Brooklyn Technical High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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DECEMBER Il, l94l: Germany and llaly declare war on lhe Uniled Slales. Public Addressz The Principal Speaks His Mind To lhe Seniors: OU ARE Tl-lE lirsl class lo graduale inlo lhe posl-war world. Whal is il going lo be like? For some ol you Seleclive Service will lurnish a lem- porary answer-bul lhen whal? Perhaps you, like many older people, are hoping lhe world will quickly gel back lo normal. There is no normall Many ol us are living lhrough our second posl-war period. The lasl apparenlly normal period was aboul l9lO. ll was lollowed by a world war, a shorl depression, a long unheallhy boom period, a slill longer de- pression and lhen anolher world war. Whoever slarled wailing in l9l8 lor normal limes has been wailing lor lwenly-seven years. Periods ol greal polilical, social and economic change are usually marked by war. Somelfrnes lhey cause lhe war. The war always accelerales lhe changes. l-le who awails a relurn back lo normalcy will wail in vain. There is carved in slone over a lireplace in lhe parliamenl building al Gllawa lhe inscriplion-- Nolhing is permanenl excepl change. You are going oul inlo a world whose scienlilic and induslrial prog- ress has been advanced lwenly-live years by a war. You are beller pre- pared lo lace il lhan lhe graduales ol any olher high school. ll you have been inclined lo mark lime unlil lhings gel normal again, slop wailingl For you, lhese limes are normal. Change is normal. Don'l 7 ---flue fi W i fr'--.Q 1 waill l.el's gol dei, 5 ,Q 14' J A N14 Y gill! And may you have lhe success you deserve. ,XZ K 'X e William Pabsl 1 , , U. 4, : . L- ,' , , , t, M , V ,z ',T,,,N,,.se,,, E V ,,,,.,Q, t 2 L A. I, ,1 les. ,,, I If 5' . J . ls- ,ff Killa N, .1 M .N 1 fi f 3 ,pig lp y ,, ' v ,ffixiv j y 'I' lr ll wi ff' Q' Hag: 7,5 l' an W 1 l i DR. ALBERT COLSTON 51. ,ig -gl . 5 yi LL' lfflulili Q' f:3J,,f,f3,11,ff' 5 iiiif'fQ!f' I ,Q- 'e!Zl9J'k'?'Q 'f.s+yf' as 4-if V s sf,-is -fi ,UjvQ,9'4gfflgl'A- Ill '1 'EQ' -V 1 f i -,gf ,jg ,j lj,ly1'.Ly gi ',-.ill I-fygfi, , -17,4 , ' filly :jf lpkl, ynirih. J ,X V . ,.,, 9, :PL !ngf.s3'-w'qjjii'.5pA1.3121 1'.5j,',9'.J ,-f5 fni Y c iigfliz '1'vZ 4',giimifirklfgfi-S1 sailfi ffl. f l , i T7 '5 ghff' ,:.,lj,f 1'iff'gJ'iQ .'1' 951' fir, .' l g 91, in-l,'?'rff1fi.f'vaftf1,fJ2'A-sew ,fm l - i Us my l . i Mild. ,lim 'J '1'E4..ffl'i . 'il I N V Lina 'hkff' , il.-aY?.f1x213A2F3f5f'A, I ,T . L, ,i,',5?,?E,hf3 fx ?-1 filifli l 1 A ' . is- U ur, ,if ,- i -rf s-- Q l 7 x pk' . V Jjljyllrfu is -. -f--i i i .. ntllliiff IH i.-T Yarr- ff? ' ' Acer'

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DECEMBER 8, I94I: Uni+ed S+a+es declares war on Japan. , prin. Phoio by Mr. Herman Haverlcamp Greefings +0 our new principal! Tech is gladdened a+ your coming: your repu+a+ion as a progressive leader is wide. We look 'Forward +0 a long reign of benevolence and lighf, goodness and wisdom. We wish you well, as we counl ourselves for+una+e.

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FEBRUARY l5. I9-12: Si ngap IVIIIDSRS. PAl5bl, MAYER, STRIFFLER, 'IAYLUR MESSRS. DKISCULL AND LAUB These Are the2Men Who Guide, Plan, and Counsel TWO C.P.O.'S CONSULT MR. TAYLCR MR. FANNING '! MR. GOLDSTEEN MR. CALLAHAN MR. MUNGER I-N5-T..