Wildwood High School - Breakers Yearbook (Wildwood, NJ)

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FOREWORD

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Note From the Editors Writing these acknowledgments, we find ourselves tracing the development of this, our yearbook. From an idea at some long- forgotten party, it has grown—taking as its nourishment our hard We are sad that it is ended, but elated that it is completed. We must now give our thanks to the many people who have helped to make this book what it is: to Mr. Frank Caterini, who served so well as our advising consultant ; to Mr. George Saffa and our faculty, who put up with much during the year for the good of the yearbook ; to Lowell Fox, who gave so much of his time and energy; to Ray Allen, our art editor and idea man ; to Neal Halpern, who put so much time into the sports section; to Camille Benhayon, for the many hours she devoted to the adver- tising; to Jill Busfield, who put together the senior section; to the yearbook typists; and, finally, to all the members of our yearbook staff, who graciously put yearbook above more pressing obliga- tions to have their pictures taken. To all of these, and to the many more who have helped in so many ways, thanks. work—into what we believe is a book of which we can be proud. Anna Cappelli Sherman Fox Co-Editors

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IDENTITY? A Search . . . A Ballad of Many Todays — Act I, the freshman year, is one of orientation, adjustment, curiosity, and insecurity — the open- ing of the show. Chaos prevails in the lower ranks, while the upperclassmen view the classic scene with a parental, but somewhat condescending at- titude. Beads of sweat are involuntarily conceived on the novice performers' hands. Their composure is psuedo, but are their efforts? To be seen, to be known, to be recognized as one rather than a mass is a demi-god in itself, and unto this end the majority is devoted. The cast is assembled in a hasty manner, for it will take months before the auditions are con- cluded, and the actual drama is born. In these weeks of indecision, each finds an arbitrary role —something to cling to. It may be that of the ath- lete, the scholar, or the class leader. Some feel a more relative security in a bit part where the lines are short and few but, nevertheless, significant. Of course, there are drones and parasites who feel quite content in living from the labor of others; but these will never know the joy and self-satisfac- tion that comes from participating and working with your fellow players. On contemplating Act I, one realizes that it is a symbolic step which teaches many lessons. The days of rehearsal are over, the part is yours and its success depends upon the amount of self that is put into it. Square Root of Few Tomorrows Kinetic Life 4