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

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The graduates of Westfield High will long remember the old tradition of the Senior Door, and the mans- times they risked detention to pass through those portals considered sacred to Seniors and faculty . . . dashing from building to building in the pouring rain . . . carving initials in the sturdy supports of the “chicken run” . . . the falling plaster and leaking radiators that gave zest to class periods... these and many other things which make W. H. S. unique, laughed at, and well loved.

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Ok etKenti tfUice “Pa t ■Westfield, dear Westfield, we sins’ to yon: IIV praise yon always for the many things you do. Schools know your reputation; we won't let it fall; Westfield victorious, the champion of all. For main' years the graduating classes of Westfield High have passed on to their successors the dream of a new school to replace the old one. And now, we, the Class of 1951, can leave to our underclassmen a reality - - a new, modern High School. N et these people will lack something that we have had. No longer will they have such a good excuse for complaining w hen thev just feel blue. The old joke about our ancient walls being upheld by the ivv can be used no longer in assemblies. The students will lose some of that feeling of success which comes from overcoming physical obstacles while seeking knowledge. We have outgrown the old buildings, but the spirit that has pervaded here should be remembered and cherished in the new. I bus it is for the students who will never know this school, as well as for those who are leaving it now that we present this final picture of life in our Westfield Senior High.

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'K e dedicate I he class of 1951 dedicates this thirtieth edition of the Weather Vane Annual to Mr, Melvin Michaels, in the hope that it will repay him in part for his faithful interest in teaching and his deep and friendly concern for his students.