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

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Autumn was a political season. There were three candidates: Hubert, Richard and George instead of the usual two, and left over from Chicago, still talk- ing about peace, there was Eugene. After two months of campaigning and Har- ris and Gallup polling, the winner was apparent. Equally apparent was Spiro Agnew. So Lyndon went back to Texas just as Apollo came back to earth and nothing seemed to be happening in Vietnam. Nothing new that is. But they finally found a table in Paris but over in the Middle East there was fighting and the U.S. Senate debated about the arms race. This was also the year of student power and activism, mostly the violent kind, the Olympics and the papal de- cryal of birth control. In New York City problems seemed to have no number. Equally innumer- able were the critics of John Lindsay. Teachers struck and the snow was not removed and all told it was a year of ups and downs. Jackie married Onassis and if few people found the news funny at least Rowan and Martin laughed. Timetable — '69 m 18

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BELOW: Zack Brauer moderates dis- cussion on racial and religious preju- dice among three local clergymen Father Mooney, Rev. Walker and Rab- bi Davidson. Seminar For seniors, the seminar provided a relief from the academic pressures of high school. In a re- laxed atmosphere, students were exposed to varied ideas and given the chance to examine them in discussions. Several topics seemed more relevant to seniors than some of the regular course ma- terial. But most important, seminars made students think deeply about themselves and their role in society. Discussion did not end in the auditorium or the small cafeteria, but was carried into the classrooms and beyond the bounds of school. Perhaps the most progressive educational pro- gram ever to come to North, the Values Seminar will be continued next year and might possibly become part of the regular educational program for sophomores and juniors. Students on the planning board included Alan Berkowitz, Zack Brauer. Peter Chaikin, Bruce Ferguson, Debbie Friend, Terry Garfinkle, Neal Goldsmith, Donald Kollisch, David Merens, Richard Powell, Mimi Saltzman, Wendy Schul- hof, and Harriet Weinmann. Cooperating with them were faculty members Mr. Charles Butera, Mrs. Dorothy Heilman, Dr. Martin Propper, and Mrs. Florence Rapoport. TOP and BOTTOM: Two scenes from The Man Who So bod) Sau a half hour play on racial prejudice. The play was performed by the Family Players, a touring theatrical troupe. CENTER: In direct confrontation with students and faculty members, Irving Davis, expounds on Black Power.

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