A B Davis High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Mount Vernon, NY)

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Editorial Staff DAVllS Hollywood has a tendency to portray newspaper work as being extremely glamorous and entirely romantic, but there is a lot more to editing a newspaper than meets the eye. The HI-NEWS EDITORIAL STAFF can certify to that, for, they know that there is also an excess of blood, sweat, and tears - mostly sweat, and plenty of eager. energetic hardwork attached to putting out the Hi:lltop's newspaper. Their system seems to be quite successful, however, for each year the Davis Hi-News wins high honors in the inter-scholastic press contests. Perhaps the paper's success has been due to the efficient staff management and the manner of choosing the potential staff members. For all members receive appointment on the basis of their literary skill: there are try-outs held each term. The would-be journalists receive regular news assignments, and if their write-ups hint at any latent genius, these creative souls become a part of the Hi-News Editorial Board. As their skill increases, the members have many opportunities for advancement: an editorship is a mark of merit. Whatever is the secret behind the success of the Hi-News, the paper has lent a decided note of distinction to Davis. It is at present under the faculty sponsorship of Mr. Smith, and has lived up to its past record in winning numerous prizes and in publishing accurately all the Davis Doings. INDENTIFICATION- KUpper Leftl Row I: J. Leopold, E. Hauptman, D, Shaw, D. Ross. J. Astor. M. Victorsohn, R, Ludlow, D. Guttesman, E. Weinrod: Row 2: A. Zilfer. S. Branner, T. Fraioli, L. Fichtnzr, R. Finkelstein, R. McKean. Mr. Smith, R. Dori. H. Herz, H. Sarya. L. Solomon, I.. Bohrow, A. Turner. C. Stolmaker. Busmess Board fNlE Wall Street may have its outstanding financial wizards but Davis runs a close second. Some of our Morgenthau's and J. P. Morgan's are the glorious representatives of the HI-NEWS BUSINESS BOARD. Without their thrifty. efficient business management, the newspaper could not exist: no enterprise is successful without its corresponding business board. Membership on this board is achieved as a result of keen competition. Those who would add their name to the illus- trious staff must obtain at least three inches of advertising space from merchants: the merchants may be inhabitants of Mount Vernon or California or even of Oshkosh. lt is the final achcieve- ment, the impressive acquirement of the space, 'which is all- important. For the Hi-News, like all other successful news- papers. depends a great deal upon its advertisers. The ambitious staff, however, can never sit back and rest upon its laurels. For the members have the exciting problem of obtaining suf- ficient space for eac-h edition of the paper, and of remaining on the board, as each issue proceeds on its merry way. Work on the business board provides invaluable experience for all interested students. For the staff helps to set up ads to take care of bills, and also to take charge of circulation. Perhaps the training this group receives from the able and willing Uncle Charlie Altschuler, faculty advisor, will provide them with a great boost into the business world. And we wouldn't be at all surprised if today's Business Board execu- tives were tomorrow's Wall Street financiers. IDENTIFICATION -Ujpper Righlj Row l SeatedfM. Oshman, J. Levy, R, Levy. ll. Levine. S. lxvelller, ll Friedman. V. Martin, D. Polinger, R. Mendelsohn, l.. Simon, K. Fischer Row 2 Seatedf-M. Pinto, M. Sposato. N, Gutenberg. Row 3 Seated-V. Wooley, J. Cerchiara. Row l Standing-E. Rosenbaum. R. Krongold. B. Ash. D. Hagenbuckle G. Relkin, C. Cole, C. Stolmaker. C. Orleans. J. Karen, M. Blumberg, H. Knafel, L. Bobrow. Mr. Altschuler, G. Muddell. Row Z Standing-M. Davidson, R. De Bruyn. J. McRae, R. Baer, Aronson, G. Forman. R. Kaplan, L. Weintraub, S. Ziswasser, R. Rubin H. Kerstein, L. Goldberg, M. Goldberg.

