Woodmere High School - Patches Yearbook (Woodmere, NY)

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., .,-Y-1T,,5f,,w --sm f - appreciated by Mr. Cruickshank and Mr. Baltzell. A group of Senior boys who looked in the window were waiting for Miss Graham. The girls would like to know for so I've heardl what Miss Graham has that they donit. Mr. Cmaylo, too, is popular with the pupils, especially the girls. His time is divided between teaching freshman English, coaching the football team and taking charge of intra-mural basketball. Thatis Miss Underhill over there in the corner of the room. I can recognize her by her universally admired smile. As faculty adviser of the school's largest extra-cur- ricular organization and of two other prominent clubs, she is the busiest lady in the school's social affairs. All the history teachers seem to be special favorites. It's a toss-up as to whether Miss Williamsis or Mrs. Brower's history classes are the most popular. And anyone who can make anxious to see how his track team will fare. His patience with pupils taking Inter- mediate for the fifth time is remarkable. Mr. Cruickshank rechristened Snooky- Crookie for the faculty game, did nobly indeed, for the five old men. Miss Schneider is sitting behind Mr. Gregory. Her room is always crowded with Fresh- men worried about first year Latin and Elementary Algebra. lim there practically every afternoon QI should be there, nowl. Wonit this meeting ever end! Mr. Gil- martin is getting up to leave. He's prob- ably rushing off to the '4Patches,' ofiice. With his feet draped across the noble editor's desk, he adds puns and jokes to the groans of the Patches', staff. I've been trying to decide whether he resembles Robert Donat. Yes, I guess he does. 7 Miss Vickery is now deeply engrossed in telling the assembled teachers under what a great disadvantage she is in con- MISS MOSER MRS. KIELTY MRS. PHILLIPS MISS GRISWOLD Ancient History interesting should be showered with praises. Mr. Otis was looking out of the window, wondering if the track meet had started yet, I guess. I hope it hasn't because I should like to watch. Mr. Otis certainly is versatile. Among his many duties are Spanish, then Civics, training a track team, and the biggest task of all-making ends meet for Patches Patient Mr. Cruickshank, too, must be 8 ..a.....- , . ducting girls outside athletics. Her request is that the school rent a bus, for many of the girls after walking to practice have to walk home. Miss Vincent has the same complaint and both of them are very earnest in their appeal. We boys have one so why shouldnit the girls-but then look what a team we have. Our boys' basketball team su1'e was wonderful. Playing in the finals with a tall opposing team and only losing by three points is a wonderful feat.

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nf'-' ff iff? ' ' . ' ' '. 'hly I if , , , '-VA X , . x ,f I 5 :.A ' Q ZA, ' 'I Al MISS CHAI-IAM MII. CNIAYLO NIISS UNDERHILL MISS WILLIAXIS MR. ons Mas. Brzowizu excellent view of the room. As my gaze wandered, I saw some one who looked familiar. For a moment, I couldnlt place him. Ah, then I remembered, Mr. South- ard, the truant officer. HOOHI I hope he doesnit see mef, I thought. I seem to re- member that I wasnit in school last Wed- nesday. But then, 4'Gone With the Wind was a very good picture. After vall, con- sidering the way the ,Iuniors cut school to see plays, I donit see why my going to the movies should matter. I don't think that when lim a Junior Iill cut school. I've heard their English classes are so interest- ing. Miss Haas's room is the gathering place for students of all ages and sizes. Her untiring patience and incomparable assistance in the production of '4Outward Boundw is deeply appreciated by all the third-year-ites. I know what I have to look forward to next year in English. Despite all Miss Metzler can do to brighten the task, the reading of Jacob R-eisis enlight- ening autobiography is heartily hated by all members of her English classes-and she does do a great deal to make English enjoyable. A bright note in the room caught my eyes. It was Mademoiselle Moser, chicly attired in a lipstick red sweater and a gay plaid skirt. Although Miss Moser is a real American, one would never think so to speak to her. She even speaks English with a bit of a French accent. All the language teachers in the school seem to be deeply attached to their chosen subject. live even seen Mrs. Kielty take home a Cicero book to read for pleasure. from what live heard of Cicero, Mrs. Kielty certainly must love Latin! Sometimes in the hall, I notice upper 4-Iassmen in hud- dles saying to one another, Imagine, she reads Latin because she likes it. In Spanish class they really go in for atmos- phere in a big way. As soon as the thres- hold of Seiiora Phillips' classroom is passed English is forgotten and discarded. The uninitiated find it queer to be ad- dressed as senor or senorila. The Spanish Club even went so far as to attempt a satire on Romeo and Juliet, in Spanish. That's ambition for youl My revery was interrupted by the an- nouncement by Miss Criswold that the list of candidates for the honor society would be sent around to the teachers for their approval. I became all ears. Of course I couldnit be elected until next year, but still I was interested. Miss Griswold is just the type of person to head the Asterian Society. Fairness and impartiality are her keynotes. I have heard that she was Mhard to get to know, but when once you did, you yielded your heart to her uncondi- tionally. Her able assistance as nurse at the faculty game was noted and deeply 7

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Mr. McSweeney deserves a great deal of praise for he brought a team, composed, for the most part Iexcluding H. Sammisl of short boys, into the finals of the Inter- scholastic tournament. He worked very hard, but I think he was amply rewarded when he saw the fine showing the Blue Jackets made. Mr. Radtke is standing up. He is asking Mr. Allen when he can have another as- sembly program, for he has discovered some new talent. Heis always busy with the band, the glee club, and Pleasure Island. An aroma of something to eat floated through the window. Miss Vander Volgen jumped up. 'tOh, my goodness! Some of my girls are baking a cake. They must have burned something. I have to go and MR. CRUICKSHANK MR. BALTZELL MISS MAAS MISS SCHNEIDER MR. PLANTAMURA MISS HART MR. GILMARTIN MISS PULVERMACHER MISS VAN DER MEID see. Excuse me, pleasef' She hurried out of the room amid many chuckles. That certainly was funny-I haven't seen any- thing quite as amusing since I saw Mr. Gregory, our manual arts teacher, at the facuity-senior basketball game in the cos- tume of the 18th Century. He made his own death weapon-axes with which Miss DuBois and Miss Vickery slew him while cheering Give ,em the axef, For lack of anything better to do, I began to count the squares on Mr. Balt- zell's brown-plaid jacket. A half-back that plays the violin is certainly a rare sight. Mr. Plantamura, the Romeo of the Biology lab., is sitting in front of Mr. Balt- zell. Everybody calls him Mike-when he's not around, and some call him that when he is. Maybe when I'm a senior I 9