girls were silly, made no difference, for he was voted the handsomest in a popularity contest. Bobbie Wilson was voted most popular. The feminine trio consisting of Evelyn Morano, Bernice Clemente and Elaine Griffen was probably the cause for the boys' early interest in coming to school with their hair slicked back and their suits neatly pressed. • The feel-sorry-for-dumb-animals instinct showed itself in our sympathetic little hearts the day we took it upon ourselves to go down to the creek during recess to get some killies for an alligator; as a result we came back almost an hour late much to the distress and anxiety of the teacher. Oft remembered with great amusement is Everett Hick's chewing gum incident. It seems that Everett’s passion for chewing gum was too much for Mrs. Flint. After warning him against the desecrations of this evil, she decided to use other tactics so she made Everett chew about six sticks of gum at once. • Oh, days of jumping rope and hop scotch, marbles and tree-climbing, how far away and yet how pleasant you seem! • • Turning from thoughts of grammar school, how can we forget those riotous days we spent in old Woods Avenue ! Remember that leaky roof, those squeaking stairs, and the old bell that pealed each morning to warn us to hurry! Remember how at eight o'clock on snowy mornings we waited for the bell to tell us that there would be no school! And how we prayed for snow! Days on which we went to Center for gym classes were momentous, for most of us scrambled to reach the basketballs and parallel bars first; of course, a few always lagged behind, hoping to miss a few minutes of class. The real stampede came, however, on assembly days when the student body moved en masse to Center except for our vagrant comrades who tried to leave for parts unknown by way of the railroad tracks. • In the eighth grade we started learning the etiquette of modem dancing under Miss Barron’s instruction. About this time, too, some of the boys under the leadership of Bobbie Keith and Jack Nordine started an epidemic of covering the girls' desks with caterpillars. Speaking of Bobbie Keith reminds us of his two Mexican fleas that appeared in the open one day in Mr. Langworthy s math class. • Our memories go on in this disconnected vein, as we recall June Kucken’s automobile accident and the resultant change of our classes from the second floor to the first, so that she wouldn't have to hobble upstairs. Pictures of the typing room as it gradually became a swamp on rainy days fill our minds as well as visions of our first rally at the Eternal Field when we had a wild snake-dance from the bonfire in the field, through the village, to Woods Avenue. • When the time came to move into the new school on Ocean Avenue, we swaggered about, proudly comparing our new edifice with every other one on Long Island, to the detriment of all competitors. When we were the first class to graduate from junior high in the new school, conceit was our most noticeable characteristic. • As sophomores, juniors, and seniors, we have had typical carefree, light-hearted student lives colored by many gay times. In Rock Rivalry we started off as sailors of the fleet during our first year, changed to capering circus characters in our second, and found our childhood again as dolls in a toy shop, in this, our last year. Our school lives, in general, have become more interesting and more diverting as we have been given more responsibility in running social and recreational affairs. Our growth might be likened to the change that has come over the parking field which used to be a barren ground but is now interesting with gay jaloppies . • Since the pages that follow picture in serious and humorous details the important events of our lives this year, we conclude this account of our younger years with the hope that our future lives will hold as much of comradeship and exploration in new fields. 10
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★ ★★★★★ RUTH COMBS Ruth's most enjoyable moments are those spent playing sweet, nostalqic songs at her piano, or rolling along in an automobile at a respectable rate of speed, preferably with the famous Lester. For several years her classmates have watched her driving a car as they enviously wondered when they, too, would be allowed to shift gears and slam on brakes. • Orchestra I 2; Glee Club 1 2 3; Girls' Craft Club 4. EDMUND COTTER Ed earns our respect by playing right end on the Rock football team and by being able to understand the endless provisions of Hew Deal legislation. His eyes hold a warm lriendliness, indicative of tho obliging, good fellow that he Is. Fellow seniors say that Eld is always dependable at answering questions in class, keeping training rules, and doing favors for his frionds. • Football 2 3 4; Basketball 2 3; Baseball 2; Airplane Club 1. JOHN CRAIG Fresh from Lynbrook this year. Jack, who clowns with good-na:ured abandon, makes us think he is not a new arrival but an old friend who has returned. Whonovor a hoarty gigglo Is hoard from tho doplhs of a group of boys, you can bo sure that this laugh belongs to Jack. Perhaps his companions are being amused at his latest exploit as a repair man. for ho is known as the boy who can mend anything, whether it be a broken knife or a docrepit steam engine. • Lynbrook High Track 1 2 3 4; Football 1 2 3 4; Class Night 4; Wrestling 3 4. M ADD ALENA DADDIO Who represents East Rockaway in shorthand contests? Maddalena. Who can make a delectable cake? Maddalena. Who can sew a line seam? Maddalena. Who always represents her class in basketball on the night of Rock Rivalry? Maddalena. Lest you think her too virtuous, one more question should be added. Who admires Richard Greene and Gary Cooper fervently? Maddalena! • Rock Rivalry 3 4; Courier 4; Rock 4. OLIVER DAVISON • I must go down to the seas again,' says Oliver. At least if he doesn't say it, he tries it, for he knows every creek, bay. and inlet on Long Island lit for navigation and every nautical term from binnacle lo ■'barnacle. As proof of his knowledge of salty lore, he acted as chiefadvisor-on-all mattors perlaining lo-tho soa and props man for Pinafore . • Rock Rivalry 3; Pinafore 4. AIL KEN DECKER Wo love Aileen's sweet smile and quiet courteous manner but it is her faultless needlework, her skill in cooking everything from an egg to a difficult angol cake, efficient typing and shorthand ability that have won the admiration of her co-workers in the home economics and business departments. • Skating Club 1; Marionette Club 1; Choral Club 3; Mikado 3; Girls' Craft Club 4; The Bock 4; Rock Rivalry 2 3 4; Spring Concert 3; Courier 4. 12
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