CLIFTON HILL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
SCHOOL SPIRIT
Bulldog
Growls | School Colors | School
Mascot | School Song
The
"Bulldog Growls" was a school newsletter produced by the students,
and distributed to students. At this point only one copy is known: April 1954,
which is linked here:
WANTED
..... WANTED ..... WANTED ..... WANTED
Additional
copies of the "Bulldog Growls". Please contact the webmaster (see
contact information on Contact page)
Also
wanted: copies of the "Hornet Flash", same type of publication at
Westran
School Colors – Purple and White
School Mascot – Bulldog (the ladies basketball
mascot was a Scottie)
The ladies basketball team wanted a mascot different from the boys team. Someone had given Georgia Stenton a stuffed toy Scottie dog. Georgia and Mary Elona Hill started referring to the ladies team as the Scotties, and the name stuck. The stuffed dog’s name was Rudolph, and Rudolph sat on the ladies bench at basketball games. Bob Burg suggested to the girls that Rudolpholus sounded better than Rudolph, and Rudolph became Rudolpholus.
School Song – “The Purple and White” written by
Mildred Hill (tune is “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean”)
Fairest Clifton to thee now and ever, our voices in praises shall ring
And the love in our hearts last forever, to thy name and thy fame let us sing.
For our coaches and teams we are cheering, for our captains so stanch and true,
For Honor and Clifton forever—Nine rahs for the Purple and White.
CHORUS
Nine rahs for the Purple and White, nine rahs for the Purple and White
For Honor and Clifton forever – nine rahs for the Purple and White
VERSE 2
May our heroes in victory triumphant, the Purple and White banner wave high
If they meet defeat, we’ll stand by them, for honor and Clifton our cry.
From our hearts and lips swell the chorus, our sons over loyal and true
While the standard of honor floats o’er us, we will win for the Purple and White
ADDENDUM
The following lines were added in 1949 by Mrs. Waldo Malone (tune is the hymn “All People That on Earth do Dwell”:
Oh Clifton High to thee we sing
Oh Clifton High our praises we bring
We cherish friendships we made while here
We love and honor our high school so dear.