Verona High School - Shadows Yearbook (Verona, NJ)

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Shadows Grows ! K nf I 1 l 7 This publication marks the twenty-first birthday of Shad- ows. The first volume, published in 1921, was dedicated to the Board of Education. In honor of the occasion, a coming-out party has been ar- ranged by Shadows' proud par- ents. More than three hundred and fifty loyal subscribers have S signified that they will be on HADO hand to welcome Shadows and WS 1921 s to help celebrate its new state of maturity. Shadows will be stunningly attired for the party with a black and white printed froek and a maroon jacket, accented with white figures. Shadows' twenty-one years have reflected tremendous growth in the physical plant, as well as the actual school organization. Only two members of the present faculty-Mr. Wilkin and Mr. Goeltz-can recall Shadows' first birthday in 1921. The Shadows of that year were cast from the old high school on Bloomfield Avenue. Verona High School at that time housed seventy-three students, only ten of which were graduated in the Class of '21, Classical and commercial courses were taught by the ten members of the teaching staff. The activity program had not yet come into its own, although varsity baseball and basketball teams were successfully coached by Mr. Wilkin and Miss Swift. Shadows' social diary of 1921 tells of the high school ufrankfurter roast at the Newark Reservoir in Cedar Grove, the sch0ol's trip up the I-ludsonv in June, the freshman-sophomore party, the sophomore dance at Hallowe'en, a junior-senior dance, and a junior-senior progressive supper. The grown-up Shadows of 1942 shows to some extent the l progress of Verona High. Ten times as many graduates, six times as many in the student- -69' . . body, three times as many in the facultyg a complete program of clubs and functioning commit- tees, a complete calendar of so- cial eventsg eight varsity sports and a host of intramural games -this is the picture of Shadows in its twenty-first year. 40 , 42 1 SHADCWS 19

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Jim 1942 SH IJIIWS Being the 21st Eidl.fl.077, Published by the Students of 1Vf1 iief10r11e Hltglly Sflmol, Verona, N. f. CHARLES FELTHAM-Edifor PAUL E. DIMMERS, IGI-IN E. MATTIS-Advisers

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HEHE5 TU . . . We, fha sfajf of fhc 1942 Shadows, dr'dic'aff' ihis puhlivafiou fo our friend, fvavher, and adviser, Mr. Paul E. Dimmers. We arc' happy, indeed, for fhe opporlunifj' io show our graiifude fo one who for the pasf pvc' yaars has poured info Shadows so much of his energy and COIIIISEI. We had hopcfd Mr. Dimmers could re- main wifh us, hui the Uuilrd Stafes govern- ment requircfd his sc'ruic'f's. O11 March 6, 1942, he bc'c'amf' a privaie in the IV Army Corps. We' all wish him luvla. in fhe army and look forward fo ihc' firm' ZUIQPII he will rf'- luru fo Vvroua High Scfhool.