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

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When you think back fondly on your happy sojourn at the Taft Empire of Glorious Learn- ing, give a few moments to memories of the following overseers: I. Mr. Harry Shefter, Custodian of Disci- plinary Actions for the Recalcitrant for three years, quotes an ancient Chinese proverb, An inch of gold will not buy an inch of time, and says, To you who are about to leave, these words have particular significance. Waste not the golden hours still ahead. Use them well. Let each inch of time bring its own reward to you mentally, emotionally, and vocationally. There will then be no need to recall the fleeting moment. ll. Mr. Peter Sokoloff, Custodian of Sched- ules, found amid term calendars and daily ap- pointment slips a copy of a papyrus, one of the oldest known pieces of writing. With a sigh and a smile he read from it, Alas, times are not what they used to be. Children no longer obey their parents and everyone wants to write a book. I don't agree, stated Mr. Sokoloff. I am in fact extremely happy that the future belongs to you. With your idealism, enthusiasm and vigor you will, I hope, attain the best of all possible worlds. III. Mr. Benjamin Kaplan, our Great Samurai Warrior, can at times be found in the Divine Palace of Eating where he says, Do as you please-as long as you follow regulations. Into the Celestial Hall of Contemplation he tiptoes to catch the unaware whisperer who dares to wake the sleeping. IV. Mrs. Lillian Jerome, Mr. Sokoloff's Girl Friday, has a favorite Chinese proverb, A single kind word keeps me warm for three winters. Her warm smile and sympathetic manner prove the wisdom of this saying. Remember and rej ' ' i ' M t'Iem0rieS- i o 4 CD -1 V1 FD CD -I MR. H. SHEFTER U1 MR. P. SOKOLOFF Lords Z5 , I -9 '- MRS. L. JEROME MR. B. KAPLAN

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W' -, M i 7 1 i at-. ' 'if Z 1 ..,.-4, , 5 - , I .g li,.W.u,,..,,,b,,0,,, ,f., N ,twml f? ' 5 ,ra , 5 If ,al M f ' 'f W , -- .. W... , w, , to 1, MLTQ , A , . , af V ,f A chap named Kipling once emphatically stated that, East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet. That cliche has been disproved almost as often as llllr. Shefter has called some quivering student down to his office for a heart to heart talk, or regents exams have been crammed for, on the night before the ordeal. Today more than ever the tantalizing charms of the Orient are wafting through Taft's doors from what seems to be just around the next corner, for the world is shrinking almost to a microscopic size. With such scientific advances as the rocket and more recently Sputniks l and ll, the celestial world is coming as near to us as lVlarco Polo considered the Orient in 1295, when it was a rich land with ancient wisdom, romantic splendor and exotic customs awaiting discovery. The enriching contributions given to the culture of the Occidental world by these Eastern peoples should not be taken lightly. Eight centuries later, after several devas- tating wars have taken their toll, we can readily see that understanding and helping the poverty stricken peoples living in trouble-ridden Asia are important steps on the road to peaceful co-existence! lllluch of the hope of successfully unifying Oriental and Occidental Worlds centers around learning to live together and accepting each other's customs and ways of life. Un- fortunately, many people are using these dif- ferences in customs as a basis for ugly racial prejudices and intolerance. Only when these are overcome can true progress be made. All of us trust that it won't be long before out of the age-old concept of East and West as two separate worlds will emerge one world, united both in peace and in understanding. , W. , , g, , an , 'Z' f tg ,5,w,Jwf,gg4,Lffa ,1.,, ,, ,...,4, f,,. h,.. , ,,. I f.. ..,, M The Twain Shall Meet