Stuyvesant High School - Indicator Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Our Principal ten years ago Dr, Ernest R. von lefgyfxl-P Nardroff became Principal of Stuyvesant l-ligh School. At that time there were but SL 1200 boys on our register and even with one session, we had plenty of room. But so great and con- sistent has been the growth of the school, that to-day is a register of 4500, with two sessions, both of which are crowded. ln November, 1008, when Dr. von Nardroff came to Stuyvesant, the graduating class numbered 31, now it has a membership of 260. Mtich of this growth is due to the Principals influence'- With clear foresight and accurate judgment he decided, at the outset, to make the school a scientific high school, and the course of events in the last ten years has justified his decision, for Stuyvesant has become more and more popular. To fit Stuyvesant students for scientihc careers has constantly been the Principals aim. Under his guidance, there have been introduced such courses as shop science, instrument making, milling and building construction, topographical drawing, power plant drafting, architectural drawing, and recently, ship design, The co-operative course has also been started. The good of the school has ever been the Principals first and chief concern, and earnestly has he striven to enrich its curriculum in every way, so that to-day Stuyvesant is a leader among the modern high schools of the country. I-Ie has done much, also, to develop the characters of the boys by encouraging clean athletics, by introducing the Arista, the honor society of the school, and by showing a strong personal interest in such activities as the Stuyve- sant Club. The boys all feel that in Dr. von Nardroff they have a real friend, who has their true interests at heart. As the Hrst ten years draw to a close, we sincerely wish for Dr. von Nardroff many more successful years of service in Stuyvesant. 14

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Stuyvesant Boys and The War 'f:':':f Country entered the war with no territorial or other selfish ambition, but solely for the purpose of establishing, upon a Firm foundation, Li i1AY.1ilJ International Law and a respect for the rights of all nations, Like the knight-errant of old we are battling for righteousness and for the relief of the oppressed, and like these knights of old our prayers must be for un- bounded courage, for disregard of all personal comforts, and for absolute loyalty. ln this hrst year of the war, Stuyvesant boys have done much toward winning their spurs. Cn the eve of our entrance into this great conflict our auditorium was crowded with Stuyvesant boys, eager to declare their solemn support of our President and Congress in the decis- ion they were about to make. No one who was present will ever forget the impressiveness of that ceremony. And to that noble resolution Stuyvesant has ever been faithful. United like brothers we have helped the cause in every way within our power. We have denied ourselves pleasure in order to buy Thrift Stamps and Liberty Bonds, we have by our patriotic appeals induced others to buy stamps and bonds, and we have secured in our school more than a hundred per cent. membership in the Red Cross. We have constructed, in our shops, hundreds of articles of many kinds for use in the hospitals at the front. The special concert given by the Orchestra and Glee Club for the benefit of the Red Cross was so largely oversubscribed that it had to be repeated. And now I learn that some of our classes are assuming the responsibility of caring for individ- ual fatherless children in France, this is a beautiful work and is so intimate that it touches the heart. Lastly, there have gone forth into the very midst of the battle many hundreds of Stuyvesants sons, some on the seas, some in the trenches, some aloft in the clouds, some close behind the lines as engineers or in hospitals. Many of these, We know it must be, will never return. But all, loyal Americans as they are, will faithfully perform their duty, and those who return, will return with honor. God bless the boys of Stuyvesant! 5u,..24'C.Q. U-19-aytahtcbt 15