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

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'l- P ..- to .l U E l94-4 March 27: Mr. Silverman says he likes only 'rwo kinds of girls: lhose wi+h blond hair and 'rhose wi'rhou+. March 3l: Mr. Fernschild combs hair bu+ we s+ill recognize him. Apri Apri Apri Apri Apri Apri Apri Apri Apri Apri May May May May May May May May May May June June June June June June i :X 1 .E-2 E 11 I: Everybody happy on his own personal holiday. 4: Gloomy Tuesday-midferms. 6: No smoking wifhin one block of 'rhe school. 7: No more 'reachers-no more books for a whole week! I7: Today's lunch special-chow-mein. Herds of hungry chow- dogs fill cafe'reria. I8: III winds blow oui' of Chemisfry Laboraiory. Ain'+ blowin' nobody no good. 20: Track Team seen picking dandelions on way around a1'hle+ic field. 2l: Howard Beck, a'H'er ea+ing IOO ice-cream pops, comes 'I'o 'rhe conclusion +ha+ Bungalow Bar has no more lucky s+icks. 24: Senior sifs on bag of cherries leff behind in his+ory room. ls his face red! 26: Donny Kaplan gefs lucky sfick from Bungalow Bar. Howard Beck refracfs previous sfafemenf. 3: Ceiling of green peas one cen+ higher. 5: Dismembered corpse 'Found near 363. Lasl' heard whisfling in hall. l2: Beau+y parlor swamped as Seniors prepare for Prom. I3: Prom ai' Hofel Roosevel+! I5: Back +o 1'he washiubsl I 7: Ten s+uden+s sfricken by heaf-iump from fourfh Floor windows. I8: Mr. Jason brings us +he dawn of anofher blue day. Shall we lei' if pass away? Aye! 20: Class Nigh+-Oh boy! 25: Mr. Browne found reading Police Gaze++e. 29: Mr. Jason asks hungry Seniors +o refrain from eafing grass in class. 2: Weafher awfully hol' loday. 5: Regen'rs are coming. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! 9: D.S. wanfs fo know whefher Tail is offering Posl-Grad Courses. I9-23: Regenfsl Regenfsl 'I9: Nu! So we don'+ gradua+e-so wha'r! 27: Gradua+ion! Cheer up-+he wors'r is ye+ +o come.

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HlP'S LCC Feb. 2: 800 Freshmen hammer af fhe doors of Taff fo gel' in. Feb. 3: 790 Freshmen bang on doors fo gef ouf. Feb. 7: Senior and G.O. dues raised. 55.50 soon fo be gone forever. Feb. 8: Senior lnformafion Sheefs issued. 524V2 illiferafe Seniors crowd info Remedial Reading Classes. A Feb. I0: Two Seniors frampled in locker-room iam. Feb. I I: Will Senior whose arm was found in locker number 94 claim if in Losf and Found? Decomposifion has sef in. Feb. I4: Scrap drive begun. Janifor goes around sawing off locks. Feb. I5: Where shall we puf our coafs? Luckless ianifor viciously smofh- ered by coaf of lockless Senior. Feb. I8: Senior hafs issued! Feb. 2I: Taff vs. Columbus af Madison Square Garden. Score 40-42. We wuz robbed! Feb. 23: Lockers reassigned af lasf, buf sawing confinues. Feb. 25: Senior Welcome Dance. Michaelson and Silverman sfruf fheir sfuff. Recepfion fumulfuous. Feb. 28: Horrified shrieks reverberafe fhrough Taff halls as proofs are received and exhibifed. March I: Tarr files bankrupfcy suif. Cameras broken. Flees fo Canada a ruined man. March 6: Edicf issued. Gum is verbofen. Wrigley profesfs. March 7: Judy Graver caughf chewing gum. Hush money paid ouf of G.O. funds. March I0: Prom announcemenf by Lois Gordon. Mr. Friedlander sefs up special mafch-making bureau. Will provide escorfs for a fee. March I3: Mr. Jason hifs sour nofe on Xylophone. Local 802 fhreafens fo ousf him. March I5: Nine Prom fickefs sold! Keep up fhe good record. March I7: Friday, 3:l5-Yearbook deadline. Aggravafed Edi+or-in- Chief found frying fo slash wrisfs in bafhroom. Reprimanded by Miss O'Donnell. Who'll clean up fhis mess? March 20: March winds sfir up dusf in afhlefic field. Freshman claims fo have seen camel caravan crossing fo Sheridan Avenue. March 2I: Mr. Friedlander leaves for Navy. Good luck fo one of fhe besf Senior advisers any Senior Class ever had. March 22: Senior dues blues. Loan sharks sef up office af Audiforium enfrance. March 24: Friday-Fish Day. :-: - F F . 4 'SN Q 5 T-5 - ,j- 1 H f . ki' 1 i -' '7 4, -d,. , , X i , - ii 7, ,Nu I ' 1 - Y 5 1 -9. 4 P ,,,, ' L T1 ' r ' My 'i , ' 2 x If Y 5 ' 7 5 ' V --- X-fx S, 7 i 'N- Qs -Lx '-,, Xe' ' , ,, -5 X x K X K Ll- N-N-: - -Q'

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TRIAL Scene: Mr. Brodie's oTTice. A hearing is being conducTed Tor The purpose of Tinding ouT whaT TaTT is conTribuTing To The war eTIorT, and whaT TT IS doing To spread The principles oT broTherhood wiThin The school. The Jury, consisTing oT several Teachers, is seaTed in a row near The window DirecTIy opposiTe is a commiTTee of several sTudenTs who are presenT To Turnish The necessary evidence. ' MR. BRODIE: JURY ICHORUSI: MR. BRODIE: IST STUDENT JURY: IST STUDENT: JURY: IST STUDENT S JURY: f S X W ' MR. BRODIE: I 2ND STUDENT: lxl A JURY: IIWIIIIIII Y I fl mo STUDENT: Behold The Lord High Execufio Now Jurymen, hear my advice- All kinds of sillyiipreiudice I pray you seT aside. WiTh sTern judicial Trame oT mind From bias Tree oT every kind The Trial musT be Tried. From bias Tree oT every kind This Trial musT be Tried. LeT The evidence be presenTed. TaTT musT now be represenTed. On The War ETTorTs CommiTTee There is no such Thing as shirking. They are working, They are working, There is no such Thing as shirking. We have cake sales, we sell TIowers, We kniT woolen squares Tor hours. No Time have we Tor idle Trancesg We've already boughT Three am-bu-Iances! No Time have They Tor idle Trancesg They've already boughT Three ambulances. We are working, we are working: There is no such Thing as shirking. We're doing our very besT To win The war. And when we've done The besT we can, Carried ouT our every plan, Why Then we shall go on and do some more And when They've done The besT They can, Carried ouT Their every plan, Why Then They will go on and do some more Now The Trial will progress! LeT us hear The nexT address. Today kind Tolk I've come To you To Tell you of The TaTT Review And oT whaT iT's Trying To do. And oT whaT iT's Trying To do. And of whaT iT's Trying To do. STaunch believers in democracy, FighTing men oT principle we,