Far Rockaway High School - Dolphin Yearbook (Far Rockaway, NY)

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M. LEE ALBIN Bryant Club, Pres.: G. 0. Rep.: Var- sity R Club: Red Cross Certificate: Radio Code Honor Certificateg Civics Honor Certificate: Baseball and Bas- ketball Major Lettersg Basketball Team Manager, '45, '46g Varsity Base- ballg '44, '45, '46: Intramural Baseball. After Graduation: U. C. L. A. ,,.f0fWL we .lug Y all .L LLV5-fo, r C HARRY KRAEMER Vice-president of Senior Class: Foot- ball Team. After Graduation: Navy. j. MARIE CORRADO Arista g Service League: House of Reps.g Girls' Athletic Club: Leader's Club: F. R. Letters in Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball: War Bond and Victory Bond Salesg Tutoring: First Aid Cer- tificate. After Graduation: University of Mich- f 1 . 2 '::'- ' ' igan. r if x ,,..::-f X T E' l' , , '- 7-237 ': JC up A -it RITA GREGORACE S 1.1: - A 5 3' 1 Arista: Service League: Honors in Ge- 531117 ? oaraphy and Stenographyg Bazaar , ,W'! Work: War Bond Work: 60 and 80 ' Arr V, f 1 Word Certificate. 91 1 , f After Graduation: Business. I, l ' f I QQ, I H V, ' F' I f , t ,f Sams gl, 1, 1 ,x X I I

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sl, 2 k : ' 222 ji: 564 J Knockout King An Interview with Jack Johnson -Ric Shane In this corner, l'd like to present Jack Johnson, the man who held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter, from December, 1908 to April, 1915. Jack, now sixty-eight years old, is in tip-top shape, stocky and muscular. Pugilism will always remember him as one of those who reached the top through his own persevering endurance. Jack Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1878. As a farm boy, he rode the famous Texas jumping horses. He started boxing just because he liked it. All he knows about boxing he learned by himself, without teacher or trainer. He started by defeating boys much older and heavier than himself. In his early years, he started practising the uppercut, and today is the only man in the world who has perfected this technique. He is very proud, too, of his blocking system, and his stance and timing of punches are excellent. His advice to young boxers is, Get that stance per- fected. Be able to move, brother, because of you can only stay in one place just so long. Like a true philosopher, Jack feints for a reason, and this cause usually produces a knockout of an effect. 'You never see boxers feint today, declares Johnson. 'Teinting is a great asset infboxing, and the fighter who lacks this ability is incomplete. A fighter must also learn to block right. Blocking is another important thing in the game, the man who blocks won't get all hit and cut up, and as a result, can fight many years longer than the fellow who just slugs. And when he retires, he doesn't have those ugly caulifiower ears, and strained and abused head nerves. Jack Johnson's start in professional boxing came in a bout with a fellow name of George Turner. His quickest iight was the one with Charley Cutler, who was knocked out in seventeen seconds. Jack won the title from Tommy Burns, to whom it had been presented in 1906 by the retired champion, Jim Jeffries. Jack fought his last fight, a knockout, in Czechoslovakia, as a lad of fiftq-four. I asked the ex-champ, Did you know 'the great John L.?' Did you ever spar with him? His face beamed. Sure, I knew John! We used to live together and watch the fights. Spar? No, I never did spar with him. He was a great man, Ol' John! As for the Louis-Conn fight, J ack says he'd have to see the boys in training. That's Jack Johnson!

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GLORIA ABIDOR louse of Reps.: Biologv: Brvant Club: 'an American Club: Red Cross Sew- ng Club: Dance Club: Stage Squad: ledb Cross Representative: Charm ilu . BERNICE AGINSKY 'heater Club: A. R. C. Swimming: lnglish Honor Certificate: Red Cross lnitting: Varsity Capers '43: Attend- nce Rep.: Chann Club: Service eague: Chorus: 80 Word Gregg horthand Certificate: Jr. Red Cross lertificate: Art Honor Certificate. .fter Graduation: University of Illi- ons. SEYMOUR ALHADEF louse of Reps: Basketball: Choral lroup: Bio Squad: Service League. .fter Graduation: Georgia Tech. MARILYN AMSTER trista: Bond Drive: House of Reps: 3. O. Council: Jr. Councilor: Swim- ning Team: Aquacade: Assembly 'lanning: Capers of 1943: Spring 'rolic: Pigskin Hop: Glenn Miller light: Chorus: Attendance Oflice: -oosters: Spanish Medal: Service eague. ,fter Graduation: Queens College. LEONARD ARMSTRONG . Guard. , er Graduation: Armed Forces. JOYCE ARONOFF , 'an-American Club: G. O. Rep.: Chem- llub: Red Cross Sewing: Service eague: Merit Certificates: English Certificate: Spanish 4 Certificate. .fter Graduation: Queens Collele- fc . ff. NJ t x w . 1 ug: X F ,sf T x EUGENE BANDLER Math Club: G. O. Guards: B 1 Club: Swimming Squad. After Graduation: University of Penn- sylvania. FLORENCE BARON Arista: English Honor Certificate: French Honor Certificate: G. O. Rep: House of Reps: Library Squad: Booster Club: Service League: Attendance Office: General Office: Hospital Aide at St. Joseph's: Speedster: Jr. Coun- cilor: Spring Frolic: Bazaar: Athletic Club: Leader's Club: Pan-American Club: Theatre Club: Chem Club: Senior Life Saving Certificate: Vanity R in Swimming: Red Cross Knitting Club: Program Committee: Chairman of Senior Mirror Committee. After Graduation: University of Wis- consin. SELMA BARON G. O. Store: First Aid Certificate. After Graduation: Brooklyn College. CLAIRE BAUM Arista: G. O. Council, Pres.: Fourth Yr. Rep.: House of Reps.: G. O. Rep.: Latin Certificates: Math. Honor Cer- tificate: Senior Math. Club: Chem. Club: Booster Club: Knitting Club: Theatre Club: Dolphin Rep.: Inter- borougb Council Meetings: All City Council Forum: Citizenship Training Rallv: Latin Contest at N. Y. U.: Arista Bond Drive: Leader's Club: Glenn Miller Show: Sadie Hawkins Dance: Pigskin Hop: Benevolence Show: Ser- vice League. After Graduation: Cornell University. GEORGE BENNETT G. O. Guard: Locker Guard: First Aid Certificate. After Graduation: Brooklyn College. DORIS BERMAN Theatre Club: Charm Club: Jr. Nurses' Aide: Dolphin Typist: 60 Word' Gregg Certificate: First Aid Certificate: Book- keeping Honor Certificate: Service Let- ter R : Service League: Fashion Show '44, '45, '46: Macy's Rep.: Victory Farm Worker. After Graduation: American Academy of Dramatic Arts. -rw? , -4-13 1 G, , , Xwf 2 if .