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

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LEARNING CITY MANAGEMENT IDENTIFICATION Qtopj Rofw I: M. Lefsky, R. Longo, D. SoloInon, R. Miller, M. Steinberg, B. Tompkins, B. Rhynas, C. Rhoades, N. Palminson, M. Reichert, D. Weiss, H. Richards, L. Rossi, M. Toussaint, M. Son- nenblick, Singer, Landy, H. Press, E. Nie- man, Rofw 2: N. Rheinhardt, L. Manna, A. Leyton, P. Rose, C. Landy, E. Stevenson, W. Levitt, R. Woolf, A. Sprinz, N. Wagner, M. Lorusso, A. Rings, H. Lamprose, Schlaitzer, W. Sherwood, Novelli, Mayo, D. Werner, D. Maggipinto, Rofw 3: D. Theall, R. Requa, E. Pucillo, Kernstock, E. Shallow, E. Nadel, R. Meyers, A. Kyman, F. Phillips, B. Smith, Kossar, R. Schweitzer, R. Schwartz, R. Kennedy, T. Zuk, Mrs. Addis If you happened to be in Davis any ninth period of a second or fourth Thursday, and felt the walls of Davis High tremor and heard the rumble of Davis students on the run, you all knew that the Our Town Club was about to assemble! This club, the largest and most active at Davis, evolv- ed from a primary membership of SO stII- dents to a maximum of 250 Our Town- ers . Its growth was so tremendous that it abandoned the small auditorium in favor of the large one, but what will happen when it outgrows that? Under the capable supervision of Mrs. Walter Addis, who or- ganized the club in September, 1944, the club strived to acquaint its members with the Mount Vernon city government, its in- dustries, cultural groups, and educational facilities. I OUR TOWN CLUB

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TIME MARCHES Hisrokv Croix 'M - XX . 'lihe History Club, under the sponsorship of lVlrs. Eliza- beth Hiller, had a very busy year. During the fall term, the group journeyed to New York City to see the Broadway hit 'State of the Union which dealt with the problems of politics. Under the leadership of Robert Leon, president during the fall term, and David Feigert, president during the spring, the club discussed current problems, such as The Future of the Atomic Bombn. A trip to historic St. Paulls Church was proposed. This church was of special interest to the club, as it is the national shrine to Freedom of Speech because the trial of Peter Zenger, the proponent of the right to speak without fear of punishment, was held there. The debaters of the club made extensive use of the Davis library. There were over 6,5011 books plus many pieces of reference material available for the use of any and all Davis- ites. Under the able direction of Miss Proctor, the librarian, the students gained much knowledge through the use of this public service. Rose I1 S, VVeiser, A. Leytou, S. Kay, Ii. Fisliuia Ntliafler, D. lVlauriello, A. Nardi, P. Nugent, D. Sevasla lm N'l'lIflCA'l'ION ftopl lliller, R. Leon, M. Ia-fsky, M. Longog Row J: R. Stein bergj, l . Naverau, S. Dosllay, li. Kullia, M. Reieliert, .X Huck, li. Coleman, M. Godfrey, Pl. foxven, A. Posne , Race 3: ll, Ponon, S. Doyle, A. lloflinan, F, Wt-inheinii J. johnson, M. liinniel, JK, lloolingg, L. Shapiro, ll or! lliluin Karasit-li, Rom' 4: D. Feigert, W. llmeiip , VI. 1 I - , if M. Pollak l n, Mis no I Smith, M. Dunkel, L. Bonus, L. Stahl, N. lfreed, R

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1 .n . .Y - at QEQIE 'W sr' D Q OUR Town CLUB . .- wav:-X, b v f U ,Af C Nom' I: N. liernardinctte A. Douata H. llarr U. Griswold, li. Foley? ll ll1lQl'lillllIl'l'ill', li l , 'K li tr, I Coldluig,l Grau- uc iliolz . . rews e L. I H .. hart, l.. Alder, l,. Uellfuono, G. I-'eldinan F v llubliard, A, ficeiola, if llelano, li. Amlrews, Rom' J: U. Mauricllo, lieaeoin, if llolmrt, R. llargreaves, liielier, S. Uoshay, li. Bron- son, F. cIilYJllll7ll, -I. Goldberg, A. Klingenberg, LI. Gaines, M. Uefarlo, M. Dunkel, S. Cohn, if folarusso, M. Farewell, Rom' 3: ll. lfesuilo 1 I l'. Ainiano, M. Brush, E. jones, ll. Holxapfel, M. Caleatterra, A. Ualigher, Hinitz, l'lausen, E. Hewitt, S. Doherty, M. Barrows, F Iaeobson I Benedict, I Dunlrxin S. Garland, I . 7.' ,' ' 7 R. Hudes, L. Alper, Colnes, lxo-me 4: L. Dritz, ,I. Buist, VV. Calhoun, R. Cipes, I Halpern, l'aIdwell, M. Freedman, W. Cunnington Bernstein, N. Freed, A. Hoffman ,1. 'lihe club officers were nominated and elected by the students themselves in a semi-annual direct primary elec- tion. After the students had voted for nomination in the primary election, the top ten were again voted upon to as- certain the three main ofiicers of the club. 'lihis year,s officers were Eugene Nadel, Presidentg Barbara Bronson, Vice-Presidentg and Marjorie Reichert, Secretary. Past chief executives were Loomis Dana, the first president, Raymond Myers, and Gray Robinson. The club program, based upon suggestions made by the members, was both instructive and interesting. Dur- ing past meetings, the club heard many of the City's prominent citizens speak on various subjects pertinent to Mount Vernon city life. One of the main features of the fall program was the Pearl Harbor Dayn visit to City Hall. Through the cooperation of the Mayor and his of- ficial family of City Officials, eight elected and thirty-two delegated representatives of the Our Town Clubn took over the reins of government in Mount Vernon for the day. Gray Robinson, our Mayor , spent a really rough day trying to keep up with the pace of His Honor Mayor Wil- liam Hart Hussey. One very obvious consolation to Gray for his trials and tribulations as Mayor',, was his very charming secretary, Miss Barbara Bronson. And who- ever will forget the Ere during which Fire Chief Arnold Hoffman climbed up the walls of Davis High, while Davis students stood aghast at this strange and startling phenomenon! VVe shall never know who was more frightened, the Fire Chiefn or the uspectatorsn. The adventures of Mount Vernon's Hofficialsl' did not stop with a mere fire. Many of the students visited the police station, where they were shown everything from the radio room and finger-print department to the dark cav-