Westfield High School - Weather Vane Yearbook (Westfield, NJ)

Text from Pages 1 - 156 of the 1930 volume:

VvtSI FlCUJ. Nt'W JfcKl .v FOREWORD dJ'D The Class of Nineteen Thirty presents this, the ninth senior issue of The Weather Vane, wherein they have endeavored to perpetuate the spirit and enthusiasm maintained throughout their many school years of comradeship. THE WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY 1930 DEDICATION To Miss Dolores V. Bordner, our much admired class adviser, in appreciation of her endless co-operation as Weather Vane adviser and her kindly aid to her pupils as teacher and friend, we, the Class of 1930, respectfully dedicate this Weather Vane. □ • ►□◄41 o t THE EDITORS PRESENT Foreword .............. Dedication ............ Faculty _______________ Seniors ....-.......... Juniors ............... Sophomores ............ Organizations ......... Sports ................ Humor _________________ __________ 6— 19 .... 20— 75 76— 83 84— 93 95—119 .120—135 .136—143 ________________________% The medicine men of the Indians were the true leaders of the tribe, the power behind every movement. They were appealed to in every crisis; they furnished the necessary intelligence for every requirement. The medicine men, although many know them merely as high priests of a cult of foolish words and gestures, were really exceedingly wise in the mysteries of human nature. It was through this knowledge that they held their scepters and ruled their little empires. Wise, powerful in personality, possessing real powers of leadership, deeply sincere in the carrying out of their duty—such were the medicine men. The members of the faculty are the medicine men of the school. They are the ones who lead us. By virtue of their greater knowledge, their deeper insight into human nature, their wider range of experience, they are found behind every worthwhile movement in school. And as leaders, with real kindness, deep sincerity, true friendship in their hearts, we see our teachers. 1930 WEATHER VANE Vi =rs? MR. CHARLES A. PHILHOWER Supervising Principal Charles A. Philhower was graduated from Dickinson College with the degree of bachelor of science. Later he received the degree of master of arts from both Dickinson College and Columbia University. In addition to being an educator of consequence, Mr. Philhower is a history and nature enthusiast. Of importance here because our yearbook decoration is Indian is the fact that Mr. Philhower is an Indian by adoption. His Indian name Kooksaupees, which means “the investigator”, shows that Indians have a perfect sense of values. MR. FRANK N. NEUBAUER 'J'he much admired and very able principal of the Westfield Senior High School is especially popular with the seniors because of his sympathetic understanding of their problems. Mr. Neubauer, a member of Theta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Delta Kappa, was graduated from Colgate University in 1913 with the degree of bachelor of arts. During his career as a teacher and executive in the public schools, Mr. Neubauer has done much graduate work in education at Columbia University and New York University. MISS ALICE PELTON rJ1HE Class of ’30 owes a great deal to Miss Pelton. She is our chief adviser and has carried us through our difficulties and activities with colors flying. We are grateful to her for her untiring energy and continued readiness to help us out. Miss Pelton was graduated from Bay Port Institute and teaches bookkeeping and business practice. She has taken many interesting courses at New York University. MISS J. ISABELLA DODDS |y|iss Dodds is one of our most popular teachers. A graduate of Macalester College and Columbia University, she is a holder of B. A. and M. A. degrees. She teaches English and German. The seniors are proud to have her as an adviser and were fortunate in having her as one of the most enthusiastic boosters of the Senior Play. MISS DOLORES W. BORDNER As dispenser of advice to The Weather Vane magazine, The Weather Vane annual, and the Senior Class, and teacher of senior English, Miss Bordner is kept rather busy. Her favorite indoor sport is reading senior essays. Miss Bordner holds the degrees of bachelor of arts and master of arts from Goucher College and the University of Pennsylvania respectively. Eight 1930 WEATHER VANE Va—: ■ ---.t-- —. - ■ — ■ ? MISS MARY E. DAY IYJiss Day is an authority on Mt. Holyoke College and deservedly so since she attended that college and received from it an A. B. degree. She teaches English II and IV and is chief adviser of the Sophomore Class and adviser of the sophomore yearbook committee. MRS. CAROLYN V. PHILLIPS jyjRS. Phillips knows how to teach English III and make it interesting and besides she knows her journalism right through from reporting to delivering and back again. The destinies of the Journalism Club rest more or less in her hands. She holds an A. B. degree from Barnard and has done some graduate work at Cornell. MISS AGNES IRENE ALLARDICE hat would the dramatics and public speaking be in good old W. H. S. without the excellent coaching of Miss Allardice? Even the poor persecuted seniors admire her for her fine work. Three schools had the honor of her attendance—Mansfield Normal School. Syracuse University where she was granted a degree of B. O. E., and the American Academy of Dramatic Art. MISS STELLA HEMPHILL s she was educated 'way out in the far Southwest at the University of Texas, it's not surprising that Miss Hemphill teaches Spanish. Miss Hemphill has also studied at the University of Pennsylvania and at Columbia. As adviser to the Spanish Club, “Seiiorita'’ inspires much enthusiasm and secures interesting material for the school magazine. MR. GASTON B. GESNER MR- Gesner is Monsieur notre professeur de francais. He teaches second and third year French and is chief adviser of the French Club. He was graduated from a school in France—Faculte des Sciences—with a B. S. degree and also received an A. B. from Columbia University. Mr. Gesner is one of our most stimulating teachers. Ten 1930 WEATHER YANE Vr tx? MISS EVELYN FENLON pyjiss Fenlon patiently teaches French and Latin to the sophomores—a not too simple task. Her weapon against the world is an A. B. degree from Wilson College. She is also kept quite busy helping the French Club with programs and is largely responsible for the success of French Club cake sales. MISS GRACE HANGEN typss Hangen has been here with us just one year and as yet is not entirely acquainted with every one, but those who do know her well surely like her. She is said by some to be the only teacher heard of who could interest the boys in Latin. She holds an A. B. degree from Albright College. MISS MARY E. COLLEY Ttyjiss Colley holds an A. B. degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She teaches stenography and typing and pupils just love studying under her capable direction. She seems to be in her element when rushing about seeing that this one doesn't look at his fingers, that that one is double-spacing, and that some other one has his margins even. She is also an able sponsor of the Red Cross Council. MRS. ANNE H. BARNARD jyjRS. Barnard earned her B. A. at Syracuse and is now a beloved and admired teacher who no more resembles the proverbial school marm than anything, although she pretends to. She delights in P. A. D. and American History and is also an adviser of the Junior Class. MRS. RUTH W. CAMERON |Y|rs. Cameron introduces us to the labyrinth of the history of times and countries other than our own and aids the debate classes in their work. She was graduated from Pennsylvania State College from which she holds the degrees of bachelor and master of arts. As an adviser, she frequently gives her services to the Sophomore Class. Twelve 1930 WEATHER VANE Va: o4 MRS. ALMA COOK jyjRS. Cook spends her time explaining the intricacies of algebra II and plane geometry to unwilling sophomores and juniors. She learned the very latest methods at Miami University from which she received a B. A. degree. Mrs. Cook is also one of Dr. Anna Y. Reed’s enthusiastic students at New York University. MISS ANNIE P. HEWITT JYf iss Hewitt is everything efficient, orderly, and logical. If you like mathematics you like Miss Hewitt; and if you don’t like mathematics—well, you like her just the same. A graduate from West Chester State Normal School and holder of a B. S. degree from Temple University, she teaches solid geometry and trigonometry. Miss Hewitt has also done graduate work at Columbia. MISS OLIVE HA.MMELL |yjiss Hammell was graduated from the Trenton Normal School and manages to keep busy teaching typing, bookkeeping, and commercial arithmetic. She seems extremely interested in stamp collecting and enjoys guiding the members of the Collectors’ Club in their projects. Lately she has been studying under Hughes Mearns, author of Creative Youth. MR. C. BLAIR ROGERS 'YJR. Rogers matriculated at Lafayette College and emerged bearing in his hands a Ph.B. degree. He teaches biology and chemistry and also helps Mr. Johnson teach W. H. S. students how to use a slide rule. His specialty seems to be cutting up worms and bugs, much to the horror of the young ladies. MR. WALTER E. JOHNSON, JR. MR Johnson teaches more stiff subjects—general mathematics, plain geometry, and physics. He was granted a degree of B. S. from Colgate and one of B. A. from Columbia. The excellence of the baseball team was due chiefly to his good steady coaching. He also serves as adviser to the Slide Rule Club. F ourteen 1930 'WEATHER VANE ....—■ : . - ■ ■ ■ ■-== � ’ MISS ALICE M. BIBLE jYJiss Bible was graduated from the Pennsylvania State Normal School at East Stroudsburg and also attended the Pennsylvania State College Library School. She is our very efficient librarian and guide in our social affairs besides being sponsor of the Library Council and the Aviation Club. As social adviser she passes judgment on the Senior Day costumes. MISS HARRIET S. HOWARD YJiss Howard is our art director and in this capacity supervises all stage design and magazine and annual art. She also serves as adviser to the Art Club. As a graduate of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, Miss Howard is well prepared for her position, and she has become well known for the excellence of her work. MISS K. ELIZABETH INGALLS tyjjiss Ingalls studied at the Trenton Normal School. She is now our music supervisor and has done splendid work in developing music appreciation in the high school in the few years that she has been with us. Miss Ingalls has succeeded in making the music department of the high school an important one and one of which we may be justly proud. MISS GERTRUDE M. SWIFT 'YJiss Swift is the girls’ physical education and first aid instructor and director of all girls’ athletics, besides being a jolly good sport. She has been here but two years and has already delved down into the middle of girls’ athletics to right what was wrong and to introduce new athletic features. She is a graduate of Arnold College of Hygiene and Physical Education. MR. ROBERT L. DUNCAN MR- Duncan, who received his B. S. from the University of Iowa, is now teaching our boys physical education and first aid and successfully coaching our teams. Although he has been here only one year, he already seems an old friend to every one. We all admire him for his clothes and coaching. Sixteen 1930 WEATHER VANE VI-—- ---------------------------------- MISS VIOLA M. BECKER lthough not of the faculty, Miss Becker is a charming half of the omnipotent office force. She was graduated from the Eastman-Gainer Business College and is now taking Dr. Anna Y. Reed’s course in personnel work at New York University. Every one appreciates Miss Becker’s friendliness and enthusiasm. MISS EDNA M. DRAKE Drake is the other half of our excellent and efficient office force. She is the half that brings to justice those few who venture to cut classes. Woe to him who receives a summons to the office signed “E. M. D.”! Miss Drake was graduated from dear old Westfield High School. MR. VINCENT B. FAUST J JR. Faust, who received his B. A. from Franklin and Marshall, is now teaching English to the youngsters of the school. Mr. Faust has proved himself excellent both as head basketball coach and assistant football coach. We must not forget the artistic powers he demonstrated in chapel during his several athletic discourses. MR. CARL B. HURLOCK ry[R. Hurlock was graduated from Juniata College with a degree of bachelor of science. He is engaged in teaching the “hard” subjects, except physics, such as physiography, chemistry, and commercial geography. Mr. Hurlock is to be praised for the invincible tennis teams that he has produced. MR. HAROLD M. THOMPSON MR- Thompson received his training at Oswego State Normal School. Woodworking, mechanical drawing, and auto mechanics are the arts of which he is master. Aeroplanes probably attract his interests in his leisure time, for the Aviation Club boasts his guidance. Eighteen 1930 WEATHER VANE vj= ■of The chief of the Indian tribe was the official father of his people, a leader in war and in pursuits of peace. To become a chief, a man had to prove that he was the one most worthy of the position. He had to prove by undergoing many difficult tasks that he was superior to the other members of the tribe, both mentally and physically. When the time came to choose a new chieftain, he who was best loved by his people was acclaimed chief. During the period of his being chief he had to continue to show his superiority in order to keep the respect of the rest of the tribe. In times of doubt his tribesmen came to him for his aid and advice. When the safety of the tribe was threatened, it was he who led his people through the trouble and strove to uphold the honor of the tribe. We. the Senior Class, are in many respects like the Indian chief. We have received our position by proving step by step that we were worthy of it. During our term as seniors, we have been faithful to our duty of advising and helping wavering underclassmen and of at all times upholding the honor of the Westfield High School. Tw :ni j SENIOR CLASS OF 1930 OFFICERS Stanley Britten.................................President Barbara Bowdoin............................Vice-President Margaret Loop........................ Secretary Doris Hixson..............„................. Treasurer ADVISERS Miss Alice Pelton Miss J. Isabella Dodds Miss Dolores W. Bordner Twenty-two 1930 WEATHER VANE ■ ■■ ■ . ----- - rr-TT=t� ? STANLEY BRITTEN Hail his coming with applauses. President (2, 3, 4); Spanish Club (3, 4; Spanish Club President (4); Union County Track Meet (3); Varsity Football and Basketball (3, 4); Class Football and Basketball (2); Class Track (2, 3); Basketball Captain (4); Class Day. The Class of '28 was proud of its Britty, but we’ll stand by ours any day. It is his grin and twinkling blue eyes, his athletic prowess, and his magnetic personality that have won him his many friends. BARBARA BOWDOIN With her moods of shade and sunshine Vice-President (4): Christmas Play (2); Senior Play Publicity (4); Annual (3); Dramatic Club (4); Glee Club (2. 3); French Club (4); Journalism Club (4); Operetta (2); Secretary (2) ; Weather Vane Board (4); Class Basketball (3); Class Day. A great deal like April, her birthday month, Bobbie has her many moods. However, one admits that she has inexhaustible good humor. She is a second Luther Burbank, for she has cultivated a new fruit called Carberry.” MARGARET LOOP And her hair was soft and golden. Secretary (4); Financial Com. (3); Knock Com. (3) ; Glee Club (3, 4); Debate Club (3, 4); Journalism Club (4); Varsity Basketball (3, 4); Class Basketball (2, 3, 4); Interclass Track (3); A. A. Council (4); Operetta (3); Weather Vane Board (4); Class Day. Oeccy, with her occasional comments on life “ in general, is irresistible. We know of a Case who drums a lot on this. “In basketball, says she, I wipe the floor with the best of them.” DORIS HIXSON Heart and hand that move together Treasurer (4); Academic Com. (2); Spanish Club (4); Aviation Club (3, 4); Hockey (2); Track (2, 3); Class Day. IC'FFICIENT little “Hicky” has a violent passion for anything pertaining to aeroplanes. She is a happy-go-lucky person who always has a clever retort for repeated teasing about those deep destructive dimples in her cheeks. Twenty-three 1930 WEATHER VANE vr MARION ANTHONY Handsomest of all the women Christmas Play (3); Senior Play (4); Picture Com. (4); Spanish Club (4); Glee Club (2, 3, 4); Music Club (2, 3. 4); Operetta (2, 3); Class Day. ipabe”, that dark and glowing beauty, is class royalty. Her poise, clothes, and stately carriage do as much destruction as her low, drawling voice. She is an outdoor girl and an equestrienne of note. Marion patronizes Wind-feldt’s and is ‘ frank” about it. She and her chow were very fetching on Senior Day. DORIS BADE Young and beautiful was Wabun. Senior Play (4); Junior Prom (3); Class Com. (3, 4); Class Weather Vane Com. (4); Academic Com. (3); French Club (3. 4); Library Council (4); Soccer (4); Volleyball (4); Class Day. Tf you ever feel the desire to hear any of the pre-war songs, ask Doris. She knows ’em all. When it comes to lovely complexions Doris wins first prize. She has a cute little pout, which she uses much in French Class. AUGUST BAUM Young and tall and very handsome Thanksgiving Play (2, 3); Christmas Play (2, 3); Easter Play (2); Class Com. (2, 3, 4); Dramatic Club (3); Debate Club (3); Class Basketball (3, 4); Class Football (2, 3); Varsity Football (4); Operetta (3); Weather Vane Board (2, 3, 4); National Oratorical Contest (2); Class Day. a ell-dressed ‘‘Petit Augie” is not an ideal French linguist; but when it comes to colloquial English, he’s right there. His ‘‘College Humor” line has caused many a girl to fall for the smoothy of 1930. EDWARD BEHRENS Who so free as Shingebiss. Interclass Track (3); Baseball (3, 4); Football (2, 3); Class Day. IT'D, who spends most of the afternoon making his Essex go up Elm street at twenty-five, believes thoroughly in the slogan, ‘ Sleep is good for the soul”. He loves to make Mr. Gesner late for class at noon by locking the front door. Ed is very fond of ’Plants” with “Dots” in them. Twenty-four 1930 WEATHER VANE Vi— ■ V--T- -T - 7 :---L-P FRANK BELL And the boy grew up and prospered. French Play (3. 4); Civic Com. (2, 3); French Club (3, 4); Slide Rule Club (3. 4); Journalism Club (3): Cheer Leader (3, 4); Baseball (3); Football Manager (4); Class Day. a. he's makin’ eyes at me See the raven hair! Girls would go wild if he'd give them half a chance. But he is so aloof! Frankie is a fine boy, admired by all 101 whither his big VV drags him every day. Frankies growing tall. Garde, Augie, he’ll be looking down at you! THOMAS BICKERS Lay the youth with hair disheveled. Christmas Play (3); Senior Play Com. (3); Senior Play Property Com. (4); Chairman Senior Play Scenery and Carpentry Com. (4) ; Dramatic Club (4); Union County Track Meet (2); Weather Vane Captain (2, 3. 4); Class Day. Thomas Hamilton, one of those cold brawny A men, certainly thawed out after a few walks to the Jello girl’s home. He had a weird conception of the New Jersey speed laws, but one offense was enough to slow him 'way down. We like to see Tommy sprawled at full length working on scenery. BRUCE BLOUNT Chibiabas, the musician Senior Day Play (4); Class Finance Com. (4); Aviation Club (3); Music Club (2, 3, 4); Collectors’ Club (4); Orchestra (2, 3, 4); Class Day. ■the scientist said, Doubtless he’s as brawny as any you have here.” Well, anyway, he runs. If he and Spencer hadn’t a strictly business arrangement concerning their Buick, we think he’d run to Cranford. “What is this thing called Love?” Bruce’s favorite poem is “Blow, Bugle, Blow!” ANNA BRACUTO Looked and tittered at each other. Civic Com. (2); Glee Club (3, 4); Operetta (3, 4); Class Day. A ll sports claim Anna’s favor, so you will find her in the gym whenever possible. Anna has the honor of being class giggler. Oh. she delights in provoking us and so keeps the spice from her write-up. Anyway, we know she has a passion for eats. Twenty-five J 930 WEATHER AD ALINE BROWN Stammering in her speech a little Junior Prom Com. (3); French Club (3, 4); Library Council (4); Soccer (3); Operetta (3); French Play Com. (4); Class Day. A ddie. whose first names the bane of her life, has a great desire to have a military wedding and to parade out of the church under an arch of swords. We all envy her curly hair, her agility on ice-skates, and her skill on the piano keys. HERBERT CORNELL He the marvelous story teller Dramatic Club Plays (3); French Play (2, 3, 4); Senior Day Com. (4); Knock Com. (2, 3); Spanish Club (3, 4); Dramatic Club (3, 4); French Club (2, 3. 4) ; President French Club (4); Music Club (2, 3); Journalism Club (4); Class Day. ’Ll erbie. the instigator and co-plotter of all the 11 wickedness that took place on Senior Day, is the class Caesar. His natural bent for languages permits him to converse with any one and makes him Mr. Gesners pet Homer Feep. Every one enjoys his sense of humor, which is evident in all languages. DORIS CORNELLIER And her eyes were very dreamy. Senior Play Program Com. (4); French Club (4); Class Day. i'xoris has displayed marvelous ability as a yearbook artist. She has many interests outside of school and her great disappointment is the fact that she has had to wait so long to get a driver's license. How does she train those fascinating side curls? EDWIN DAVIS Who shall say what thoughts and visions Fill the fiery brains of young men? Junior Prom Com. (3); Academic Com. (4) ; Collectors’ Club (4); Senior Play Com. (4); Class Day. v ou know the tall boy with nice blonde hair a who amuses himself in tiresome classes by drawing mysterious diagrams of mansions, and who spends the rest of the time looking up family history in dusty tomes. Some day we’ll find him designing skyscrapers or selling genealogies. Edwin shows decided preference for wire-haired terriers. Twenty-six 1930 WEATHER 3- WILLIAM DAVIS Tall of stature, broad of shoulder Varsity Football (2, 3, 4): Senior Day Play (4); Class Day. 