South Side High School - Optimist Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Of Thee I Sing We have tried to create in this yearbook a faithful account of our performance which began back in 1944 when we, the Class of January, 1948, entered upon the first scene of our drama at South Side. Since Mrs. Simon has done so much to aid us from the first moment we began to act our parts as high school students, it is only fitting that we should dedi- cate our yearbook to her, our Class Adviser. It was Mrs. Simon whose sympathy and under- standing made her experience with us the pangs of fear, doubt, and anxiety, which belong to the inex- perienced actor, It was she who helped us to Overcome the awkwardness of the neophyte, who directed us with firmness and kindness so that we were soon playing our roles well and even having fun. When we bungled our parts because of scholastic difhculties, MRS. ROSE P. SIMON it was Mrs. Simon who scolded, encouraged, and sympathized until the production moved forward once again. The excitement of electing student directors, of having our classmates run for G. O. offices, of re- hearsing the senior show, of attending endless com- mittee meetings and of emerging finally as a pol- ished troupe—all these highlights we shared with Mrs. Simon. Although the parts we played at South Side may soon be forgotten, we shall always remem- ber with pleasure the years spent here, years which our Faculty Adviser helped to make wonderfully pro- ductive, Though we act many new parts, the roles we played at South Side will remain forever in our hearts, And so, in sincere appreciation, we dedicate our yearbook to Mrs. Rose Simon, the best Faculty Ad- viser ever!

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ur rincipal MR. ARTHUR W. BELCHER Principal To the Graduates of January 1948: I like you. Perhaps that isn't any secret. Yet some- how it is not given to boys and girls to have any real idea of the regard and esteem in which they are held by their teachers, of the love and devotion of their parents. MISS MARIE WOLFS Vice-Principal I like you because you have liked South Side and have been happy here, because so many of you real- ized that you were a part of South Side and that you could help make it a better school, We shall alw ays be in debt to those who put together this handsome OPTIMIST, who worked for the G. O., who played in the band or sang in a musical club, who played on the teams or acted in a play, and most of all those who learned their lessons day by day and stayed awake in the classrooms. On the other hand, there are shirkers and drifters who put out as little effort as possible, idly passing the time with their own individual whims or busying themselves for extra pocket money at an unnecessary part-time job. Wise statesmen fear for America if more and more citizens refrain from voting, , stand aside while others work for public affairs, churches, or community undertakings, and sneer at those who lay a few bricks more than the minimum stint for a day's work. I shall be interested in your future. May you always carry with you the same good cheer, wholehearted cooperation, and mutual friendliness that you exem- plified at South Side, as you worked and played to- gether. May cach of you continue his education at college or by part-time courses to the end that each may feel himself a useful part of the community. ARTHUR W. BELCHER

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