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

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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.

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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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and ouci On parle francais ici is the appropriate motto of SANS SOUC1, Davis, third year French Club spon- sored by Mrs. Stiles. The purpose of this organization, which was founded in 1909 by Miss Edna Palmer, was to provide its members with an oppor- tunity for practice in speaking correct French. The members, adorned with their round gold Fleur de Lis pins, met semi-monthly at each other's homes. These gatherings were spirit- edly French, but those present found they could easily talk their way out of involved conversations by using their widely practiced ale ne sais pas. The faces of the students were usually beaming when listening, except for an occasional dull, blank look, for all members had averages of 85 per cent or better in French. 1950 was one of the clubis best seasons, for three guests from France added atmosphere to les rendezvous by becoming members. They enlivened the meetings by telling of French life, customs, legends and history fen francaisl. Thus the members received valuable first-hand in- formation. ROW 1: H. Benwitt, R. Lum, C. Tuccillo, C. Rosen, B. Sobek, A. Ostrowsky, E. Yavelow, D. Pasquineg ROW 2: F. D'Aloja, R. Triano, E. Terzakis, D. Slote, B. Sturtevant N. Taft, N. Olmstead, D. Griffin, C. Bershadg ROW 3: Mrsi Stiles, A. Zelzenick, L. Epstein, C. Snyders, A. Schwartz, A. Lemos, J. Barnett, B. Skerritt, A. Packard, M. Klein In 1949 the alumni of Sans Souci held their first reunion, at which Mrs. Charles Tidball, Chairman of French activities in Mount Vernon and Mr. Pierre Crenesse, Director of French Broadcasting in North America, were speakers. CERCLE FRANCAIS J -sf mf' Zww 4- AT WORK 25