'rms flashy right tackle of the football team will be remembered for his speedy running, quick tackling, and hard falling. His mania for old Fords and flat tires has run him into some fine scrapes this year. But Bill will always be thought of as the sunny big boy with the optimistic grin. MARJORIE DEAN Loosed and streamed her cloudy tresses. Christmas Play (2); Easter Play (2); Class Athletic Com. (3); Senior Play Candy Com. (4); Glee Club (2); Library Council (4); Varsity Soccer (3, 4); Union County Track Meet (3); Varsity Track (3); Varsity Basketball (2, 3, 4); A. A. Council (3); Apparatus Team (3, 4); A. A. Captain (3); Operetta (2); Class Day. Aa hen you think of Marge, you think of bas-' ketball. How she plays! As a guard she simply won’t let you through her, and as a forward, she has strings tied to the basket. She puts her good old W. H. S. fight into every sport. RICHARD DEANE By the tall and graceful stripling Class Basketball (4); Interclass Track (3) ; Class Day. T' ick, “trained in all the grace of the stage” by Adser, made his stage debut in “It Don’t Pay.” We actually felt for him when we saw Adser wield his threatening slave whip. We saw Dick on the football field and basketball court this year. At unexpected moments his sly, dry humor pleases us. KENNETH DIETZ Oh, chosen of the scouts, the land explore for me. Dramatic Club Plays (3); Thanksgiving Play (2, 3); Christmas Play (2, 4); Easter Play (2); Glee Club (2); Varsity Basketball (3. 4); Class Basketball (2, 3); Class Football (2); Interclass Track (2); Football (2, 4); Operetta (2, 3); Manager of Tennis Team (3); Senior Play Com. (4); Class Day. tjtere’s the poetical boy who’s just bubbling over with ambition. Besides his great speed in anything he undertakes to do, Ken has had a reputation as professional woman-hater. A cocky child from Cranford imbedded her claws and now—oh, you traitor. Ken! Twenty-seven 1930 WEATHER VANE rx? PHILLIPS EWING He with eyes serene and tender Union County Track Meet (3, 4); Track (2, 3, 4); Varsity Track (3, 4); Senior Day Play (4). in track. Phil is one of our dependable pole- vaulters. We wonder whether he gets his track practice by swinging the mallets for the slaves of It Don’t Pay.” However, we think the heart of this slave-driver” can be softened, for we saw Phil on the night of “Skidding” in the company of a mademoiselle.” MARJORIE FLYNN Happy are you, Minnehaha. Christmas Play (2); Glee Club (2, 4); Operetta (2. 4). yv ifarje's self-control is remarkable. Without cracking a smile she gave a screamingly funny monologue in chapel which shook even W. H. S.’s Rock of Gibralter” with laughter. We have to admit that Marje is a talking picture personified. Marjorie writes poetry, too. AGATHA FOX Neither willing, nor reluctant Senior Day (4); Class Day (4). French is a hoodoo. Ask Agatha, she knows! A But she was never meant to talk French like a Frenchman, for she is a direct descendant from an Indian chieftain. Not many of us can claim this distinction, eh. Agatha? We imagine it’s the Indian in her that makes biology bugs seem interesting. BETTY FRENCH I am happy, I am happy. Glee Club (3, 4); Music Club (3, 4); Art Club (2); Operetta (3, 4). Flmora” is Betty’s password and we hear that her mop of red curls is often seen there. Betty’s giggle and amiability are the envy of her classmates. She is an ardent movie fan and aspires to be a second Helen Kane. For some unknown reason she longs to visit Colorado. Twenty-eight 1930 WEATHER VANE V - -- . :- =?-. ? C. LESLIE FRITZ He, the merry mischief-maker Annual Com. (4); Spanish Club (4); Slide Rule Club (3, 4); Aviation Club (3); Interclass Track (3); Baseball (3); Class Day. JT es Fritz, a demon with the slide-rule and an upholder of the physics class, is a well-meaning youth, prone to make very audible wise-cracks which inspire usually gentle classmates and teachers with a homicidal impulse. Still, he livens up otherwise tedious hours. Being an ardent polo player may bring glory to his name when he grows up. EMMA GEHRET She, the silent dreamy maiden Class Song Com. (2); Senior Play Art Com. (4); Glee Club (2, 3, 4); Art Club (2, 3); Operetta (2, 3, 4). IC'mma is the proud possessor of many talents. We are certain that some day she will be a second Chaminade. Emma is also quite the artist, and more than once her delightful drawings have graced the Weather Vane. ROBERT GILL He it was whose cheeks were painted With the brightest streaks of crimson. Senior Play Ticket Com. (4); Chairman Picture Com. (4); Class Finance Com. (4); Photography Com. (4); Spanish Club (4); Slide Rule Club (3, 4); Debate Club (2, 3); Debate President (4); Journalism Club (3): Business Manager Weather Vane (4); Class Day. TOOB. class financier and rock of dependability, has had rollicking moments this term. Aside from scaring girls with his jack-in-the-box, cutting debate clases, and locking innocent boys on the roof, he may have retained his dignity. The financial problems of the Weather Vane weighed heavily on Bob’s shoulders, especially when he wrote business letters. MURIEL GOETZE Filling all the lodge with sunshine. Senior Play Program Com. (4); Union County Track Meet (3); Class Baseball (3); Soccer (4); Class Day. 7 jruriel came to us from the wild and woolly West, and this accounts for her love of horses. Muriel’s weaknesses are swimming and dancing. There is somebody who causes Muriel’s merry giggle and rosy blush. Twenty-nine 1930 WEATHER VANE WILLIAM GRANNELLS At each stride a mile he measured. Class Day. A spontaneous bit of humor and good fun is our firetop, Willy. The sixth period lunch group was shocked by laughter in the auditorium. But it was only Willy, who, with some intimate cronies, laughed over his own jokes. The person who rocked the quiet seniors with laughter in assembly periods, and who assisted the orchestra with a Luke Higgins” start was a mystery unsolved by our teachers, but we know he was the boy known as “Red.” HELEN GREENWOOD Tresses flowing like the water And as musical a laughter Glee Club (4); French Club (4); Library Council (4); Class Day. COMMUTATION tickets are Helen’s dire necessity, for she has the privilege of being chaufleured to school daily by the not too accommodating Jersey Central. Although you wouldn’t suspect it, Helen has her troubles—and French is one of them! Helen hopes to matriculate at Wellesley next year. KENNETH HALLENBECK For the women and the maidens loved the handsome Pau-Puck-Kee-Wis. Dramatic Club Plays (3. 4); Thanksgiving Play (3); Christmas Play (4); Easter Play (2, 3); Union County Track Meet (3); Varsity Track (3); Inter-class Track (2, 3); Manager of Baseball (3, 4); Weather Vane Captain (4); Class Day. 1 en announces his arrival a few blocks before he puts in his appearance. One has only to hear a few backfires, rattles, and the weak toots of a horn to know that Ken is on his way. He has always exhibited good taste in shoes, so naturally he has taken much interest in Feet.” EDITH HARCOMBE Bearing in her arms the winnings. Annual Com. (4) ; French Club (3, 4); Slide Rule Club (3, 4); Library Council (4); Academic Com. (3); Senior Day Stunt Com. (4); Class Day. Judith upholds the Harcombe reputation in scholarship and in her ability to play the piano. She has already hung out her shingle as a piano teacher. Her class of one keeps her mighty busy. So successful is she, that a new pupil, her brother, has applied for instruction. Thirty 1930 WEATHER VANE RAY HARCOMBE Actions mightier than boasting Senior Day Play (4); Annual Com. (4); Spanish Club (2); Varsity Basketball (2. 3. 4); Varsity Football (2, 3, 4); Interclass Track (2, 3, 4); Varsity Baseball (2, 3. 4); Captain Baseball Team (3); Captain Football Team (4); Class Day. rE have yet to find a sport into which Ray has not entered heart and soul. However, we believe he has other pastimes. He has acquired a very flirtatious manner of late and delights in making all the petites filles” blush. HARRIETT T. HASTINGS She, the wisest of us all Junior Prom Decoration Com. (3); Debate Club (4); Class Day. TTirst impressions of this golf fiend are likely to be somewhat alarming. Such absolute frankness sweeps you from your feet; but come back with the best retort in your stock, for she’ll appreciate it. Harriett is interested in ' Rays of all types, from violet to broad-shouldered, and her fame for Sunday night get-togethers” is widespread. IRENE HEFELE Always merry, always happy. Christmas Play (4) ; Senior Play Com. (4); Class Song Com. (3); Annual Com. (2, 3, 4); Academic Com. (2, 3); Dramatic Club (4); Glee Club (2, 3, 4); French Club (3, 4); Journalism (2, 3, 4); Soccer (3, 4); Class Basketball (2, 3, 4); Class Day. Weenie” makes more noise than any other y person in the class. Her ability to talk is the mystery of the class. Aside from this Weenie” is known for her Bickering.” VAL HENNELL Man impervious, women feeble Christmas Play (2. 3, 4); Easter Play (3); Senior Play (4); Junior Prom. Com. (3); Annual Com. (3); French Club (3, 4); Slide Rule Club (4); Class Football (2); Varsity Football (4); Tennis (3, 4); Weather Vane Captain (2); Class Day. imagine Val’s embarrassment and consternation when the Senior Play programs appeared with that much concealed Valentine” flaunted before every ones eyes. He never lets anything affect his nonchalance or those cawn’t’s” and shawn’t’s.” Thirty-one 1930 WEATHER VANE VI ■: ,r MARGARET HERZSCH Brightest green were all her garments. Christmas Play (2); Senior Play (4); Junior Prom. Com. (3); Glee Club (2); Musical Club (2); Operetta (2); Library Council (4); Soccer (3, 4); Class Day. jpECGY’s hair is the envy of all the girls. Need “■ we say anything about her splendid acting in the Senior Play? Peggy is Miss Hewitt’s pride and joy. You really haven’t seen algebra done until you’ve seen Peg do it. DONALD HIGH To pursue her and persuade her Thanksgiving Play (4); French Club (4); Slide Rule Club (3, 4); Class Day. T j ON appears daily with all his physics prob- lems done correctly. When Don got his driving license, he started the practice of taking all the senior girls home each afternoon. Of late, however, he has concentrated on one. Who may that be, “Pray” tell? Sir Walter Scott rose one hundred per cent in Don’s estimation when he discovered that the heroine of “Ivanhoe” was called Rowena. CHARLES HOLMBERG With his jlattering words he wooed her. Entered in Senior Year. Debate Club (4); Varsity Basketball (4); Class Day. Y huck” is spontaneous combustion personi- fied. Such enthusiasm gave us quite a jolt, but we have been picking up the pieces ever since his pep came in contact with Peg Slocum’s everlasting vitality. On the basketball floor “Chuck” certainly “strutted his stuff.” It is a good thing that “Chuck” can debate ’cause we have inside information that in heated arguments he finds it hard to hold his own. KENNETH HOLTS Praise his courage and his wisdom. Junior Prom. Com.; Junior Prom Music Com.; Journalism Club (4); Class Basketball (4); Varsity Football (4); Class Day. 1 en is a big boy from Chicago who arrived with definite accomplishments in skating, drumming, and football. Ken has built up a reputation as “Two-Pencil” Houts with the supply he carries around to satisfy the demand in physics class. Ken’s ambition is to be a “plumber , but his future profession is pronounced with a long “u”. Thirty-two 1930 WEATHER VANE = =! c? MILDRED HUSTON No thought is within me save of thee. Class Day. a til breezed in from that place where men are men and women are glad of it” not many years ago. She has definitely taken her place among Westfield’s blondes. Mil has a dreadful weakness for Franklin and Marshall College. Her greatest achievements are tangoing (who is her Tamale?) and driving her Nash on four cylinders and two wheels. HELEN HUTCHINGS And she follows where he leads her. Red Cross Council (4); Academic Com. (4); Music Club (2, 3, 4); Orchestra (2, 3. 4); Class Day. jp’REQUENT visits to Pennington imply some unusual attraction there for Hutch.” With spring in the air, she gets rather moony at times and forgets that there are more important things in the world than the postman. With her baby ways, Hutch” will probably bewitch her boss when she is somebody’s stenog. HAZEL HUYLER All my thoughts go onward with you. Junior Prom Refreshment Com. (3); Spanish Club (4) Dramatic Club (4); Weather Vane Board (4); Class Day. TAONT let those dimples mislead you! Hazel can display quite a mind of her own when she recites senior essays. None of us will ever forget her on the platform in ninth grade. Graves may be dreaded by most people, but Hazel seems to prefer them. BLANCHE JOHNSTON Tall and lithe as wands of willow Junior Prom Com. (3); French Club (3, 4); Library Council (3, 4); Soccer (3, 4); Class Day. Blanche is our official chauffeur. She can get more girls into that pill-box” of hers than one might think possible. Blanche is well known for her classy dressing and for that famous 100 in College Board plane geometry which brought such honor to W. H. S. Thirty-three 1930 WEATHER VANE Vj =tx? KATHRYN JONES All the charms of the magicians Weather Vane Com. (3); Annual Com. (4); Senior Play Candy Com. (4); Glee Club (3); Operetta (3, 4); Class Day. it ay insists on belying her peppy little self by continually professing boredom. Fortunately, one glimpse of her cheery grin is enough to dispel any impression of ennui. We adore the broad ‘As” delivered from the platform. They may or may not have been acquired from constant use of “Aw-gie.” LEONA KESTENBAUM A girl was she of comely form. Senior Day Com. (4); Class Song Com. (4); Class Weather Vane Com. (3); Annual Com. (4); Dramatic Club (4); Glee Club (2. 3); French Club (2, 3, 4); Music Club (2, 3); Class Basketball (2, 3); Operetta (2, 3); Class Day. T ee plays the piano, is quick at come-backs, dresses snappily, rides horseback, and has a keen sense of humor. Mr. Gesner has a much worse time wrestling with her name than she has with his language. We admire her penchant for scorching her eyebrows in chemical lab. DOROTHY KING You shall hear a tale of wonder. Springtime Play (2, 3); Christmas Play (2, 3); Easter Play (3); Junior Prom Invitation Com. (3); Civic Com. (2) ; Weather Vane Com. (3); Weather Vane Board (4); Class Day. As Dot. the class polyglot, can translate her ALatin IV we praise her; as she can understand Spencer” we marvel; as she speaks French we die: but, as she does chem.” we gloat! Dot lives to teach us the pronunciation of French; we don’t know what she teaches Frankie—perhaps how to say pru-unes.” MARJORIE KLEIN Wrapt in vision; lost in dreamings. Class Weather Vane Com. (4); Class Day. jV TARJORiE keeps her slender figure by dog-trotting to school each morning. To her list of accomplishments she has added the record-breaking pace of making the school from Raymond Street in eight minutes. Never discarding old friends, she boasts that she has rescued a pair of shoes from the refuse receptacle three times, much to the disgust of her relatives. Thirty-four 1930 WEATHER VANE —- — - -_---. ------— (V FRANCES LA FONTAINE All her young and handsome suitors Academic Com. (2, 3); French Club (3, 4); Slide Rule Club (2, 3, 4); Class Song Com. (4); Class Day. ■ pRENCHY” is very proud of her last name, even though it is a mean tongue-twister for some of us. Some day, however, she may consent to change it because of certain interests at Colgate. Frances has a passion for math and is undaunted by “solid” and trig. WILLIAM LODGE Ere in sleep. 1 close my eyelids Junior Prom Com. (3); Class Finance Com. (3); Class Weather Vane Com. (2); Spanish Club (3, 4); Music Club (2): Debate Club (3); Basketball (3); Class Basketball (4); Orchestra (2); Weather Vane Board (2, 3, 4); Class Day. O ill is our class cradle-snatcher. Although he chases the young, susceptible sophomores, his particular victims are juniors. Ofttimes he can be seen and heard taking the long trek to Summit or Plainfield in his Fresh Air flivver. Bill is the genius behind the sports write-ups in the Leader. BILL MAILLEFERT Waiting full of mirth and mischief Thanksgiving Play (2); Class Day Play (4); Senior Play (4); Junior Prom Com. (3); Class Weather Vane Com. (2); Knock Com. (3): Spanish Club (3); Dramatic Club (3); Slide Rule Club (3); Hockey (3); Class Basketball (2, 3); Football (2, 3. 4); Operetta (2, 3); Weather Vane Captain (2); Weather Vane Board (2); Class Day. tie's a wit. a worker, a boy for a pal. His J ■ excellently humorous impersonation of Andy broke several ribs. Much mirth was also excited when he portrayed Pompey’s statue on Senior Day. Bill's very fond of “young people. MARIE MANN I NO So long as we and the gods approve you Class Day. Vtl arie’s pet hate is backseat driving. She writhes in agony at being cautioned to go slowly and carefully: and when she is doing the driving, she loves to travel. Marie is talented in artistic lines, for she plays the piano and does art work equally well. Thirty-five 1930 WEATHEB VANE BENJAMIN MARTIN I have work to do. Easter Play (3); Junior Prom Com. (3); Civic Com. (3); Spanish Club (2, 3, 4); Slide Rule Club (4); Journalism Club (3); Class Day. den's humor is so subtle. His smiles change his face miraculously. We never suspected he could do Shakespeare until we saw him as Cassius on Senior Day. He is a scholar, a wit, and a wow on the Jew’s-harp. Lafayette is going to get a whoopee-maker. JAMES MARTIN Feet as rapid as the river Senior Play (4); Junior Prom (3); Track (2); Union County Track Meet (2, 3, 4); Varsity Track (3, 4); Varsity Football (4); Class Basketball (3); Class Track (2, 3); Class Football (2); Interclass Track (2, 3); Football (2, 3, 4); Slide Rule Club (2, 3); A. A. Captain (4); Class Day. his well-meaning youth surprised us with dramatic ability in the Senior Play. Since the play, he has been rather a desperate character, going out nights, etc. He plays football, runs the quarter-mile, and advises teachers (from a safe distance) to go chase themselves. WARREN MAYO He the best of all musicians Chairman Class Song Com. (4); Music Com. (2, 3, 4); Slide Rule Club (4); Orchestra (2, 3, 4); Union County Concert (4); Class Day. | ook out, Beethoven, old boy! Here’s a dan-gerous rival. Our cellist not only plays such music as will “soothe the savage breast” but waves a mean baton. But wait, that’s not all! Whenever you are looking for Warren’s name in connection wiht any enterprise, please look at the top of the list. WILLIAM McMAHON Pondering much, and much contriving Junior Prom Com. (3); Slide Rule Club (4); Class Day. oill McMahon, the flash-on-skates from the West, has refused many offers from the N. Y. Rangers and other important hockey clubs. William has lately taken up public speaking at the request of Miss Allerdice and prospered at it. He supports a 19—Maxwell in which he rides to school. Thirty-six 1930 WEATHER VANE BENJAMIN MOFFETT The young man is blameless. Easter Play (2); Senior Play Com. (4); Art Club (4); Interclass Track (2); Operetta (2, 3, 4); Weather Vane Typist (4); Class Day. DEN is the boy with the flying fingers. On piano and typewriter he shows that he can be useful as well as amusing. All year long we had benefited by Ben’s work for The Weather Vane, and on Senior Day we realized that Ben had a place among our leading musical talent. WINIFRED MOFFETT From the lips of Nawadaha The musician, the sweet singer Christmas Play (2, 3); Easter Play (2); Junior Prom Com. (3): Glee Club (2, 3, 4); Operetta (2. 3. 4); Class Day. innie is the girl who loves to tease, and unsuccesfully attempts to maintain a calm countenance when the action is reversed. Her infectious giggle is a permanent fixture. When she and Betty French get together—! This young lady may startle the operatic world some day. BARBARA MOODY Thou with eyes so soft and fawnlike Thanksgiving Play (2, 3); Christmas Play (3); Junior Prom Com. (3); Senior Play Property Com .(4); Aviation Club (3); Dramatic Club (2. 3. 4); French Club (2, 3); Debate Club (2. 3); Art Club (2, 3); Library Council (2, 3, 4); Soccer (2, 3); Class Basketball (2, 3. 4); Volleyball (3, 4); Class Day. Oobbie, tiniest in the class, is always last or first in line-ups, to her disgust. However, she chooses the tallest girls in the class as friends. Her favorite topic of conversation is Miss Swift. Bobbie goes out for athletics and, incidentally, class presidents. SHIRLEY MULLER Dance for us your merry dances. Senior Play Com. (4); Thanksgiving Play Com. (4); Library Council (4); Dramatic Club (4); Art Club (3, 4); Journalism Club (4); Soccer (4); Class Day. ‘ Chir” is a peach of an artist and is always in demand as poster artist for any cake or candy sale. Can she raise Herbs and Corn—’ell yes! Another accomplishment is dancing. What would our town revues be without her? Thirty-seven Va=- --- 1930 WEATHER = ? DOROTHY PADMORE One for each moon of the winter Senior Play (4); Class Weather Vane Com. (3); Annual Com. (2, 3); Dramatic Club (4); Glee Club (2, 3, 4); French Club (4); Journalism Club (4); Interclass Track (2); A. A. Council (3); Operetta (2, 3); Weather Vane Board (4); Civic Com. (3); Junior Prom Com. (4); Christmas Play (2); Easter Play (2); Class Day. Toot's fickle taste leaves in her wake a host of forlorn males. The female Lon Chaney of the class, she delights in mimicking the agonies of a forsaken heroine or the cruel laughter of the blackest villain. JEAN PEARSALL And her hair was like the sunshine. Thanksgiving Play (2, 3); Class Pin and Ring Com. (2); Spanish Club (3, 4); Dramatic Club (2, 3, 4); Operetta (3); Class Day. iean inspired more than one boy to write. Jean, with her lovely golden hair and all that, certainly is a picture. She occasionally gives bits of advice as to how to handle the best of men. Experience is a great teacher! WARREN PETERS Hear ye, sun, moon, stars, all ye that move in heavens, I bid you hear me. Senior Day Play; Class Com. (3); Senior Day Com.; Academic Com. (3); French Club (2, 3, 4); Music Club (2); Slide Rule Club (2, 3, 4); Debate Club (2. 3); Journalism Club (3. 4); Orchestra (2); Operetta (3); Football Manager (2, 3) ; Weather Vane Board (4); Class Day. A arren Peters is our ‘‘temperamental” thun-y derer. Lately he has taken a flier in the realms of song, for he gave us a solo in chapel. Any day Pete beards the town lions in their dens to obtain interviews for the needy Weather Vane. DOROTHY PLANT Shingebiss, you cannot freeze. Dramatic Club Plays (3, 4); Dramatic Club (2, 3. 4); Glee Club (2, 3); Debate Club (3, 4); Journalism Club (3. 