Perth Amboy High School - Reflections / Periscope Yearbook (Perth Amboy, NJ)

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conis I School . . . Page 1 Clubs... Page 25 Is... Page 45 . . . Page 69 Foreword We, the Class of 1955, are the artists who have completed the first canvas of our life, and are ready to make our debut before the critics of the world. Perth Amboy High School was the school we entered as apprentices wanting to learn skill, develop logical reasoning, and to obtain the best and newest methods of painting a good canvas. Our advisers immediately gave us our palettes, brushes, easels and paints; then they laid our canvas before us. On this white form, we each began to sketch in our own thoughts lightly. Com- bining these preliminary ideas, we realized that our most promising subject would be knowledge. Experimentation in blending for uniformity proved that we had to use the school activities we experi- enced as a background for our main theme. We worked well together and made few mistakes: the splashes of color that didn't blend were painted over and corrected. We were taught through books and actual situa- tions that black tones of sad moments served well to make the red tints of joyous ones more predomi- nant. As artists we were learning how to apply the rudiments of painting to other fields. Each day everyone of us added a stroke more to this our Life's Canvas making it more beautiful tind com- plete. The more we worked the bolder our strokes became. We now feel prepared to face the critics who will judge our work. We know in the future we will paint better canvases, but only because of the experience we gained working together on our own Life's Canvas. It will always be heart warming to refer to our first work. KARLENE DOUKAS

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Dedication There were mony moster pointers who directed us and helped us complete our Life s Canvas; to them we ore ever grateful. We will always remember them and what they did for us. but none will be more warmly remembered than Miss Rae Goldstein to whom we. the Class of 1955, dedicate our yearbook. Miss Goldstein was adviser to our Junior and Senior councils ond in this capacity guided us over many pitfalls. Her inexhaustible energy ond lively spirit were the main factors in making our class the tremendous success it was. We will never forget the lessons she taught, the advice she gave, and the spirit she instilled in us. Miss Goldstein has rightly earned an undying place in our hearts. MISS RAE GOLDSTEIN

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D,'o OL CLu of ’55 Contributions to the development ot man made by the various races and civilizations are very often portrayed on canvas for the benefit of posterity. On canvas, the artist describes steps in the progress of humanity as seen by him and depicts human progress as it has developed since the begin- ning of time. So through 'Life’s Canvas you see and benefit by what others hove done and, simi- larly, future generations will see what you have done by observing your contributions to the history of your country and community. It is my sincere hope that during your years of attendance in the Perth Amboy High School we have assisted you in absorbing knowledge and in developing the kind of character that will make it possible for you to contribute to the welfare of our country so that a portrayal of your life's canvas will show a happy, successful group with a deep understanding of its rights, and more important, its responsibilities and obligations to church, country, family, and colleagues. Then some future artist will portray on canvas your contributions to mankind from which future generations may profit —just as you have from those of your predecessors. With best wishes to the Class of '55, ANTHONY V. CERES 6 Jhe d oard Anthony V. Ceres, LL.B.. M.Ed. Superintendent of Schools Gilbert P. Augustine President Nicholas J. Post Vice-President Henry B. Jaglowski