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

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THE MOSTS Did you ever wonder what happened to those people in your classes who were voted most popular, most likely to succeed, most witty? For our twentieth anniversary issue we decided to look up some of our former mosts to see how close our prog- nostications were. Case number one-Most popular girl in 8-7, june, 1920 GARBO, GRETA, 8-7 0046 Remote Avenue General-Actress Gym Clubg Friendship Clubg Golf Club, War Club Always friendly, always gay, Thinking of more friends She'll make some day. Case number two-Most Witty in 8-1, January, 1935 KARLOFF, BORIS, 8-1 1313 Ghoul Road Academic-Taxidermist Nature Clubg Needlecrafters. Before he sews them up He puts them in stitches. Case number three-Most Likely to Succeed in 8-5, june, 1946 SUTTON, WILLIAM, 8-S 61738490 Alcatraz Lane Academic-Accountant Sr. Class Treasurerg Eco. Clubg Aide to Lunchroom Cashier. Likes to be called Willy, In accounting so astute- Soon to get all the loot. Case number fouraMost Shy in 8-9, june, 1949 PRESLEY, ELVIS, 8-9 412 Hound Dog Street Academic-Chiropracter Music Appreciation Club, Birdwatching Society. Poor Presley will never Get any place Sitting quietly Staring into space. Case number five-Most Witty in 8-4, June, 1937 KRUSHCHEV, NICKY, 8-4 1900 Grotsky Square General-Building Contractor Arista, Reading to the Blind. Clever Nicky is a builder You can trust, He'll build a wall You can't bust. Case number sixQMost Likely to Succeed in 8-13, BARDOT, BRIGITTE, 8-13 36 Featherbed Lane Commercial-Secretary Dean of Boys' Ofhceg Shy Brigitte Bardot From C0-op learned a lotg She'll be a good secret'ry Then settle down for housewifery. GIL MARLOXWE January, 19 5 0 X Q st-xx . x t , xx V .5 X . .gzip S X -wg., . 'U x Mi K 'fib- sf 'sg si ali . A X my 15? ix Naive - X .-it' X

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THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE In America, it seems that we measure progress by size, that is, the bigger an object the better it is. For example, we make our cars bigger and gaudier each year. Our supermarkets get larger and larger. Products put on the market today are never made in a small size. They usually run from Large or Family size to the Giant Economy Size. Therefore it is not strange to hear a clerk saying, Large is the smallest size we make . Movies are advertised as colossal or stupendous, with casts of thousands . Every- thing is done on a large scale, and if one doesn't stop to think about it, it seems that the biggest is the best. This is obviously not so. Anyone who goes to see a giant spectacular comes away awed by all the noise and color but ignorant of ideas. A quiet, unobtrusive black and white film may be much better in all ways, but it is considered old fashioned. Though it may be acclaimed by the critics, it will be a monetary flop. Why can't the people in America come back to the little things in life, the little things in size-books, for instance, the little things in entertainment-like plain con- versation, the little things in life-thinking, judgment, questioning. Books can't be easily advertised in three different sizes. Thinking cannot be made into a new model every year. Two men's conversation on world affairs can't compare with a cast of thousands crossing the desert. Or can it? We in America are supposed to have come from people who were rugged indi- vidualists, who thought for themselves. All the luxuries of modern life have weakened us mentally and physically. We tend to accept things rather than question them. Our values have changed. One big question for this graduating class and for all of us is this: Can enough people retain their natural curiosity and interest in life to keep us from becoming a civilization contented with mediocrity? SUSAN WARSH IN MEMORIAM In the midst of our anniversary festivities, it is fitting that we pause to pay tribute to Mr. Bernard Greenberg, who died suddenly at the beginning of this school year. Mr. Greenberg, teacher of social studies, former acting chairman of that department, was a vital, interesting, beloved fellow worker. With his constant willingness to cooperate, his enthusiasm for everything and everyone in Columbia, he had just taken on another job-the publicity of our Twentieth Anniversary-when death came. In a very special memorial service held in our Library on January 30th, Mr. Kolevzon, Mrs. Davis, and Mr. Dombrow paid moving tribute to his memory. Briefly we quote from the words of Mr. Dombrow, his co-worker and personal friend for many years. . . . my respect for him developed because he was one person who could be sure to criticize because of principle. He was a man of profound integrity and deep conviction. He was a man of the faith who not only believed in it but practiced it. He was a man of expansive loyalties and sincere devotion . . . And while Columbus has lost a very faithful, devoted, and dedicated teacher, I regret only one thing-that this audience consists only of colleagues, because essentially, while he loved his colleagues, his deeper devotion was to his pupils, and I think this audience should be crowded with them. We in Columbus-teachers and so many students over the years- will not forget his fine personality and his unstinted dedication to our interests.

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