Woodmere High School - Patches Yearbook (Woodmere, NY)

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Baseball . . . track C . . . pigtails . . . jump- , NDN rope . . . new saddle shoes Y Spring is here I . . . In spring a young man's fancy heavily turns to thoughts of ltegents and graluaticn. Gosh, the time has flown! In retrospect of those four short years . . . 1938 39 . . . orange handbooks . . . the search for homerooms . . . the first encounter with Miss Van Der Meid . . . those awe- some Seniors. Ruth Lee set the academic pace Qand kept itj . . . Afternoon session with Miss Schneider fx-l-xztimeoj . . . trying to sneak into the upstairs study hall . . . Harry Beaudouin started on his career as heart-breaker and sports-writer . . . Abby I,ish, now editor of the Iiullefin, was just a lowly mimcographer . . . 1939 -1-0 . . . Miss Graham was our advisor and Buddy Pierce our president . . . The dance band played every Thursday in the gym . . . Woodmere played its last game with Lawrence . . . the Junior Class gave its first play . . . Stephen Schwartz became famous for his treatises in English .... Iohn Arbib started to snap photos. I9-I-0 'Ll . . . Upper classmen, at last! . . . Mr. Ogden became superintendent and Mr. Allen, our principal . . . Miss Hass . . . term papers . . . The Mill on thc Floss . . . Outward Bound was a great success and empty liquor bottles were strewn all over the place . . . Faith Berger's cockney .accent . . . Our athletes began to shine--ffliouis Pansini, Bill Strickland, Al Ojewicz, Al Neu- gehauer, Louis Camassa, Arthur Rau . . . Evelyn Elgart, Edith fl2 jlali M. Green, Audrey Krecger and Jean Hennig cheered them on . . Gene Bokor, as president, steered us through this maze . . . 19-111--412 . . . High and mighty Seniors! Richard Hirsch as president . . . Buddy Martus and Al Ojewicz shared the office of vice-president . . . Judy Rodnick kept records of our rather ram- bunctious meetings and Jean Abcle kept track of our funds . . . The football team won four out of seven games . . . Pride and Prejudice triumphed. Edith Green, Dawne Einhorn, Sydney I.eBrun, Bert Weiland, I.eo Postrel, Jerry Tcldon and Everson Kinn again graced our stage . . . War . . . air-raid alarms and school dismissed . . . kinder-wardens were invented . . . Vera Bloch was editor-in-chief of Patches and that little office always overflowed with people . . . Jerry, Buddy, and Sydney convulsed us in assembly . . . Midycar exams . . . Miss Graham fnow Mrs. Morganj left us amid tears and wails .... lane Strauss continued to amaze us with her ever-growing list of activities . . . Mrs. Terry became our English teacher and Mrs. White our faculty advisor . . . Macbeth . . . Senior essays . . . HISTORY OUTLINES . . . Senior averages . . . Ruth Lee was valedictorian and Sydney I,eBrun, salutatorian . . . Sydney disgraced Woodmere by getting a new car . . . Louis Camassa made that miraculous shot . . . and we won the S.S.A.Ii. championship . . . Mr. Radtke joined the army . . . Mr. Gilmartin left us and Patches for an ensign's commission . . . Mr. Cmaylo . . . Mr. Kelly . . . all gone. The controversy over slacks . . . bangs . . . First Aid . . . College application blanks . . . dreaded interviews . . . suspense!! . . . Senior essays announced: Edith Green, first prize, Everson Kinn, second prize . . . And then . . . Senior Prom-our prom- GRADUATION! Joyce Wilner, Nancy Adler.

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'E .45 K9 Richard Mirah Sydney Lclrmn Alkfrf Ildlnn D Okwiex. Rndnuek Msdnel Flavia! RU!! L20 Al,l5l'llt'l' 0.ll'llVlCZ lil l'II I.l'1I'1 I'fllf'lIiCf0Tlflll IIHAIIARID lIlliSi'll Player of drums, President of the Senior 4-lass Busy ever. this Seholar and lover, alas. NIIFIIAICI, MAli'l'L'S Aetivities g:1lorl'-We Seerelary, viee president and more-S Nlanvahout town. loads ol' fun. Altruistie. and never glum. Here is a boy that everyone admires Ot' his unassuming nature no one ever tires. He is a student that is really great, And his basketball playing is always tirst rate. JL'DI'1'lI RODNICK Able secretary of our elass Her hockey g'3llll1'lS a beaut. Everyone is Judy's friend. And boy, she sure is eutel mi A perfeet Jane in our senior play- Of Ruth we all are proud. Iler marks are always at the top, lVith genius she's endowed. Sulutatoriau SYDNEY LEBRUN Ilere is the most brilliant of our troupe. The seholar and aetor of our group. XVitty and diligent, a mighty fine guy. xVllQ'Yl he leaves lvoodmere. all will sigh.