Garden City High School - Mast Yearbook (Garden City, NY)

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Cee High exhibited their talents in relays, tumbling, drills, dances, and songs, on the afternoon of April 2. On April 5, the band gave one of its best concerts, with lVlr. George Briegel, eminent conductor and arranger, as guest artist. The following week, the Glee Club presented a Victory Concert, featuring Miss Claire Deene, violinist: the sale of 35,000 worth of war bonds made this a truly memorable affair. Men in uniform in this community are not a novelty, but we did sit up and take notice when our own boys appeared in uniform dur- ing school. The Garden City Training Corps, formerly under the guidance of Paul Brown, its originator, became a part of the physical education program. Throughout the spring weeks, shouts of Hep, two, three, four could be heard, as the boys drilled on the playground adjacent to the Cathedral Ave- nue School. The A-12 and V-12 programs were intro- duced to us at an assembly in March, and on April 2, thirty boys in the Iunior and Sen- ior classes struggled through a three-hour exam given in the library. Throughout the remainder of the school year, those who were accepted were notified to report for their physical. Students who passed were assured of the equivalent of a full college education and a commission in the armed forces. Two very successful war activities this year were the Red Cross War Drive and the Bomber Drive. As a result of lVlr. Bartlett's stirring appeal and our own personal feel- ings, we raised S538.00 for the Red Cross. In April and May, we went over the top in raising the amount necessary to purchase a bomber in the name of Sonny Edmonds, an alumnus who was killed in action this year. At the suggestion of Mr. Wassung, a Student War Board composed of the Student Council. and homeroom representatives working with the faculty, was created to coordinate the war effort in the school. As a social preliminary to our spring vaca- tion which was from April Z1-26, the Sopho- mores gave their first dance on April 16. The Iunior Class dance on May 7 followed short- ly after the Senior dance held on April 30. At all of these functions, the Stardusters, un- der the leadership of our famous drummer, Iohn Downey, furnished the swing and sway for the evening. The Masquer's Club concentrated its dra- matic efforts this year on the presentation in May of Barrie's The Admirable Crich- ton . Under the capable direction of Miss

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Aurand, the new dramatics teacher, the cast gave such a professional and amusing per- formance, that we expect any day to hear that Hollywood or Broadway have been on the phone with attractive offers. Studies went along as usual during May, with more and more gym periods made up and regents looming in the back of our minds. We welcomed the chance to get the first layer of our summer tan while settling the world problems on the front steps at noon and after school. What a change from those icy, rainy April days! The Senior Bridge took place on May 21, and proved to be very successful, owing to the efforts of Beezie Bora and her committee. On May 28, the band gave its second concert. A program of American marches was given outdoors, to stimulate buying in G.C., through which the P.T.A. Scholarship funds were raised. Before we knew it, Iune was here. The athletic year culminated in the girls' and boys' athletic banquets. The boys had their get-together on lune 35 awards and blazers were presented to boys who had competed and received their required number of points. E The week before regents, the G.A.A. held its annual banquet, where Grays and Maroons were presented with awards, and incoming officers were introduced. Original entertain- ment followed the speakers of the evening, and if noise and hilarity are any indication of a good time, we had it! Iune l4! A day almost as formidable to us as Income Tax Day to our parents! As we dragged ourselves into our bout with Kid Regents, we wondered wistfully why we had not studied these last four years. What a re- lief it was when the dreadful week was over, and we could whisper hoarsely, Well, I passed, anyway . Almost before we knew it, the time had come for us to march into the auditorium for the last time. It seemed incredible that just twelve years ago we had been playing in the sand boxes of Stratford and Cathedral Avenue Schools: incredible that those twelve years had flown by so quickly. Thanks to our teachers, to Mr. Coulbourn and to Mr. Wassung, we had reached the goal toward which we had been Working - GRADUATION!!!