Seward Park High School - Almanac Yearbook (New York, NY)

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CLASS OF JANUARY I935 All our feachers-We wish fo leave a beffer graduafing class fhan fhe presenf crop, buf we modesfly fhink, fhaf such a superlafive is inconceivable. To fhe various deparfmenfs- Publicafion office-We leave several padded cells fo keep our fufure senior FlRllENDS in. lvlafhemafics-We leave fhe Mafh. Depf. fo solve for X in Y-2-Zyl-10. Arf-We leave and bequeafh fhel walls and sfairways fo decorafe. Chemisfry Laborafory--A boffle of finesf French perfume-if mighf help! To fhe various clubs- Phofography Club-A camera and a dark room in which fo develop picfures. l-lisfory Club-The hisfory of fhe fufure fo which we seniors will confribufe. To fhe sfudenfs- To fufure seniors-We leave Know Nofhing Club in case fhey lcnow nofhing abouf if. To classes of '35 84 '36-We give and bequeafh our esfeemed insfrucfors-and fhe school. To fhe alumnae-We leave a hearfy welcome-in lieu of cash. ln conclusion, we wish fo impress our insfrucfors wifh our unanimous decision fo forgive and forgef leaving fhem as execufioners of fhis, our lasf Will and Tesfamenf. We do hereby direcf fhaf our deparfure be conducfed wifh fhe osfen- fafiousness fhaf our infegrify of characfer, our achievemenfs in scholasfic endeavors, and our posifions as graduafes, merif. In wifness fhereof, we, fhe Class of January I935. affix our hand fhereunfo and seal wifh a sigh, fhe above sfafemenfs. Amen! Berfha Klempner, Frank Zupniclc, Bella Salmon Thus fhe Newsreel ended. There were manyg in The audience who were wonder- ing if fhe class of January l935 was mens sana in corpore sano. Buf fhere were :many in fhe audience who were presenf or pasf Sewardifes, and so were able fo .undersfand and sympafhize wifh fhe wrifers of fhe will. A Page Sevenfeen

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THE ALMANAC CLASS WILL THE Ihealre darkened. The World-Wide Newsreel flashed upon Ihe screen. In rapid succession I+ relaled Ihe news oi Irhe day. King assassinaied, slrilce sellled, baby bear born in Bronx Zoo, elc., elc. Then a slighl pause. A special announcemenl was coming from Ihe screen. The Newsreel announced in bold Ie+Iers:- World-Wide Newsreel Scoop!! Class of January I935 of Seward Park High School gives World-Wide exclusive righls Io announce ils Iasl Ieslamenlll A Ireal for World-Wide audiences! The audience, wilh baled brealh, sal enlranced as Ihe Iasl will and Ieslamenr of a greaf class began. To Ihe FacuI+y:- Mr. Brodie- We leave Ihe school beller Ihan we found il. Mr. Klein-We leave a booI4IeI en+i+Ied LEARN HOW TO BROADCAST IN FIVE LESSONS . Miss Lewinson-An auromalic 'rea pourer Io resli her weary hand. Mr. Goldsrone-Programs, programs, and more programs. Mr. Sellinger-A phonograph record Io say every five minules:- Why did you cu'r Ihar period? ' Mr. Sierles-An Economics class worI'hy ol his abilily. Mr. Deulsch-A slooge Io laugh al his gags and Io slop him from gagging his hislory class. Mr. Mandel-a box of everlasling cough drops. Dr. Lipslcy-A pair of glasses Ihai can IransIa+e German inIo English and vice versa. Mr. Silverslein-We Ieave a big, spacious, senior oilice so Ihal Ihe enlire senior class may gel? in aI once. Miss Alifachiner-One very, very English s+udenI who can imilale her perfecl speech-we'II never be able Io! Miss Lyons-The faces ol all her s+aH7 when Ihey receive word Ihal The Folio has won ALL AMERICAN HONORS. Miss Ellcind-A pleasanl married life. Page Sixleen

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THE ALMANAC KING SENIOR The King is dead. Long live The King! A King comes To The Throne by means oT his craTTiness and inTegriTy, iT he has any aT his command. For many years he has clandesTinely planned This: being supreme ruler and ruling wiTh an iron hand. l-le TorgeTs The years he was a commoner and suTiered The punishmenTs and penalTies oT Those supposedly on The Throne. WiTh power held TighTly in his clenched' TisT he does exacTly whaT his superior beTore him did. l-le sguanders money on his own' unending pleasures, money ThaT would creaTe more beneT'iT were iT used on 'imporTanT iTems, such as building prisons, Vfperhaps. l-le imporTs The choicesT TuTors Trom all lands, choosing Them by The lengTh oT Their noses or The breadTh oT Their waisT' lines. EducaTion, more power in his desire. He wanTs To rule The world, uncommon wishl Suddenly, aT The heighT oT his shorT reign, The people revolT again as is The cusTom oT peopleg This Time againsT him. NoT ThaT iT makes any diTTerence To Them againsT whom They revolT. The King is Torced abdicaTe, much To The regreT oT his well paid TuTors. l-le Tlees and leaves his Throne Tor The new King. - Thus, is a high and mighTy aired Senior. l-Te aTTains his loTTy lnose loTTyl posiTion by means oT a compleTe revoluTion in his school. The old Senior has been Torced To abdicare Taking wiTh him all he could lay hands on. The new Senior is in power Through his inTegriTy Four long years he hasprepared and labored and planned Tor This. ln power, he Tends To amuse himselT, noT a verydiTTiculT procedure. l-le spends money on cold Tea Teas, on The aTTempT aT Tormal Prom and on The knick knacky Class Day, money which would be oT much greaTer beneTiT were iT used To socially educaTe The wondering liTTle Treshmen. Through all This The Senior conTinues wiTh his educaTion despiTe The opposiTion oT The TaculTy. l-le 'plans To conquer' new worlds or reconguer The old. AT The peak oT his enioymenT and prowess, physical as well as menTally, a revoluTion occurs. The Senior is Torced To abdicaTe To The hidden ,ioy oT The TaculTy. He Tlees To make room Tor The new Senior. The King is dead. Long live The King. Lillian Vogel Page EighTeen