3^- / lEx ICtbrtfi SEYMOUR DURST -t ' 'Tort ntetiu/ ,yim^ert/a.m. oj^ Je Matiha-tarus When you leave, please leave this hook Because it has heen said "Ever'thing comes t' him who waits Except a loaned hook." Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Gift of Seymour B. Durst Old York Library ull many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Grey OttSltJ LD Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime ; And, departing leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time. Longfellow Dr. CECIL A. KIDD DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT It is not what we give, but what we share, For the gift without the giver is bare. Lowell LEON W. GOLDRICH PRINCIPAL put your creed into your deed, Nor speak with double tongue. Emerson HISTORY OF THE SEWARD PARK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL P. S. 62, MANHATTAN 1905—1917 LEON W. GOLDRICH PRINCIPAL More than ten years have elapsed since Pubhc School 62, Manhattan, was first organized. In November, 1903, the con- struction of the building was completed and its doors thrown open for the accommodation and instruction of the boys and girls of the neighborhood. The school was organized for pupils of the seventh and eighth year grades exclusively. This new plan of organization has passed through its experimental stage and is now an accepted permanent institution. It is not necessary to justify the existence of Sixty-two, nor of any other public school. JOHN S. ROBERTS PRINCIPAL 1905 — 1913 Nevertheless, Sixty-two has virtually lived ten full years, pulsat- ing, striving, accomplishing, its reputation reaching to the four corners of the earth. Situated in the heart of the East Side, Sixty-two has for years attracted a type of pupil that is ambitious, earnest, impres- sionable and responsive. Fortui*itely, the school has numbered among its teaching and supervising staff some of the finest and ablest men and women of the city. Their intense interest, sym- pathy and enthusiasm, combined with the peculiar characteristics of the pupils, have helped to build up for the school the splendid reputation it now enjoys. Originally there were fifty-eight classes in the seventh and eighth grades of the school. Now the entire building is occupied exclusively by pupils of the seventh, eighth and nmth years. In a comparatively short period, over ten thousand boys and girls, now scattered all over the United States, have been sent out as graduates. While none have as yet become distinguished citizens of the city or state, many give promise of achievement that will redound to the credit of the school and the community. There have been changes in the teaching and supervising staff of the school. Our first superintendent. Miss Julia Richman, was called to the great beyond, two of our principals, John S. Roberts and I. Edwin Goldwasser, have in succession been ele- I. EDWIN GOLDWASSER PRINCIPAL 19 13 — 1914 vated to the position of District Superintendent. A number of our former teachers, men and women, are now Principals and Assistants-to-Principals in other pubhc schools of our city, and others are teachers in the high schools. Structural changes too have marked the evolution of Sixty- two. Within the last few years an experiment in prevocational training was started. This was accompanied by a change in the curriculum. Differentiated courses of study providing instruc- tion in academic subjects, and industrial and occupational pur- suits are now offered. For the latter, new shops have been equipped for instruction in electric wiring, printing, sign painting, machine shop practice, metal work, wood working, and trade drawing for boys; and, in dressmaking, millinery, household arts, power-machine operating, rug weaving and novelties for girls. TTiis venture is still in its experimental period. In June, 1916, the Board of Education authorized the addition of a ninth year to the school course of Public School 62, and added a new name to the school — the Seward Book Inter- mediate School. It is now possible for our boys and girls to con- tinue their education after graduation in our own building. At the end of the ninth year pupils will be entitled to admission to the third term in any of our city high schools. JULIA RICHMAN DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT DIED. JUNE 6TH. 1912 I I FOUR YEARS OF ALUMNI Every graduate of Public School 62 is justified in being [ proud of its Alumni Association. It was organized in 1911 to i- keep alive the fine school spirit, after graduation from school; to I maintain our active relationship with the birthplace of our edu- cation and ideals; to engender a social spirit among our alumni I members; to take a civic interest in our school and community; to show by word and deed our appreciation and esteem for the school we love so much and which has done so much for us. In a measure the Alumni Association has succeeded. The organi- zation numbers 2,000 active members. It has held an average of three large social alumni re-unions a year. As a token of esteem and appreciation it has presented the school, ( 1 ) with a large portrait of our deceased District Superintendent, — Miss Julia Richman, (2) with a large silk State flag, (3) with a large silk Gity flag. ' The Association established a number of Scholarship funds for the benefit of pupils of Public School 62. It has paid a teacher to correct speech defects of our pupils. It has awarded two gold medals each term for