Washington Irving High School - Alhambra Yearbook (Tarrytown, NY)

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lmagine yourself on a luxury liner, The 5.5. Alhambra, created especially for your voyage. You'Il sail from Tarrytown, down the familiar Hudson, and out to o-pen sea. We hope that you'll enjoy your trip-all your friends and associates at W. I. will be aboard, and you'lI find that every activity and interest in the school is represented by a port of call. All good things must come to an end, and so must our journey. You're right where you started, and we who are about to leave think that's not a bad place to be. No matter how exciting the outside world may seem, life here at W.l. is pretty exciting, too. We have tried to show you how closely related our interests here at school are to the outside world. School is, after all, a small replica of that larger world, where we prepare ourselves for the day when we will begin our real iourney and turn all our dreams into reality. Page three

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I .Q .1 ll' i V: We all love to daydream, planning adven- tures in wonderful places with exciting new peo- ple. All of us have sat in class struggling to concentrate only to find our glance wandering to the window, across the glistening waters of the Hudson and the long line of the new bridge slowly winding over the surface of the river. The gently rolling hills on the opposite shore seem to beckon, and school is completely for- gotten as our thoughts rush out to the world Page two beyond, the mystery and the thrill of the un- known. The River and the Bridge have been the inspir- ation ofthe Class of l954. We see them as links with the great and busy world which we, as Seniors, are about to enter. You will be setting out on the same adventure soon, but before you do, we would like to give you a preview of what awaits you.

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DEDICATIO The Skipper As graduation approaches, we, the Class of '54, look back on those things which have made our stay in Washington Irving memorable. We feel that the biggest contributing force in the accomplish- ment of our aims has been the unceasing efforts of our class adviser. It is for this reason that we humbly dedicate this, our year book, to Mr. O'Toole. Mr. O'Toole took on the added burden of class advisership when we most needed assistance. He helped us attain our goals. Our every undertaking has witnessed Mr. O'Toole working beside us. If the class of 1954 has been in any way successful, we owe that success to our wonderful class adviser. Thank you, Mr. O'Toole, from all of us. Page four