Verona High School - Shadows Yearbook (Verona, NJ)

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I8 A SHADOWS, June, 1934 Girls' Glee Club The Girls' Glee Club started off the year with a great will to ac- complish many things. The first week brought the officers, who were: Jean Davies, president, Anne Slaight, vice-president, Nina Palmer, secretary-treasurer. The club was divided into four parts to make a special study of types of music. The Freshmen studied the English type, the Sophomores studied the life of Robert Schuman, and the Juniors, the Slavic type. The Seniors worked On Hungarian music. The club presented the results of their efforts at the P. T. A. meeting on March 29. Solos were sung by Betty Russell, soprano: and Nina Palmer, alto, with the rest of the club joining in the chorus, which had also given sev- eral selections at an earlier P. T. A. meeting. Last, the Glee Club undertook to make a success of the operetta Captain Crossbonesu in which many of the girls and boys of both clubs took part. On April 14, Jean Zingg and Nina Palmer, with several teach- ers, left for New York to attend an Opera at the Metropolitan Op- era House. The Opera was en- joyed by all. A short report was made on the Opera to the Glee Club. The Opera House itself is worth going to see if you were not interested in operas. On this particular day, there were about 4,000 people who attended the per- formance. It was so quiet that one could almost hear a pin drop. Peo- ple didn't dare make a noise for fear of someone's telling them to keep quiet. Next year members of the club hope to make a similar trip. Boys' Glee Club The Boys' Glee Club of thirty- two members under the able lead- ership of Mr. Schill, has had quite a full season this year. The Glee Club made its first ap- pearance by singing for the P. T. A. banquet. Their next program consisted of Christmas music which they rendered in assembly. As most of the Glee Club mem- bers qualified for the operetta, they turned the Glee Club periods into rehearsals for Captain Cross- bones . Judging from the way the audience received the operetta, the club may be proud of the part it took in it. The music department hopes to be able to offer new courses in Elementary Theory and Practice, Harmony, and Music Appreciation. If this is made possible, the stu- dents taking these courses will be better trained so that they will raise the standard of the Glee Club. Civic Committee Among the newly formed com- mittees was the Civic Committee, the members of which' are Euretta Murphy, Betty Jacob, Joe Hans- berry, Lucille Murphy, Jerome De- Stefano, Bessie Ericson, and Rob- ert Morris. The purpose of this committee is to make every student feel more responsibility in regard to school property, and to stop the defacing of lockers, books, walls, and desks. The committee has tried hard to fulfill these aims in a friendly manner as friends, not policemen. The White Hornet, Hi-Y, and Traf- fic Committee have all lent their support. Miss Beck and Mr. An- derson, as faculty advisers, have helped the committee immensely in its work. Because of illness Wendell Roll- ason, the first chairman of the committee, had to resign. Alan Truex has ably carried on the work started by Wendell. Ginsberg-Must I sleep in the dark, Mummy? Mother-Yes, darling, you're getting to be a big boy now. Ginsberg-Well, I'd better say my prayers again-more care- fully. Mr. Anderson entered the room where Jeanette, his daughter, was entertaining QU Hansberry, What is it, popper?', the young lady inquired. Her father held out the umbrel- la which he carried. This is for Joe , he explained It looks as if it might rain before morning .

