William Howard Taft High School - Senior Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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olgt tk? y blJ'l'll02t5 c3!I0lfl,6!!y The basemenf was so quief fhaf you could hear a cough drop. Bracing myself, I resolufely sfepped wifhin fhe sacred porfals of fhe Senior office, prepared for anyfhing. The Senior Council was foo engrossed in fheir own affairs fo nofice an insignificanf member of fhe Senior Class. The bedlam increased in proporfion fo fhe unimporfance of fhe affair dis- cussed. Immediafely adapfing myself fo fhe general spirif of fhe meefing, I grabbed a chair from one of fhe represenfafives who had risen fo make an announcemenf of significance. Affer discovering how many people wanfed vanilla ice-cream, she Ieff fhe room benf on performing her dufy fo fhe famished members of fhe illusfrious commiffee. I was somewhaf disfracfed by fhe sighf of Mr. Friedlander sfrolling on fhe ceiling, buf observing fhaf no one else seemed fo fhinlc fhis unusual, I made no com- menf. Lisfening for an hour fo fhaf all-imporfanf quesfion of how fhe Senioreffes would reacf fo fhe innovafion of blue and gold Iipsficlc, and sfruclc by fhe magnifude of fhis subiecf, I awaifed fhe resulfs wifh bafed breafh. However, fhey did nof wish 'fo disclose fheir decision fo an ouf- sider. Hurf by fhis rebuff, and finding fhe ordeal foo much for me anyway, wifh falfering sfeps I made my way fo fhe door fo breafhe once again fhe pure, fragranf air of Taff's cafacombs. H. B. Q I 45 -I 2 1 91' - o f vim I I I A -fs : f If X ll'-sf My l I I II I X l I I I if se I l l' I N I I Lei 'Ihe frumpefs loudly bray

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QUQI' fA8 0POLP8 On lhe eve of one's graduafion, if is nice lo pause and reflecl' on whal one has gained menlally, morally and physically from lhe course iusl com- pleled. To go from lhe laHer +o +he former, I have learned in my Senior year how 'ro accomplish a physical feel prac+iced by few-+ha+ of going six periods wilhoul so much as a drop of wafer. My moral educalion can be summed up in Iwo senlences: Ill Never lalk back 'ro Miss O'Donnell. l2l Never I'hrow paper clips around 'rhe room-spilballs make less noise. And Iasl, and by all means Ieasl, we come fo +ha+ par+ of my educalion referred +o as menlal. Wilhoul a doubl, my menlal developmenl is amazing leverybody says soll and I owe a greal deal of if lo my high school educalion. Of all +he courses +ha+ I have laken, +he one lhal' slands oul' as lhe mosl unlorgellable, and The mosl useful is malh. Malh is an up and coming subiecl. Well, as far as malhemalics is con- cerned, I am down and going. Firsl of all, lhe ulilily of mal'h has always impressed me. When asked my age, no longer do I repeal lhe old, old adage, Free, while and under lwenly-one. Thal s only for sfudenls who have noi sludied malh. Inslead, I say nonchalanlly, lf you double my bro+her's age, add x cubed minus 22, lefling x equal 3.78, and square lhe resull, you will have one-half my age plus 'rhree monI'hs. As far as 'rriangles are concerned in geomelry, I gol along perfecfly, probably due lo fhe effecls of all 'rhe olher woman movies lhal Holly- wood has been showing. When lhe class was promofed fo circles, however, I resumed lhe 'rrack I'ha+ I had almosl' worn oul in my algebra class, +he one righl' in +he middle of +he ruf. Circles never ceased fo mysfify. Forlu- nalely, we had a lriangular Regenls. Henceforlh, and for +he resl' of my life, x will mean somefhing 'ro eal for breakfasl, 2x will be somelhing 'rha+ you need when baking a cake, and lriangles will be only lhings lo be 'frequenlly changed on babies. P. F. ve,-J My boy, you can fake if from m

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.gznior in jak A Senior in Taff is a soaring soul, As free as a mounfain bird, His energefic fisf should be ready fo resisf A dicfaforial wordllll Buf his hearf dofh quail and his mind dofh fail Before a Regenfs exam. His brain he racks, buf fhe knowledge he lacks Dofh malre fhe baffle a sham. He wears his cap wifh a iaunfy air, The blue and gold shine brighf. Through fhe halls he sfrides wifhouf a care And looks down from his heighf. His eyes should flash wifh an inborn fire, His brow wifh scorn be wrung: He never should bow fo a domineering frown Or fhe faunf of a freshman's fongue. His eyes should flash and his chesf profrude, And lordliness be his affifude! fgi ixim , yy K2 i f s, Inngfi 1,, 4'4VQvy -.ls P 'A 1470 CIO! af, A WIAQ M181 ' NSW gf y W Carefully on fipf e sfealing . , , all