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

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.Q ow n sig.-:gt-2.1.4 ,, , 1942 . . . FALL: We returned to Clinton after a glorious va- cation and were confronted by window-panes painted with chemi- cals that minimize splintering and prevent snooping during free pe- riods ..,. All of Clintons trophies and awards were removed to places of safety .... Our football team beat Roosevelt, lost to Seward, and was annihilated by Evander to the tune of 27-O .... Those were the times that tried men's souls .... The Senior military hats gave emphasis to President Roosevelt's proposal calling for the drafting of eighteen-year olds .... Refugees from Townsend Harris cluttered up our halls, but eventually they learned their place .... Morty Goldfarb, captain of the victorious swimming team, was elected President of the G. O. 1943 , . . SPRING: Sixth term was upon us, and we all firmly agreed with Macbeth that the first period bell is a knell that sum- mons us to heaven or to hell. , . . A fine production of 'ACharley's BIOLOGY SQUAD l PHYSICS i SQUAD

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l 1 5 rat , , u S Wore l in the tulty to 1 staggd iletl. . own. but V W Came H on Clin- are with a :ity Cham. lean. tame April Fool IAN 5 H, 1 V CHEMISTRY SQUAD f 1 LATE oFF1CE, ,..x . ,, .- , x 1941 . . , FALL: School spirit ran rampant as the gridders crushed McKee, Monroe, Evander, and Commerce, but finally lost to a strong Lincoln squad .... The quiet of a Sunday afternoon was shattered by news of the Pearl Harbor tragedy .... Mr. Clark's simple, but stirring address set the keynote to Clintons participation in the war effort .... Bond sales soared .... A War stamp barometer was set up in the rotunda .... Numerous War drives received full support from Clinton .... We still had normal activities . . .Cn 0. dances . , . elections. 1942 . . . SPRING: We were fourth termers with one-half ofthe rocky road to graduation almost over .... Is Zat So, Clinton Nite production, was a smash hit .... The city championship was captured by Clinton's track team .... Fire drills were augmented by air-raid drills ..,. Stamp and salvage campaigns were in full swing under the able supervision of A'Doc Guernsey. 21

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X.. P. T. oFP1CE 5 SQUAD MEDICAL SQUAD Aunt was presented at Clinton Nite .... Clintonites mourned the sad news that football was out for the duration .... Mrs. Schirr- macher's Dramatic Society presented a gay comedy, 'Cox and Box. . . .Larry Fuchs was elected G. O. prexy .... Every one of us looked forward with anticipation to the ever-approaching sum- mer vacation when school cares could be forgotten and Shake- speare could rest once more in his grave. 1943 . . . FALL: At last, we were Seniorsg well, lower seniors. anyway .... We proudly sported the diminutive yet significant seventh form button .... We developed a reluctant respect for Ed- mund Burke who could deliver a speech covering seventy-odd pages Cand in small print, tool .... A seven-period day was inau- gurated .... Periods were lengthened to forty-three minutes apiece. . . . Plans for a Seventh Form Prom fell through . . . Murray Frank 23 V I ,,,,5,..,,.,,----.-F..-..-e-f-.- ,X