Abraham Lincoln High School - Landmark Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Affer fhe speakers finished speaking, fhe seniors fried fheir hand al' poefry wifh rhymes infroducing fhemselves. Whaf's fhis, I-lol' Chocolafe af a Senior Tea? Well, I don'f like fea anyway! Senior Class Nighf is nearing and our friend is sans girl fo escorf. Alas, alack, I haven'+ a girl! Whaf will fhe girl in my Eco. class say. especially affer I fold her all abouf my girl friend. Oh well. I guess l'll have fo drag my kid sisfer or my cousin. Senior Class Nighf, produced and presenfed by fhe Seniors. l hope Evelyn doesn'f forgef fhaf she's nof my sisfer fonighf. Gosh, if anybody finds ouf I had fo fake my sisfer. my goose will be cooked. And so passes fhaf hecfic occasion. Buf on fhe way home our friend and his sisfer, lpardon us. his girl friendl cannof gef over fhe brillianf performance of fhe enfire casf. Gee, fhaf show was swell. Especially fhe cufe nurse! And fo 'rhink I picked up a book fhaf she dropped fhe ofher day. If only I had known! Judifh Lieberman is cerfainly preffy. Gosh, if I was only as 'sharp' as Vicfor Elkin, or as funny as Edward lSwameel Finkelsfein. would I be a wow! Bef Evelyn liked if. Buf I beffer nof ask her or she'Il fhink I respecf her opinion and fhaf will never do. Af Iasf fhaf excifing evenf has passed. And now fhe Prom. Oh boy. fo fhink 'rhaf girl in my French class is coming. She's preffy. and she fhinks I'm handsome, foo. Well, maybe I am. lf's lucky I have enough money. Lef's see, I have Sl.35. Thirfy-five cenfs for a corsage. and a dollar Ieff. Tha'r's plenfy. And so our excifed escorl' fakes his girl fo fhe Prom, via fhe B.M.T. They are gliding along fo fhe sfrains of Lew Lang's Orchesfra wifh a liffle difficulfy. ' I should have Iisfened fo Bob lhis older brofherl when he fold me I should pracfice up on my dancing. I'm ruining her slippers. Oh, she'Il never go ouf wifh me again! Ah look, all fhe feachers are here! My, don'+ fhey look swell. and in good spirifs foo. Wish fhey fell' fhaf way before fhey gave us homework. Thaf reminds me, I have an Eco. fesf on Monday. Funny, how hungry one can be affer fhe Prom. LINCOLN

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l l1 A SENIOR AT LARGE A Senior aT IasT. hurrah, hurrah! WhaT's This? A Senior Assembly. Sure, ThaT's where I belong: l'm a Senior! And so, our elaTed Senior TroTs on To The Senior Assembly. Woe is me, woe is me! InTo whaT kind of Trap have I fallen? Senior dues 53.00. Prom dues SI.5O! The day To voTe for Senior Class Officers has come and our friend, The Senior. is pondering, ShaII iT be VicTor Gershak, Willie Newman or Sol Pograbinsky for PresidenT? Leave iT To me To pick a winner. Golly, I beT They feel good. Wish I was running for PresidenT. For SecreTary, Lillian Oransky. GerTrude I-IilsenroTh. or Sylvia Yankus? I-I'm and look who's running for Vice-Presidenf-Nancy D'Amico. She's in my English class. Guess I'lI voTe for her, or maybe I-lelen GoIdsTein. or Sylvia I-Iering. She's in my English class Too. BuT waiT, The mosT imporTanT is The job of Treasurer. Vera Iv1uniTz, Norma Beren. or Sylvia YodowiTz? I-I'm eeny. meeny, miny. moe. Well I hope They win. I-lis hope is fulfilled and VicTor Gershak, Nancy D'Amico, Lillian Oransky, and Vera Munih respecTiveIy, are elecTed. BuT soon glad Tidings reach The ears of our friend. Senior Class Day is approaching. IGIad Tidings?I I Class Day! Mass day- No lollipop WhaT a flop! BuT Class Day approaches. Ah-ha, Class Day is here. Today I am a Senior. My, my, look aT ThaT girl, doesn'T she look cuTe wiTh her big red bow! I-l'mm, wish I could Take her To Class Nighf, buT she wouldn'T come wiTh me. Oh, I wish The day would end so we can go To The audiTorium To suck our lollipops. WhaT good is Class Day wiThouT lollipops? This show is dandy! ThaT girl in my I-IisTory class!-I didn'T know she could sing! Well, live and learn! As The days advance, our friend is honored and is inviTed To The Senior Tea. ' LANDMARK

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Wifh 'rhe prom in fhe background, graduafion appears on fhe horizon for our friend. Gosh. l hope I'm in sfep. Wonder whaf Ma and Pa are fhinking of me. Bef fhey're proud! Look af 'rhaf girl! Too bad I didn'f fake her fo fhe Prom. And so fhe proud mamas and papas of fhose Seniors graduafing. wafch fheir darlings march down fhe aisle lrighf-leff-l, in fhe large audiforium of Brooklyn Technical High School. The girls in fheir pasfel frocks. forrn- ing a huge rainbow of color, and 'rhe boys' dark suifs and carnafions. in confrasf fo fhe colorful picfure of 'rhe girls. was a beaufiful sighf fo see. So we leave our friends wifh fheir memories of high school days. Some will enfer college. some will enfer fhe business field, buf fo all, wishes are given for success in all fheir venfures. . 'jf F ,' .f' ,v,, ' .J 1 , f .'-rw ff. 4 ',1fyq ut.: Y: Q- -. V A ' . .5 my Q ,, , . fl -g .J .f 45' jf LANDMARK