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

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Ky V ,fx ,1- 7:30 a.m.-Jump up, gel washed, dressed, and eah have all my books in one place, have all my homework done 'lhe nighl before, and am oul of lhe house by 8:l0. A brisk, 20 minule walk peps me up and gels me fo school early. 8:00-Wake up from my dream, ge? washed, dressed, and eaf, do my homework, look for my books and am back in bed by 8:I0. Sleep +ill 8:29V2, and am oul' of +he house by 8:30. A brisk, 20 minule walk +o school makes me la+e lo official class. 9:00-My lirsl' period. Time 'lo look forward +0 ealing lunch. l now have one of lwo alfernalives. Shall I draw piclures or lis+en fo fhe feacher? 9:40-Ah! There goes lhe warning bell, and look' al all 'lhe preHy boals, planes, and lanks +ha'r l've made! Time fo review whal' l have learned fhis period. lPause for a one-second summary of lhe evenls leading up 'lo World War I.l . . . l now have a clear and concise picfure of fhe leacher marking me down for no'r knowing loday's work. There goes 'lhe gong, ending lhe firsl period. lThis bell never fails lo send me info a france, from which lam awakened by lhe sound of lhe bell ending lhe second period., l0:30-And now, on 'lo fhe gymnasium lboysl where l will be ques- 'lioned as lo my whereabouls as of yeslerday, lhe lhird period. However, l have an excuse, so l am safe from fhe clufches of Mr. Luiz-lhis 'l'ime. l I:l5-l musl' now look for my friend lo whom l lenl' my English home- work. Here he comes now, iusl' in lime lo fell me fhal he's forgo'Hen lo bring il' lo school. Oh, well, lhis isn'l' lhe firsl' zero l've golfen in English. I2:00-l've iusl' come from English, during which my leacher warned me l'ha'l l musl' do beiler work or l won l' gel lhe mark l've been expecling. ll ask you, how can anybody gei lower +han a zero?l l am now done for lhe day, excepl 'lhal' l musl remain unfil 'lhree o'clock lo serve delenlion. lFor reason, see paragraph slarfing 8:00 .l While l'm wailing, l lhink l'll calch up on my sleep: since l'here's nofhing else +o wri'l'e aboul, I mighl' as well close 'lhis column for loday. Goodnight Carl Schlesinger X v 0 X

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THE AVERAGE SENIOR LIKES . . . io read Gone wifh ihe Wind . . . io see Arsenic and Old Lace or Le'l s Face lf . . . +o see How Green Was My Valley . . . 'lo sing Blues in lhe Nighl ' . . . +o laugh ai Bob Hope . . . 'io lis+en 'ro Bob Hope's program, or fhe Make-Believe Ballroom or fhe Lux Radio Theaire . . . lo vole for Franklin Delano Roosevell . . . 'I'o read ihe Reader's Digesf . . . Terry and ihe Pirafes and Dick Tracy . . . +0 hear Dinah Shore sing . . . lo go swimming . . . 'lo read ihe Square Deal-or lhe New York Times . . . +o hear Harry James as +heir favoriie band leader . . . fo dance ihe Lindy . . . 'ro hear music composed by lrving Berlin . . . . lo dance io Harry .lames or Glenn Miller THE AVERAGE GIRL SENIOR LlKES . . . Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power . . . 'lo go 'lo Hunfer THE AVERAGE BOY SENIOR LIKES . . . BeH'e Davis and Lana Turner . . . io go 'lo Fordham SONGS OF THE SENIORS Breaihless . . . Did l Pass? Blues in 'lhe Nighf . . . Only 647, Deep in 'rhe Heari' of Texas . . . Affer fhe Regenfs'-no+ deep enough Dear Mom . . . l can explain l Sfruck a March in +he Dark . . . buf ihe proclor caughl' me Na+ Mine . . . 857: One For All, All For One . . . iusl' before a 'l'es'l This ls No Laughing MaHer . . . Four D's The Anniversary Wallz . . .'Seven limes a Senior Why Don'+ We Do This More Offen? . . . Homework Milfon Luger -,Z

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LAI MZ fx'-I will L swam, Individually, lhe members of 'lhe class of June l942, being of sound mind and of philanlhropic disposilions, and realizing +ha'l our oufsfancling lalenl' mighf go lo wasfe if nor properly dislribufed +o our beloved feachers, we publish This, our Lasl' Will and Tesfamenr, hereby revoking and making null and void all ofher Wills and Teslamenfs by us herelofore made. MR. ROGERS: a special gifl' of six dozen of fhe besl qualify golf balls lrained 'ro go in lhe righl direcfion and never fo gel' losl. MR. SCHEIB: an alarm clock fo help keep unblemished his perfecl lwenly- live year record of aH'endance and punclualily. MRS. RICHARDS and MR. LUTZ: several soil plush upholsfered couches 'I'o accommodale 'lheir numerous involunfary young guesls. MRS. FINEMAN: a sound-proof room +0 keep her official honor class from dislurbing olhers wifh lheir incessanf sludying. MR. BERGER: a clapping machine lo applaud his fimely iokes. MISS SAXTON: a prinling press fo prinl' books for disfribulion among our armed forces. MISS MELENEY: a fool-proof sys'l'em for arranging and separaling 'lhose li'H'Ie blue cards so rhal' she will nor have 'lo hold a lele-a-leie wifh 'rhose who really have nor cu+. MISS SULLIVAN: senior hafs wifh elaslic aHached so lhai' she will be able 'lo remove lhem when fhey are worn in 'lhe class-rooms. MISS ROSENBLATT: a golden palelfe will-I golden pain? lubes and endless leisure lime fo work on her painlings. MR. NEWMAN: a call from Washinglon +0 place six hundred graduales. MR. BEEKMAN: six easy lessons from Don Budge +o help improve his very fine arf of racquel busling. MISS JAFFE: a permanenl' posilion as Mr. Lu+z's assis+an+ dean of boys. MISS MCLAUGHLIN: a blow rorch lo lighl 'rhe lhree Arisfa candles. MISS GREENBERGER: lone of 'rhe besl read personsl an excellenl' besi- seller because il' is iusl' barely possible +ha+ she hasn'+ one.