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

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THE 11IIEli LLIEIIAIIY STAFF Fu t Ruw Lillis Lieari, Wilson. Judge. Rickard, Sonand, Thompson Second Row Hering, Simonson, Eingriohcr, Proctor. Miller. Mio Gordon ( Literary Adviscr).Wkht. O'Brien There is an intangible joy in creating, and we of the literary staff found through hours of work a deep satisfaction when a few million words had been ground out. Those days of evolving thoughts and fabricating ideas shall leave a glowing imprint m our memories. S'3 lc c£y ( LitMtary Editor Wl czsvot. Oy c 3 fyaAX ' Hwhanj Associates Editors i 6 ]

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DEDICATION A person who impresses others with her strength, her knowledge, and her understanding usually has character as the source of that personal attractiveness. To us, Miss Elizabeth Gordon, our class advisor and instructor in Senior English, is the epitome of that thought. Miss Gordon has made manifest to us her aptitude in the English and dramatic field. In October, 1939, she was awarded the degree of Master of Arts by Cornell University, a result of continued work in dramatic structure and history. An example of her ability and interest in this field is shown by an active dramatic club which she has sponsored for four years, each year presenting a successful play, Queen’s Husband”, The Late Christopher Bean”, The Royal Family”, and then Growing Pains”. In the same four years, each literary staff of the ROCK has felt the essential support and capable guidance that she so readily gives. As Miss Gordon gracefully stands before her class reading a passage from Shakespeare in her soft, expressive voice, we see a person whose love for books is genuine. Her enthusiasm for good authors of any and all periods of writing — Burns, Millay and Anderson — is often transmitted to her students to a marked degree. This enthusiasm so diligently carried out is one of our most valuable inheritances from four years in high school. Among Miss Gordon’s treasured volumes is a variety of titles; Ogden Nash’s, I’m A Stranger Here Myself”; Hudson’s, Green Mansions”; Pearl Buck’s, The Good Earth”, and Mary Webb’s, Precious Bane”. These books lying invitingly about, frequently urge apathetic people to make new acquaintances or delight practiced readers looking for fresh inspiration. Diversified interests make the well-rounded individual. Our clever mentor may at times be heard discussing the back-hand stroke in tennis; an animating experience with her favorite mount at the Hempstead stables, or a thrilling polo match she attended. Her long hikes are often made more companionable by the company of Jill, a thoroughly pleasant embodiment of the best Irish Setter traits. Miss Gordon’s fine personality is revealed by her own philosophy of life in which she believes that tolerance, sympathy and the beautiful things in the world take the major lead. . . . And so to the teacher who is never too busy to nod and smile when we pass her desk, we dedicate our 1940 yearbook!

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T HE HULK A II I !i I A F F 1 if«t Row Ra kupf, Wcthennglon, O'Neill, Mr S,i(ford (Art Adviwr), Decker, Sauerhrey, Stephen Second Row J«hn 4 n, Straub, Stoughton Memories of our work bless and burn: but we think a really artistic product has resulted. Now, credit where credits arc due: Agnes, in charge of photography; Evelyn and Warren, section heads and layouts: Ruth, cartoons; and the others helping out at all times. [ 7 ]