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..v...-.- ' -3 Q: H. ...he JI . 'Ww.mPes... A ecxk ls ' ,Editm-131 Staff Business Board x X X , i Ric 7.1 X QBQNI- RK. gf sg. - X 1 ss I MARooN AND ITE They say a woman can't keep a secret. but the MAROON AND WHITE EDITORIAL STAFF boasts a number of feminine editors and staff members. who all did their work diligently, and at the same time managed to keep the theme of the book mum, Of course the masculine part of the staff contributed to the silence campaign. too. Svince the theme this year, and the whole setup of the book. including the photograph on the cover, is entirely different. it was thought that you subscribers would enjoy the annual much more if it was a kind of surprise package. It is very probable that you may have seen any one of the workers racing about the school, trying to dig up info for club writeups, and you may later have seen him working furiously, in the 'crafts' room of 3l6. trying to beat a deadline. Also, during all this activity. you may have heard him mutter something to himself about Handsl Hands! What have they got to do with the Glee Club? ettc. This puzzling utterance. however. was doubtless clarified as you read the first few pages of the annual. and noticed that our theme was based on Hands- the ways in which they will contribute to a post-war society. You then realized that the poor unfortunate was attempting to connect the theme and his respective article. But. whether it was the tireless hands of the typists pre- paring copy. or the busy hands of our two faculty advisors, Miss Nourse and Mr. Doyle. or the active hands of the workers, your Maroon and VVhite Editorial Staff worked long hours to bring von a book despite wartime restrictions. We worked as a team, and our teamwork has provided gratifying results. FDITORIAI. STAFF Fo-Fdilors .... . . .THOMAS ZEKOV, GLORIA BURKE . .,.. . .RUTH KRONGOLD, OLIVE GOI-EEN NATALIE HASHKOWITZ, GLADYS RELKIN I ilrmry Fditnrs ltvrorrls Ifrlalors SPOVIS lf1fl'l0f5 . .IOSEPH REITANO, AUDREY FAJANS f'holmlrtlpf7y fidnlols . .NVILLIAM LANDAU. CLIFFORD HABEL 'lrl lfdlfor . . . ..... . . . . ..., CHARLES MOSCA IQUP'-'NI f:dfl0f NHELENE WINTERNITZ Arrrfftlftl . . . .DOROTHY RENAUD In politics and business. it is the man behind the finished product that is important. Unpublicized and unknown, he does his daily task, getting his only reward from his own satisfaction of perfection and a job well done. Such an organization is the MAROON AND WHITE BUSINESS BOARD. The only time you heard of it was probably when a beseeching plea for the dollar you owe or a quiet reprimand for your failure to show up at the photographers was issued. Yet. without this organization, your yearbook would fail. The business board is not a very large organization. Aside from the representatives in each home room. there is a regular staff of only five members. The duties of the staff are to keep all records of finances, and photograph appointments, handle the subscription money as it comes in from the rooms, see that the books are delivered to you at the end of the year, and then sit back complacently in the knowledge of a task well done. Through hard work and careful managing, the yearbook has not been in the red for several years. Any profit is set aside for the time when the cost is more than the capital. This is one of the best organized groups in the school and serves as an excellent example of what can be accomplished by members of the student body. IDENTIFICATION--fllpper Leftl Row l. G. Relkin. N. Hashkowitz, C. Mosca. T. Zekov. G. Burke. H. Wintemitz. R. Krongold, Miss Noursc: Row Z: W. Landau. L. Ruffalo. L. Andrew. D. Renaud, E. Weiss, O. Cohen: Row J: B. Hoeniger. B. Wolf. R. Greenwald, M. Bernstein, B. Kaplan. P. Dooling: Row 4: A. Goldberg. M. Victorsohn, V. Green, G. Cohan. J. Macy: Row 5: H. Cohen. M. Radin. J. Goldman, J. Drucker: Row 6: R. Briskin, R. Rosenthal. E. Chaifetz. R. Calabrese. L. Rawlston: Row 7: J. Reitano. D. Freed, R. DorE: Row B: M. Smilo, H. Herz, D. Goodkin. C. Habel. Additional Workers: M. Meyer. S. Weiser, I.. Kryske, A. Fajans. P. Small. MAROON AND WHITE BUSINESS BOARD Business Managers: MARION SEASON fFall Termj, GLORIA, SWANSON CSpring Terml Assistant Business Managers ,..... .MARILYN PRICE, NORMA GUSTAVSON Secretary .............. ................. R ENEE DENARIE Farufly Advisor ...... . ...... .... . . .lVlR. IIFRIIFRT SUNDERMANN IDENTIFICATION- fUpper Rightj Row I: N. Liccione, M. Reichgott. E. Meyer. M. Season, G. Swanson. N. Gustavson. F. Cooper, W. Burkert: Row Z: J. Bernstein. E. Goldberg. H. White, E. Amoruso. M. Pinto, B. Neuner. B. Jost, V. McNeil, H. Knafel. G. Nanna: Row 3: V. Martin. G. Long. R. Brisken, M. Moore. M. Price. M. Beacom, N. Rhodes, L. Fichtner, R. Denaricz Row 4: P. O'Toole. H. Winternitz, E. Kapnick, V. Green, D. Potthoff. D. Theal, F. Wuber. C. Hobart. M. Janniello: Row 5: F. Fowler, H. Livingston. B. Oh:-rlander, W. Rigby. W. Bennett. R. Calabrese, R. Baer. D. Clark, D. llaas. Mr. Sundermann.

