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

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E9 O H718 OES lfyou saw bewildered looks on the faces of lost souls the first week of a new school term, you may be sure that they belonged to our new com- ers to the l-lilltop, commonly called sophs. Their confusion was not lessened by the mis- chievous pranks played on them by Miss Brown's boy marshals, who delighted in directing them to the lunch rooms via the boys' locker room. Fortunately, we had a corps of life savers called the l-lOME ROOM ADVISERS who were always on the alert to guide and protect and comfort the waifs, and to set them at ease. These girls re- membered the days when they themselves were helpless sophs, rescued from the deep blue sea by the helping hands of other girl Advisers. The Advisers, under the expert guidance of Miss Lewis, and The very friendly girl advisers really contrib- uted a great deal to Davis. lt certainly would have been hard for all of us to have gotten along with- out them when we were new-comers to Davis. HOME ROOM ADVISERS lTopl Row l : S. Felstiner, N. Zeuner, C, Singer, 1. Shipley, P, Foley, D. Mauriello, P. Fox, l. Reiner, D. Ruggiero, V. Stasko, L. Altobelli, B. Lockwood, M. Marx, M. lmpaliazzog Row 2: L. Curtis, R. Hudes, l. Tvveedell, E. Forster, B. Tucker, A. Mauer, l. Meserole, F. Schneider, B. Wingberg, l. Fer- guson, I. Perkinson, C. Taylor, N. Bernardinetti, E, Luks, E. Reinholzg Row 3: M. Rosenthal, S. Dubrowin, A. Graz- iano, R. Fennell, C. Waechter, M. Weidt, Miss Lewis, L. Del Buono, l, Habel, D, Ceva, E. Tiberg, M. Burton, E, Hubbard 52 with the cheerful assistance of Miss Redmond, our dietitian, served a dinner at the beginning of each term to the new- comers. An entertainment given before the dinner, consisting of student talent, always helped to break the ice. Usually popu- lar songs were sung by all, often times followed by a variety show of short skits put on by the students, and rehearsed by Miss Feaster, our dramatics teacher. ln February of this year we had in addition to the popular songs, a humorous one act Q play entitled Too Many Marys. Some of the important roles U were played by Ellen Sinagra, Goldie Pearl, and Lois Livingston. The unsung, hard working heroes, The Stage Crew, were Bob E Fulton and Ralph Brozan. Mariana Weidt was the make-up girl. THE BEVVIL- UEQF D SOPH Page tliirty-two

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What organization was behind those wonder- ful dances? What organization urged you to buy the Davis banners, pins, and hats? There was only one possible answer-the General Organization. Right hand helpers to the organization were the members of the G. O. PUBLICITY COMMIT- TEE, which consisted of two groups of students, namely,--a group of art students who made posters for the advertising of all school events, and a general committee of students who thought of ideas for all types of publicity stunts. The live wire of the G. O. ART COMMITTEE was the chairman, I-lildegarde Mayer. I-ler group of artistic members transformed the previously colorless, uninteresting halls to gala dress. Never-to-be forgotten were the elaborately planned Christmas decorations. One three-di- mensional scene in the center of the hall was un- usually beautiful, the choral singers were stand- ing in the snow with a cathedral forming the G. O. COUNCIL lPage 30: Topi Row I: Miss Landis, I. Madata, E. lmpara, R. Clark, H. Lampros, Miss Creekpaum, D. Mauriellog Row 2: I. Beacom, Mr. Gentilesco, B. Balkind, Mr. Phillips, V. Lambroso, G. Robinson, Mrs. Redka, I. Lombardo, P. Fox, Mr. Cullen, Mr. Searle, A. Grass, Mrs. Bailey background decoration. Every day, several weeks previous to the holiday, new displays would sur- prise and delight the school. Miss Landis' gen- iuses made the caricatures of the football team which you saw at the dance, I'd be willing to wager that Bob Muson had much to do with it. The art committee really knew what our school needed when they took over the interior decor- ating. Did you say that twenty-five Davis students had 95 averages or better? Where did you hear that? You said you didn't hear it but read it in bold black print in the Daily Argus? Did you say DAVIS DOTS AND DASI-IES? Are you speaking about the DAVIS PUBLICITY COMMITTEE? Well, of course, what else? The Davis student didn't exist who, at one time or another, didn't thrill to see his name mentioned in our daily in- former. G. O. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE lBottomi Row I: D. Ruggiero, I. Bonner, I-I. Mayer, R. Kennedy, B. Meister, A. Stein, Row 2: I. Goldberg, P. Kasenetz, I. Finklestein, G. Fiering, D. Mac Donald, E. Forster, R. Block, Mrs. Redka, Row 3: I. Feinberg, C. Carpentier, M. Marx, R. Maxwell, I. Berman, D. Larson, R. Muson Page Hiirty-one

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Do you want to buy a ticket to a Davis football or basketball game, and lorl a booster for one of the dances or said games? Were you interested in attending a stupendous, colossal production of the Dramatic Society? lYou, too, could have your seat reserved for'no extra charge.l You wanted to contribute to the March of Dimes, didn't you? Did you?--But why go on? lf you an- swered yes to any or all of these questions, the person you were undoubtedly looking for lif he or she' wasn't out looking for youl was your HOME ROOM REPRESENTATIVE. That char- acter was the person in your home room who was chosen to be your representative in the school government, because, besides all of the aforementioned little duties, it was also the job of the Repsl' to receive any brickbats, bou- quets, or just suggestions in general, vote on these ideas and then pass them on to the C. O. to have something done about them. ln a school as large as Davis, a working organi- zation must be kept running on greased wheels at all times. The Home Room Representatives were one of the most important cogs in the wheel of our school government. Together with the G. O. Council, they were your voice in the running of your school. The Home Room Representatives were just a group of your fellow students, who, under Mr. Searle's direction, worked just a little bit harder than most to make Davis the best high school in the country. The concensus of opinion lget usll among Davisites was that they definitely did succeed. HOME ROOM REPRESENTATIVES lTopl Row l: B, Cunnigton, K. Metcalf, D. Wilson, Row Z: A Felter, E. Forster, V. Lambrosa, M. lmpagliazzo, N. Ullman, Row 3: N. Brown, M. Hamblen, B. Altman, S. Hamlin, j. Cavanaugh, j. Mayo, R. Omer, E. Cowen, G. Cowen, Row 4, j. Goldberg, j. Meserole, M. Dahnke, j. Cellini, M, Giacco, N. Vaughng Row 5: j. Madata, G. De Napole, D, Pantuso, F. Gulliano, C. Nordone, B. Shaver, A. Weinberger, S. Suss- man, M. Burton, Row 6: Mr. Searle, D, Ross, W, Brush, D. Pearson, D. Starnm, H. Denhoff, S. Trachtenberg, W. Brown, N. Di Filippis, S. Soss, B. Balkind Page thirty-flwee