Theodore Roosevelt High School - Saga Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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O C Nl f Q 'N 1 Acfion A poor suffering senior is buried behind a pile of books ' and is frying his bes+ io siudy for 'lhe coming Mid-Term Examinafions. ' f WHAT A LIFE! 3337 Scene 3 Joe S+udenf's porch. EE! W llll Yilix' Time All day long-Easier Vacafion. E 'iii ' ' ' ' I ff.-ffiffii. Achon There is nofhlng 'lo say, for Joe Sfudenf has been sleeping 'rhere and will conlinue +o sleep fhere for fhe durafion of 'rhe Easier Vacafion. ' Scene 4 Boy's Gymnasium. Time May 8, 1342. Acfion l+'s Red Le'H'er Day and a fall, disfinguished looking girl is a'H'empfing io smile despife 'lhe wounded foes she is receiving from The enormous feel' of some four-fool' senior ai' fhe dance. Scene 5 A school hallway again. Time Early June, l942. Acfion Some shivering individual is walking along wiih his hands in his pockeis frying his besf +o whisfle. He has iusi discovered fhaf he passed +he Regenls Examinafion wi'rh a clean cuf 65. Whew! Scene 6 An official classroom. Time Early morning in 'lhe official period. Aciion A group of sfudenfs are arguing and beafing lheir brains ou+ over -lhe queslion of who looks more beaufiful in fhe Senior Saga Picfures Secfion. Scene 7 School Audiforium. Time Lafe June, l942. Ac+ion A robed young man is ascending fhe sfeps of fhe audi- lorium plafform. He has a gracluaiion cap on his head, il' looks like -yes, i+ is a diploma in his r-r-r-righ+ hand: and he does have lhal' sheepish Graduafion look on his face. Could if be possible? Can if really be frue? Do you lhink--. Why yes, yes of course, he is. He's really graduafing from Theodore Roosevelf High School, and for fhe very reason fhaf 'lhis is such a happy ending, our ploy is over. l hope you enioyed il. lFif+een minufe inferval for applause, ovafion and cafching of breafhl TH E END Arfhur Kane reg,-.X 995 at X X fi ' 'Q EEE asf' za f3 1 i S lllllll' ' UI if 1 . ES A T W irlmlm are f 111 C, fu f I E In ml algal A Sueag l4FRH

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407 l 1 X - ' i x ,.,,,,, , ' 1 I 'I mlgwffggjgqrq l ww dai. ---- -' . .fx 3-.-0 HEEL' inn! lllllll lllllllllll llllllll H j W mm I --'---::- . ' I: X f Q 1 f, J In X 55: I y'7!Q?1llZZlZZ1.f N 1 fji igir ff f will if f ' ll 'fi ' X ' jijb' 1 .. 1,1 M! Wg' L -QD l Ac'l' l N Scene I Theodore Roosevell' High School sfeps. Time Early morning. February l942. Acfion SA weary individual is climbing 'lhose high, long rolling sfeps leading fo fhe inferior of fhe building upon his refurn fo school from his regenfs' VACATION! Scene 2lSchool Audiiorium. Time l Lafe February. Early morning. Acfion A hysferical young sfudenl' is sfancling afop fhe audiforium plafformj shoufing ouf fhe qualificafions of his candidafe for office. The G. O. elecfions are on! Scene 3 A waferfronf. Time Some fime affer school hours lEnd of 'rhe monfhl. Acfion y A poor down-hearfed liHle senior is sfanding near +he wafer and wondering whefher he should drown himself or go home and face his parenfs wifh his gruesome reporf card. Scene 4-T An official classroom. l Time l March, I942. Acfion A bewildered senior is digging deep down info his poclrefs frying 'lo see if he has any money leff affer paying buf a small porfion of his senior dues. Scene Sl Economics Laborafory. Time Any fime during schoolhours in lafe March. Evenf l A group of anxious seniors are gafhered around fhe pros- l'ra+ed form of one of fheir fellows who is frying his besf fo smile for fhe phofographer so fhaf his Senior picfures will be beaufiful. Acl ll l Scene I A school hallway. Time Lafe March, during period changes. l Acfion A lower senior is laughing himself sick al' fhe sighf of an unconcerned upper senior who is wearing his quainl' li'Hle senior haf upon his quainf liffle dome. Scene 2l Joe Sfuden+'s home. Time 1 I2:00 o'clock midnighf-April I942.

