Julia Richman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (New York, NY)

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gorocluction lfncznagers Miss Anna Goldberg Head of Upper .School Miss Florence Roulslon Head of Coopewlfivc School Mrs. Dora Kramer Hear! of Counzfry School Mr. Samuel Rothman El-gllllll-lF7'l7l Arlzfiscr l 6

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'Ki' 'H cg ear Qtr 5, The concept of life as a stage is one that has always fascinated poets and dramatists. You remember Shakespeare's famous lines: All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts. So, julia Richman, too, is a stage, and all of you are merely players. You, too, have had your entrances and your exits, and during your four years in these halls you have been called upon to play many parts-from the small walk-on part, to bit parts, and finally in your senior year- Shakespeare's seventh age -to the coveted role of leading lady. School is the microcosmic stage-the universal stage in miniature- upon which we teachers try to give you experience and training in the many parts you will be called upon to play on the world stage to which you will be graduated from julia Richman. Trained intelligence that enables you to analyze problems and to bring extensive information in numerous fields and knowledge of the past to their solution, good judgment in selecting from your store of knowledge those materials that are important for solving the particular problems with which you are facedg practice in working with others- parents, neighbors, teachers, classmates-who differ in race, religion, political beliefs and economic status, a sense of justice and fair play that compels you to respect the rights and privileges of others, and to adjust your own desires to the common welfareg above all, integrity in all personal and social relationships .... These are the lessons that an apprentice in the world of the theatre must learn, because only by team- work can the play be presented-only by the work of the director, stage- hands, and minor players, can the leading lady play her part. These are the lessons that we in julia Richman. have tried to teach you, knowing that if we have done our part we can send you forth to the larger stage with the assurance that you will do your part successfully in whatever role you may be cast. Our affectionate good wishes for good parts, and increasingly im- portant ones, go with you. Sincerely yours, E

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1 Front: Aphrodite Economos, Mr. Rothman, Dorothy De Lrzuro ll'rcsidentj. Back: Mildred Grill, Margarel M1u'Dorml1l. feat moles we Wave Qfaye Curtain going up .... The stage is alive with action. There are girls of all descriptions-naive and sophisticated, timid and conlident. Mlho is the little lass with that bewildered look? She is wandering through the Co-op building with a poster in her hand, looking for the art department oHice .... She's running for Freshman Delegate. Notice that taller girl who seems so self-possessed. She has been at Julia Richman for a year and she has a feeling of belonging. She is a member of the Service Squad and an oflicer in her section. Then there's a girl getting ready for the junior dance. It takes her hours to dress. And how proud she is of her first nylons .... Maybe a good-looking Stuyvesant boy will take her home! There is also a student poring over her books while the clock ticks on. How many times has her mother called in, Aren't you ever coming to bed? The reply is, In a minute, Mother, but the candle continues to burn .... She will have no worries when it is time for Regents. In the center of the stage is a young lady in a blue and white Senior hat, admiring her new Julia Richman ring. Her head is whirling with thoughts of the Prom and graduation. Of course you recognize these girls: they are ourselves. How many varied roles we have played! Now we go on to a new role in life, with a heart Filled with hope. The curtain falls. Dorothy D6I.ll'll1'0 7