Verona High School - Shadows Yearbook (Verona, NJ)

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'TWAS A USHADOWYH DAY, in- deed, when our blundering herd of be- wildered Freshmen stampeded the stately portals of Verona High. Though terribly confounded, we were determined to make the best of our new situation. We began officially by electing Frank Zink our president, Parker Newell our vice presi- dent, and Elaine Bentley, secretary-treas- urer. After choosing these fine leaders, it was a natural consequence that everything we undertook was destined to be a suc- cess. The first entry made in our freshman scrapbook was the Fresh Fish Fling, our class dance. We were very well represent- ed in such extracurricular activities as music and sports. Brenda Lyons, our future opera star, and Bob Berry, our sec- ond Bing Crosby, soon became indispens- able to the Glee Clubs. Betty Beaton, our dynamic little swimming ace, distin- guished herself and the entire Freshman class by her record breaking swimming accomplishments. Another of our out- standing classmates was Fred Lynn, who helped to melt the icy stares of the upper classmen by his spectacular athletic feats on the pitcher's mound. Fred was the only Freshman to receive a varsity baseball let- CCY. SE IIIH IIIAS5 HISTUHY President, Frank Zink Vice-President, Dorothea Manchester Secretary-Treasurer, Anne Farrar IN THE FALL OF '39, we returned to the familiar corridors of our fairest alma mater, a bit more light-hearted and worldly-wise. The trials and tribulations of our terrifying freshman daze were over at last, and now we were elevated to the status of sophisticated Sophomores. At our first class meeting, we lost no time in electing Parker Newell our president, Frank Zink, vice-president, and Betty Beaton, secretary-treasurer. By this time, we knew Mr. Wilkin's perennial jokes by heart and had the wisdom to enjoy them for the umpteenth time hoping to curry favor and perhaps good marks. At this time Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher, was foremost in the minds of the high school jokesters, and in keeping with the times, our class dance was en- titled Confucius Say, complete with Chinese lanterns and all the trimmings. Now that we had more faith in ourselves, we became quite active in school affairs. We were greatly honored by having Dor- othea Manchester and Charles Feltham enact two of the leading roles in the an- nual Dramatic Club production, The Ghost Trainf' Anne Farrar and Betty Beaton, super-cheerleaders, made sure that the teams had the full support of the Sophomores. The two aces of the Golf fC0ntinucd on Page 70j 025

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N HZAP-' the Zingg could out on the one of our year and he himself as was an The the atten- tion of his Freshman and Senior L A I llLUKE!7 Richard Kearcher was one member of Verona's champion track team. This team was undefeated in dual meets and Richard, as a member, gained some of the glory which the team won so brilliantly for the honor of V.I-I.S. 24 0 Walfiifi We Figli KLIP George Klippel was most outstand- ZACK Frank Zink, one of our famous football linesmen, also excelled as this year's class President. His fine musical ability won him the presi- dency of the band and orchestra. In the spring Frank upheld the scho0l's laurels as a member of the track team. 3 K .N R N ing in Verona High School for his energetic work on the varsity foot- ball squad. In his senior year, Klip showed great promise as a singer. The quartet of Klippel, Morrison, Brighton, and Weiner serenaded the student body in the gym every lunch period. EDDIE Edward Rogers was active in almost all sports during his high school career. Eddie took part in intra- mural baseball, basketball, and foot- ball, as well as being on the 1. V. football and basketball teams. Ed- die, a lively addition to the Dra- matic Club, was in the school play in his junior year.

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