Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-10
Class History
By Yetta Baker

TOUT YCdl0 a6O
wildwood High School a Freshman
Glass. We we're a bright class, as the
faculty and the other classes soon
found out.
At first we were a little greer, but
that soon wore off, sooner than any
one thought it would. We astonished
the teachers with our ready answers
and our willingness to work.
We were a jolly class of Freshmen
and did not believe in "All work and
No play" so in December we had our
first class party at the home of Miss
Lucy ODER. oh, what a time we mad.
The upper classes tried to raid us,
but we showed them that we could
protect ourselves. Although they
ducked three of our boys in the ocean
lit did not hurt them), we soon repaid
our ancient enemies with hot water,
hot pokers and a few other harmless
tricks to show them that we were not
such babies as they thought we were.
During the year we had several
parties, more or less exciting, but
none quite equaled the first.
In the Annual Field Meet at Cape
May Court House we won the Fresh
men Relay for which we received a
pennant.
Our officers for the Freshman year
were Asa Colson, John Lowe, Lucy
ODER and Geneva Hartley.
Examination time. oh, what thrills,
hopes and fearsI Then anne vacation
which, as usual, was gone almost as
soon as it had started.
In September, 1918, we were Sophie
mores. 1t is such a delightful feeling
to be a Sophomore. We had climbed
one rung and were one year nearer
our goal.
1t took us about a week to get set
tied, and then we went to work with
a will that was characteristic of our
class.
During that year girls basketball
was introduced into the Wildwood
High School, and our class did their
full share as they always have done
in everything they have entered.
One night we raided the Freshmen
at one of their class parties held at
the Hotel Hamlet, and a big black dog
held the little Brown boy on the fence
for one hour. However, all the raid
ing was not done by our class. We
were having a class party at the home
of Miss EleanorNye and the Freshmen
tried to get revenge, l suppose, and
raided us. But we were too alert for
them. We caught some of the boys
and painted a big "F"' on their fore
heads with iodine. We also cut their
hair with an improved method; that
is, with a penknife. They did not
enjoy it but it taught them to respect
their betters.
In March a show, called the wild
wood Follies," was given by the pupils
of the Wildwood High School for the
benefit of the Belgians, and the pupils
of u class took a very prominent
part.
In our Sophomore year there was
only one thing that kept us from
winning the Sophomore pennant at
Cape May Court House. That was
that there was no field day in that
year because of the influenza.
Another year had rolled by since
we last took our examinations and
we had to take them again. Then
came what a few in this school (not
any in our class) consider the best
part of the year-vacation time.
And then we were Juniors. Then,
and not until then, could we consider
ourselves of any Importance. OF
course, we did not know that when
WI were Freshmen and Sophomores.
Then lessons became more difficult;
but our brains were more developed
SO we didn't mind a little thing like
that.
Last year basketball began in earn
est. There were some interesting
games played between classes and
between schools. Peggy Scully was
captain of the class team. She and
her team played to a successful finish
and the winning class team was the
Class of 1921. The boys kept up theiI
part, and altogether it was a very sue.
cessful basketball year for us.
Our boys took an active part in
football, and some of the best players
belonged to our class.
The Glass of 1920 gave an operetta
for their benefit, but there were {
number from our class who helped tt
make the show go right.
hope you will not think that oul
only interests were athletics ant
plays. No; far from it. We spen,
most of our time on lessons, but a.
this is a day of pleasure 1 thought i
would be best not to mention that sub
ject too many times.
Still, I must mention this: Russell
Epler, representing the Junior Class
won a gold medal in the annual Eng
fish Contest in Cape May Court Hous,
last year.
In the Inter-Class Meet held at tn,
Crest Field, our boys, as usual, cam
ont on ton and for hot rro bor,