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

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GCVER ME T IANUARY BOARD OF GOVERNORS R Korn, Mr. W. Degnan, Mel Rothman, Mr. A. Isaacs, Mr. A. Isaacs, L. Friedman, Mr. VV. Degnan, R. Kaine Mr. T. Benjamin Mr. T. Benjamin Dear Fellow Craduates: All good things must come to an end, but their pleasures will last for- ever. The final year of our high school education is rapidly coming to a close. Our fundamental teachings are now over and the inevitable tests of life must be faced. Here at Clinton, we have made many friends and acquaintances. Some of us may meet again while others, because of individual aims, may never see one another hereafter. The seed that was planted in our freshman year of high school has shown steady growth. High school has matured us, and like the seed which will later grow into a mature tree, we will branch off in many directions. VVhat sort of lives We will lead is not a matter of chance, but a matter of personal preparation. We may be rich, poor, happy, or sad. WV e may be successful or we may be failures. Nevertheless, whatever the case, Awe are the masters of our own fatesf, IINILIY ALSTON JEROINIE CvROSSB'IAN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL I. Grossman J. Alston Mr W. Degnan Mr. A Isaacs UNE

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STUDE IANUARY IUNE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT HONORARY PRESIDENT Jerome Grossman James Alston Mr. Archie Isaacs VICE-PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT Solon Holstein Paul Gartner SECRETARY SECRETARY Paul V igiletti Edward Haymes

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ATTENDANCE SQUAD ENGLISH OFFICE SQUAD Mr. C. Biermann Mr. J. McConnell Dr. S. Bernhar DANCE BAND Mr. B. VVeiss O R LIFE AT CLIN TO September, 1953 - january, 1954 VVe were freshmen. According to the dictionary, a freshman is a student in the first year of a course in a school. But We were more than freshmen. VVe were defeated fresh- men-defeated by the order of things. The year before, We had been in the eighth grade of public school and had thought we were tops, We knew all the tricks and nobody had better fool with us. And now we were bullied, derided and forced to buy gym spots and escalator passes in a school that was much too large for its short name. But, aside from our problems, we were proud of the Red 'ni Black. Bob Boyar was elected C-.O. Presi- dent, thanks to c'Busterv VVolosky's mauling of the enemy line, We Won the mythical Bronx-Manhattan football crown, in basket- ball, Ierry Vogel and Bill Murphy led us to a play-off spot in the Carden, Where We lost to Columbus, and to round off the social sea- son, the school held its Fifth Annual Music Nite. And, With this, We meek ufreshiesv ended our first term at Clinton Wandering through the mazed halls in rubbers to escape getting Wet from the snow, rain, and hail which greeted us as We left the building.