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Chris Kellberg, class
of 69, sends us a gallery
of photos of Flushing {or slideshow
if you prefer}, mostly from the 70's with some from the
80's and 90's
Sue Stella, class of 62, shares pictures of Gargoyle covers from
1961 and
1962.
Bob Schwartz, class of 70, sends along this shot of Main Street
as taken from Northern Blvd. in the 50's.
Dan also sends some photos and a
recap of FHS politics circa 1969
Dan Klein, class of 70, sent this 1942 FHS postcard
Dan also sends some photos and a
recap of FHS politics circa 1969
It was a year of change for the country and for Flushing High. Some of us wanted the Student Organization and FHS to recognize, acknowledge, and respond to the changes needed in both the school administration and the Presidential administration. The existing school party (Red, White and Blue) put on a show like all previous years looking somewhat like the movie "Grease". Some of us started the STOP party. Our play used the story of Adam and Eve as an allegory to reflect the temptation that
The Devil (an administration in power) presented to us. The apple of course representing apathy and contentment. As we grow older, are we still tempted by that apple?
Red White and Blue:
picture 1 -
picture 2 -
picture 3
STOP:
picture 1 -
picture 2 -
picture 3 -
picture 4 -
picture 5
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Paul Roberts, class of 67, shared his 1967 GO
button
Alan Gross, class of 69 this aerial photo of FHS
Alan also sent a link to an article
in the Washington Post about the changes in Flushing
Stan Goldman {aka Ye Olde Webmaster}, class of 68, sends a picture of his
1968 senior pin
Don Ryerson, class of 61, sends his senior pin and remarks, "It
is interesting that it showed the Gargoyles as that was the year that 3 of them were painted pink...I wonder if the button inspired the
painting??"
Ken Boehler, class of 54, is a treasure
trove...
The cover from The Folio, May 1950
A picture of the Jazz Orchestra, 1934. It was led by Mr. Grossfeld, later known as Mr. Gray
A picture of Ms. Hannah Fairbrother, class of 78. That is,1878
A sketch of the exterior of FHS, circa 1875
Graduating class, 1888
An invitation to commencement, 1887
A couple of football team shots,1903 and 1919
The faculty bowling team, 1929
The Floradora Girls, 1947
We're not sure but these must be the Floradora Boys, also 1947 |
Sharon Sliva, class of 77, contributes
this bit of FHS history...
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I grew up in
Flushing and graduated Flushing High in 1977. One of my teachers took the class to the back garden on
Northern Blvd. where there stood a very large tree {I believe it
was a weeping willow}. The teacher told us that when Mr.
Parsons willed the
land to the
school he did so with the condition that the tree
never be removed. That is why it sits in the middle of that yard.
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Sevigne Galindo, class of
68, has saved assorted articles and photos from the Flushing Forum,
the school's newspaper. From one of them comes this article, dated
January 18, 1968 and titled Debate Called; Topic Viewed as
Unsuitable {italics cleverly inserted by the webmaster}...
A scheduled debate on abortion between Flushing and Cardozo High
Schools was called off at the last minute by Mr. James
O'Connell, principal of Flushing High School. Flushing was to
debate in favor of legalizing abortion.
Mr. O'Connell spoke to the principal of Cardozo, and they
apparently agreed that the debate should be canceled. The
reasons given for the cancellation were that
high school
students would not have to suffer the consequences of a change
in the law anyway, and that the subject was not suitable for
debate by them.
Debate Set by Queens League
Chosen by the Queens High School Debating League,k the
topic was one of a series that were to be debated over the
course of the year, including such topics as the war in
Viet Nam, and the draft. The high schools in Queens were all
to debate the same topic at the same time.
The Flushing Debating Team had prepared for the debate for
three weeks, and was taken by surprise by the move to stop the
debate on the day that it was to take place. Reactions ranged
from anger to puzzlement, as members called an emergency
meeting to consider what actions should be taken. Finally,
members went to Cardozo to discuss alternatives with their
team, only to find that most of the debaters had left.
According to information received from students at Bowne, the
faculty adviser of the Bowne Debating Team forfeited the
debate. Other debates on this topic proceeded as planned. |
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