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

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fe.-vfv xrffffzri-xzfamsxfziszcff xZ' Q 9 0 ll 351 Chick Saltman, football coach, began whipping his football team into form. Going thru the school he picked out the heaviest men he could find and requested them to report for football practice. They began their victorious season by defeating Commercial High for the first time in'Stuyvesant's history. Not content With turning out a star gridiron team, the Dutchrnen began Work 'on the soccer and swimming teams. Besides these athletic activities, the actors of the school, directed by Mr. Blum, produced the pageant, Americas Mak- ing. It was the greatest spectacle ever seen in Stuyvesant or any high school. Mr. Blum and the participants worked hard tg make the performance pleasing to the audience. NOVEMBER . With the practice of that marvellous football 'machine over, teams were played and beaten. But on Election Day Stuyvesant struck an impasse in the shape of the Clinton eleven. For the first and only time of the season the Dutchmen tasted the bitter dregs of defeat. Following that catastrophe the Scarlet and Q . Blue eleven defeated Commence and then 2 lVlorris, the final game of the season. In Q! Stuyvesant's dash for the P. S. A. l... football Q championship, which was so rudely stopped by the Clinton eleven, -Stuyvesant succeeded in beating every school in the tournament, allowing them not a single score-excepting, of course, Clinton. Because of the wonderful work of the eleven, less atten- tion Was paid to the other sports, but Stuyvesant excelled in these no whit less. The cross-country team placed second in -24-

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History of the School Year Those of us who were in Stuyvesant in September, l92l, saw the start of one of the most successful years that the Dutch- me'n have ever had. The track team, the cross country and the swimming teams all had their men way up in the front. The football team-who will ever forget the greatest football team ever produced under the banner of the Scarlet and the Blue? The debating society was better than ever, the various pub- lications headed by efficient men turned out better periodicals, and the clubs had better meetings. The spirit of friendship and co-operation prevailed as never before in Stuyvesant. The reason for this banner year is unknown. Let it suf- fice that it existed and many of us were here to enjoy it. SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER. Refreshed by the summer's long vaca- tion, the students returned to the school in S E P T the middle of'September. This month flew by rapidly and soon October and its work came , ' I on. G. O. elections and the keen competi- . tion which they aroused started this active 2- : 1 year. Henry McDonough was elected pres- ,. ident, doubling the number of votes his- op- ponent obtainedg William Hitzig was elected vice-president and George Gierschevski was elected secretary. The senior class, the largest of its kind up to that time, pro- , X ceeded to elect its ofhcers and get ready for 'Q' ' business-. Frank Miller, famous orator, re- ' W' V ceived the position of president, William T -if Kelleher, famous football man, became vice- 2 --: president, Joseph Lacchia, secretary, and ' A h E Aaron Herbst Was elected treasurer. With H officers of the school elected attention was Q turned to athletic activities. A -23-

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ra' v sd ' X 12 2,3-slim-5-1l Zl7l' mil v -,Le ls 0 -. B 19 I.S'1JIC.A.'I'OfR, 'GH A , All All XY 4 f XX,42'l X5 -' : ,- . l of that team taking first and second respectively. The soccer the Eastern States championship, John Low and Louis Gentile team, although it received no support from the school, was bravely and staunchly fighting the battle to show StuyVesant's supremacy in this sport. The swimming team coached by lVlr. Wallendorf and captainecl by John Shaw was showing its heels to many of the other schools. The i'Spectator under the edit- orship of Paul Keil and the Caliper of Jacob Fisher were estab- lishing a high mark in scholastic writing. DECEMBER The icy blasts of this month did not cool Stuyvesant's warm spirit. The cross-country team placed second in the city champ- ionship, Johnny Low taking first prize. The swimming team was successfully defending the scarlet and blue and many victor- ies were chalked up for the fish, As a fitting reward for the remarkable i work of the football team twenty men received ' ' their insignias. George Gierschevski and Abraham Kaplan were chosen for the all- scholastic football team. bf The alumni gathered in the auditorium V during this month, renewed old acquaintances, li - sang old school songs, dusted off the cobwebs , I from their minds, and discussed the good old days with their former teachers. The seventeenth annual indoor meet at the 22nd engineers' Armory proved successful. The armory was crowded as always. The races were run off in fine style and everyone had a fine time. Unfortunately for old 'iPeter, Clinton won the cup and the basketball team was beaten by Commerce. . A 125-.