Boston Latin School - Liber Actorum Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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And, Here . . . bi-monthly reports on the war situation, and O'Keefe's talk on Thomas jefferson were typical of the well planned programs. In addi- tion to these, the group as a whole took part in historical quizzes on several occasions. The success of the club this year was un- doubtedly the result of the cooperation of the members and the faculty adviser Mr. Pierce. The othcers consisted of the following: PI'6.ffLl6fIlfSAUL B. COHEN Vvitl'-Pl'!3.I'fcfb'llfAfBlIRTON ZUCKISRNIK SevremryWL12rJNARD A. CUSHNER Prngznwz CflII1lllflf66fROl7CI't P. Davis, Henry Stoller, and Shepard Zaff This particular school year has been a most auspicious one in Literary Club history. For the first time the Club has specialized in one branch of literatureg i.e., the art of making plays. The cause of this emphasis was due to the fact that the present otlicers of the club, lfrancis Sid- lauskas and Rand Manning, are interested and engaged in theatrical work in the school and desired to make clear the uses of the stage as a medium for an author's expression. Yet. in emphasizing the Theatre, the Club did not forget its debt to other literary arts. ln a lecture by Leon Hurvitz 730, the members travelled back into ancient days as the speaker traced the development of the English Bible from its predecessors. Passing to a later age, Klub Who WAS Shakespeare? Page Tflirt y-fl 11.

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The cast: The Mikado of japan ...... MASON GRovEs '41 Nanki-Poo ........................ ROBERT KAGAN '40 Koko .... .....,..............,... E UGENE BERTOLLI '40 Pooh-Bah ....... ....... A LAN JACOBSON '40 The Highway Safety Club enjoyed a banner year with an enthusiastic body of members present at each meeting. The first guest speaker was Mr. Fox of the Massachusetts Safety Council, who gave a talk on the Moral Qualifications of a Good Driver . President Kennedy of Boston Teachers' College spoke on Habits of Good Driving . Mr. McCarthy of the Employer's Group discussed the History of Highway Safety. Each talk was followed by an open forum, which proved extremely entertaining. Driscoll and Powers represented the club at the Massachusetts Safety Confer- ence and reviewed the proceedings there at a later meeting. The club wishes to extend to Mr. Kozodoy thanks for his wise and capable direction. The program committee also deserves a word of thanks for its effective work. Pish-Tush ..... ......... C HARLES REGAN '40 Yum-Yum ....... ....... D ONALD ROBINSON '44 Pitti-Sing ...... ...,... B ENNETT SCHULTZ '42 Peep-Bo ..... ....,.... C LIFFORD XARHOS '44 Katisha ...... ........ Klub The officers were Richard Powers, Presi- dentg Francis Hartley, Vice-President Robert Higgins, Secretary. So I Sez to the Cop . . . '1z,Zliafwu1,L'lub Under the capable direction of Mr. Pierce, the junior History Club successfully completed its second year, with approximately the same membership as in its initial year. During the year, very interesting meetings Page Thi:-ly LEONARD CUSHNER '45 v took place. Discourses on four phases of world history-Ancient, English, American and Modern-proved to be enlightening as well as entertaining. Such discussions as Mulligan's on Can Hitler Invade America? , Staller's

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Philippe Van Teslaar, '41, spoke on the life and works of Christopher Marlowe. In addition to the customary Monday after- noon discussion periods, extra sessions were enjoyed by the Club members, who were escorted to the stage in the Assembly Hall, where demonstrations of modern stage-craft and explanations of the technical work behind the School's three production this year were given. The faculty adviser, Mr. james A. S. Calla- nan, frequently added to our discussions many interesting items to give us a better under- standing of the lives of the men whose works we read. The officers for 1939-40 were: Preridem-FRANCIS W. P. SIDLAUSKAS '40 Vife-Prerident-RAND MANNING '41 Serremry-FRANCIS H. SHAUGHNESSY '41 The Mathematics Club was introduced in the Boston Latin School in 1932. From that time up to last year, it has been capably sponsored by Mr. Lucey. This year the management was o 5 taken over by Mr. Cheetham, who successfully guided our eager mathematicians throughout the year. The Club has grown in size and importance Page Thirty-two