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

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A new organization, the BIOLOGY CLUB, en- tered the ranks ot Davis clubs, this year. Its pur- pose was to augment the scientific knowledge of various biological activities, by microscopes, dissecting apparatus, movies and lectures. The youthful biologists were guided by Mr. Lepp. l-lave you ever wondered from whence that fine photography exhibit, seen in our halls, origi- nated? lt was the CAMERA CLUB that procured the pictures from the kodak company. These camera fiends were busy in other capacities too, using their dark- room, developing tanks, enlarger, and other accessories to advantage. CAMERA CLU B lLettl Row I 1 B, Wendroft, G. Myers, Row 2: S. Levine, S. Gelband, Mr. Spielman, Row 3: I. Schwartz, A. Berman, K. Lesser BIOLOGY CLUB lTopl Row I: C. Macri, B. Fairstein, D. Bellow, M, Schneider, R. Karp, A. Margulis, G. Gross' Row 2: I. Gaines, M. Levine, A. Platner, j Plaut, B. Kushner, l-I. Graber, Row 3: B Kerewsky, V, Halleman, C, l-lotfman, D I-Iersh, W. Bryson, D. Schoen, Row 4: T. Keil B. Stier, M, Subitzky, C. Schmidt, I. Donahue D. I-lahn, M. Leyton, Row 51 W. Knopf, S. Fleischman, l. Littwin, V. Zupa, M. Robbins, l. Buist, W. Weinrod, N, Rutstein, W. Brush, S. Rosenberg, P. Squeo, R. Ellis, Mr.'Lepp 1 1 1 Page forty-three

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O une, llze Cgrue are With the command from Coach Caville, Load bolt cartridges and commence to firel , the Davis RIFLE CLUB opened another season. This year found a large turnout of thirty-five rifle enthusiasts, among whom only two were girls, loyce Haberstein, secretary, and Mary Le- vine. The Davis rifle team, last year's Westchester Scholastic Champions, also embarked on another season of competitive rifle matches with other high schools. The team members varied from week to week since they were picked from the top ten marksmen in the regular Tuesday prac- tices. A radical change was made in the rifle competition for Davis this year, as all members had to shoot from the standing posi- tion in addition to the prone position I IW- that was previously used. Unaccustom- ed to the new standing position the team dropped its first few matches, but toward the latter part of the sea- son a marked improvement was seen in the difficult off handl' scores. Mr. Caville did a highly commend- able job in his arrangement of matches for his young proteges. The Davis nim- rods were extremely fortunate in ob- taining matches with such teams as RIFLE CLUB IRightl Row I: A. Greenbaum, I. Davis, Mr. Ca- ville, M. Bael, I. Haberstein, I. Donleyg Row 2: I. Alter, F. Remson, C. Bakken, P. Ditchik, P. Kraus, I. Twiddy, M. Cohen, M. Karp, Row 3: D. Cantrell, I. Yack, L. Speidell, B. Nickel, A. Galler, W, Thoma Page forty-two I Far Rockaway, last year's National Scholastic Champion, Lincoln High of Brooklyn, Columbus High School and Xavier Military School of New York, the winners of the famed Nation's Hearst Matches. Also through the ef- forts of Coach Caville, Davis High School was entered in a series of N.R.A. posted matches, in which the Maroon team carried on by mail, a series of matches with teams from various and scattered parts of the Nation. The Davis marksmen competed with Upper Darby Senior High of Pennsylvania, Brooklyn Poly Prep, and Gallatin High School of Boseman, Montana. Maroonmen won the latter two matches. Being a member of the Davis High team had its lucrative advantages. For instance the team members were usually driven to the away matches, which included trips to the Bronx, Long Island, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. In addi- tion, those who succeeded in scoring among the highest five for better than fifty percent of all matches were entitled to large Davis D's . Standouts for the Davis sharpshooters were jules Davis, the club's president, Abe Green- baum, executive officer, Carlton Copp, Richard Schwartz, captain and treasurer, Martin Bael, vice-president, Fred Remson, and joyce Haber- stein. The scores of these and other team mem- bers usually ranged from 95 to IOO out of a possible IOO prone, and from 70 to 85 standing. A pretty fair record indeedl

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tcpfeaszl-re unc! gctzlolz C' D nqrikcf IAQ fours C eem cshorl The strategy of maneuvering pawns and bishops, kings, and queens, on the terrain of the familiar check- erboard was learned in the CHESS CLUB. This small group of well-experienced players was coached by the most able Pop Phillips. Amid the spirit of joviality and sportsmanship, accomplished masters of the thought-provoking game gained new experiences and added cleverness in the handling of chessmen. Those adept boys obtained for Davis High School greater respect in neighboring Westchester County and New York City high schools by successfully competing in chess tournaments. At various times, there have been exhibitions of cups and trophies won by the mem- bers of this gallant and perservering group. Al- though the club was per- haps one of the unsung heroes in the field of sports and recreation, its members maintained a great deal of spirit and CHESS CLUB lTopl D. Samuels, Mr, Phillips, R. Himmell, R. Lynn, D. Stamm STAMP CLUB lRightI Row l: Mr. Avery, V. Zupa, G. Palmer, R. Schweitzer, B, Stier, Row 2: D, Pizarro, K. Greve, l, Barker, G. Palmer, 1. Margulis, S. Rosenberg, E. Cal- ahang Row 31 W. Bernhardt, C. Huber, G. Bode, G. Bedell, j. Flood, E. Kenlon, R. Wilson Page forty-fozir faith in the school in whose name they were playing. These boys were appreci- ated by Davisites who understood the extent of their preparation. For the past three years, Pop's club has won the Westchester Inter-Scholastic Trophy Cup. The prospects for winning the honor again seem to be with these boys. Under the leadership of Captain Danny Samuels, and with the expert playing of Clyde Farnsworth, the club expects to tri- umph once again over the teams of the neighboring high schools. At the regular meetings of the Davis STAMP CLUB, collectors traded with each other in an attempt to enlarge and complete collections. Under the sponsor- ship of lVlr. George Avery, they did their best to start stamp collections for dis- abled veterans of World War ll, Robert Schweitzer, former president, frequently related the backgrounds of the stamp issues of many of the Latin American republics. ln order to keep abreast of important news in the philat- elic world, it was a frequent occurrence for members to bring editions of stamp magazines to their meetings. A double purpose was accomplished as worldly trends follow closely types of stamp issues and philatelic policies.