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5 R Me Riding on lhe subway and walching whal goes on among lhe passelngers will show you more clearly, How much lolly lhere is in human affairs! Like anls scallering lrvhen lheir anl hill is broken is lhe confusion on lhe subway plallorm as a lrain is pulling inlo lhe slalion. However, when lhe anls disperse, il is in silence. When llhe rush lor lhe lrain begins you will hear oulbursls like lhis: Quil shoving , Gel olf my lool! p Ouch! g Excuse me Lady. l won'l venlure as lar as lo say lhal anls are more inlelligenl lhan people, allhough al lhe Al will has limes l begin lo wonder, bul lhey seem lo be more orderly. Now we are in car and, il you were llasler lhan lhe person nexl lo you, you have a seal. almosl every slop yonl will nolice lhis lype of person enlering lhe car. He come in, slop al lhe end ol lhe car and, inslanlly, spol an emply seal. He become an experl al lhis lhrough years of praclice. He is capable of allaining remarkable speed in case someone wishes lo beal him lo lhe seal. A person who deselves a Iillle pily is usually found in lhe cenler of a very crowded car and is lgjying lo work his way lo lhe door. As lhe lrain is nearing lhe slalion, he is polile in asking lhe people lo lel him lhrough. Bul, lhe lrain is almosl al a slandsllill and he isn'l making much headway. His voise is losing lhal polile loneg he is no longer asking polilely, bul commanding lhe people lo lel him lhrough. His old loolball spiril comes back as he makes a desperale plunge 1 A for lhe door, lhe onlyland linal way of gelling oul. Once he is oulside lhe car, ' ' he again assumes lhcl quiel, unrulfled poise wilh which he slarled. Anolher lype is a female usually quile plump, who enlers lhe car, has spied l a lililli space irbelween lvlo min. She walks org' wilh abnonphalarglnairi-Tnd pro- i.o..i cee s o go un o a very in eres mg maneuver. IS a com ma lon o e awanan -, I f x ri hula dance and lhe rhumba. Finally, aller a Ii++le shove here and a slighl push H ,Ui HL lhere, and a polile, Excuse me, she maneuvers inlo lhe seal. '55 ' 1 ' 'QL7-I, 1. 'Ll . i Ai 'lil 'l'EFE?l - No slories ol lhe lsubwa would be complele wilhoul lhe well-known gum . II . ,qu l Y eq. -H lla. 5f..i WI- :J . . -axigip Qginllllg-mlyf chewers. Perhaps lew people know lhal lhere is more lhan one way of chewing Lf.--' iw your gum. Usually a man iusl munches wilhoul opening his moulh and is lhe lli!'r. J ' quielesl ol lhem all. 'l'hen lhere are lhe gum poppers, usually, lhe girls being Ni Aff-F-'!.-'ll '7 4 X 1 beller al lhis. By a skillful coordinalion of lhe longue and a loolh lusually a molarl f '2 l 'l a lillle o is emilled which, if conlinued over a long period of lime, becomes Z3 Q .:-.-:.-:eef-'--:- P P l I A s Q x I very annoying. Yel lhe One and Cnly, lhe lops in gum chewinq is lhe girl who QQSQE sounds like a small pop-gun and gazes inlo space wilh conlenled bovine placidily. QQ : S H Joseph Crocco swemtlg S will P liiiigwfiffl l s X X .xxx f x f J y l