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

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ramafic ociefg And all the men and women merely players . . .H Wvhen Shakespeare wrote these words for As You Like It land we dol. he certainly must have had the Davis DRAMATIC SOCIETY in mind. Before anyone could become a member of this organization. he had a tryout which con- sisted of the defendant's acting out a selection from a play of his choice, as well as a pantomime before the hjuryn of D. S. members and Judge Feaster. faculty adviser. The first act of The History of the Dra- matic Societyw began in 1914 under the title of the Junior Dramatic Society, the sole purpose of this organization was to enjoy Broadway pro- ductions. and to read one-act plays at club meet- ings. During the NSecond Act , from 1922 to about 1940, the club's activities expanded to holding social gatherings at the homes of mem- bers and giving an annual play in the assembly. This assembly program went over so well that the G. O. suggested having the D. S. give evening performances and charge admission. ln Act 111, the finale of this a'History of the D. S. , we are well aware of the splendid performances and successful productions given ROW 1: J. Gillis, S. Ostrowsky, F. Bernstein, V. Pariser, M. Miller, H. Schecter, P. Zipes, S. Rainess, P. Plummer, J. Hecht, .l. Smyserg ROW 3: F. Hoffman, R. Piersall. D. Sagman, L. Sorgi, L. Walther, .l. Furman, N. Kerewsky, S. Rabbino, M. Horowitz, E. Skerrit. B. Schneer, W. Tiger, W. Carlin. R. Silber, R. Rabking ROW 4: M. McCarthy, M. Hudes, E. Jacobson, P. Circelli by the members of this talented group. These versatile actors have produced everything from Little Women 119221 to 1dylls of the King 119433 , with more recent hits like 'QLost Horizon , Dear Ruth , the current L'Smilin' Through , and 'fl Remember Mama . This organization certainly deserves our own Davis Academy Award! Whom do you predict to be the toast of Broadway in 1960? It is sure to be a former member of the NATIONAL THESPIANS, the group that obtained the highest possible honor available to high school dramatics students. Versatility was the keyword for success, because in order to qualify, each candidate par- ticipated in at least 200 hours of active work, staging, directing, and preparing properties as well as appearing behind the footlights. Lights! Camera! Action! All set? This was the behind-the-scenes view of the everready STAGE CREW. These Htechniciansw never ceased in their activity, it seemed, and since the scenery could help either to make or break each play, they were, in part, responsible for the success of the D. S. productions. ROW 1: E. .la- cobson, Miss Feaster, J. Morace, S. Ostrowsky. E5 Q52 is-11 'S Wff. CD gg'-I :H is :B B5 IJ rn? QQ E15 FF : s- '4 H. mb! B. 9.5 22. O95 5 me 2, Dv? O gn wi OA. DQ. CD 0? Em 3. 55 S-S 5. 3? 5? 'ij rn TIE VDFUFUPU E541 Cr? Em P 2 Wav 222 F 2 TU? Piersall, W. Carlin, Rabbinog ROW 3: Horowitz, R. Bell, Zipes 51

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'gBuy a program please! Does that sound familiar? If you attended any of the football games last fall, then you probably saw attractive young ladies imploring you to uplease buy a pro- gram . These were the same girls who sold candy after school in the halls, worked at the G. O. store during their study periods, sold pennants and banners at the rallies, and gave a Christmas party for the Mount Vernon Day Nursery. Their fund- raising tasks resulted in money for both the stu- dent college fund and the G. O. treasury. They also contributed to the fund for the poor at Thanksgiving. uniolf' Qc! 6056 Working hard at promoting friendly in- ternational relations, the Davis JUNIOR RED CROSS Chapter recently sent an album to Turkey in order to acquaint the boys and girls with the American school system, as well as with the city, state and national government. For the first time also, a First Aid course was initiated at Davis. The month of April saw Margot Rusch and David Sagman at Grasslands Hospital, where they entertained for the sick. This year, more- over, added prestige was brought to the club by ALPHA TAU DELTA has for the past 25 years given its time and energy freely. It would be necessary to increase the number of deeds in the motto-Do a good deed every dayyin order that it serve as the motto of this fine organization. Hats off to their hard-working sponsor, Miss Breining, and to the girls of Alpha Tau Delta, whose objective has always been to secure aid for those in need. Undoubtedly Mount Vernon in the future will reap the reward in social bene- fits through the efforts of these workers who received their training early. its president, Robert Bell, who was chosen to represent Westchester at a White Plains Con- ference. The club was first organized in 1930 by a group of girls who uwanted to help. During World War II the organization divided into Bundles for Britain and similar groups, all under the direction of the Red Cross. Now the club does everything from send- ing gifts to the tuberculosis hospital to packing gift boxes for abroad. ir 5 i fad lfjofunfeem With much honking of horns and calling back and forth, about fifteen girls set out daily for the Mount Vernon Girls' Club. There they served as student leaders for the members in the five-to-twelve-year age group. The GIRLS' CLUB VOLUNTEERS, one of the comparatively newer clubs at Davis, was organized three years ago under the faculty sponsorship of Mrs. MacDonald. In the short time that it has been in existence, its membership has grown until this year it included about ninety enthusiastic girls. Each one went to the club one day a week to conduct a class in cooking, crafts, games or perhaps dancing. Many a little 52 girl had spoiled her supper nibbling on the goodies prepared in the kitchen, or perhaps been inspired to become a great dancer during a lesson in the main room. During the year several parties were held, among them, the annual Christmas Party and a MBackward Party at which the children wore their clothes back-to-the-front and pinned the tail on the Donkeyis nose! The eagerness with which the Davis girls were awaited and the joy with which they were greeted, proved ample reimbursement for the Volunteers.