Boys High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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MR. ALFRED A. TAUSK, Principal of Boys High School. Alumnus and former feacher, he is 1'he living per- sonificafion of fhe Boys High moHo, Noblesse Oblige. Mr. Tauslk

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Ave et 'Valle N fashionable socuefy when a young lady reaches a cerram age and ns consldered old enough +o embark upon a more mafure cycle of her life she IS presenfed +o The world al' large al' a parfy fendered In her honor Thus IS her coming oul' or debuf We 'loo are commg oul' On 'rhe evening of January +wen+y mnfh Boys Hugh School will wash 11's hands of us and lurn us on fhe world Llferally no+ only are we 'rurned loose on fhe world buf fhe world IS furned on+o us Thai' IS af you can con slder a ripple In fhe ocean worfhy of menhon However we are enferung The world ai' a cruclal hme Through no fauli' of our own we are leavmg +he shelfer of alma mafer +o meel' man a+ his worsl' We enfer a world +orn by sfrlfe greed ha+e and all 'rhe lmperfechons of man a world bled by mlushce and oppression We come upon 'rhe scene when a malor porhon of +he human race ns engaged ln a war fhe mosf useless of man s 'Follles We enfer fhe plcfure when fhe very democracy fha? spawned us ns 'rhreafened by forces of evnl +ha+ seek :is deslruchon and our enslavemenl' For fhe pasf four years we have been preparmg for +hls 'nme We have been shown how +o dlshnguush belween rnghf and wrong +o +hmlc for ourselves and fo acf for +he common good We fhe Class of January 4I have compleled fhe firsf lap Buf lhe race IS no'r over On fhe confrary I+ has lusl' begun The aclual value and success of fhe pasl' four years cannol' be es+ima+ed now. l'r can only be compufed in years fo come. I+ can be considered a success only if we have learned l'ha'r our heriiage is +he righf one 'I'ha+ hafe and Hs bed fellows, oppres sion and iniuslice, are noi' necessary and can be overcome. H' can be a success if we, verily, do unfo olhers as we wish olhers fo do unfo us. Remember, Man reaperh whai' he sowe+h. 3 2, OKV T l NGN 4- T o l O Q T T so f' l T S 1- l l y 0,0 4+ l . T .l . I . . '

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A four year recollechon of fhus sori mus+ of necessu+y faul fo unclude lhe news and headlunes oufsude of Boys Hugh School Needless fo say however us fhe fad +ha+ 'rhus class en+ered an unusual school a+ an usual +ume and has accomplushed and wu+ nessed many fea+s 'Far beyond 'lhe usual Our firsl' year un alma maier saw +he l A L and Pu Mu Epsulon crowns became fhe properly of Boys Hugh School for lhe sevenlh and ihurd successuve seasons re spechvely For +he second sfraughl' year lsudore Duamond led +he unduvudual scorers un 'rhe Pu Mu Epsulon con+es+ Furfher conquesr by +he Red and Black forces was regusfered by a hold on fhe firsf leg of 'lhe Bugges+ News of +he Week confesf sponsored by 'lhe New York Herald Trubune A fremendous success was scored by lhe Prolecf Performance of Capfaun Applelack The Boys Hugh foofballers affer wunnung sevenleen consecuhve con+es+s were humbled by an aggressuve Maduson eleven Paul Page was selecied All Scholasfuc end un hus lun or year The firsl' afrempl +o acquure a new buuldung was led by Jushce Meuer Sleunbrunk promunenf alumnus M George C Flunl Chaurman of fhe Musuc Deparfmenl' and Mr Danuel G Munson popular Boys Hugh peda gogues rehred Boys Hugh School won 'lhe second leg on 'rhe Herald Trubune Buggesi' News of +he Week confesl' as our Hrs! year ended Oulslrelched chesfs and haughfy aurs confirmed +he worlds suspucuons un l938 lhaf we had become Sophs The fool ball feam badly hu+ by unexperuenced ma ferual ended a season wu+h bu+ +hree games won and four los'l' Arfhur Feun berg was chosen Leader of Arus+a +he Ma+hle+es agaun rerurned fo form by wun nung 'lhel A L champuonshup O We saw +he lasl' Arf Froluc Dance whuch was 'ro be superseded by 'rhe Fool' ball Rally and Dance The Track Team wufh fop no'rch enfrues un every eveni' loo lTrs+ place un fhe S+uyvesan+ meef The Sux OUI' Prolecl' Performance consusfed of a hughly suc cessful +hree aci comedy Duggung Up ihe Dur+ Boys Hugh clunched +he Herald Trubune Con+es+ by wunnung +he fhurd and lasl' leg of +he compehhon Sumon Manson ob+auned +he hughesl' Regenfs average un +he en+ure s+a+e and +wen'ry olhers won S+a+e Scholarshups As a clumax fo 'l'he Buggesr News of lhe Week con+es+ lhe Lund bergh Bronze Trophy was permanenfly awarded + B H S Paul Page George Horn and Leon Soloway were elecfed Presuden+ Vuce Presudenl' and Secrefary of lhe A A spechvely Fewer books wrunkled brows and peg ged frousers made ur clear un l939 +ha+ fhus was 'rhe Junuor class Rockehng forfh lo scholashc promunence was +he Baskef ball Team whuch caplured fhe duvusuonal hfle for 'rhe Hrsf 'hme un nunefeen years May 6+h saw fhe Fursl' Annual Fueld and Track Carnuval promofed by Mr Sudney Els+eun Twelve hundred con+es+an+s rep resenled 47 schools wu+h Evander Chulds com ung our as hugh scorer The Mafh ieam paced by Abraham Mark finushed second un fhe Pu Mu Epsulon compeh hon Joseph Slupyan sunglehandedly scored a Boys Hugh vuc+ory un lhe Brooklyn Eagle Cur Dance was held The Alllued Parly swepl' 'lhe school placung Mel Downey lrwun Kolodney and Berl' BreH schneuder as Presudeni' Vuce Presudenl' and Sec re+ary respechvely Edward Blum and Herberl' Harrus were selecfed as Co Leaders of Arusla Xx K ASA .7-Gai W 'll ',llE FRESH MAN SODHOMGRE O . O F A . 1 . - 0 . . . . re' - . 1 . . i R .. ' H ' . F, . . , . u ' ' - ' H - ue-n+ Evenus Conlesf as ihe nfsu Hsmuuuon Rally- H l I .l - - f 3 ,gk R ' ' E ' ' ' T -- u ' .