Hunter College High School - Argus Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Clio: Thalia: Clio: Melpomene : WFT, ' While my charges waited till they too could go. And, jubilant that now they would be free of Caesar 'What's that old geezer to us P'-and his Gaul, The Sophomores then took their leave. After Sophomore solemnities, The girls in Thalia's able hands were placed, And she, sweet Muse of Comedy, Taught them the joys of Iunior Year. I, Thalia, Muse of Comedy, Witnessed final fun and frolic Preceding sixth term tragedy. Now term athletes had their hey-dey And bookworms learned to hold a bat, As I observed each sports event. Translating Cicero's orations- This was a new and tedious chore, And to the horror of their teachers, Some girls supported Catiline. An avalanche of new confusing facts attacked them: Physics and its laws of density they found too deep. Oh could their minds but finally Have mastered all the mysteries of matter! The G.O. held a carnivalg Fifth termers eagerly took part. Now 'upper termers' through and through, The girls were ready to go on, And after work and tests galore, This fifth term too did find an end. Fifth term was just a calm before the storm Of sixth, the girls soon learned. And now it is Melpomene, the Tragic Muse, Who tells their talef, This was a term of tragedy for all. Six majors kept them groggy-eyed,

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Terpsichore: Clio: Polyhymnia: Dancing and singing, a spirit of fun Pervaded this Iubilee Term. Hunter's birthday was the occasion, A wonderful show was the high school's present. The junior high's came, saw, and conquered The myriad troubles that beset unwary newcomers, And felt themselves a part of this Class of '48. The first French lcgon uncovered The mystery of asscycz-vous and souligner lc' mot. 'Question marks' sang 'Drink to me only,' While future Chopins wrote only key signatures. Angles and quadrilaterals, parallelograms and planes, Lurked in dark corners, Eager to trap scofiers at Euclid. Suddenly, the dancing ceased, The school mourned Roosevelt. In Memoriam, the term began a chronicle of his life Their spirits brightened as V-E Day was hailed. Finals were met and mastered And summer ended an eventful term. Now speak, O Polyhymnia, Thou Muse of Sacred Verse, And tell of fourth term's great events. Fourth term began in a world at peace. It was a term of 'firsts,' And the class of '48 Soon forgot the lazy summertime. The scrapbook of Roosevelt's life Continued to occupy their spare time. They searched for photos, Clippings, interviews, and articles. That most frightening event, the first Regents, Awaited these terrified Sophs, who listened To warnings and tales with pounding hearts. Social life blossomed. Dances With Stuyvesant began,

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