Woodstock School - Spirit Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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'fwrwfigfij'f+42a'g1a5 G- - ' nr ' nffar 'f ': -,gvw rt-mv--L W J' rf. .-',1 . fl- THE SPIRITO F OUR SCHOOL goton with his life work. Then all he said was i-what his mother said' when she wlied, I accept. ' The Old Order Passeth Away During the past year, important changes in the organization of 23 have been in progress, transforming thei gerstwhile, full-fledged eight-year school into the modern type of elemen- tary 6B school. VVe are gradually los- ing the upper, 7A-SB grades. Last year the 7A and 7B classes were taken away, and on Febrauary 1, 1923 we shall lose the SA grade. The girls who graduate this week from our 8B classes are the last gif a long line of graduates to re- ceive their diplomas from 23 . In june, the present two SA classes will consti- tute the last graduating-classes of boys. Aft'er June, 1923, ZS will send its 6B Graduatesf' to the neighboring Junior High Schools. ' jgggi'-I f'Our Teaching Staff During' the past term several new members have joined our School-fac- ulty. .Miss Katherine Middleton, for- rnefg- of P. S. 40, Bronx, has come to fill the vacancy created in the Kinder- garten Department by the transfer of QMrs. Margaret Bertin to a school near hier home in Brooklyn, Mrs. Alma Lyle, member of a family of teachers, has 'been appointed to 23 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mrs.. Feder. Miss Mona Williams, a well recommended teacher of P. S. 190, Manhattan, was transferred to our family to take the place of Mr. Frank Jackson, who has joined the ranks of P. S. 51, Bronx. We extend a hearty welcome to these new members, and hope that they will Find a happy schoolhome in 23 . To Mr. Jackson, so popular with the boys, we offer our best wishes for success. Of him we can truly say: 23's loss is 2'51's gain. 1' I CLASS OTE 8-A1 Bon-Ami Kaplan, our grammar de- ficiency cleanser. Our class boasts of a secret order rivaling the K. K. K. 'Tis the great I Am's,' fMatzkowitz pres.j ' Nat Schwedel, a baby up to his neckg from there up, a man. Paul Fisch, our great spellerg spells cucumber with a q. Matthew Freed: If disorder numbers were bric'ks he would own a factory by now. Morris Workman: Alas, he befriends his own name. We admit that he works hard to breathe, but thatis all. The Cripples' Clubv originated by Alfred Reisman is getting along fine. Centry fee, a 'broken armj. Jack Anes believes in the proverb Uneasy stands the boy that's gover- nor. 8-A2 SA2 of twenty-three, , Mental arithmetic was it's victory, In class spirit it'll never shirk, Be it major or minor work. 6-B1 Chewing gum? Of course n Hilfe save all ours for making relief s. 6-B2 Don't come late or tardy. We will fine you ten cents. We are following an established rule of the Virgin Islands. There every child, who is tardy or late, is fined ten cents. As a result the school have 100 per cent. in punctuality. 6-B3 I like to work for money To help in class 6B, I I like to work for everything, But best for twenty-three. 6-B4 I Here are a few knog,ks heard in our classroom : I7 .1 'H 1. ,s4XY3!.

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THE SPIRIT 0F OUR SCHOOL 3 ' t For a while he went to the Sparkhill Public School, but he left there and went to a small private school, run by a man who later 'became a great friend of his. His parents were not wealthy and it was hard for them to send him there. In fact, his mother had to save and plan to meet this expense, as his father did not approve of his being too highly educated. After leaving Mr. Bauer's little school, Father went to Clarkstown, where he taught his first class for the large sum of twenty dollars a month. Despite this small salary, Dad saved enough to put himself through the nor- mal school at Albany. While at Al- bany he met a Mr. Ackerman and a Mr. Ireland who were selling law books for a well-known Albany law firm. They persuaded Father to join them, and, after having been graduated from the normal school, he traveled with them a few years. After he gave up travel- ing' he became a clerk in the old New York post office. He did not like his position in the office, and hearing that 'there was a vacancy in the school at Milburn, New Jersey, he went out there and secured it. It was there that he met Mother, who was a kindergarten teacher. They were married in March, 1891, and in December they moved to New York. .New York he secured the position o ' A grade teacher under Mr. E. D. r . In about a month he was found to be a teacher in excess and transferred to oldi P. S. 85 under Mr. Jonathon Hyatt. He was soon trans- ferred to old P. S. 10 under Mr. Evander Childs. While teaching, he took a course at New York University and was graduated from there in 1899. He took the principal's examination and passed. He was given a position 'way down in Manhattan. After working there a few years he was transferred to P. S. 23, the Bronx. He devoted the remainder of his life to building that school into a strong power which turned out 100 per cent American citizens. Father was quiet but stern. His ideals in life were high and beautiful. He worked for the good of mankind and not for the almighty dollar. I don't ' 1 think he made one enemy in his whole life that stayed an enemy. Many times , his decisions seemed unjust andrather Wil, harsh, but they always proved to be ' -,JL for the best. 