excellence in scholarship and character. It has contributed toward providing summer vacations for needy pupils. The foregoing is a wonderful achievement. Let us hope that the Alumni Association may continue its activi- ties and extend its usefulness in the future. A NEW 62 ORGANIZATION The great need for community interest in the immediate welfare of the School has been most aptly and successfully met by the Parents* Association. The following briefly outlines the work accomplished during the first year of its existence. A dental chair was installed ; arrangement was made where- by eye-glasses are distributed free of charge to the needy; an employment bureau was established ; shoes were given to children who could not otherwise have supplied themselves; four scholar- ships were awarded, two for boys and two for girls, to enable them to continue their education after graduation from the ele- mentary school; a fund was set aside to send a limited number of boys to a summer home during the vacation; a group of thirty girls was sent to a summer resort for two months by a philanthropic friend of the school and the Parents' Association supplied these girls with outfits for their trip. Milk was supplied daily to a number of babies in the neighborhood. Our magnificent building has been a wonderful influence outside of regular day school hours. The facilities offered by an exceptional auditorium, spacious yard, and well equipped classrooms and gymnasiums have been used to capacity by the Lecture Bureau, Evening High School, Evening Recreation Centres, Vacation Schools and playgrounds, the Neighborhood Forum and the Community Centre. In its short period of life, Sixty-two has been an inspiration and a beacon light to thousands of youths and adults, guiding, leading, and inspiring to a better citizenship and a happier existence. The coming years can do no better than bring hope for an extension of so noble an influ- ence in the community. * Jacob Holman. OUR MOTTO all A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold. Bible O o To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge. Disraeli [1: D a P I Oh! templed home of truth and art, Sixty wo, my Sixty- Two; Dear to every pupil's heart, Sixty-Two, my Sixty- Two; Ever faithful, true, and tried, We who in thy walls abide. Cherish thee whate'er betide. Sixty- Two, my Sixty-Two. II Mighty cheers will rise to greet, Sixty- Two, my Sixty- Two; In victory or dark defeat, Sixty-Two, my Sixty- Two; Nothing daunts fidelity. Nothing shakes our loyalty Nothing weakens love for thee. Sixty- Two, my Sixty- Two. What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sw^et. Shakespeare ^ o This above all; to thine ownself be true, And it must follow, as the night the day. Thou canst not then be false to any man. Shakespeare o ^= The true University of these days is a Collection of Books. Carlyle ^ o True worth is in being, not seeming; In doing, each day that goes by, Some Httle good — not in dreaming Of great things to do by and by. Gary. o ,>= A beautiful behavior in woman is better than a beautiful form. -merson. (□]: D 0= [sl= Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy. Emerson — ^ o g ^ An honest man's word is as good as his bond. Burns =[1] One conquers a bad habit more easily today than tomorrow. Confucius y - a O ^ B \d\ a A friend should bear his friends infirmities. Shakespeare Dictionaries are like watches ; the worst is better than none, id the best cannot be expected to go quite true. Johnson The secret of success is constancy to purpose. Burns [5]: Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. Earl of Chesterfield. D Q: a The boast of heraldy, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave Await alike the inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Grey <1 Things that have a common quahty ever quickly seek their kind. Aurehus. 0: He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all. Colerioge A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Bible. He gives nothing but worthless gold who gives from a sense of duty. _ Lowell D 0= :1b] [5] =9 Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgement. Shakespeare o o Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. Holmes D a If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou will speak twice the better for it. William Penn. 0: D 0= A man's a man for a that. Burns. 0= some Pow'r the giftie gie us ! To see ourselves as others see us ! Robert Burns Hope springs eternal in the human breast. Pope There's never a leaf nor a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace. Lowell Namra of (ElaaamatPH And what is so rare as a day in June? Then if ever, come perfect days. Lowell One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, one nation, evermore ! Oliver Wendell Holmes. [b]: ^ 0= Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive. Scott. No position can dignify the man, it is the man who dignifies the position. The Talmud, (1= D CI :[5] J Love truth, but pardon error. Voltaire [1: D 0= thing of beauty is a joy forever. Keats — o o Our spiritual manna like the manna of the Israelites, comes daily, and should be daily gathered. Rollo F. Hubbard. :0 To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. MacDonald The lucky man is the man who sits up watching for the windfall when other men are sleeping. Gilbert Parker. Bear your own burdens first, after that try to help carry those of other people. George Washington. D CI \