Bridgeport Central High School - Criterion Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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SPANISH CLUB Shifting its fourth yc.ir aihoard 'iThc Ciootl Ship Ccntr.il , El Circulo Espanol, with the gihlc .itlviscrship of Miss Piiulzi G. M.iloit, h.is hcen one of the most active of our l.ingti.igc chihs. lts purpose, to promote untlcrst.imling of the customs of Spanish spanking pcoplc through their music, nrt, .intl lilllglldgtf, h.is hccn furthered hy mczins ol' the many interesting progranns during the monthly inuetings. To promote Good Will further, thc chih scntls tour Spanish .intl one Portuguese lic.1tlci's' Digcst to Peru. Bolivia, Pitrztgtlaly, Utigitciniila, .intl Brazil. The ntnncrous aictivtttcs CAl1'l'ICk.l on through the ytnlr, including ai pug-:aint alt thc Y.W.CT,A., .i li.lI1 AI1lL'flC.lI1 radio progratln, .intl .1 txilic sale held in the haitchwziy, were .ill gruit siicccsscs. The most important social .Ill-.lll' was thu faculty cotfcc cclchrat' ing l'.inAinci'ic.1n day on April 14, when i.ilt-nit-tl Sp.inish students provided cntcrf t.iininent .intl ll gay L.itin atinosphcrc. Thu Spanish Chili, .intl pztrticulxirly Millicciit l'ortt'r .intl ,loin l'.n'ry, should he coinplil inentetl lor their work in inatliing Bridgeport more uonsuious ot tht- crusade for Pain' Ainci'ic.ni coopcraition. SPANISH CLUB First Row left to right: Shirley Hzifele. Martha Meerhaeh, Ruth Kos-nixz, Shirley Sullivan, 'l'hc-resu lhunm-lly, Phyliss Il'l'IIin, Delia Hamilton, Esther Cohen, Helen Jzrworowski. Cynthia Nishlmll. Cnnclzu-if Wines. Si-eonil Row left to right: Joyce Opin-l, Eloise Fleischer, Sonia Golclfarh, Lois Carlson, .lean Spielmun. Marvin lssvrlis. .lean Parry. llonulll Moore, Betty Hallock, Paul Nishlmll, Euphrosnye Cuseella, Millieent l'orh-r, Anne Gelfunil, liarlmru llzitenmn. 'l'hir.l Row left to right: Doris Jzxeolvson, Vera Bruckvnstein. Lois Cohen, Iiarlulm Cummins, Joe Hszpunol, Marilyn Finn-grolil. Robert Maniliiro, Jennie Varizo. Tom Moran, Alfred Minie, Ramona Rieeio. Kermit Weinkotfsky, Floreni-e Kaufman. Constantine Voluitis, Dorothy Singer, Irma Iiandau, Kay Flzmzumn, l'Ilnine Cohen, l.illiun Zuilderer. Doris Iinhosh. l ourth Row left to right: Joan Keeley, Julia Gruvitch, Eleanor London, Eleanor Carlson, June Wilcox, lit-het-ru Ferret, Murgzzxret l i'zu-nzn. U51

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FRENCH CLUB Iiiist, Row left to riizht' Shi-nerd I,ivvrant, Rose Iiefsetz. Graco Allieri, Edith Manasevit, Gloria Gold- ftvin. Mary Lou Bedford. Florence Rosenlvaum. Richard O'Connell, livini: Steinhardt, .lean Whitlock, July 1'waIina, l loy1-nee Dranolf. Irma Cianfrano, Edith Horowitz, Miriam Resnick. Martin 'Tueki-r. Set-ond Row left to riuht: Rosolyn Shciman, Anna Dolny, Ethel R1-st-nstein, Dorothy Meillii-oil, Vera llruelenstein, Ethel Madwvd, Susan Spitz. lrma Landau, A lrienne Fontaine. Anita Manasevit, Ethel Jaeoho- xitz. Doris Evans, Elinor Alpern. 'l'hird Row left to right: Jar-k Howell, Alvin Turetsky. Selma Hacker, Louise Hawie, Eloise F14-isehi-r. Ann Stivors, lic-tsy Rorahaek, lri-ne Yerl-ntakis, Arlene Penny, Kay Brennan. Gi-raldinv Aaron, Marvin Aaron, Frei 'l'rum1uull. Madam Hawes, adviser. Fourth Row li-ft to riirhtz Roh Rosentield, Leon Hyman, Sidney Brilzeforth, Louis Stern, David Sehmidt, Richard Hawie, Gunnar Anderson, Griffin Lewis, Lei- Ahrams, Ephraim Sparrow, Ralph Jupiter. Robert Keane. FRENCH CLUB One ofthe most integral sections of a ship is its language division, for how hetter can a sailor catch the tide of the customs and language of foreign ports. Les Marius of the Good Ship Central have responded to the whistle of the hos'n's pipes to round out an educational and inter' esting year. Witli Madame Helen C. Hawes and Miss Marjorie R Bushnell at the helm, the Cluh elected the following otiicers: Irving Stcinhardt, presidentg Riehf ard U'Connell, vicefpresident, Florence Rosenhaum, secretaryg and Jean Whitlciek, treasureri with an advisory activities com' mittee composed of Dorothy Medlicott, ,ludy Cwalina, Vern Bruckenstein, and Ann Stivcrs. Le Cercle Francais then continued an' other year furthering the gohs' knowledge of France, her songs, dances, and history. Cahin 124 was the scene of action and the first meeting got under way with a hang. Two movies were shown La Marine Francaise and La Cuerre dans le Desert , after which a fine program prepared hy the sudents ot' the fourth year was presented, retireslnnents were served and the meet' ing was adjourned. Cuignol, the puppet, 14 was a feature attraction at one of the prof grams. Cuignol was animated hy Florence Rosenhaum, Bernice Cellis. and Alvin Turf etsky. Excerpts from other programs that delighted the gohs are: Le Chant de Toref ador and Au Canada , sung hy Sam Lavitskyg Mr. Irving Perkins played Easter Music hy Rossin, and Valse Fran- caise hy Chacorine: and several amusing skits given hy the talented cluh memhers. Une of the most outstanding activities of this year's work was the collahoration ot' Le Cercle Francais of i'The Good Ship Cen' tml and the other French Cluhs of the city High Schools in sponsoring a talk hy Madame Genevieve Tahouis. author oi' the FreefFrench newspaper Pour La Victoirelf on Fehruary 9, 1944. Shore leave in the merry month of May was hiflited hy a trip to New York where Les Marius visited a French Folk Festival, the French exhihit at the Museum ot' Modern Ari, and lunehed in a colorful French restaurant. Le Cercle Francais is planning for the new year, when it will weigh anchor for anf other cruise with entertainment and enjoy' ment aboard for all. 11

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