West Orange High School - Ranger Yearbook (West Orange, NJ)

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Our Principal RAYMOND E. HEARN Our principal, Raymond E. Hearn, was born in Edelman, Pennsylvania. He grew up to love pie a la mode, basketball, and baseball. He also harbor- ed a secret ambition to be- come a big league basebal player. While these three great loves were developing, Mr. Hearn was attending high school in Nazareth, Pennsyl- vania. Then the time came for him to spend two years at East Stroudsburg Normal School, after which he taught in Hackettstown, New Jersey; Windgap, Pennsylvania; and Nutley, New Jersey, for a number of years. After this, he took undergraduate work at Dickinson College where he majored in mathematics and physics, but decidedly preferred the former subject. Having received his Ph.B. at Dickinson, Mr. Hearn later obtained his M.A. at New York University. When the junior high school system was organized in West Orange ir. 1924, Mr. Hearn arrived just in time to become a teacher at the new Gaston Street Junior High School. He was soon made principal of Gaston. After five years in this position, Mr. Hearn was appointed the first principal of Roosevelt Junior High School, in which capacity he served until last year when he joined us at the high school. In addition to his work, Mr. Hearn enjoys singing. 1 like his mellow baritone voice. It is known only to a few of us that our principal at one time was seriously considering a career as a singer, and for three years he studied under Frederic Haywood of the Haywood Institute. While at college, he was a member of the Glee Club; and after college, a soloist at several churches in the metropolitan area. Mr. Hearn reached his peak in this field in 1926 when he gave a concert at Town Hall in New York City. However he not long after decided that a singing career was too much of a gamble for a married man; and so today we have Mrs. Hearn to thank for our capable principal. The following quotation is Mr. Hearn’s parting words to us seniors: The present high school pupil is.facing a very difficult but interesting future in which he will have problems to solve as well as opportunities to meet. At no time will a high school education be as important as after this war.

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SOLOMON C. STRONG Although Mr. Strong is seldom seen in the halls of the High School, we all feci his presence. Those special holidays, his moral support of school activities, his wise super- vision of the school system—these things re- mind us that Mr. Strong is always at work for our good. We’ve all seen evidence of his interest in and support of our football team by his regular attendance at games; and he is always ready to advise us on school affairs. Another fact about Mr. Strong, which few of us know, is his love of the country surround- ing our school and .the beautiful situation of the school. He was in the West Orange School System when the building was erected; and he has often referred since to the beauty and strength to be found in the surrounding hills seen from the school. nn Left to right: Mr. Rinehart, Colonel Barry, Mr. Strong.

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Our Vice-Principal CHESTER H. WINE This year our high school is playing host to a new vice-princi- pal, Mr. Chester H. Wine. Born March 18, 1896, in Har- risonburg, Virginia, Mr. Wine at- tended public schools in that town and also in Winchester, Virginia, and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. While in high school, he transfer- red to Lebanon Valley Academy where he completed his secondary education. In 1914, upon comple- tion of his Junior Year at Lebanon Valley College, he enlisted in the United States Army and spent two years with the armed forces of the United States during which time he served one year in France. After the war he resumed his studies at Lebanon Valley College and was graduated in 1920 with the A.B. Degree. During college, his major subject was history; but he also found time to win his varsity let- ter in football and basketball. He began his teaching career at Allen- town Preparatory School at Allen- town, Pennsylvania, where he taught history and coached the athletic teams. From there he went to the high school at Connelsville, Pennsylvania. It was in Connels- ville that he met Mrs. Wine. He next became teacher and coach in the high schools in Latrobe, Penn- sylvania, and Monongahela, Penn- sylvania. In 1930 he came to West Orange High School to teach American History and Problems of American Democracy and to assist with the coaching of the football teams. He became principal- of Hazel Avenue School in 1932 where many of us West Orange High students became acquainted with him. He held that office until 1944 when he was made our vice- principal. He has taken post graduate work at the Teachers College, Columbia University and at Montclair State Teachers College, where he ob- tained the M.A. Degree. Bridge and golf constitute Mr. Wine’s favorite recreations. For his wise and sympathetic counsel and for his patient industry about our school, we give Mr. Wine our hearty thanks. [17]