John Adams High School - Clipper Yearbook (Ozone Park, NY)

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11 .. . ..i... -.- .1..ll-i....--.-1 - 11-.11 Dorothy B. Laws AN T0 THE CLASS OF JUNE 193 -X E The time is drawing near w en must leave the school which has guided you for the past t yearsl, have helped to form ideals of loyalty and service fo hic ohn Adams High School has already become recognized. Your great honor and responsibility, since you are among the first to be uated from this new organization. Upon your shoulders rests the bu en of its success, because the school is yours and will, in part, b e by your attitude after you leave its halls. Even though you ar graduated, you are just beginning your trust to carry out that wlu 1 you and your faculty have so earnestly striven. You have d hard together, you have worked hard together, and, as you are to enter and explore a new environment, I urge you to seek succes means of its ultimate determiner-good, honest, faithful work. For lt, there is no substitute. In the words of Henry Van Dyke, 56 Honest toil is holy service A Faithful work is praise and prayer. May you all he happy and successful in your various fields of activity, and remember that your friends at John Adams are and will continue to be interested in you and your new experiences. Most sincerely, Dorothy B. Laws 17

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I hope you realize, gentlemen, the full importance of the coming ex- amination in this subject. As you know, a failing mark will, in most cases, mean the withholding of your diploma, besides -Ted stopped short, shaking all over. Jiminy, why didn't I think of that before? He stopped short, his thoughts quickly taking shape in his mind. That's it. All I have to do is Hunk my psych. test and I stay another six months -with Dot. He raced toward his dormitory-he hadn't been as happy for weeks. He was as one lifted to the heights of bliss from the very depths of despair. He burst into his room singing. Tubby, his roommate, was there, plugging faithfully away for the coming exams. Say, where have you been all evening, you'd better start working. No boning for me, I'll pass without boning. Pm going to bed. The day of the exams came around, and Ted was seated at his reg- ular place in the exam room. As the exam papers were passed around, pleased faces revealed the fact that the test was not as hard as was expected. Ted received his, and noticed that he could pass easily. He handed in his paper long before anyone was finished. He could not meet the professor's eyes as he handed him the paper-his conscience was already beginning to hurt him. He walked slowly outside and in the direction of the park. He was thinking of the angry letter from his father, the tearful one from his mother--the surprise of everyone when it was found out that the sixth in the class ilunked because of an easy exam. .H The following day was a hard one for him. He was anxious to see his mark. He was beginning to fear that despite his recklessness he might have passed anyhow. When he finally viewed his mark the next day, he was assured of his failure. There it was--Theodore Dodd-418. He left on the run for Dot's rooming house to tell the good news! As he ran, he saw a figure coming towards him from the direction of Dot's house. As it came nearer, he recognized it as Dot, herself, coming towards him with a paper in her hand. Oh Ted, I was just running over to your place to tell you some good news. I just received a telegram from Miss Cleeves saying that an in- structor has just left and she will need one immediately - that means I can graduate with you and-why what's the trouble? Aren't you glad? What are you running for? 16

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ON THE BRIDGE It is the lot perhaps of all human beings to be unable to evaluate clearly the present, while that present is still tingling with the zest of battle. But occasionally there comes a lull in the struggle, and as the smoke clears away, man comes face to face with a realization of Time's inevitably swift flight. Such a time has come for the Seniors, and each passing day at John Adams becomes another well-filled page in the volume of memories lock- ed within the heart of each busy senior. It seems incredible that in a little while they will be separated from those they have learned to know and to admire, torn from familiar surroundings, and set adrift in a strange world, but they will cherish, in years to come, dearest memories of it all . . . the modern building with its spacious classrooms and busy corridors, the faculty that has labored individually as well as collectively to make of each student a worthy man or woman, the many extra-curri- cular sports and social activities that have strengthened the bonds be- tween students, the countless other little ways in which John Adams has endeared itself to them, making their high school career an unforgettable era of youthful dreams and active living. And so, fortified for the greater struggle yet to come by memories of past joys, they bid a last fond farewell to the school that will live forever engraven on their hearts. THE CLIPPER can be a success only if it receives the co-operation of the student body. This magazine is yours. It is intended for your en- joyment, its contributors are your fellow students. They have worked hard and well so that you might have a fine magazine. But their share of the work was finished when THE CLIPPER went to press. On you depends its success. By supporting your school magazine, you make possible future editions, future joys, and surely future memories. You who buy THE CLIPPER will be amply repaid by its enjoyable contents. THE CLIPPER is launched! Popular subscription must keep it afloat. 18