The Gouda: Mr. Werner Memorial Issue

Coolest Kid in School Dies at Age 72
by Willie Zabar
Photo courtesy of Michael Shindler
Bill Werner, beloved paintings and drawings by see a grainy VHS of Mr. actually in Drama Lit.
Fieldston English teacher, students including a few Werner in a production of
It would be a gross
has passed away. Over his loving portraits of Werner The Foreigner, in which understatement to say that
41 years at the school, Mr. himself.
his character fights the Mr. Werner was a friendly
Werner was known for his
One Gouda editor KKK while pretending teacher. Rather, he was a
relaxed teaching style and fondly remembers not to know any English. friend who taught us. It is
his
complimenting Mr. Wer- Reportedly, it was truly a for this reason that his
remarkable approach- ner for his Super Mario learning experience.
passing has been so dev-
ability. A popular culture Bros. Movie poster, and
Like many of the astating for us all.
junkie, Mr. Werner held remembers Werner's movies whose posters
This article is
an impressive, almost response: "You have no adorn his classroom, Mr. meant as a tribute to Mr.
startling comprehension in taste."
Werner developed a sort Werner and all he has
the fields of film, music,
Outside of Field- of cult following at Field- done to impact our lives.
and theater. His love for ston, Bill Werner was an ston. Many students who In addition to his support
the arts was evident not actor, a theater director, never had him as a teacher for the paper it was his
only by his enthusiastic and a comedian. As a still consider him a sig- humor, intelligence, elo-
classroom tangents, but result he was able to offer nificant part of their high quence, and most impor-
also by the appearance of his students an insider's school experience. Those tantly, his courage that
his room at the end of the perspective on show busi- who expressed interest in made him a hero to all of
Senior corridor. The walls ness, as well as a chance theater could always get us at The Gouda. He will
of room 113 are lined with to view one of his per- tickets to the Drama Lit be missed.
posters of various movies formances on tape. One plays, regardless of
and bands, as well as Film and Lit. class got to whether or not they were
The Gouda is collecting stories and remembrances about Mr. Werner.
Please send whatever you have to WernerMemorial@gmail.com
Gouda Editors: Billy Arrowsmith, Ben Castleman, Jack Epstein, Sam Orchant, Willie Zabar, Max Katz, Zoe Dubno

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