Thomas Jefferson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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be Crm 0 THE HAPPIE T DAY Bright faces are gleaming, proud parents are beaming, and hundreds of vibrant voices are re-echoing tones of joyful laughter. All because it's graduation day, and youu are graduating. But why aren't you laughing? And why do you feel so tense? Perhaps itls that noise, that dreadful, rhythmic, repetitions beat that keeps pounding in your ears. G-d, what is it? Then, for a moment, reality, you realize that it's the sound of your heart palpitating with such abnormal intensity. And once again your head is swimming. XVhat is happening to you? How will you ever get your diploma? Suddenly, all noises fade into the distance and you,re all alone, and thinking. It seems as if it were only yesterday and you were starting out in elementary school, but 12 years have already passed. You hadnit a problem in the world then, except perhaps, the task of choosing whether to play ball or to ride your tricycle after school. Many of your actions were silly, but excusable, because you were only a kid. Then you reached the higher grades and just couldn,t wait to grow up--to be a teenager. To have funl Teenage life did consist of that fun you longed to have, but it was also a blend of the problems of adolescence you hadn't anticipated. Your pranks were criticized, yet understood, because you were at that in-between stage. Strong was your desire to grow older, as was your goal to be graduated from high school. XV ell, the time has come, and youire afraid! Suddenly, the sound of music breaks your period of silence. The noises of the crowd seem to return, too, and you realize that you are no longer alone. You're in a world with millions of people who expect you to face responsibility, make decisions, and react with decorum to all arising situa- tions. You know now that living won't be a 'gbed of roses, but your education has, both directly and indirectly, helped to prepare you for the future and now you must hope for the best. All around you happy faces are glowing, and before you know it some of the radiance seems to be passed on to you. You find yourself proudly smiling, and you know, uthis is your graduation day. You finally made it, kid! You're all grown uplu Hoclzellc Snyder By 11:00, we were well on our way to a solution. We had gathered many bits of information from cooperative teachers and had narrowed down the search considerably.

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QUR E IOR TEACHER Four years have swiftly passed us hy. And we are leaving old .lellerson High. XYe extend to you, teachers, our appreciation, For adding a ehapter to our education. On many occasions we argued. it's true. It was only because we worried aliout you. Like the times you said. Test and we said Noi XVe thought only of your marking, papers, you know. Or the times we forgot homework. you lieeame mad, You had less to eorreet. we thought you'd he glad. Youll miss our kindnesses. hut try' not to fret. Previous students like us. you are soon hound to get. t ------be .. ...d M ,Wm 'W From left to right, front fUlL'.' Nlrs. Nordell, Nliss Wlirtli. Xlrs. Gilhert, Mrs. Sehor. Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Lasker, Mrs. Solow. Buck row: Nlr. jahin. Xlr. Fenton, Mr. Beek- man, Mr. Hecht, Mr. Amienherg. Missing: Mrs. Gallagher, Nliss Xlillson. Nliss Sarquis. Xlr. Beekenstein, Mr. Drucker, Mr. Pfeffer. Little did we realize, however, how important she would be to us . .

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The C 11136 ef the ERVOU GRADUATE XYell, the big day is here . . . I thought it would never eome . . . YM FINALLY GRADUATING . . . All those tiresome rehearsals I went through . . . hope it all goes off okay .... This gown is so long I should have taken it a size smaller .... My hair looks a mess. . . what a waste of money. . . .I could have done just as badly myself. . .Wish We wore caps so my hair wouldnt show .... The people are beginning to take their seats .... Gee, the stage looks beautiful .... But thatis what I paid for .... These days it costs a lot to graduate .... My hands are shaking, I sure am nervous .... This gown is so long .... I hope I donit fall flat on my face . . . the band is tuning up . . . the march is beginning . . . here We go . . . everybody upstraight, heads high .... I feel like Iim a trained monkey . . . no more of this tomorrow. . . . Iim finally on my own ..,. I wonder where my folks are sitting .... Oh, I see them . . . my mother is crying-my father is sound asleep . . . sure hope he doesnt snore .... I'd never live it down .... I dont see my kid brother. . . . XYonder what hes up to .... There goes the valedietorian to give her speech . . . hope it isnt too long . . . these seats are uncomfortable . . . it sure is late, the speeches are all over .... The band is beginning to play the school alma mater '... the graduates are all standing .... I feel the tears coming to my eyes .... I'm going to miss JEFF ..,. I had some fine times there, THREE VVONDEHFUL YEARS - - - Lift your banners, lift them skyyvard Loud our song renew jefferson, our alma mater, The orange and the blue. Carol Singer Mrs. Fox volunteered the information that she had last seen the great seal somewhere on the second floor.