4); Class Day. II'xot’s eagerness to impress with her wicked ways and her delight at any “dirt” about herself only prove that she is just kidding us and really is being good for ‘‘Charlie.” Dot always gets in on Harriett’s famous Sunday night “get-togethers.” The gangs may come and go, but Dot and Harriett are permanent fixtures. Thirty-eight WEATHER VANE DOROTHY PLUMER She the maid with yellow tresses Christmas Play (2); Junior Prom Com. (3); Dramatic Club (4); Class Athletic Com. (3); French Club (3, 4); Glee Club (2, 3); Red Cross Council (2); Class Basketball (2, 4); Class Track (3, 4); Tennis (4); Soccer (3, 4); Operetta (2, 3); Apparatus Team (4); Class Day. “Oillie” is a whiz on the tennis courts, a veritable Helen Wills. In fact she is girl champion of the school. Blonde hair is her weakness and over-bidding is her worst temptation. It is our opinion that Dot dances her blues away. ROUENA PRAY But I lose the art of smiling When thou art no longer near me. Senior Play Program Com. (4); Dramatic Club (4); French Club (4); Journalism Club (4); Orchestra (4); Union County Concert (4); Class Day. tjouena showed us how the modern miss should act in the French play. She has come down from the stage and plays her fiddle in chapel just in front of the senior boys. Her '‘High ideals must make her prefer that seat. WILLIAM PUBLICOVER Twas no maiden that you sighed for. Academic Com. (2, 3); Spanish Club (3); Football (2, 3); Varsity Football (4); Track (3); Class Day. Cilent Bill, the studious football player, does not stand far from being a model student; his class averages are excellent. He is termed the class cartoonist and contends that book covers make excellent backgrounds. As a sideline, the ambition to become a one-man orchestra is prominent. DORIS QUICK Where she trod, the grasses bent not. Civic Com. (2, 4); Glee Club (2, 4); Operetta (2, 4); Weather Vane Typist (4); Weather Vane Captain (3); Class Day. TN spite of the fact that Doris slips in and out of classes so quietly, there is no doubt that she is our class giggler. Her giggle is the most contagious thing one ever came in contact with. Most people seem to dread bills” but we know of a certain one that doesn’t seem to phase Doris the least bit. Thirty nine 1930 WEATHER VANE ■a FAY RANDALL Laughed and flaunted all her lovers Junior Prom Invitation Com. (3); Class Weather Vane Com. (3); French Club (2, 3, 4); Music Club (2, 3, 4); Class Basketball (2, 3, 4); Interclass Track (2, 3); A. A. Council (2); Orchestra (2, 3, 4); Weather Vane Captain (3); Class Vice-President (3); Weather Vane Board (3, 4); Class Day. T?ay is tall, slender, blonde, and very attrac- tive. She has an A” average, plays the piano, basketball, tennis, and golf. She rides in a gray Cadillac and blocks traffic with its owner in the halls. KATHERINE REYNOLDS You had gazed at with such longing Entered in Senior Year. Class Day. 1 ay” prefers blondes, especially the ones in room 201. We admire her ability to remain cool when Mr. Hurlock flings some choice question her way. Her chemical equations are often quite original. ANTHONY RICCARDO Laughing shook his coal-black tresses. Junior Prom Com. (3); Financial Com. (2, 3, 4); Senior Play Publicity Com. (4); Spanish Club (3, 4); Slide Rule Club (4); Class Basketball (2, 3. 4); Class Football (2); Varsity Baseball (2, 3, 4); Class Day. nroNY is one of the school’s outstanding fielders. 1 He is always chasing grounders on the ball field, so he has pity on the opposing fielders. Tony dashes about the hall collecting money from seniors or from English speakers in Spanish Club. DOROTHY RICHARDS All the hearts of men were softened. Christmas Play (2, 3, 4); Easter Play (2, 3); Senior Play (4); Junior Prom. Com. (3); Annual Com. (3); Academic Com. (2); Dramatic Club (2, 3, 4); Glee Club (2, 3): French Club (2. 3, 4); Debate Club (2); Journalism Club (2, 3); Union County Track Meet (2, 3); Class Secretary (3); Weather Vane Board (3, 4); Editor-in-chief (4); Class Day. |pvoT, the class’s most charming actress, feels quite at home on the stage. But she is an athlete, too, who chins herself five times. Pingry is the magnet that draws Dot out—in more ways than one. Forty 1930 WEATHER VANE —-----: : ... r=r. .- -=r. r- JAMES SAVOYE Skilled he was in sports and pastimes. Spanish Club (3, 4); Slide Rule Club (4); Class Basketball (2, 4); Varsity Football (2, 3, 4); Business Manager Weather Vane (2, 3, 4); Senior Play Com. (4); Photography Com. (2); Class Day. |im has always been famed as a pursuer of the fair sex. Summit Avenue, Shackamaxon Drive, East Broad Street, and Elm Street have all been frequented by the familiar Cadillac. Loves a great thing, but Jim’s interest was divided this fall when he earnestly went in for football. Every minute of every game Jim was in the line as center. ADSER SCHWENNESEN I will teach you all a lesson. Dramatic Club Plays (3); Thanksgiving Play (3) ; Christmas Play (2, 3); Easter Play (3); Junior Prom Com. (3); Slide Rule Club (4); Class Football (2); Football (4); Orchestra (4) ; Class Day. rT'HE tongue of Demosthenes, the self-expres-1 sion of Cicero, the heart of Caesar, has Adser. This self-appointed assistant to Mr. Johnson operates the ’cello as well as the slide rule. Some day we expect to see Adser in Roxy’s orchestra. However, he may decide to spend his years enlightening the world with science instead of with music. ROBERT SCHMAL And whose voice awoke the village. Class Day. HTHis boy is both good-looking and bright. Bob developed a laugh which we think is a cross between a monkey’s and a donkey’s. Mrs. Cook thought so well of it that she gave him a few hours after school in which to perfect it. His class in astronomy in Garwood is clouded with blondes and brunettes. GLADYS SCULL When my heart is thinking of him Christmas Play (3); Junior Prom Decoration Com. (3); Senior Play Candy Com. (4); Civic Com. (2); Library Council (3, 4). “v lad” is always bubbling over with en-thusiasm. and her house on the hill seems to be the meeting place of former W. H. S. students. Gladys is a familiar figure at De Molay dances. No one else drives a car exactly as she does! Forty-one 1930 WEATHER IRMA SKILLMAN With gentle look and accent Civic Com. (4); Union County Track Meet (2); Baseball Class Team (2); Class Day. “ [C'rnie has gained quite a reputation for her early appearance in and late departure from school. She was one of the first persons to drive a car, and therefore is one of the elite. It is understood that the romantic interest is situated out of town. One of ‘ Ernie’s” pet ambitions is to be a nurse. MARGARET SLOCUM Eyes that seemed to ask a question Thanksgiving Play (3); Christmas Play (2); Easter Play (2); Senior Day Play (4); Civic Com. (2, 3); Senior Play Properties Com. (4); Annual Com. (2, 3, 4); Dramatic Club (3, 4); Glee Club (2); French Club (4); Journalism Club (3, 4); Red Cross (3, 4); Operetta (2); Class Day. you are aware, of course, that Sloe’s favorite A tongue-twister is, “How much wood can a wood-chuck chuck” etc. Sloe fairly exudes charm. Her personality downs them all, and we have yet to know a lad who has not succumbed to her charms. HELEN SMITH Followed she, with jest and laughter. Junior Prom Com. (3); French Club (4); Hockey (2); Class Basketball (4); Class Track (3); Class Day. A lady among wits, Helen needs no slang, no wise-cracks or puns, for she just coins amusement herself. She can generally be found with fast people and particularly fast track men. Latest in music, latest in dance steps, latest in everything—Smitty knows them all! JOSEPH SOLOWE Very sound in sleep was Kwasind. Academic Com. (2); Spanish Club (3, 4); Slide Rule Club (4); Class Basketball (4; Class Football (2); Class Day. joe is the delight of Miss Day’s eighth period J English class. He keeps us all in hysterics with his humors. Joe proved to us on Senior Day that a gentleman can be a lady, too. Forty-two 1930 WEATHER VANE ROBERT SOSMAX With a wise look and benignant With a countenance paternal Thanksgiving Play (4); French Play (4): Senior Play (4); Junior Prom Com. (3); Knock Com. (3) ; Dramatic Club (4); Journalism Club (4); Operetta (4); Class Day. Cir Roger” came into our midst in time to give us a living picture of the aged hero of the Sir Roger de Coverley Papers.” Courteous speech, dignified bearing, and precise enunciation won for Bob his nickname. This year Bob suddenly sprouted into a polished portrayer of stern parents and grandparents. He firmly believes in locks, especially those made by “Sargent.” FRANK SPENCER Love comes at last. Entered Senior Year. Class Athletic Com. (4); Track (4); Varsity Track (4); Class Day. T JOT nearly so big nor so bad as the town he ” left behind, Frank is one of the many Chicagoites to migrate to the East. Quite frequently, his Buick is parked in the vicinity of Lenox Avenue. He aspires to the royalty for she is no less than the daughter of a King. HUGO STAIGER Two good friends had Hiawatha. Class Weather Vane Com. (4); Class Track (2, 3); Interclass Track (2, 3); Football (1, 2); Class Day. At last the dread first name has been ferreted out, probably according to the methods of Sherlock Holmes whom “Junie” so successfully portrayed on Senior Day. Junie” plays general chauffeur to nearly every one in school; even the football team and cheer leader are indebted to the speed of the Buick for their punctual arrival at games. MINNIE STRACUZZI Eyes that seemed to ask a question Junior Prom Com. (3); Class Song Com. (2); Academic Com. (2, 3); Class Pin and Ring Com. (3); Spanish Club (2, 3, 4); Secretary of Spanish Club (3. 4); Secretary of Spanish Club (3, 4); Track (3); Weather Vane Board (4) ; Class Day. TV jTiNNiE is one of the very clever girls of the ■ class who makes the honor roll every month. She's an excellent typist and a wonderful Spanish student, but she’s so quiet about it all that people scarcely know she’s around. Forty-three 1930 WEATHER VANE WILLIAM THORN Heartless, haughty, dangerous, Kwasind Thanksgiving and Easter Plays (2, 3); Christmas Play (2, 3, 4); Senior Play (4); Finance Com. (2, 3); Music Club (2, 3, 4): Class Football and Basketball (2, 3); Weather Vane Board (3, 4); Class Treasurer (2); Orchestra (2, 4); Operetta (2, 3); Hi-Y (2, 3, 4); A. A. Capt. (3); Song Leader (4); Class Day. Oill is the president of the Hi-Y Club, eminent musician, and general handy-man. Any one who saw him performing on Senior Day will admit he will some day be a second Rudy Vallee. ALBERT ULBRICH Nothing daunted, fearing nothing Dramatic Club Plays (4); Easter Play (3); Senior Play Com. (4); Junior Prom Com. (3); Financial Com. (4); Class Athletic Com. (2); Class Basketball (4); Class Football (2); Manager of Basketball (3); Class Day. A l is quite an all-round athlete. Perhaps he rides, for he is often seen in the vicinity of the armory. We suspect, though, that it is not horses but blue eyes, that attract him there. 'Orphan” has a mania for pet names. His favorite is “Sunny.” RUTH WALWORTH Grew a tall and slender maiden. Senior Play Com. (4); Junior Prom Invitation Com. (3); Class Weather Vane Com. (3); French Club (4); Annual Com. (4); Class Day. ifANE can’t shake a finger at Ruth’s weaknesses because they are hidden behind rows of As” and a becoming reserve. Ruth has been showering favor on the class by trying to tame “Smitty’s” persistent giggle. Can you accomplish the impossible, Ruth? BETTY WESTERBERG She the willful and the wayward Christmas Play (4); Easter Play (2); Senior Play Candy Com. (4); Glee Club (2, 3. 4); Music Club (2, 3, 4); Operetta (2, 3, 4); Class Day. IJTere is a modern Miss if ever there was one! For information concerning the latest songs, latest expressions, and latest dance steps go to Westy.” She is particularly able to enlighten you on the last mentioned as she’s a whiz on the dance floor. Recently she has transferred her interest from Georgia to Westfield. Forty-four 1930 WEATHER VANE Vs OLLIE WHEELER For we must beat them girls, ere set of sun Junior Prom Invitation Com. (3); Hockey (2); Union County Track Meet (2, 3, 4); Varsity Track (2, 3, 4); Class Basketball (2, 3, 4); Class Day. ( Allie invariably arrives in the home room at 8:29 2 every morning. Therefore, she might have a reputation for being slow if it were not for her athletic ability. She is both a swift and skillful athlete. LEON WILCOX Painted upon bark and deerskin. Chairman of Senior Play Scenery and Carpentry Com. (4); Class Emblem Com. (4); Junior Prom Com. (3); Academic Com. (3); Dramatic Club (3, 4): French Club (2. 3, 4); Slide Rule Club (4); Weather Vane Board (4); Class Day. lyA HAT would Lee do without his “white ' elephant. the stage? He is our jack-of-all-trades, master of all scenery designing, painting, pounding, and what not. Lee is the man about school with a girl in every class; hence the title of “Comus. JANET WINSHIP And her cheeks were red with blushes. Senior Day Play (4); Senior Play Com. (4); Junior Prom Com. (3); Annual Com. (2, 3, 4); Academic Com. (2); Dramatic Club (4); French Club (4); Class Day. Tanet’s tranquil gaze has fooled many. Just watch Janet’s eyes snap when there is chance for argument—she dotes on it. When everybody appears convinced, docile Janet always pipes up with just the wrong question. She’s the one lady in the class who has a mind of her own — and, wonder of wonders, doesn’t change it! ELSIE YOUNG I’m tired of all this talking. Junior Prom Com. (3); Class Song Com. (2); Annual Com. (2, 3); Spanish Club (2, 4); Glee Club (2); French Club (4); Journalism Club (2, 3, 4); Weather Vane Board (2, 3, 4); Class Day. |7lsie is one of the greatest little bluffers we - - know. She seems to be able to acquire as much learning in two minutes of class work as the rest of us secure in forty minutes’ concentrated effort. She’s greatly interested in wildly painted Fords which haunt Kimball Avenue. Forty-five 1930 WEATHER VANE QUEENIE ZOLLO In all her beauty Sat the lovely. Laughing Water. Basketball (3); Soccer (4); Operetta (2, 3, 4); Class Day. • a hen you see a sudden gleam in those dark, y' dreamy eyes, you just know that Queenie is thinking of that certain some one” whose name is a secret. Queenie is known as one of the class actresses and has even acquired for the stage one of those sought after accents. ARTHUR GAULT Beckons to the fairest maiden. Class Day. Cheik is renowned ail around for his famous grin. When it comes to ice-skating he is a whiz. One needs only to be in his presence a very short time to discover that he is a firm booster of a Freemans rights.” WALTER REID Out of childhood into manhood Union County Track Meet (2); Class Track (2); Class Football (2); Interclass Track (2); Track (2); Class Day. ’an you imagine seeing Walt any place with- out his dog? In fact, it is a standing question how either lived without the other during the former’s sojourn at Lawrenceville. Have you ever known anyone who could better tell a joke without cracking a smile? Walt used to be terribly girl-shy, but he is recovering from his malady. MARSHALL OLDS He the traveler and the talker Christmas Play (3); Easter Play (3); Dramatic Club (3); French Club (3); Debate Club (4); Varsity Basketball (4); Class Basketball (3); Operetta (4); Class Day. | Marshall, who left us a “Yankee” with con- siderable tennis-playing ability, came back slurring soft Southern syllables and immediately appeared in our basketball line-up. It is rumored that chiropodists interest this flaxenhaired youth very much a,s Feet” hold quite a bit of his attention now that he has started putting on “Ayres.” Forty-six 1930 WEATHER VANE VO WILLIAM VITA KELLI As runs the fox would Paugus run. Entered Senior Year. Track (4); Annual Com. (4): Class Day. A tllie. an admirable addition to our class, is as fleet-footed as Longfellow's Paugus and is one of the best milers” we’ve ever had. As he has an artistic temperament, we find him playing the fiddle and sketching for The Weather Vane, things which frw athletes seem to do. His conscientious application in class makes Willie a favorite with his teachers. It is said that he himself intends to be a teacher. Forty-seven Vf== 1930 WEATHER VANE --------- -------------- =rz= r SENIOR CLASS DIRECTORY NAME ADDRESS Anthony, Marion 745 Highland Avenue Bade, Doris 731 Hanford Place Baum, August 204 Sinclair Place Behrens, Edward 637 Elm Street Bell, Frank 118 Harrison Avenue Bickers, Thomas 558 Boulevard Blount, Bruce 530 Hillcrest Avenue Bowdoin, Barbara 547 Shackamaxon Drive Bracuto, Anna 619 Downer Street Britten, Stanley 617 Hanford place Brown, Adaline 622 Arlington Avenue Cornell, Herbert 321 Harrison Avenue Cornellier, Doris 325 Kimball Avenue Davis, Edwin 258 Clark Street Davis, William 632 Fairfield Circle Dean, Marjorie 712 Embree Crescent Deane, Richard 203 Ross Place Dietz, Kenneth 140 Harrison Avenue Ewing, Phillips 1018 Central Avenue Flynn, Marjorie 118 Hazel Avenue Fox, Agatha 720 South Avenue French, Betty 722 Carlton Road Fritz, Leslie 520 Mountain Avenue Gault, Arthur 617 Embree Crescent Gehret, Emma 616 Clark Street Gill, Robert 624 Elm Street Goetze, Muriel 917 Carlton Road Grannells, William 831 Grandview Avenue Greenwood, Helen 883 Colonial Avenue, Elizabeth Hallenbeck, Kenneth 178 Harrison Avenue Harcombe, Edith 817 Mountain Avenue Harcombe. Ray 817 Mountain Avenue Hastings, Harriett 543 St. Marks Avenue Hefele, Irene 462 North Avenue Hennell, Val 636 Prospect Avenue Herzsch, Margaret 428 Everson Place Forty-eight 1930 WEATHER VANE % l---------------- - :--1 — — r=tsf High. Donald 524 Highland Avenue Hixson, Doris 257 E. Broad Street Holmberg, Charles 560 Chestnut Street Houts, Kenneth 553 Parkview Avenue Hutchings, Helen 825 North Avenue Huston, Mildred 709 Clark Street Huyler. Hazel 128 E. Broad Street Johnston, Blanche 157 Lincoln Road Jones, Kathryn 610 East Broad Street Kestenbaum, Leona 555 Mountain Avenue King, Dorothy 563 Lenox Avenue Klein, Marjorie 634 Raymond Street La Fontaine, Frances 224 Elizabeth Avenue Lodge, William 406 Summit Avenue Loop. Margaret 825 Boulevard Maillefert, William 417 Kimball Avenue Mannino, Marie 113 Park Street Martin, Benjamin 240 West Dudley Avenue Martin, James 227 Charles Street Mayo, Warren 543 Prospect Street McMahon, William 732 Central Avenue Moffett, Benjamin 307 Hyslip Avenue Moffett, Winifred 830 Prospect Street Moody, Barbara 264 Seneca Place Muller. Shirley 723 Clark Street Olds, Marshall 424 Mountain Avenue Padmore. Dorothy 307 Park Street Pearsall, Jean 157 Brightwood Avenue Peters, Warren 625 Maple Avenue Plant, Dorothy Woodland Avenue, Mountainside Plumer, Dorothy 410 Harrison Avenue Pray. Rouena 337 Benson Place Publicover, William 232 Seneca Place Quick, Doris 518 Trinity Place Randall, Fay 619 Elm Street Reid. Walter 538 Lenox Avenue Reynolds, Katharine 174 Harrison Avenue Riccardo, Anthony 124 Sussex Street Richards, Dorothy 559 Colonial Avenue Savoye, James 115 Central Avenue Schmal. Robert 827 Grandview Avenue Schwennesen, Adser 123 Hyslip Avenue Forty-nine 1930 WEATHER VANE V! ■txf Scull, Gladys 936 Carlton Road Skillman, Irma 914 Spring Avenue Slocum, Margaret 412 Summit Avenue Smith, Helen 223 Sinclair Place Solowe, Joseph 550 Pierson Street Sosman, Robert 117 W. Dudley Avenue Spencer, Frank 561 Hillcrest Avenue Staiger, Hugo 645 Arlington Avenue Stracuzzi, Minnie 358 Spring Street Thorn, William 264 Prospect Street Ulbrich, Albert 1065 E, Broad Street Vitarelli, William 32 Short Hills Avenue, Springfield Walworth, Ruth 707 North Avenue Westerberg, Elizabeth 428 Summit Avenue Wheeler. Ollie 325 Spring Street Wilcox, Leon 714 Fairacres Avenue Winship, Janet 121 South Euclid Avenue Young, Elsie 301 N. Euclid Avenue Zollo. Queenie 624 Downer Street Fifty 1930 WEATHER VANE %tl-------------- . =; THE CLASS WALUM OLUM We, the class of 1930, having been graduated formerly, are well versed in the conduct befitting graduates from institutions of learning. Be it known that our illustrious group—illustrious because of the presence of Adser—having benefited by three years' growth in body (see Frankie Bell's picture said number of years ago), growth in soul, and growth in intellect—constituted the first graduating class of the junior high school named after that great American, Theodore Roosevelt. Tiny Irene Hefele was valedictorian. The Father of our Class that year was Frank Bell. Barbara Bowdoin, Clarence Burr (one of our fleetest of foot). and William A. Thorn, Jr. (chief crooner to our papooses for years to come) held the offices of vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively. The maze was surpassing good that year and we felt the need of thanking the Great Spirit. A mighty feast was assembled over which presided an incredibly serious William Joseph Maille-fert in a tuxedo. A hilarious incident took place when Herbert Ward Cornell rose to his feet and delivered an astounding speech in defense of Caesar who was suffering at the hands of Mr. George Wimmer. The auditors sat dum-founded at such daring audacity. Nothing save the beating of a distant tomtom broke the ensuing silence. (We have learned since that the radiator caps needed adjusting). Small wonder at our brave’s impertinence; Mr. Wimmer was not there. A war dance was held afterwards to allow us to give vent to stored-up energy acquired when munching as quietly and politely as possible before our teachers. The bonfires died out at midnight and we crawled into the oblivion of sleep. That same year we picked the fairest of our maidens and the longest winded of our braves and put them in front of a back-drop, picturing some windmills and dikes. This produced the greatest, most picturesque, and glamourous production of the season, Windmills of Holland . And for proof of our maturity, we wore over our hearts the sign, in form of a white gold pin, R. J. H. S. As a parting gift to the school we gave a Book of Gold in which shall henceforth be inscribed in gold the names of those ten who love their school enough to render it the greatest service. We departed skeptical as to just how content we should be in the dingy halls of the senior high school after the spacious corridors of the new junior high. As we perfectly understood that we were to be governed by the desires of the powers above, Big Chiefs Seniors, we could not imagine what good it would do us to elect officers. But such has been the custom of our forefathers, so we made the following choice for our figureheads: Chief. Stanley Britten; Little Chief, Herbert Cornell; Scribe, Barbara Bowdoin: Wamoum Keeper, William A. Thorn. Jr. This year proved very uneventful. When we had passed the stage of gazing at the number over every door before entering the room, we had to settle down to staring in awe at the high and mighty chiefs, and hold open doors while they passed majestically and horribly unconcerned through them. The junior year found us nearer the goal that the chiefs had left. However, the front door was still barred at our approach. When caught sprinting up the front stairs, we gave the excuse that we were