Bronx High School of Science - Observatory Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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574. PLANNER V al For the past ten months, game bands of weary seniors have sat hunched over scarred tables in dimly lit rooms, and have, to a large degree, made the social hopes of the Class of 1960 a .reality. These students have struggled to find ideas for good times, and struggled further to provide outlets for our unbounded energies and enthusiasm. Dances, a senior show, and many special events give irrefutable testimony to the success of these students. The oHicers of the senior class have done much to make this yea.r a happy one. Victor Marrero, our President, was one of the writers of the Senior Show. Danny Fermaglich, our Vice President, was also an author of that very funny show. Judy Gurland has done a fine job as Secretary. All of the officers worked diligently to make our events successful. Let us give recognition to the Special Events Committee, headed by Bruce Rubin and co-chairman Leslie Fink. This group was responsible for finding out just what the Senior Class wanted in the way of special activities, and then coming up with events which would satisfy the demands within hounds of reason. Members of this committee included Ralph George, Charles Brauner, Eugene Briskman, Michele Sklarin, Susan Hermann, Roberta Halpern, Lynn Beiser, Cora Bierman, Felice Bern- stein, Lois Pokross, Helen Weinstein, Mira Rosenberg, Steffi Kalish and Marcy Denman. Now it is all very well and good to have special events, but what good are they if no one comes? And how can people come if they have no tickets? Logical questions to which the Ticket Sales Committee provided a reasonable answer - sell tickets. Under the firm, yet gentle hand of Skipper Causewell Vaughan, the crew of the Committee sailed through a treacherous sea of apathy and insuiiicient funds to bring many activities to a happy and financially successful end. fAnd howis that for stretch- ing a metaphor?J The co-chairman of the Not-So-Hidden Persuaders was Andrea Leskes. The members of the junior Grey Flannel Set answer in this order: Marilyn Kalinsky, Linda Brodkin, Leslie Sokolsky, Michele Sklarin, Lois Pokross, and Vicki Youngstein. The males in the set were George Kissil, Mike Finkelstein, Al Unger, Hal Kugelmass, and Donald Stephenson. II donat know where the Ticket Sales Committee has been learning the techniques of salesmanship, but they clearly demonstrated their abilities when I went to interview them. Does anyone want a ticket for the Dempsey-Tunney fight?J Never to be forgotten are the Senior Representatives whose tasks included extracting twelve dollars from their classmates for Senior dues. It has been asked many times just what does the Senior Office do with all that money. And the answer 17

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serves to highlight the efficient job which Mr. Jacobson, Senior Class faculty advisor, and the Senior officers and Reps do in organizing the various operations that serve to make the final year of high school a more happy one. The items for which the money is used include class dances, the yearbook, S.O. dues and privileges, and the 'clovelyw hats and pins. Of course, the Senior Repis job involves not only collecting, it also entails distributing such items as Senior cards, hats, and pins. One of the hardest-working Senior groups, the Senior Council, is comprised of Larry J. Platt, Barbara Wexler, Dale Lindenberg, Peter Hoffman, Diane Levy, Gail Gorenstein, Phil Gerstein, Douglas Berg, Barbara Rogow, Hal Kugelmass, Stewart Rubin, Arthur Priver, Mike Finkelstein, Herbert Bergman, Andrea Leskes, Alan Shapiro, Ralph George, Bruce Rubin, Danny Marcus, and Larry Miller. Several other senior committees have also been working admirably to make this year a great success. The Dance Committee, headed by Linda Friedman and Barbara Rogow, sponsored two very successful Senior Dances. Editor Mike O7Hare and staff supplied us all with inside tips and worthy information in the Senior News- paper, Fourth Year Scratch. As Spring began to look like more of a possibility, the Senior Prom Committee crawled out of its burrow. With a few pep-up talks from the chairmen, Danny Marcus and Danielle Fraenkel, the members started working on one of the hardest jobs in the schools. Their Herculean task was to convince the Seniors to want, need, and pay for a Senior Prom. After a few anxious weeks, the final total of sales was announced: fifty-six tickets sold factually fifty-live, because one was mistakenly sold to a gullible Freshmanj. Only two days remained to sell the additional required 125 tickets. Although the sun rose the next day on a scene similar to the blizzard of Eighty-Eight, the necessary tickets were sold, and the Prom turned out to be a glorious success. By the way, the members of this committee were: Ann Pinsky, Ken Pinsker, Sheila Siderman, Nancy Silver, Fred Oberstein, Alan Freeman, Mike Goldberg, Madelaine Cooke, Jerry Fischoff, Joan Hecker, Libby Zimmerman, and Sarah Greenberg. An original and very amusing Senior Show was written by the combined genius of Danny Fermaglich, Victor Marrero, Serena Bachels, and Fran Stillman. It was entitled, They Shall Not Pass, and was a fitting satire on school life. Without two very important people the senior committees might never have operated as eHiciently as they have. Mr. Jacobson, the Senior faculty advisor, has done an excellent job in guiding the committees in their activities. Special tribute must also be paid to Miss Doris Eliazon, who, as faculty advisor of the Student Organization, is responsible for superbly coordinating its activities. She has done her customary job of making the impossible seem only a bit difficult. Thank you, Mr. Jacobson and Miss Eliazonl And to all those who helped make our Senior year at dear old Bronx High School of Science a happy and enjoyable one, thank you! JEFF GREENFIELD J W 19 AE 5, 1 .Z L gg g a A 1 Q