Fort Hamilton High School - Tower Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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9 DJ and she didn't get home until uwayw after two. And the Senior lioatride was really extra special. A whole gang of them had missed the boat because they just had to have a last 'fhot dogf' But they didn't have to walk home. They got on a boat chartered by another school and it was fun defending their school against a whole boat- load of 'cenemyv students. And, of course, the Senior Prom was the ending of a perfect Senior Year. It was the most wonderful prom ever and everyone had had a wonderful time because no one got home before dawn. Yes, they were all wonderful, their high school years-just wonderfully perfect. She suddenly felt cold and came back to the present with a start. They were standing under a lamp- post and there was a fine mist coming down now. She looked up at Bill and followed his glance up at the lamp-post. g'Remember, Bill, our Senior pin was a lamp-post and it looked just like thisf, 'fThat's what I was doing just now, remembering. I thought to myself, why did you want to come back here after ten years in Cali- fornia, a place you have come to love? And do you know what the answer was? It was because we had such a good life here. We did all the things school kids are supposed to do and we enjoyed our- selves. I thought of the wonderful times we had here in this high school. And l thought of that first article I wrote about 'teen-age deliquency, of how deeply I felt on the subject. And suddenly I knew what was wrong with my writing. I was trying to put into words things that I knew very little about. You have to write about things you know and believe in or it's no good. Now that I know what was wrong. lim going back to Hollywood and write the best darn script the studio has ever had. Come on let's go home. And this time I mean our real homegCalifornia.', Julie smiled and as they walking up the street she turned around. The high school was dark except for a few lights-janitors toiling through the night. Through the mist she could see the tower and the hands of the clock pointing to nine. In just twelve hours, students would be leaving prefect to start classes for the day. She thought, we had fun then. but we can have just as much fun now. Oh, it's alright to look back but looking forward is even better. PATRICIA FLYNN i' - 'TL 5 j YV X

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Highlights of the Golden Years The great days were November 3 and 4, the days we presented our Senior Show. Cnr first performance on Thursday at 3:15 caused many a bitten nail. Would the curtain open at the right time, and would they turn the spot off soon enough? We worried and prayed for it to be a success and it was. Our second performance on Friday morning was a little smoother and more polished but there were still quite a few jangled nerves backstage. After all, our fellow Seniors were out there watching, as were our parents. Each group tried to make its own scene the best. The Strolling Through the Park had to open up the show with a bang! Our mas- cots were in this scene and they were a hit. The Minstrel,' followed and they had to be as good, and better than the first scene. For Mr. Quigley's sake they had to be letter perfectf' Then came the ever popular Varsity Drag. Mr. Mattei played a big part in the Baby Scene and of course got a big and welcoming reception. The Juke Box scene featured the familiar Lindy and even included the Voice. The Finale was made up of every scene in the show and when we sang We are Seniors of Fort Hamilton we put our hearts into it. We really felt like Seniors and were proud of our class, our show and our school. The show was fun, but it was hard work and rehearsals some- times lasted until 7 or 8. If there had been a few more late rehear- sals we would have suffered from malnutrition. And some of the people in the show came back to school later to work on scenery at night and on one Saturday morning. The stage hands also had a big job to do and we all worked together to make our presentation a success. It could not have been a success though, without the untir- ing aid of Mrs. Levis and Miss Kehoe and we are extremely grateful to them for helping us to make our Senior Show the best one everf, ESTELLE CLAUSEN Thirteen