Andrew Jackson High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Cambria Heights, NY)

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sufficienf sfrengfh of characfer and power of will fo meef difficulf sifua- fions unflinchingly. Life for mosf of us is a series of friumphs and dis- couragemenfs. The infanf falls many fimes before he conquers equilib- rium. ' If may be frue fhaf fhose of you who will confinue your educafion in some insfifufion of higher learning will find a new social order wifh in- creased requiremenfs awaifing you when you are once ready fo fake your place in fhe world. Whefher you confinue wifh formal educafion or whefher you fake your place in 'rhe world immediafely affer graduafion, if may well be 'rhaf a longer period of preparafion will be required for en- france info fhe professions: for placemenf in posifions of responsibilifyi for appoinfmenf fo execufive and adminisfrafive posfs in business: and for leadership in fhe communify. One fhing, however, appears cerfaing namely, fhese posifions WILL EXIST. They WlLL be FILLED. l-lisfory will repeaf ifself. Will you be ready fo sfep in? A generous cifizenry has placed af your disposal precious educa- 'rional facilifies. Yours is fhe obligafion fo malce fhe mosf of your oppor- funifies. If fuller preparafion is now required fhan was demanded of an older generafion. do nof forgef fo evaluafe, in fheir frue relafionship, fhe meager advanfages which fhaf older generafion enioyed. Their handi- caps were greaf. There is room af fhe fop. There will ALWAYS be room af fhe fop. Have you fhe persever-ence fo gef fhere? There will always be places of frusf and responsibilify which can be filled only by superior individuals. Are you malcing superior individuals of yourselves? There is much worlc fo be done. Be willing fo do if. Sef yourselves wholehearfedly fo fhe faslc of preparing for whafever Life may offer. Be READY when your fime comes fo carry on. RALPH W. l-IALLER. Principal

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To Mr. Ralph W. Haller, Andrew Jaclcson's 'Firsi' principal, we dedi- cafe lhe firsf Senior Class Boolc. TO MEMBERS OE Tl-lE GRADUATING CLASS OF JANUARY I939: You hear il said on all sides loday Thai we are facing a changed social order: Tha? lhe reguiremenls for success in The pasl are no longer sulificienlq +ha+ opporlunilies for advancemenl have dwindled: and Thai youlh faces a hopeless fulure. There is some laclual foundalion lor such conlenlions, buf coura- geous men and women are nol' afraid lo face discouraging facls, lo look unpleasanl lrulhs squarely in The lace. The world admires Jrhose who have

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Y -fL,'.- 1 A History Andrew Jackson High School open- ed iTs doors To The sTudenT body on May IO. I937 when some 2700 pupils in The TirsT To TiTTh Terms aT Jamaica High were TransTerred in a body To our new build- ing. Thus aT lengTh was realized The long deTerred hope oT The surrounding com- muniTies Tor a cenTrally locaTed high school building which would be a monu- menT To educaTion and an open doorway T c To The TuTure aspiraTions oT The young women and men oT The neighborhood. Ground Tor The new building was broken on November I8, I935 aTTer The P.W.A. had alloTTed Tunds Tor iTs consTrucTion. George F. Driscoll, Inc. was The general conTracTor. The ToTal cosT exceeded 52,500,000 Preliminary work on The TransTer oT pupils was sTarTed aT Jamaica early in The Term, and arrangemenTs made whereby The 2700 pupils would be TransTerred wiTh as liTTle disTurbance To Their work as possible. A TaculTy oT sevenTy-Tive Teachers, wiTh Mr. STevenson as acTing principal, accompanied The pupils. ' GreaT was The saTisTacTion oT The pupils wiTh Their new surroundings. Some Things were noT quiTe Tinished, buT as Time wenT on, The building and iTs equipmenT were compleTed. The elevaTor, The library, The audi- Torium, The gyms and The pool all came in Tor Their share oT admiraTion. The pupils were Tirmly resolved To care Tor and preserve These valuable and beauTiTul new surroundings. As The Tall Term approached, brand new TexTbooks and supplies in almosT unending quanTiTies rolled inTo The building. AlmosT 700 new TirsT Termers were admiTTed. and addiTional pupils Trom upper grades oT oTher schools were admiTTed. We had grown in size To 3400, almosT enough To equal our capaciTy oT 3700. Mrs. Brogan, as adminisTraTive assisTanT, and Mr. McGarreTT, as program chairman, were kepT busy planning Tor exTension oT acTiviTies and classes. The General OrganizaTion goT under way wiTh Al Leibinger as iTs TirsT presidenT. On SepTember 23, The Hickory Log made iTs iniTial appearance. Formal dedicaTion oT The school had been posTponed Trom The spring To give The ciTy a chance To consTrucT proper sTreeTs abouT The building. IT was a memorable occasion when on SepTember 27, in The presence oT SuperinTendenT oT Schools Harold G. Campbell, Hon. Henry G. Turner, 4