Richmond Hill High School - Archway / Dome Yearbook (Richmond Hill, NY)

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The rufcleria -- home n lIl'lIlIj' milk uml lufelre-c'enl lunrlies. .j'0H'l.' HCAIFLDVIIJ .S?IAL!2I'l! Mrzriz il may mfzrerrz Szgjhcf: Jcfiaof plough through various groups of students clustered in the doorways chat ting with their friends about school activities. g'What do you think about Ilonzirufs winning Pacemaker? one asks. livery llillite is proud of the many awards won by the scbool's bi-weekly tabloid newspaper. Even the lowliest of the 856 seniors wouldn't think of missing the Corn l'ixchange,' or the sports pages, even if he has to read them over someone else's shoulder after lunch in the cafeteria. Not every Hillite entered the writing contest held by the Dome, the school literary magazine, but no one can escape having his picture taken for Arch- way, the senior book, recently made an annual. liven that fellow next to you in physics who merely takes notes while you wonder if you're putting the positive plug in the negative outlet will be there. Ten years from now private secretary Jane Doe won't remember that there are 432 seventh termers and 424 eighth termers among this year's seniors, but she'll never forget the day she was initiated into the Commercial Honor Society, or the day she took that typing test with an empty typewriter. f,-Xfter all, how was she to know- l s 18 s not supposed to look at what she's writingll

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Slil1'lll'l' .!lIl'll ul ll ol! 'l'l1 3,806 students in Richmond Hill's three huildings. That makes roughly 7,732 parents who may he sullering from an overdose of llenry l who think that high sehool is one hig ioke . ayhe that guy hehind you in ollititl w morning thinks itis 1 'o l llc ere are ' i .Nldrit-li ant Nl L . -x .c n'4 :hes your 'l'rig. every iost llillites don't. That art student whose .l paintings are on display up in lfailor l.ihrary doesn'l. like most student specialists he is taking the general eourse. llut il' anyone thinks he's just puttering around, he should rellecrl that it takes a lot to make a harassed student pause and admiree-a harassed student who is frantically looking for a nit-e short hook to read for that linglish report due da' ' i tliven that ever-ready l,ihrary Squad - ' liinesll P who moot it kr, hut n ty alter tomorrow. tant make up a l'ellow's lnind some- l erhaps your parents have acquired the notion that all teachers are ogres and all school work drudgery from the way you hury yourself in that awfully long liieero assignment each night when dishwashing time rolls around. Nlayhe they are right in their own way, for the happy-go-lucky grin of resig- nation of the unfortunate history student who has studied the Clayton X Trust :Kel hy mistake instead of the factors of produ ' ter that is the particular propeil :Ks the ax : nti- Cllllll, is i- ' ' ' y of youll 'erageHill'l ' ' X's ' if Y tant ol a laugh- 1. 1 e iushes into the building at 8:07 on his way to Miss iooni to find out how really to extract a square root, or to his ollieial to ive that spelling the final once-over lightly, he may have to r ' note or less 8I'VL0l 6l, l'LlfLl'VL

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fx x.J .wlielrex nf Fuilor Libr: On the other hand, in 1952, that statistically minded l'rofessor Z at Y liniversity, who once paced the main buildingas hall fwith a pass, or else the Student Court would show him that democracy can get tough, tool might he interested to know that as of 19-1-2 A.D. there were 1-15 teachers in his alma mater. Unlike some seniors he didn't rush out at l:U0 as he might have, nor at 2:30 either. lllenty of organizations took up his time after scliool-,-Xrista, Council of Nations, this club and that. But toward the end of his last term one thing overshadowed the rest-Class Nightl liven a studious academic student could do something. tllass Night-May l was a gala day from start to finish! First there were the ,lune graduates wearing their colorful Alpine hats and senior pins, who took over their classes and really turned the tables. Didn,t bald Mr. Q look funny throwing those spitballs at uteachern? The Class Night show featured hapless Richard Hill fMel Cohenj, who gets a glimpse of Sue Ueanne llirtj when he registers as a green freshman. The ambitious hero attempts to excel in all the activities Sue is interested in, but in all is a total flop. Perhaps this was a hit of cruelty on Sue-,s part, for she headed the Class Night committee which wrote llll? play, though Miss Mildred Windecker was in charge of the program. june 3 saw the hoy's gym transformed into a ballroom hy glittering new decorations for the Senior Prom. On June 8 the Seventh Term Dance was held there. What was that we were saying about fun and laughter, work and elllort, the light-hearted upward striving of youth? Why, when it comes to these things, Richmond Hill has them all beat! Who does this guy Aldrich think he is, anyway? 'l'lmu.vumls of lmolrx fill Ill!