Jamaica High School - Folio Yearbook (Jamaica, NY)

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CLASS FRESHMAN YEAR Swptcmbct' 1941 The first day we entered .jamaica or one of the annexes, the sun was shining warmly over- head, which brought to us that certain desire to be on the outside of the walls. Those who went to the T. S. A. spent most of the day discovering that they were really in high school. Others went to the 109 Annex. They looked quite dejectedly at the 104 steps, which would lead them to unknown fate. Still others started up the steps to the school on the hilltop, wondering what such a huge place might hold lor mem. Many of us floundered about for a few terms trying to determine where our talents could be used to best advantage. That first eventful day found Ed Bantel making his first purchase in Jamaica High School. For 4 years he's been wandering through the halls in search of the elevator. Gene Q88 Keys, knock 'em dead with a solid basej Gallino, started on his musical career by disrupting Miss Bothunrs class with a shocking Beat Me Daddy. Teachers found themselves at their wit's end in trying to distinguish between two of the Hagquist sisters, and then one day the third one appeared. They gave up in despair! After missing it for the nth time, Ken Wilkens, Bill Larson, and Artie Michelson raced alongside the Hillside Avenue bus. giving them their experience at following opposing tracksters on the Cinder path in later years. On a rainy October morn, Bernie Morgan and Pat Brennan, caught in a heavenly downpour simultaneously, were endowed with intellectual powers far beyond their years thusly becoming brainstorms. Dr. Vosburgh found himself drowned in applications for transfers by the teachers upon their learning of the Hendish Ray Suarez, who insistently filled his inkwell with dissected insects. Lo and behold! What have we here, but none other than Bill Smith, frightened by a little mouse down at annex 109, swinging on the chandeliers. Little did we know that Bill would swing himself into becoming jamaica's leading Music Master. As school ended so did love QRuth Zeidner and any naive freshman attainable, , and the students looked forward to their . . . SOPHOMORE YEAR Many of us migrating to the main building for the first time, became lost among the turbu- lent masses of humanity which surged through the halls with uncontrollable fury. Ed Kelly, being pushed into the G.O. convention, slipped on a banana peel, breaking George Grady's bottle of milk, and so both were launched inauspiciously into their political careers. Dan Gallup swam through the broad blue expanse of W2ltCl', known in the folklore of Jamaica, as the Goose pond. Little did they know that two years hence he would repeat his performance, being repaid for his revelations as Unk Spectre. This year was highly brightened by the return of Varsity baseball to the school on the Hill- top. We had long hoped for this sport and now our dream was a reality. It was then that Elliott Silver was able to show his ability on the diamond. This he did and was rewarded with the captaincy of the squad in his senior year. Somebody gave Frank Hauser a pair of ice skates and Frank slid his way to fame and for- tune plus a great big major j. The fellows discovered that Life can be beautiful when they first saw Lorraine Hartung and Betty Carter at the Spring Hop. Pat Heffernan, Grace Larson and Kalie Flomp began their career of trying to establish a Sadie Hawkins day in jamaica, but were stopped because of lack of support by Beverly Heinrich, Ioan Hageman who never could see the value of man, at least not until their senior year. Dave Hess, being rebuked by .Ioan Attinson for becoming a social climber, became so inde- pendent, he managed the whole party. And so we depart from the arduous school studies, having attained our half way mark in our quest for the ever sought for diploma. XVith ever present expectancy and intense antici- pation we find ourselves dreaming of our . . .