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

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AST WILL AND TESTAMENT LINDA BRESSLER JUDITH FEINSTEIN RUTH GERMAN MARILYN SHAEER WE, THE Senior Class of june 1956, being of sound mind and body, as verified by our medicals, do hereby bequeath the following Last Will and Testament: Mr. Williaiaa A. Clarke: Sincere thanks for leading us through both the calm and turbulent waters of our journey aboard the Clipper ship. Miss Marie Keller: Thank you for making us the greatest Senior class in the history of john Adams. fAren't we?j Mr. Patterson: A recording of Perry Como singing: Today is Friday, All Day. Mr. Hundt: A controlling interest in I-Iunt's, producers of Hunts Tomato Sauce, Miss Bennett: Students who know that ablatiye is a case in Latin and not the name of Al Capps favorite cartoon character. Miss Burns: An all-girl class with their first name, Toots . Miss Austin: The old saying, Lets get in the swim of things. Mr. Confoy: A rubber-foam cushion to rest upon after a hard day at the oBice. Mrs. Wittner: A new set of stumpers for her math classes, Mr. Almon: A new act entitled, Mr. Almon and His Magic Violin. Miss Lizzio: A Senior class that sounds like the voices of Walter Schumann. Mrs. Foster: An English class that does not look on the floor for misplaced modi- fiers. Mr. Siegfried: Sam Levenson's home address so that he may send him his special jokes. Miss Wershals: A mimeographed sheet with all the excuses for cutting classes listed alphabetically. Miss Jones: A class that can slide down the bannister to keep up with her during fire drills. Mr. Eroehlich: Ten easy lessons in babushka waving. Miss Carney: A role in a Broadway production in which she can use her Cockney accent, 22

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l , i I 1 GOOD DAY! I'm Cappy the Cap and this is my friend, Garb the Gown. Garb and I have been business partners for a long time. We have stood by, body and head. We'x'e spent many hectic times together all due to those characters-namely Seniors. We'x'e been admired, abused, pulled at and insulted by these humans. Let me tell you about all the various types of Seniors we have come into contact with. There are knock-kneed, fat, skinny, lanky, rolly-polly, stumpy and lop-sided Seniors. But there are only three types of Gowns, short, medium, and long. About three months before graduation the Seniors fill out slips stating their height and weight. It's up to Garb to see that all the Gowns are assigned accordingly to the Seniors. It never fails! Tubby Senior will get the petite size. But,'i he moans, I thought I'd lose weight by June. Then one girl will get a Gown that reaches her knees. How was I to remember that I'd be wear- ing five-inch heels today! she tuggingly states. Loppy, the lop-sided Senior, starts using profane language and can't under- stand why they can't manufacture balanced Gowns. fWhy doesnt he balance up?j My end is the head. The Seniors are ex- pected to know their head measurements too, by graduation. Some must practice head shrinking because when the time comes-whoops! goes the Cap down the face. We've had strict training in How to Prevent Sliding but can't always keep our- selves composed. When some of these char- acters had their heads measured they must have had swelled heads or mosquito bites because once we perch upon their heads it looks as though we are up on the thirty- third plateau. AP AND GOWN ESTA-ANN HALBREICH Oh, my, such woes we have! Some char- acters will just throw Garb and I around while others will pat and smooth us. There are three different attitudes among the Seniors: Qlj Isn't it great! I'm grad- uating! fly The blase approach-I am graduating, and lastly f3j Wfhew! I finally got out of the joint! flj Senior proudly wears his Gown. It is on straight and his head is held erectly, the Cap soaring above, the tassel gaily bob- bing. I-Iis face is aglow as he vainly searches for the familiar faces. flj Senior nonchalantly walks down the aisle, shrugging his shoulders. His Gown hangs limply, his Cap is tilted and his face is expressionless. C33 Senior wearily trudges down the aisle. I-Ie looks from side to side, he cant believe that he is finally graduating. It's been Ll hard struggle and he can't wait for the exercise to end. His Gown collar is crooked and his Cap is too small. QI-Ie measured his head two years ago when he was .inppoied to graduate!j No matter what kind of a Senior you are, you have attained the title of Senior and are a candidate for graduation. Upon your body is Garb the Gown and me, Cappy the Cap. Wear us anyway you like as long as you are comfortable. VVe've lasted this long, we'll be able to endure a few more years of work. It would be very boring if our jobs were routine. You characters certainly make it interesting and give us something to talk about! Sincerest wishes to you, who are in Cap and Gown, from Cappy and Garb. 21

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Miss Giammalvo: A new turkey foot for the demonstration of the tendon. Mr. Gross: A record that says Ach der lieber . Mrs. Visone: The position of President of the Selective Service Board of Adams that drafts boys as escorts to the Prom. Miss Burke: A section that will come to order without the use of a gavel. Mr. Hassett: Freshman who realize that G.O. is not part of the renowned phrase of hepcats- Go, go, go! Mr. DeCiutiis: A program called, Can You Top This Explosion? Mrs. Stern: Members of the Ciizzzllmi' Statl with a nose for news . Miss Connolly: An answer to how we can send the Clipper copy to the printers in Brooklyn by air-mail. It can be done! Mrs. Gould: Contour sheets. Mr. Steed: A portion of the Dewey Decimal System for filing old cuts. Mr. E. Clarke: An airrconditioned office in which to mark the English Regents. Mr. Fisch: An escalator from Room 232 to the boiler room for his personal class tours, Miss Laws: All Senior sections on the first floor. Mr. A. M. Richter: The puzzlement: Does A. M. really stand for Ante Meridian? Bliss Jewell: Publishers bidding for the option on your new essay entitled, On Unopened Exam Papers. Mr. I-Iazelton: An audition on Arthur Godt'rey's Talent Scouts. Miss Johnston: A Sombrero to remind you always of the Senior girls doing The Mexican Hat Dance. Mr. Grithth: Another Bob Clement. Mr. Byrne: A silxer-plated whistle for your morning patrol duty. Mrs. Secor: An article explaining Why' Slots Are in Desks . To all those not mentioned we thank you for your patience and understanding. To the juniors, Sophomores, and lowly Freshmen we leave a trail of blood, sweat and tears as well as our moth-bitten gym suits and dilapidated sneakers which can be found in the sterilizing room as a living monument to us. In witness whereof, we have hereunto inscribed our names and set a seal to this Will, on this twenty-eighth day of june, nineteen hundred and fifty-six. 23 f 4424 QP, f 5 L 'sf M -. 'FTF' ' lf V if 1 ex f 4