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

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I Sing Thee How? How can I tell in words that rhyme In meter set and roted, Wfhat people feel at parting timei How can such things he noted? lld have to start out with a sigh And- At this parting dreary We'll not forget the times gone by- The mere thought makes me weary. I'd have to say 'QI feel the pang- The deep pathos of leaving- And paraphrase the Scotch Auld Lang And feel its keen hereaving. How? Well, listen then Closely to me The time of parting sad? School of our teens we hail thee- Somewhere inside-lym glad. Berfzamf Lozvefzflml

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themaall on the same level. ,He is the recipient of three Major A's. We also have members of the fairer sex who are sports enthu- siasts. Perhaps they cannot kick a football, but that is a minor detail when you consider what they can do. Take Evelyn Hagan for ex- ample. She is the proud possessor of 2 Major A's, 5 Minor A's, Silver and Bronze A's, junior and Senior Life Saving Pins, -4 P.S.A.L. Pins and 20 chevrons. That in itself is self-explanatory. Basketball is her favorite sport, but she could not get along without the others. Miss Hagan, who is an athlete through and through, plans to go to night school after graduation to take a course which will prepare her for Health education teaching. She expressed a desire to become a member of a good outside basketball team which is probably the reason why she intends to join the Y. W. C. A. when she leaves school. Two out of her four P.S.A.L. pins were won at the girls' athletic field meet. Miss Hagan thinks that more of these lmeets would be the means of stimulating greater interest in girls' sports. Caroline Haas, who has been a member of the Glee Club for four years, is certainly a credit to the organization. .Miss 'Haas says that she has been singing as long as she can remember. She started her first singing at the tender age of four, when she appeared as Gretel in the operetta Hansel and Gretel which was given by her kindergarten class. Miss Haas admits that she took piano lessons once but somehow the task of practicing completely slipped her mind until a half hour before her music teacher came. She can play quite well, but would much rather sing. She would like to sing light opera more than anything. She particularly enjoyed her role in the Pirates of Penzance, and just whispered that she wishes she could be here to sing in Gondoliers. Caroline Haas is also outstanding in scholarship. She has received bronze, silver, and gold A's and has both meritorious and exceptional service awards. You may think that beating the drum is just a matter of hitting a pair of drum-sticks against a drum, but it really is an art and David Skalka has learned it so well that he is reported the outstand- ing graduate in the orchestra. When Skalka came to John Adams. he played the violin but then became interested in the drums. He intends to go to business college to study shorthand reporting, but above all he would like to get into the Symphonic Orchestra as a tympanist. When we think of the Glee Club and the operettas we natur- ally think of the Dramatics group and their productions. Vera Peko- witz, Edward Horowitz, Lester Korelitz, and George Thomas seem to have stolen the limelight, as far as dramatics are concerned. Miss Pekowitz began her dramatic career a year ago and has made rapid strides toward great success. Her excellent acting in Secret Servicel' is evidence of this fact. After graduation Miss Peko- witz intends to take a long rest which she hinted is oneof her favo- Thirteen 'Ve . Ll 3 :EMS . ..,.,' ...U , ffffff A5 WA J ld-wr Q55 Tj! 'M ,. V fi . ae f 9 572 , fi X 4 174 7 If rl wings:

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E at mergence, , V Ge Q P H A ,J x kd, QL, Is it chaos? The faith of naive child The simple, trusting innocent believing Unused to harsh deceiving- Then the sophist cynicism Ot the wordly adult code. This is but a prelude YV here it duly weighs New theorems on wavering scale And then oheyse For long or little their examples In wild impulsive mode. This is but a prelude, S Where each blunt transtiguration, ls a phase in the construction Of a strong or weak foundation For a newly formed creation Of a specific kind. A prelude still unbalanced, Significant yet dim Wliere character that is to he ls yet a childish whim. Here choose ye well your traits- Young adolescent mind. ' Adele Pollazk.