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

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Dedication Helen T Munn Fhalrman o the Izngllsh Department ,lohn Adams Hugh School .SLI HN YILARS ago, a new tearher jomed the aeults, as chatrman o the Lngllsh department Htr astute mlnd and ntmble wut, as well as her masterv o language and her keen conception of all phases where she I8 revered by her students Her eteellent manner o mstruetmg, has led her to be regarded not only as a good tea: her, but as a me rzend Her sense o humor appeals to all who appreelate elenerness Her duersl :ed ltnowl edge o other subjeets I5 a blessing to those who us llme, syllabus teaehlng Beeause o these and other me eharaeterlshcs we are honored to llellu ate our 5emor lltpper to our frlend Mass Helen T Uunn HI' LI' Nl' FULDSTI' IN O I . I 1 . . . V, J . . . . I U, f - ' . f of vulture, have im-reased,her popularity to a point A ' I . . I f' f ' - f - . n , f . W , I . I' I' . sc , ' .93 i I. . . s I If I 1 .l I A '

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WE .JO ccnrs n emert w en we spe k o' tn n scftcol w rk The man ho t stu ent o e er c gueen ty e d st kn tn t ea tron lS a conttnuous pr ce en er' nt se ves to pl ce proper emphasrs upon the unendtr auest for kncffledae and wtsdom We are thus rerrmded of the ns neea keepma our eyes hfted t the ever new and htgher goals o tne ar hor1zon that beckons us on At the same ttme htgh school ommencement marks the success ul c rrpletron of an tmportant stage tn our educatlonal progress As th1s part cf the school plan butlds upon th b src NO k of the prtm r chc l 1t ts rtself an mtroductlon to further edu atton We sornetrrnes call the h1an school a preparatory school or an 1ntermed1ate or mrddle sch l to emphas1ze ts funchon as the entrance to contrnued educattor Thts aadrttoral educatton may be formal 1n college or specral sch l or 1t rray tnvolve drrect entry rnto the ltfe long school of exper1ence rn wmch we are all eventually enrolled ln etther case the tmportance of domg well the preparatory work of the hrgh school staae of our educatron can hardly be stressed too much The mastery of the tools of learnrng begun wrth the three Rs tn the prrmary school s a malor responstblltty of the secondary school lvfathemahcs fore1gn languages and the sctences play thetr part here Wtth these tools the development of loglcal habtts of thought and of sound standards of Judgment takes tn rncreastngly wtde areas of knowledge The growth of mmd and character even tn the hght of modern c1ence reta1ns much of tts orrgtnal mystery but tn some strange fashron these elements go to form a body of pr1nc1ples to govern thouaht and conduct ln these tragtc tlmes thrs prtme objecttve of all educatlon has taken on rncreased stgntftcance Thts ts no placd pertod of hlstory tn whrch most men and women could pass sheltered ltves undtsturbed by war and rts attendant ev1ls As the vents of our day gallop on at break neck speed we need more than ever a ftrm hold upon a bastc frame of reference by whtch to mea ure the worth of the plans and proposals offered as the solutton of our prob lems As commencement remlnds us of the need of looktng forward, rt should serve no less to rmpress upon us the 1mportance of ustng to full advantage the opportuntty for arowth 1n destrable ways that IS offered us durma hrgh school years For many thts w1ll be a last chance for formal schoolma For every one 1l1S a crttlcal per.od of development tn htghly crtttcal trmes Let us hope that our latest group of araduates have used the1r ttme well TN - Y T' N- ' ' .1 ' - ' ' T to dee the term tr ..e c . no a t . e 5 , . . J . . . . , . . , Y .ormal cornpetro o. nrgn r o o . . . 4 sol o 'd can KCZK9 nts own the mott o. tn h ci a ., rn .t n ts my be- amnng, For he ow' a uca ' oc ss . . , , . , . , . ,. . tn wntcn each staae ends ons to mark a new DG lnntna. the word o , comm c ne. r V A ta 2 ' 1. lg A . t ' 4 . 4. . . .. co tant . , . . , ot . 4 . o . T I ' Y . , F J . . , c . wr I 4 - ' o .. . ., 4 o. , e a. ' r. f t a y s ot, c . oo 1 A o . r oo , o . , , . , . .1 ' I ' , A , . X . . . . . . , D , . , . , . . 4 F O

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te na a vende- l tl s we spent a ew serlous ap and at tt 6, A Gown Al DRFY ARNUI D SENIOR' On that olcssed word It means so many thmas It means there are no more tomorroffs tn our htgh school career that weve reached the gather the experlences weve slnared and say Remember? Remember our frrst day IU Adams? leerlna faces tusually belongmg to up per freshmenl were pokmg out of door ways yell1na Ereshte Everyone sent us as much out of our way as posstble We scurr1ed to ftnd an empty table IU the teem1ng lunchroom I-low we wtsh ed that horrtd day would end And ftnally 1t d d end and the next term we found ourselves tn the pos1t1on to call others that hateful name Remember the chow me1n spec1als we used to get and the dtshes drop prng that started the howltna whrch always meant the srlence pertod began And let s never forget the C S As we grew In kno fvledae and stat ue the Splfll of Adams grew wtth us We Jumped and howled at the football aames fwe ff uld have fr zen t wrsel and threw peanut shells rnto the tuba as 1t pumped out the Cltpper after a beaut1ful tou hdown We even s oved and pdsh d ltttle re t an nts t o Besldes th se lona hours omeff rk 'rn tne lun ftrooml we ft te VE and VI Day s rvtces and t rn e r hon I creas1n aold stars on our servlce I gg But tr se three and a hal' years th t we left oehmd us were sort of step ping stones We rushed over them qutckly Obl1VlOUS of thtngs around us tntent on the all 1mportant goal of oe com1ng a SENIOR Now that we re here we realtze that wtth all the hustle and bustle we ve mtssed some of the thm s more slowly through the halls havtn at last become consc1ous of the Q1 tures that ltne the W lls of the corrtdor The yellow' and red that used to be lust splashes of color have become the For svthta and Azalea bushes that make our Campus the beaut1ful place tt 1 rn the Spr1ng The fraarance of the lawn freshly cut IH the front of the bu1ld1na seems more pungent as It floats up t us 1n our classrooms Then of course tn the back we have the farms And now we ve come to the very end The exc1tement of gettmg our SENIOR buttons and class rmgs ts over We ve known the glory of bemg a SEN IOR on SENIOR day the splendor o the Prom and the ga1ety of Class Nrglet We ve been measured photo raphed tested and pronounced f1t for tne ftnale And as the ftnal note ts s unded I nder ' there wont be a lump some tnroat a tear rn s me eye th n aht as we go out tnto the world that nlat as .vesandt r n at and down MM necessary on n la .. ic A c ' , L' to ad' .o Q e '.cQ . .cnt ' 3' ess , ' f ' mc- rne o . ' o . J of . ' o f r ' cl l Cd A - ,, A ' e ' he moments of silenc i. .. cr o. the inf - ,T A - . . ' A A1 I IAO I Qa X . . . . dGYS Whefl We CON OUIY look back, which make Adams, Adams. We walk , L , A I . 2: 5 It .H , I 'C- ' u . G . , . V ' - A l I I Y ' f c . S ' o I o e her- i. . . ' ' , ' . ' , ' o , .at l ' C.. . A-h , r t ogethe fi ccp h ' e a ' mo li . I ,r T 0 v SI