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

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PARE 'I' ln The class of l952 was one Aesopus Wood- burius. ln a summer now long pasl' lhis lad wenl lo lhe big cily in order lo provide for his suslen- ance, as home and parenls broughf him only dis- cord. Ai home always lhere were chores lo be done, his younger brolher. fhe lilile fellow, The demon, loward whom one musl be genlle, and 'rhe many 'limes he sal al' home while ihe 'fellows were merry- making because his parenls firmly upheld lhe pursuil of wisdom. From a dislance lhe cily had seemed wonder- ful, for lhe lall buildings and church spires were a very impressive sighl. Closer inspeclion aslounded Aesopus, for he saw crowded living condiiions, hunger, dirly children, lame and clissolule men wilh eyes vacanl. All lhrough ihe day his feel loolc him in and our of lhe shops of lhe melropolis. l-le was becom- ing weary ol fhe conlinued queslions, Any experi- ence? l-low old are you? Have you any work- ing papers? A small group of delegales, for which Miss Baker inferpreled, of lhe Phoenicia Hofel, in Valleifa, Malia, headquarfers of fhe meei- ing. Miss Bake: is fhe second from righl in fha fronf row. V. i Us V I Jw . V 5 , c 1 i - 3... , c 1 M l 5 'r ,Q s ei 11955 Miss Baker in Vallella, Malia, in July for ihe W.O.T.P. lWorld Organizalion of fhe Teaching Professionl conference. Miss Balmer is on lhe ex- freme righl. Bolh body and mincl faligued. Aesopus 'lurned his sleps homeward. I+ has been said by some who claim lo have seen him lhen 'rhaf slowly he began lo smile and was heard fo say, There is no place like home! NN Sally Quarfon, Mrs. Werber, and Mrs. Quarfon discussing Sally's fulure in high school and college. xamlak id fhe Ed lgrecelof

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HELEN KLEPFER--New Yorlr Universily, B.S.: Music. PAUL F. KOEHLER-Shippensburg Slale Teachers College, B.S.: Science. EMMETT N. KURTZ-Millersville Sfale Teachers College, B.S.: lnduslrial Arls. STANLEY O, 1-EGG-Universily ol Michigan, AB.: Univer- sily of Pennsylvania, A.M.: Malhemaiics. GRAYDON MAYER-Philadelphia Museum School ol Arls, B.F.A.Z Ari. EDITH P. McKlNNEY-Cooper Hospilal, R.N.: School Nurse. CLIFFORD MEEKS-Trenlon Slale Teachers College, B.S.I lnduslrial Arls. AUGUSTA B. MORRISON-Drexel lnsrilulei Foods. ERNEST R. MYERS-Shippensburg Slale Teachers College, B.S.: lnduslrial Subiecls. JAMES L. OLSON-Middlebury College, A.B.g Temple Uni- versily, M.Ed,: Social Sludies. CLARENCE A, PAINE-Ursinus College, AB.: Physicai Edu- cafion. DORIS E. PAlNE-Ursinus College. AB.: Secrelary, Board ol Parlr Commisioners, Woodbury Cilyg Sponsor oi Fresh- man Science Club: Freshman Class Adviser: Science. CORA-EMILY PRICE-Universily of Minnesola. A.B.: Colum- bia Universiry, A.M.: Sponsor of Lilerary Club and ol Friends of Animals Club: English. BARBARA J. REYNOLDS-Diclrinson College, A.B.g English and German. MYRA C. ROEDEL-Swarlhmore College, A.B,7 B.S. in Li- brary Science. Drexel lnslirule of Technology: Senior Class Adviser, Librarian. E. LOUISE ROTHERMEL-Ursinus College, B.S.Z Physical Educalion. HARRY M. TAXIS-G-ellysburg College, A.B.: Princeion Universiry, A.M.7 Websfer Universily, D.D.: Soulhern Chair- man ol the New Jersey Council oi Social Sfudies, comprising seven counfies in lhe Soufh Jersey seclionp Member ol Board of Execulives ol lhe New Jersey Councilioi Social Sludies: Social Srudies. BESSIE W. TAYLOR-Temple Universiryy Physical Education. LlLLlS L. VAN ROSEN-Temple Universiiy, B.S.I Commer- cial. D. ISABEL VEASEY-Weslern Mary'and College, AB.: Junior Class Adviser: Biology. THELMA G. VOSS-Tulane Universily, A.B.1 Columbia Uni- versify, A.M.g Head of Science Deparlmenrg Sponsor oi Narional Honor Socielyt Sponsor oi Chemislry Club: Lilerary Chairman ol Presbyrerian Women's Association: Public Re- lalions Chairman ol Woodbury Education Associalionq Chemislry, HELEN M. WALLACE-Pennsylvania Museum and School ol lndusrrial Arr: Srare Arr Commifreei Arr. MARY R. WALTON-Mounl Holyolre College, AB.: Marhe- malics. ESTHER D. WERBER-Mansfield Srare Teachers College, B.S.: Pennsylvania Slare Colleqe, M.Ed.: Gloucesler Counfy Soroplomisr Club: A.A.U.W.: Kappa Della Pi: Sigma Zefag Pi Gamma Mug President Woodbury Educalion Associaliong Guidance. THOMAS S. WILLIAMSON-Barrie Creelc College, B.S.' Pennsylvania Sfafe College, M.Ed.: Physical Educalion. Wha?'s fha value of xr in fha? equafion, Mr. Legg? Mrs. Morrison, W.H.S.'s pro- fessional homemaler. Habla Ud. espanol? asks Miss Frilchey. Miss Taylor and Miss Rofhermel coach fhe girls' feams lhal can'l be beat Mrs. Chubb, a new facully member, makes masfering English a pleasure. Miss Klepfer heads our fine choral groups in assemblies and special communify affairs. .f '

