Bronxville High School - Bronco Yearbook (Bronxville, NY)

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Qs 1' ' F . S Z I g r yi! 0 Page eight jammers started the year off by providing the music for the very first assembly. Members of the various advisories antic- ipated Dana Gumb's talks about the benefits of the G. A., and before the drive had officially started, rumors were float- ing about that Mr. Dodds' advisory had already taken the hon- ors by subscribing 10096. This rumor was verified in assem- bly two weeks later when the coveted banner was awarded to Dusty's gang. At the end of the first week, Taubie's public speakers started their season by speaking over WABC in a lively impromptu discussion on Youth and the War . Ted Taubeneck, Ellida Sadler, Mickey Collins, and Lindsey Grant took part in this discussion. So when we returned on Monday, September 14, to start our second week we were well started in our last year at school. Within the following two weeks, many other activities were started. We elected our Student Council representatives two days after registration, and within a week, they were getting our opinions about a proposed student recreation center, which would be similar to the one that had been so successful during the summer. Our Student Council also tried to get us all better acquainted by sponsoring a Welcome Dance. At first it seemed as if there weren't going to be many students present, but when the night of the dance finally 'rolled around, the large number of couples present testified to the effectiveness of Bob Rosseis and Jack Moffett's get a dateb campaign. For those of us who like to see action, this first open house was a good sign that our Student Council would be an effective organi- zation. On September 10, a week before the Welcome Dance, we Seniors met in the cafeteria, where Mr. Dodds reminded us that we were the first senior class to start a school year while our country was at war. He also told us about some of our responsibilities and activities as a class. Then we elected our officers. Pete Fitzpatrick was chosen to guide the Class of 1943 through the joys and sorrows of its last year in school. Charlie Parton was then elected Vice-President, Cathie Sue Linabury, secretary, and Dick Kellogg, treasurer. After the Senior Executive Council had been rounded out by the elec- tion of Art Morley from Goudeyis advisory, Marilyn Ringer and Werner Theissen from Moore's, Carla McBride from Dodds', and Kathie Moore and Leonard Dunk from Clever's, the entire council met at Mr. Moore's newly decorated chateau to undertake their first responsibility of the season, the ap- pointment of the 1943 Yearbook staff. After a lengthy dis- cussion, the council chose Kathie Moore for the big job of Editor, and Dana Crumb, for the job of Business Manager. In acting so promptly and efficiently in getting the Yearbook started, our class leaders justified our confidence in them. In the field of sports, more activity was being shown. Mr. Ritchie's soccer team began practicing soon after school start- ed, with high hopes for a very successful season. This year the soccer team got new uniforms which made it look like quite the snappy organization that it was. At the same time, oppor- tunities were being made available for the female athletes of Never let them stop, Pat Through the line Up and over Leave it to me Keep up the good work! Don't they look wonderful?

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UNDER THE BIG 'TOP To the strident notes of the calliope, the parade worked its way down Pondfield to the Big Top where already had been assembled the most educated group of ringmasters, lion tamers, and barkers ever brought together under one roof . Yes, there they were, waiting expectantly for us, and we, we were quickenirg our pace, for it had happened at last, it was September 8, 1942, and the opening day of the Big Show had arrived. In the gym the members of the cast, artists and acrobats, cowboys and clowns, comprising the most colossal collection of celebrities and curiosities ever assembled' in Bronxville- in other words the Senior Circus of 1942-1943-were counted and checked. To mention only a few of the stellar attractions, there were Muscle Man MacArthurg Lee Perry, expert of elegant eques- trianismg Indomitable Jayg the Edgemont Equilibrists, special- ists in their breathtaking act of balancing Scarsdale on one shoulder and Bronxville on the other, Bulldogging Becky Barnes, the Pulchritudinous Plainswomang together with that invincible veteran of many past performances, Miss Penney, the Cyclonic Cyclist. There were also the Big Cats, the Trained Seals, the Living Art Models, the Ponderous Pachyderms and many other great features comprising a glittering and glamorous conglomeration of talent. As the troupe marched past the lines of trainers in the gym we noticed many familiar faces, and a few unfamiliar ones. Among the latter were those of Mrs. Magaw, who would teach us shorthand, typing, and business, and of Mr. Long, who would teach history and also act as faculty adviser for the Mirror. Having by this time passed through the regular lines of registration, we then were herded into a new line, a line ominously referred to as the census line . After waiting for a most pleasurable hour and a half Cduring which time no harsh words were uttered concerning the stupidity of waiting so long for some silly census that probably didn't mean any thing anywayj we arrived at Miss Sanford's desk and found that she wanted the answer to that vital question, Have you moved? Although we told her then, she apparently didn't believe us, for a month later we had to fill out cards giving exactly the same information. When we had finished regis- tering, and were good and tired of standing in lines, we went up to the bookroom and stood in the longest line of all. This was a pretty terrible experience, but when it was over, we were all ready for the opening display of the most stupendous production of them all. Things got going very quickly that first week. Our growl- Q, ing goliaths of the gridiron had started practicing early in - Awix September, so they were already well under way when school - .fm T W opened. Not to be outdone by the football squad, the wind- ,Q N Q Ragtime Cowboy Joe K Keep it clean 3.4 L 'u' - - If ,Way down under S I .--- -- Stamp1ng Room Onlyn Ns-. ' 1' 'flu ' Thr Way You Look Tonight Those local yokels! Shout For Joy Page seven

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