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

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nk LQ' vi 'U' .gi ' ff' my 'f 'QF ggi QI girwf aw .,., I its .Ja 5 L 1 A ' I I I,,-, I 5' .if .45 HARRISON FRERICHS Fine and Applied Arls MARY G. ASCH ER Accouniing JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON Science JOSEPH J. SEXTON English WALTER J. DEGNAN Heallh Education, Boys BERTHA B. ROWAN Heallh Eduucaiion, Girls OSCAR DOMBROW History and Economics EMMA MENNA Languages NATHAN SILBERSTEIN Mafhemalics DONALD K. PHILLIPS Music HELEN MCCONNELL Secretarial Sludies halrm ' ' ELSA G. BECKER Chairman KATHERINE FLOOD M. MILDRED SCHULTZ ALICE K. HEWITT GEORGE KRIEGER ADOLPH J. KESTENBAUM HANNAH JORDAN KATHERINE V. HELFER Direclor of Cooperalive Guidanc

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Victory Mail A Year Book, our edilors lell when lhey were compiling lhis one, should have above all olher qualilies lhal of making lhe presenl live again years from now. Some day boys and girls who are now gradualing will wanl lo recall whal lhis lime, Spring, I943, was like. They will wanl lo relive il in memory. And since so much ol our lhoughl and leeling is now wilh lhe boys who have lell our ranlcs lo lake lheir places in lhe various branches of our armed forces, lhe edilors believed lhal lhis bool: could nol do beller lhan preserve lhe messages so many of lhem have senl us lrom all parls ol lhe world, Space has nol permilled us lo prinl every one ol lhe lellers received by leachers, sludenls, and lhe Commercial Club, bul we have lried lo selecl a represenlalive colleclion and we presenl il here. We lrnow you will enioy lhese lellers now and long aller when our boys have relurned. Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands Dear Mr. Fontaine: The olher day I received a leller from home lelling me l had gollen my diploma. The news made me very happy, bul l wish lhal l could have been lhere mysell lo gel il. ll il is al all possible l would appreciale il very much if you would send me a copy ol lhe Admiral lhal had lhe wrile-up ol lhe gradualion exercises in il. l haven'l gollen any news aboul lhe exercises yel, and wanl very much lo lind oul aboul lhem. Any news of lhe happenings al Columbus would be welcomed, lor l really miss lhe good limes l used lo have lhere. One lhing lhal all lhis has laughl me is how lucluy lhe American youlh is lo be able lo go lo school and leran whalever he wanls lo. l've also learned lhal lhere is no counlry on earlh lilce lhe good old Uniled Slales. One never seems lo realize lhal lully unlil he has spenl some lime oulside of lhe U. S. l only hope lhal l will be able lo be back lhere in lhe very near lulure. Give my regards lo every one al school. And lell lhem l'll be seeing lhem soon. ll Respeclfully yours, PVT. LE ROY PRICE, JR., U.S.M.C. f 1' ' ,eil I x ' f Q51 0'-Www J. J- I lost the school ring when werfgere up in Miami. xx A x