High School of Commerce - Caravel Yearbook (New York, NY)

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LAST VVIZL AJVD TESTAJIIEIVT '57 fs- We, the Seniors of the Graduating Class of Ianuary 1949, ,ffm having proved ourselves far superior to our teachers-after 9 all, we are graduating and they are still here-wc, the superior 5 Seniors of lanuary 1949, declare this to be our last will and fi fi testament: Q rg To Miss Bieber we leave a staff of freshmen who can tile 'rr' from A to Z . . . to Mr. Bridgman, a Glee Club St. Peter will eye with envy . , . to Mr. Carter, a musty old Rembrandt, a Venus complete with arms, and Bob Hope's gag-writer . . . to Mr. Chusid, a victrola that doesn't stop for lunch every live minutes plus an all-girl orchestra . . . to Miss Coughlin, two thousand pear-shaped tomes . . . to Miss Davis, an honorary chair in the U. N .... to Mr. Feld, a radar set to help him cut down on the cuts . . . to Mr. Ivler, a pair of knee-pads, a Mr. Holmes pipe, hat, and spy- glass to help him track 'em down for the Lost and Found . . . to Miss Iarclz, a stop-watch, a pair of binoculars, and a one-woman helicopter complete with saddle to round up the stragglers as they come to school . . . to Dr. Kwit, plush chairs for the English Office to make the Seniors more comfortable . . . to Mr. Lynch, a brand-new lunchroom and a song titled Three Thousand Muddy Feet, a New Lunchroom, and You -llt should really mop up.j . . . to Mr. Machleid, a life-time membership in the Polar Bear Club plus ice- cubes for the oversized ice-tray, the swimming pool . . . to Mr. Markowitz, Z5 beautiful photographers models, a desert island complete with natives, and a bottle of hypo . . . to Mr. Markwood, a brand-new money-belt and a cash register . . . to Mlle. Martin, ze pupils who say ze bong joors wizout zc faux pas . . . to Doc Masters, for the pupils of his future classes, hearing-aids, that they may be quite sure of catching every word he says . . . to Mrs. Scheulen, a robot to take dictation, write letters, cut stencils, roll oil copy, and help with the all-round work . . . to lyfr. Schneider, a Super Squad to carry on with service come rain, sleet, snow, wind, or what-have-you . . . to Mr. Shepherd, turnstiles to enable him to enroll the freshmen in a more automatic fashion . . . to Mr. Towbin, Roosevelt Hospital and a couple of band-aids-for the other teams, of course . . . to Mr. Wolfe, a black-and-white checkered flag and a medal to pin on the boy or girl who slides in just under the late bell . . . to Mr. Yacknowitz, a bottle of air-wick for the Chem Lab . . . VV e do hereby set our seal unto this, the last will and testament of the superior Senior Class of Ianuary 1949, and do duly appoint Mr. Kalman and Mr. Davidowitz to see that its provisions are carried out. IJ, ROBERT POOLE

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LOOKING AHEAD My mmd still fresh with the gossip of the Senior Lunch y 1ny lesson In no time it ill I was day dreimmg nn thou hts r ldriftmg to the tilk md wishes of mv fellow graduates Angelo Perottz 'md his burning desire to be 1 1'CSt1Ill 'l gl lk tcur . . . Yvonne Beauchamp making the grade of top-fl1te ' rl model .?. record-collector Addie Hossick right at home, open- ing up a record store . . . Eddie Santos planning a future as a pro soccer player . . . foe Di Donato hoping to play in the World Series with yours truly there to do the sportscast over a nation-wide network . . . Alice Djarnd- jian designing dresses for Hollywood big-stars . . . Iirnmy Rohanna leading his own dance-band . . . Michael Murphy treasurer of a big firm, counting out the money . . . Pat Patalano, member of the Secret Service, guarding our big- names . . . Louis Rosado taking to the air as pilot . . . Bruce Sauber also taking to the air, but as radio announcer . . . both Elsie Romeu and Eva Iarnison playing the concert piano at Carnegie Hall and Lewisohn Stadium . . . Ed Kiernan keeping an eye on things as one of New York's finest . . . Iohn lWcDowell traveling to fields afar as missionary . . . Nick Tsimaras establish- ing his own architectural firm . . . Thelma Pearson clicking as commercial photographer . . . Lucille Iarvis hanging out her pediatrician shingle . . .Gloria Pappas and Iohn Brothers watching their names go up in lights as great dramatic stars . , . Garnell Smith and Alfred Minaya joining the Commerce Hi faculty as physical ed instructors . . . Bernard Lederrnan decorating in- teriors . . . Albert Canton tap-dancing his way to stardom . . . Art Naftal singing his way to fame as a great opera star . . . Harry Torres, member of our Glec Club for eight terms, blossoming forth as professional entertainer . . . Erie Levy switching from soccer to surgery . . . Florence Smith dancing inter- pretatively . . . Carl Bjaelker moving in on Dizzie Gillespie as an accomplished jazz musician . . . Gerald Sobel splitting his time between the Senate and kissing babies in the park . . . Diana Liggeros analyzing your thoughts as a good psychiatrist should . . . scores of graduates, too numerous to name, doctor-ing, lawyer-ing, indian-chief-ing . . . - My dreaming was suddenly interrupted by my teacher's asking, XVintou, read your homework. Since I was unprepared for the fourth time in suc- cession, I knew I was ready for Kenny, who wants to be an undertaker. AQIXX ,f 5 room, I slipped mto my last-row seat and readred myself for I 'W' fs z z ' . : EDWVARD VVINTON 7