Adelphi Academy - Adelphic Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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DEDICATION It is with both affection and gratitude that the seventy-eighth graduating class of Adelphi dedicates this Adelphic to you, Mr. Johnson. You have been our principal, ad- viser to the senior boys, and our history and civics teacher-and we found that time could not wither nor custom stale your untiring efforts in our behalf, in any of these capaci- ties. We greatly admire the capability with which you administer the affairs of the school as principal. The boys among us are deeply indebted to you for your help and advice concerning our post-graduation plans. But more than anything else, we will all remember how you made history and civics- subjects generally considered dry-come alive by communicating to us your intense interest in them. Your humor, down-to-earth manner, and your vivid portrayals were a constant source of enjoyment to us. Ave atque vale. 7

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FOREWORD ELPHI ACADEMY was founded in 1863 by john Lockwood a name famlllar to all of us as one of his projects in the Held of higher education Startmg with one student ln September of ltS First year its ranks mcreased until there were twenty eight enrolled by the end of the second semester In 1871 the first graduatlncf class consisted of one student The well known school colors brown and gold were adopted in 1886 name and colors are known to many in the metropolitan area We feel sure it will continu to command in the future the same respect for its attain ments ln scholarshlp and athletics whlch it has enjoyed ln the past Because our school has such a long and interesting history a history in which we take a very natural prlde we the seventy eighth graduatmg class have dedicated our yearbook to the traditions of Adelphi 6 ' . 6 . . - Through the years, our school has risen slowly but steadily, until its

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HEADMASTER S MESSAGE N A COUNTRY and a clty where almost everythmg IS new often brand new even It IS unusual to find a school as old as Adelphi The very name w1th 1ts smack of classlcal learnlng speaks of another century In the course of nts many decades of exlstence a host of trad1t1ons have grown up here at Adelphi tradltlons whlch are as much a part of the school as the brlcks that make 1ts walls Such customs as openmg the dally session w1th the Lord s Prayer the annual charlty bazaar the carol Slflglflg on the sta1rs at Chrlstmas tlme And less tangible thmgs l1ke our code of good the way everybody pltches 1n to make school projects a success These are only a few of the tradltlons that give our students something concrete and Worthwh11e to remember when ln later years they turn back to thelr schooldays ln a remmlscent mood But the greatest trad1t1on 1n any school IS an mdelinable one com pounded of the do1ngs and the harmless mlsdomgs the hopes work and laughter of a lot of boys and glrls Really lt IS the boys and glrls them selves In thls peclal sense of the word the class of 48 l1ke xts predeces sors IS the favormte and the oldest tradxtlon of Adelphx 0-4--Q D 1 - y ' 7 1 1 9 sportsmanship, the general relationship between students and teachers, and , - . y . . - , - . u y . . . - . Q . , . . - - - 1 v , . 8