Great Neck North High School - Arista Yearbook (Great Neck, NY)

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Miss Alice Haslet Special Class Mr. Douglas Davis Audio-Visual Aids Mrs. Frances Wright Nurse Mrs. Clear , our wandering professor, prepares Big pow-wow with Mr. Fields at Junior Picnic last to travel through the halls with her latest model year, atomic-powered “Hy-Speed” wagon. Mrs. Constance Gavey Librarian Miss Helen Flynn Director of Secondary Instruction Mr. Fred Brown Testing Consultant 18

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Hard ai work to keep the Main Office running smoothly are secretaries Miss Daly, Mrs. Caines, and Miss Zeblisky. Mr. Robert Gorman © SECRETARIES Miss Mobel Doly Principal Secretary Mrs. Aurelia Caines Miss Mary Patton

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1935—Class of ’35 First to Complete Entire High School Education in New Building . . . 1938—First Girl Senior Class President Elected in School History ... 1939—Junior Class Organizes For First Time Since 1930 . . . 1940— Senior Room Finally Opened . . . 194l- fclass Of ’41 Initiates Custom Of Buying Class Jewelry . . . 1947— Warren Pffaf Elected Class President For Second Year... 1948—Sophomores (Class of ’50) Organize For First Time Since 1938 . . . 1950—Author Herman Wouk Speaks At First Senior Breakfast... 1952 All Senior Class Members In GOOD STANDING” . . . 1953—Norman Strax Is Winner In Westinghouse Science Talent Search . .. 1954 —Deep Sea Rhapsody Chosen As Senior Prom Theme. We had been kept so busy by Uncle Fagin again, filching lady’s handkerchiefs to pay yearbook expenses, that we almost forgot a lunch- eon date with the printer yesterday afternoon. When we arrived at the restaurant, that worthy was found eating toothpicks and devising schemes for overcharging us enough to line his swimming pool with Florentine mosaic. Later, as we sat discussing business problems, a copy staff representative broached him with the question which concerned us all so vitally. Tell us, sir, how should we handle the writing of the Great Neck High School Class organizations?” Lost in thought for all of thirty seconds he broke the expectant hush finally with: How about an epic poem? Why they're all the rage now,” he said, rising in excitement. Just look at Longfellow!” We all looked at Longfellow, who had just come in and was ordering a rolled beef sandwich. But the idea is old, mon vieux,” declared the editor, turning away. What we want is something vibrant, sparkling, full of life.” Emotionally overcome with vertigo, the printer stumbled out the door, leaving us to pay the check. Finally we decided to present the history as what it really is—a vast and significant human drama. • • The first Senior class to graduate from the present Great Neck High