Woodmere High School - Patches Yearbook (Woodmere, NY)

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ALFRED WEISMAN - Elt's Previewn . . . Hloisten, guys . . . l1E'S a good liand at cards . . . does laaslcetlnall all riglwt, too . . . class liumorist . . . quite tlie o posite ol etite . . . originator ol, library ddsturtmances -' but always loolts innocent. SHELDON WEISSER - Sl1elly,s the versatile type -f l1e can worlc liglrts, rracl: jolces, smile at girls, slioot craps witll the devil -' and get away witlm it all . . . no matter what you say. l1e,s embarrassed. ROBERT WILKENS - Good sense of lwumor . . . alwayslwallr- ing lwis Hlaull dog after scliool . . . surprised us all witlt luis plwysics marlc -- lre passedl . . . lznows all tlrere is to lznow about railroads. as muclr as even the textlxoolcs . . . practices luis whistle on the cheerleaders con- tinually . . . enlfvenecl 4B English cess. RICHARD WEISS - Dashes lzaclt and llortlr from Hofstra in liis car if possible . . . we wonder if l'1e's as fast in everytlring as lie is wlren lie tallcs . . . never misses a triclc, a dance, or at date . . . very tlrin, very tall, left in January, tlxat's all! ARLINE WEYGAND - Calm dignity and contagious clramm . . . sweet, petite, and smart to lmoot . . . noted for liaving tlxings done -and done well--before tl'1ey're due . . . never worries, manages lrer worlc witlrout a fuss, and gets cnouglw done to rate tlie lirst live in marlcs. DORIS WORMSER - Un- doubtedly tlle leading senior girl atlllete . . . a gold lcey winner . . . luas made the gym lier second lwme . . . a giggle tlmat can't lze mistalcen . . . does lrer Sea Scouting on tlre family boat . . . as conscientious in lier studies as in tier sports. DORIS WYROSTOCK - 4'Ain't slle pretty -f ainxt slre sweet . . . Doris lras: beauti- ful blouses, a beautiful Figure, lneautilul liair, and Harold! . . . one ol Lady Janes most promisf ing little ones . . . slie loves 'vivid color . . . so well liked lay ' everyone. C4144 of Z! 560' 25 A3

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E enior gfcldzi .xhlfilforg S the sun smiled down on the troubled world, way back in 19-12, so did Woodmere High smile for at least she grinnedj, at the new group of fresh- men who swarmed the halls of that noble institution. The uoldern students even laughed out loud, as they saw little Mickey Straclcs stumbling about, lipsticlc smeared over her face. fBut what can you expect, when sheyd only been wearing the messy stult six weelcs?j How could they realize that from such a gawlty child would rise the editor-in-chief of upatchesf' lt was baclt in those good old days that .lean Burlce and Hslceetsu Kelly began their daily visits to Mr. Otis' room. frlwhat man never loses his charmlj Time moved on to our sophomore year. We ploughed about amid a mass of King Arthurs heroic deedsj geometry theorems, crushes on seniors and World lnstitutions. Year number two in the Hworld of higher learningu saw the budding of our class athlete, Hslatsn Thomas, not to mention our glama- zons, Denise DeVeaux, Pat Mccartie and Pat Rear- don. One bright fall morning the class of '46 awolce to a startling revelation. We were upperclassmenll Somehow we can't thinlc of our junior year without recalling those riotous health classes, made even more hysterical by the humor UD of AI Dreyfus. And our junior class meetings, when poor Joy tried to sell anything from chocolate bars to Woodmere Beanies - and succeeded, tool The real highlight of our junior year was UOne Mad Night, when Mr. Boyd un- earthed our class Bernhardts and Barrymores. Some of the Hgrammar school gangn arerstill Hohhing and ahhingu over that spectacular lciss, when George Levine proved his worth as a Junior Cassanova. Nor shall we forget Jesse Margolirfs great faux pas of the evening, when he gently patted his powdered hair and caused a cloud of Mrs. Boydls best calce Hour to go lloating about the stage, much to the amusement of the audience. So. with a sigh and a giggle, we mounted the final step of Woodmere's ladder. After dreaming, hoping, praying and fearing for three years, the worst for the bestl was finally realized. We were SENIORSI lmmediately our noses were lifted. We tallied to Miss Van without qualcing with fear. We dared to eat lollypops in class. To tell all the fun that was crammed into those last ten months would be impossible. We welcomed Phil Crane to our midst, blue eyes and all, and discovered that he loved to play with the bells on typewriters. We ate hamburgers and ice cream on the stage, while rehearsing for our senior play. Norma Rashba was elected waitress because she always brought the food baclc hot, or cold, as the case may be. fNote of ex- planation: the hamburgers were cold, and the ice cream was hot, of course., At Joanys cast party Dolly Olswang was voted our champion jitterbugger. lvlost Woodmerites thought the lR.C. was composed ol' intelligent students, till they heard of the escapade of that club on the Staten lsland Ferry at i:OO A.lVl.l The sight of Henry Powsner whistling for a subway will long remain in the minds of the Hterrible twelve who made the journey. A familiar sight to most ol' the school are the girls of the fourth year Latin class who malce their way to Mrs. Kieltyls room each day. Though the class was larger, when it started four years ago, things are still the same . . . Grace is always wrong, Carolyn is always tallcing, Lynn is always smart, Nancy always does the homeworlc, and .loan Harris is always supplying the gum. As this hoolc goes to press, the plans for our Seniorama are being formulated, tall: of the prom is starting and we realize, with a jolt, that graduation is almost upon us. Sud- denly the superficial gayiety is swept away by a wave of grim realization, The lun, the carefreeness, all that is symbolic of high school is over. And as the curtain is about to be drawn on the best four years of our lives, all our hearts can say but one thing, Thanks for everything, Woodmere, and God bless you. F E f. 5' j.aSV41f 1 SS ' 2695? j .... l x P , XS