Townsend Harris High School - Crimson Gold Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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DRY HUMOR This gentleman is an exceedingly rare type. He has a sense of hunnor. Other teachers may crack jokes, but his are good jokes. Other teachers make wisecracks, but his are humorous. Some teachers may be jolly; others may be chronic wits; but his is dry humor. He need not be especially good natured; indeed, it seems that dry humor is best uttered by a sharp tongue and accompanied by a glinting eye. He is merciless, sparing no one. He is always alert. He mouthes his words, pronouncing each slowly and with sufficient emphasis, for he enjoys his dry humor. As does every- one else. Except the victi m. THE TEACHER He ' s not especially a Bore; nor Is he a Liberal; you can hardly call him a Mr. Chips; and he ' s definitely not a Terror. At times, however, he Is a bit boring; sometimes he ' s expansive and even liberal; he has his reminiscent moments; and he does lose his temper occasionally. But he ' s really not a Type. He ' s the majority of the faculty men and he ' s not particularly distinctive. We all know him. We have him for Latin or History or Math. He marks fairly, although he does slip up a bit, now and then. He has a quiet affability and an agreeable smile. He k nows his subject thoroughly and he knows his boys, too. We take his course — enjoy it, remain indifferent, or don ' t like it. We respect him and have great confidence in him. We cheer him lustily at the end of the term. EIGHTEEN

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THE SENIOR There comes a time in the career of every Harrisite when he must leave high school to advance on the road to higher knowledge. At that time it is customary for him to look back and see what he has gained during his three years stay in secondary school. His past becomes an open book, as the worth of his every accomplishment is weighed in the light of what was expected of him. When the June, 1936 Seniors take stock of what they have de- rived and what they have achieved, during their sojourn at Harris, they find that they have left behind an enviable record of which they long will be proud. Their scholastic accomplishments were un- excelled; but they have wisely gone beyond the realm of academics. The fact that so many members of the class entered into extra- curricular activities is an indication that they will, in later life, form a useful part of their community. Certainly the class has had more than its share of leaders, some of whom will continue, no doubt successfully, in the fields in which they were active in Harris. At any rate, it is hard to imagine that those many boys who have so capably managed branches of student activity can fail to succeed in later life. It remains only to be seen whether the Seniors are actually prepared for advancement. They have spent only three years at high school, instead of the usual four, and it is possible that they are not yet ready for college. However, they have on numerous occasions proved their maturity; they have shown that they are more than con- scious of what is ahead of them. We can thus safely say that every senior who is called up to receive his high school diploma on Commencement Day will deserve, to the fullest extent, the honor being conferred upon him. TWENTY