Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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Twp -F -'T I . u1wme w-rlwslyev-:'i' 'r--sf wvzggq Class History Continued from page 29 When we finally arrived at the exalted status of seniors, we looked for the special privileges that come with such a great honor but found that nothing had really changed. However, now we crawled drowsily into school by eight-sixteen in the morning. It felt like the milkman's shift! When our senior jewelry arrived, we went around proudly showing off our rings, pins and keys, the badges of our success at Flushing. fWell, we were almost sure of graduation. J We saw the January graduates proudly sporting their decorated senior hats and began planning our own hat decorations. We submitted to the humility of being ordered around by the eighth termers on Red Letter Day and wistfully watched them prepare for the first Senior Prom, Senior Show, and dance that the January graduates had ever had. Our own prom was not too far off and we waited impatiently for our special senior activities. To our delight, our teams were wonderful during our last year and once again we emerged Queens Champs in Football. For the first time, our gym was used for all home basketball games. Everyone received quite a shock when our principal, Mrs. Ward, announced her retirement at a senior assembly last November. After her touching farewell, we gave her a standing ovation for several minutes. We all felt a lump in our throats for she had won our' affection and respect during the three years we had known her. Mr. Waring, our 'administrative assistant, served as acting principal until our new prin- cipal, Mr. Arthur Franzen, came to us from Haaren High School in our eighth term. Our senior year was also a year of decision. Many of us were busy filling out college applications and preparing for College Boards and scholarship tests. We haunted Mr. Cray in the college room constantly, looking for advice on what school to attend. Choice of a school or a business career now might be a deciding factor in our lives and we examined each opportunity carefully. As usual, diamonds were on parade as the girls came in announcing their engagements. There was the customary last minute study and cramming to pass those regents and we realized that one failure could mean the loss of the diploma for which we had worked so hard. As we look back and summarize our accomplishments and our good times, we feel that when we go out into the world we will have the greater understanding and spirit of co-operation necessary for happiness in our future lives. Our high school career has taught us the meaning of the words, The Brotherhood of Manf' We are thankful that Flushing has given us the opportunity to meet and work with students of all races, creeds, and nationalities. This has given us priceless knowledge as we go our separate ways and strive for our individual goals in life. 67