A B Davis High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Mount Vernon, NY)

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CLASS OF 1941 To the Undergraduates from the Class of 1939 Now fhaf we are worldly-wise and so much fhe more infelligenf affer four years of a high school educafion, perhaps some of our hard-earned experience will help fo make fha remainder of your school years more successful. Be acfive in exfra-curricula acfivifies-fhey pay dividends in developing your per- sonalify, increasing your collecfion of friends, and are, incidenfally, very effecfive on college enfrance applicafions. Doing homework, 'rhough if now seems merely one greaf frial and fribulafion, is really an opporfunify for self-beffermenf, for besides aiding you fo learn some- fhing abouf fhe subiecf, if develops fhe Sparfan in your easy-going souls. Dancing and movies are a lof of fun, buf if fhey are your only inferesfs, you are slowly on fhe way fo an infellecfual ruf. lf pays fo read widely and fo lcnow somefhing abouf world affairs - fhen when you spealc, people will be able fo credif you wifh some degree of infelligence. We have found high school a grand place-false advanfage of all fhe opporfunifies if offers you, and you will find fhaf you are gefffing real fun ouf of Davis l-ligh School. ANN MORGENSTERN Undergraduafe Edifor

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MosT Popular Boy William TricheTT spends his school Time as a member oT The swimming Team, band, and Dance Club. OuTside, he spends his spare Time collecTing Bob Crosby records and indulging in his peT hobby, Tishing. I-Ie also likes swimming and skiing. Perhaps This love Tor skiing is whaT links him To The snow-covered slopes of DarTmouTh. Bill has noT yeT chosen his career, buT we know he'lI be successful, Tor he has whaT iT Takes . BesT Girl STudenT By all who know her, Doris Greengold is Termed a girl who's going places . She is a member oT The DebaTing SocieTy, Ping-Pong Club, Girls' BuIIeTin Board CommiTTee, an acTive parTicipanT in aThleTics, and wiTh all ThaT 'Finds Time To lead The honor roll wiTh a 9721, average. Playing The piano, swimming, and Tennis engage her ouT-of-school Time. Doris is undecided abouT her career buT wanTs iT To be someThing exciTing . BesT Boy STudenT Richard Shapiro sTarTed ouT wiTh a bang by winning boTh The Sophomore Speaking ConTesT and The Tennis TournamenT. I-Ie has since become a member oT The orchesTra and I-Ii-News EdiToriaI Board. Dick has numerous hobbies: among Them animals, phoTography, sporTs-and collecTing ArTie Shaw records. Since he is one oT The Tew who mainTain a consTanT average oT 957, or beTTer, Dick should have no Trouble in geTTing inTo his chosen college-I-Iarvard. Vagary I like besT The simple Things The sound oT song-The beaT oT wings Forever Tree. ,- JI, like besT The Things ThaT soar On wings oT TaiTh-Trom shore To shore Back To me. I like besT The Things'so pure As uTmosT love-Those moods so sure OT ecsTasy. ' I like besT The perTecT bonds OT child-oT peaceful Tronds OT TanTasy. Monna Troub 01389

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Thou Shal Nol Smoke on School Grounds. Board ol ducalion properly ends l53 paces below lhe Soulh Wall. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF DAVIS E Thou Shal Nol Chew Gum in Class. Lilesavers are very good lor sore lhroals. lCoughll Thou Shal Nol Copy Anolher's Homework. Homework: whal's lhal? Thou Shal Take No Food lrom lhe Lunchroom. Ice cream isn'l a lood, il's an indulgence. Thou Shal Nol Be Lale. ll you miss lhe bus, slay home. Beller never lhan lale. Thou Shal Nol Cul Classes. ll you can'l gel a cold in a hurry, a headache will have lo do. See lhe nurse lor lurlher inlormalion. Thou Shall Nol Sign Your Own Reporl Card. A lriend wilh a good handwriling is a lriend indeed. Thou Shall Nol Leave Texl Books Uncovered. Sorry, il iusl lell oll. Where have l heard lhal one belore? Thou Shall Nol Sleep in Class. P. Gifs and collegiales may ignore lhis one. Thou Shall Nol Read lhe Hi-News Over a Neighbor's Shoulder. Wail lill he's lhrough, lhen ask him lor il. 0l4O0