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

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The foofball season sfarfed off wifh a bang, and Old Man Winfer paid us an early visif. However, Lady Spring also came early, and wifh her came fhe Forfiefh Anniversary of Evander. A common face around fhe school fhaf year was a former sfudenf, Aaron Schwaff, buf perhaps we would know him beffer by fhe name of Red Buffons. In fhe assembly he made a hi+ wifh everyone when a couple of fhe girls ioined him in fhe BuHon's Bounce. On T.V. screens all over fhe counfry fhe name of Evander Childs High School became familiar. Red never failed fo give his alma mafer a plug. December found us confribufing our exfra pennies for fhe annual foy drive. We saw fhese foys go fo fhe underprivileged children of New Yorlz. When Easfer rolled around, we again found ourselves doing charifable work. The planf collecfion was one of our besf. Veferans in fhe hospifals enioyed fhe planfs unfil fhe very lasf leaf wilfed. Anofher greaf producfion fool: place in our audiforium. The Glee Club, assisfed by fhe Modern and Folk Dance groups, puf on a very successful version of Gilberf and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore. If was one of fhe besf performances ever given af Evander.

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Hey, Dad, could you please help me? I could never close fhese back zippers. Take if easy or you will gef if caughf again. Thanks Dad. Gee! You know if's funny. l remember hundreds of fimes like fhis when I sfood in fronf of fhe mirrors in fhe locker- rooms frying fo beaf fhe bell. Oh! Hi Mom! Are you almosf ready? How do l look?- Jealous! You know, Mom, l was felling Dad if jusf dawned on me fhaf affer foday, Evander will be a pleasanf memory of fhe pasf. H' feels as fhough someone is walking oul' of my life forever. lf seems iusf yesferday fhaf we were geffing ready fo sfarf our four-year course as freshmen. GETTING A GOOD START According fo fhe calendar, fhe sfarfing signal for fhe race was Sepfember, I953. As we came info fhe building our moufhs fell open wifh amazemenf. We weren'f used fo such a large school. We fell for all fhe usual and unending fricks, like buying lockers, cafeferia places, running down fo fhe cafeferia and up four flighfs fo fhe gym. And fhose sfaircasesl We iusf seemed fo have a passion for using opposife sfairs.

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GETTING UNDER WAY The firsl' and perhaps mos'r difficull' lap of fhe race was now compleled, buf 'rhere was more ahead. Among +he various subiecrs for which we were programed in our sophomore year was biology. We had a wonderful lime dissecfing frogs, and if really proved +o be of academic value. Mr. Gay and his 'ream of 'fish' again won +he ci+y champion- ships. Mr. Gay was also named +he besl' high school swimming coach in fhe counfry. ln May, many of us wenl' +o our firs+ G.O. dance, where we danced un+il midnighl' 'ro fhe heavenly melodies of Diclc Roberfs' band. June ended fhe midway mark of our high school careers, and fhe race foward our goal was half complefed. ln Seplember, we would come baclc +o fhe halls of Evander as iuniors.