Long Island City High School - Plaza Yearbook (Long Island City, NY)

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TO THE SENIORS: These few remarks are dedicaied +o our boys who are going info +he armed services and fo our girls who are going info war indus'l'ries 'l'o produce 'lhe weapons of vicfory. Upon you resfs The fufure of our counfry and upon our coun+ry resfs +he fufure of fhe world. While each one of you con+rilou+es only a small parf, +he ou+come of lhe aggregare of your eFForl's will be fhe deciding facfor in 'rhe 'Fu+ure hisfory of fhe world. Your youfhful spirif, your indomifable courage, and your consfanl' op+imism assure vicfory for ihe final baH'leg buf only your knowledge, your inna're decency, and your answering idealism can achieve fhe obiecfives for which +he war is being fought The war is being foughf for liber+y and iusfice for all +hroughou+ +he world. The final vic+ory will noi' be over our enemies buf over ourselves. Sacrifice by all will be needed +o creafe a sociefy of mfen where each will secure +he fruifs of his own labor and where each can live in Tolerance and peace wirh his neighbor. Yours is fhe double 'raslc +o win +he war and fo avoid fhe dread of losing ifs obiecfives. To bofh of fhese faslcs you mus'r devoie your life and if need be your hear'rs' blood. WALLACE A. MANHEIMER, Principal -1 l FOUR

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More and more of our graduafes have gone and are going info +he armed forces of our coun'rry. They accepf 'rheir duly and +he accompanying sacrifices as a ma'r'rer of course. Long Island Cify High School is proud of fhese meng as pr-oud as any mofher is of a son in service: for fhey, grown up now, were once fhe fos+er children of L. l. C.: our school played a greai pari' in +he developmen+ of 'rheir charac+ers 'For a+ leasl' five hours of each day during four crucial adolescenf years. Therefore, we dedicafe i'his issue of PLAZA 'ro our fighfing alumni. May God proiecf +hem.

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PRESENTINGI THE GRADUATING CLASS of JANUARY, 1943 Through 'Ihese porials Ihere shall pass WILL A group of seniors-one whole class! Of gen'rous-hearfed boys and gals 8K TESTAMENT Who will Ihese 'ro 'rheir heirs and paIs- By BETTY McCARTHY I. A IiH'Ie of The Kuri' Hirsh digniiy is Iefi' for Morris Angel so Ihal' he may I'ower over his audience. 2. Edie Killoran leaves her gym-suii' Io Alda CoIIeI Ie, who has a prioriI'y on a needle. 3. Morris Levy bequealhes his superior inI'eIIigence 'ro any one wi'rh 'rhe brawn Io gel' Ihrough anyhow. 4. Chris Makafura leaves her voice 'ro her sisI'er, who will refurn i+ 'ro her Ihaving one of her ownl and Ihen 'rhey will be a Ieam again. 5. Shakespeare Molloy leaves his off-used pen Io Ihe Museum of Li'I'erary Geniuses. 6. Anna Grasso leaves her kelly-green eyes Io Ihe aucliforium Io save Ihe expense of 'Iwo I0,000 Kleig Iigh'Is. 7. Tony Fiore leaves his wad of gum +o any one wiI'houI' glue 'ro slick clip- pings on homework. 8. Helen Sandburg leaves her homemade swifchboard Io any Secrefarial Prac- Iiser who can unfangle 'Ihe swifches. 9. Leo Har+unian leaves his cherished racing-bike for Angelo IDrowsyI lndeli- ca'Io in case he doesn'+ care 'ro walk. IO. Mary Nuccio ICosme'I'icsI leaves her counler in WooIworIh's Io Margie Clohessy IHardwareI. II. Sol Sobol leaves his cufe grin fo subs+iI'u+e 'For Mary Doyle's girlish guffaw. I2. Lil Di BeHa leaves her baH'ered and sfrefched senior hal' for Mike Pel- rizzi +o cul' info uniforms for his men. I3. Gerard Yasillo leaves his quieI', sI'udious ways +0 Margie Breiifeller-All righI'I We can wake up now! I4. Grace Blau leaves her 'IypicaI American fame for June Sweeney Io carry on. I5. Vi'I'o La Ruccia leaves his roof-raising, wall-quaking vocal chords Io Eleanor Au+enrei+h so fhal' she may add force Io her English speeches. I6. Gerry Nelson leaves her powder blue orbs Io Dolly Conri-iusf +o see how I'hey will look. FIVE