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

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I I To gradltate, or not to gradnate: that i.r the qzteftion- Whether 'tix nohler in the tnind to ,rzzffer The llldllgf and hnrdenf of olttrageom hoineworh Or to tahe artnf agaimt the Board of Regentf, And hy opfioring, end lhenz. To graduate, to Jmdy No more, and hy graduating we end The heart-achef and the thoiuand lefty That .rtndentx are heir to, 'tix a ronfinnnzation Unufillingly Jhnnned! To graduate, to .rtztdy no tnore, To go ont into the world : aye, there'J a wth. For in the world oittfide of Adatnx what trotihlef may mine? W' hen we have .fhttyfled of our hook.: and left Adatnx, Who then will give IIJ' aid P There': the rexpect That makes graduation a calamity. For who would hear the zuhiinf and rontplaintx of Seniorf? The gradnating i.r honorable, the leaving if fad. The pangf of going, yet, the day'J delay. May oar going he a reft for teaeherf, the troiihlef That patient teacher! of Senior! tahe IV hen they theinyelzfey might the Jettleinenty 111466, IV ith an eafy attempt. They who only Jehool work hear. lVhy grunt and Jweat under a Jehool life? Bill the dread of Jontething worfe after graduation, The outer world from whofe Jztrronndingx Few .rtztdents rernrn, pzizzlexnlhe graduate, And tnahef ltr rather hear thofe Jinall httrdenxl we hare, Than to go into other we hnow not of. Tha.: the natural happinefr of graduating l.r .firhled o'er with the Jarrow of leaving So great a Jehool and .meh an inzderxtanding faculty. W ith this regard the J'87Il07',J' glee turn: doll And lofe the ring of gaiety. Rixe up new Jeniorf, And hid farewell to Adanu, the home of om' atnhitionx. Be all her glory rezneznheredi DOLORES SMITH

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Page Three THE JUNK JOYCE BURTON NOT SO CERTAIN In a dark, dusty, musty, cellar some- where between Moe's Delicatessen and Jake's Bar and Grill, we Find Joyce Burton working endless in her labora- tory. It seems while in Adams she got the idea for runless stock- ings due to the many runs she received in the course of the day. She first tried coal, air, and water with little success. But she would not give up. Again she tried, this time adding a pinch of ce- ment. And so the years passed, each time a new experiment, and each time a failure- Finally, after 20 years of laborious work, she made a statement to the press, which I should like to quote, Wear bobby socks and your troubles will be over, unquote. mom Sensational Author Is 4'Our Eleanori' The new author who is soaring to fame is Eleanor Riebau, the lit- erary light of the June 1946 graduating class. Her first book was Esnepsus which in- deed was a thriller. Coming off the press is her newest best sel- ler Cso her agent c l a i rn sl Ulivloisciedn which can be bought with her autographed picture on the book jacket for 25 cents. As special offer she will deliver the book peronsonally to your home with a singing message for 30 cents. CORN BELT GETS CORNIER Flash . . . fjust re- ceived from the wires of the P. UJ Aaron Adler and Theresa Murphy, who were voted Corn Huskers of the Class of '46, are stagng a breathless race in the State of Illinois, heart of the corn belt. lt is a close contest, and the judges are still undecided. Altogether, they have husked 626,372,598 and 22f36ths corns, and are almost out of corn. They are broad- casting urgent appeals over a nationwide net- work for more corn to husk. lt is rumored that a relief ship from Europe is on the high seas now with 220,000 tons of unhusked corn. COPY DE SK SNIPS The U. N. O. which celebrates its twentieth year this year has an- nolnced its appoint- ment of Eleanore Don- ovan and Kenneth Nolan as the chief hand-shakers to the United Nations. Twenty years ago back in John Adams High School in 1946 they started shak- ing hands. So much so that they were chosen as the most genial seniors. Their love of people certain- ly pays off. Dancing Doherty Mary Doherty voted the best dancer in Adams way back in '46, now occupies most of her time dancing around her home and running after her four daughters, not to men- tion her six sons. At a class reunion the other night I asked her why she wasn't dancing and she replied, My feet are tired. Popular Pets A new record has been set by Ronalda Moore and Robert Downey. They have shaken the hand of 111,321,652 people. It all started twenty years ago back in John Adams High School when they were chosen the most popular se- niors. We will never let the world forget, is their cry. Mary Ann Wackenhut voted in June 1946 as the .female found day and night class artist, can be painting furniture in the store of Ker-O-Seen. There's only one thing wrong 'though, she doesn't lacquer her job. ln fact, she says shellac a different ORB. Murder . . . ? Richard Metscher and Katherine Van Arsdale have recently estab- lished a mortuary business which has b e e n flourishing. Bleached blondes have been dyeing all over the place. As a result of the increased busi- ness they have been handling, they have es- tablished a drum and bugle corpse. mom Working Wit Mr. Phillip De Falco has used his talents to further his career to staggering heights. He third assistant of sixty script- composing Bob program. is now to one writers Hope's RETURN OF KIN IS OUT TO WIN Running around the Adams campus these days is a young Fresh- man eager to join our athletic squads. Your reporter first spied him trying out for the Track team, but he was so pidgeon toed that he tripped over his own feet. Next he tried the Swimming team but when told to dive turned kind of yellow and wasn't seen for dust. Still undaunted getting his signals I spied our Freshman getting his signals mixed while attempting to offer his talents to the football team. He is now the official cap- tain of the Girls' Cheer- leaders. Exclusive: On sound authority it has come to this reporter that this freshman is none other than the third cousin of Harold Wis- chert voted the most outstanding boy athlete of the June 1946 grad- uating class. .mom Artist Doesn't Fail But Lands in Jail Mr. Fred Zinna, one of Greenwich Village's most temperamental artists, was recently seized by an arm of the law when he tried to improve upon the posters in the Second Avene EI. As a re- sult, he is now paint- ing murals on the walls of the State Haven for Anti-Social Char- acters. His keeper magle the following statement to the press: He has plenty of time to do a good job, and we have plenty of walls. 28

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W r President ROBERT DOWNEY A Vice-President WILLIAM WHITELY js JMIMYQ 1 5 fww JWJ JF , f.,z N! 'fv , ' 1' ' . fl,-1 If 'J , V, V.. f .. l,fi5'4' Secrefary f' V V IYIILIDRRD o'NE1L1. t. I R . R Of R 1' ,ff K , M1 ,Wt 1 I Q Treasurer RONALDA MOORE