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

Page 27 text:

of elecfives. And Arisfa finally came wifhin our grasp. Whaf fun we had preparing for fhe Varsify producfion of H.M.S. Pinafore, equalled only by fhe annual Iaoaf ride up fhe Hudson. Affer Jackie Price was elecfed 6.0. presidenf, our class officers were chosen: John Dean as presidenf, Anne Marie Carroll as vice-presi- denf, Barbara Bruno as secrefary, Dorofhy Bernsfein as freasurer, and Harrief Eisner as hisforian. We wafched fhe seniors graduafe. Then, we, fhe Iiffle and shy freshmen of '5I, realized wifh a pang fhaf only one year more and our own graduafion would be only a memory. Wifh fhis sorrow- ful and joyful fhoughf in mind, we refurned fo Evander for fhe fourfh and Iasf acf. ACT IV SENIOR. Whaf a magical word! If was our furn fo be envied! Buf even seniors fake fesfs and wrife ferm fhemes. The year was crowded be- cause coupled 'I'o ordinary school work were fhe iobs of preparing for our Regenfs examinafions and for Senior funcfions. The year also seemed desfined fo be sad. No Senior Frolicl We complained and groused. Yef Senior Day proved fo be of far greafer disfincfion fhan any Frolic in fhe pasf, for we arrived decked ouf in our Sunday besf and we sef an example fo fhe resf of fhe school. The Class of '55 had sef a precedenfl May we sef precedenfs forever, nof only of fasfe, buf of scholarship, of course, of fidelify, of humanify and of humilifyl May we go ouf from fhe shelfering Big Top of Evander for fhe Iasf fime, loyal Tigers all, fiercely devofed fo our school, Evander Childs. BUSY FINGERS POINTERS FROM THE RINGMASTER STRONGMEN IN ACTION 23

Page 26 text:

ACT II If was wonderful fo refurn fo school affer a summer of Ioafing and growing, knowing 'rhaf fhere now exisfed lower fermers fhan ourselves. Ironically, we enioyed perpefrafing fhe very same 'rricks upon fhe hapless freshmen fhaf had been inflicfed on us. The female porfion of +he sopho- more class were delighfed fo observe fhaf 'rheir male confemporaries had grown quife a few inches, fhe laffer equally happy over fhe facf fhaf fhe former had nof. Once again Susie Sophomore donned fhaf blue sack ofherwise known as a gym suif, gasped af her formless body in fhe mirror, and proceeded fo pass her afhlefic skill fesfs. Once again we parficipafed in fhe clofhing drive and annual foy collecfion af Chrisfmas. Wifh fhe passing of ferm examinafions we wenf on fo our lasf free Regenfs week, and again we reached fhe year's halfway mark. The spring semesfer of '53 proved mosf excifing. We proudly wafched Evander's Spring Fesfival wifh ifs gliffering array of musical and arfisfic performers, welcomed fhe Herald Tribune guesfs, and elecfed Faifh Broder 'ro anofher ferm as 6.0. represenfafive. Soon we sailed up fhe Easf River fo Rye's playland of fun and excifemenf. The Regenfs examinafions quelled fesfive spirifs, bringing sweaf and fears for some of us. Buf we pushed fhose insfrumenfs of forfure 'ro fhe back of our minds as we began our second infermission from fhe Evander Big Top. ACT III Refurn fo school in 'rhe fall was happier because fhe fhree-year fighfing in Korea had ended and because we were now upper-fermers. Highlighf of fhe year were complefion of compulsory subiecfs and choice 7 SEARCHING FOR NEW MATERIAL TICKET PLEASE COTTON CANDY AND ICE CREAM TOO 22

Page 28 text:

GOING UP CHECKING THE SCRIPT GUIDANCE FROM A TAMER AND TRAINER IN SEARCH OF A NEW ACT FINALE 24