warming up for our foot race with Jumping Monkey in a few days; it was merely snorted at, and we Fifty-one 1930 WEATHER VANE V! ==tv found ourselves spending a whole week after school away from Tinkling Brooklet. This year we discarded the junior high pin for the senior high pins and rings. The following officers were elected: President, Stanley Britten; Vice-President, Fay Randall: Secretary. Dorothy Richards; Treasurer, Alan Newham. The greatest event during this year was The Young Massacre named by our predecessors The Junior Promenade. Our braves covered their bodies with black suits with gleaming white shirt-fronts and stiff collars. The tribe is so stoical that, in spite of apparent discomfort in this unaccustomed apparel, the situation was met without a whimper. Our maidens were gorgeously arrayed in gowns of many colors and quite dazzled and amazed unsuspecting warriors, who promptly forgot their own wretchedness and surrendered to their charms. Now at last have we become the Big Chiefs. The front lap of our tepee is raised when we desire admittance. We can gloat over those who are compelled to employ the milk-man’s and scavenger’s entrance. When the wonder with the camera, John J. McCutcheon from Elizabethtown, took our picture, those behind the 1930 banner were: President, Stanley Britten; Vice-President, Barbara Bowdoin; Secretary, Peggy Loop; Treasurer, Doris Hixson. The chiefs have had an active year obtaining jokes for the Weather Vane Annual. On Senior Day many of our sturdy braves and gentle maidens turned to their papoosehood and appeared in short pants, roller skates, lace waists, short skirts, socks, and hair ribbons, in color like the sunset of an Indian summer eve. Some even defied the noble statutes set down by their honored forefathers. They sucked enormous pieces of sweetmeats right under the faculty’s, the office forces, and Heap Big Chief’s noses! Next, because it is a time-worn custom, we had to choose a cast for the Senior Play. But then, rehearsals were a bit of fun after all, and the play revealed hidden talent in several of our tribe. The beholders of the performance giggled, rocked with laughter, stopped breathing at the climax, blew their noses and declared it the best show ever produced on the stage of the mighty Westfield High School! Hurrah! May we go “Skidding” on to the Happy Hunting Ground as successfully as we went “Skidding on the stage. The most stupendous task of the year has been the editing of the Weather Vane Annual. Few, except those who have spent their playtime working in 101, can realize the tremendous amount of effort needed to publish a magazine worthy of its forerunners. The juniors, seeing that we are about to sink under the strain, are entertaining us tomorrow evening. We shall appreciate their hospitality to us. Soon we are to be sent out into the Happy Hunting Ground by our Mighty Chief to hunt for jobs, squaws, or husbands. Before leaving the big tepee, our home for five hours a day, not counting detention, we wish (since smoking is not allowed we cannot partake of the pipe) to bury our tomahawks in some place where they won’t be in Ben’s way, symbolic first of our gratitude to the teaching force for having borne with us thus long—and, second, of our oath that we hold no grudge against any one in the wigwam. Dorothy King, Class Historian Fifty-two 1930 WEATHER VANE - : ■--- -----------==—— SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY The night of April 30, 1930. was dark. The few pale stars in the sky seemed to quiver in anticipation of some strange and weirdly prophetic-event. The black and silent waters of Mindowaskin gleamed ominously in the fitful light of a wan moon which revealed four figures huddled about a small fire on the tiny Island of Dreams. The dull beat of tom-toms sounded in the distance. Although the night was warm, the four figures shivered, for they awaited a portent. Suddenly there was a crash. The very heavens trembled. A cloud of fire hovered over the island, descended, and blinded for an instant the eyes of the four silent watchers. When it had departed, their startled eyes beheld two awful and majestic forms in Indian attire. They were those of Ashatama, great medicine man. and Bathsheba Moolis, squaw sachem, of the Delawares, both long dead. Your prayer has been heard. O Pale Faces, and we have come to tell you the future of your classmates. said Ashatama to his trembling auditors. But you must not reveal before May 23 the manner of its revelation.” The officers of the Class of 1930, for thus the four are known to us, assented and drew from the folds of ceremonial blankets, worn for the occasion. their formidable notebooks in which to indite brief notes of their tribe’s activities in 1940. These notes have since been painfully deciphered by the patient Slaves of The Weather Vane and set down for your approval. TEN YEARS HENCE Marion Anthony, our beauteous maiden, has joined the Tribe of the Winds and celebrates annually with weird ceremonial dances to the accompaniment of Windfeldt’s Orchestra. Doris Bade, famous for her complexion, lures passers-by to patronize Elizabeth Arden. Barbara Bowdoin, professor of physiology at Bowdoin College, experiments with the hearts of men in her classes. Bruce Blount, our famous Texas , shatters the peace of the world in daily practice with the Gloria Trumpeters. Atigust Baum and Jim Savoye. famous golf team, are enjoying a large feminine following at their matches on the links at Buckwood Inn. Dorothy Richards, the world's most famous emotional actress, owes her success to her breakfast food, Kellogg’s Cornflakes. Thomas Bickers, having specialized in naval architecture, is head gravy boat designer in a Trenton china factory owned by Bob Gill. New Jersey’s foremost expert on ceramics. Edith Harcombe. concert artist in Warren Mayo’s Music Metropolis”, remains devoted to her brother Ray. world-known for his athletic prowess. Edwin Davis, who supplies interesting genealogies for the wealthy but low Fifty-three 1930 WEATHER VANE ■ ■txf brow, is exhibiting his early American chairs in the rooms of the Westfield Art Association. Leon Wilcox, mechanical engineer, has made a fortune from his latest invention, the portable drawing board which makes a luncheon table for two. Frank Bell plays the long lost, beloved twin brother in Buddy Rogers' pictures. Bill Maillefert. Broadway’s best comedian, changes laughter to tears in his impersonation of Little Lord Fauntleroy. William Lodge, ardent baseball fan, now coaches the Giants, the team for whom Tony Riccardo is manager. Ben Moffett conducts an employment agency for publication typists in connection with his School of Secretarial Science in which Haze 1 Huyler is an efficient teacher. Warren Peters, Princetonian playwright, achieves fame through his opera, “The Purple Dandelion”, in which he sings the title role. Shirley Muller is premiere ballerina in the same production. Ken Houts' Jigging Jazzers furnish the music in the Indian Room of the Bachelor Arms, famous apartment-hotel owned by Big Bill Davis. The Indian Room is noted for Doris Cornellier’s exquisite murals depicting the life of Ashatama, medicine man of the New Jersey Delawares. Bill McMahon, now a strong, silent man of the movies, employs Donald High to answer his mash notes. Don is said to have a delicate touch in such matters. Ben Martin, as chief Jew’s harpist to the King of Spain, enjoys life in Madrid. He is taking up bull fighting as a side line. Helen Greenwood is making a tour of the world’s natatoriums to get material for her collection of “Locker Room Ballads”. Judge James Martin, marital salvager, has just persuaded Chuck Holm-berg to take back his wife, the former Peggy Slocum. For once Chuck almost refused to give in. Bill Publicover’s cartoons in our favorite newspaper, the “Westfield Leader”, have increased the subscription 100%. Another well-known cartoonist is Janet Winship, whose strip. “Donnie’s Daring Deeds” appears weekly in Mrs. Phillips' magazine, “Idylls of the Home”. Leslie Fritz is answer man for Joe Solowe’s “Motion Picture Gazette”. Herb Cornell is managing the Westfield Matrimonial Bureau which yearly supplies a thousand eastern bachelors with the girls of their dreams. Richard Deane is a satisfied patron who is now operating a harvester in the wheat fields of his Dakota farm. Frances LaFontaine is in Paris where she drives a sight-seeing bus for men only. Gladys Scull is librarian, in Dr. Arthur Gault's expensive sanitarium. The Castle of Idolence.” Kenneth Dietz, instructor in poetics at the New Jersey College for Women, is one of the patients here. He is suffering from overwork at the result of composing a sonnet a year. Anno Braculo conducts a unique hospital for hypochondriac cats in which Agatha Fox is head nurse. Fifty-jour 1930 WEATHER VANE Marjorie Klein, African explorer, has published her best seller The Gorilla Girl , which she dictated in the heart of the jungle to her efficient secretary and staff artist, Emma Gehret. Bob Schmal is purchasing agent for the Arctic and Antarctic Tea Company, an organization which reaches to the ends of the earth. An ardent believer in advertising, he employs Val Hennell, noted aviator, to write “ads on the sky. Dot King has braved the deep in order to cheer Frankie Spencer when he races Dr. Paul Martin in the Olympics. Billie Plainer has retired as Queen of the Tennis Courts and is now Broadway's Dancing Sweetheart in Rouena Pray's night club where cover charges are high and Blanche Johnston acts as cashier. One of the reasons for the club’s success is Bill Thorn, whose Sizzling Syncopators set all the feet to itching. Fay Randall is a fashionable matron whose husband is a New York banker with a very popular surname. She employs Doris Quick to attend to her social correspondence. Dot Plant, the “Kiss Queen , in a blindfold test chooses Phillips Ewing's new laboratory invention, the smokeless muscle-building cigarette. Stanley Britten is principal of the North Plainfield High School in which he teaches the girls' wrestling team. Kathryn Reynolds, after graduation from the medical school of the Johns Hopkins University, has left for Siam where she will found a hospital. Accompanying her are Irma Skitlman as head nurse and William Grannells as orderly. Ruth Walworth, eminent authority on psychology is engaged in research work on the mind as revealed through giggling. Helen Smith is having her giggles recorded during the Walworth experiments. Dorothy Padmore is directress of a School of Charm in which Walter Reid is instructor in aesthetic dancing and Elsie Young gives a course in the writing of effective love letters. Jean Pearsall, also a member of the faculty, gives popular instruction in the use of the eyes. Kenneth Hollenbeck is a model in John David’s New York store where Albert Ulbrich is a high-powered salesman. Marie Mannino. wardrobe mistress at the Metropolitan, has written a book entitled Memoirs in which she describes the prima donna of “The Purple Dandelion”, Winifred Moffett. Junior Staiger is special officer in Betty Westerberg's Palace of the Dance where wealthy patrons are sometimes held up. He recently restored to Queenie Zollo, cosmetician to the elite, her valuable pearl necklace. Ollie Wheeler is supervisor of physical education at the Cheyney Normal School in Pennsylvania. Willie Vitarelli is owner of a circus in which Addie Brown is a trapeze artist and Peggy Herzsch is principal equestrienne. Leona Kestenbaum is head of the Cosima Wagner Conservatory in Bayreuth, Germany. Peggy Loop is a piano instructor in the conservatory and Helen Hutchings Ambruster is matron in the dormitory. Adser Schwennesen employs a number of 1930 people in his muscle fac- Fifty-five 1930 WEATHER VANE V3- - — tory. Marjorie Dean is instructor in apparatus work; Barbara Moody is expert in body stretching; and Kay Jones is head masseuse. Mildred Huston is acting as hostess for her bachelor brother, the Dean of the School of Commerce at the University of Alabama. Bob Sosman has become a gentleman farmer and stock breeder in Virginia where he has a notable stable. Muriel Goetze is trainer of his Arabian racing steeds. Eddie Behrens has just broken the world’s record for staying awake. He owes his success to Marjorie Flynn's Caffeine Content Coffee which guarantees insomnia. Doris Hixson lately took off from the Himalaya Mountains in her glider at five a. m. and had tea at the Westfield Airport with Bill Mumford at five p. m. Betty French has put Helen Kane out of business and has coined a new expression: Blahp-blahp-a-dahp. Harriett Hastings is teeing off the Great Pyramid with enormous success. When Irene Hefele is not giving Mme .Shumann-Heink her vocal lesson, she doubles for Pavlova. Marshall Olds keeps himself admirably brawny pushing the roller over the Westfield tennis courts. Fifty-six 1930 WEATHER VANE -i ? THE CLASS WILL We. the class of 1930, of the Westfield High School in the town of Westfield, New Jersey, United States of America, being filled with magnanimity, do hereby draw up and declare this, our last Will and Testament. We hereby revoke any and all former testamentary documents drawn up by ourselves or our forerunners. FIRST: To the faculty we leave our heartfelt sympathy as they under- take the management and education of the Class of '31 who will, in vain, attempt to achieve the heights attained by our illustrious class. SECOND: To the above mentioned class, we benevolently bequeath the front seats in the auditorium (including the squeaky and dilapidated ones which can be used to advantage when our dear '31’s are bored). THIRD: To all second period classes situated throughout this sound- proof edifice from which we are about to depart, we leave the exquisite torture of listening to orchestra practice. FOURTH: May the Class of '31 writhe as we have writhed when the inevitable signature A. I. A. is stuck under their noses! FIFTH: May next year's Seniors do as well in their decision at the Triangular Debate as we have. Any Senior who is incapable of incapacitating his facial muscles so as to enable him to laugh shall be barred from voting! SIXTH: To Ben we leave the task of cleaning up the debris after the majority of the class has reached the automobile license stage. SEVENTH: We leave to the parents of incoming Sophomores the pleas- ure of buying lots” for their children who have been asphyxiated when passing the chemical lab. door. And to those who are hardy enough to survive, we leave the future enjoyment of entering into the lab. EIGHTH: We cannot deprive the third year French students of the bi-monthly French compositions of 250 words. It would be criminal! NINTH: We endow the next Senior Class with the Tuesday night before the Wednesday that Senior Essays are due. TENTH: To the above mentioned group, we leave the Herculean labors: Senior Day, Senior Play, Senior Essay, editing of the Annual and issues of The Weather Vane. Senior Speech, and reading the Bible. LASTLY AND MOST IMPORTANT: We, with benignity, but force- fulness, fling wide the imposing front portals to all classmen, underclassmen, faculty, and the postman. We, being in possession of our senses in the sober state, do hereby swear by the Great Horned Spoon and do affix our hand and seal this 22nd day of May, in the 398th year since Smoky Cholly conquered the western tribe, one thousand nine hundred and thirty. The Class of 1930 Chew Chew Charlie Frivolous Frank Executors WITNESSES: Amos ’n Andy “Scarface” A1 Capone Rudy Vallee Peggy Hopkins Joyce Fifty-seven 1930 WEATHER VANE Va: SETS 1 OR CLASS SONG (Words by Barbara Bowdoin and Irene Hefele—Music by Warren Mayo) I Hail, dear old Westfield High! We praise thy name. We’ll love thee always, Spreading jar thy fame. Chorus While On the path of life we dauntless march, Hearts true and heads held high! Blue and gold our colors; Love for them will never die. While On the path of life we dawitless march, Our promise e’er will be Westfield forever! Class of ’30 will honor thee. II Our spirits ever high, Future tasks in view, We’ll strive to make them Worthy of the gold and blue. Fifty-eight jp e (= $ 5- ==5= ‘ilj t -ff V=v r £ -• -F r- —w •j p- Htiri :_s j: rt s=F— -9 • - =: ♦ — ♦ 9$ l f ===f= htSl [ J rt h € ' rrT - J—. ,f jf tf,t° “ y-y= • i • 5 H— — ■ t= z- « ■ p tU t i J l-ii ii ’i ■ I r tr M 1 ?-F-7 TF- m ' 1 m w fm t m: '� 8vn - -------] ’ ' f Sva. - - !!=! ffira ’ f-’F- H rrnr’PV h i it Tf?f ■tUi' d I f - r « _T t i ' i ' � - 8-u , A ‘SKIDDING REHEARSAL SCENE THE SENIORS PRESENT SKIDDING The Senior Class presented “Skidding”, a domestic comedy, by Aurania Rouverol, on February fourteenth and fifteenth. The play gives a cross-section of true life. Two sisters are shown, trying to “skid” away from the difficulties of their married life. The love story, with its very possible troubles, rather than the usual impossible adventures, holds the center of attention. The home circle, with its very human members, especially the incorrigible younger brother, appeals to the sympathies of the spectator. In fact, the whole play is truly “true-to-life,” and provides an evening of very enjoyable entertainment. The cast seemed made-to-order for the characters of the play, and they and Miss Allardice are to be congratulated. The cast consisted of: Aunt Milly.............................. Dorothy Richards Andy.............................. William Maillefert Mrs. Hardy............................ Margaret Herzsch Judge Hardy............................ James Martin Grandpa Hardy.............................Robert Sosman Estelle Hardy Campbell.....................Marion Anthony Marion Hardy............................ Dorothy Padmore Wayne Trenton. Ill.................... Valentine Hennell Myra Hardy Wilcox.......................... Doris Bade Mr. Stubbins.............—--------------- William Thorn Silty 1930 WEATHER VANE William Maillefert gave so true an interpretation of an adolescent boy that one almost felt sorry for his family; Dorothy Richards' wel-known ability made Aunt Milly’s personality a strong one; and Robert Sosman gave a remarkable picture of a gray-haired grandfather. The other members of the cast played their roles in just the spirit to make the play a success. The atmosphere of the room which served as a background was due to the efforts of Leon Wilcox, Thomas Bickers, Donald High, Emma Gehret, Shirley Muller, and Miss Harriet Howard, who arranged the scenery and lighting, and of the members of the property committee composed of Kenneth Hallenbeck, Barbara Moody, Benjamin Moffett, Margaret Slocum. Irene Hefele. and Miss Agnes Irene Allardice. The program committee consisted of Rouena Pray, Ruth Walworth, Ada-line Brown. Doris Cornellier, Muriel Goetze. Mildred Huston, and Miss Dolores W. Bordner. Marjorie Dean. Kathryn Jones, Betty Westerberg, and Miss Alice M. Bible took charge of the sale of candy. The financial business was ably carried on by Robert Gill. James Savoye. Anthony Riccardo, and Miss Alice Pelton. The Class of 1930 is to be congratulated both on its selection and its presentation of a play so distinctly wholesome and American. Sixty-one 1930 WEATHER YANE Ve ■tx? PRODUCTS OF OUR CONCEIT Alice Day.......................... Sue Carol.......................... Arthur Lake................. -.... John Gilbert....................... Robert Montgomery.................. Anita Page......................... Ruth Chatterton.................... Marion Davies...................... Joint Barrymore.................... Doug Fairbanks. Jr................— Lilyan Tashman..................... Fiji Dorsay........................ Richard Barthelmess................ George Bancroft______-............. Buddy Rogers..................... Gary Cooper........................ Dolores Del Rio.................... Bessie Love........................ Sally O'Neil______________________ Hoot Gibson________________________ Ramon Noiwrro...................... Mary Brian......................... Joan Bennett...................... Monte Blue......................... Evelyn Brent....................... William Haines..................... Gloria Swanson..................... Norma Talmadge..................... Harold Lloyd....................... Dorothy Mackail.................... Marceline Day...................... Jack Oakie......................... Lewis Stone........................ Buster Keaton...................... Emil Jannings...................... ....Shirley Muller .........Kay Jones ...........Les Fritz ........Jim Savoye .......Augie Baum .....Jean Pearsall ......Dot Richards ........Peggy Loop ......Herb Cornell .....Frank Spencer .......Fay Randall ..Betty Westerberg ...Ken Hallenbeck _____Ray Harcombe ........Prank Bell ......Stan Britten .....Queenie Zollo .....Janet Winship .......Dot Padmore .........Ken Houts .....Gene Novello .......Peg Slocum .......Dot Plumer ........Bill Thorn .....Hat Hastings ......Val Hennell .....Babe Anthony ...Lee Kestenbaum ......... Bob Gill ...Bobbie Bowdoin ......Helen Smith ...Bill Maillefert .......Bob Sosman .......Walter Reid Adser Schwennesen Sixty-two SENIOR DAY Once a year the seniors find it necessary to shake off the depression of school routine which enshrouds us all and resort to the levities of childhood to raise the spirits of both themselves and the underclassmen. The methods employed by these worthy leaders of the school are very similar to those used in former days by our Indian cousins. Chief among them is the art of masquerade. We found our classes considerably enlivened on March 23 by the appearance of our eminent upperclassmen in surprising garb. The school was literally over-run with little girls wearing hair-ribbons and little boys sucking lollypops, and with babes pushing doll carriages. These children in all their innocence must have been terrified by the many hobos and desperate characters who appeared in their wake, but perhaps their fears were groundless, since there were so many beautous damsels of bygone days to occupy the attentions of the male element of the class, from hobo to obsolete fashion plate. One of the surprises of the day was the arrival of Robot, the mechanical man. Although our instructors seemed to appreciate our antics to the full, they profess profound gratitude that Senior Day occurs only once in every year. Sixty-three JULIE - TQNY SENT BY FREIGHT MAMA'S BOY ARTIST MODELS LITTLE BOV BLUE ROBOT TO THE FORE DARING DIGNITY ANTITHESIS GRANDPA P0ET PEA5ANT BUSTER BROWN TWINS MAIDENS blase' DUTCH CLEANSER 1930 WEATHER VANE vi—------- ------ yf CLASS SUPERLATIVES DISTINCTION Class Sage Class Philosopher Class Artist Class Actor Class Swell Class Gabber Class Riot Class Flirt Class Tease Class Shrimp Class Baby Face Most Pleasant Most Courtly Most Coy Most Juvenile Most Immaculate Most Boisterous Most Lovelorn Most Attractive Most Popular Most Versatile Most Athletic Most likely to succeed Most Sentimental Most Unconcerned Most Decided Most Sensitive Most Brilliant Most Kissed Laziest Cutest Stateliest Wittiest Most Detained Best Dancer Best Dressed Best Looking Best Natured BRAVE Herb Cornell Adser Schwennesen Lee Wilcox Bob Sosman Augie Baum Les Fritz Billy Maillefert Ray Harcombe Val Hennell Billy Grannells Ken Houts Britty Bob Gill Frankie Bell Les Fritz Augie Baum Augie Baum Don High Chuck Holmberg Britty Jim Savoye Ray Harcombe Britty Don High Ken Dietz Bill Thorn Tommy Bickers Herb Cornell Augie Baum Bill Lodge Frankie Bell Bob Sosman Walt Reid Gene Novello Jim Savoye Augie Baum Ken Hallenbeck Ken Houts MAIDEN Ruth Walworth Dot King Shirley Muller Dot Richards Harriett Hastings Weenie Hefele Dot Padmore Kay Jones Gladys Scull Bobbie Moody Jean Pearsall Sloccy Dot Richards Doris Cornellier Billie Plumer Ruth Walworth Weenie Hefele Rouena Pray Babe Anthony Sloccy Fay Randall Marge Dean Dot King Bobbie Bowdoin Harriett Hastings Janet Winship Bobbie Bowdoin Ruth Walworth Kay Jones Peg Herzsch Sloccy Dot Richards Westy Jean Pearsall Fay Randall Lee Kestenbaum Babe Anthony Sloccy Sixty-six 1930 WEATHER VANE BROADWAY IN WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (With Apologies) Fijty Million Frenchmen Journey's End Graduation Strike Up the Baud School Orchestra At the Bottom Street Scene Fire Drill Rebound The P G's Apron Strings Those We Love Wake Up and Dream Sugar Plum Papa Sacred Ground — The Kiss Bad Man Ben Martin The Love Duel A Month in the Country The Gossipy Sex Love in a Mist . Shirley Muller Love 'Em and Leave ’Em Jim Savoye The Glittering Gate The Front Door A Kiss For Cinderella Dot Richards Beyond the Horizon The Future The Charm School The Little Princess Jean Pearsall Puttin’ on the Ritz. _ The Poor House Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary The Inner Circle Lady to Love Peggy Loop Sixty-seven 1930 WEATHER VANE ■ .. .. 7. 1V It Never Rains.......... Deah Old England.......... Man oj Destiny........... Such Men Are Dangerous. Three Little Girls...... The Rogue Song.......... The Girl Said “No”...... The Old Rascal.......... The Last Mile........... They Never Grow Up...... Under a Texas Moon...... Captain oj the Guards... Dance Hall.............. The Would-Be Gentleman. The Show-Off............ Cabbages ......-........ Ice Bound_______________ It’s a Wise Child....... The Witching Hour....... Stepping Sisters.......... Green Pastures.......... Young Sinners........... Love, Honor, and Betray_ ..........Except Saturday ..................Val Hennell .................Leon Wilcox ....Harcombe and Holmberg ..Addie, Billie, and Blanche ...........Senior Class Song ..................Fay Randall .............Mr. Neubauer ................Senior Year ............Fritz and Hennell ................Bruce Blount .............Marshall Olds ................Tennis Club .............Ray Harcombe ................Val Hennell ............The lunchroom .............The auditorium ..........William Grannells ......2.30 Friday afternoon .........“Westy” and Billie ................The Campus .............The Sophomores ............ The Office Force Sixty-eight 1930 WEATHER VANE Vl CLASS FAVORITES Outdoor Sport.......... .......................... Football Indoor Sport ......................................Basketball Girls’ College___________________________________ Vassar Boys' College.................................... Dartmouth Novel.......................................“Mill on the Floss Author ........................................ Deeping Quiz _______________________________________.True and False Movie Actor.......................... -.....Ronald Colman Movie Actress......................... Janet Gaynor Musical Comedy.................................“Sons O’ Guns” Poet ......... „............................ Edgar Guest Song............................ Washington and Lee Swing N. Y. Newspaper.............................Herald Tribune Magazine.........................................College Humor Actor_______________________________________.Walter Hampden Actress...................................... Lily Damita Political Party.................... -.—......Republican Tooth Paste...................................... Pepsodent Color ............................................ Blue Poem .........................................—“L’Allegro Jazz Orchestra........................-.......Paul Tremaine Place to Eat............................................Home Home Room____________________________________ 101-115-201 Most Respected Extra-curricular Activity (non- athletic) .............................. Detention Hardest Subject.................................. Physics School Honor (most desired)--------------------------- “W Bedtime.................................. VI period English IV Diversion ..................................-...-...Dancing Sixty-nine LITTLE PAPOOSES AT HOME AND ABROAD 1930 WEATHER VANE %q=--—=3 .-=r.-= ■. Now our little Katie 7. Little Sister Randall With the stylish hat In an awful huff, Replaces that big medal Perhaps her little Billy With pins of every “frat.” Was a bit too rough. Peppy Hattie Hastings 8. Then there’s Hazel Huyler With her merry smiles With her bright bouquet Poses for a camera-man Playing in the garden Enchanted with her wiles. On a summer day. Franklin's little girl friend 9. Merry little Gladys Dressed in sports attire Wipes her dirty hands Braves the cold March winds On her dainty dresses And the April mire. And unrepentant stands. Pretty baby Padmore Hysterical with glee, Running on the seashore From an angry sea. 10. Little Peggy Loop’s Naughty little grin Started out thus early Many hearts to win. Little black-eyed Bobbie Standing on a chair. We believe her bonnet Hides her lack of hair. 11. Youthful tow-head Sloccy Has a surly look ’Cause her mama called her To have her picture “took.” Shirley in the garden Trips across the grass. Is this tiny beauty Herbie's little lass? 12. See the beauteous baby With the Maillefert hair Sitting, sweet and winning, In his little chair. 13. Earnest, bright-eyed Helen Glances from her book. Conscious of her hairbow And her stylish look. Seventy-one 1930 WEATHER VANE 1. Witching little Helen In her basket chair Smiles in sweet enticement From her wicker lair. 2. Careful Baby Billy Looks for a thorn. What a howl he’ll muster If a finger’s torn! 3. Little Dotty Richards Pauses in her walk, Thinking of the cornflakes That make the whole world talk. 5. “Sweetest little feller” Rolling baby eyes Ignorant of high school And athletic prize. 6. Here is Robert Donald In his suitcase packed Ready for his college And learning that he lacked. 7. Wistful little Elsie, Seated at her ease. Wonders where’s her Billy Who’s not hard to please. 8. Here is Bobbie Gill In his hard tin hat. But his merry smile Augurs not a spat. 9. Chubby little Jimmie, Surname is Savoye, Puts his toys behind him— What a teachers’ joy! Stylish Eddie Behrens Standing very pat, Poses in his spring coat And a brand new hat. 11. Here is Peggy Herzsch In a bright new bonnet, Thinking up the verses For a Latin sonnet. 12. Caesar and his dollies Happy as can be. Playing on the sidewalk Winking right at me. 4. Little Kewpie Peters, 10. My, but he is “cute” With his tiny watering can And his playtime suit. Seventy-three 1930 WEATHER VANE Vs== rx? 13. Baby Billie Plumer Premiere danseuse Just has wakened up From her daily snooze. 14. Tiny Judge Jimmy Sits in his chair Thinking of legacies, Both foul and fair. 15. Our own little Augie Creeps on the floor, No thoughts of girl friends That he’ll soon adore. 16. Here’s our Benny Moffett Just like little boys, Leaving the piano For his baby toys. Seventy-jour 1930 WEATHER VANE Va—-■ --- -■ —- = ■■— ----- IN APPRECIATION We want to take this opportunity of putting into print the appreciation and gratitude that we have already quite inadequately expressed to every one who helped in any way to put out this Annual. Without your co-operation we should have been quite helpless; with it we have been able to publish a magazine of which we are justly proud. Besides the Weather Vane Board, who labored long and hard at writeups, we want to thank Margaret Slocum, Irene Hefele, Ben Martin, Leslie Fritz, Leona Kestenbaum, Edith Harcombe, Ruth Walworth, Janet Winship, Peggy Herzsch. Kay Jones. Hazel Huyler. Charles Holmberg, Stanley Britten, Rouena Pray, Tom Bickers, Val Hennell, and Ken Hallenbeck, who also spent long hours at this quite thankless task. You all must believe that we are really grateful to you for putting over this most popular section of the yearbook. Then we want to thank all the artists who have made the pages of our book so attractive. Emma Gehret, Shirley Muller, Leon Wilcox, Sam Hicks, Mildred Grove, Doris Cornellier. Helen Curran, William Vitarelli, Arline Holland, and Bill Publicover have all added charm to the Annual, either by their lovely pictures or their clever cartoons. Also we want every one to appreciate the work of the unassuming typists, whose labors so often go quite unrewarded. Hazel Huyler. Doris Quick, Minnie Stracuzzi, and Ben Moffett are these very necessary helpers, sometimes unrecognized, but this time really appreciated. Then we do truly thank all the teachers who assisted us in any way. Miss Dodds who supervised the Junior section and Miss Day who had charge of the Sophomore section, Miss Allardice who supplied information for the dramatic material and Miss Pelton who advised us on financial matters, Miss Bible from whom we obtained our reference material and Miss Howard without whose aid the beautiful decorative art would have been impossible, Miss Swift and the sponsors of clubs who promptly and willingly provided us with reports of the activities of their various organizations—all are recipients of our gratitude. We are indebted also to Colonel Leigh M. Pearsall. He it was who supplied us with illustrative material on Indian lore and articles which greatly aided us and from which we received inspiration. Above all, we thank Miss Bordner, who worked unceasingly, whose patience was inexhaustible, whose ingenuity never failed, to whom more than any one else, we owe the success of The Weather Vane, our Annual. Seventy-fivt 1930 WEATHER VANE Before an Indian could become one of the “all-powerful” or braves, he had to prove himself worthy of the honor. The ordeals which he underwent were tests of mental as well as of physical soundness. A successful brave had shown to himself and to his tribe that he had been taught how to perform properly in all conditions in which he found himself, that he had been trained to furnish himself with nourishment from what nature afforded, that he had been educated to be alert, quick to perceive and to perform. Many tests and exhibitions of skill in woodlore and endurance, varying from tribe to tribe, were combined in this process of becoming a brave, known to the Indians as Huskanawing. We of the Junior Class, by our exhibitions of endurance and patience and by our increase in intelligence and capability, have in our eyes, and we hope, in the eyes of our tribe, the school, proved ourselves worthy to be true braves. We have succeeded in becoming accustomed to the difficulties created by absence slips, fardy slips, etc., to say nothing of the endless mazes of traffic on the stairs and in the halls. We have endured endless hours of homework. Our men and maidens have qualified in their experiences in athletic competition, club activity, publication of The Weather Vane and the conducting of the Junior Prom. We have been and, as senior braves, will be eager to work tor our tribe and by our individual success to heighten its far-reaching fame. Seventy-six JUNIOR CLASS OF 1931 OFFICERS William Crane........................ President Kathryn Cartter.................... Vice-President Marjorie EUbert...........................Secretary John Houghton............................ Treasurer CHIEF ADVISER Mrs. Anne H. Barnard Seventy-eight 1930 WEATHER YANE JUNIOR CLASS SONG (To the Tune of “You’re a Real Sweetheart”) We have competition in our studies, We have competition in our play. But as a class we stand together With a spirit good in every way. We'll cheer the class of '31 And when all is said and done: CHORUS Dear old Class of ’31. When there’s something to be done, We know you will always ivin. When you’re put to the test, You succeed, and with zest, For you’re full of pep and vim. Orange and black We all will back. Well fight for those colors In football and track. In all things you have led; You are always ahead: You’re the class supreme. Esther Meyers Seventy-nine 1930 WEATHER VANE We are Westfield's Junior Indians Braves and maidens coming proudly Bringing slogans of our classmen; These our icar cries shouted loudly. Wesley Albro Have you written Santa Claus? Robert Allardice It gets the dirt Helen Andresen Efficiency plus beauty Leona Bang Makes you feel better Stephen Banyasz Keeps hair combed Harvey Barnard Out in all kinds of weather Harriet Bartlett Just the right blend to give her character Stacey Bender The pause that refreshes Carl Blank Great strides in inventions Harold Bliwise That something Mary Booth Place your confidence here Marjorie Bowman One of a pair of good pals Elizabeth Bowen More than beauty William Bryant Swift, silent, tireless Clarence Burr Take off those whiskers—we know you Florence Caffrey Follow the sunflower’s example Kathryn Cartter Easy to carry—easy to look at Albert Case Now you get a new idea of how good crackers can be Margaret Clark Letters from interesting men George Cook Kissproof William Crane You're the man we want Helen Curran The spice of life Distinction pauline Damm Margaret Degenring There is poise in writing John Diefenbach Deep in any woman's heart Gilberta Drake Appearance—performance—comfort—value Eighty 1930 WEATHER VAINE vi Glen Drew George Dudman Marjorie Egbert William Estwick Lois Fedderman . -. 't Celia Filiciello Mary Finck Richard Goebel Mildred Grove Martha Hargan Frederick Harwood Georgiana Hessler Arline Holland Jack Houghton Margaret Isaacs Francis Knauff Richard Knight William LaPia Ralph Lewis Carl Limper Virginia Lockett Eleanor Loomis Marion Lynde Edna MacGreen Virginia MacLay Martino Mannio Juliette Marshall Edward Massett Margaret McKelway Howard Merritt Marjorie Merritt Remington Merry Eighty-one Bearing the burdens of industry Broadcasting from the state of unconsciousness Pleasing, practical, profitable Full of vital energy Speed, sparkle—grit and pluck There's beauty in name A chip off the old block Mother’s handy man Music in the modern home Service Christmas is coming The brilliant debut of charm Brings 'em down in a hurry Long noted for outstanding quality — now noted, too, for outstanding value Like a singing sunbeam Put yourself across The bag of the month Say good-bye to daughter Ask the man who owns one! Fills a long felt want Excellence from many points of view As she was clever she got what she wanted Safe, simple, and effective Smart and reliable Shall we change that name? A new improved champion Dam these rivers—and power is gone No wonder women prefer him Breakfast cheer Nothing rolls like a ball Her special knack of mixing He invests his modest earnings in good safe securities 1930 WEATHER VANE Esther Meyers Katherine Mickler Montague Miller Adolph Mittleman Isabelle Mumford Claude Neagle Pamela Pentz Andre Pertain Ensign Petura Marie Queripel Mary Reed Spencer Reynolds James Riccardo Paul Roberts Katherine Robinson Miles Ryan William Salisbury Edna Sanger Genevieve Sargent Robert Scott Pauline Seila Kathryn Schafer Sherwood Schaub Helen Sheffield Muriel Smith Pearson Smith Norma Stallings Walter Stiles William Stiles Louis Struble Daniel Sweeny Delicious alone Uniformity sweet and fresh Silence is golden Always a problem Calls for neither apology nor complaint An actor raises the curtain on his own life On with the dance In the service of all the people 44 99 100 pure In the modern spirit Best friend, severest critic Soundless as a glowing cigarette Suggestions for a New Year’s Resolution Bottled sunshine Speaking of motorcars There is nothing else like it Speak up Artistic interior This is not quite the vogue Lazy days ahead For sale—sound sleep! Approved? of course Not bad—for a Junior Continuous action A new tang Mild enough for anybody—and yet he satisfies The other of a pair of good pals You can’t stop this Performance plus appearance gives satisfaction Mighty monarch of the air A statement from a world famous golfer 1930 WEATHER VANE Helen Tamarkin Leona Tamarkin Twin performance Jean Tate Am I the woman of a year ago? Eleanor Thomson Why delay men?—get acquainted Elizabeth Titus A good old standby Howard Tobey Stop hesitating and wavering Gordon Townsend Better late than never Virginia Van den Bergh Please accept—three nights’ restful sleep Dorothy Vincentsen Sealdsweet Kathleen Vogt Makes life sweeter John Wallace He had to be good to get where he is Helen Wentlandt Good to the eye Catherine Williams They all come back to Williams Frances Williams Attractive—and oh so practical Edward Woddrop Luxurious transportation Eighty-three 1930 WEATHEK YANE Indian children learned real things by playing with make-believe things. Education to them was a game, but even a game has set rules. The boys wished to hunt, but first they had to learn to make and use a bow and arrow, to care for themselves in the woods, and to know the habits of the game they would some day hunt. During all their training, Indian children were taught to behave properly with others, not by punishment but by the development of sensitiveness to the disapproval of the group. As sophomores it is our ambition to become leaders. But a long period of preparation must precede leadership. We are now in the preparatory period, and we are ever looking forward to the time when we shall be able to test what we are now learning. As we are acquiring knowledge and skills, we are also gaining a sense of group responsibility which is to govern all that we do. Eighty-jour SOPHOMORE CLASS OF 1932 OFFICERS George Peters.................. Maria Cabanellas_______________ Marjorie Searle ............... Albert Leubbers................ .....President Vice-President .....Secretary .....Treasurer CHIEF ADVISER Miss Mary E. Day Eighty-six 1930 WEATHER VANE Vl: 1932'S POPULAR FAVORITES Robert Adam I Want to Be Happy Eleanor Alexander Believe Me If All Those Endearing 1 Charms D’Arcy Atwater Pretty Words Henry Atwater Am I Blue? Lorraine Ayers Dance the Night Away William Babcock Home in the Mountains Russell Bandomer Daddy Long-legs Jocelyn Barker Blondy Harriet Barr In Pensive Mood Dorothy Beardslee The One Girl Helen Becker Miss You William Benson Big City Blues A. James Bogart The Narrative Betty May Boggs Dizzy Fingers Warren Boss Laughing Eyes Marguerite Bowers Like a Breath of Springtime George Brownell The Right Kinda Man Alfred Budde Merrily, Merrily Hazel Bullman Curly Locks Carolyn Bunker A Thing of Beauty Robert Burge We’re the Sunday Drivers Dorothy Bushby Dorothy Maria Cabanellas Lovable and Sweet Frank Cardinal Singin’ in the Rain Ella Chattin Horses Dorothy Chiavarou Beside an Open Fireplace Clara Christensen Sweet and Low Charlotte L. Clark Album Leaf Charlotte E. Clark Butterfly Dorothy Cogan Smiling Irish Eyes David Colson When My Dreams Come True George Cook Ain’t Misbehavin’ June Cook June Moon Dorothy Corcoran Sweeping the Clouds Away Robert Cornell I’m the Medicine Man for the Blues Irwin Cox Me and My Little Banjo Alberta Crane Melodie Donald Cross Campus Capers Florence Daval I Gotta Have You Joseph Davis Barney Google Josephine Dawson Midsummer Night’s Dream Willard Day When You and I Were Young Margaret De Graw A New Kind of Old-Fashioned Girl Bryce Delesdernier Strike up the Band Barbara Derge Away Down South in Heaven He’s a Good Man to Have Around Robert Dietz Eighty-seven 1930 WEATHER VANE John Dillon Betty Down John Druzek Frank Esposite Vincent Guerriero Daniel Dudley Robert Dugan Louis Dughi Edward Eadie Charles Eddy Calvert Egerton Marjorie Egerton John Evans Wade Evans Raymond Feliciello Vincent Fisher Carl Flemer Priscilla Ford Ann Freeman Lauretta Fritz Eugene Galloway Richard Garretson William Gault Helen Gilmore Frank Goodwin Edward Gordon James Gordon Marguerite Gordon George Green David Gregory Robert Gregory Caroline Griffith Leslie Grove Nicolas Guidetta Edward Halsey Olive Halsey George Haslam Marie Haas Virginia Harrison Mildred Hawley Jean Hausman Agnes Heard Charles Hely Chester Hemmerly Ruth Higgins Charles Hill Barbara Hillman Lorraine Hoffman Florence Hotze Betty Howell Anna Hubbs Harry Huth I’m Sailing on a Sunbeam Coquette The Three Musketeers Happy Days Have a Little Faith in Me Short, with Pep! Hunter’s Song They Call Him Junior I'm a Dreamer Lovely Lady Drive Dull Care Away I’m Wild About Horns on Automobiles I Want to be Happy The Drummer Boy God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen Pal of My Lonesome Hours What Do I Care? Gotta Feeling for You Fiddler Joe You’ll Find Your Answer in My Eyes Our Bill I Wanta Be Bad Ain’t Misbehavin’ Pack Up Your Troubles Hot Feet Charming Marguerite Nonsense Song Painting the Clouds with Sunshine You’d Fit in Anywhere Carolina Blues Tell Me, Mr. Radio-Man There’s Danger in Your Eyes Song of Greeting A Choir Boy Sings All Alone Tonight Marie What Does It Matter ? Under Southern Skies Whose Who Are You? You Smiled At Me Ireland Must Be Heaven Look At the World and Smile Oh Golly! Ain’t She Cute? He Sure Can Play All Pepped Up Sweet Lorraine Flora There Was a Little Girl Polly-Anna I’ve Gotta Have You Eighty-eight 1930 WEATHER VANE Helen Ruth Jacksoi) The Busy Lark James Jaffee He That Hath a Pleasant Face Barbara Jarvis Dainty Little Miss James Johnston Sunny Jim Kathryn Kirn Kansas City Kitty Florence Knauff Pretty Little Rainbow Lois Knight I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover Viola Kretschmer Honest and Truly Orissa Kutz Doin’ the Racoon Josephine La Crosse Beloved Janet Larsen Can't Walk Back Otto Ledig I'd Like to Take an Aeroplane to Heaven Margaret Lee Way Down South Story Lee Rogue Song Edward Loeb I Don't Work for a Living Albert Luebbers Song of Praise