Riverside High School - Skipper Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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VHMQQMQK QA V e a J km Q at .fm :FH . . K 'Q fzsgmxmi Message From Salutatorian DOUGLASBAUER In the Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris is a mural by Claude Monet, Waferlilies, called by many the Sistine Chapel of Impressionism . At first it is an orgy of colors, mostly greens, and then before us take shape myriads of water-plants, afloat on the face ofa stagnant pond - still with little depth, little realism. But as we study parts of the can- vass instead of drinking in all at once, the water begins to wave, assuming the gorgeous colors of the flowers and the tall grass - now white gleams here, now blue shimmers there 1 . . .not any chameleon changes color as often as water does l -and the lilies begin to undulate with the rippling of the water. The pool becomes a mirror reflecting, not an outside world, but a universe of unfathomable inward life. Like Monet's mural, the significance of a high school graduation has two levels of interpretation also. It is customary at commencement exercises to hear graduation called the end of our best years or the finale of youth or the beginning of the great ad- venture. Ah, how romantic! But the cynics who look back on youth as the best years , who find adult life trying because they approached it as an adventure rather than being adequately prepared, are very few. And some think the acquisition of knowledge halts when we leave schoolg they are equally wrong, for as we meet new people, as we find new interests, as we acquire new skills, we shall always be learning. No, high school is only a point in the onward progression of our lives, not a turning-point , not the moment of truth in the bullfight of life as some graduation speaker might say, tongue in cheek.

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Message From Valedictorian ROSE MARIE VARELA For us, the Class of 1960, tonight marks the conclusion of our four years at Riverside High School and the commencement of a new way of life. It is a time both of sorrow and ivy- We are sad because, for many of us, this means parting from friends, since tonight we all go our different and separate ways - some to college, some to our jobs, and others to the various branches of the armed forces. We are aware that many of the good times we have enjoyed together will now only be memories and that we are leaving behind what may be the most carefree years of our lives. From here we must step into a new adult world with its complex problems and serious responsibilities. The time has come for us to stand on our own feet and live up to the obligations we owe to our parents and teachers who have guided us through these past four years. On the other hand, we are happy that we have reached our goal - graduation. Another chapter in our lives has been completed and before us lie unlimited opportunities and challenges of expanding horizons as never before experienced by American generations. We have a better chance of securing further education, gaining success, and enjoying an interesting life with meaning. It is our duty to take advantage of these privileges and to do our utmost to become worthy of the name, Riverside'High School graduates. We leave our alma mater with some regrets, but with the confidence and courage that though the path ahead may be difficult we have been well prepared at Riverside to travel on it.

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RONALD ADAMEK College Entrance Honor Roll 1, 2, 3, Debate4, junior Day Committee 3, Stu- dent Council 2, Saturnians 2, 435 ' , ,U -Z BETTY J. ADAMS General Cafeteria Monitor 4, Hi-Y Teens 1, Hi-Y Show 1, Chorus I, 2, 3, 4. H . N Q 3, Boys' Hi-Y 4, Intra-mural x 3 T 'Q sflji A ,. if ' Bas tball 4. if 6 vga Z W- CAROL A. ALBRECHT MARY C. ALTMEYER Secretarial junior Day Music Committee, Assembly Monitor 1, 2, 35 Skipper Layout Staff 4, Chorus 2, 3, 4, Hi-Y-Ettes 2, 3, 4, Sports Letter 1, 2, Silver Ball Refreshment Committee 4, Caf- eteria Monitor 4, Christmas Program 2, 3, 4. . ? Qs College Entrance Honor Roll 1, 2, 3, Skipper Layout Staff 4, Advertising Staff 2, 3, 4, Chorus 3, 4, Girls' Hi-Y 3, 4, Sports Letter 1, 2, 3, Gold Pin 4, junior Day Chorus, Purple and Gold Day Program, Booster Club 2, 3, Bank Teller 4, Child Care Certificate 3, Home Nursing Certificate 3. dwfrrfff-0904 HOW-A'R'D W. BROWN President 11 College Entrance Boys' State Representative, Junior Class Treasurer, Junior Day Dec- orating Committee, Student Council 1, 2, Cafeteria Monitor 4, Skipper Advertising Staff, Boys' Hi-Y President 4, Football I, 2, 3, 4, All High Team 2, Basketball 4, Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4, Volleyball 3, Better Dress Committee 4. 22 DAVID C. AMES General Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Intramural Basketball 2, 3, Intramural Volleyball 2, 3, Track 3, Bet- ter Dress Committee 4. NT JANICE R. ARTEMYAK General Student Council 4, Hall Moni- tor 3,Porthole 3, 4, Bank Tell- er 1, 2, 3, 4. jf Q .13 4 f X1 FLOYD B. ANDERSON College Entrance Intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4, Intramural Volleyball 2, 3. KAROLE-LINDA ATKIN College Entrance Debate 3, Girls' Declamation 3, Hall Monitor 3, Assembly Monitor 2, Skipper Layout Staff 2, Advertising Staff 1, Math Club 35 Hebrew Club 2, Public Address System 3, World Affairs Club 2, Sports Letter 1, Hi-Y Show 2, Boost- er Club 1, 2, 3, Cafeteria Monitor 3.