Roslyn High School - Harbor Hill Light Yearbook (Roslyn Heights, NY)

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fl SA-Fri .'I 9 .Qi it . X' I lfliikiii Soon we verye olde and snootye seniors will be making our adieus to our dear old alma mammy, much to the joy or perhaps the regret of our instructors and underclassmen. For truly, with- out boasting, we reek with an air of differentia which has tried, provoked, and astonished them. Looking back to our freshman days we seem to have come a long way, beset by teachers, subjects and regents. When we Grst entered this higher altitude of learning we looked with envy and awe upon the seniors, who seemed to have no fear of teachers, knew exactly where classrooms were, and sauntered down the hall with a dignined tread, sometimes with a dazzling senior gal. Oh, boy! Gosh! lf that's the life of a senior, said we, let Time March On hastily! In our freshman year we started being different by holding a Freshman Dance, the Hrst and last in the history of Roslyn High. We had members in the Girls' Glee Club, varsity football and basketball, band and orchestra, and helped to make the Latin play and General Organization play a success. Our freshman inter- class basketball team, coached by Mr. Bruce, almost won the championship from the taller juniors. During our sophomore year, we gave the traditional Hop on Hallowe'en. lt was a huge success, and will be remembered for the watery punch, black cats, and Miss Kimball's fortune-telling which made startling disclosures as to our future. She, too, thought we were different! ln sports we were represented on all the varsity teams. We had members in the band, orchestra, and on the high-school paper. Sophomores took part in Once in a Blue Moon and a sophomore boy won Roslyn's National Hous- ing Essay contest in which all English classes competed. In our junior year we gave our annual play, Tomboy which a large audience enjoyed immensely. Our junior Prom, given on May first, a week after the play, with a penthouse scene as a motif, proved a howling success. We were active in Library Council, music, Press Club, and gained athletic honors in every sport. l30l

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ROBERT TABER WILLETS Elntered senior year, Football, 45 Dance committee, 4, Class p ay, 4. Sickle and hammer--Bob is an enthusiast-always ready to defend his views in the Held of politics, or to demonstrate his ability in the held of poetry, or music. His own composition of one of our high-school songs proves that he has excellent talent in those helds. EDWIN WOLF, EIR. Entered senior year, Track, 4. Such sober certainty. Edwin is a friend to all and an enemy to none. There is a deal of deviltry beneath that innocent exterior. Such a combination makes for a good man and true. PAUL G. WOZLONlS lnterclass volley ball, l, Z, 4. Paul has always been one of the steadfast members of our class, causing little commotion, being on the spot when needed, having his own fun in his own way, and altogether contributing greatly to the stability of our social life. MARIE ANN WULEORST Dance committee, 3. Endowed with a captivating and hilarious sense of humor, Woofy is always ready for another laugh. Her cheerful dis- position is as soothing as her keen wit. Wherever there's candy or gum, there she is bound to be. You can always count on this enjoyable person having a generous supply on hand. l29l ,gawk Mt Cvfln MAL Fwy? flfZ4'O ' Vi

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This year, in November, we frantically borrowed black ties or earrings, tried on rented tuxedos or new evening dresses for one of the most important events in the life of every senior-the Senior Ball! The gym was decorated as an ocean liner with life- boats, funnels, 'n' everything. ln December we gave The Charm School to provide an enjoyable evening for the big crowd that attended. Packed full of laughs, it was a splendid piece of work for high-school students to present. This year we have had a majority of the players on all varsity teams with members in all school organizations. As we approach the last mile we want to say that, truly, we have had a-a triple-peachie time. . . . And we'll look back on these years, Hlled with petty quarrels, worries, thrills, happy times 5 we'll recall how we grubbed cigarettes or candy, borrowed money, bet on the World Series or the Rose Bowl game, wore flashy bow-ties or brown and white shoes with a collegiate air, how we sleepily rushed through homework after a late party the night before, trying to shrink in our seats to avoid being called on in Latin, French, Math., Chemistry,-ad inhnitum, how we played hookey with such finesse that we were seldom caught, approached, with trembling legs, the principal's office, became indignant over a bit of gossip in The Record, or tried to get an introduction to the opposing school's cheer leader. Then we'll tell our children, and our children's children when they boast of their exploits in school, Why, son, when l was your age in school l never acted the way students do nowadays. I did my lessons and did 'em well. lnto our eyes will steal a faraway look and we shall talk reminiscently of the good things we did, smile secretly about the not-so-good, and realize that what we are and what we become is so largely a result of the four years in high school. ROBERT KELLY Y37 l 31 l as - sigma 5' ,Ax Le.