Arts High School - Vignette Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Gym leaders uho demonstrate gymnastic stunts and lead the boys during class periods STUDENT RECITALS Observing all the traditions of the American Concert Hall, the Music Appreciation II class sponsored the first season of .After-school Student Recitals during the year 1954-1955. The Recitals, free to students, faculty and guests, lasted about thirty minutes and consisted of vocal, piano and instrumental music. Programs, ranging from Bach’s ‘Toccata in D Minor” to “Lullaby of Biraland,” were very well executed and received. The concluding recital was a joint faculty-student program which played to a full house. Our pretty page turner, Mary Ann Chutsanis, smiles as she listens to the heavenly music played by her classmates. ORGAN CLASS The fifteen members of this class have their schedules arranged so as to provide each one with a full period lesson once a week, together with opportunities for practice sessions during study periods. Numerous assembly programs and frequent concerts enable them to develop confidence in themselves and to gain experience in playing before audiences. Besides learning to execute the difficult Bach Preludes and Fugues, they also study popular music. A few even prepare to take positions as cnurch organists. One of our most talented pianists. Wilhelm Goetz, gives a terrific rendition of the Grieg Concerto in A Minor at a Student Recital. 19

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Mr. Lowry and his Biology class seem more interested in the camera than in the lesson. My sophomore year . . . was certainly made more interesting bit the new and different courses for which I was scheduled. These subjects were really difficult and I knew that I’d have to do some serious studying both in school and at home. Mu first new major was Biology. Everyday some new phase of life was unfolded before me and my class mates. At first, I thought we were going to learn only about small animals but I soon found that biology meant the study of all forms of life from the smallest, the protozoa, to the largest, the whale. I suddenly began to realize how vastly populated our earth is. In every way Biology was enlightening. Spanish ooened up another avenue of knowledge to me. It not only involved the study of the language but of the people in Spanish speaking countries. The most important and interesting thing about learning Spanish was that after I knew a few words and short sentences, I could converse with my fellow students despite my limited vocabulary. This exchange often took place at the Spanish Club which teas open to every student. Here, we enjoyed planning such activities as the Posada and learned many of the native dances which brought out our Spanish blood. Using what I had learned gave me a feeling of pride and accomplishment. The subject which really made me aware of the world we live in was Economic Geography. The word economic made me think we were going to study the products produced by various countries. Well, we did that—and more. We studied the people and their industries, and the effect they had on the world. I realize note that not all countries are as rich as the United States and I am conscious of the big responsibility ice have in trying to help those less fortunate than we are. i Hay que pronunciarlo as!! Es importante porter el acenlo donde esta escrito. Ah or a bicn! Traten uls. Todos juntos—close. The map on the wall has been here longer than Mr. Kappstatter has, but it's easier to hang around than it is to get a point across in Economic Geography clast. 18

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World Enough, and Time. My being, a sophomore in Arts High made me feel that I had really become important. Imagine me, once a young insignificant freshman climbing to the position of “second year man. My wanderings on the heavenly clouds of High School Paradise soon ceased when I began to feel the pressure of homework and extracurricular activities. My teachers gave what seemed to me so much work that I suddenly felt sick and completely rundown. Mom and Dad didn’t appreciate my suffering. Instead, they made doubly sure that 1 did every bit of my homework each night. This year was even more delightful because I felt relaxed and the once strange surroundings and faces were tir w familiar to me. I found it much easier to socialize with many of my classmates and to enjoy the same experiences that they did. We attended sports events and parties together, where everyone joined in the fun to instire a happu time for all. 1 began to realize sometime in February that the genuine importance of my relationship with my classmates was that I was beginning to understand people better and to have more regard for others’ feelings. In school, my classmates and I began to participate in school activities, even to the extent of being orchestra and band members and contributors to art exhibits. Many of my colleagues became active members in clubs and some even became club officials. At the end of my sophomore year, my class advisor called a meeting in order to organize our class into a working body. For a few weeks we all worked diligently and enthusiastically. When all the work had been finished, we elected class officers and formed standing committees. My class was truly a well organized and well conducted group of which I was proud to be a member. As the last days of the term drew near, I realized that the year had passed too quickly and that those precious days had been exceptionally gratifying and might well have been one of the best years of my life. HOME ROOM 206—2B-MRS. CROSS. First row. left to right: Jacqueline Surdi, Joseph Dorbin, Vera Jannolowich. Beverly Barlow. Jean Jones. Anthony Di Gregorio. Ronald Bona dies, Robert Bass. Second row: Ceraldinc Johnson. Anthony Donofrio, Joseph An- dransky. Sandra Hudson. Vivian Baslcy. Jesse El. Richard Barton. Third row: Ralph Finaldi. Joseph Di Rago. James Allen. Bernard Clements. Claudas El. Kathy Karpinski, Dennis Skolski. 20