Christopher Columbus High School - Anchor Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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Oct. Dec. Ian. Feb. Mar. May Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ian. Today's the day I shaved. I should have done it weeks ago if it weren't tor Mom. I don't see what she cried about. Iournalism is my favorite subject. I think I'll be a reporter. Elaine is wonderful. I need a job. Either I work or I can't go out anymore. I'm not going out anymore. Did some last minute Christmas shopping at Macy's. The doctor said I'll be able to walk in a week. It seems as it Ioe Stalin got his plans mixed up. He ap- pears to be taking Finland on the Five Year Plan. I'm a seniorl I guess this is where the fun begins. I guessed wrong. Phil joined the army. He was the guy that was going to be a lawyer and everything. Murray and Iack are still looking tor a job. Never realized jobs were so scarce. Weather beautiful, but maybe I should spend more time in school. Regents week around corner. I should have spent more time in school. I've arrived. I'm a SENIOR. It feels great being on top. I hope I teel like this in five months. We got our hats. I like them. Mine would have to tit Helen. Maybe I'll get another one. Got my report card. I guess I'll have to buckle down to work it I expect to graduate this term. Senior activities sucked up too much of my time. Prom is drawing nearer. Still don't know where I'll get the money. Had our pictures taken for senior yearbook. Met Elaine at Iean's sweet sixteen party last night. Wonder who the guy is who was with her. Asked Elaine to the prom. She is already going-with Lenny. I'm off women tor life, but lite. Things are starting to look good tor Britain. Elaine was swell last night at the party. I think I'll ask her to the prom. Regents are drawing nearer. Sorry I haven't spent more time on my school work. lust a few more days to graduation. I hope I'm accepted at the University. I don't know what I'll do if I'm notl Met a honey of a girl last night at Alice's Graduation Party. She has brown eyesp I love brown eyes. BARNET DINERMAN

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Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ian. Feb. Mar. Iune Sept. 17th floor of Hotel Gotham. The A.P. gave him S10 for it. Back to the old grind. This term is going to be hard. I take my first two regents. Met Elaine today. She is in my English class. She has blue eyes. I like blue eyes. Might be transferred to a new school called Columbus. Took Elaine to Evander-Roosevelt game. She's wonderful. I'm broke. Elaine says that she is going to transfer: I hope I like Columbus. Did Artie feel silly when he called up the police station and found out that the invasion he was ready to fight against was a radio story. Orson Welles was Martian through Georgia. Tommy Dorsey at Paramount. I hope I don't get caught for cutting. I wish I were in-'Evander so I could play football. Eddie broke his leg in Saturday's game. Columbus isn't so bad. Met Elaine at a party. Am taking her out next Saturday. I passed my French regents. I wonder whose paper. was mistaken for mine. Took Elaine out again. I'm broke again. I should have gone to bed as mom said. Ouch, my head. By the grace of God, today I'm a junior. Columbus is a beautiful building. I wish I knew the building better, though. The freshmen are having more fun with me than I with them. Spent an hour looking for a pool on the fifth floor. I read An American Doctor's Odyssey. I think I was cut out to be a doctor. Spent all day being entertained by Mr. Fontaine. Evidently Dr. Rosenthal doesn't believe in whistling while you work. I'm off women for life. FrdIlty, thy name is womanl Took an exam today. Proctor looked at me as if I were copyingp I looked back as if I wasn't. The war has the whole school talking. I wonder if we will get in. Mom is worried about Carl and Artie. Took Elaine to the World's Fair, today. How beautiful her black hair shone under the colored lights. Turned down otfer to be captain. Wonder what I ever saw in it.

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.Md may at fha C-air U AVE a nice time, boysl Don't worry, we will. So long, Ma. See you tonight. Good-bye, Mrs. Steele. They were bound for the World's Fair, for a day of enjoyment. Naturally, they wanted to have plans so Bud looked at Iim and said: Where will we go, lim? Well, Bud, I thought I'd like to go see the foreign buildings. Why them? Here's our bus now. Let's go in and I'll tell you. They scrambled on to the bus, seated themselves and Iim started. Y'see, Bud, I figure I should know something about all those people who live in other countries. That's why there's so much intolerance in the world today. Because people from other lands are strange and have queer customs, we distrust them and fear them, and that's all intolerance is-fear and distrust. You've got funny ideas, Iim. All this tolerance business gives me a pain in the neck. Take the French now. All they are is a bunch of frog-eaters. And the English. Everybody knows they practically live on tea, And I don't wanna be dragged into any Swiss building to see some guys in short pants, yodelingf' Any further discussion would probably have led to an argument. Iim hastily changed the subject, When they finally reached the Fair, they were engrossed in a discussion on the merits of the para- chute-jump. lim didn't say anything about where they were going, but after some clever maneuvering, he was leading Bud into the British Pavilion. Bud didn't have much to say himself until they reached a room in which were displayed some motorcycles cmd bicycles. Holy cowl Take a look at that bike, willya? Gee, that's what I call a bike. Bud was so excited he whirled to face Iim and they both went down in a tangle of flying arms and legs. Even this didn't serve to dampen Bud's enthusiasm, however, and when they finally righted themselves he immediately began to show Iim all the line points of the vehicle he admired so much. This was in the British Exhibit. When the two reached the French building ffor it was only natural that they should go there nextl, Bud became enraptured at seeing an ambulance displayed. Wow . . . what a beauty. I bet you could hit ninety in that. I'd ride in that bus even if I wasn't sick. They weren't beautiful words but they were the only words with