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

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GENERAL ORGANIZATION Mike Schwartz, President I see that the G. O. is contemplating its navel again. This rather graphic reference to the General Organization’s perpetual quest for change will grate its officers no more, for such a comment can no longer be made. As the year began, our student government, categorically opposed to structural changes, assured us that its form mattered far less than how, and for what, this form was to be used. Guided by this principle, blessed with a new constitution, and endowed with the advice and admonitions of Mr. Lincoln, were Mike Schwartz, Paul Shapiro, Judy Prager, and Pete Fidel, all of whom were elected through the use of the first automatic voting machine in the school's history. Mike lent his matchless genius and unbounded enthusiasm to the co- ordinating council and other G. O. projects; Paul, assisted by General Henry M. Robert, presided over the legislative assembly; Pete, admired for his frugality, could usually be found twirling the dials on the G. O. safe; while Judy kept sorted, and filed records of it all. At mid-year the G. O. formed two temporary investigatory committees. (Some said this group was soon going to be looked into by a Permanent Committee for the Investigation of Temporary Investigatory Committes, but these people, just ingrates, were not taken seriously.) The first carefully chosen group renovated Great Neck's clubs, raising them from the 1 1 Paul Shapiro Vice President Peter Fidel Treasurer Judy Prager Secretary Mr. Linco'n Sponsor

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SUB-EDITORS: Bottom row, left to right—S. Vossiloros, Typ PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF: Seated—P. Doishik. Standing—A. ing; W. Richards, Publicity. Top row—E. Schwartz, Senior Stempler, B. Felton, R. Gruen, M. Schulof. Section; G. Schorr, Identification and Captions. “Hey, Friend, you say these are the golden years, and you want to preserve small mementos of them for posterity? Then get a yearbook. This was the Arista salesman’s answer plagiarized from Plato for the Layman. The way to stop vandalism of small momentos in school was with a yearbook. Now there would be no more thefts of desk tops with carved initials, football jerseys, starting blocks, Prom decorations, or pieces of Polo Road parking places. The golden years would be put into uneradic- able print. In 1921 Arista was given its name, which means “bristly hair, to match racoon coats and crewcuts, then and now the rage. Despite this brilliant feat of nomenclature, the next thirty years were stormy for Arista. Only tradition and the fear that the editors might wind up roaming the streets at night smothered resurgent waves of iconoclasm which threatened the yearbook publication. Finally, after many torturous editions, from the sagacity of the Harry-and-Bert team of Steindler and Bloch came the answers to Arista's troubles. Inspired by these stalwart editors, managers and de- partment heads set about to create Arista ’59. Photos were taken and many were rejected; some were cut out of LIFE. Later tired bloodshot eyes scanned prints to single out identifying pieces of anatomy and to attach the correct name to sardined students. Bits of abstract art adorned the pages; pictures were affixed with appropriately cryptic clauses. Ingenious copy was devised. This is the product. . . . SPONSORS: Mr. A. Porter and Mr. E. Fontanello. BUSINESS STAFF: Seated, left to right—J. Gordner, M. Rosen, J. Goldstein. Standing—J. Marshall, J. Reinisch, J. Pashcow. 10

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G. O. REPRESENTATIVES: Bottom row, loft to right—R. Zinn, R. Jaffe, N. Prager, S. Bernstein, J. Sherry, P. Fidel, M. Schwartz, P. Shapiro, A. Fortunoff, N. Gortz, A. Rubin, P. Maryanov. Second row—V. Zinn R. Marcus, J. Alperin, S. Goldberg, J. Pohcow, B. Gitlin, E. Schwartz, C. Vaughan, P. Brochstein. Third row—H. Abraham, I. Sygoda, T. McCabe, S. Schwartz, S. Samuels, R. Figman, B. Levine, B. Goldwyn, J. Kasindorf, F. Sherman, M. Schulhof. Fourth row—E. Haas, L. Whitman, K. Trump, O. Euclid, J. Sussman, G. LaMonica, M. Schiffman, S. Rosenbaum, B. Elias, B. Wolff, S. Davis, P. Kleinman. Fifth row—K. Klein, R. Friedman, H. Fox. squalor of Antediluvian policies to a more realistic and efficient position. The second collection of inquisitors dedicated themselves to the revision of our stubby G. O. ticket. The students turned out in full force to support permanent committees. The American Field Service arranged for a foreign visitor in ’59-’60, conducted a panel discussion by exchange students of the Metropolitan area, and staged a swinging jazz party. The Assembly Planning Committee engineered several highly diverting and educa- tional assemblies. The Cafeteria, Publicity and Student Relations bodies also performed their duties conscientiously and with fruitful results (although the cafeteria mural remained unchanged). Socially speaking this was a boom year (aren’t they all, all G. O. SALESMAN: First row, left to right—C. Klurfeld, S. Shotfer, N. Bronstein, N. Socks, B. LeVine, I. lebowitz. Second row—M. Wolf, P. Maryanov, C. Tufis, B. Pollvy, B. Goldwyn, E. Doumoux, A. Benenfe'd. Third row—B. Levine, D. Kutcher, K. Byalin, F. Ross, B. Feldman, P. Fidel, P. Tilles, G. Zupnick, M. Kalnick. 12