Bushwick High School - Senior Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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ll ,ztzzy salma , ' 1 1 i ' i -ff?-zrn 'fnVf SAMUEL POLATNICK B.A., Brooklyn College, M.A., Columbia University Friendly Mr. Polatnick, Chairman ot the Social Studies Department, has won the affection of all the students though he has been here but two years. Among his accomplishments may be noted a chapter, School Community Relations, in Ol- sen's The Modern Community School, an article in Social Education, a publication of the National Council tor Social Studies, and several articles for High Points magazine. HYMAN RUCHLIS B.A., Brooklyn College, M.A., Columbia University Mr. Ruchlis has been Chairman ot the Science De- partment for tive years. He is author of Exploring Physics, co-author ot Atomics for the Millions, and is presently working on a new book, The Story of Motion. He was president of the Science Federa- tion ot New York, and president of the Physics Club. Mr. Ruchlis has a great interest in construc- tion and tried out his skill by building his own summer home. GEORGE F. SEUFFERT B.S., New York University, M.A., New York University Cheerful Mr. Seutfert, who is in charge of the Music Department here at Bushwick, is the director ot music on all special occasions. He has been teach- ing since 1931 and has taught in Bushwick since 1939. In addition to teaching music, Mr. Seuffert is the Director of Music at Fordham University. He is also an honorary life member of the Cana- dian Bandmasters' Association and the Bandmaster of the United States Marine Corps. HARRY C. WOLFSON E.E., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, M.A., New York University Mr. Wolfson, Chairman ot the Mathematics Depart- ment, has been associated with Bushwick since 1928. He is especially interested in mathematical work related to scientific research, astronomy, and electronic computers. Mr. Wolfson was once in charge ot the mathematics, astronomy, and chess clubs here at Bushwick. He is now in charge of Audio Visual Instruction which shows educational movies for the benefit ot the students. F2 ..o-- 11. 1 I ff fy! if ff 1 --s li- , fi jg! y Libl .M 1 rw-ll. .fir r f --4 d'.' ' - . V-.. Fran WC f ix 0ml! l I 0 i - ef' f j,.,-.1 . I I A4 ,iff lgi I I K 4 , . , , 9 ., I Q52 , ff, fr X, Lf ,.:EJ'?-' . . 71,2-2 is-J ,' Q ' g J ffl?-A ' - -if f-9:-2 ,. qfff' -S W I

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mm MRS. SELZ In the poem Locksley Hall, by Tennyson, there is a particularly apt and happy phrase. The poet speaks of himself as the heir of all the ages. An heir, of course, is someone who receives a bequest or a legacy, and, in the best sense of the Term, all of us are the beneficiaries of the great minds of the past. We do not need, for example, To reinvent the Tele- phone or to rediscover a cure for diphtheria in every new generation. Each generation can Thank its forebears for what has been transmitted to it. AT This moment of your graduation, iT is good to Think of your own inheritance. The most valuable legacy that you have received, or ever will receive, is The doctrine that education is your right. You have not had to fight or struggle for The privilege of attending school in a free, public system open to all, others won that battle for you. lf you occasionally feel that There is something unreal in The picture of a Lincoln Trudging six miles To borrow a book, iT is probably even harder for you, who accepted The gift of education as your birthright, to conceive that There once was an age when learning was The closely-guarded privilege of The few. Our beautiful and generous city has given all of you the lavish gift of twelve years of schooling, twelve years of opportunity to cultivate your natural talents and to fulfill your potentialities. This gift was made possible by the efforts of countless large-minded men and women who felt that Man and Society can be refined and ennobled through education for all. Graduation is a ioyous time, it is also a wistful and a solemn one. Perhaps the solemnity arises from our knowledge that we have a debt to pay to those who made life easier for us. l am sure you will discharge that debt by becoming the type of upright and honorable citizen envisioned by the founders of our great public school system when they gave substance to their dream of universal education. . ff. 9 AW 3 is sw X 4 VG 115 s Q. fi 449 +I Lung, 5