Russell Lundgren Singing a Vagabond Song Authur Lux Free and Easv Howard Lux Lucky Day Joseph Lyons Mountaineer Arthur MacFarlane Wearin’ of the Green James Mannino There’s Music in the Air Harriet Marsh You Wouldn't Fool Me. Would You? Winefred Marshall Smiles Richard McHugh I'm Feelin’ Devilish Robert Martin In Native Worth Donald McLaughlin How Am I to Know? Jean Meiklejohn Little by Little Robert Meiklejohn Babes in Toyland Turney Savage Jeanne Merrick The Lass With the Delicate Air John Messersmith Old Man Sunshine John Middleton A Merry Life Alden Miller The Jolly Miller Alice Miller H'lo Baby Sarah Miller Red Hair and Freckles Jennie Moretti Little Gypsy Sweetheart Mable Moshutz If I Had My Way Mildred Mulford Endless Song Theodore Nanz Deep River Mina Neil Her Treasured Voice Vernon Neuman Little Boy Blue Hazel O'Donnell Colleen Jane Orr Bashful Baby Willoughby Orr Mad Fingers Olga Paoli Hittin’ the Keys Bertha Parsil Acrobatic Blues Ellis Paulin Steppin' Along Louis Pelusio (St.) Louis Blues Eugene Penn Treasure Untold George Peters We Can't Get Along Without You Ole Peterson 01’ Man River Eighty-nine 1930 WEATHER VANE V3=-- -=•- -r--—-'I---.: ------- Caesar Petruzelli My Troubles Are Over Lida Plant If I Had a Talking Picture of You Elizabeth Plumer We Think You’re Wonderful Lewis Porst Big, Big Man Louisa Pospisil Kitten on the Keys Paul Prince Heigho! Everybody. Heigho! He’s a Jolly Good Fellow Leland Ranson Franklin Reed Happy Days I’m In Seventh Heaven Regina Reinlander Hazel Reynolds Ruth Reynolds Backyard Conversation Dorothy Rich Send Out Thy Light Elinor Richards Mighty Like a Rose James Riley When the Real Thing Comes Your Way Brooks Roberts Sing Along Stanley Rothrock Swinging Down the Lane John Rosecrans Hail the Chief! Evelyn Ross Sweet Evelina Pierce Ross I'm Crazy About Antiques Robert Ross I’ve Made a Habit of You Fred Rumpf He Who is Upright Mary Salisbury Lady Luck Richard Sanders Lonely Troubador Franklin Satterthwaite He’s So Unusual Turney Savage Cheer and March Along August Schaffernoth Smiles Helen Schaffernoth Friendship’s Tree Berkley Schaub Sonny Boy Mildred Scheffer The Princess Norman Scheffer A High Silk Hat and A Walking Cane Peter Schettino Harmonica Harry Jack Schoonmaker Just a Memory Alfred Schroeder Flying High Elizabeth Sealy She’s a Great. Great Girl Marjorie Searle Alice Blue Gown Mary Semon Sweet Miss Mary Myra Severs She’s a New Kind of Old-Fashioned Girl Florence Shaw Old-Fashioned Girl Clara Silverstein Flapperette Marion Sim Sunny Joseph Simonetti Ticklish Reuben Catherine Simpson When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Lillian Slocum Dark Hawaiian Eyes Marion Slocum The Piper Edna Smalley Sweeter Than Sweet Janet Smith Drifting and Dreaming Jo Ann Smith Personality Mabel Smith I May Be Wrong Jane Snevily A Smile Will Go a Long, Long Way Marjorie Snevily Charming Adele Soper Honey George Sosman If I’m Dreaming, Don't Wake Me Too Soon Ninety 1930 WEATHER VANE Va tx? Elbert Sowerwine Muriel Staiger Margaret St. George Albert Stirrup Jane Tanner Virginia Taylor Alice Thomas Paul Thomasson H. E. Thompson, Jr. Violet Thompson Claire Thornton Constance Tickell Ruth Tipping Virginia Tipson Edna Townley Esther Tranor Virginia Tranor Elizabeth Trevenen Jean Tunison Dumont Van Doren Emerson Van Doren Lockwood Vines Margaret Vitagliano Nicholas Vitagliano Florence Viteka Lorraine Waeterling Frank Wahl Richard Wakefield Harold Walworth Lee Waring Jean Weems Edward Werle Lois Lincoln West Russell West Ira White Edgar Whitlock Dorothy Whitney Mildred Widmer Ruth Wight Herbert Rene Winkler Jane Wilcox Doris Williamson Harry C. Woodruff, Jr. Malcolm Wright Katherine Yarnall Gertrude Zollo Fiddle and I May Breeze Peg O’ My Heart Innocent Eyes Sunny Side Up Sweet Little Old Lady She's Got That Thing Play Ball There's a Place in the Sun for You Where the Shy Little Violets Grow Beautiful Connie Miami Blues Sweetie On Tiptoes Dream Boat Reverie Say It With Music Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue? Scherzo Stay Away From My Chicken House I Just Roll Along Song of the Nile Jolly Old St. (?) Nick Down At the Bottom of the Mountain Our Inspiration Is You Happy Highways Clarinet Marmalade Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Any More Kicking a Hole in the Sky Oh, Kid! Oh, Kid! Bigger and Better Than Ever True Blue Lou Mouth-Organ Blues Meditation Gay Caballero Me and My Brief Case In Pensive Mood She’s a Good, Good Girl Work for the Night Is Coming She’s Got Great Ideas Far Away What Wouldn’t I Do for that Man? March, March on Down the Field Bright Eyes Pretty Little You Ninety-one V3= 1930 WEATHER VANE ■of Secret societies” were a part of Indian life. Each tribe had its own regalias, customs, dances, and songs. The “societies” were composed of only the brave and noble warriors. The Thunder Bird was a favorite patron totem. Each “society had its particular purpose. Some were devoted to preserving magical charms; only medicine men were admitted to others. The leader was the most noble Indian, for the Indian had very high ideas of right and wrong. The leader called together a special “council” of braves in times of special stress. Both the “societies” and “councils” have been adopted by the generations which have followed. Westfield High School does not call its organizations secret societies”, but we, its students, do have certain “councils.” There are many similarities between the Indian groups and ours. We have clubs for every one. Each club is dedicated to some special purpose and sometimes has pins and songs to distinguish it from the others. It is our hope that these organizations will continue to inspire and stimulate our students. Ninety-two THE WEATHER VANE STATE The Weather Vane Staff aims to edit a magazine which reflects the academic, social, and athletic life of the school and which serves as a medium of expression for the literary, artistic and financial ability of the student body. In doing this the staff strives to maintain the highest standards and constantly compares The Weather Vane with magazines coming from schools similar in size and reputation. Every Monday the staff meets in 101 to guide the affairs of its prize-winning publication. The Weather Vane has won second prize four times in the annual contests of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The staff tries each year to add some new feature to its publication. This year the Interview Section , in the capable hands of Warren A. Peters, Jr., has become one of the most interesting departments of the magazine. Weather Vane workers enjoy respite from routine work. The literary adviser entertained the girls at tea and the boys at a stag party during the year. The staff also conducted a successful cake sale which provided funds for the C. S. P. A. delegates, of whom there were sixteen besides the voting delegate, Albert Case. Much of the success of The Weather Vane is due to the advisers, Miss Bordner, Miss Howard, and Mr. Neubauer. Ninety-four 1930 WEATHER VANE a THE WEATHER VANE STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dorothy J. Richards Herbert W. Cornell LITERARY EDITORS Warren A. Peters, Jr. Elsie Young Frances Williams Dorothy King Alvin Bogart Eva Mae Lewis Jo Ann Smith BUSINESS MANAGERS James Savoye Robert Gill ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS John Wallace Herbert Winkler EXCHANGE EDITOR Barbara Bowdoin BOOK AND PLAY EDITOR Esther Meyers ART EDITORS Leon Wilcox Eleanor Thomson Mildred Grove Samuel Hicks ALUMNI EDITORS Fay-Louise Randall William Thorn Margaret Loop August Baum Albert Case Benjamin Moffett SPORTS EDITORS William Lodge JOKE EDITORS STAFF TYPISTS Hazel Huyler John Diefenbach Dorothy Padmore Brooks Roberts Minnie Stracuzzi FACULTY ADVISERS Mr. Neubauer Miss Bordner Miss Howard Ninety-five THE JOURNALISM CLUB The bright faces of those you see above belong to the hard-working students who during the past year have faithfully gathered and written up the high school news which appears weekly in the Westfield Leader. The membership has been practically doubled this year, and several new departments have been started, among them the popular “About School with Dotty.” But all has not been work. The club enjoyed a gay Hallowe’en Supper Party in October; in February, several members journey to the Newark Evening News plant; and. in March, several others attended the Columbia Scholastic Press Convention in New York. During the year, the club has been addressed by several men in the newspaper profession, among them Mr. Markham, editor of the Elizabeth Daily Jouniel. and Mr. Lee and Mr. White of the Westfield Leader. Under the guidance of Mrs. Phillips, faculty adviser, a study of “heads and “leads has been made, and a number of the leading metropolitan papers have been reviewed by students as an aid in this work. Officers were elected at the end of the school year in June, 1929, and were ready for work the day school opened in September. They are: President, Herbert Cornell; Vice-President, Frances Williams; Secretary, Robert Sos-man; and Treasurer, Warren Peters. Ninety-six THE RED CROSS COUNCIL The Red Council, consisting of two representatives from each homeroom, has had a very successful year. The officers for the year 1929-30 were President, Margaret Slocum; Vice-President. Edgar Whitlock; Secretary. Jean Tunison; Treasurer, Jack Houghton, The Council has as its very capable sponsor. Miss Mary Colley. The first undertaking was the annual Red Cross Drive. This was conducted through the home-rooms and the large total of §56.82 was collected. Many of the rooms had 100'- membership. At Thanksgiving, donations in the form of groceries and fruits were given to the Children's Country Home by the students. This was sponsored by the Red Cross Council. At Christmas, the council collected articles from the students and sent Christmas boxes to the soldiers at Perry Point Hospital. New York. In March, plans were made to send a representative from the council to Washington to attend the nation-wide convention of the National Red Cross held in May. Kathryn Cartter was elected after a close contest. William Crane was alternate. The expenses were paid by the students. The council considers the year 1929-30 one of its most successful years and feels that it owes its success in all its undertakings to the excellent cooperation of the students and faculty of the school. Ninety-seven LE CERCLE FRANCAIS t annee 1929-1930 est la quatrieme annee du Cercle Franijais. Ce Club vient de passer l'annee la plus heureuse de son existence. A chaque reunion il nous faut toujours parler frantjais. Done nous chantons beau-coup de chansons franchises et nous jouons tous les jeux en cette langue. Comme toujours nous avons presente une piece de theatre aux eleves de l’ecole. Cette comedie s’appelle “Les Deux Sourds par Jules Moinaux. Les Comme toujours nous avons presente une piece de theatre aux eleves de acteurs de cette comedie tres drole ont tres bien joue et la piece a plu a tout fallu vendre des gateaux en ville. Nous avons gagne vingt dollars. C'est la deuxieme annee de notre correspondance avec les eleves franchises de l’ecole Paul Bert. Nous leur avons envoye deux portefeuilles qui furent faits et ecrits par les membres du club. Le club veut remercier M. Gesner, notre maitre de franejais, de nous avoir toujours aide a devenir meilleur. II nous a aides a presenter Les Deux Sourds a l'ecole. Mile. Fenlon avait pris charge de la plupart des seances du club et aussi de la vente des gateaux. Le club veut remercier Mile. Fenlon qui nous a donne beaucoup de ses heures. Avec l’aide de ces deux maitres le club a passe une de ses plus heureuses annees. Ninety-eight EL CLUB ESPANOL El club espanol. El Ateneo, se reorganizO a la primera sesion del club que se celebro en la ultima semana de octubre. Los funcionarios fueron elegidos el ano anterior. Son: el presidente, Stanley Britten: ;el vice-presidente, William Grannels; la secretaria, Minnie Stracuzzi; el tesorero, Anthony Riccardo. El objecto del club es dar a las personas que estudian la lengua espahola una oportunidad de hablarla mas corrientemente y estudiar la historia, las fiestas, los modos. y las costumbres de los paises de habla espanola. Los programas del ano consistieron en sesiones de negocios, de canciones espanoles: “La Paloma.” cantada por el club con el fonografo, “America,” que fue cantado sin musica, y “La Golondrina.” Los otros programas consistieron en reportes originales de navidad y de los artistos de Espana, de una comedia espanola. Mi Novio Espanol, que fue presentado a los discipulos que estudian la lengua, y de muchos juegos espanoles: La Pinata, juego de navidad, “Proverbios Gritados, Animales. Minerales, o Legumbres, un juego de deletrear, y La Semejanza.” Los miembros se devirtieron mucho en estos programas. El Ateneo de mil novecientos trienta espera que el club espanol de mil novecientos trienta y uno sea mas prospero en su objecto. Ninety-nine THE ART CLUB The aim of the Art Club is to give its members an opportunity to develop their talents in the production of beauty by imitation and design, emphasis being placed upon the appreciative and creative side of life. It is not enough that the mind learns how to interpret things; it must appreciate things. In another and higher field art offers opportunities for expression, for through it we may express our ideas and learn how to create. In the effort to create, appreciation is gained consciously or unconsciously. If nothing more than appreciation results, the time will have been well spent. Some of the various activities of the Art Club along these lines of appreciation and creative expression were of great interest. Club members visited many fine exhibitions sponsored by the Westfield Arts Association. A committee, consisting of Sam Hicks and Leona Bang, arranged the bulletin board in the hall twice weekly and decorated it for special days. Portrait studies in pencil were made from class models. The costume model in various mediums was sketched, a member of the club serving as model. Posters were made for various school events. Outdoor sketching was much enjoyed, for beautiful Mindowaskin Park furnished many interesting spots to sketch. One Hundred THE SLIDE RULE CLUB The Slide Rule Club under the leadership of Frank Bell, president, assisted by Warren Peters, vice-president, and Edith Harcombe, secretary, has had a very successful year. The large number of new students who applied for membership proves that the practicability and general usefulness of this timesaving device have been recognized. The Slide Rule Club is one of the most practical clubs in the school. It teaches something which is useful to almost any one in any kind of work. The knowledge of the slide rule is essential to those taking engineering courses, but is a time saver to others. Chemists, bankers, merchants, and surveyors use the slide rule in figuring. The meetings of the Side Rule Club are devoted to acquiring the practice which is needed to attain proficiency in the working of the slide rule. At first the new students are instructed in the mechanical devices and working methods of the slide rule, and demonstrations by members of the club are given on the demonstration rule to illustrate these. At each meeting sheets of chemistry, trigonometry, or physics problems, or simpler problems in roots or proportions are distributed. The club divides into groups who work out the problems in the various subjects. One Hundred One THE COLLECTORS' CLUB The Collectors' Club was formed for the purpose of stimulating and helping pupils who are collectors or want to become collectors. Its members are of service to the school because they subscribe to a weekly stamp magazine and arrange clippings of current interest on the bulletin board. During the year the club has seen different types of collections and learned something of how to collect, arrange, and care for collections. Collections of coins, stamps, covers, and minerals were shown by the members, and talks were given by visiting collectors. One afternoon, Mr. Neubauer spoke on Indian collections and exhibited many interesting specimens. At another meeting, Mr. Philhower gave a most entertaining talk on stamps and covers. The young collectors also greatly enjoyed a visit to Mr. Ford's home where they saw a fine display of United States stamps, coins, and covers. Another memorable occasion was their attendance at a joint meeting of the Union County and Plainfield Philatelic Societies. Those who went will never forget the very complete and unusual collection of New York covers that Mr. Mason displayed and explained. The club officers this year were Herbert Winkler, President; Edwin Davis, Vice-President; Howard Thompson, Secretary; and Karl Limper. Treasurer. Miss Olive Hammel was the enthusiastic adviser. One Hundred Two THE LIBRARY COUNCIL The Library Council was organized two years ago, and under the able leadership of Miss Bible, our school librarian, has been very successful. It is rapidly growing into one of the leading organizations of the school, both in popularity and usefulness. The offices of the council are held by Barbara Moody, president and Gladys Scull, secretary-treasurer. Barbara Moody is also president of the State Library Council, begun under the direction of Miss Bible and sponsored by the New Jersey School Librarians’ Association. The purpose of the council is to interest pupils in library work as a profession. To be a member of the council, a pupil must report to the library two periods a week. Here she is trained to do the daily work of a librarian. She learns how to accession books, to preserve order in the library, to prepare books for circulation, and she acquires habits of neatness, responsibility, and consideration. The Library Council always helps students in charging books or in securing magazines for reference from the files. There is always one member of the council to whom one may go for help in the library. During the time for the preparation of the seniors’ long expositions, the aid of the Library Council was much appreciated. One Hundred Three THE DEBATE CLUB The Debate Club has so increased in membership and activities this year that it is now recognized as a class. Two classes have been meeting each week with the sponsors, Miss Agnes Allardice and Mrs. Ruth Cameron. As an organization the members elected Robert Gill, president; Dorothy Plant, vice-president; Margaret Loop, secretary; and Frances Williams, treasurer. On account of its large membership the club was able to schedule several interscholastic debates. As usual the members directed their first efforts toward the Triangle League. Two other debates were also arranged with Madison and Somerville. The three schools in the Triangle League, Morristown, Plainfield, and Westfield, met in a conference to revise the debate regulations. The informal type of speaking was voted more profitable to the debaters and more interesting to the audience. To make it more informal, the rebuttal was eliminated and it was required that each speaker attempt refutation of the preceding speaker’s argument. The first affirmative speaker was granted three minutes at the end in which to refute the arguments of the last negative speaker. The class organization has made possible the personal training of more students for extemporaneous speaking, and has enabled these boys and girls to acquire poise and informality—the best standards of modern speech. One Hundred Four THE DEBATE TEAM Previous to April 4 the Westfield team carried on intensive reading on the question, Resolved: That installment buying as practiced in the United States in the last ten years is detrimental to the best interest of the American people. Robert Sosman, Elizabeth Bowen, Robert Gill, and Margaret Loop, alternate, were members of the affirmative team which debated Plainfield at Morristown. The negative side of the question was upheld by Dorothy Plant, Marjorie Egbert. Kenneth Hallenbeck, and Harriett Hastings, alternate. This team met Morristown at Plainfield. The affirmative team returned with a victory of 74 to 61 to its credit. At Plainfield, however, Morristown was the victor over Westfield by a score of 84 to 47. The votes of the senior classes decided the victors. After the debates, the Westfield Debate Club entertained the teams and their coaches at bridge and other games during the afternoon. At 6:30 they met for dinner at the high school. Mr. Neubauer acted as toastmaster and introduced the speakers: Mr. Philhower. Miss Day of Morristown, and Robert Smith of Plainfield. The league has done much to further friendship and bring high standards of public speaking among high school students. Its record of a nine years' existence will serve as a stimulus for the debaters who follow. One Hundred Five 1930 WEATHER VANE t ? THE MUSICAL DEPARTMENT There are several so-called ‘‘high spots” which have been attained this year by members of the music department. As regards representation in musical affairs, the high school has not been neglected in the least and had prizes been offered at any of these affairs they would surely have been brought home. But alas! None were offered. Seventeen members played in the Union County Orchestra, a group of two hundred and fifty musicians. Three members played twice with the All State High School Symphony Orchestra. The first time the orchestra gave a concert at the opening of the New Jersey State Teachers’ Convention and the second for the convention of the National Education Assocation. Both concerts were played at Atlantic City. One member, who is especially to be congratulated, won a place with the National High School Orchestra. This orchestra was made up of three hundred and ten members chosen from thirty-seven different states and was on tour for a week playing concerts in Atlantic City, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington. The week was an extremely busy one and the players were left little time for their own personal pleasures, but the experience was one that will never be forgotten by one of the three hundred and ten. At this time we wish to offer congratulations to the graduating class on having as a member a very gifted musician, Warren Mayo, who in the past year has done much for the music department, the class, and the school as a whole. He it was who had the honor of a place with the National High School Orchestra and also played in various other orchestras outside of school. He also composed and orchestrated the music for