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

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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-.

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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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' ' l'ix7 H E-yfibfgl El T633 A 4 'N-4 - The swimmers, undaunted by the defeats of the track team and the basketball team, kept right on Winning steadily. New records wers made. Old records were equaled. h I As a climax to this month, the journalism class elected Monroe Schmidt editor of the Indicator of l922. - JANUARY 119221. The monotony of this cold month of 'exams was first broken by the appearance of the Student's Guide, that in- dispensable booklet, chock full of valuable information, pre- pared by Dr. von Nardroff and Dr. Tennant. About the same time the French magazine, Hina Petite Revue Francaise made its appearance. I The track team aided by long practice ' A A walked off with the P. Sq A. L. lndoor Champ- . 4 ionship, bringing the Roaring Lion back once 3 more to its rightful home, the halls of Stuyve- 9 sant. X V The seniors had their busy days during S this month. The early part of the month saw , their successful dance, held at the grand ball- i' room of the Hotel Pennsylvania. The school bade them farewell at the end of the month at the commence- ment exercises. A short while before they held their class night, at which they presented a one act play and produced by them- selves, and a minstrel show. Needless to say, the performance was very successful, and all who were fortunate enough to Wit- ness the class night of January '22 will agree with us when we say it was one of the best class nights ever held by a Stuyves- ant Senior Class. V This month saw the last Spectator edited by Paul Keil. After a successful administration he turned over the reins to 126-.