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

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S S Z ,l member of The Pacultyf' Alex Sandro. VVhen Cosimo, Gio Vanni's brother, heard of this, he retrieved the honor of the family by assassinating Alex Sandro, whose son Lorenzo immediately challenged him to a duel in which both were mortally wounded. Gio Vanni, embittered by these events, proceeded to poison Lorenzo's family and after several homicides, was accidentally poisoned himself when the drinks were switched. During this time, the Taft Review had grown to a four-page, well printed newspaper, and a new literary-art magazine, Portfolio, had made its appearance. Education spread and once again literature bloomed. And then came the discovery that revolutionized the world. Previous to this, new lands had been discovered and the school had been mechanized to a great degree. But now that the means of smashing the atom had been discovered, a new world was opened, a world dominated by science. The cafeteria no longer served food. Instead, atom-activated vitamin pills were distributed by slot machines, thus eliminating dishes, and the need for washing, drying, and sweeping them up. Of course schools at this time no longer served their original purpose. Some time ago, a famous scientist had invented a serum, which when injected into an infant, gave the child all the knowledge formerly acquired through long years of study. This would seem to eliminate the need for The Pacultyn, but the members of this organization refused to relinquish their hold on the youth and continued with their jobs under the pretense of preparing the students for Life , Perhaps the greatest development of this period took place in the office of the Taft Review. Always sticking to the original purpose of this paper, one of its reporters invented a machine which automatically turned out brilliant editorials on behavior in the cafeteria. Sports were changed. Une of the first innovations in baseball was the lengthening of the distance between the bases. This was necessitated by the super energy of the players, which made the former ninety foot length a mere skip. The class of forty six reached the greatest height of civilization. Now they easily recognized themselves as far above The Pacultyn. Indeed, they ruled the rest of the student body until Taft became too small for their intellects. And so, leaving Taft, the fruits of their genius were benevolently be- U7 f-e O 4 C G fs .-.4 ,.,.- ,J C -4 v-3 f-f ,1- -J C ff C' A V . rx ..... ,-4 v L44 f-r- ,-. -1 C VT C

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