Carl Schurz High School - Schurzone Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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DEDICATED TO OUR PRINCIPAL Y. 1 , f s F' L- If I 1 K il : rw THE most important member oi the Carl Schurz cast is not the most prominent actor or actress, nor individual per- former. It is the man behind the staqe set who directs and controls the actions oi every member of the cast and who oversees the entire produc- tion - our kindly mentor and director, Mr. Iohnson. No man has approached a more ditiicult situation or un- dertaken so heavy a task With more courage and deitness than he. Mr. lohnson has had to till the void left by the retire- ment of our beloved Mr. Slo- cum, and he has done so in a manner so ettective and so natural that We, the graduat- ing class ot l937, proudly dedicate our annual to him, this ablest oi principals.

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Exeunt Players All the World is a stage, and for a time you have trod the boards at the Carl Schurz High School. The audience has been your teachers and classmates, who have applauded or deprecated your performance. You will not criticize their appraisal of your acts, as their judgment has been tinged with affection and sympathy. You have enjoyed playing your part, your act, your time, your place on the stage have been your opportunities. The acts, Well rehearsed, in Which you starred, were epochs in your career. They satisfied you, gave you confidence and ambition for future successes. If you missed your cues, faltered, mouthed your speeches, your discomfiture was not too humiliating as you learned to profit by your errors. A good act needs study and rehearsal. My association with your troupe has been short but pleasant. l have sat in the audience, have stood in the Wings, or even, at times, have occupied the stage with you. At such times l have been pleased to share the applause that greeted your effort. Your ability to play your role has been attained through four years of mutual labor with other actors, and to them and to you I give the credit. The purpose of playing, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as 'tWere, the mirror up to nature. And so, as your repertoire at Schurz has been in large part farce, comedy, and more serious play, avoiding tragedy, so may we hope that the rnirror's reflections have displayed truly your future performances. At any rate, as your present troupe dissolves and you attach yourselves to other dramatic units, in Whatever company you find yourselves, your four year run at Schurz will enable you to well play your part.