Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades - Solo Yearbook (New York, NY)

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senior diary Gaze upon us, lower termers, for we have been granted the sacred heritage of seniorship. These garments which we wear faithfully serve as a sufficient reward for the three years of arduous study which we have all managed to survive. Indeed, the tree of patience seems at last ready to bear fruit. FEBRUARY: Brazen and bold as all new seniors are, we scorn outer clothing and catch innumerable colds exhibiting in nonchalant fashion our spiffy uniforms, wandering grimly through the wintry winds to the steps of our beloved mansion of learning. At last we enter the home of the great ones, the reconverted eighth term shop. Our new shop teachers gaze lovingly upon us, pat our cheeks and then gently turn us upside down in a search for loose shop funds. What a sight to gaze once more upon the A-17-S rivet. MARCH: Discarding our Davis lamps, for we come now to school in the light of early dawn, we enter upon a hectic election campaign. Our choice wins, having promised graduation in May, no draft for S.A.T. grads, and only nineteen laps around the yard. Money is the eternal cry. Whether cringing in one of the basement boilers or in the scrap metal pile, Mr. Bennett finds us. His eight pairs of roller skates are continu- ally being repaired by his slave squadron. Comes picture time, and all the matinee idols get sharpened up. Senior Spanos gets shave and hair- cut for the big occasion. Great talk about a school dance with the Julia Richman girls, but quick death to the idea because none of us knows how to dance. APRIL: Spring is in the air, and a man's thoughts turn to-money, money, money. We are assailed by reps for Solo, Log, Jewelry, Red Cross, and sundry individual benefits. Andrew Sbrocco is seen arguing W l -- A fi S Qs vis ff A 2715 4, X Q, Za il A i fi , :ft 5 K W 1 .. my X , , I 'W' F97 X f l V X 1 fyft rf. ay fl f I Rum ax' Q.. id ? W - ' I X I M N 'Mx E .- , ., ., iff ZUXX 7 . Xi i 7 , QAM?-if ' '- i an

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A N!! , in , JW WQW Q X David Antebi Leonard Aptaker Abr. Bruckstein Michael Carnevale Vincent Carnevale Abraham Dinhofer Edward Finnegan John Giambaresi William Hannan Lawrence Herte Henry Iken Wfilliam Kern Darwin Lanyi Ronald Lucke Robert Ludemann Peter Mistretta Rene Perez Edsel Rodriguez Robert Rosenblatt Norman Schulman Robert Schwarz Julius Vetter Eugene Walz Randolph Zimmer certificates of avorthiness Associated with each graduation in S.A.T. is the time-honored tradi- tion of presenting certificates of worthiness to approximately five per- cent of the graduating class. These boys are our prize pupils. They have consistently attained better marks in both shop and academic sub- jects. They represent the cream in a bumper crop of potential aviation mechanics. The task of scanning three years of high school records to determine the boys who merit this honor has fallen for many years upon the very capable shoulders of Dean Weiner. It was no easy job, in view of the size of our class, and our deepest appreciation goes to our dean for his effort and concern. The senior class, the administration and the faculty are proud to have known these young men for the past three years, and to them go our best wishes for the utmost in future suc- cess and happiness.

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with Dean Weiner about wearing gym sneakers to the Prom. Wiing dis- tribution nears, and academic teachers marvel at the subdued atmosphere. Apple prices go up as seniors try to keep teacher happy. Solo men avoid the accusing finger of Mr. Agranoff as they try like mad to get the book out by August 15. MAY: Vlfhat gorgeous weather this merry month of May. We now come to school in our new Packards, Cadillacs, and Fords. Teachers. the old diehards, cling to their bicycles and pogo sticks. What bliss to drowse in the spacious cockpit of the Beechcraft in Mr. Miller's shop. No, Mulligan, I w0n7t sign your petition. The elections are over-over. do you hear? Much dither about the glamor contest, won by unanimous acclaim of three student judges and Mr. Bennett, first honors going to Miss Flamholtz. The judges have been missing for two weeks. We wonder where the bodies have been buried. Richard Elmo's financial difficulties have been solved temporarily. He was seen during lunch hour, helping out Harry, the Hot Dog man. Nothing can keep a good senior down. JUNE: Gosh, those finals were tough, but thank goodness we can now sell the old gyp sheet to some smart seventh termer. Lanyi, bright boy of the class, finally proved through trig and navigation that morp is prom spelled backwards. We're not convinced yet. Thousands of beauti- ful girls at the Prom, and seniors decked out in tux and tails. No wonder so many teachers attend. Comes at last. after weeks of tapering off from our last-minute strenuous activities, the big day itself, parole-graduation, we meant to say. Mr. B., asked his opinion of the graduating class, trans- formed his features into what resembled a corroded grapefruit and snarled, MBunch of stupid kids. So, with this modest modicum of proper S.A.T. diction, we take our leave of the hallowed halls that have been our home for the last three years. We are now equipped with brains, facts, and fancy ideas of our own. All we need now is a clear wind, and we'll do the rest. Thanks for everything. H.AROLD Ross 1 1 I 1 1 1 I I 1 1 Cl El 5 E 2 I3 QQ.- tg r Ginn, 9,45 I gs-Q . Fm.: ,-5 05 -S git Q. 9 B9 -,sf ,I 113.-.1 T 2 .ff X iilwi u 6 F Q, 1 X - -5, J I 9 ' X E- X El wx' 1 E .5 , - .7 . e A I ..: , . E .1 IV - ld - I '14 M 1 WW W g l I-L Q xg Z In