Prospect Heights High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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GLASS HISTURY In I943 when we enfered fhis school, everyone was singing a song, Oh, whaf a beaufiful morning, Oh, whaf a beaufiful day. If was a gay, opfimisfic song, and if became our special fune when we enfered Maxwell Annex. We were a bif frighfened, fo be sure. The live fhings in fhe science room scared us: fhe sighf of hundreds of faces made us slighfly dizzy. If fook four years of high school 'ro fransform us from five hundred liffle chicks scrafching for knowledge info a class of wise old seniors. Four years? If couldn'f have been so long ago, fhaf day we firsf learned fhe words of All hail fo Girls Commercial. We feel sorry for fhe new freshmen of Prospecf Heighfs who will never know fhe adven- fures of Maxwell Annex, fhaf building fhaf housed fhe coziesf lunchroom and fhe dampesf bridge. If was here 'Ifhaf Carmela Pafundi won fhe Traver Award and became Class Presidenf. H' was The scene of our Gay Ninefies Review, planned by Mrs. Woodlefon. Miss Wifherbee encouraged us, noi' only in lessons, buf of fun and nonsense in which our class always shone. One Sepfember day we enfered fhe main building which seemed more maiesfic fo us fhan any royal palace. We were geffing fo be much more poised, sufficienfly af ease fo eaf a hearfy lunch affer we had wafched fwo frogs being dissecfed. Regina Schwager enioyed fhe per- formance so much fhaf she immediafely ioined fhe Bio Squad. Doris Weinfraub began fo show fhe skill in commercial subiecfs fha? led her along fhe pafh fo Cardinal Business Manager in Senior Term. Lillian Gilash, Peggy Ryan, and Florence Zielinski began 'ro pifch a mean soffball game, and soon were fhe recognized sfars of Gym I. Violef Manos and Ann Kahn fhrew French phrases af each ofher fo fhe mysfificafion of commercial sfudenfs, who counfered by faking down fheir assignmenfs in sfen. The academics fried fo convince fheir commercial sisfers of +he advanfages of longhand, fhe abilify fo read back whaf fhey had wriffen. As fhe ferms glided by, each one was highlighfed by differenf evenfs, special fesfivifies, new excifemenf. Teachers and sfudenfs wenf ouf in greaf sfrengfh for fhe Nafional War Fund and planned a gianf carnival. Mr. Canale sold ielly apples, while his frusfy followers shined fwo shoes I4

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A 1 1 e -ef .L , for one dime. Cardinal and Scribe affracfed a crowd by selling rhymed forfunes fied fo very arfy peanuf souvenirs. To fhe beaufy and gayefy of fhe Chrisfmas season, Dolores Makemnos added her sparkling perform- ances in fwo of fhe finesf plays fhaf our school has ever had. Across our horizon came many celebrifies: Canada Lee, Margaref Websfer, Bess Myerson who was Miss America, Andy Russell who ap- peared af our Youfh Rally, fhe many disfinguished foreign speakers who honored us af our famous U. N. Assembly, fhe impassioned orafors who campaigned for fheir candidafes af fhe Roosevelf-Dewey debafe. In fourfh ferm, our war work reached ifs climax wifh fhe purchase of four ieeps and fhree field ambulances fhrough fhe sale of war bonds. We celebrafed wifh a jeep parfy. Af lasf we were seniors wifh a bursfing memory book of four years' good fimes. Today as we look back, we remember horseplay af fhe end of fhe pool, fhe brave girls in Drama 9I0, plans for forums, club parfies, all kinds of frolics. A cerfain amounf of sfudy, foo? Yes, fhere was Velia Coscarelli's mafhemafical genius, and Alice Yerchin's anfics in bio. We gasp as we fhink of fhe sfupendous campaign of our G. O. Presidenf, Margaref Turner, and fhe efernal haphazardness of fhe Publicafions Office. Mrs. Buckley's efernal pafience and calm will be a course of never- ending wonder always. There are all fhe prefecfs and subiecf feachers who have done so much for us. There's nof one of us who doesn'f find as she looks back, fhaf Miss Ficks was always fhere wifh her undersfanding ancl loving guidance, and wifh fhaf exfra liffle liff fhaf did so much fo make Prospecf Heighfs whaf if has become fo us. We'll fake wifh us all fhese experiences and recollecfions fhaf made high school such an advenfure. As we leave, we'll wave fo fhose whom we leave wifhin ifs walls, and say, So long, Cifizens of Prospecf Heighfs, you lucky people. W

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emergency, buf Mike produced his, gallanfy, gaily, and efficienfly. He fold me fhaf I was iusf whaf he had expecfed from fhe Ieffers from me fhaf Dick had Ief him read. I didn'f know whefher fhal' was good or bad. I saw Mike a good many fimes affer fhaf, buf only when he was waifing for Dick. l'd always sfroll in, looking Sunday besf, and seem a bif surprised fhaf Mike was fhere. l'd see him and nofice fhe neafness fhaf was a carry over from army life, and fhe loud colors fhaf were his civilian reacfion fo if. We'd falk abouf world fopics and life, and dogs and marriage, and everyfhing fhaf I could edge fhe conversafion around fo. Then Dick would be ready and fhaf was all fhere was fo if. A sudden pang of hunger fhaf always comes fo bring me back fo realify made me go fo fhe kifchen and eaf a fremendous breakfasf. Even fhen I wasn'f cheered up. This gloomy sfreak was worse fhan any l'd ever had. I decided fo play a record fo cheer myself up. To fhis day I don'f know how I lel' fhal' breakable record of Dick's go smashing fo fhe floor. To make everyfhing perfecf, while I was sfanding fhere looking my saddesf, Dick came in. The army hasn'f changed him so much fhaf he can'f sfill gef angry. He fold me in a few well chosen words fhaf if I looked af fhe seal on fhaf record I would find fhaf if couldn'f be replaced very easily. I knew fhaf l'd never feel worse in my whole life. Dick didn'+ say much. His silenf anger was worse fhan a barrage of words. Then Mike came in. He fook in everyfhing, my crimson cheeks, Dick's disapproval, fhe broken pieces of fhe record fhaf neifher of us had fhe hearf fo fouch. Then he said, Looks like I'II have fo cheer Connie up. He picked up fhe pieces on fhe floor, saw fhe name, and broke info one of his grins. This isn'f so fragic. If you'lI fake a liffle walk wifh me, Connie, we'll find a way fo bring back peace. We'II be here again in a liffle while. Okay, Dick? Nobody can resisf Mike, nol' when he gives you fhaf funny, feasing grin. Sure fhing, Dick said. NoI'hing fo gel' excifed abouf. Okay, Sis? We were sipping cokes affer Mike had gone fo his house for his own recording fo replace fhe broken one. Then a miracle happened. I was siffing fhere while Mike wenf over fo puf a nickel info fhe iuke box. I heard fhe romanfic words come ouf of fhe phonograph. Suddenly I knew every- fhing was going fo work ouf righf. I heard myself felling Candy, Oh, l've known Mike for monfhs. I don'f like fo shouf my business all over fhe place. Yes, he's going wifh me fo fhe prom. Then as fhe second chorus came fhrough, I composed fhis opening for a leffer fo my grandchildren. Dear grandchildren: Would you like fo know abouf fhe fime your grandfafher fook me fo fhe prom? I don'f mind sharing fhe sfory wifh you now, buf fhaf nighf he was all mine. I3