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

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'ff-' - , 1 nu.f.,,1- . . ,M , 'ff 4,4-311. .,.-.few - , -I -A '-isirfi' Q7 was elected G. O. president .... Larry Fuchs was chosen to take the reins of our Senior class. 1944 . . . SPRING: SENIORSIU We could hardly believe that at long last we had arrived .... We purchased our combination tickets, appreciative of the bargain We were getting for only three dollars .... We received our Senior Civil War chapeaux .... Gee, they looked so nice when We voted for them .... But the undergraduates were impressed, and the girl friend isn't choosy, anyway .... Loud groans echoed throughout the school when We received our graduation photo proofs .... Still louder ones could be heard when we learned we had to take them back in person .... With Mrs. Whalen's return, the Magpie published another memorable issue .... Clinton Nite was a sellout, featuring an ex- cellent production of I-Iere Comes Mr. Iordanf' ably supervised SENIOR FINANCE i OFFICE f SQUAD f COMMITTEE ECONOMICS

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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

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:.li'1?f: Tr ' 1f i- iffffif 3,-s'i+'L- .. g. A . ?:2iia.r.... .. :. :Fr-1 2'-Q , -' ' 6- -f1?4:2i -4 :?::'f-fl A-r- -fs f ii':,Qi', SPANISH OFFICE SQUAD MATH I oililicia souzxo I by Miss Leon .... We struggled through college applications, feverishly, worrying what this or that item meant, despite the fact that most of us would enter the armed forces on graduating .... The names of Schayes, Kaufman, and Campbell were on the tip of everyone's tongue, as Clinton's thoughts turned to basketball. . . . We won the Bronx championship, but were defeated by a strong Franklin quintet in the semi-finals ..., We took every type of test: the V-12, A-12, Radio Technician, Air Force Reserve, and the intrastate scholarship exam .... Class Nite was swell ..,. Regents Week we hit the jackpot .... Practically everyone had at least three exams .... Graduation drew nearer .... Finally, the great day arrived ..,. A few speeches, a few awards, and then our diplomas. . . . Suddenly we realized that it was all over .... Four years of work and fun that we would always remember .... AND NOW THE FUTURE IS OURS! Z5 ..,, . v X 1 I I F I Us