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

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SELMA AUERBACH IRIS STRAUS Commercial Vice-Presidenf Academic Vice-PresIdenI LEO GOLD PresIden+ Kfada O icerri MARTIN DICKSTEIN SHIRLEY LEVINE HERMAN SCHULTZ HELEN DOBKIN SEYMOUR LEVINE Boys'A'rI1le+ic Manager GIrIs'A+I'1IeHc Manager Senior Treasurer Senior Secrerary PubIIci+y Direcior

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EDITCDRI7-YL-..- In fhe beginning of February, I937, fhere sfrode fhrough fhe magnificenfly appoinfed main corridors of James Monroe l-ligh School a confidenf, albeif bewildered group of youngsfers-fhe Class of '4l. They were fo have been fhe hope of fhis generafion. for wide-reaching social reforms had been legislafedq fhe Unifed Sfafes was em- barking upon a period of prosperify: fhe world was af peace, save fhe localized Span- ish sifuafiong civilizafion was climbing onward fo greafer heighfs: fhings looked greaf for us,-fhe dull and desolafe youfh of foday. The affifude of confidence has been swepf away wifh sickening speed. We find ourselves on fhe very fhreshold of a war forn world, a world which has gone over fo fhe docfrine of mighf makes righf, a world where priceless masferpieces produced by fhis civilizafion are being desfroyed by bombs, a world in which human beings are forced fo flee underground like animals fo avoid fhe deafh from fhe skies, a world where a democrafic nafion is a novelfy. The Class of '4I fervenfly fhenks God for preserving fhe Unifed Sfafes as a democracy, where fhe people are guarded from fofalifarianism by a Consfifufion and a Bill of Righfs. We musf now dedicafe ourselves, everyone of us, fo fhe fask of being a cifizen of whom our counfry can be proud. The firsf sfep fowards fhis is fhe acquisi- fion of a self-safisfacfory economic posifion. In fhe world of foday, where compefifion is so very keen in fhe common labor marf, would if nof be wiser fo embark upon a career of specializafion? Of course,-as any haphazard perusal of fhe wanf ads will sfrongly bear ouf. There is greaf demand for skilled laborers, such as fhe fool makers, mechanics, chemical engineers, efc., men who are experfs in fheir own field. lf is frue fhaf in James Monroe you haven'f learned fhe above, buf fhe ancienf adage, Where fhere's a will, fhere's a way sfill holds frue. Federal schools are open in almosf any field, where a wise person may be educafed fo become a specialisf. If you sef your obiecfive, and fake advanfage of fhe various honesf means of gaining if, you can hardly fail fo be financially successful. Our Presidenf has sfafed fhaf we are going fo face difficulf fimes in fhe fufurep fimes in which loyalfy fo our way of living is going fo be puf under severe sfress. lf is fherefore necessary fo find a cerfain code of high ideals, and Then sef abouf living up fo fhem. ln parfing, if is my infenfion fo convey fo you a fond fare- well, coupled wifh fhe besf of luck. God bless you all! William Laurence Weissler

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PRE IDE T'S MESSAGE We ofTen hear The expression, How Time flies! BuT in our young lives, we seldom realize The Trufh and graviTy of Those words. Four years seem like an eTerniTy, buf in realiTy, we find They are liTTle more Than an incidenf-a delighfful chapTer. To many of us, while Those four years were in The making, Their gaiefy seemed dimin- ished by slighT grievances. i However, looking back upon ThaT period, we find ThaT iT was more joyful Than iT appears To have been. When leaving all This behind us, and crossing The Threshold To more serious maTTers, we will recall Those carefree days and noTe wiTh regreT The speed wiTh which They passed. Many of us realize how much we have mafured while in high school. Many may Think Thaf There is very liTTle Thaf They have noT yef experienced. No doubT, many will leave James Monroe eagerly looking forward To Their debuf in The more complex world. LiTTle do They realize, however, whaT They are leaving and for whaT fuTure They are desfined. For Those who confinue To college or oTher educafional cenfers, There will be few major changes save Those of meefing and making new friends. BuT Those who enTer inTo business, will be compelled To shed Their youfhful, careless ways and don The cloak of responsibiliTy. All of us now enTering an inflamed and angry world, will see, as Though for The firsf Time, how biTTer and uncompromising The world can be. LeT us, Therefore, noTe wiTh concern whaT we are leaving. LeT us noT bid a care- less goodbye To all our cherished memories. LeT us raTher sTore Those memories. There undoubTedly will be occasion To refer To Them. LeT us keep Them in order. BuT as To The fufure, we musT have faifh, and wiTh open eyes, go forward. Leo Gold Senior PresidenT