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

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ime tgprojqtetfi uc Characterl Scholarship! Leadershipl Servicel These were the requirements for admission to the school society whose membership is most coveted-the Davis branch of the NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, which was organized in I923. After the honor assembly, what an exhil- arating feeling to sport that gold pin with the flaming torch-the emblem of the most highly esteemed secondary s c h o o I organization throughout the U n i t e d States, Alaska, and Hawaii. The select few who were sworn into the society during one of the yearls most in- spiring assemblies planned by Miss Williams, might well have been proud of the fact that they were now included among the IZOZ members already registered in the Maroon chapter of the N.H.S. The specific requirements for membership were these: Scholas- tically the student had to rank in A 5, sam? XIEJ In special balloting, teachers and students elect- ed ten per cent for membership. Besides high scholarship attainment, the candidate had to possess unusually strong character and leader- ship traits, and most important of all, he had to have been willing to devote his services to neighbors, teachers, fellow students, and com- munity. Do unto others as thou would have others do unto you. Service, doing for others and working for the common good without expecting reimbursement, to accomplish, of one's own accord, just a little more than was required -these were the characteristics typical of any member of the Na- tional Honor Society. S, Y 'W SCA NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Row I 2 H. Kornahrens, G. Robinson, F. Bernard, l. johnson, W. Weinberg, G. Scoledesg Row 2: I. Beacom, E. Hubbard, D. Mauriello, H. Lampros, I. Reiner, A. Moskowitz, I, Singer, Row 3: I. Shipley, E. Frenzel, L. Schwab, E. lmpara, I. Habel, R. Armsheimer, A. Hargrave, I. Sonnen- 1 . -, -. 4 FT f ' D I-' a p '.' we A -ng '. 1,5- .r x 1 hge., ' 1-I Ji ---11 - igar. Ls -'f-' L 'Qi ' xt--1i7':',', Traci-'f-5 ,Q 1:-T 1 - -5' 43 ,1474 ,. , ,b pf- 0.13 rr.. .'f? -Tig' fpt 1 -52 ,: - I: ,,,. 1 3,1 3 ' :f-'I'2?2i-ZW . W ,. -5-322:53- -L 'B+ Ti .fi ff A 4 .32 P-1-n'1'!1,,:' 1 . V'- 1.1. v 1f3?3i?5 55, Ii 'ff ' 75 C391 1? Q IV:-'v'g,1ff ,V -J' ' -.3931I'-'-t'-Tir? . ' ..3.-1 .'q'l':?-.. , df -.-I-.1 V-.If-':., I ,,.,,, fl, 'V--vt, the upper third of the senior class. ,r blick Page ozivzeteevz

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lust in the Tuck of Ca'me Of all the school's organizations, perhaps the most hard-working was the MARSHAL force. Headed in the fall by lver johnson and in the spring by Andy Grass, Miss Brown's disciples pa- trolled the halls, manned the lunch rooms, and stopped those eager students who did not bother to buy tickets, from entering athletic events, Those students passing through the halls during home room periods never failed to hear the chaos and confusion as they passed O. R. 2l4 at a sate distance. Goaded by Miss Brown's pleas for order, this model home room always was conducted in a democratic way, and became a living example of the horrors of democracy. ln December, those fifty boys took a trip into the wilds of Long ls- land to witness the United Nations General As- sembly in action. No doubt inspired by the speeches of the world's eminent statesmen, the marshals returned in the same undampened spirit in which they started out. Another highlight of the 214 social season was the Christmas party, featuring the boisterous rendering of songs, mi- nute helpings of ice cream and cake and Miss Brown's hoarse voice entreating us to please be quiet as the assembly was being ruined. But, all in all, the school owed thanks to the marshals, without whom school would have proved a much duller place. MARSHALS iropn Row l: I. johnson, H. Blanchette, R. Keele, 1. Folger, 1. Clarey, j. Taylor, R. Barrus, A. Brout, H. Boone, R. Brilli, E. Pucillog Row 2: G. Scoledes, K. Fajans, S. Knafel, R. Brozan, E. Callahan, R. Slote, E, Tiryakian, R. Schneider, R. Panet- tieri, R. Gordon, A. Carideo, Row 3: R. Weiss, W. Billing- ham, N. Fisher, H. Kornahrens, R, Hoff, C. leanne, G. Lina- bury, G. Palmer, D. Rodriguez, l. Lum, R. Lynn, G. Robin- son, Row 4: V. Zupa, W. Lawrence, M. Ball, l.. Friedman, A. Grass, 1. Davis, Miss Brown, G. Meyers, M. Alexander, D. Pearson, P. Petrillo, P. Ditchik, W. Fluegel X ik Alain, -X 5- ff? l r ff 0 .1 0 0 5 771 E 5 Q N Q , t QF' 3 5 . .j,s.s,-133, 'L ,..,s,-:1j-- 1 ' -1-I.-fr -X --- 1,1Gj'1!- JT ' 4 'if H' V ' 4'.'if:'- S'-1F:72i:.w y 'I-,Au f ' ,Q Ij,-:jl-U- '-0 XV, -Mi l'-at M i r 1 15 . 4f iff ' fb- ,171 ' Wg-3:1 gill: A MARSHAL V f' .A 50 PROBLEMS Page twenty-one