the senior class song. It is a long time since a senior class of the high school has been able to boast an entirely original class song. It is particularly interesting to note the composers whose works have been studied in the past year in either the glee clubs, the orchestra or the appreciation classes. A few of them were as follows: Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Dvorak, Gounod, Grainger, Handel, Kreisler, MacDowell, Pierne, Pol-dini, Rubenstein, Schubert, Schumann, Von Suppe and Wagner. Folk tunes of many different countries were also studied. Thus it may be seen that only the best kind of music was studied and presented so that the performer and listener might really get out of it some appreciation of music. It may also be seen that the standards of the music department were kept very high. A splendid step in the history of our musical affairs was the purchasing of songslides toward the end of the year. They are used very effectively in our assembly singing, and many times part singing of the higher type was heard. It is a pleasure to hear a student body of some five hundred untrained voices taking an active part in their general assembly singing. The use of song slides has brought this about. One Hundred Six ALL AT SEA A Gilbert and Sullivan Dream. All members of the combined glee clubs and orchestra presented their annual operetta, “All At Sea, on March 14 and 15. The music was particularly attractive since so many people were acquainted with the songs. Five of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas were represented—“The Mikado”. “Patience”, “Pinafore”, “Iolanthe”, and “Pirates of Penzance”—all sure proofs of the musical content. There were twenty principal characters, so many different people were given a chance for solo work. In the finales at least eighty people were on the stage, while the whole production, with the orchestra, included about one hundred and twenty people. Rehearsals during school hours started soon after Christmas vacation, and two weeks before the performance rehearsals of the operetta as a whole were held after school. The stage setting was a representation of the good ship Pinafore. The passengers and crew played their dream on the clean white deck with all sails set, while the ocean waves dashed high about them. The girls' costumes were especially interesting because each was authentic of the period 1890—1900. Many of the girls wore costumes belonging to their mothers or grandmothers. The musical clubs were very ably assisted by Miss Allardice, dramatic coach; Miss Howard, art supervisor; and Miss Swift, girls’ physical director. One Hundred Seven THE GLEE CLUBS The combined glee clubs for the year ending 1930 numbered eighty, the greatest number they have yet arrived at, and their achievements were in direct proportion to their size. They also faithfully carried out their aims: to inspire in themselves and others the love and necessity of good music and to be ready to participate in school affairs whenever they were invited. This year the girls’ glee club was divided into two sections, each section having one individual rehearsal, and the two sections having a combined rehearsal. The members were placed in either section only after individual voice try-outs. The arrangement proved very satisfactory since more individual attention was given. The work done in rehearsals was quite varied. At the beginning of each period, vocal exercises were given, and then two, three, and four part songs were sung. Many of the songs were perfected, but others were used merely for sight singing and improvement in musical knowledge. The Glee Clubs naturally took part in several important programs. A few of them were the Christmas program presented on December 18, the Valentine program, and the one given on May 7 in celebration of Music Week. They also took part in the Christmas plav. the Easter play, and the operetta. “All at Sea.” One Hundred Eight THE ORCHESTRA The orchestra of thirty-five members has completed a truly successful year. Not only have the members participated in many school affairs, but they have also been invited to play elsewhere. Rehearsals, one sectional and two ensemble, were held during school hours, and the perfection of playing has been due chiefly to this method. The playing has been most happy and satisfactory despite the fact that there has not been complete instrumentation. The school, by a presentation of the musical clubs, owns a clarinet and a trombone, but there are other instruments that are much needed. We sincerely hope that another year will bring out a greater variety of instruments. Nc less than twenty-two times has either the whole orchestra or small parts prepared and presented programs. The whole orchestra assisted at the Mask and Mime. Christmas. Senior, and Easter Plays. They also played at the Gymkhana, Class Day, Commencement, and the operetta besides giving several special chapel programs. At different times various members played in the Union County. All-State and even National High School orchestras. A special trio also gave several programs, including those given at the Parent-Teachers' luncheon and at the lecture on the Oxford University Press. One Hundred Nine THE AVIATION CLUB The Aviation Club has had a very successful year during which its purpose of fostering an interest in aeroplane model building and helping inexperienced builders learn the art has been admirably carried out. The officers of the club for the past year were: Val Hennell, President; Louis Struble, Vice-President; Montague Miller. Treasurer; and Doris Hixon, Secretary. Although the club has not reached its membership quota of twenty, it has about fourteen energetic members who are thoroughly interested in the work. Active membership is most important in an organization of this kind. The club meets every Tuesday afternoon in the shop. The constitution haij been revised so that the schedule now calls for two meetings a month which are used for discussion of models and two for discussion of practical aeronautics. Many of the members successfully entered the several contests held this spring, and a number of them expect to represent the club at the National Model Airplane Contest at Detroit on July first. It is unanimously agreed upon by the club members that the reason for the success of the club is largely due to its two valuable sponsors, Miss Bible and Mr. Harold Thompson. One Hundred Ten THE STAGE DESIGN CLUB The little group above has no regular meetings and varies in size from one play to the next, depending on each one’s ambition at the moment when Miss Allardice announces stage work. When the members receive slips of paper signed A. 1. A, they realize exactly what is ahead of them. After waiting for a week to be sure that there will be something to work with, the gang reports and sets to work at carrying off all the surplus objects from the stage. After th’ngs are cleaned up. the problem of finding old flats and arches to be changed presents itself, for from these must come the new scenery. Several school portables are searched for this material. When it is found, the gang gets busy and in spite of difficulties caused by chapel programs, usually finishes really creditable sets before the curtain goes up to reveal a country house living room or a night in Venice. The stage design workers wish to thank Mr. Paulin, Dave, and Andrew for their invaluable help with the carpentry work. Their gratitude is also extended to the extremely competent advisers, Miss Agnes Allardice and Miss Harriet Howard. Miss Allardice is quite a carpenter, and Miss Howard has no equal as a teacher in the art of spreading paint. One Hundred Eleven THE MASK AND MIME CLUB Mask and Mime Club during the past year threw open its doors to admit into the club those with a genuine interest in the acting, scenery designing, costume designing and publicity of plays. In this way the benefits afforded by this club were extended. The club strives to give the members of our high school a chance to develop any dramatic ability they may have. Comedy, tragedy, religious drama, satire, and farce offer a wide field for acting. The plays are carefully chosen for their timeliness, richness of color in costume and scenery, interest in plot, and range of characters. As the theatre guild of the school, we have presented to public and school audiences this year many remarkable plays, each with an appropriate setting designed and built by members of the club and the Stage Design Class, and a well-chosen cast from our members. By presenting one-act plays and monologues at the meetings of the club, the interest and enthusiasm has been kept at full height all year. Various duties of the many plays presented during the year are performed by committees chosen from Mask and Mime members. One Hundred Twelve 1930 WEATHER VANE V3 -■■■ ----- rr- rm— -■- - ■ —. ■ - —yf MASK AND MIME ONE ACT PI.AY The Mask and Mime Club introduced its brilliant program this year with its annual one act plays. The program included The Master Salesman,” Roads,” and “Nevertheless.” An unusual plan was adopted this year to encourage competition between classes. Each class gave its own play and thus made each interested in the success of its production. “The Master Salesman by William Hazlett Upson had an entire senior cast. This is the story of the repeated attempts of a timid purchaser to interrupt the salesman’s steady flow of sales talk. After many unsuccessful trials he succeeds in quieting the salesman by the use of a shot gun! The cast included: The Master Salesman.......................... Albert Ulbrich Typist..................................... Dorothy Plant Zachary Taylor Allen...................Kenneth Hallenbeck The scene of this satire takes place in the salesroom of the “Farmers’ Friend Tractor Company. “Nevertheless,” a delightful little comedy by Stuart Walker, had a well-selected cast of sophomores. The setting of the play was an attic. This stage setting was one of the most remarkable ever built on our stage. It was the first time in the history of the school that the physical conditions of the school auditorium have been overcome to make it possible to build a ceiling on a set. “Nevertheless” was a charming sketch of a brother and sister who have just been sent to the attic to read a book on behavior as a punishment. They disagree on the meaning of that peculiar word nevertheless.” A big burly burglar helps them settle the argument and in turn they help him. The cast consisted of a very capable group of sophomores: The brother................................. Charles Hill The sister............„...................Jean Meiklejohn The btirglar............................... Theodore Nanz The third play, “Roads,” by Agnes Emilie Peterson was produced by the juniors. The scene of the play is the kitchen of a farmhouse in the Middle West. The room is old, with dingy, faded walls. The room is neat; an impression of cheeriness prevails due to a double window cut over the sink. This was a prize play of the 1927 Contest sponsored by Longmans, Green and Company. This drama depicts the problems of a romantic woman, who, having been brought up in a cold, materialistic family, comes to realize her dreams through her marriage to a road tramp. When her husband can no longer resist his wanderlust she decides to tramp the road with him to insure his happiness and her happiness. The cast included: Dan Reeves, Hester’s husband................... Wm. Crane Hester Reeves...........................Harriett Bartlett Sarah Stone, her sister.....................Kathryn Shafer This gripping drama drew to a close the well performed and entertaining dramatic activities of the three classes. One Hundred Thirteen 1930 WEATHER VANE HOLIDAY PLAYS The religious or holiday plays that are produced by the Mask and Mime Club are selected by the director. Miss Agnes I. Allardice, for their historical truth, their beauty, and their dramatic power. “Sojourners” by Anna Harnwell and Isabella Meaker represented the annual Thanksgiving program. The scene of the play was in old Holland. It is the story of an English family, the Debenhams, who went to Holland to escape the oppression of the strict father who enjoys the freedom of Holland but holds a deep affection for English customs. His children, who cannot remember their old home in England, have learned to love quaint old Holland. The Dutch customs, language, and life are very attractive to them. The various attempts of the father to keep his children purely English in nature give an ideal plot to the story. The action of the play takes place previous to the time when the family leaves for America. The cast consisted of: John Debenham......................... Robert Sosman Deborah Debenham..................... Marjorie Snevily Roger ...................................Theodore Nanz Prudence.................................Jean Pearsall David ..................................Harvey Barnard Jan Huidekoper............................ Donald High Franz Huidekoper, his son.................John Wallace The Little Town of Bethlehem, a nativity play, by Katrina Trask was presented on the Christmas program. This beautiful play is written in three parts: the Nativity, the Interlude. and the Revelation. The dominant note of this play is Christ’s wondrous love for humanity. The scene of the Nativity shows how the magnificent sight of the Virgin Mother and her Babe affects the grumbling Jews, the rejoicing shepherds, and the swaggering Romans. The Roman girl, Faustina, who is both rich and beautiful, mocks this holy scene and fails to see the beauty of the mother's love. The Interlude marks a slight change in Faustina when she sees the happiness of the Holy Mother in her Son as they leave Bethlehem. She then realizes that the realm for woman is love as portrayed by this mother. The Revelation presents a scene at the Well of David years later. Here after long years of suffering from that hideous disease, leprosy, Faustina, who has been a humble outcast, now understands Christ’s love. Through this revelation she was healed. One Hundred Fifteen 1930 WEATHER VANE V3=-=-'- --------— ---------------- - ' ■ -=l� ? The played was performed by a large group of talented students. Faustina..........................................Dorothy Richards Cordelia, a hand maid..................... Irene Hefele A maiden................... Josephine LaCrosse Innkeeper’s wife........................Elizabeth Bowen Cariston, Greek poet...................... Val Hennell Glaucus. Cariston’s friend________________Claude Neagle Pompilius, young Roman.................... Kenneth Dietz Master Jew_______________________ -.Kenneth Hallenbeck The Virgin______________________________ Esther Meyers The Easter play, “Good Friday,” by John Masefield is a poetic drama with a tremendous theme. In dialogue ranging from the harsh demands of the rabble to the exquisite lyrics of the Madman who sings of peace and truth and lilies and happiness, he paints vividly the events leading up to and immediately fol- lowing Christ’s Crucifixion. This cast included: Pilate. Procurator of Judea.................John Wallace Procula. his wife...........................Rouena Pray Longinus, a centurion.............................Edward Massett A Jew................................ .Claude Neagle A Madman................................ George Dudman Joseph of Ramah....................... Frederick Harwood Herod......................................Wesley Albro Trumpeter.............................. Martino Mannino A Sentry.................................Calvert Egerton Servant................................. .Louis Struble A Slave............................................David Colson With this play the final curtain dropped on a most ably directed and brilliantly acted group of holiday plays. One Hundred Sixteen THE POST GRADUATE CLUB These tall handsome young men formed the exclusive organization composed only of those who had survived a high school course of study and come back for more. However, for various personal reason, two of the members pictured above have withdrawn from school, and Herman Steigerwalt, biggest and best, has been left alone, except for that other Herman, Senor Lopez, who was not sure of his status when the picture was taken. Herman Steigerwalt has taking ways. He took “Sugar Plum Papa's” girl away from him and he took Miss Bordner’s fancy as a Christmas tree trimmer and a former resident of Pennsylvania. Herman Lopez, chief speaker of the Spanish Club, has the distinction of carrying around more books in that famous brief case than we thought students received. He believes that it pays to advertise, so he always tells his teachers how hard he works. His senior essay on the immortality of the soul cannot be published here for lack of space. The two Hermans are widely separated geographically as to homes, for one hails from Cranford, New Jersey, and the other from Bogota, Columbia. Both are noted for their amiability, and they enjoy considerable popularity in 101 where the seniors permit them to sit in the Dress Circle. One Hundred Seventeen 1930 WEATHER VANE When the white explorer first came to our shores, he found painted savage natives from whom he learned many useful arts. With all their savagery, the Indians were able to teach the white man clean educational sports. In their games of skill they developed their strong, supple bodies and their clear steady eyes. Swiftness and alertness were essential factors in winning their games. The good-humored Indian was a fine sport who loved to indulge in a friendly, clean, and strenuous competition of mental and physical skill. Cheating was distasteful to the Indian, and he would rather take his own life than be known as a cheater in games. The games which the Indian played did not differ widely from our own sports. Many of our modern games correspond very closely to theirs. We have inherited from them such games as hockey, shinny, lacrosse, and feats of skill such as racing and marksmanship. Young Americans of to-day constantly obtain enjoyment and benefit from the sports which delighted the American Indian. One Hundred Eighteen THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COUNCIL Avery important association is the famous A. A. Council above. This group earnestly seeks to promote athletics and good sportsmanship in the Westfield High School and has the difficult duty of spending the none too plentiful dollars received from athletic competitions, in the very wisest way. The council has within its ranks representatives from every home room in the school. These members keep all the students informed concerning progress in athletics. This year the Athletic Association Council has secured a constitution which was drawn up by a committee composed of Miss Swift and Mr. Neu-bauer, and approved by the four officers remaining from last year. The constitution was read and discussed in all rooms before it was voted upon by the students and accepted. This splendid group has been functioning very well this year under the new officers: President, Stanley Britten; Vice-President, Malcolm Wright; Secretary, Maria Cabanellas; Treasurer, Jack Houghton. Its progress has been aided by the inspiration and advice of its fine advisers, Miss Hanimell, Miss Swift, Mr. Neubauer, and Mr. Duncan. One of the advisers, Mr. Duncan, introduced a new letter which has been officially approved. It is a six-inch chenille letter in royal blue on a white background. You may be sure that its wearers, will prize it. One Hundred Twenty CHEER LEADERS The collegiate gathering in the above picture consists of our cheer leaders. They are the snappiest looking group of noise-promoters hereabouts. At pep meetings they don't seem to care a snap how they tax everybody's lungs and larynx. We don’t either. We yell for them. Turney Savage is a ferocious sort with a smile, and he appeals accordingly. Frankie Bell is intensely earnest and wants noise. Bill Thorn, being musically minded, will stand for only the best singing we can do. And that’s pretty fair with Bill waving his arms around in front of us. Loie Fedder-man’s “With a Vivi“ brings the beads to our foreheads. But then we have hankies. Shall we ever forget this year's football season! We yelled frantically most of the time anyway, but Turney, Frankie, and Loie in turn organized the screaming—quite a creditable job. Then Bill soothed our excited hearts with the spirited “March, March on Down the Field’’. Loie made traitors out of the opponents. Many “out-of-towners” trooped over to our bleachers to improve their eye-sight on our cheer leader. Incidentally they “hollered” for us. One for the team, then one for Coach! We tear our throats wide open and don’t mind it a bit. One Hundred Twenty-one 3930 WEATHER VANE Vi THE GIRLS' ATHLETIC POINT SYSTEM hard working committee of six girls: Barbara Moody, Margaret Slo- cum, Marion Anthony, Eleanor Thomson, Barbara Bowdoin, and Frances Williams, was elected this year to revise the girls' athletic point system. The result of Miss Swift’s and their label's was a much simplified set of points and awards. In deciding the number of points for the teams, all sports were rated on an equal basis, the members of a class team each receiving twenty points. The sports included in this arrangement were: hockey, soccer, apparatus work, basketball, volley ball, track and field events, baseball, and tennis. Blue and White varsity team members are to receive ten points each. Twenty more points will be added to each girl’s total if she has had satisfactory three minute exercises and her gymnasium class work report is an A-B average. Officers of various sports and activities also have their allotted number of points according to the work connected with the office. Officers of the Athletic Association Council are awarded fifty points, while home room representatives have forty more points that they may call their own. Gym class monitors are rewarded by twenty-five credits, and twenty points go to the Blue and White captains of each gym class. A locker room monitor receives ten points and a captain of a team is to have five more points than the rest of the team members. Besides the point system, there is an arrangement of the awards which vary from the chevron to the six-inch school “W”. It was decided that the large “W and the varying sizes of “W's” had been too easily obtained; consequently the point total required for a “W” was raised and only one size of the letter is to be