Woodbury High School - Sun Dial Yearbook (Woodbury, NJ)

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Center !Boltoml2 Typical knowledge-seekers Right Rush hour in the high school oilice Characteristic of democracy has heen our rotation of class ofhcers. The maiority of the students elected to oflices possess newlyfacquired leadership. Choices of the seniors were: Louis Long, presidentg Pierson Hannock, vicefpresidentg Betty Moreland, secretaryq and Betty Haines, treasurer. This year the senior girls were asked to choose a rnemher of their sex to represent Vxfoodhury High School in a D. A. R. trip for representatives from all states. Our choice was Marie Schultes, personality girl from National Park, The delegation met on March 14. Of our senior class the following earliest and helpful students were elected to the Honor Society to join those chosen last year: Clara Allen, Rose Ballistrcri, Virginia Bates, Patricia Betts, Helen Braun, Grace Dunham, Bernyce Dvorkin, Katherine Fowler, Jeanne Cillwert, Margie Harwood, Edith justice, Peter Kaiser, Eleanor Lloyd, Dorothy Parker, Lois Parker, Sam Price, Margaret Redfield, Marie Schultes, and Rohert Thompson. The girls of our class who joined the Bugle and Drum Corps recall with pleasure that they were the first to helong to this unique organization. Dorothy Parker has successfully led the corps throughout its Hrst two years. Mr. Byerly's expert directing obviously hrings out many latent musical alwilities. Extraordinary efforts exerted hy actors and actresses resulted in a hugely successful senior play, presented on March 7 and S. It was the popular threefact comedy, iiwllilt a Life, hy Clifford Goldsmith, which proved to he one of the most apropos senior plays evcr staged in Vkfoodlwury.

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zvvuly-fi Left: Henry Aldrich, you cheated in that examination Center fTopl: Miss Wheeler and Mr. Ferguson-a sure-fire combination Honor Society, for example, is comprised of juniors and seniors who have exhibited such diligence and interest in class studies, and in the application of upright character to purposes of henelit to the school. The students so honored in our junior class were Raymond Belcher, Barhara Blensinger, Ruth Carey, Virginia Cushing, Rohert Fields, Beatrice Hassan, Edith Hudson, Louis Hyde, Thomas lVlcGinnis, Louis lvloffett, Thelma Nicolaisen, Kay Richardson, Kathryn Sanderson, and Betty Story. Our 'unior thesians were hiwhl commended for ade t inter retations of their A J V I P -is Y N P P M ' parts in the junior playf-fa spritely comedy, Through the Keyhole, written hy Willizini F. Davidson. The cast included Victoria Stewart, Eileen Pronier, Raymond Belcher, Kay Richardson, Kathryn Sanderson, Pierson Hannock, William Stratton, and Sam Price. To re resent our class in our enultimate vear we elected Louis H de, . P . . p I V president, Kay Richardson, vicefpresidentg Betty Moreland, secretary, and Betty Story, treasurer. Almost hefore we realized it, the senior year had arrivedf'-the most important, most eventful year of all, and the one at the end of which each of us hoped to emerge holding victoriously a precious diploma. Cornstalks and pumpkins appropriately decked the gymnasium at our Hallowe'en Dance on Octoher 28. Everyone had a grand time strutting to the strains of Wzilt Connors orchestra. The JuniorfSenior Prom enjoyed the usual success this year. It was held on May 25, and was colorful and exciting indeed.

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Plot: the delightful, realistic story of Henry Aldrich, an unfortunate junior at Central High School. fNo reflection on the Philadelphia institution of that namej Throughout the play, Henry encounters ohstacle after ohstaele- some of his own making, some not- in the attempt to gain confidence in himself. and uphold his mother's and his girl friends trust in him. Because he constantly fails, the one scene of the play is the principals other. However, All's well that ends well, we find that the villain is other than Henry. Why was this an ideal play for a high school? Because it featured the average carefree student. We are sure that it was appreciated hy our parents and their friends. Henry was aptly portrayed hy Willizinm Sutton. The rest of the east, all of whom assumed their roles efhciently, consisted of Dorothy Parker, Eleanor Lloyd, Raymond Belcher, john lvlilton, Rohert Fields, Sophia Mzlleii, Ruth Carey, Bernyce Dvorkin, Barhara Canhy, jane Tucker, Charles Ivliserendino, Nlargaret Bahnew, William Beck, Louis Long, Samuel Priee, Helen Braun, Edith Hudson, Lois Parker, Ruth Gray, Betty Haines, Claire Verdier, Rohert Raymer, Frank Fletcher. and David Allan. We wish to express our appreciation of Ivlr. IvIilton's excellent direetorship. and lllpll I xl44'444r f - u ls t h'i L L'g3 .1152 72,121 it , 'hwy , . fa' illlll 'M ' uara FXS .