Central Commercial High School - Hour Glass Yearbook (New York, NY)

Page 35 text:

John lSt1rts IIll1I'l2 out h1s appllcatlon J QBell TIDES for change of class J Scene ll Grade AdVlS0fS olhce Its a small room Wllh a lar e desk situated at the rear of the room Along the sldes of the room lre chalrs for the students who wlsh to see the Grade Advlsor Mr Good IA mlddle aged man who has a knack of solwn many dxfhcult problems wrth whlch the students are ftced Hls klndness 1nd understand ln have won hlm the conhdence of the students J Come m Johnny Have a seat Johnny what seems to be troublmg you' John Trouble' What do you mean' M1 Good Johnny Mlss Moore spoke to me about you Why dldn t you fill out ln appllcatlon for colleve' And your marks' Do you know you almost falled this term' John My marks have dropped because I have no mterest m my vxork any more M: Good Johnny ll s not l1ke you to feel th1s way I know there s somethlng else involved and I lntend to find out what lt IS If you ll only tell me what the problem IS we can stra1ghten II out fLon0 pause J All fl ht Johnny when you feel llke dlscusslnv lt come back John fGets up and walks halfway out of the ofhce 1nd then stops and w llks brck tc M1 Goods desk J Mr Good Mr Good Yes John' John The reason I dldnt fill out the appllcatlon for Colle e IS th lt my folks Of course I reallze that lt lsnt my parents fault that they cant afford to send me I know they must have sacrificed a lot just to send me to hu h school Mr Good Im Glad you told me Johnny because I was ln the s une s1tu ltlon when I was ln hwh school Johnny Im Oomg to grve you a ch mce to get to colleve Rolllns College IS lVlng a scholarshlp test and I want vou to take It But I m Oolng to warn you now the test IS really hard so dont ralse your hopes too hwh John Mr Good lt s a chance and thats all I want Scene 111 Assembly one month later The assembly IS sltuated on the ground floor of the school It IS enormous It takes up the whole floor Its walls are decorited with plctures of famous men of the past John lTakes h1s seat There IS a speaker on the platform It IS Mr Good I-Ie IS tllkmv but Johnny 1snt paylng attentlon J Mr Good John Wenders please joln me on the platform John Yes slr Horns Mr Good on the platform J Mr Good fAddresses the audlence J I have asked Johnny to stand beslde me thls mornmf' because I have a presentatlon to make Johnny took one of the most dlflicult scholarshlp tests glven IH the city and he has passed lt and won a four year scholarshlp to Rolllns College fThe lssembly applauds no1s1ly as Johnny accepts the scholarshlp J 31 I 7,1 I 7 ' ff. 4 .- .- Q . 4 1 1 I 1 1 U - r s' 4 1 ' . . . g . . . .- I -4 1 r r W 7. 2 1 . T H ' U ' ' ' ' ' g , .. t 2 ' ' ' ' C. A. 7 A' , , A. G . ' G . ,C , . ,C . . -I c Q 1 cant afford to send me. And I guess that's the reason for my low marks. . . . , . g I . .' ' g ' . , ' L z ' g , . , C ' z g . . . g : . ' . C I , , .l . .1 .I . C 1

