James Madison High School - Log Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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lIHIlllEllliE It didn't look like much but the name sounded great, James Madison High School Annex . We were finally in high school, and our old elementary and iunior high school experiences were only memories. Traveling to the Annex lactually the top floor of P.S. 222l, was not an easy task. There was not one bus which stopped less than two long blocks away, and during the winter we had a school full of cold freshmen. However, upon entering the building, the warmth of our group made the whole trip worthwhile. lt seemed as if everyone knew everyone else, an unusually pleasant situation in our harsh, often uncommuni- cative world. We were like one big family. Who can forget Mr. Hirsch, our administrative assistant, running through the halls blowing his whistle to keep the lines moving land heaven help you if you crossed that white linell? lt is easy to picture Mr. Gitter's smiling face as he waited outside room 430 for his next class of budding geniuses , There was no one among us who was prepared for the lengthy homework assignments but we somehow managed to hand them in on time. The classwork came as a surprise too. What purpose would it serve if we knew what made a car run or how to use the axiom of addition? Such was our fate... If main building lunches seem unbearable, an average lunch period at the Annex was unforgettable. During periods four lwe called it the Breakfastl, five, and six, the gym was converted into our lunchroom. Every day for an entire year six hundred freshmen ate cold lunches with cold milk in a cold gymnasium.

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Illllllllli Psychology of Mob Control, taught by Mr. E. Knobloch, generally on Thursdays. Reviewing the Social History of the '2O's. This class meets during passing and is taught by Miss E. Horne. Learning that lt's Not How You Play the Game, but Whether You Win or Lose, taught by Mr. R. Greenman. How l Made my Fortune on the Market by the noted economist Mr. S. Feldstein. Studies in Self Control and Meditation taught by Miss D. Tannenbaum, and supplemented by a continuous class in How to be Yelled At and Laugh. The Art of Elocution-How to Ramble, taught by Mrs. C. Koltun. Publications Highway-See S.G.O. store: book cover manufacture. Mis-State of Affairs-This publication is teeming with controversial issues such as why the sanitation department shouldn't make noise at 2:00 in the morning. Its jokes make Mr. Kudysch sound like Bob Hope. Madisonian-When, and if, they meet, the editors of this magazine congregate in the bookroom. Their talents are becoming increasingly unnecessary, however, since inability of English teachers to frighten students into buying it has led steadily to its extinction. lYou can't win 'em all, Mr. Greenmanll Log-While students often have trouble understanding the profundity of the Madisonian, they have even more difficulty seeing through the simplicity of the Log. Student Centers and Recreational Facilities The Madison Student is a vibrant, searching and self-directed potential scholar whose insatiable drive for intel- lectual advancement and personal fulfillment causes him to pursue his quests for wisdom and knowledge beyond the classroom. Many highly-motivated Madisonians gather at off campus spots like Dubrow's and Rainbow's to debate the burning eternal questions of religion, philosophy and life. But there are several on-campus areas, a bit more conservative and restrained . . . but not much. l. S.G.O.-This psychedelic closet, rumored to be the office of an active student body, functions as a haven for an elite corps of cutters, the only active student bodies being those of Diane Marcus and Kenny Siff. 2. Program Committee-This group of mathematicians has reduced the impractical problems of programming to an exact science. Their dedication has divided them into three schools, Dart Board, Quija Board, and Just Plain Bored. Madison offers a wide program of intramural and interschool athletics. Let it never be said that Madison devel- ops a consistantly-rounded person-a weak mind in a weak body. It may be true, but let it never be said. l. Football Team-Members may be seen in school only before or after a game. To identify, look for yellow colorings on arms and shoulders of iacket. Note size of arms and shoulders. Be nice. Back off quickly. 2. Bridge Club-See Shop Department: structural construction. . perspective Madisonians, we assume that with all these opportunities offered by JMHS, you, like your predeces- sors of the class of '68, will be able to meet your futures as bravely as they overcame their . . . fiv. jx Kgs. I ll - 3, t K f .ffff W-N l' ' '--we K t 4 4 iw' T xi,-is 'xi ' l 2 l 'llllt 1 , T if ll I ' l fl 'I g . 6 ab 5 2. l 4' , Tl 1' ,l ll 24' Q 1 ,lg I C 7 .l 'af' Ni, 61

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Our gym was also used for several other activities.'Mr. Terezano, the Annex gym teacher, had co-ed gym classes for several weeks until Miss Mirsky arrived to give him a hand. We were quite amused as we watched him try to ex- plain why girls could not play the same sports as boys! Most of the free periods were spent in the gym, but those spent in the assembly ran a very close second. Annex assem- blies were quite unusual, although not always successful. We won't forget our music class or that wonderful talent show we had to endure. It was in that very auditorium where we first heard the words, Don't reach for your books until you are told to do so! , words we would hear countless times during the next three years. We also enioyed several very serious and important assemblies. We elected our officers, a necessary activity that had long been missing in the Annex. Toward the end of the year at the dear Annex we began to sense the changes that would soon be upon us. We an- ticipated meeting our counterparts from the iunior high schools, who, after two years in isolation were as eager as we to find new comrades with whom they could share the coming challenges. Yet, we were confident that we had gotten the upper hand . We had experienced Madison life and we knew its standards, its traditions, and its strong, proud spirit. We, of that freshman class, have since evolved into the Senior Class of '68, after undergoing many additions to our ranks, but, we will never forget the wonderful, little world we had at the Annex. BILLY BLANK All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today. Chinese proverb gh is