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

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TAPI About 500 students who either wanted to render community service, wished to taste the fruits of social work, or just enjoyed being with children became members of TAPI (Teen Agers Pitch In). The members collectively planned and supervised excursions for groups of underprivi- leged children from the Henry Street Settlement House. Sleepy but enthusiastic Great Neck lead- ers and energetic youngsters set out Saturday mornings on trips to various points of interest in and around New York City: the Empire State Building, the Planetarium, the circus and NBC studios. In addition, TAPI adopted a family recommended by a Manhattan newspaper as a Christmas project. Although TAPI was partially supported by the PTA, it received the major portion of its funds from dues and voluntary student contributions. Membership entailed compulsory attendance at all meetings and participation in a specified number of trips. All activities were planned and executed entirely by the students under the supervision of Mr. Price. Although the children were rowdy, the sub- ways were noisy and confusing, and wet feet and weary constitutions often resulted in colds and blisters, members maintained that seeing the smiles on the happy youngsters was ample compensation for their hard work. 23 TAPI goes to Central Park.

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ORGANIZATIONS berg, I. Choit, S. Lieberman, S. Levitt. Fourth row—J. Grossman, J. Pickman, A. Garfinkle, N. Gortz, M. Beeler, S. Silver- stein, L. Oavidson, G. Veeder, N. lubin, J. Wormuth, M. Hans. Fifth row—B. Gold- wyn, E. Doumaux, Mrs. Ropp, B. Miller, J. Waxman, S. Segal, J. Lebedinsky, J. Den- enholz, L. Friedman, M. Handelman, D. Hance, C. Fleishman. KEY CLUB: First row, left to right—A. Lewin, R. Kurk, B. Contiguglia, B. Git in, Mr. Franke. Second row—M. Okin, P. Shapiro, B. Salzburg, B. Levine, S. Glossman, R. Ruesch, S. Mossman, T. Steinberg, L. Galland. Third row—J. Rosen, L. Schoenfeld, P. Tilles, S. Davis, D. Weschler, I. Sygoda, J. Siegel, J. Potenzone, B. Miller, K. Fleer, M. Lewis. Fourth row—P. Fidel, A. Daxe, P. Koehler, P. Kaplan, C. Salomon, T. Penson, D. Kurk, F. Simunek, P. Kleinman, K. Shapiro, G. Cederbaum, M. Charles, L. Akey. R. Beckerman. Fifth row—F. Sandstrom, J. Siegel, M. Steinberg, J. WolosofF, B. Wolff, J. Satin, R. Carsel, J. Balassone. and cake sale; and, as is done each year, awarded two $300 scholarships to well-deserving students. To cope with its growing obligations and services, the Key Club accepted a larger number of members this year. Together with its customary services of delivering daily papers to home- rooms, ushering at ball games, and operating the foo'ball scoreboard, the Key Club began an active service program in the community. In door-to-door campaigns members solicited funds for the North Shore Child Guidance Association, and the Retarded Child Fund, labored at the North Shore Fair and “adopted,” a needy family for Christmas. Keymen were rewarded for their services by a deluxe steak dinner sponsored by Kiwanis. The Key Club-sponsored scholarship was greatly en- riched through the club’s annual faculty softball game. Boys' Athletic Association, a selective group sponsored by the heads of the boys’ gym department, became a more valu- able aid to the coaches this year than ever before. The club, radically reorganized under the leadership of Henry Meltzer, Paul Slayton, Bruce Gitlin, and Andy Lewin, assisted the coaches in the planning of intramural and interscholastic sports events, promoted sportsmanship, and encouraged participation in ath- letic activities. 27

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Simmy Lou Dubofsky President Jonas Stein Vice-President Roberta Siegel Treasurer Traditionally, all TAPI trips and activities have been charac- terized by a superabundance of enthusiasm. This year’s officers were not severely shocked, however, to find that, upon their battle-scarred, bone-weary return from a typical Saturday ex- cursion, a great many of the active club members were express- ing serious doubts as to the real value of their contributions. Did their efforts produce worthwhile results at Henry Street? Thus Mr. Teffereteller, director of Henry Street, came here to speak. His informal lecture and discussion of the value of social work both to the recipient and to do Ihe donors was not only of great interest but also of immeasurable value. Janet Chernela Recording Secretary T. A. P. I. EXECUTIVE BOARD: Seated, left to right—I. Psoty, J. Chcnela, S. Dubofsky. J. Stein, L. Whitman. Standing—P. Kleinmon, C. Vaughan, D. Manteli, A. Gingold, C. Shodell, N. Cortz, Mr. Price. 29