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

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“When I came here, everyone was protest- ing something: the war, civil rights, the environment . . . Now there are no more buttons.” Mr. Frank McCourt Moto kawatara moto onajini naru.” (“The more things change, the more they remain the same.”) — Mr. E. J. Lugo “The administration has definitely changed for the better.” Bodenheimer went from student to teacher.” Mr. Mark Bodenheimer — Mr. Arnold Bellush Apathy — there’s more of it.” Ms. Lippe FACULTY 19

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WHAT’S CHANGED? “The students. They used to work out problems to four significant fig- ures-in their heads; now they won’t even use their calculators.” — Mr. Steve Kramer “The best change of all: unisex to coed.” Mr. Anthony DePalma “I’ve gotten older.” Mr. Lewak “.. . The pendulum is shift- ing back. We’re returning to more conservative attitudes. Students are concerned with getting into colleges and aca- demic excellence.” Mr. Marks 18

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Principal. . . Principal. . . Principal Dear Graduates: The class of 1985 is part of a long and proud proces- sion of classes going back eighty years. No two classes have been the same, yet each has shared in a unique and fundamentally similar experience. That experi- ence, the Stuyvesant experience, is at one and the same time both obvious and mysterious. It is quite easy to define what we are and what your life at Stuyvesant has been in terms of the challenging courses you have taken, the extra-curricular pro- grams in which you have participated, your interac- tions with the faculty, the daily grind of getting to school via the New York City public transporation system, and your interactions with your fellow stu- dents who are among the brightest and most talented to be found anywhere. I think we all understand and accept those aspects of what it means to be part of Stuyvesant. However, the essesntial nature of that experience with all its quirks and quiddities eludes us. I know that it grows and evolves over the years, and as you look back over those years you will feel its pull and its influence all the more. I saw it among the over six hundred alumni who returned to the old building at the 80th Year Reunion on November 18,1984. And you, in turn, will not be immune from its effects. To explain that special experience is, I believe, no mere micrology, but a question which goes to the heart of the human experience. Suffice it to say, that for each of you these have been years of growth and change. The process of evolving into a new being is exciting and little understood. Certainly that explains a part of the Stuyvesant experience, and the rest remains for you to look back upon and evaluate through the years. The theme of this yearbook is “Change” and each of us at Stuyvesant has experienced that in our lives. The only “constant” in life is change, and of all living things, mankind seems most able to deal with change. Certainly, those of you in the class of 1985 have had to deal with profound changes in our school, among them the fact that you have had three different principals in the years you were here. Nevertheless, each of you adjusted to those dislocations in your lives, and your achievements as a class as magnificent as any class which preceeded you. Your mettle was tested and you proved worthy. Your response to change has strengthened you and made you better prepared to deal with the future. As you leave us, we know that you will continue the proud record of achievement and service to mankind which has been the legacy of your predecessors. We shall never forget you. You are part of a great evolutionary history and tradition. We are proud of all you have accomplished and we shall be prouder still, of what you accomplish in the years ahead. Sincerely, Abraham Baumel Principal 20