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

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vimm 7k Deana MR. SULLIVAN DR. DUNLEVY NR. VVIECIISLER MISS MURPHY ,ig ' 122 i Q. 3? - 9 Mr. Simon J. Jason Miss Edna Lewinson

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Wt. a rabid sports enthu- siast, likes to ride, play baseball, and teimis. Although he no longer participates, he enjoys watching games. Mr. Brodie is the President of the Educational Alliance and is on the Board of Directors of Surprise Lake Camp. Uur principal is also a Trustee of the Federation for the support of Iewish Philanthropic Societies of N. Y. L. A. 'l'hc curtain is about to be lowered on your high school days at 'l'aft, but it will be raised again almost immediately as you set out to play your roles on a much larger stage. Your teachers have been tireless in their efforts to pre- pare you for the tasks that lic before you, and, in spite of the emotional dis- tractions that the war has brought, you have been most responsive and cooper- ative. VVhen the war clouds have passed, you will recall with pride that you gave full-hearted support to all of the school's war aid projects, busy as you were with your academic work. Some of you will before long join others of your classmates already in uniform. Some will go on to college and professional schools, and still others will try their wings in the world of business. The days of peace will bring both opportunity and responsibility for you-the men and women of tomorrow- and we who remain to continue helping others in their preparation for life know that you will accept the challenge with eagerness and a sense of responsibility. Your teachers join me in wishing you success and happiness. Sincerely yours, fader! fs? gwdeke Principal

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SING OUT SWEET LAND gifts W 11' xr gi :ff 2151? The curtain rises on a world at war. And in this conflict, the theater has been called upon to serve. It plays its part by bringing enter- tainment to the home-fronts and the battle- fronts to relieve the strain of war. On Broad- way, musicals like A'Oklahoma and Song of Norway, and comedies like Life with Father and Kiss and Tell, are what the American theater-goers demand. The British, in their sixth year of war, flock to see 'APeer Gynt and Richard III. With the liberation of France, the French theater has become active once again. Paris boasts of fifty-two theaters, playing everything from Racine's classics, to Coward's Private Lives. The Moscow Art Theater opened its forty-sixth season with Hamlet Chungking audiences are also enjoying the Melan- choly Dane, in a Chinese version. The men and women of the theater are playing a vital role in strengthening the morale of our armed forces. Entertainers like Katharine Cornell, Lily Pons, Carole Landis, and Bob Hope have toured over- seas to bring the theater to the battle-front. The curtain rose upon a world at war, and now the stage is set for victory and lasting peace! 6 HARRIET PERLIN