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ALUMNI KenneTh W. Slifer was graduaTed from Woodbury High School as saluTaTorian in l922. ln high school he was a member of The WhiTe and Gold sTaff, The Tennis Team, The debaTing Team, and was a class and Hi-Y officer. He received his A.B. cum Laude from Bucknell UniversiTy in l926. AT Bucknell, he worked on all publicaTions, played all inTra- mural sporTs, assisTed Two professors, waiTed on Tables, and ran a sign and posTer service To help pay his expenses. He was presidenT of his class and of The dramaTic club, and member of Three honorary fraTerniTies. Mr. Slifer is now Vice-PresidenT and Manager of The Copy DeparTmenT of N. W. Ayer 81 Son, lnc., The oldesT and one of The largesT adverTising agencies in The UniTed STaTes. ln ThaT capaciTy, he supervises The producTion of one hundred wriTers and arTisTs. Mr. Slifer is a member of The Peddie School Board of Corpora- Tors, PresidenT of The Bucknell General Alumni AssociaTion, and acTive in The CenTral BapTisT Church. W' I sffl James L. Olsen was valedicTorian of The class of 28 aT Woodbury. From here he aTTended Middlebury College in Ver monT, where he majored in languages and received in l932 his A.B. degree. ReTurning To Woodbury, Mr. Olson TaughT LaTin, French and algebra, and laTer, problems of American democracy Universify. an is Paulsboros gain. JusTin H. Hess was an ouTsTanding sTudenT of The class of '23. He was PresidenT of The STudenT Council, EdiTor-in-Chief of The WhiTe and Gold, organizer of The Radio Club, and a mem- ber of The debaTing Team. ln l927 Mr. Hess was graduaTed from The UniversiTy of Pennsylvania. He earned his Bachelors Degree and laTer, in l933, his MasTer s Degree. Mr. Hess TaughT hisTory aT ATlanTic CiTy High School, Then became head of The deparTmenT. He was PresidenT of The New Jersey Council of Social Sciences for Two years. Mr. Hess is now AssisTanT Principa' of ATlanTic CiTy High School. N xamyog id fhe ge! preceyafii ln I949 he received his MasTer's Degree from Temple Aside from Teaching, Mr. Olson has been very acTive in The Town. He was superinTendenT of The Busy Men's Bible Club direcTor of The Kiwanis and of The Y.M.C.A., and chairman of The salary commiTTee of The newly organized Teacher's associa Tion, The Woodbury EducaTion AssociaTion: he was laTer elecTed presidenT of This organizaTion. WiTh all This, Mr. Olson sTill found Time To direcT The AdulT Evening School, To be FaculTy Manager of The AThleTic Finances and To TuTor many sTudenTs. AfTer sevenTeen years of Teaching in The Woodbury School SysTem, Mr. Olson has lefT for a new posiTion as principal of Paulsboro High School. We will miss him, buT we Take our haTs off To him and wish him The besT of luck. Woodbury s loss