Washington High School - Surveyor Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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-l-l-llf PAST JuNE193Q Listen, my children, and you shall hear The tale of the deeds of the class of this year. Graduating in June, in thirty-nine, Every man who is now alive Remembers that famous day and year. That class is the one which produced a movie Remember Popeye, Felix, Pluto, and Miclcey. For the price of five cents an admission was gained To improve the funds of the class just named. A minstrel show was given anon, Which featured singers, tap-dancer, and clown What snap the songs and dances had Featuring old-fashioned melodies and latest fadl Next the Lions' winners we claim Whose names are printed in the hall of fame. A. Manevitz and Sylvia Werner, the two Whose real worth the Lions' Club lcnew. Dances sponsored by thirty-nine Were classed by all as superfine. They danced and shagsged to the Rhythmaires, Underclassmen floclced in crowds and pairs. 19 The Courtesy Party in our junior year Was filled with thoughts we all hold dear 'Twas not what we gave but what we shared And our joys to the old follqs can't be compared. O we've had honors in holding offices too, ln school activities we've had plenty to do. Proud today, indeed, we are Of blonde Ann Schuler and Jo Ferrar. Our class at present is very well-lcnown, Ben Salzman as president gives it tone, Koven as vice-president, in sports renowned, Malce two leaders who can't be downed. Sylvia Werner, that industrious lass, ls Editor in Chief and Secretary of the class. Angela Joy is our social leader, Myl how Washingtonians heed herl We give all praise and honor due To Miss Atlcinson and Mr. Clair, the two Who have given our class such thought and care Who all our troubles have been willing to share.

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SURVEYIINIG JANUARV1939 Six short and cheerful years have passed since we attended our first classes in Washington l-ligh School during the spring term of 1933. Surveying these six years without experiencing their sorrows and mo- ments of depression, we find that all of us are just a little moved at the thought of leaving Washington High School, the scene of many experiences. ln the line of sight at the present moment is Donald Michaels, our school community president. l le came into his own in the 'l'lA when he smashed all pre- cedents by becoming the first boy to be elected school community secretary-treasurer. During this, his last term, Donald has been elected school com- munity president and has played the lead in the senior play, Seven Keys to Baldpatef' Among our numbers we are proud to count Arnold Hoffman who has been active in many clubs and organizations, especially as editor-in-chief of the Washington Post. Besides editing the Post, he has been active in promoting the success of the newly adopted budget plan. The budget plan brings to the fore a pleasant, soft- spoken individual, Patsy Crino. A large share of the success of the budget plan, the Courtesy Party in December 1937, and numerous school and class projects, rests with Patsy who also fills the role of class president. l-le is distinctive for the business-like manner and promptness with which he discharges all class and school community duties. The inevitable professor rears his bespectacled head above the crowd. Sandro Barone is called Prof partly because he wears glasses, partly be- cause he's studious off and on, but mostly because he has a gift of oratory. A year or so ago, he aroused considerable mirth because, despite the handicap of short stature, he tried out for the cross-country team on the spur of the moment, and better yet, made itl Within the last year, Sandro has developed into a shrewd businessman. Besides soliciting a large pro- portion of the advertisements for the Surveyor, he has managed the publicity for Seven Keys to Baldpatef' As inevitable as the class Prof is the Lions' Club Award. From a group of ten equally qualified candi- dates, Arthur Mancuso and Wanda Kozerski were chosen to receive the award. The high scholastic ability of these same two enabled them to assume, in the senior year, the respective roles of standard bearer, and guardian of the flag. The editorial staff of our year book is relying on the organization ability and literary experience 'of Theodore Landsman, editor-in-chief of the Sur- veyor to aid it in successfully plotting this year's annual. Ted's score or more of nicknames seem to indicate that the angle of his personality is in the fourth quadrant. Ben Solomon has just climaxed his high school career by being awarded the Bausch and Lomb Science Award for outstanding work. This survey of class history could never be complete without training our sight on two singing members of our class. The prestige of our school has been greatly increased by the honors William Warfield and Anthony Jardine have won in both local and national competition. Both have been placed on Virginia Cardinale's Mythical l-lonor Roll, - a signal honor. The trail of our survey is blazed with only a few notches. We have surveyed and mapped the plot with blazes, but there is much territory yet uncovered. Our class history is marked with smaller incidents, too numerous to mention, that we cherish in reminiscence. 1 8 l 1 I

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SURVEVING OUR CCDAT OF ARMS F i tp-sf ! IT' 1 '51 ll ig Y. fwsvv-'x If-h ii 4 1 T r The origin of this seal of honor is quite a fascinating one and centers around a person who has universally been acclaimed the embodiment of high ideals and of personal attributes-George Washington. With the establishment of the first junior high school in Rochester, New York, it was decided that in order to form a strong bond of attachment, the appellation of the First president of the United States should be adopted for the name of our school. Washington lies continually been the object of deep respect and veneration, furnishing a source of inspiration to those who wish to emulate his success- ful efforts and distinguished personal achievements. Recurring ever to his integrity and probity, Washington High has adopted his coat- of-arms, in modified form, to symbolize our hopes and ideals involving character, honesty, and perseverance. In the center ofthis coat- of-arms are two heavy bars representing the eighth and ninth grades, and above these are three stars signifying the higher grades- namely, the tenth, the eleventh, and the twelfth. The name of Washington High School surrounds the central motif on our school seal. It has been a pleasure and privilege to bestow school awards on those students who possess superior abilities and high scholastic standings. Among these is the Lions' Club Award presented to a boy and a girl each of whom has fulfilled the above requirements. An additional privilege granted to our school after it had been fully established as a high school was the opportunity for brilliant and ambitious students to attain their objectives by winning scholarships. The outlook is exceedingly attractive and the future looms bright, for it is anticipated that the present senior class will equal or perhaps exceed the outstanding success of last year when five awards were granted to students in our school. In the realm of sport activities, the members of our teams have reflected with increasing ardor, the zeal and enthusiasm instilled within them by fervent school spirit. The entire school community joins in offering hearty encouragement and in urging the teams to continue their splendid progress. The Washington coat-of-arms represents to us the height of aspiration and personal achievement, and serves as a goal to ambition. lt is a constant source of inspiration to those of us who wish to succeed, but in anxiety and speculation it also implies the admonition that only by exercising supreme will power, fortitude, and unceasing effort can we reach our goal. A challenge andaperemptory declaration to all, our coat-of-arms manages to exert a powerful yet beneficent influence upon each and every one of us. 20