DeWitt Clinton High School - Clintonian Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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HONOR SCHOOL QQUAD Vvhile l was in this intellectual coma, I tound time to watch the school roll by. Somehow, during that fall season, the 3062 blue pastelooard lcnown as the G.0. card did not bring the same liind ol pleasure it had previously . . . the stirring G.O. elections: the exciting football and basketball seasons, the mammoth Club Carnival in Gym with more than thirty Clubs represented: the ugirls gazetten ol the Clinton News and the promised Stadium. But it bring other pleasures. The main event was the Clinton Anni- versary. the celebration Y ' editions of the Magpie and the Clinton News, and also a jubilee on December fourth with atlwletic contests, plays, speeches by the lead- ing school personalities, and, ol course. dancing. Lite rolled on lor me slowly and lazily through the winter months, and on into the spring. Peace Assemblies again, the Rus- sian Hats ol the Seniors, the News pretty Girl Contest. plays in the Clinton auditorium the rumors about thi- reorganization ot ilu- l8Alth Street annex into science school. All ol this gave no hint ol' the monster that lay just ueyond the horizon. and l was caught coni- pletely unaware when t e French teacher one day brought up the subject ot Regents. Rege ts? Vvhat were they? The subject was fully explained, with emphasi . , ' ' ' - ing. l was thoroughly lrightened by an examination in a subject with which l had not even a spealcing acquaintance, and l crammed. spent hours in the Arista Help Classes, and slept each night with the French Boolc under my pillow. But all too late to avoid disaster. Nervoiis as l was on the exam day, l spent nearly the entire three hours on the conjugation ot avoir, and sweated lilce a sponge when I came out. 26 ..-Sant

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Slrorty Consagra as tre tore migtrtily ttrrougtr tlre Commerce line to elralli up our greatest triumplr. 4:-i-tl. Yessir. even tlrougtr l lilte my H I Senior lrat anct tlrat, l'ct trade it all to return to ttrose good ol' ctays. H Holly: l cton't blame you, tvtr. Gleep. Your story tras stirrect .e trarctenect veterans eteeply, tim sure l saw a tear or two in ttreir eyecm ' u recaltect ttre ctays ot ttreir intancy. riglwt, Jolrnny, tire away. ljarlaz tires ttre grictftle, let me introctuee Hornby Smytlre. votect ttre most Con. t Contributor to sctwool putrlications. Holly: Alway. to meet a man ot letters, txlr. Snryttre. tliell nre. lrave you ev tract arryttring putrlistrect. LIBRARY SQUAD Snrytlre: Xvell. no. t specialize in stutt tor tlre revolution. anct tlrese capitali. rtrollect-lt Holly: -UW r. 'tlrat will trave to pass tlre censor lirst. How- ever. suppose you engage tlre question ol ttre evening in ttre mean- wl i Give us your opinion. tironr ttre ractieal point ol view, ot tlre spent in trigtr selrool. w A: Xvell. l strait try. Stop rrre it l get too lrourgeois. Some- lrow. my Soplronrore year always stielis in my memory. protralrly tre- rause tlrat was my worst year. l came to tlre main tmuilcling in Septenrlrer ot tif. alter ttre 77ttr Street annex tract closect clown. anal instantly l lregan to lose all tlre tine visions anct plans t tract lormue latent cturing ltre lirst year. Higlrer marlts. squacts anft serviee-ttrey all llew out ot ttre winctow. anct l sat lraelc, earing lor nottring trut tlre present. l guess tlrat was a nornral reaction alter ttre treetie lmslr year. lrut wittr me it was Ctrronie. Let Emanuel. flsman anct ttre rest ot ttrose tellows get ttre lrigtr marlisz l vvoulct at least lceep mysell in gooct lrealtlsr try not vvorlcing too trarct .... Wu

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MATHEMATICS OFFICE SQUAD Did you succeed? I decided,-oi my own accord, ot course-to continue im French. Vvittmout a doulmt, a very judicious decision. rlwlmanli you, way. tor tlmat interesting personal discussion. Joimnny, will you mg tIme ne-Egad, Joimn. is ttmat a rainbow or a sunimeanm IIoating ny direction? Or are you leading tIme spectrum IJy tlme imand? From it my dazzled orims can see of imim, Ime is outfitted in orange slmoes, en rolled-up trousers displaying a plaid soclc wimicim wouid incite cotsnman to revolution. a purple simirt, and a sport coat wimiclm de- any description wimatsoever. Vvimo is tlmis marvel. .lolmnnyif I.et me introduce time imeppiest imep cat and alligator Clin- lmas to oiier. It's IVIr. fl .loimnny Slmag, time imottest lad tImis side VIiller. ly Im '1 YI Yealm, man. Iinm in time groove tonigimt. Call me a taxi- f . ' L ta., '. You certainly are. Yound pass lor a Cimeclier Calm anytime. mpose tlmat you play witlm our question, wimile youire still warm. It' you're slmootini time query to me, dearie, I'm ready. willing l aimle. I just want to aslc you one timing. tlmougim. Vvimat were time he outstanding events ot 1038 to I939, in your estimation? Xfvlmy, I simould say lVIunicim and time subsequent inva- I 1 oi Czecimoslovaiiia, time great Hoods in America, and time opening ot tlme New Yorlc VVorId's Fair. Simag: VVeIl. tImey may be timree oi time Imiggest to you. Imut tImey're not to nme. 6:30 in time morning .... Even timouglm we get out at Iflzjitl. we were deader than a smolced Imerring .... perimaps you wonder wimat I am talliing about, or maybe you can guess. fjut ot a cIear sity, we lmad a triple session timrown at us. Ot course. we Imew timat time scimool was getting crowded, time annexes closing down. imut.