Forest Hills High School - Forester Yearbook (Forest Hills, NY)

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Reel. Square dancing soon hecame the nragen in the girls, gym. lylemhers ol the Hsmart setn could always loe uncovered in neat squares, practicing to the latest hillbilly records. Since the Virginia Reel met with such great enthusiasm, more difficult steps, such as, HHonor your cornerf, and Hpromenade . . . all promenade, Were added, and the girls soon realized to their great delight that they were ahle to do a variety ol square dances. It Wasrft long alter this that the girls were ready to learn the rhumha. School was proving itself quite economical, for the girls no longer had to pay for lessons at Arthur Murrayss. Ann Levy and Fanny lgnatios were foremost among the great dancers of the gym classes. When the girls thought they lcnew the rhumha fairly well, they Went on to the tango. Vvhile most of the delicate damsels struggled through the course, Dolores Steinthal and Barbara Leonard found that gym class Was a cinch, since they had had experience dancing in the Victory Show in their first year at Forest Hills. Jo Raslcind stepped out into the limelight this term hy winning the girls' tennis tournament. For adding more feathers to the class cap, which was already quite well hedeclced. she received the thanlcs of her grateful classmates. Still faithful to the leaders cluh at the end of seventh term Were Hermine Kivelson, Rilca Lax, and Elea- nor Homhach. Jaclcie Aptel was hard at Worlc malcing up for lost time since she had not become a leader until her Senior year. At last, the ultimate goal was reached. Yes, the girls had loecome honest-to- goodness, real, live SENIORS. Ch, those marvelous people! How wonderful they loolc strutting down the hall With their flashy Senior huttons and chapeaux. But, when we come to the gym, everything looks differentffo the horror of the department gym suits are torn, with missing lauttons, missing helts, loolcing as if they hadn't loeen cleaned since the previous summer fwhich in some cases may he truef. Part- ing With these precious hits of clothing that hold such fond memories will doubtless hrealc the girls' hearts. But why he sentimental when the new freshmen will need these gym suits because of the acute shortage of materials? So, f-1 with a remarlcahly unselliish attitude, We leave to the Girls, Gym Department of Forest Hills High School, our beautiful blue gym suits. Do with them what you Willl Pk P14 Pk ik Dk THE BELLS In the long years to come, we'lt remember the hells, VVe'll remember just how they rang, As early each morning, they totlecl out like knetts Anal called us to class with each ctang. But each afternoon, unlike morningys gloom, They sounded like calls clear and true, .L As their ringing tune quickly emptied each room, 1 I liked the last hell, diotn,t you?

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i i it GIRLS' SPORT Aiong with the arrivai oi September, 1942, came a reveiation. The targest ctass of girl freshmen in the history of Forest Hitis High Schooi was found busy buying beautiful blue gym suits and beautitui biue socicsg they were aiso iucicy enough to be able to buy sneakers before the inevitabie shortage affected the school. in their first term, the giris iearned how to countermarch to the right, and toward the end of the term, they were gaining siciii at voiieybaii, toot Dentais and medicais were piled high on the gym dest: on the tirst day they could be brought in, because the freshmen were afraid of getting a minus maria on their Deianey cards. Gym suits were taicen home and iaundered each weetc. The giris, however, soon grew up and discontinued these childish chores. As ueducated freshmen!! the girls went on to countermarching to the iett. it was in the same term that the Class ot June '46 first acquired its welt deserved recognition in the giris' gym. Led by Bobby VX7asserman, as captain of their team, fifteen giris won the hotty contested voiteybatt tournament. Outstanding mem- bers of that remarkable team were Pat Ughetta, Nancy Joel, Elizabeth Pia, and Claire Devlin. On the team that finished runner-up in the contest, Lorraine VVeseiy, Laura Ashley, and Helen Koehniein were prominent players. But that was only the beginning. Their Sophomore year gave the giris the thriit of iearning sito-the-rear-MARCH,', and after that they couid do aimost anything. Girls like Doris Rairden and Ritca Lax joined the leaders ctub. Qut for softbati that term were Judy Kanin, Adrienne Gittteson, Jo Rastcind, and Katherine Giti. The iiiustrious forty-sixers realty shone forth in att their briitiance at the end of the second year. Gloria O,Neiit and Joyce Baker won minor tetters for credits attained through the gym department, as did Eieanor Hombach, Eva Sahmet, and Rosalie Schusei. Bobby Wasserman distinguished herself by becoming the first girt in the history of Forest Hiiis High to win a tive inch letter white still in fourth term. By this time, in the gym classes, most of the giris knew the meaning of such commands as UAttention,H K'At easef, and even Count otf by ioursf' it would be ditticuit to try to picture an army better trained. With the arrivat of exercises in the gym, conditions in the Emergency Room became extremely overcrowded. The idea of helping our glamorous damsets keep their giriish figures was given up, minus much success. Something new and different was added to the club curriculum when our extraordinary class went into its Junior year. The speedbatt ciub found, amongst its ardent members, Martha Ernst, Vvanda Dresicin, and Doris Rairden. Never- theless, the girls would not thintc of deserting the old standard clubs. Barbara Crrever, and Shirley Nelson went out for basicetbati and Leora Johnson added her tatents to the softbait club. Then'-fthe girls became part ot the Hsenior Gymfy Despite the tact that this realty doesn,t mean very much, not a soui 'could be found who would have wanted to be in the gym class ot any other grade. Now, the girls were oid enough to know. Yes, the time had come for them to learn. And so-they were taught'-fthe Virginia

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Y MXSS H. C-RXBBx1w -4: NRS. E. DEFAR STRATNE k ADNHNX AS SXST ANT GUKDANCE CH NRMAN KA l I GO. ADVXSER COLLEGE ADVXSER 1 MRS. H. McCANNA f MR. F. BARTLETY