Samuel Gompers Vocational High School - Green and Gold Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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THIS WE LEAVE .We, the graduates of 1953, are ready to shove on We are leav1ng our last w1ll and testament. May the 'f1res of darknessn con sume you 1f you do not obey these last bequests Keep your school clean 'Safetles do your job and keep no Gompers cleann And learn to help yourself We leave to the new GR boys a promise for a better Yearbook We also leave to the GR boys 1n fact to all the boys of Gompers, a mlghty flne faculty who at a l tlmes are ready to help you To all boys the care of everythlng you may use at home as well as ln school We leave our treasure box to you, the new GR class We almed to keep lt f1lled Go through and do 11kGW1S6 Our hardshlps 1n the shops we pass on to you, conquer them and become good workers Last but not least, we leave Graduatlon N1ght, the blggest nlght of a fellow's llfe Boys walklng solemnly down the alsles, parents clapplng proud of you B1g lumps ln your throat, but you keep your head up and smlle Your knees are shaklng, but no one must see lt That the pay off to a good worker is obvlous Thlnk about lt 1S yours Take care of UGood Old Gompersn and may your bones rot lf you do not do as we ask you to do Robert hlttlg Class GR l V161 Ik? School iascot Panther School olors Green and Gold School Motto To be a Craftsman is an Honor ble Lstaten v 4 a 4 , ' , ld . Finally, we leave you the school gym, in fact, the whole works I , ' 4 v v 4 C '09 ooo ' .. ' 5 G '

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CLASS HISTORY You certainly haven't forgotten: ----returning in Se tember to find no Mrs. Lillian Hisley. ----the ----the ----the ----the ----the ----the ----the ----the the new school ganner. class luncheon at the Oriole Tower. whole day testing program. hot turkey luncheons. interesting class meetings. doughnut party. tea dance with Jane Addams. transit strike. Faculty vs Varsity basketball game for the March of dimes how quiet lt was the lst week in February vathout the February grads hom Mr Noble turned a 'sumersault and now lives in the base ment instead of the 3rd floor when Mr Sullivan left us the avards assembly in February when Pobert hy got the lst gold pin exer given for points hom GRl boys 'took overn the gym when Mr Inchalek was ill what urprise Ar Rassa pulled by giving us one day s notice that he was leaving the the the the the the Poly Band at assembly Starlight Choir and those cute singers fun we had at the Shrine Circus cold building when school w as over at 10 day we took pictures for the Yearbook 'hard workn of getting this book toget Miss Provenza's wonderful help ln getting the cooperate in everything how Macciola gave up one week of work to Vout this book those oial reports that reant pass or fail the long lines for late passes our Senior Prom the long walk up the aisle on graduation night OO A M GR boys to and pasten K 5 is 2 1 lt 3 . ' . O . . . . - - - - I N . 9 O .. .. - - 1 0 Y 'U f ' ' . F Q o I F n - - .. ... 3 ,I Q A . ' . , Q - .. .. - 1 . .11 ' ' . 0 I ' ' I .. .. - .. 5 5 v . , D - . - O .. .. - - , V, . . . - - ... .. . . . .. ... .. - . Z 1 1 i . . q . U O I . - - .. .. 1 . t . . .. .. .. - A- hgr . - - - - 4 ' ' ' ' . . O 1 i I 1 . r ' . . - - - - ' f ll o 1 1 in -1 . I I Z Z 1 . - - .. .. . 0 . .1 , . 4- 53 -1' i' Q flask ' . 'Q I f ' A ' f- sl , A ' of if K Q-m as k - 1 5 ,g3ij,gfg 1- . . 1 he - , e f .afmif f f Q ago S f QP , asf 'P id . n :Ar ' ' 5' - C y J . . A s,:,.,. N . . .. . V w W ' , 0' 554 , 5? .o-I f?'I

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