Samuel Gompers Vocational Technical High School - Artisan Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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temperature dropped, a cold sweat started dripping down my forehead. In all I must have aged a couple of years, not mentioning anything ahout you. This incident was our finest attempt, and we did not know what to do. Soon, shortly, the hell rang. That did not console us any, but We did feel relieved, when the teachers went inside. Slowly, and quietly, we tried to open the door, hut it was closed. We waited a while and then the door opened. We jumped. not knowing who might he there, sent thoughts of what might happen through our heads. It only turned out to he a monitor coming on post. As soon as we saw him. we hrushed right by him and ran up to our rooms. Then it was a harrowing experience, but now it is only a memory. As ar esult of the C. O., we wanted ta have scho- lastic activity. Vlfithout the C. 0. this could not have been achieved. You remember at first there were

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