'ggi 'ia He liked nothing 'better than to '- 5 travel with his greatest friend, Dr. Dwyer. All summer he would jour- I ney over the world, then he would re- turn once more in a much better condi- tion to continue his work. Or, when not traveling, we would all go up to Ogunquiet, Maine, and spend a month or so. But, there, Dad became restless and he often said the Wanderlust had him and then again he would gm A' off on a trip. r .ti . -a He was religious in an A ' hted way. One did not have to 'b ng to his church to be his friend. His ideal religion, like that of St. James, was To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction and to keep himself un- spotted from the world Games I, 275. His interest in children and human na- ture was supreme. He was fond of, s children, especially boys. Several boys have been fortunate enough to come under his most intimate guidance, and I am sure those few are far better men for that opportunity. , All the arts, particularly music, ap- pealed to him. One of the disappoint- ment of his life was that neither of his children played or sang. He wa a choir boy and organist himsel Sundays, while during the wet it 'e . was pupil and teacher. ' 1 But these outside interests never for a moment interfered with his work as a leader of children. The 'foremost thought in his mind was always How can I help them more ? Always, school filled his mind. His physician told him so often that he must forget school and think more of himself. But, he couldn't. His whole heart and soul were wrapped in the words, My work first, last and always. After his retirement he would rest in the 'beautiful chair the teachers gave him and plan what he would do when he got stronger to better his school. Then he would remember it was no longer his to plan for. It was not until just before he died that he seemed to realize he was no longer to , A u 1 ' .J W.. .- va- YN, y xx Q -

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A THE SPIRINT OF OUR SCHOOL VVe are a large family but often not quite happy because some of the fold at times make themselves conspicuous by their absence. Then, geography is one of our favor- ite subjects, but what are we to do when one of our sons asks quite inno- cently whether the Alps extend into Holland? As for an encyclopedia! We donit need a printed one, we have a living one in our midst. 6-A1 If you want to know how a fish breathes, ask a certain member of our class. He will throw out his chest and answer, Through its nostrils, of course. , 6-A2 In 6A 2 you'i'e sure to find Some girls and boys 'tis true Who know that when they harder grind They'll find great things and new. 6-A3 t When we ask for history, our girls give us hash. As historians they make fine cooks. 6-A4 We know how in our seats to sit, When we are writing penmanshipg Every letter we do with care, We are 6A 4-so there! 6-A5 We have a secret, But we won't tell, It's.Etmv:-giizveen us and Miss Will, Don't you ask, for- we won.'t tell. 5-B1 5 things we strive for in our class: B clean, polite. attentive, punctual and kind. One purpose ours-To make the world a better place. ' 5-B2 Forward march! To do this is the aim of 5B 2. Daily slogans such as. Obey promptly, Be wide awake, Keep on trying, and Play fairly, are helping us to march forward in conduct and in our studies. 5-B3 Altho none of us may be Sons or Daughters of tr p 'W evolution, there is little we'don't k ow about the good old times. Some of us are stron on si ' - 'es r M if U Indians, Generals and Battles and others prefer the more peacef I pur- suits. We tried to show thijio our friends in our play entitled The First Crop of Apples or A Story of Prov- idence in Colonial Days. N- 5-B4 We hope those people in Belgium will soon get money enough to rebuild their library. The rumor that our own library in No. 23 was to be closed for some time made us very downhearted. Now that it is open afternoons we are very happy. That let's us in. 5-B5 ' The motto of SB 5 is Let's see what we can accomplish in spite of that. In order to understand it you have to belong, but we will tell you this much about it,-it's a pretty hard motto to live up to at times. However, when we do follow it we find it, mightily satis- fying. E 5-A1 Well, here we are in 5A ls ' iff' ie' years of our school life have pg, A ' We're playing the second Hal , Cl and we've already discovered ave to play agood, square game ito get home safe! gi -5-A2 To our school, we all can show That we are staunch and true, Who are we, you want to know, Why we' are 5A' .p . 5- . Although we lost six A pupils by promotion, we are trying very hard to have some more for the rest of the term. .5-A4 We are a very sociable class. When it comes to Surprise Parties we cer- tainly do shine. Ask our teacher if she didn't think.so when she found her desk piled high with tarts, fruit, candy. nuts and other goodies. 4-B1 Twice we have moved but we don't mind. For a pleasanter room one cannot Find. Than 311 and our cooking roo bright. When el-xii afternoon we 'f' present a homelike sight. asv I 'P , .Af ' . :ng L'-.1