Page 34 text:

Iohn Wenders M1ss Moore Mr Good Jer1y Wh1te Tony Rleh I 1111es Deo Ze dflf CIICIIIICIKIS H1 h sehool student Te leher Grade AdVlSL7T Cl1ssn1e1te of John s Cl.1ssn1 1te of John s H11h school student 1The pl 1y be11111s o11 1w1n1e1 111111111111 III Fbblllelly l950l Sum I .I01l1IIyS oll1e11l el1ss The 1ve1 111e el ISSIOOIII VNll.lI Ill AIIILIIL 111 suspended on 1 vt 1lk beh111d the te 1el1ers desk There are torty desks n el111rs 1n the roo111 1ll oeeupled by the students Mm Mama IA 1111ddle uced won1.1n vu ho IS 1 Hood hstener und Syl1IplllIllCS w1tl1 the problems ol l1e1 st11dents 1 lohn Wenelers ple 1se eome up to the desk tor you1 eolle1e 1ppl1e1t1on bl 111k lnlzn lHe IS 1 111odel student wlth 1 l1k1ble person 1l1ty When l1e deeleles to do SOIIICIIIITIU he woes 1ll out 1n.l usu 1llx 11n1s ll perlecuon He w 1lks up 1nd t1kes h1s eollewe .1ppl1e1t1on from the le 1e 1er J Th 1nk you lReturns t 11 seat 1 lom CHe IS IH IVCFISCZL student well hked by the l1eulty und student body He enjoys spo1ts 1nd IS 1 111e111be1 ol the school b1sketb1ll te 1111 H IS se 1ted next to lol111ny 1 Johnny wh tt 11e vou do1n11' lohn I 111 trv1n11 to l1ll out tl11s 1ppl1e1t1on Wl1 ll do you VN IDI, lnm Wl1o 1re you t1k111 1 to the PIOIIII 1111111 My 111other Wl1o 1re you t.1k1nf1' 7011K I thouvht ld t1ke 111y INOIIILI too but sl1es too tull for 111 And be s1des you know I 111 p lfll 1l to blondes lun lHe IS the el 1ss elown He tr1es to e1vo1d d1fl1eult wo1k by 111e 1ns of dlllerent methods l1e l11s 1ntrodueed throuvh 111 1ny years of e IICIUI pl 1n n1n11 I Whats upl John We were just t1lk1n11 1bout the pron1 D1d you get el prom date ye 11111 You guys should know 111e by now Wl1 II do you thmk' When I 11 1nt SOITICIIIIHU I Oo out 1nd 11et It Tom If ll 1 101111 lc 1r1 1111111 I 0111 101111 la IIN Well do you have 1 d 1te Jerry' Of course no Why not lover boy' Well I just g we up g1rls for Lent Wl11t eolleves 11e you lellows lpplylllg I111 t1y1n1 to get 1nto it 1te Penn I 111e III LII t And you Je1ry l 1 I111 not 11o1n11 to eolleve 111 11o11111 to st ly IH h1 h sehc o 1n for subpeets the rest ol 111y hte so I e Ill be ll tl1e d1 1tt IIIIX erm tor you tl1 ll s 11o1n11 to be e lsx '40 I O .IN , . , C 1 , ,. -L l . L.. . , . 'K . . .1 . ,C I , X2 Lf 'J' . e e 1 -. ,. , .. .. n , nw 1 C. 5-1 1. L Ke. L 1. it L L .