Bronx High School of Science - Observatory Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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THE HREWD We made isometric projections galore, The crooked T-squares made our plates hard to draw - Quoth Science student '4Nevermore. Our 'anourishingw school lunches were not smoothly catered, The sundry rare delicacies were far from gourmet-edg The food in our stomachs felt heavily weighted - We were not disappointedg we were just dissipated. For a pool in the new building, we were still praying, When we went, one grey day, to the cornerstone laying. We heard of the mural, and the price they were paying - The prospects for swimming were uniavorably swaying. When election time came, with its campaigning spree, We chose Linda Friedman for Soph secretiryg Harry Pincus as President, Bob Lapkin, V.P. Great parties and dances were arranged by these three. When our Dr. Meister took KHist0ry of the class of ,60j Hto the roadfi Mr. Taffel took charge of our uhumblew abode, And proclaiming our fashions were not Ha la modef Induced our adherence to the Uapprovedn dress code. Spring did approach us with June drawing near, Our first 'Tiegentitisw was soon to be here, NO-DOZ and Bafrroifs diminished our fear, And with maximum mishaps we ended the year. We proudly became JUNIORSg upper class seemed quite nice, We thought thereid be 'csugari' and minimum 'Cspicef' The G.lVl. Rae 'cmastersi' charged a very high price, To the many whose talents just could not suffice. Class President, Joel Engelstein, took a very firm command, And Sue Hellmann, our Secret'ry, lent a helping hand, With Vice-President, Tom Constabile, they very carefully planned The theatre parties, dances, and prom -

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When we first entered Science, we were quite vexed- Belittling of students a FRESHMAN expects, But regressing to grade school, the worst-dreaded hex, We felt ostracized, even more than annexed. We began each new day just like Santais reindeer, The prancing ,cross roof-tops brings memiries so dear, The accrued daily bulletins on Fridays weid hear - We remember so well from that first fateful year. Our program was one which was called integrated, Civics, and science, and English collaborated, From Friday morning clubs we were not separated, With discussions and class trips we were pervaded. Our afternoon udancesi' were enterprising triesg With prescience of French tests we were never surprised. Long library assignments provoked HEI- li!! - . - ,J 11 '2- ' .. .. l-- - '- THET MI G GF many sighs, Science Hall was relieved when we bade our good-byes. ln SOPH-O-MORE year we reached our height, By entering the towers that Mreach . . . truth and lightf' We awaited uhearts and powers to solemnly unitef In the ancient lVlain Building, barely standing upright. A big little man, famed for self-reliance Told us of detention for tardiness and defianceg With mandatory track meets he'd made his alliance, Heid planned our activities right Hdown to a sciencef' The seniors laughed at us with heartless glee, And described frog dissections in biology. They sold us lounge tickets at a phenomenal fee, And prophesied our failures for 'fever-loveda' M.D. Oh, mechanical drawing, the joy of a sophomore - ...., C921 Ill I-I linl ggg Ill II- if I f Q51 'll 51 'N ,...E' 1 :'x J :li-1 W 'null t IL, ,ia all-I xc 4 0 I . ,- I . laaaal . . ' 5.-s , f i .....- I I---:I l:::.:::l D , in --'- 'iam' !::::::' ' '::::::l :::::::::: 'mm' ff . 1 l I

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all of which were grand. Biology weld mastered-we thought it was a breeze, But then discovered chemistry could not be learned with ease, We were taught about the ions and why things melt or freeze, And the ublissfuli' thoughts of physics made us quiver at the knees. The girls were spared from swimming, the boys didn't fare so well, st Q T if s - wif We all, however, suffered from the pains of S.T.L.: From tests on saws and rivets our averages rapidly fell, The halls still echo 'cl-ley Sonny, an anonymous S.T.L. teacher's yell! We finally moved westward in March of '59, To our beautiful new school, which was ready Mon timef' We were marched through the yard in straight double lines, 12 To the tune of shouting monitors and megaphones sublime. Fresh plaster and paint caused this building to reek, Whenever it rained the ceilings would leak, From walking long corridors we did grow weak, ln our seatless auditorium we often could peek. But soon this new ufactoryi' seemed more like a home, The mazes of hallways we learned how to roam, The mile hikes from subways we dismissed Qwith a groanl , And for ever-nearing Regents we started to bone. Our junior year taught us the real meaning of utestfi With SQT's and Boards, there was ne'er time for rest, But with uhighn intelligence and bountiful zest, We proved, beyond doubt, that we were the best. At last We turned SENTORS - superhuman, un-peered, For such great distinction we were justly revered, At this zenith plateau We became most endeared, Rejections by colleges were Hall that we feared. As Senior Class Pres., Vic lVIarrero was elected, Dan Fermaglich and Judy Gurland were also selected, With their contagious class spirit We became most infected, After many class functions we felt