James Monroe High School - Monrovian Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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DR. HEIN'S MESSRGE OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL Graduafion Time, January I94I Dear Friends, You are leaving us To learn more abouT life in business or in college. Your eyes are peering inTo The fufure, your hearf beaTs a liTTle fasTer as you prepare To sTep inTo The unknown. How glorious To be young and To look expecTanTly ahead! Buf, for iusT a momenT. look backward over The years spenf here. WhaT sTands ouT in The panorama of your school life? If your mernory's eye is normal, iT will be The democraTic way of life you have been permiTTed To live. I-las one of you been singled ouT for This, or reiecTed for Thaf, because of your race? Your creed? Your color? Your faTher's bank accounf? Your moTher's educaTion? Your grandfaTher's occupafion? Has one of you been subiecTed To regulaTions made for any oTher purpose Than The welfare of all? I-lere, indeed, you have had an oppor- TuniTy To live in a communiTy paTTerned on The ideals hoped for by The founders of our way of life. IT has been such a common, everyday experience for you, ThaT some of you may no longer give iT ThoughT, buT accepf iT as if iT could noT be ofherwise. BuT, look across The sea! IT can be ofherwisel LisTen To our FascisT-Nazi-Com- munisT pleaders here. Observe Their acfions. Yes, They would have iT ofherwise. Go ouT, Then, inTo The fufure, defermined To preserve for yourselves, and for The Thousands who will Take your places here, ThaT same democrafic way of life. Be sTrong in ThaT faiTh and make your mind and body sfrong To defend ThaT faiTh. Do your share as man and woman To show ThaT The democraTic way of life is noT a selfish way of life ThaT crumbles aT The firsf aTTack, buT ThaT iT is a sfrong way of life ThaT inspires sacrifice, ThaT is worTh dying for because iT is The only way worTh living. Young America, The American way of life is enTrusTed To you. Be worThy of The TrusT. r Principal

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CONTENTS TAKMIYIG Wulllgel' I DEDICATION , .. 4 DR. HEIN'S MESSAGE ...w ,. ,, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AS..E,, EDITORIAL ....,.,..I.., CLASS OFFICERS PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ,,,.... -6 ..8 . 9 IO II YEARBOOK STAFF ...,...... I2, I3 ALMA MATER ,,Y,...E ..... I 4 SENIORS ,.v..... I5-79 METAMORPHOSIS OF A MONROVIAN ...,.A. ..... 8 O ACTIVITIES .....,.. 8l-92 SENIOR SPORTS L 82-87 COMMITTEES ..I,,. 88-92 LITERARY ,,SL.. VV..,. 9 3-I06 CANDID SHOTS OF FACULTY LSLS.. SS,. 9 8-99 CANDID SI-IOTS OF STUDENTS Y,L,S, IO2-IO3 ADVERTISEMENTS ,vS,LL ,S.L I O7-I I7 ALUMNI OUESTIONNAIRE ..,L.. . l2O

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