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

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IORDAN L. LARSON

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L-. l lEl llCATllCllXl Up to the time this year-book was about to go to press, we had al- ready begun to appreciate not only the wise choice the Board of Edu- cation had made in your appointment to the Superintendency of Schools, but also your beneficent influence as directly bearing upon us at Davis High. just for a moment, Mr. Larson, please turn your back while we take the pleasant privilege of looking at your background as an educator and administrator. Mr. Larson is a graduate of the University of lowa, where he also earned his Master's degree. He had served as a Superintendent in lowa schools since l922, had been a teacher of education, had taught courses in school finances at lowa State College to other superinten- dents, and, therefore, is fully capable of administering our school af- fairs. Mr. Larson offered his educational abilities in both World Wars. He served as Head of the Technical Training Department and as Chief of the Information and Educational Branch of the l3th Air Force, He directed the publication of twenty-seven newspapers in the Army Over- seas, so that he understands the needs of our school publications. Mr. Larson, an active officer, adviser, and member of many educa- tional associations, had vital experience with the P.T.A. in Iowa. Con- sequently, he is able to understand the problems of our useful P.T.A. It is also necessary for a well-rounded educator to understand student actions. Here we find that Mr. Larson had been largely responsible for the inauguration of a successful citizenship school which he had di- rected. ' So you see, Mr. Larson, we have in you above-par guidance, and we are grateful that you are among us. ' THE 1947 CLASS Page four

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IFORIEWORI Another year has rolled around, bringing with it the i947 edition of HMAROON AND WHITE. On its pages, we have tried to show the true spirit and character of Davis to all who read it. Our clubs, sports, dances, and plays, as well as our scholastic achievements are there for all to see. The theme of this year's annual is Time-Time which rules our lives, both in and out of school, with an iron hand. The book is divided, as the day is, into MORNING, AFTERNOON, and EVENING. lOr, as students might put it, Before Lunch, After Lunch, and l-lurray, We're Freel l From the first cruel ring of the alarm clock which awakened us in the morning, Time took over, leading us to school, from one classroom to the next, and home again. lt told us when to eat, when to play, when to study. As Time goes by, the years we spent at Davis will be brought back as we leaf through the pages of the book. We will forget the long hours of homework, cramming for exams, and the mad rush through the halls to get to class before the bell rang, Instead, we will remember the swell kids we met, our really wonderful teachers who put as much fun as they could into the routine of classroom work, and that glorious moment when we received that long-strived-for diploma at graduation. After we leave Davis, our lives become separate roads, each going in a different direction, but we shall always have in common the memory of the three years spent at the grand old institution on the hill.