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

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TABU- or CONTI-NTS Foreword ........................ 2 Dedication ........................ 4 Faculty ........................... 8 Seniors ......................... 20 Juniors .......................... 78 Sophomores ....................... 84 Organizations .................... 90 Sports .......................... 116 Human 130

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DEDICATION We, the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Three dedicate this twelfth issue of The Weather Vane Annual to Miss J. Isabelle Dodds, in grateful appreciation of her whole-hearted cooperation and true sportsmanship as our class adviser and friend.

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1 ! 3 3 T H K VV K A T H K K V A X E 1 ! 3t 3 CKNTURY ago, one of New Jersey's foremost industries was the mining of iron ore. The ore was found in great quantities in the mountains of Northern New Jersey and was one of 123 kinds of minerals found in the rock deposits of Sussex County. The principal mines, however, were in the Highlands. Excavation was begun in 1710. Among the eighty-nine mines to produce magnetic ore were the Andova, Ogden, and Oxford. These mines were in Morris and Sussex counties, the industrial mining center in America. New Jersey's greatest output of iron ore was in 1882—a total of 932,765 tons. In 1879, sixteen blast furnaces were operated and nearly all the ore used was a product of the state. Today most of the mines are deserted because deposits in New Jersey are far below the surface of the earth and it is not worth while to compete with Pennsylvania and regions like Lake Superior. It is far more profitable to import the raw material and manufacture a finished product. New Jersey ranks high in her production of steel. A great variety of products is produced by such plants as those of the Wharton Iron and Steel Company, the Anthenia Steel Company, the American Steel and Wire Company, and the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. The first of these companies dates from Colonial days when because of imbedded iron ore, good water power, and timber-covered hills, High Bridge was chosen as a favorable location. Horse shoes, wagon iron, nails, and crude farm tools were the early products. Then the advent of the Iron Horse created a demand for railroad materials. Incidentally, ever since Revolutionary days the Wharton Company has contributed its share of war paraphernalia, progressing from cannon balls to modem projectiles. The other companies produce everything from delicate watch parts to factory equipment. The old mining camps have been made into happy play grounds for Bov Scouts, or else, silent and deserted, they are haunted by the ghosts of departed workers; but the steel factories are busy night and day, steadily increasing their output. Six Helen Winter, '33.