East Rockaway High School - Rock Yearbook (East Rockaway, NY)

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V1ARJORIE B. BARRON EDWARD L. CARTER JANE E. CATTERALL FLORENCE M. CRUICKSHANK RICHARD HERMANSON AGNES G. HICKMAN FREDERICK HOPPEN ETHEL V. JOY ★ ★ ★ FACULTY • Anyone who has been quizzed by the pedagogues of East Rockaway knows that they can answer, ask, and explain almost anything. If you are looking for a short cut to the answer to any query such as the number of students in East Rockaway, or the number of trees on the campus, we suggest you go directly tc Mr. Studwell. Everyone does eventually, anyway. However, if time is long, you may quizz members of the faculty individually and we'll wager, you will exit from the encounters, an erudite person. Surely, Mr. Lenz's explanations on how to obtain the maximum in shop results with the minimum of lost digits and broken tools, or Mr. Hermanson's explanations of the home life of the hydra should be sufficient to prove our statement. If these are not enough, we might mention Mr. Davison's often-doubted but quickly proved discussions of how high a ladder will reach on the side of a building if placed so far from, its base. There is no history book that will explain the movements of the Battle of Thermopylae more vividly than can Miss Catterall. Mr. Fordham is the acknowledged expert on explaining the technique of winning contests with hip- Choral Club. Mrs. Schroeder can explain the relations of the shades in the color wheel with amazing facility. Grandpa Snazzy may be famed for frying eggs, but Miss Marjorie Kane not only can fry them but can explain the why’s and wherefore's of food and domestic Mechanics in general. Still not convinced? How about Mr. Hoppen's explanation of elementary science that prepares the neophyte scientists for Mr. Hermanson's ants and plants? As for our business teachers. Miss Barron can explain quite clearly how not to decorate yourself with mimeograph ink 2

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EAST ROCKAWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FAST ROCKAWAY, N. Y. Kmi F Srwtiu la sn m r Mm. H S m r- j r. —, hw I Lww. June - 1939 To tha Class of 1939: as the tin® of your graduation draws near, we cannot but realize that your participation in the life of the Bast Rockaway High School has been aotlvo and genuine. Your stay has teen a pleasant one both for the younger students and for the faoulty. We cannot glee you any moglo formula for sucoess in life but hope that your aohool experiences will have contributed to some degree toward that end. Not the least of your advantages have been the opportunities to practice independent thinking and to appreciate the value of individual initiative combined with cooperative effort. Another senior class will, of course, assume your position of leadership in the school. You, however, have the satisfaction of knowing that the work of this new group should be more interesting and more fruitful aa a reault of the standards you have set and tha traditions you are handing down.

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★ ★ ★ FACULTY when you run off a stencil and Mr. Halford how useless your journal will be if you forget to reverse entries. In the world of Algebra, Mrs. Joy can glibly elucidate on the quadratic theorem, and Mrs. Suits on the time A has to use to catch up to B when each is travelling at a different rate of speed. Further proof? That's easy! Listen to Mrs. Stone's explanation of the correct way to order onion soup in French or Miss Mary Kane's outline on how to ask Caesar for a match. So you're weakening, eh? Well, here is some more substantiation. (Whew!) In the lower grade. Mrs. Reilly expertly dishes out gerunds and participles and Mrs. Yetter analyzes the provisions of the Constitution. Though deep green smoke may curl under door jambs and through key holes with a hint of impending disaster, it's only Mr. Langworthy giving forth on the properties of chlorine in chemistry. Coaches Rudiger, Tice, and Carter can explain the fine points of any game right down to the extension of the player's biceps and triceps. The works of the old masters or of Salvator Dali are equally interesting to students of the arts because of Mr. Salford's astute observations. Even the best library is useless unless there is someone to demonstrate ho?v to use it Miss Hickman is such a person; she knows her dictionary and encyclopedias from Aaron to Zeus . To attempt to explain IL Penseroso to a class of seniors whose minds are on Artie Shaw, the World's Fair, and the New York Giants is not ar' easy task but Miss Gordon manages it wonderfully well. If, after digesting the above-suggested knowledge, you feel indisposed, remember. Miss Cruikshank has a supply of medicines and remedies in her white cabinet! 3 DOROTHY B. STONE FRANCES L. SUITS JANET TICE ELIZABETH M. YETTE1