Weequahic High School - Legend Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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FOREWORD RINT —the plaything of destroyer of gods, the cradle of civilization. As children we broke our wisdom tooth on print, chewing and digesting the hidden concepts in words. Our mentors, understanding these things better, opened the door to this new enigmatic game of blocks, of endless juxtaposition and paraphrase. Man’s travail and happiness, the mysteries of the universe, the knowledge of figures, the deep-abiding understanding of art—these are but a small part of our enduring reading experience. © Now, upon graduation, we fervently return the compliment. We invite our teachers, friends, and loved ones, to share with us in the hallowed pages to follow, our joy, our growth, our Memories — our PRINTED BOOK. P man, the

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LEGEND STAFF........................ 69 CLUBS.................................71 SPORTS LIKE BOOKS GAVE US BALANCE............................79 THEY DROVE US Sport Coaches...........81 SPORTS SHELF Our Athletes.............82 SONGS AND CHEERS Our Girls............90 ADVERTISEMENTS........................93 AUTOGRAPHS............................121 GONE TO BED...........................124 Original Lettering by Michael Rawitz Print Stick Figures by Marsha Lechter Senior Page Illustrations by Sandra Greenwald

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THE SEVEN AGES with apologies to William Shakespeare OUR MODERN WORLD was made by the printing press, And we, the men and women, have benefited from the knowledge it has spewed forth. It has meant something different to each of us and its influence on our thoughts has grown as we have grown: At first, the infant, and the printed word meant nothing. It was not yet part of our small world. And then the school child, learning the foundation that would allow the building of a magnificent structure of knowledge and understanding. And then the lover, at a loss for words, longing for the beautiful, finds in books the echo of his own emotion. Then the soldier, seeking courage and a reason for his sacrifice discovers it in the inspired writing of Aristotle and in the Bible. The justice, crowded by the work of the day, needs the breadth and scope of literature or at the very least his newspaper to broaden his horizons to include the world. The sixth age shifts into the man of leisure, with a wealth of precious time to reread and contemplate the philosophies of the ancients—an age rich in perspective gained through literature and experience. Last scene of all in this strange eventful history is second childishness and mere oblivion. But wait! There is no oblivion while there still exists a written record of life, as long as there is still a printing press to preserve, if not the body, at least the soul of the great; as long as people read ... DEDICATION