Jamaica High School - Folio Yearbook (Jamaica, NY)

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HISTORY UNIOR YEAR The masses of boys following Angie Bellitto, Lauris Lambert and Ruth Levin have caused the girls to join Leaders to get away from it all. Jo Allgeier, Neck and Neck for Publicity wins by a hair, but never did let the hair go to her head. Paul XN'arner elected, Boy who you would like to do your Math homework with . . . in his dark room. Joan Anderson, browsing through the five and dime store, purchased a tube containing Colgate, Pepsodent, Dr. Lyons and Squibbs tooth powders and has dazzled us ever since with her sparkling smile. Ingrid Forssen and Ruth jackson finally discovered our swimming pool and so have found their true love. Jean Thompson, Edna Muller, Elaine Greenspun and Estelle Schonberger formed a secret organization to constantly bribe the Hilltopper Editors. They were finally admitted to the paper, after buying two cartons of pencils and erasers. justin Kolker and jack Carroll could be seen on Wednesdays wearing plain white sweaters hinting for their -Vs for Swimming and Golf, respectively. They finally got them. We believe somebody discovered cute Ronnie fpersonality galj Gemmill perched on the boss' knee. because, sure enough, she was later elected Secretary of our class. Our gym so tempted Margot Leventhal, Margaret Robinson and Shirley Sapir, that they all moved bag and baggage into the gym office and lived happily ever after. At last, we were on the diploma-bound stretch, three long years of tedious, heart-rending struggle. VVeary battle-scarred veterans, we made the Hnal lunge for our .... SENIOR YEAR Although Paul Fitzpatrick became a new addition to the terribly dwindled manpower situa- tion, he certainly helped the condition of many a female heart. The Hilltopper was ordained with new blood as Reggie Vecchione bloodlessly became Editor-in-Chief. Charlie Qwhere ya goin'j Koopersmith followed closely behind to win the News editorship. He's a newsy guy, anyway. Ed Herman and Bill Friedmann decided it was time to add something new to Jamaica High and formed the Student Party. After election, flowers were placed on the grave of Red and Blue. Our future Rembrandt, Mfinnie Greene, was so enthralled in her artistic inclinations, that she was unaware of the fact that the opposite sex existed QQ . A scooter was given to Lee Cohen, but she still was unable to keep up with her numerous activities. Dolores Mfilkens won the new Oscar for the leading Town Cryerg while Renee Maidman found a book, How to Make Friends and Influence People, and really used it to good advantage. ' Nort Peppis, realizing just how much Jamaica needed his athletic talent, donated himself to Mr. Copeland's basketball team, to become captain of the team. Mr. C. never did recover from the shock, neither did female bystanders. And so we have arrived at the supreme goal of our past four years-Graduation! Some of us never thought we'd get this far, yet here we are ready to set out on our different paths to seek what the future has to offer us. Wherever we are, separated though we may be, there will still be the bond of our own alma mater to hold us together. We will never forget you, Jamaica High School!

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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 . . .

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SENIOR CLASS GFFICERS Ifellou' Grnrli I 'z Q te' Y 's of pleasant activities, the memory of which will s b 'ri ed, we aryzdeaving the institution of learning that as gu - I , . Q I 1 ' fichildhood to maturity. It has been a l o . , ', z ' lwyclilrilnecl. On it we have gained in ' uable f -1 K e a11!9AgJ.tl iding friendships. - - J olwintoxa world of chaos, our futures will be v c ,A an tal l N Jhysica 3 titucles which our advisors here :Q . aica 5' . 1 ol A . 'c i1'cleavored to inculcate in Us will le cl ll.,-1,1171 re, t 1 te goal: Success. X ,W cparting Ve sinc i ope that the future graduates ol Jamaica High School will go forth into a peaceful world. t ELI.IO'l l' SILVER ELLIOTT H. SILVER President of the President s Senzm Class llcar V rradtu 's j If IX' n we acl? four years' association with our teach- 19 .cl frie ' tt jamaica High School, it will be with pride and appy in es wil the ho 'tlfat many line friendships for y ll ca 17 on tlnuafgh 1' . is i nothe' ste c pleted in the formation of our educatu nd c lac crs. 1 matter what our task ina-,' bc thc arm , college or the usiness world, we have been en- dowed wi the teaching a rd co rage to carry on as nobly as those before u . ' Good luck and God Speed to you, my fellow classmates. I wish you success and happiness in your future lives. joAN HAGEMAN IOAN A. HAGEMAN r . A f , , , Semm Class Vz1'e-P1'e.szdent K .f' it , MXLJNNJJ :fthe ' ,d,tf' 'ISYA Dx, ,. L . , l -- 5 , X, t 5 fr- Xgffjjxit. tx, a A pt f Lx if Q .Jn . ,ty J nit J 'A xj-J ' t . r ' . i VXXx 1, K L M. GEMMILL . i Secretary l I2 is , Vice-President of the