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

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SENIOR COUNCIL SENIOR FINANCE Finally. we've reached The Time we ThoughT we'd welcome. BUT as anxious as we are To grab a piece oT The wide world Tor ourselves, we Tind we don'T wanT To leave behind The Things and people we've grown Tond oT . . .and we won'T, really. We'll carry The memory of Tour years aT ClinTon wiTh us Torever. FALL l942 ATTer a resTTul summer, we enTered high school prepared Tor The worsT-and goT iT. We learned To be Typical ClinToniTes The hard way. Rare gym spoTs and all varieTies oT elevaTor, Tower, and lunchroom passes Tell inTo our hands-Tor a price. IT also became clear ThaT The cuTTing pass Tor Mr. STrassbourg's Civics class was valueless, ThaT Mr. Clarlc was noT The school mascoT, and ThaT WalTon annex was noT beneaTh The gym CHORUS ,- Arab.

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IFOUR YIEAIR STORY IAXND NOW lT'S OVER. Ouickly for some, slowly for ofhers3 buf if's all over . . . There'il bo no more plodding down fhe same old pafh wifh fhe rain pouring down . . . wifh fhe sun shining . . . wifh fhe snowflakes flying. You feel like shoufing, Thank God , and yef . . . lf was fun .... From Civics fo fhe Law of Diminishing Refurns, from buying gym spofs fo selling fhem, from fhe day we walked info fhe building fo fhe day we'll walk ouf for good: if was fun . . . sporfsman- ship . . . fair play . . . hard work . . . friendship . . . The Spirif of Clin- 'ron .... Funny fhough, if's fhe liffle fhings you remember . . . Pfi. oufdoors lafe in aufumn . . . buses so crowded fhaf fhey puf sardine cans fo shame . . . Mr. lv1ayforfh's madhouse lnof fo menfion his mealsl . . . Red Leffer Friday and Monday Morning Blues . . . cramming for exams . . . spring fever in classes . . . cheering for fhe Red and Black. . . . G. O. EXEC. COUNCIL BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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building .... We acquired speed in dressing and undressing Tor gym. IWe did go To gym Then, remember?l . . . The goo which was pasTed on The windows To prevenT The shaTTering oT The glass in case oT air raids sTarTIed us .... We spenT our TirsT RegenTs week laughing aT The poor guys who had To Take The TesTs. II-low innocenT we were.l SPRING I943 We greaTIy enjoyed using our own experiences To swindle The poor Treshies .... WiTh The money we made we spIiT our side laughing aT The crazy anTics oT CIinTon NighT's rendiTion oT CharIey's AunT . . . . IvIarTy Goldicarb, capTain oT our winning naTaTors, became our 6.0. prexy .... We suTTered greaTIy, wiTh The resT, when The announcemenT came ThaT TooTbaII was ouT Tor The duraTion .... The 6.0. VicTory Dance was a Tremendous success .... AT a huge assembly Principal Clark Thrilled and inspired us wiTh his UncondiTionaI Surrender speech .... The Track Team Took The honors aT The CiTy Championship MeeT .... War conscious CIinTon puT over a huge Ambulance Fund drive .... CIinToniTes mourned The deaTh oT Jim PyaTT, baskeTball sTar .... IT was a big Term Tor sporTs MATI-I OFFICE SQUAD soufxo eioLoeY