James Madison High School - Log Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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PORT OF EMBARKATIGN All is confusion. . .hundreds of people rushing hither and yon in a seeming unending rush . . . Ahoy, the bridge . . . the great ship is getting ready to embark . . .eight hundred and fifty clean and neat public school graduates are about to embark on the greatest adventure of their young lives, their four years in high school. The elementary school autograph books are still new and shiny, and the students entering the great halls of Madison still have fond memories of their elementary school years uppermost in their minds. First, they are herded into the auditorium, which. they all remark, is much bigger than the one they knew in public school. They seat themselves in rows. and notice that, unlike their previous experience, there is nobody pushing them along to see that they do what they are supposed to do. They are expected to know what to do .... A friendly-looking man is introduced to them, and they are told that this fine man is going to be their grade adviser. A sweet lady tells them about the chances for guidance that are offered in our school. Anybody who is interested in playing an instrument or singing can apply to another man. Gee, this is really confusing ..., Now they are handed paper, which they are told are for I.Q. examinations . . . much brain power is expended on the various abstract problems and then they are finished for that day. But. they are told to report on a certain date in the autumn for their first day of, our regular high school career. With a wonderful summer behind them they are refreshed and ready to face the great adventure. Into the wondrous halls filled with hundreds of strange faces and strange rooms. They see the trophy case which houses the awards won by previous Madison students, and they wonder whether they will add anything to these awards. Large elevators and confusing room numbers are just a few of the obstacles that faced them. Finally, after much confusion, they find their way to what they have been told is THEIR official room. Here they are greeted by a smiling official teacher who efficiently conducts them through the seemingly end- less stream of forms that have to be filled out. After this is done the period bell rings. They shuffie off to their first class, the begin- ning of their high school career .... The lines have been cast off . . . full steam is up and the boat is slowly but surely starting on its four year voyage .... Bon Voyage.

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