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

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LANDFALL It has been deemed necessary by the class of '32 that a special fore- cast be made by one having those mysterious powers which enable him to go into a trance which carries him to the year of 1952 and unfolds the eventual fates of various personalities who were part of that class's make- up. Obediently and willingly has this Senior Seer gone from his usual trance into one that has enfolded and evolved unto him the follow- ing forecasts. Read and be guided thusly: FOURTH BANK VICE-PRESIDENT NAMED Due to an unexpected amalgamation, consolidation, merger, etc., of the United States Bank with the First National Ozone Park Bank, Mr. Joe Buhler has been appointed 4-th Vice-President of the resulting com- bination. Mr. Buhler is noted for his exceptional bridge game, and his remarkable ability to maintain a perfect poker face, although there was a rumor that the acrobatic antics of a certain Frank Williamson caused him to burst into gales of laughter while he was posing for his graduation portrait at Prof. Heed's Art Studio in Richmond Hill. That rumor, however, has not officially been confirmed. OWNER OF POPULAR DANCING STUDIO INTERVIEWED The cause of the popular patronage of the Rosebud Dancing Schooln has recently been made known by a press interview with the successful proprietor-Miss Florence Pratt. Miss Pratt gives the follow- ing explanation for her phenomenal rise in the dancing world: I attri- bute my success to my inexorable patience with and understanding of my patrons. Miss Pratt also was quoted as saying that the expression,- Patience is a virtue, surely must have originated during the dancing sessions at John Adams High where she lirst received training in her profession. FORMER SODA-JERKER WINS HWHOPPER CONTEST Raymond Doner, a former soda-jerker, was acclaimed the winner of the recent Whopper Story contest conducted by a local metropolitan newspaper, after eliminating Ed Kearney, his former classmate, in the final round of this unusual contest. The idea of the contest was to tell the most fantastic story possible. The unusual ability of Messrs. Doner and Kear- ney in this field made competition exceedingly great. The uSpanish Ath- letes received as prizes 325,000 and 35,000, respectively. I Please turn to Page 541 23

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Sl-IOVING OFF To amaze properly all and sundry, to acquaint the public with the vagaries of the senior mind, and to leave John Adams with a settled feeling that all is Woke, we, the Class of June, 1932, do hereby present 66 9 a will that is as different ' as our class was: 1. To our Alma Mater, we will and bequeath the love, honor, and respect of the graduating class. 2. To Mr. Clarke, we leave our enduring esteem and our best wishes for very many successful and enjoyable years at John Adams High School. 3. To the joyful Juniors, we will the lofty crown of Seniordom, to rule as they see lit the masses of lowlier Adamsites. 4. To original and 5. To unto others ciples. 6. To sistance and the unsophisticated Sophs, we bequeath a goodly store of modern ways of conducting 6'freshie torture. the long-suffering Freshmen, we leave the quotation, Do as others do unto you, with rules for applying the prin- Miss Laws, we will our sincere thanks for her generous as- cooperation, and our hope that the next senior class is as well-behaved, unique, and altogether lovable as we were. 7. To Mr. Patterson, we bequeath a pair of roller-skates to facilitate the chase of 8. To sponsorship persistent hall-loiterers. Miss Keller, we leave our appreciation of her excellent and stamp with our august approval the bottom drawer of the file-cabinet in her office as the most convenient hiding-place for lunches, gym outfits, and other superliuous luggage. 9. To Mr. Middleton, we will our deepest apologies for all the lame duck excuses which somehow were offered for our breaches of conduct. 10. To Mr. Confoy, we bequeath a peak cap, sneakers, magnifying- glass, and other accessories suitable to his position as head of the gum- shoe squad. 11. To Mr. Weisberg, we leave a phonograph which he can turn on when his class runs out of something to say. Moral-the phonograph will never be used. 12. To Dr. Cusack, we will a magnifying-glass to be lent to all those desiring to Oifice. locate the famous little cubby-hole, known as the Speech I Please turn to Page 53 2 22

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