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

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io ogy CM Q Anyone who ventured too near room 306 while the BIOLOGY CLUB was in session was in danger of finding himself with one less finger or possibly one less hand, for the members of the club had decided to watch the growth of hamsters, small rodents with very sharp teeth. The result of this was a weekly exodus from room 306 to the nurse's office. This hamster study was just one of the many animal experiments performed by the members of the club this year, under the sponsorship of Dr. Ruth E. Landis. The members of the club also adopted the Rosary Hill Hospital, which cares for can- cerous poor. Making pads and bandages for the patients was among their contributions to this hospital. Is it going to rain tomorrow? Davisites no longer had to guess. All they needed to do was consult the FORECASTERS, formerly the Meteorology Club, which was reorganized at the beginning of the Fall term to give students some practical experience in the use and interpretation of weather instruments and weather maps. The science department furnished a num- ber of very excellent instruments such as the barograph, humidograph, and thermograph. Club members were assigned certain days on which to read the instruments and make forecasts for the next twenty-four hours. These turned out to be fairly accurate. By the end of the year many of the members had become adept at reading weather signs and making forecasts. ROW 1: F. Baird, H. Syrkin, N. Hochman, M. Horo- witz, ROW 2: M. Stern, R. Sanders, B. Mingo, M. Targansky, F. Venorg ROW 3: B. Karl, M. Mueffelmann, S. Kroll, M. Greenstein, R. Fuciletti, R. Cowen, R. Stevens, ROW 4: H. Wollman, D. Schindel, D. Benson, J. Davidson, A. Saltz- man, C. Wise, A. Duehrssen, Dr. Landis The main objectives of the club were in- dividual student projects, visiting institutions such as the Burroughs Welcome Pharmaceutical Laboratories, taking nature field trips, and being of service in scientific Ways. OIAQCCL6 fQI 5 ROW 1: D. Pizzarello, L. Coldnerg ROW 2: D. DePalma, J. Fine, L. Gilbert, R. Harris, A. Schwartz, L. Epstein, ROW 3: H. Marks, J. Posner, R. Pacchiana, S. Zeller, A. Nagle, R. Piersall, Mr. Russell 23

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ROW I: R. Harris, A. Cohen, M. Harris, Mr. Spielman, R. Baelg ROW 2: B. Hodge, J. Cardillo, A. Katzenstein, R. Bass, A. Kulka, A. Brindisi, A. Stevensg ROW 3: N. Lynn, R. Minton, R. Maio, E. Lewis, T. Prosser, G. McGowan, B. Canellos, M. Weigandg ROW 4: D. Briglia, S. Edelman, K. Simon, R. Oakley, J. Woolf, H. Bossung, J. Furman, ROW 5: F. Fisher, S. Zeller, D. Koerner, J. Bruning, R. Hertzberg, G. Houston, D. Baker, ROW 6: A. Nagle, R. Pacchiana, S. Harris, R. Rabkin, D. Kass, C. Rosen - .fdoluance .Shience 'ROW 1: S. Harris, H. Schwartz, R. McLeod, S. Morgensterng ROW 2: A. Schwartz, H. Hirsch, Mr. Spielman, D. Kass, R. Oakley 22 Kkemidfry CM A flash! A boom! A cloud of smoke! And the CHEMISTRY CLUB is off on another experiment. Orig- inating seven years ago and recently under the direction of Mr. Spielman and Mr. Mazziotta, this ambitious group of mad scientists invaded the chem lab every week. Independent of the G. O., they passed a hat every now and then to buy the necessary equipment and chemicals. A busy program included field trips, movies, and a big party at the end of the year. However, the main part of their agenda was the demon- strations prepared by the members. The activities of the chemistry club prove that Einstein has nothing on Davis. Serious young scientists found in the ADVANCED SCIENCE group opportunities for experiments beyond the line of class duty. The members gave freely of their study periods in order to acquire more lab time to work at their Nobsessionw. The goal of all these Chem-men was the Westinghouse Scholarship, a sum awarded by the Westinghouse Corporation for out- standing work in science. This year, one of the members achieved honor- able mention in this competition.

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f ,diem ROW 1: A. DeBellis, E. Esposito, S. Spickler, B. Orner C. Polo, M. Vilanova, R. Kuehner, J. Gennett, M. Zambrano J. Lane, P. Sansone, ROW 2: C. Front, L. Goldfine, S. Ostrow sky, C. Bower, L. Spitz, A. Ostrowsky, E. Yavelow, D. Brown S. Rashkin, E. Goldman, D. Cook, M. Pucci, D. Socci, S. Lieb gold, ROW 3: J. Wolf, L. Peltz, F. Baena, J. Adams, M. Howard, J. Adams, L. Weinberg, C. Miccio, O. Potts, S. Zeller, N. Horine, C. Bilfinger, R. Gervis Cipel. I I 6Ll'lC6Llf5 ROW 1: G. Kramer, S. Warshall, N. Block, J. Becker, J. Posner, M. Maccoby, E. Lewittes, B. Storms, ROW 2: F. Stolmaker, M. Miller, D. Brown, H. Levy, P. Circelli, M. Goodman, E. Goldman, M. Goldberg, ROW 3: F. Baena, D. Day, F. Haupt- man, R. Karen, M. Friedman, M. Rusch, J. Moore, T. Warm, S. Kroll, C. Masia, N. Robison, J. Posner, G. Spollg ROW 4: Miss Quinlan, J. Furman, L. Mitchell, T. Pizzariello, R. Abelson, M. Blender- man, S. Morganstern, N. Lynn, R. Neiflenberg, Miss Cheney 24 As one passed 303B on a Thurs- day afternoon, one might hear the strange sounds of a foreign language. It was not surprising, for within, the members of EL ATENEO-the Span- ish club to you-were practicing their favorite tongue. Founded thirty years ago by its present faculty adviser, Miss Florence Leighton, the club has had a long and colorful history. With im- proving the Spanish spoken by Davis- ites as its primary purpose, it met semi-monthly, usually for a session of games and songs. The special plans for this year included a discussion of the schools in Spain and Columbia and a trip to see a Spanish play. When 'GAllons enfants de la pat- rie echoed through the halls, it was obvious that LE CERCLE FRANCAIS was beginning another meeting under the direction of Miss Quinlan and Miss Cheney. The members presented French skits which were designed to give added practice in speaking and understanding French. On alternate weeks the French Club packed boxes of school supplies, ftoy cars and trucks for the boys, and small dolls for the girlsj to be sent to L7Ecole Saint Joseph in France, adopted by Davis last year. At Christ- mas time, each member of the club sent a card to a French child in Flers and Thionville.