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

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0 0 ,ig . . . Ctlfl E lfU Q fo SIWLLL KA Guide to the College Interviewj Dear Poslerity, Realizing that you will someday have to face a college interview, I would like to suggest some humble hints for the occasion. Never .reveal your nervousness to the interviewer. flf it will aid any in this respect, it is permissable to go to an interview blindfoldedj This will probably mark you as an eccentric, but it will be useful when you are trying to prove that you do not follow the uherding instincts of the mob. So much for what you must not do. Here is a list of things you should do: 1. BE GOOD LOOKING.-This may seem an unreasonable request. Certain minor things can be done, however, to improve one's looks at the last minute. Plastic surgery is one. You will find it invaluable for removing that extra ear that has always bothered you, or that H2504 scar that you got in chem lab. lf plastic surgery is not within your means, there is a more desperate path you can follow. Upon walking into the interviewer's ofhce, stumble. While falling grope for the light switch. This will enable you to conduct the entire interview in the dark. Your interviewer will not be left with any visual impression of you one way or the other, in some cases this may be for the best. Darkness has the added advantage of preventing the interviewer from taking notes, leaving him with no permanent information about you, and since absence makes the heart grow fonder,'7 you might get into college after all. 2. BE INTELLIGENT.-This is also an unreasonable request, but one that may be corrected by any number of methods. Most simple and direct is doctoring your I.Q. rating . However, not only is this illegal, but while youire accomplishing your aim, you will of necessity see your original rating, which may bring on shock or rigor mortis, making this a totally unfavorable method. In its stead, you may substitute an infallible fand legalj plan for making the interviewer believe youire intelligent. Simply laugh at all his jokes. fExtreme care must be exercised in determining which of his statements are supposed to be humorous. For instance, the remark, HI find your record very impressivef, may or may not be funny, depending upon your interpretation, the tone of voice in which it is said, and, of course, your recordlj 3. BE SINCERE.-The importance of sincerity cannot be overrated. The best method for convincing the interviewer that you are sincere is using a firm handshake fbeing careful not to crush the old manjs f1ngers.l Once in a while you may come across an interviewer whose handshake is firmer than yours. In such a case you may find yourself in an arm wrestling contest, with the ultimate aim of proving who is more sincere. The sight of two supposedly sane people on an office floor, in their shirt- sleeves, perspiring profusely, staggers the imagination. Perhaps you had better be sincere some other way. These suggestions, l am sure, will be universally helpful and should be followed religiously. I don,t really care, though, live already had my interview. JOEL KRAMER 36

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SWIMMING Our swimming team has hnished another wonderful season under the coaching of Mr. Robert Smith. Despite the lack of a pool the team did surprisingly well. An expected loss to Evander, and two very close surprise losses to Clinton and Monroe, were the only black spots on our record. The team was led by members of the Class of '60. Co-captains Jack Spies and Al Leon did an excellent job in the 200 yard freestyle and the 100 yard backstroke events respectively. Our medley, composed of Ron Lipsman, Dave Pessis, George Kissil and Robert Johnston, took first place in all but one of the meets. Ken Stern, a member of our record breaking first place medley in the championships two years ago, and holder of second place in the 100 yard backstroke event in the champs last year, swam the 100, 200, and 50 yard freestyle events, suffer- ing only a single loss. Other highlights were Larry Lang H100 yard backstrokej and John Martens f100 yard backstrokej . Although the record lacked the glitter of previous years, the class of 760 should be prouder than ever of its swimming team, who fought tremendously against many hardships, and especially of its coach, Mr. Smith, who has always stressed sportsman- ship and teamwork as well as victory. CHEERLEADERS One group that has continued its line traditions this year is our 'cScintillating Seventeenu. Captained by Carolyn Olney, this year's razzle-dazzlers include eight other seniors: Leslie Schaberg, Andrea Miller, Andrea Leskes, Susan Kosarin, Susan Paley, Barbara Bogow, Beryl Wernon, and Joan Nemhauser. These spirited nine are an added attraction at any major sports event. A ' INTRAMURALS The purpose of class activities is to enable the entire student body, regardless of ability, to engage in athletics. The Interclass Basketball League is the most important activity for boys. This year a new type of girls, program was intro- duced. It eliminated the traditional tournaments, and offered instead a wide variety of clubs to choose from: Bowling, Volleyball or Modern Dance. In addition, there are several inter-term events annually. The most unusual of these was our football team, an addition which can be credited to the Class of '60. Our experienced squad, returning to action for the second year, trounced the Juniors twice, 35-0 and 28-0. Led by Tom Constabile, Bob Apfel, Stan Wilk, Mike Calderon. and Bonny Marino, the precedent we have set may someday result in the establishment of a varsity football team. The Class of 760 can be proud of the part it played in bringing about an athletic revolution in our school. Besides supplying the material which has made our teams successful, we have created a new outlook on the sports scene. We now have confidence in our teams, spirit for ou.r school, and the beginning of a winning tradition which will be continued in the years to come. JUDY SHAPIRO JOEL ENGELSTEIN AND THE SPORTS STAFF 35

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I 6Llflfl6L FL5AOP JUDY SHAPIRO It was that tin1e of year again-an evening at the beginning of April. The place was the auditorium of the Bronx High School of Science. Students and faculty gathered in the lobby outside and then took seats. They awaited eagerly one of the finest accomplishments of their extra-curricular program: the Annual Show. For most of the audience, the Annual Show had come alive a few weeks before, with the first announcement of title, cast, and date. It would have its moment of glory and then would sink back in oblivion, to .return again a year later. However, for the students of the Drama Workshop, the extra-curricular branch of the special Dramatics English classes, the challenge of producing and performing a full-scale dramatic production was a year-round affair. To learn about the efforts that culminated in the Annual Show of 1960, the Kaufman and Hart comedy You Canit Take It With You, we took a Hlook behind the curtainn at a typical rehearsal. Behind the apparent chaos, there was intense activity. The difficult job of selecting the cast from the members of the Drama Workshop had been completed. Part of the cast, seated around a table, was attempting to finish at least one scene before 4:30. To us, the afamilyf' seated at the table looked like Jeff Borak, Maurice Schmir, ,loan Weisberg, Joan Hecker, and Necia Grant. We recognized Dan Paget, President of the Workshop, Myles Barrett, Joel Kramer, and Elizabeth Karlin watching the action from seats in front of the stage. The ucostumesw were school clothes and the living room was the drama classroom. It was difhcult to imagine that on opening night these students would not only look, but act, like a delightful group of eccentrics. Elsewhere, other challenges were being met. The show was being publicized, tickets were being sold, a Playbill was being prepared, costumes were being made, and, for the first time, all the props were being made by Science students. Slowly but surely, problem after problem was conquered. By opening night the play had been perfected to the point Where it would be a credit to the tradition of Annual Shows at Science. Yet all this might not have been possible without the help of Mrs. Marion Kaplan, faculty advisor of the Workshop. The name c'Mrs. Kaplanli has bacome synonomous with 'LDrama at Sciencef' We saw that the Annual Show was much more than a two-evening task. The amount of work done by the actors, the stage crew and technical staff was tremendous. But by meeting the challenge of the Annual Show and in their final accomplishment, the students of the Drama Workshop were amply rewa ruled. l i ' f.ht T 1 E IS Qi