given. There are, however, special “W’s” for the managers and cheer and song leaders. The managers “W” will have a smaller “M” on it; those of the cheer leaders will have on them “C.L.” These “W’s , of course, are to be worn on sweaters. This year, too, the position of the awards has been designated. In the sports the winning class team receives for this distinction besides its twenty points, the class numerals which are to be worn on the left gymnasium bloomer leg. Members of the Blue and White winning team at the end of the year will be awarded a chevron to be worn on the left bloomer leg, provided that they have been active enough in some phase of athletics to have at least twenty-points to their credit. As a reward for a total of one hundred of these points, a girl will receive a one and one-half inch “W” to be worn on a navy beret. A two hundred point total will bring to its owner a six inch school “W for girls, which is white on a royal blue background. Such a large sized letter is naturally meant for a sweater. This final point system was compiled and passed in time for use this year and it is hoped that it will meet the requirements and expectations of the girls who are to use it in future years. One Hundred Twenty-two GIRLS' TENNIS Anew feature in the Physical Education Department for girls of the senior high school was the introduction of tennis. In September a tennis tournament was immediately planned. The kindness of President Merry of the Westfield Tennis Club enabled the tennis aspirants to play off the game on the club courts. On Thursday afternoon, September 19. twenty girls reported to the West-field Tennis Club to play off the first round matches. Twelve drew byes and were automatically advanced to the second round. Before the afternoon had ended all of the first and second round matches had been played. Those who were winners in these matches returned the following afternoon to enter the semi-finals and finals. The tournament advanced through the semi-finals that afternoon when Betty Howell won her match from Josephine La Cross and Billie Plumer proved the victor over Maria Cabanellas. The finals, refereed by Mrs. Haldenstein, were played the following Tuesday afternoon before an enthusiastic group of spectators. After two closely contested sets Billie Plumer won from Bettv Howell by the score of 6, 4—6, 2. Otic Hundred Twenty-three GIRLS' SOCCER Girls' soccer enjoyed much popularity during its second year in West-field High and rivaled basketball as a favorite sport. A regulation soccer field was acquired in the form of the Washington School Campus which eventually turned out some great teams and occasionally some enthusiasts the worst for wear. The study of soccer technique in gym class produced six peppy period teams for an exciting tournament in which the fifth period class claimed victory. From these came the Senior, Junior, and Sophomore teams which braved the heat and chill to obtain victory for their respective classes and a little glory for themselves. The Seniors trimmed an ‘up and coming’ Sophomore team 1—0 in a widely speculated upon game, while the Class of ’31 rather easily took the title from a junior high school team with a score of 1—0 in a game of much local color. The final Senior-Junior match was the most spirited and closely contested game of the season in which the Juniors were acclaimed the class champions by a score of 2—0 and after which a season reunion of class teams was held when the Blue and White varsity teams were announced and plans made for future sports seasons. One Hundred Twenty-four GIRLS' BASKETBALL The 1930 girls’ basketball season brought out the traditional large number of participants and showed marked advances toward the modern standards of physical education for girls. A most interesting game both to play and witness, between the Blue and White Varsity Teams at the second annual Gymkhana, opened this successful season with a close victory for the White with the score 12-8. A period of practice moulded the Senior, Junior, and Sophomore class teams into tournament condition with the sporting Weather Vane favoring the seniors, and correctly too. for the class of ’30 came through with the Blue and Gold flying high, having ruthlessly whipped their sister sophomores 59-7 and the aspiring juniors 25-14. An innovation this year was the spectacular game between the Varsity Team and the alumnae in which the alumnae were victors. Another innovation in the girls’ routine basketball program was introduced this year in intramural basketball games with girls of Summit High School at Summit on February fourth and at Westfield on March fourth. The latter affair terminated an eventful season of worthwhile sport. One Hundred Twenty-five 1930 WEATHER VANE GIRLS' ATHLETICS Tennis, soccer, and basketball in their turn held sway among the actively interested girls. Immediately following basketball, apparatus work held all attention for a few weeks. The class teams were unlimited as to number. The sophomores had a remarkable turnout, and as a result their number more than doubled that of the seniors. If such enthusiasm prevails during the ensuing years, ‘apparatus’ is bound to take its place among the foremost sports. The interclass meet was run off on March 28, the juniors leading the scores by 1088, 1048, 527. The eight girls with the highest individual scores from the previous meet composed the Blue and White teams. The Whites were victors by a score of 523-471. According to the season, volley ball followed with its interclass and Blue and White contests. Overlapping volley ball came baseball, with track work following close behind. The various points of baseball technique were demonstrated and industriously practiced, again with interclass and Blue and White games in view. Track, too, had its reign in the field of sports although the girls were no longer to participate in track events at the Union County meet. The broad jump, dashes, baseball throw for distance, high jump, and baseball pitching for accuracy were the main events in the interclass track meet. A promising feature of all the athletics this year was that the various sports drew different girls. To have every girl participate in at least one sport is one of the aims of all girls' athletics. The main effort, however, is to bring about an era of sports days in which mixed groups participate, rather than a tense pitting of one school’s team against another. The Westfield girls, under the inspiring and enthusiastic leadership of Miss Swift, made an effort to stress this point in two sports days with Summit. Also five girls. Barbara Moody, Margaret Slocum. Margaret Loop, Margaret Isaacs, and Maria Cabanellas again went to the New Jersey College for Women on their second sports day for the surrounding high schools. On January 17, between soccer and basketball, the second annual Gymkhana was held in the Roosevelt gymnasium. Gymkhana is an Anglo-Indian word meaning competitive group work. The entire student body of girls was divided into two teams, a Blue and a White team. The work was competitive in all the events with the exception of the March and Run in which the girls, as a body, participated. In this event the girls marched in intricate designs and finished in the formation of the letters W. H. S. Soccer and basketball technique comprised the next event. Passes, dribbles, jumps, defense of goals, and the like were displayed. Stunts followed, among which were hand stands, camel waddles, human balls, and many other such stunts including the much admired and discussed cartwheels. Kanafaska, a Czechoslovakian dance, provided an interesting and colorful number between the sports. Apparatus work, covering many and varied vaults, was the following number on the program. All of the girls participated in a second dance, the newsboys’ clog, which was followed by the last event, the basketball game between the Blue and White teams. The score 12-8 revealed a victory for the White team, and a one point victory for them for the whole Gymkhana. One Hundred Twenty-six 1930 WEATHER VANE V3---------=-------- --...... BOYS' ATHLETICS IN 1929 1930 Coach Robert L. Duncan, who came to us this year from Haverstraw, New York, quickly won the respect and admiration of those who were fortunate enough to come in contact with him. We extend our sincere thanks to “Coach , not only for his good work with the Blue and White teams this year, but also for the fine example he has set the students. Coach Duncan was graduated from the University of Iowa six years ago. He coached the major sports at Stanford, N. Y. before he came to Westfield. During that time, his teams won two league championships in football, basketball, and baseball and he developed the Penn Relay Interscholastic javelin throw champion. Mr. Duncan's record including Westfield’s football team this year is as follows: Football ......................... Won 37, Lost 9, Tied 2 Baseball ........................ Won 56, Lost 9 Basketball _______________________ Won 85, Lost 22 Coach Duncan wiped out the “loser’s complex” of the football team when he took charge and the eleven won four games and lost the same number. Considering the light material on hand and the class of our opponents, the season was declared a success. As we go to press, the track team, coached by Mr. Duncan, looks extremely promising. It has already placed second in one of the fastest mile relay races at the annual Penn Relay Races in Philadelphia. Mr. Vincent B. Faust ably assisted in coaching the football team and was head coach of the basketball squad. Mr. Faust was a varsity tackle at Franklin and Marshall College for three years and he taught the Blue and White linesmen how to play their positions. Mr. Faust gave up his Christmas vacation to coach the basketball team so that the boys might be in good shape for the opening of the season. The team was not in the Union County League and so played practically a new schedule. The Blue and White five won more than half their games, defeating such powerful teams as Somerville. Hillside, and Carteret. Mr. Walter E. Johnson, Jr., is again leading the baseball team in its quest for the Union County League title. Mr. Johnson's teams have always made a good record and this year’s nine is conceded a good chance for the championship. The team has already defeated Rahway, our traditional enemy, by the one-sided score of 16-1 in the first league game. Mr. Carl Hurlock is handling the tennis team for his second successive year. Last spring only three matches were lost, but three letter men were graduated in June. In spite of the new material on hand, the racket-wielders have gained shut-out victories in the only two matches played as we go to press. Both Somerville and Cranford were defeated 5-0 by Coach Hurlock’s netsters and the team did not lose a set to either school. If we can judge from the early victories of the baseball, track, and tennis teams, Westfield High School should finish a very successful athletic year. One Hundred Twenty-eight FOOTBALL The football season was considered a success as the team won four games and lost the same number. One of its outstanding accomplishments was holding the powerful Roselle Park team to a 6-0 score. The Parkers later defeated Summit 30-0 to win the county title. Much credit is due Coach Robert L. Duncan for the fine work he did with the team in his first year at Westfield High. Mr. Duncan was ably assisted by Vincent B. Faust, who coached the line. The Blue and White should have a powerful football team next fall as several of the regulars will be back in uniform. The second team is expected to graduate some first class players as the yearling eleven was almost as good as the varsity this year. Captain Ray Harcombe starred for Westfield as fullback and his line-smashing and defensive work will be missed. Augie Baum played halfback during the first half of the season and he is the only other backfield man to be graduated. Linesmen who are seniors are Jim Savoye, center, who played every minute of every game, and Val Hennell who played good football at guard. A1 Ulbrich and Bill Davis, star tackles for the last two years, and Stan Britten and Bill Publicover. ends, will also be graduated. One Hundred Twe ily-nine BASKETBALL This year the basketball team came through a rather difficult schedule with an average over .500. The team won eight out of fifteen games. Some of the games were lost on account of very bad playing on the part of our boys, while excellent playing on their part won some of the harder ones. The team was composed almost entirely of seniors, but there were a great many underclassmen who kept them fighting for their positions. Next year the varsity will be composed of these men and the coaches are expecting to have a better team. The second team did not succeed as well as the varsity, but the members played their hardest and kept fighting. These fellows came out to practice regularly and promptly. They tried to do exactly as they should and they obeyed instructions. Both the coaches and the team members gave up their Saturdays and their Christmas holidays in order to turn out a good team. This extra practice enabled the team to beat Somerville in the first game. Mr. Faust, our chief basketball coach, got the team into good shape and he did his best to keep it that way. He gave all his time to turning out a good team, and he was a regular fellow throughout. One Hundred Thirty BASEBALL Another team by Coach Walter E. Johnson, the Baseball King, takes the field. Coach Johnson has produced winning teams before; he is doing it again. At the time of this writing the team has not played enough games to make it a championship team, but it shows promise of making a good record. There are five letter men on hand from last year. Harcombe, Orr, Wright, Banyasz, and Riccardo are back to improve last year’s fine record. Carl Blank pitched the first game against Rahway. The team came through with a 16—1 victory for Westfield. Carl struck out sixteen batters, made one single and two doubles, and crossed the plate twice. In the second game. Novello and Banyasz pitched. The team lost to Linden, last year's Union County champions. With such a fine showing in the first game, and with such a powerful squad, great things are expected of this team under Coach Johnson and Captain Blank. Mr. Johnson deserves much credit for his work with our baseball teams. Every year, with any kind of squad, the team has made a creditable showing. However, this year he has plenty of material to work with. One Hundred Thirty-one TENNIS Although the Tennis Team has only two letter men back this year. Captain Merry and Jim Johnson, it expects a successful season. The team captured with ease the first game on April 23 with Somerville, by a score of 5—0. The three singles were played by Merry. Johnson, and Bell, and the doubles by Olds and Hennell, and Pertain and Brownell. The second match, with Cranford, also an easy victory for our racket swingers, was won by a score of 5—0. Again Merry, Bell, and Johnson played the singles, but the doubles were played by Merry and Bell, and Olds and Hennell. It is likely that those mentioned above will do most of the playing, although everybody will have an equal chance, for each player must win his place in an elimination tournament. The eight who will be chosen from the original fifteen who signed up will be able to work their way up and down the line by challenging and beating some one with a higher rating or by being challenged and beaten. The team practices and plays its home matches on the Westfield Tennis Club courts, through the generosity of President Merry and the members. We certainly do appreciate the courtesy extended to us by them. One Hundred Thirty-two TRACK lthouch the track team has not yet had a chance to show what it can do, the prospects of a good team look bright, and it is hoped that the team will come through the season on top. Captain Burr. Ellis Paulin. James Martin, and Phillips Ewing, letter men. are back with us again, and there are a good many new men out for places on the squad. Spencer, the big, big man from the West, looks good in the mile run and the hurdles, while Gregory, a sophomore, has been showing up well in the quarter-mile. As this goes to press, Westfield has participated in only one meet, the Penn Relay. Coach Duncan’s one mile relay team, composed of Paulin, Steig-erwalt. Gregory, and Martin, ran the mile in the excellent time of 3:35:2 to win second place. This was very good time, as the winning team of the one-mile Class B high school relay championship made it in only 3:32:8. The team will compete in nine meets, which will make the season most interesting, both to the squad and to the student body. On account of the condition of Lincoln Field, which is being made over, only one meet will be held at Westfield. One Hundred Thirty-three V): 1930 WEATHER VANE - — -----— ---- Among Indians certain rules are always observed about joking. For instance, a man must never joke with his mother-in-law. for obvious reasons; then, too. certain elderly men of the tribe must be respected. While jokes are being cracked, an Indian must be quick to invite one upon himself, or give a present, to remove all implication of hostility. The Weather Vane Joke Department likewise observes certain rules about its spicy bits of humor. Examples are: Never poke fun at Mr. Neu-bauer; include Mr. Gesner in at least one joke; be sure to have a bedtime story in words of one syllable for the sophomores; and don’t rely on Miss Bordner’s sense of humor. With such high ideals our humor department prospers. One Hundred Thirty-jou 1930 WEATHER VANE Vg--1- - ■■ = - -=-■ SENIOR SNICKERS NEW SONG The other day, Spencer was singing that new bankrupt song, “I Owe Everybody, I Owe!” MATHEMATICAL COMPUTATION If all the students who voted “The Mill on the Floss” the best novel and meant it were laid end to end, wouldn't he feel conspicuous? SOMETHING NEW Novello: “I've changed my mind.” Hotits: “Well, does it work any better? THE HERO It’s to be a battle of wits. How brave of you, Baum, to go unarmed! MISTAKEN IDENTITY Fal: “Hey!” Fay: “My name isn’t ‘Hay’ and even if it were you shouldn’t try to make me while the sun shines! Miss Bordner: “I like a love story when it is well written. Val Hennel: “Well, you have to learn how sometime.” Mrs. Barnard: “What’s an example of guerrilla warfare?” Barbara Moody: “Monkey business.” A NEW FIRE FIGHTER Miss Bible (speaking to a man whose car is on fire): “Haven't you any pyrex in your car?” Man (excitedly): “No, but I’ve always meant to get some.” TWO AND TWO Dot Padmore: “Is Mr. Rogers engaged? Teacher: “Why do you ask?” Dot Padmore: Well. I heard several people congratulate him, and I knew he had taken an apartment; so I just put two and two together. Teacher: “You’re rather good at addition.” One Hundred Thirty-six Hewn urn mm- mo CLO'VJf Or� t-r ro rrornc j Above are pictured the faces of the dauntless crew of the Picton University Football Squad. This is the strongest team the University has ever put out. In the 5,128 games it has played since 1902 (twenty-seven years) it has lost no game owing to the incredible vitality and team work of the players. The back-field is so planned that it makes it impossible for the opposition to carry the pig skin any more than thirty or forty feet behind the Picton goal line. The team plays with surprising vigor right up to the last whistle when their opponents are completely exhausted. This is because of a special diet of robin eggs upon which the team feeds when in training. Townsend as way back plays a wonderful defense (frcfm the opponents’ view) and Roberts is the main threat man. For twenty-seven years this team has come out first, and it is Coach Antonio Smilch's hope to put it out in 1930 as a championship team. One Hundred Thirty-seven 1930 WEATHER VANE Vt —-- . . --- :■ —rr.txf A WESTFIELD GRADUATE AT CORNELL (A Moral Story jor Sophomores) I was feelinc rather Moody, and needing a Baum for my weary Scull (I had been kicked out of Cornell by the Dean), I decided to wander through the Greenwood. High up on a hill, I saw a little Lodge fit for a King. In front of it I saw, to my surprise, a Schmal, Young Fox with a Bell around his neck. He was Staiger-ing around because he had B (r) itten too many Thorn-s from a Brown Plant for his lunch. To keep him from Peter (s) -ing out, I gave him a Gill of my own precious Vitarelli. It was Walworth my efforts, for immediately I heard s-Houts of “Harcombe, Harcombe” and I saw Dean Deane coming Quick-ly to me in his Olds car. He said to me, “I Bade you leave college because you were so Fritz-y and failed in French, but I saw your kind deed, Young (Me) Mahon, and I Wil-cox and Pray you to spend some more time in Cornell. Ah, Success at last! SMERDU ENGLISH TEST UNDERLINE CORRECT FORM 1. She don’t look so (swell, hot) without her glass eye. 2. It wasn’t (me, youse) what filched the cat. 3. ’Twas him (whom, which) was out with Agrippina last night. 4. I can’t (hardly, nearly) not stop laughing. 5. I don’t know (nothing, no fact) about what he don’t do. 6. Are those (them, it) ? 7. If he (don’t, ain’t aimin’ to) take her out, neither am I. 8. Did he (learn, learned) you of what to do at a dance? 9. (Should he ought to, wouldn’t it be swell for him) to do right by our own little Jimmy? 10. If it (was, is) me, you’d know it. 11. That there dead rat has (laid, layed) under the sink for three weeks. 12. Everybody thinks (their, there) own way is the best. 13. I hope it (don’t, ain't Mowin’ up to) snow while the cat's out. 14. ’Twas her hat (who, whom) I seen. 15. (Who, who’s) was you talking about? One Hundred Thirty-eight Tke tu.deWt )evfeioa of Mv. Auevs’ CaWte. sauiwa Cjeometvvj is liHe taKm canot Jvom. a -baby'1 MR. JOHNSON PARODIES A POPULAR LAMENT I am his teacher: he shall not pass. I make him go to the board. I compel him to construct difficult triangles. I give him zero. 1 make him sit down for the class' sake. Yea. though I toil and struggle, he gains no knowledge, for the exercises sorely bother him. I prepare a test for him in the presence of his difficulties. I give him “E . Surely pupils and originals shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall teach geometry all the time. Walter E. Johnson. Jr. Miss Bordner had some willing slaves Who toiled with nil their might; They were the yearbook maids and braves Who’d rather eat than fight. They ate five thousand N. A. 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