- 4 11 1 ' 1x . -- 1 ' 1 ' I . , x x e 'L X e I. . . X ..1lLl 1 1' -I 1 su -1 X' H ' -l,, . ,l yi t 4. L L N 1' s 1 - V x-- x - K y. xl,-x - 1 s sy- ' 1 - 1 Esl 'sz ' 1 1 ' . 1 ' x 1. 1 .11 1 1' 1 '1 1 1'. X' 1 Q C -S .1 1 .1111 QL . ., L L 1 . Q.: L L I . L 1 1 1 ol .. '-1 1 1 X , '- 1 '. . 1 1 1 -. . L 1. L . . ' L . . IQ 21 iz ' Q 15' 1 11. e. 1 . L 1 1 . , 1 1 4-s ' ' .- L ' 1 :- . . - fl '1 . 1 11 . . e -- 1 1 1 1 1' - ' , 1 r. L Y L CA . ' 1 1 1 1 f. ' . . . . ,. e I -- ' 1 -1 1- s' 1 ' .1 x- V. K.: L , . . x.. - -1- f ' 1 '. - - 1. I L B .. ,.... '. ..1. . ',. . ' ' ' -- , 1. - .. 4 X L.. X L 1' 1 il-. L - . . C . b. . . - ' - L L ' . 1 sf? . . C . , 21.1. 4 1 . 1 1 . f' 1, 1 '. . 1 I 1 L I 1 1. s C.. C L C, . .. , 1 1 1 A . . 1. L . 7. . , 1 ,. .. ' 1 1 ' - . . s 1 s-1-s 's 1-. ' ' 'T 1 . L l 1 L 1 .. ' -1' , ' . ,. J . 1 . 1 1 . 1 I-11 .1te. . e ' V 3' 7' MOI ' ' - 1 l' ' '11 --1l'df l . Y. . C ,T F. C : ,ev C . 1 ell ' 11' 3 l v , - x1 31 3 -1' , , . ,. S L L . 7' . ' , , '. ' ,,., E. 1. - 1 ,C C

Page 36 text:

M1 Good Well Jol11111y how do you Ieel now' John tTe IIS torm rn JoI11111y s eyes as l1e speaks J I I e 111 t lrnd t11e rreht words at tI11s r11o111e11t to express l1ow I feel But I w 1nt to tl1ank you for all you have done tor me And I wrll trv to do 111v best rn eolleve so wl1en I return yo11 wrll be proud ot me as I am proud to be 1 student ol tl11s hrvh school 1nd 1 puprl of yours I thank you tJol111ny steps on the plattor H1 J Tony You see I told you not to worry Icrrx Convrrtulatrons Johnny the best of luck John Tl1anks thanks a lot Come on let s fro some plaee 1nd t rlk I have some t11nv to show you two lon1 rt r rtI Icnx Y s whrt rs rt' Iolrn Well you Iellows remember th 1t IILII unele ot IIIIIIL lonr Yes John Well I1e rnvrted rrre to st 1y wrtI1 I11r11 lor two ye 1rs He s 1rd III I1rs letter e w IS gornw to Ieed 111d elotI1e rrre lor Iree 111d besrdes tl1at hes rrorng p ry r11e eaeh month lor my expenses Tonx Wh ll drd you s ry l1rs n 1111e was ll 1111 John Unele S1111 Jerry You know I ITLVCI knew a guy lrke you tor rettmg so 111 111y r11rse1able breaks Tony When do you have to report to the Army' John Tl1e d 1y atter I Ur 1du IIC Ienx Boy those guys are really fast You know I ve wot a way of beatme the draft Tony Here we vo 111 1111 Iohn Look I ve wot to rur1 I want to vo l1o111e and tell r11y n1otl1er about the sehol IISIIIP 7on1 Ok rv well see you Inter Sum IV Assembly tour ye IIS I llel Mr Good Wrll J rmes Deo ple 1se eome to tI1e pl rtlorml Janus Yes srr tHe re rehes tl1e platform I M1 Goof! Today rs 1 gre ll d1y rn thrs SLIIOOI s l11story We present to you J rmes Deo thrs four ye II seholarshrp whreh we I1 rve spo11so1ed rn the