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MUSIC MAKERS l,is1enT XVhat are those sounds emanating from the large auditorium? Perhaps they are the groans of students suffering the after-effects of re- gents . , . but no . . . upon opening the auditorium door, we are greeted hy an impressive sight: any one of Davis' three musical organiza- tions is practicing and perfecting its talents for future public performances. Many Hne musicians. some of whom are already professionals, make up the BAND. ORCHESTRA and CHOIR. There is George Douglas and his vibrant saxophone. and over there at the piano are Dick Hyman and Charlotte Stolmaker who really make the ebony and white keys fly. 62 Or. perhaps, it is a rehearsal of Mr. Nielsen's all-girl chorus. which boasts such soloists as Gloria Muddell, Margaret Pfeiffer, and Kirsten Hansen. This group has brightened many as- semblies with their performances. Then again the band might be responsible for the musical reverbation. For, with Mr. l.icht supervising, it meets twice a week to prepare for the big events of the season. Their peppy marches and handsome Maroon and White uni- forms have greately enlivened football games and aided in cheering our team on to victory. They have also responded willingly to calls beyond their usual line of duty. Their great' perfor- mance at Proctor's for the war loan rally was a typical reply to these calls. The rally featured such specialists as Eddie Riznyk and his singing clarinet. John D'Angelo and his Xylophone. and Donald Rhind. who revived many old favorites on his accordion. Or it might be the orchestra which is response ihle for the music. Every Tuesday and Thurs- day we can watch the orchestra rehearsal-some 50 students-under the baton of Mr. Nielsen. We may watch the flying bows of viiolinists such as concert-master Otto Menzel. or assistant con- ductor Sarah Bates, or we may see the agile- tingered flute players such as Dick Sagman. We may also watch and listen to the accomplishments of the puffing trumpeters. husky drummers. and energetic trombonists. They practice tirelessly for P. T. A. concerts, graduations and rallies. In the future when the fanfare of trumpets or the melodious strains of a song greet your ears. you may know that the Davis musical swing shift is going full force. INDENTIFICATIONV-Cliopl Drum Major. P. Emde: Row I: XV. Matteson. K. Fischer. R. Michaels, R. Schneider. F. Danneniann. YN. NVilson, S. Marshall, I.. Simon. S. Rosen. IJ. NVarner II. Nklatsky: Row 2: XV. Mazzarella, P. Moore, M. Sands, O. Desimone, J. Butterworth, R. Carnahan. H. Fichtner. C. Bossert. H. Benwitt. M. Scharpman: Row T B. Schiffman. C. Rashliin. R. Dehruyn, C. Gedney, I. Murray. A. Taylor. E. I,eaton. W. Smith. Oppenheim, M. Millett: Row 4: Ulrich, C. Renneman. II. Season, D. Aitken XV. Barest horn. A. R. Sagmen, R. Neane. B. Alperin. D. Haas. . J. Krauskopf: Row 5: S. Nork. R. Spring Truer. F. Frainli, A. Hoffman, Il. Zimelis, I?. Hussey, B. Haldane. P. Perry. D. Theall. .I. C'.irlin. Row l J. McRae. IDFIXTIFICATION Uvliddlel urpoint, Rosencranz. P. Small. R, tts, H Knafel. M. Bernstein, R. Miller. 1 i : H. P Snyder, N. Rucian, Pr. Oberlander. 0. Menzel. l. Brown. S. Ba ' B . R. Bowm n. C Haddon, M. Dunkel. I., Ryder, ll. Miller, S. Barrow, T. Lisker: Row Z: C. Bossert, I.. Simon. D. Theall, H, Fichtner. M. Frillett, R. Sagnan. XV. Attwood. R. Snylier, .I. Butterworth. R Ile Bruyn. Ii Fraioli. XV. Y.Vilson, S. 'Mock. H. I.arxen. W. Matteson, If. Benford: Accordian: G. Priestley: Drums: A. Taylor. R. Carnahan: Piano: R. Requa. F. lindforv, C. Stolmalxer. IDENTIFICATION lBottoml Row lr N. Sposato. I.. Manna, B. Iioster. J. Kendig, J, Benedict, C. Billipp, M. Williams. R. Hovey. M. Barrows. R. Stubing. J. Simpson. R. Tappert. D. Sea man: Row 2: A. Jackson. F. Hughes, S. Archibald J. Cerchiara. A. I'IoH'man. H. Valeri. lf. Van Dusen, M. I Russell. C, McClanahan. J. Krivda. I. O'Toole. J. Nor- done, E. Rich, J. l.loyd, A. McGrath, Ii. Doscher. M. l.innick, M. Gurekunst, J. Muenzen, Ci. Sienias J. Repath. M. Pfeiffer: Row 3: M. Premutn, J. Zuzzolo. I. Coon, K. Davenport, S. Doyle, B. Johnson. M. Higenholham. M. Reichert. I.. Andrew. K. Ilansen. J. Reynolds, ll. Buist, Y, Goldstein. B. Rinnick. B. Fowler. V. Magag nos. XV. Studivant, C, Haddon, I. Grifnn, A. Vasiliou. II. XVeisberg: Row 4: P. Enrico. C. Battaglia. I Rolh. J. Smith, S. Sodcrbcrg, C. Smith, J. Butterworth. N. Santastasi, M. Schuler. P. Emdc. C, Garniss, II. Pusco. J. Abbiati. B. Macri, R. Zabelle, R Levine, C, Renn-rf mann, H. Watsky. R. Bors. J. Intili. A, Miller. R. l.ev- don, Mr. Nielsen: Row 5- R. Leone. R. Glueclt, F. Werber, A. Schassberger, T. Zekov, If. Ri1nyk, A. Zuckerman: Al the piano, E. Iibeling,