Evander Childs High School - Oriole Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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I r l 1 i 2 SHIRLEY HOLLANDER ALFRED MASCICE Vice-President Presicleni' LISA ROSENKRANZ MILDRED LUTZER TERRY M. RINK Secretary Treasurer ' Historian , I If Q 4 '5 rr 'i -V 5' ' I v

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King and his Henclimen It is only as We approacti the period of mature responsibility, that we learn increasingly to appreciate, not with- out a sense of astonishment at their inebdiaustitbie patience, the Worth and wisdom of ttiose to whom has been entrusted ttie tasic of Hieading us fortiiw into fresti educational pastures during ttie past tour years. To F- principat and administrators, to advisers and teactiers, as wen as to the many others who have at some stage tended to the needs of the HHoclc,H we turn in leave-taking to convey to you, tiowever inadequately, the sense of our profound appreciation and the acknowledgment of a delat that shalt be repaid some day witti Iaonor and interest. God keep you tor many happy years at your fruitful tasks.

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Listen, M Children Once upon a time, in the far away iand of Graduation, there lived a heautifui princess named Diploma. Now, one of her ioveiiness shouid have had suitors hy the score, hut, unfortunately, such was not the case. For, you see, to get to the land of Graduation involved such unheiievahie difficulties that few were wining to attempt it, even for such an inducement as Her Highness. Among other things, one had to cross the deso- late forest of High Schooi, which was known to he inhahited hy ali sorts of queer creatures, hut especially hy a wicked dragon called Regents. So, many years rotted hy, and of all the aspirants to enter the forest annuatiy, only ahout three hrave souls reached the other side alive, only then to pass away from shock and exhaustion. At this rate, despite the efforts of the Finest matrimonial agencies, the princess seemed destined to remain an oid maid. But one icine day, there arose fresh from elementary school another youth who, too, was determined to try for the hand of Diploma. Evanderite ffor that was his namei, differed from ati the others in that he tacked fear that characterized his predecessors. With stout heart Evanderite prepared himself for the journey to Graduation. Evanderites mother hade him a sorrowful goodhye and advised him to he especially careful of the sirens Spanish, italian and French. As a parting hit of advice Evanderite,s father totd him to visit the Home of Conquered Vaiiants where the defeated Knights of Knowledge would tell him of their sad misadventures in order that Evanderite might heneijit from their experience. QPF strode our hero to the home of these hrave hut hroicen heroes. The Knight of Q.E.D. spoke in tremuious tones of the devastating dragon, Geometry, couched in the tangled wiids of High School Forest. HBeware,H he advised, Hof Geometry,s cunning axioms, propositions, and corroiariesg they lured and then iaid me towin The Knight of Soiecism advised thusiy: Hi sure never had no drag wit, that there Dragon Engiishf-excep if you mean gettin, dragged troo the swamps of Grammar and composishun for four iong years, and coming out iooicing like a mud ioticatn Evanderite staggered dazediy toward the Black Knight Eco, from Nomics-on-the Money, who imparted this gem of hriiiiant advice: :The Regents of Eco Witt asia you for theories that do not work, and exceptions to these theories that woric oniy hahf as weii. Believe it and you,H heiong in this home, tooin