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

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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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FOREWORD Class of Nineteen Forty-two, Class of Nineteen Forty-three, Class of Nineteen Forty-four — each is faced with great responsibilities in a changing world. It is to the entire student body, then, that we present this record of high-school life, the Twenty-first Issue of the Weather Vane Annual. Co-Ed.tors: EVELYN WAKEFIELD THOMAS MEISS

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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,