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

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orewowl 0 flimve ew World The world is ever changing. Civilization has progressed from age to age until 1958, the International Geophysical Year and the beginning of the Space Era. Now, man is finally able to lift his thoughts from the familiar world around him and con- centrate upon the vast universe. In this fast moving period which brings with it new discoveries and dangers never before evident, none of us is sure of what lies ahead. However, through the hopes and the efforts of many, we have the opportunity to solve the mysteries of science and life. This new age presents a mo.re united mankind and a shared desire that peace may soon reign over our world, too long stained by material differences and scarred by war. In Julia Richman, we the class of 1958 are contemplating entrance into a new environment. No longer will we be protected, sheltered, and guided. We must take on our own individual responsibilities as we embark on new and unforeseen adventures in college, the business world, and marriage. We are self confident though, because we have been preparing for this time ever since we entered Julia Richman several years ago. We are now able to appreciate our high school training in the humanities, the arts, and sciences. This knowledge of the past has given us a better understanding of the present and the ability to cope with the problems of the future. Our hearts are filled with gratitude toward our teachers and parents who have opened the door to our brave new world.

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1 Table 0 ontentf 1' oreword ............. Letter From Miss Jewell . . . Letter From Mrs. Buda . . Spotlight Editors Dedication .. Faculty .. Graduates .. Activities . Candids ...... ...... Last Will and Testament . . . Advertisements ...... Page 3 4 5 6 8 9 15 69 95 100 105 XQ

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4 5. My dear Girls: rf 5'-f hh! M, A K st LKLL I '- In the opera HLohengrin one of the lovely arias is the farewell song, wllhe Swan Song . This message to you is my 'LSwan Songn, and in it I wish I could express adequately how privileged I feel to have had seventeen years of association with Julia Richman High School--a school whose stand- ards and ideals have remained high during the forty-five years of its existence, whose faculty has been devoted and progressive, and whose student body has come to respect, to understand and to support the lofty principles of the founders of the school - Dr. Wolfson and Dr. Lucey. To be alive means constant change and growth-physically, mentally, spiritually and socially. One may die in the last three areas long before physical death occurs. You are living in the most challenging and the most dangerous era that the world has ever known. lVlan's conquest of the secrets of the universe is only dimly understood by most of us. We do know that we have it in our power to destroy all the nations of the earth and all the civilization devel- oped slowly and with infinite pains during the past six thousand years. Therefore, we have tried to develop and to harden the determination of each one of you to inform yourself thoroughly, to interpret wisely, and to apply with moral and social purpose the information and the knowledge that your intellectual capacity has enabled you to acquire. My heartfelt wish for each one of you is that you may help to bring about the better world for which we yearn-a world in which our efforts are directed not to destruction, but to construction, a world of peace of which it may be said: Bliss was it that dawn to be alive And to be young was very heaven. Affectionately and sincerely, Marion D. Jewell Principal 1941-1958