Midwood High School - Epilog Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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review all our memories of Midwood which are usually saved for lhe Senior show and which fhe whole school misses hearing. Dolly Tunicl: was Ceniral Sing chairman, raking over 'lhe posilion Bobbie Hyman held las+ year. Members of lhe class on her commillee were Alice Rheims, Carole Herman, Rachel Minh, Audrey Gerson and Bobbie Hyman who synchronized lhe program. ln Senior Sing we counied fifiy odd boys and girls: in facl, lhe oddesl' you've ever seen. Judy Elwood was Senior Sing chairman and Leslie lmporl vice- chairman. They shouldered ihe worries, complainrs and laler lhe congralula-lions of everyone concerned. Lila Picard led the songs and Carole Muchnicl: was al' fhe piano. Laura Schoonmalzer made lhe slrilzing blue cap and gown cosfumesg Lila Kaufman handled lhe props which included waler pislols, candles, and ping-pong racquers. The clever lyrics were wriflen by everyone. as we were exceplionally clever sludenls. The Seniors were firsi' on 'lhe program and ihe enlrance was yery solemn and impressive as lhe boys and girls marched down 'lhe aisle lo Four Long Years of High School. oflen called Land of Hope and Glory. Dr. Ross, alias Kaufman, read fhe opening address in hushed tones and fhen fhe dignified graduales bursl info song and didn'l subside unfil 'the curlain wenl' down +wen'l'y minufes laferg we were shorf and sweef .... Flo Low played a Freshman in a dance 'lo There Was a Soul, suspiciously reminiscenl' of Narure Boy. Joe Blonslzy and Arlene Sherman sang a duel 'lo We're Leaving Midwood, l+'s True, our alma maier song. Shouling Fire Hazard. Eddie Bruman made a perlecl' shol' when her waler pislol exlinguished 'lhe Arisla insiallalion candle. Someone was lhere 'lo blow. iusl in case. Affer fhe second nighl, all pariicipaling Freshies, Sophs, Juniors, and Seniors came fo the fronl of the audirorium wirh hearts in 'their moufhs and sang songs from lheir respeciive Sings: and when the winner was f a dry eye among us. Wifh shrielrs of delighr we all sei our +o painl lhe Embassy and Cookies' on Avenue J 'lo Na+han's in Coney lsland. all of Broolrlyn lznew whaf had happenedl The Seniors of Midwood High Singl Muchnicl: I9

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W 553 ff : Q - , 'W ,i ' . L., 4 fi' 4 I Pie - GB 6 YN' r ' 'dh' 1 W -- wllq : AS Q, 'ie-'YR V' . ' 1211 1 we ll I ,gl , vi AND THE NIGHT SHALL VL '45- BE FILLED wma Music Q- A Famous words, December l8, l948: I' Well, Maw, we finally made i'l'l .Q ' Of course, ihese words were spolxen affer A fhe ihrilling viciory of fhe Seniors in Mid- wood's Third Annual Sing. If was fhe grand xl, - climax of a mon+h or 'Iwo of lafe rehearsals, X 5 5153 scripi' sessions, aliernafing groans of horror Q A. gg and squeals of ecsfasy which fo all par+ici- Q1 ' panfs proved fhe mosf fun of all our years of high school. We were defermined io leave our mark on Midwood by choosing a highly original iheme for our preseniaiion. Firs+, we had decided fo be a Rhapsody in Blue and While, collabora+ing wifh George Gershwin on fhe score. Then we were going fo be Men from Mars, and 'then fha Midwood Band ll fhinlr I was going io be Tubby fhe Tubal. Buf all +hese had been done before, and The only original idea lefi for us was +o be fhe gradu- afing class of I949. This way, we could BEET I8 . 1,1 W lla. -il v Q li' is

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S 1 l ji l l l 1 1 l i X 06? 40, ff 1, QP. K S llLLll.i . , s-SF S l I i l l i -15 Q5 .F -G Hill' Nov. Nov. Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May June June June June June June June June I-!LM!lNl!0 22-Mr. Levin ge+s hiiched .... An amazing phenomenon. 25-Miss Rolnick-Mr. Bernsrein engaged .... I+'s ca+ching! 24-Seniors win Sing .... They're giving away everylhing 'rhese days. 5-Jackie Robinson presenls a'!hle+ic awards fband-aids and iodine! 20-Audrey Gerson, Miss Argus '49! . . . She also swirched +o Calverf 23-Ginandes rours U. S .... Do 'rhey reach English in Brooklyn? 9--MinkoFF elecled Senior Presidenr .... Presenled wilh box of aspirin! I5-Mayor Skippy Revenson sworn fail in. I9-Bill, Pefer, Vera arrive .... Epidemic of broken hear'rs. 2!- Allol'rophic Bauman, Ampho'l'eric Lahn win Wes'l'inghouse honors 23-Treason! . . . Someone suggesrs +ha+ Argus spo+ligh+ a Freshman. 6-Herby Saywih finally leaves for college. I4-Senior Celebs chosen .... Losers didn'+ own felevision se'rs. I7-Mr. O'Brien oslracized .... Didn'+ wear green on S+. Pa+'s Day. 2I-Hop-a-long Kopp rerurns 'ro Midwood .... Epi-Log sraff disaFFilia+es! I-April Fool's Day .... Seniors acl' nafural. 6--Eddie Canror accepis F. D. R. Memorial Award .... Oh BOY!l!!! 9-Senior Doomsday .... College Boards! I-May Day .... To each his own! I4-Senior Dance .... 7IO Seniors aH'end fheir 'Firs+ Ciry of M. Dance. I7-Senior Day .... Teachers in agony-por'l'ray s1'uden'rs! 2-Senior-Faculfy sofrball game .... Mr. Levin was sure On fhe Ball. 4-Prom Nighr .... Binoculars sold af fhe door, girls! 9-Brooklyn Day .... Mass migrafion +o Bear Mounfain. 20-4-Regenfs Week .... l guess l should've done my homework! 24-Class Nighf .... We gel' revenge. 28-Gradua+ion .... Need we say more? 3I-Heh, heh, heh .... Fooled ya .... There ain'+ no such day!!! 30, !965-Gee, Ma .... How did if 'feel 'ro be a high school Senior? . Son, ir was fhe besr 5 years of my life!