name of Johnny WClIdefS a student a brrllrant student who attended tI1rs school four ye IIS .wo Johnny would have fr1adu1ted from eolleve today but hrs ed11e1tro11 was rr1ter1upted Hrs hrst oblrvatron w IS to hrs eountry and he served rt well He was drafted or1 July l just one month after the Korean w1r broke OLII F 1te tur11ed rlrarnst Johnny one nrwht whrle Ire was statroned near tl1e tront Irnes 111 Korea Johnny W IS rn eharge ol 1 pl rtoon rn Korea He h rd reeerved orders to penetr rte enemy Irnes 1nd to report the str1teg1e posrtrons ot the enemy He led hrs pl 1too11 tlrrouvh the enemy s tront Irnes mel w IN ILILIIIIIII to l1rs own IIIILS when Ire 1r1d hrs wI1ole pl1too11 were 1111b1rsl1eel IIILI mrrrdereel III Aprrl l95l We 1ll srneerelx hope tl11t yo11 1111 e -'ood use ot your sehol IISIIIP IIILI III VOLII I11t11re yerrs ILIIILIII er th ll Johnny Vyenders 111 rde II possrble lor you to wrn IIIIS SLIIOI rrshrp Furl Bnshonc N 1 T f i I ' I 'Il '- . 1 I . J . 1 , I . 1 , . . I.-1 1 I1I-.- I- I.1 -1 I , e 1 1 1 1 1 1. I ... s L. 1 -1 'A I I fx-- ,- 'I rf I ' I ' 1 1 . 11 . e . . I I' - I 1' -' - I - . , Y d 1 C... I yy 1. 3 I 4' 4 X4 ' ' 1 . 1 L1 - 5 - . . 1 - . - 1 IL C II I . 1 . I 3 I I I 1. , 1- 1 ,1 1 , . ,.... . . - - 1 . y. be 1. . 1 . I . 1, 1 . , 1b 1 L 41 . 1 ' C 1 . .Whe S1 . ,.... I- . - . y. 1.1, e 1 . ' 1 'K Y' 'E 3 1 4 -.I Vi I I I . . 1 . e . 1. H xv ' I x. , 1 X ' . ' ' ' II4 ' I I .' 3 1' . . 111 11. .1 1 hs 11- ' 'II 1 1 I I ' - '-II - 1- sr 1 I'- e. U e .11 1 1 . 1C to . I If - '- I -I- I 1 1. ,. 4 1e 1 e 1.ege . - 1, . I L I 1 I1 , 1, 1. I 1 -K1 - . - 1. U. U 1 e . v- 4 1 ' I 5 I 1' 1 4 I L L L I C ..1. . 1. 1, ',. I 1 ' , ,, . ' I D. , 1 1 . b g I' X' I1 L L- A' C' C' ' I - 1 I - . I1 I I . ' ' ' c- ' c 1 I1 . I Ii. 'XX 1 il .. Lv.. 1 L . 'I .I I XI I- 4 ,I 1 ' I -- 11 I 1 e 1 e . I W I A 1 X' I 11- I 3 3 I I ' A I I l I LI L I ,.. ,. .. , .,l1 ,1 , . ' . . '-. I. . ' '1-I '- '- 7 I -If . . 1 L L e 1 1 1 1 . 1 , ' ' I .' ' 4 114-x 4 1 I 'N 11 4 ' ' 'X . f 4 - I - L 1 1 4, 1 1 , . , . , ' ', . , '. 1 1. 1 , 1 11 e1 . ' 1 ' ' 1' C C C' ' 3 1. ' 1.1' , . '. '.- ' I ' 1,1 '. 1 . , e 1 , 1 1 C 1.1 1 . 1 7 . 1 1 14- -4' . 1 3 I' - 4 1 . 1 , 1 L - -I 21 I 11' - ' 1' I- -1 . U 1 C 11 14- x '- . X-I -I 41- N I 1 H4 4 -4 1 I L1 C L I 1 4 -XIX. X ' 1 1 3 3-I ' 1 I -1 1 3 - 4 'I K 1 L ful I L '.. ' I X X 1 I X I .' L ' 1 1 X '-' I' ' 1 1 . 1 C, 1 1. . 1. -I - '- 1 ' 1 I1 1. '- 1 I 1 11, 1, e e1 g 1 I.. I' L 1 e 1 - x I - XI, ' I. 3 I ' IX., 1 1 1 1 - 1 I . . 1 1 1 I . -I -I I1 - 1 .- ' . ' I ' 1.-- -I I llx I.. I 1 L 1 I 1 X ik .I lui 1. I I I . 1 I, X. , x' X' .1 1' ' 1 . . ' e 1 I 1. 1. e. . I I v'l ' I 7