Evander Childs High School - Oriole Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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lhal he is a brillianl hislory leacher. When asked whaf parling advice he could give fhe gradualing class, he said, Tell lhem +o lislen lo all sides of a queslion, galher and weigh all possible informalion, and in 'lhe 'Final analysis rely on whal lhey 'lhemselves 'lhink is right Mrs. Aslon of Class 4l l-8c has been leach- ing in Evander for eleven years. She was born in Ohio, buf lived in Chicago during lhe early parl of her life. She is married and commules from Scarsdale, where her +wo daughlers are in school. Mrs. Aslon alfended Weslminsler and Barnard Colleges where she majored in Greek. Here in Evander she en- joys leaching early European hislory. She is facully adviser of lhe Trinily Club, and collecls piclures for fhe hislory deparlmenl. She has a flair for early American homes and never misses a chance 'lo visil a beauli- ful old home. Anolher hobby of hers is gar- dening. When asked lhe mosl' imporlanl evenl in her life, she promplly replied, My marriage. Mrs. Pridmore, leader of Class 455-8, is a remarkable physics 'leacher whose hobbies are aslronomy, working oul' puzzles, and garden- ing. A graduale of Hun'I'er and Cornell, lhe 'lhing fhal' conslanlly surprises her is lhal lhere is so much lo learn everyday. Mrs. Pridmore has always wan'l'ed fo leach and has always loved her work, buf she lhinks lhe presenl' 1 l rig? IV! F.:-: LZ: 1 sl u n nur, L 1111421 g 1:-n un un IIIIIII lf IIS A 'I-IU' ' ll vi gl 1 1 I i '? T'i7 W-'W !' 1 X I VI' -5 I .J , -fl .-' ET - 'FE -A 'iii' is ff lk uf' ' - fc- .. 3. .-X fl V generalion of Evander sludenls could be a li++le less noisy and pay more a+'l'en+ion 'lo good manners. Her home life is busy and happy, bul' she always has 'lime lo do her school work. Mrs. Leskes of Class 360-8s has lhe hardesl lask of all Senior prefecfs. She is in charge of a new class made up of sludenfs who cannol' finish lheir required courses unlil afler summer school. She and her class 'lhus have lo gel' acquainled wilh each olher. Mrs. Les- a Commercial 'leacher whose classes always run smoolhly, for she is an adminislra- lor by nalure, planning her home-making and career lo complemenf each ofher. She has 'lwo small daughfers who already show an inferesl' in going lo school like mo+her. These are our home room leachers who have worked hard of see fha? we graduale wilh credil' lo ourselves and 'lo Evander. When we lell fhem goodbye afler lhey give us our diplomas in our familiar home rooms, we are confidenf lhal' +hey will remember us. And kes is cerlainly we will never forgel lheml HONOR S CHOOL

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of lhe Arl Sludenls League, a wriler and crilic, and a crealive arlisl. She spends her summers in her home al Marlha's Vineyard where she has had conlacl wilh many olher arlisls and where she painls and designs lo her hearl's conlenl. Her modesly somelimes makes Evanderiles forgel whal a dislinguished arlisl she is. She has worked wilh lhe BRIDGE, Evander's medalisl lilerary and arf magazine, for years. She has walched Evander develop and feels lhal she has had fhe opporlunily lo develop wilh if. Miss Gorfein, who replaces Miss Shapiro, is now Prefecl of Class 322-8 and feacher of commercial work. Golf, swimming and lhe ballef are some of her main inleresls. She loves lo lravel, especially in America. New England is her favorile seclion of lhe counlry. Being new in Evander, she says she is oflen quile brealhless and somelimes even speech- less. Mrs. Tiesler, guardian angel of Class 348-8c, was born in Williamsbridge, righl here in lhe Bronx, and slill lives in lhe house in which she was born. She has a bachelor's degree from Hunler and a masler's from Teachers College, Columbia Universily. Her hobby is growing and arranging flowers. She loves her home and her housekeeping, bul she also loves her school work. She has been guidance counselor a number of limes. Teaching, she says, brings a salisfaclion lhal commercial work can never bring, for a leacher can help young people find lhemselves and can help lhem grow, iusl as a gardener helps flowers grow. She likes old-fashioned music and new- fashioned office managemenl. Mrs. Eslernaux of Class 353-8 is one of lhe friendliesl leachers we have known. She loves lo keep in louch wilh members of her classes afler lhey have leff for fhe wide world, and so if is appropriale lhal she should be facully adviser of our Evander Childs Alumni Associalion. Al Adelphi College, Mrs. Esler- naux was a philosophy and science major. She look graduale work in science al Cornell and Columbia and did research al fhe Cold l7 Spring Harbor Laboralories. ln her childhood she longed fo be a circus acrobal, bul her older sisler, who was a leacher, persuaded her lo lake up a more sensible career. She plays fhe flule and piano, collecls slamps and sall-and-pepper shakers, and loves lo dig in lhe garden al her Yonkers home. She has lraveled exlensively. Evanderiles will always remember her 'Friendly aflifude and her won- derful leaching. Dr. Schellhammer, Prefecl of Class 354-8a, is anolher leacher of whom Evanderiles are parlicularly proud. A specialisl in biology, he is also a psychologisl, al leasl he handles Evander's prolesfing elemenl wilh unusual in- sighl and effecliveness. We have never known a beller leacher. During lhe war he was a colonel in lhe paralroopers division. Afler lhe war he had lo organize fhe surrender of many German lowns and army unils. He claims lhal organizing Evander's Marshal Squad gave him experience. He lives in Wesl- chesler where his chief inleresls are garden- ing and helping Mrs. Schellhammer bring up lheir lwo children. Mr. Sukoenig, Class 403-8RA, allended fhe Cily College School of Business and lhen wenl lo Teachers College, Columbia Uni- versily, where he maiored in commercial edu- calion. He slarled his career as an accounlanl, bul decided lhal leaching gave grealer salis- faclion. He enjoys his work al Evander, bul he feels lhal fhe Evander of I938 wilh ils high scholarship and deporlmenl was a beller school lhan fhe presenl Evander. An ideal sludenl, he feels, is one who excels in scholarship and deporlmenl, and also lakes an avid inleresl in exlra-curricular aclivilies. Mr. Sukoenig is well-known lo all Seniors for his efficienf and prompl work in gelling fhe ORIOLE pholography done. Oulside of school his chief inleresl is his young daughler. Mr. Young, a former Englishman, is in charge of Class 409-8. He is a member of Phi Bela Kappa and a graduale of Cily College cum laude. He is a happily married man wilh lwo sons, aged len and seven. We can leslify

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I 9 SENIOR OFFICERS JOAN MASSOVER, Treasurer WILLIAM STURNER, Hisforian HELEN GREEN, Alumni Rep. NANCY HALLIDAY, Vice-Pres. VINCENT PISCITELLI, Pres. ANN MILETI, Class Secrefary HONOR SCHOOL