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

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DEDICATION The Senior Class I956 Chrisfopher Columbus High School Mr. Sidney Mandell A+ Graduafion Anchor Office B2 Chrisfopher Columbus High School Dear Sir: For years you have wriffen abouf us: in our yearbooks, on our assignmenfs and on our reporf cards. Now i+'s our furn. We are going fo wrife abouf you. Unlike Macbefh whom you so valianfly explain, we realize +ha+ you have chosen a profession fhaf brings almosf no reward, excepf perhaps lhe safisfacfion of doing a good iob. H has been a long, arduous fask insfrucfing fhe dull-wiffed characfers we are and we fhank you for no+ giving up on us. All fhose 'rimes you raised your glasses, covered your eyes and mournfully moaned, Why, oh why did I ever go info 'lhis profession? we were secrefly glad fhaf you did, for whafever reason. As well as 'reaching Shakespeare and grammar, you have spread before us a world of sfories and poefry fhaf we had never known. We speak for 'rhe wrifing classes 'rhal have been exposed fo fhe wisdom and undersfanding in your leaching of fhe wril-len word and fherefore 'lhe experiences of life when we say Thank you! We fhank you 'foo for making us aware of fhe fhings around us and for helping us learn fo record fhese fhings on paper. Mosf of all, dear sir, we fhank you for heading our liferary-arf magazine, Horizon and our yearbook, The Anchor. Your unfiring efforfs which have deall' wifh minor as well as imporfanf fasks have been an inspirafion fo fhose sfudenfs forfunafe enough +o work wifh you. You have been a person fo look up lo, noi only for your disfincfive infelleclual abilifies buf for your fine sense of humor, good fasfe, charm, warmfh and capfivafing personalify. You have always made a sincere efforf fo undersfand fhe problems of youfh and by your zeal and insighf, you have helped many of us 'lo overcome fhese problems. Aside from 'rhese many admirable personal virfues, you have revealed a wealfh of knowledge and fraining which reflecfs a rich and profound culfural background. You have been a model, an idol and 'rhe besf example fo follow. We 'rhank you, sir, for being all fhese lhings. There are very few ways we can show our grafifude and appreciafion. We have decided upon one, and so, we dedicafe our yearbook fo you. We musf fhank you for so many fhings, buf fhere is so liffle space. We 'rhank you for being iusf yourself. The Senior Class l956