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SHADOWS, June, 1934 A17 Freshman Class Although we have been here al- most a year, it seems only a short time since we first entered Verona High School. Then, we were mere- ly another class of incoming fresh- men. To the rest of the school we quite possibly presented a curious picture. However, it wasn't long before we took part in various ac- tivities of the school. We elected our president, Wil- liam Cartmill, and our secretary- treasurer, Mildred Watt. Constance Neumann, Jeanne Feltham, Ruth Conklin, Frances Sims, Janice Lance, Ruth Frank- lin, Roger Shotwell, John White, Donald Farson, Charles Youmans, Lester Mills, and Russell Graham are among those from our class who have served on Council Com- mittees-and Shelley Kaplan was a member of the newspaper staff. Maisy Pierson, David Hecht, Donald Farson, Edward Neuman, Russell Graham, and George Swenson sang lustily in the Op- eretta and Betty Russell, Peter Carpou, Russell Graham, and Wil- liam Sury played in the orchestra. Ruth Conklin, Betty Ahrentsen, and Peter Carpou through their work in the Marionette Club, have learned to make puppets walk with grace-and howl Last, but not least, we have learned to dance! During the sum- mer We expect to practice all we've learned this year so that when we return we will be skillful Sopho- mores. Do You Know That? Frank Lanning may have to have his arm treated for injuries received, by using his new method of saying hello? The Assistant Art Editor made a hit with a certain senior girl. Dolly Walters? Woe is him! Marion Teare is very disap- pointed because there was no elec- tion for the silliest senior? She felt sure she would get it. We don't disagree with her. Marion Meade and Ann are quite interested in two Sophs? Marion likes the one who plays basketball on the second team. Ann's is as- sistant business manager. Bobby Howat has given up his attempt to learn to dance? He says, -more fun to sit them out-. Walt Widmark has received an offer from Earl Carroll? Shapely legs, eh, Walt? One freshman wanted to know if a typewriter had air-brakes? Eggs is going to be an Indian? Sophomore Tld-Bits What goes on behind the scenes in Mrs. Burton's sixth period Eng- lish II class? As the class files or straggles in, all is quiet. The work of the day, however, is soon begun. After a time much interest is aroused by a query from some section of the class. Soon the largest part of the class is taking part in the dis- cussion. At last the repartee dwindles down to a few obstinate members of the class who refuse to concede to the other's point. This more than polite issue often comes to the point of serious mis- understanding when some member of the class asks just exactly what all this has to do with the lesson. Alas! Lads and lasses, this cruel reminder of business brings every- one down to earth until a similar situation is enacted. Oates: I say, Davenport, can you loan me two bits. Davenport: Impossible. I've tried to loan you money several times, but you always seem to look on it as a gift. Pastures for the Green Franie Sims has that boy Polly really running wild. Franie ought to be as popular as her sisters when she becomes 3 Senior, One thing to remember the Freshmen by is to think of Pep Ungaro. Lots of students are won- dering if he's a monitor in the main hall, or just a permanent fix- ture there. Will the Freshmen ever forget their lesson in bird whistling. The instructor forgot to imitate the best bird of all, the Cuckoo. The Freshman bad-man seems to be Tex Two-Gun Hieder. Tex dreams of becoming a two-gun cowboy lBobbie Bensonl. Get along, little Dogie. Does Doris Jacobs know that peroxide is bad for the scalp? Or perhaps that is the natural color of her hair. If it is, it must be that itls getting dark because it's dirty. Oh! Oh! Support the Budget.

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SHADOWS, June, I 934 I9 Orchestra Has Good Year Under the able direction of Mr. Schill, the orchestra again enjoyed a successful year. The membership has increased from 25 to 34. A larger number of Seniors will leave the orchestra than ever before. They are: Ruth Sellick, Euretta Murphy, Theodore Magee, David Purdie, John Jaqueth, Charles Mar- chant, Sidney Macy, and Frank Lanning. Besides playing for all school assemblies, the orchestra rendered a program by individual members and the entire orchestra. I Like Your Nerve , the P. T. A. banquet. and the three performances of Captain Crossbonesu, were ac- companied by the High School Or- chestra. The Senior members take this opportunity to wish the entire or- chestra and Mr. Schill good luck and as many good times as they had in the years that they were a part of it. V. H. S. School Band Hail the Band! The High School Band deserves many congratula- tions for its good work during the past year, even though it may ,not be so apparent to you. Ny' X This year the High School Band has combined with some Junior! High pupils and formed aflarger organization. 1 In former years the qyhd has appeared in Public quite a lt, t ' year the larger organization, wh e not appearing as much as form- w.,w V erly, has made more progress and mastered more pieces. The annual basketball games with Caldwell were enlivened by the presence of the Band, and at the intermission between the halves they joined with the Caldwell Band on the floor. A concert was presented May 3, during the course of which th!! following pieces were renderedjf: 'fStockade Oveilfurenybgz-A. C. Lis- co be: 'Hogg ars Ma ch , by A. Ralph Herrick, Jlgilational bleni , by E. agley. 'C.' 'scombe Ju r Marchigvby . m, Qihe Band alsolaccompanied-the Choral Singing at Christmasj 7 8 e c---fi . l The'optimift fell rom. he topl storyxdf a s scrapeir. Ad he pas-' sed the four -siory, he-was over- hear-yi muttsringsgs So far, so good! pi! Assembly Committee The Assembly Committee of the Whitehorne High School has brought to a close its first year of service to the school. Last year the committee tried to bring the student body to a better Xe Xbiiderstanding of what a school assembly should be. To accomplish this end this group has tried to present programs of interest to the student body as a whole. It is impossible to please everyone but they believe that the programs have been very interesting to the majority. They have also striven for the individual attention of each mem- ber of the audience. It is felt that if this can be done a larger num- ber would enjoy the programs. The members of this committee are: Pell Hollingshead, chairman, Frances Carlsong Miss Hoornbeek, Faculty Advisor. Dramatic Club Of the new organizations which have been formed in our school, the most recent, and perhaps the one of most general interest, is the Dramatic Club. The club is now composed of stu- dents whose interests typify the spirit of the Dramatic Club. However, next year the club hopes to continue with the remain- ing members, not to exclude any new, and provide the student body with some real entertainment and fun. We wonder if the numbers- after our names around here designate our cells.