The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-06-23
CLASS HISTORY.
MILDRED Il. MARJARU NJ

Ii seems but a few short years since we
| were in the primary grades, but time
passes quickly and now we find ourselves
preparing to leave the High School, which
we have loved so we'll Before leaving we
shall ask You to review with us the history
of the illustrious Glass of 1909.
From our infancy, in the primary
grades, we have history that cannot be
equaled by any other class Six OF the
seven members of the class have gone
through the Lambertville Pubic Schools
from the first grade. The other member,
Elizabeth Henderson, joined us in the
third primary grade. Our class Is not
composed of pupils left over in any grade.
The members who are in our class now
were in it when we entered Grammar
School, September, 1901. Two of the
girls, Helen La Baw and Frances Sehenek,
came from the First Ward primary school,
and the remainder of the class from the
Third Ward.
Many have left our class, and many
more are now in the lower classes. There
is but one who has gone ahead of us.
This one is Ivan Black, the valedictorian
of the Glass of 1908. BY this you can
see that one Of the brightest pupils in the
Glass Of 1908 had formed the foundation
of his knowledge in the Glass of 1909.
When we entered Grammar School,
September, 1901, our class numbered
fty-three-twenty three girls and thirty
boys. On account of Miss Markey's i'll
ness, Miss Candy was our teacher in the
fifth grade. While in this grade we learn
ed the routine of the school, and also to
fear the principal, Mr.. Kerr, who visited
us too often to suit some of us.
7 Al. 18th ID
Third Ward came once more under Mrs.
Miller Is instruction, she having been their
teacher in the second primary grade. We
have only pleasant memories Of this room
and of our teacher, Mrs. Miller.
when, in September, 1908, we found
ourselves under Miss Micke 3 supervision,
we decided that it was time to sit up
and take notice. as the saying goes.
We found that the old saying was true,
that Miss Micke had eyes in the back OF
her head and sometimes we thought in
the sides also. In that room nearly every
one had one or more hundreds in deport-
ment even myself 1t was at the end of
that year that Ivan Black left us and
went into the High School, emitting the
eighth grade.
In the following fall we entered the
last Grammar grade. During this year,
Miss Gallagher prepared us for entrance
to the High School, to which we were
eagerly looking forward.
Upon entering the High School, we had
class of twenty girls and fifteen boys,
making thirty five in all. At that time
many thought that 1909 would have
larger class to graduate than 1904, which
contained twenty-one and was the largest
class ever graduated.
While we were Juniors we organized
our class. Our first officers we're: Presi-
dent, Edith Groome; Secretary, Helen
La Baw; Treasurer, Keith Brown. Dur
ing our Junior year we decided to choose
our colors also. The choice lay between
Crimson and Steel and Gold and White.
After some controversy the beautiful
Crimson and Steel were chosen. While
we we're in the fourth primary grade all
the classes chose colors. At this time
Crimson and Steel were chosen by our
class, and we have always remained true
to it, although it was practically set
aside when the two classes united in the
first Grammar grade.
During our High School course we have
had several Presidents, among whom we
shall mention Ewing Tibbles, Clarence
Lugar, Harold Dilley, and last, but by
no means the least, our present President,
Frances L. Schenck.
At the beginning Of Middle year Edna
Ryan was elected Treasurer, to fiji the