Sewanhaka High School - Totem Yearbook (Floral Park, NY)

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AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS The imporfanf funclion of Ihe Parenf-Teacher Associafion is fo creafe closer cooperafion befween fhe home and fhe school. The officers were: Mrs. Elmer Applegif, Mrs. William Wallcer, Mrs. Franz Berg, Mrs. Carl Elclund, Miss Marion Mefferf and Mrs. Arfhur Peclcenbeil. The Dads' .Club holds monfhly social and educafional meefings. Each year bofh fhe P.T.A. and 'rhe Dads award scholarships fo deserving seniors. The officers were: William Halbersfadl, Charles Brandin, Tola Marshall, Eldon Sanford and Richard Finley. The Sewanhalca chapler of fhe American Associalion of Universify Women is ufilizing local opporfunifies for guid- ance of youfh and for service in fhe communiIy's war efforf. They, foo, offer scholarships fo worfhy seniors. The officers were: Mrs. Reina Ahlman, Miss Cafherine Smifh, Miss Dor- ofhy Hillcemeier and Mrs. George Lufz. Under lhe direcfion of Carl Elclund fhe Adull' Educafion program, 'financed by an appropriafion from fhe Board of Educafion, fhis year offered courses in commercial, shop, arf. music, social sfudies and numerous ofher fields. Thomas Caullcins and Mrs. Anna Palla were chairmen of fhe Advisory Commilfee and Secrefary, respecfively. The Forum Commiffee fhis year presenfecl four inleresfing and fimely speakers. The speakers and Iheir Iopics were: F. J. Ybarra, Friends and Foes in Soufh American: Pierre Van Paassen, WhaI Will Emerge from fhe European Cafa- clysm : Arfhur Menclcen, The Baffle lor fhe Pacific , Doug- las Miller, Yau Can'f Do Business wifh Hiller. The following are Ihe Citizens Advisory Commiffees, foo numerous fo permif any defailsz Nafional Defense, Aero- naufics, Agriculfure, Aulomobiles, Elecfricify, Mechanical Drawing, Mefals, Prinfing, Woddworlcing. Cifizens Advisory Boards included: Arf, Business, I-Iealfh and Physical Educa- fion, Home Economics and Music.

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T H Those four years aT Sewanhalca which seemed a biT awesome and challenging while you were sTill in grammar school, did noT appear as Tre- mendous aTTerward, buT never did They become less glamorous. When The TirsT semesTer had begun, and The new sTudenTs had lamiliarized Themselves wiTh The new life, you soon discovered a very embar- rassing fact, ThaT The freshmen had forced upon Their supposedly superior brefhren. They were The brighTesT class in The school. They received The greaTesT number of honor grades and almosf always made claims To The greaTesT number of sTudenTs on The honor roll. ThaT, in a nuTsheIl, was Their bid for Tame-aT leasT in The I942 ToTem, and you were proud of iT. The daily rouTine was ci new life Tha+ helped The weeks To pass rapidly. Teachers wenT ouT of Their way To help The Treshmen adiusT Themselves, and There was more freedom Than you had ever had before. ln class The worlc was very inTer- esTing and alThough There was more homework