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

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CAPTAIN C. BLAIR ROGERS Captain C Blair Rogers, one of the long time members of our faculty, reported for active service in the Chemical Warfare Division of our armed forces March 6, 1942. He was graduated from Lafayette University in 1917 with a Ph. B degree and came to Westfield High School in September, 1920. During his years here, Captain Rogers taught chemistry and biology, coached baseball, sponsored the Catalyst Club, and headed the S A T. and senior play ticket drives. LIEUTENANT PAUL L. DeHAAS Lieutenant Paul L. DeHaas, who taught physiography and plane geometry in Westfield for four years, is now a first lieutenant in the Tank Corps of the 190th Division, United States Army. He reported for active duty June 18, 1941. While serving here. Lieutenant DeHaas coached the B-squad football team and supervised intramural basketball. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1935. LIEUTENANT HARPER E. ADAMS Lieutenant Harper E Adams, a more recent addition to the faculty, first appeared on the West-field scene in September, 1938. Holding a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Drexel Institute and an M.A. degree from Temple University, Lieutenant Adams taught algebra and plane geometry Under the supervision of Lieutenant Adams, who also coached track and field events, Westfield had its first wrestling team. He resigned to report for active duty in the Army April 10, 1941,

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CONTENTS Foreword ............................... 4 Dedication ............................. 6 Administration and Faculty.............. 8 Classes ............................... 12 Senior Section......................... 17 Activities ............................ 62 Athletics.............................. 90 Features ............................. 104

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DEDICATION It seems especially fitting in the year nineteen forty two to dedicate the Weather Vane Annual to members of the faculty, alumni and our own class mates who are now fighting and working for the United States and her allies Captain Rogers. Lieutenant DeHaas. and Lieutenant Adams are representative of many thousands of men who have dedicated themselves to preserving all that democratic peoples hold dear If the war once was dim and far away, it is no longer We know these men and we know the boys who are stationed all over the world with others like themselves Westfield has felt the loss of three valuable members of the faculty very keenly The wrestling team, after two short seasons with Lieutenant Adams as coach, put away their mat and hoped that a new coach might soon reorganize their schedule Next year will see the responsibilities of Student Activities Tickets and Senior Play ticket sales, so long carried by Captain Rogers, in new hands We miss the companionship of Lieutenant DeHaas his teaching and coaching duties have been assumed by members of an in creased faculty Many of our alumni are now in uniform Many stand ready Boys from the Class of Nineteen Forty-two are already stationed in training camps, and many others are planning their higher education so as to be of utmost service to their country when the time comes And so it is with pride, with under standing, and with deepest sincerity that we make our dedication this year