North Shore High School - Taliesin Yearbook (Glen Head, NY)

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TEACHER CREATES COMPOSITE . . . Mr. Stuart Palmer, English teach- er, composed this sensitive pictorial display lbelovvl depicting elements of tragedy, inflicted upon a nation, family and a President of the United States . . . ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy ... a Massachusetts Senator . . . an eloquent speaker . . . an author . .. a philosopher the President of the United States an assassi- nated President . . . a courageous widow a deeply shakened. Attorney General two fatherless children a mourning nation . . . the funeral procession in Washington . . . a star spangled banrtered casket . . . an eternal flame ... a liberty bell. v 'quiv- ,tt yx John Fitzgerald Kennedy A lslATlOISt REVEALS ITSELF BY THE MEN IT HONDRS 1 5

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IN FILNORIAH . . . WITH WINGS LIKE EAGLES A victim of the dissident extremism he strove so hard to re- move from America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963. Already the four dark days between the assassination and the burial in Arlington have begun to fade into memory as the exigencies, real or other- wise, of everyday life take precedence in our thoughts. As long as the memory of those days is kept alive, the danger of ignoring their import is lessened. The afternoon of Nov. 22 is a difficult one to forget, ner- vous rumors, sad afhrmations, wild speculations, and finally Dr. French's announcement over the public address system that the President was dead. Confirmation of Kennedy's death was met with silence and shock-what can be said about the assassination of the President, Students realized the futility of speech, and said nothing. But the memory of John F. Kennedy is not silent, it is some- thing almost tangible, it seems to speak. The Peace Corps exists as a memorial to his vision and his faith in man's ability to help his fellow man. The nuclear test ban treaty that he worked so diligently to achieve is a tribute to his belief in a better world, a world removed from fear and destruction. There is necessarily much unfinished business left in Congress and the White House, but John Fitzgerald Kennedy's torch has been passed and its new bearer is faced with the task of perpetuation. The statement Kennedy made famous in his ln- augural address is still applicable: Let the word go forth . . . to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans. John Fitzgerald Kennedy strove to build a better world, Dallas taught us that we have not yet attained it. But perhaps, in time,'we will be able to realize the world he envisioned, characterized by the words of Isaiah, They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. A IN MEMORIAM Memory . . . ls Not Silent, It Is Something Almost Tangible, It Seems to Speak. sip? XX C23 4

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-Wi 'nr INTRCDUCTION Two words characterize North Shore High School: time and motion. There never seems to be enough time for all the motion, and North Shore students are faced with the problem of students everywhere- too much to do, and not enough time in which to do it. Motion began as soon as school started in Sep- tember. Tryouts and rehearsals for Capers of '63 were held, sports practice began, the annual senior magazine sale was held, and the newest innovation, a marching band, started practicing two days per week after school. As September merged into Octo- ber, Capers was presented, the first home football game and appearance of the marching band oc- curred, and the soccer team started winning games. Later that month, yearbook sales began, the Sopho- more class presented Our Town, the Student Coun- cil sponsored the first dance of the year, Harvest Moon, and the Taliesin held a money-raising dance, A Little Bit Out. The seniors came to the fore as casting and rehearsals for the senior play, The Man Who Came to Dinner, began. The iuniors stepped into the spotlight with the ring dinner and ordering of class rings. At the same time, starving North Shore