosp, to whom great credit is due for her unceasing but vain efforts to make us a respectable, quiet class. Class Night and Graduation came and almost before we knew it our Freshman year was over. At the beginning of our Sophomore year, our thoughts turned with pleasure to the coming hike and initiation of Freshmen. We found this hke more enjoyable than the previous one. In due time we elected officers: William Fismer, president, Edwin Lewis, vice-president, John Moore, secretary, May King treasurer. This year we had an addition to the faculty, Miss Imogene Cook, instructor in mathematics. The Hallowe'en party given by the Seniors was, as always, an amusing and delightful affair. The next social event was the juniors' dance. Then We gave ours. This year we found it necessary to work a little harder. However, we did not let work interfere with our having a good time. Again Class Night and Graduation came and we realized that another year had rolled by, that we were nearer the coveted position of Seniors. We came back to start our Junior year, not so loath to return as one might suppose, for we had grown to love Verona High. Zi' + Page A mefeeu

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SHADOWS The Wvasllfiiiimglfoim Trip OR VVEEKS-in fact, months-before the great day arrived, the Seniors had discussed the Washington Trip from all angles, not even omitting the hope that they would be given good eats, for we all know what a weakness the Seniors have for food. Time passed not too quickly to suit the impatient Seniors, but soon the day, and finally the hour arrived. 'We boarded the I :33 train at Newark and, after traversing the length of the train and then some, we were finally settled on our way to the VVhite City. We passed the time away by playing cards and blowing up balloons and popping them. Two of our talented musicians gave selectiona on the harmonica and Jew's harp. The time passed all too soon and before We realized it, the train drew into the Pennsylvania Station at Washington. On our arrival a bus con- veyed us to our hotel. After dinner we visited the Library of Congress. It is the most elaborately adorned structure conceivable. Here we spent a delightful hour inspecting in the reading room the Declaration of Independence, the Con- stitution, newspapers from all over the United States, paintings, statues, and old coins. ' From there we returned to the hotel, and went to our rooms to pre- pare for bed. Once there, however, some of us changed our minds and decided to stay up all night, but in the Wee hours of the morning the sandman made a return trip, and soon we were all in the land of dreams. A few early risers the next morning took a stroll before breakfast but to most of us bed was more appealing. After breakfast we were conducted to the Bureau of Printing and En- graving, where we saw United States currency of all denominations, and stamps of all kinds. Following this we visited the Pan-American Building, with its unique structure, the Smithsonian Institute where we saw the flag that inspired the writing of our national anthem, the state gowns of the President's wives, the Spirit of St. Louis, and various other things of great interest, the New National Museum the White House in all its splendor, and last, but not least, the Capitol itself. The afternoon was spent in touring the business and residentialvsections of Washington and in visiting the Arlington Cemetery, Amphitheatre, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the Lincoln Memorial. In the evening we were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brown at the Fox Theatre, returning to the hotel ready to fall asleep standing on our feet. i Page Tu amy one