Brooklyn Technical High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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The Arista term. Prominent men spoke at the meetings. The first was ad- A. F. E. A. 1. Does Tech need a Field? 2. Does Tech want a Field? 3. Will Tech have a Field? And the A. F. E. A. has under¬ taken to translate the “Yea, Tech” that we answer to questions 1 and 2 into the dollars that are needed to answer question 3. The plan of the Athletic Field Endowment Fund Association has been pre¬ sented to the school and it seems to go 100 per cent strong. We’ll hear more of it next year. The officers of the Association are: President—Tyndall, Vice-Presi¬ dent—Meissner, Manager—Ba- hini, Asst. Manager—Vietheer, Advertising Staff—Muntz and Lidford, Publicity Staff—Dressier and Kampf. Parents Association The Parents Association of Brooklyn Tech which was organ¬ ized on January 12, for the pur¬ pose of promoting the interest of the parents in the work and activ¬ ity of the school, has met with great success during the past. dressed by State Senator Love and by Mr. Colston. The next was addressed by District Superin¬ tendent Dr. J. Tildsley, in charge of high schools, and by Mr. Colston. At the third, talks were given by Mr. R. F. Bach, of the Metropoli¬ tan Museum of Art, and by Mr. To¬ bin. Mr. Bach spoke upon the service which the Metropolitan Museum of Art renders to the public. Mr. Koch addressed the next meeting, choosing for his subject, “The Function Of The Group Adviser.” His description of a busy day in Room 405, was most humorous. When the As¬ sociation was invited to join the students on the Field Day Ex¬ cursion to Indian Point they “boosted” the project by under¬ writing tickets for it. The officers of the Parents As¬ sociation are Mr. Percy Barney President, Mrs. Minnie Nagle— Vice-President, Mrs. Stanley G. Tyndall—secretary. and Dr. George B. Germann—Treasurer. 23

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General Organization President—John Knobel; vice- president—Wallace Tyndall; ex¬ ecutive committee — Edmond Styles, Walter Husing, Robert Jones, Harold Meissner, Frank Haggerty. Faculty members, honorary president—Mr. Wigle ; executive committee—Miss Cooley, Miss Herstein, Mr. Lilling, Mr. War¬ ing, Mr. Wikel; secretary—Mr. Franzen; treasurer—Mr. Reger. One of Tech’s traditions was up¬ set when the Blue party succeeded in electing three men to positions in the General Organization. This gain was due in large part to the new system of monthly meetings of both parties. John Knobel was elected president for the second time. 100% G. O. membership was again attained. The Arista President—Alexander Podaris; vice-president—John Knobel; sec¬ retary-treasurer—George Pease; honorary president—Mr. Wikel. This term nineteen students were accorded Tech’s highest hon¬ or by being elected to the Arista, thus increasing the membership to forty-three. The Queen of Tech Kittina, the Technicat, is queen of Tech. She rules faculty and S. O. S. alike with an iron paw. When math teachers are explaining the in¬ tricacies of tetrahedrons, she de¬ lights to stalk into the room as a diversion to the studes. She is not uneducated herself, being a past- grad of Yowl University and a coach at Catnip College. Her stately presence graces Class N ights and ' Commencements. She is at home after 3:05 in the boiler room to students and delights in parading the family before admiring eyes. We are quite proud of Mrs. Kit- tna and venture to say that she is unique as a mascot in high schools. Kittina Doesn’t Object to Ice Cream 22

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OUTING SPLASHES -By Silver The Library One of the most important addi¬ tions to the Library this term was the series of books entitled, Reading with a Purpose.” Each of the books deals with one branch of literature, such as physics, biology, sociology, etc. The contents of each book include a history of the type of book, to¬ gether with a brief resume of the more important treatises on the subject. By consulting these works, one may truly read with a purpose. Social Retrospection The Seniors believe as fully as anyone else in the truth of the old adage which prescribes play rather than work in the brightening of one’s disposition. Those who are inclined to be skeptical may look to the last Senior Prom for proof of the value of play. At this affair three hundred students and mem- (Continued on page 76) 24