Buckingham Browne and Nichols School - Torch Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Front Row: lcft to right, Wax, Rubin, Goodmin, Shapiro, Adams, Butler. flliddlr Row: left to right: Slocum, Narcus, Mason, Spencer, Dowd, Brown. Back Row: left to right: Mc- Closkey, Collins, Edwards, Bewley, Guptill. Committees 19 5 7-19 5 8 There are five ofhcially recognized committees at Browne and Nichols, they vary widely in size, impor- tance, and activity. Undoubtedly, the most important is the Senior Council. Then come the Dance, Library, and Ring Committees. Last, and definitely least, is the Freedom-thru-Friendship Committee. The duties of the Senior Council consist of running study halls and handling any disciplinary problems con- cerning the students. The group has done an excellent job this year, due largely to the wonderful leadership of its chairman, Charlie Woodard. The other members this year were Bill Adams, john Shapiro, Bill Edwards, Don Emery, and john Van de Graaff. The Dance Committee is in charge of organizing and running the three dances which the school puts on each year. These boys perform the tedious, unglamorous work that must be done if any dance is to be a success. The chairman this year was John Van de Graaff, with Bill Adams as his assistant. The Library Committee supervises the libraryg its chairman was Jerry Moskow for the first part of the year, and then Dick Boonisar. The latter has done a particularly fine job. Since the school ring became standardized a few years ago, only one boy has been needed to serve on the Ring Committee each year. Charlie Woodard was the chosen one this year. We close with another one man committee: the Freedom-thru-Friendship Committeeg the man is none other than Lee Bloom. For further information, get in touch with Lee. Spectator - Torch The school year of 1957-58 has been one of change and improvement for the Spectator. A new pictorial cover was introduced together with a change in the masthead, the latter being a move to conserve space for more literary and sports articles. Personal contributions to the Spectator were many and varied. Art editor Bill Adams contributed many fine drawings to illustrate the stories. In the field of photography, Doug Wax and Ambrose Spencer worked long and hard to meet fast approaching press dead- lines. jon Narcus did an excellent job of organizing the sports coverage and together with Pete Slocum, Doug jackson, and john Van de Graaff wrote many of the articles. Mat Rubin, the business manager of both the Spectator and the Torch. and his assistants Mike Altman and jerry Tishler, were outstanding financial providers. Circulation was handled by Rick Butler and Bill Edwards. In the literary department, Lloyd Gup- till and Donald McCloskey consistently submitted in- teresting stories. I-lolgar Andresen should be com- plimented for his most interesting article on The Exv periences of an Exchange Student in the United States. The members of the Torch staFf were also busy dur- ing the year. Much of the photography was the hard work of Doug Wax and of Ambrose Spencer. Bill Adams provided invaluable assistance in his capacities as managing editor and art editor. The junior editors, Roger Brown, Bill Collins, and Truman Bewley, all put in a great deal of work, and have contributed much to this yearbook. The staffs of both the Spectator and the Torch have the objective of providing valuable contribution to school life. It is hoped that they have fulfilled this Front Row: left to right: Emery, Shapiro, Edwards, Woodard, Van de Graaff, Adams, Narcus. Middle Row: left to rightg Holden, Spencer, Moscow, Wax, Rubin, Butler, Boonisar. Back Row: left to right, Gove, Chalfen, Bloom, Goodman, Lombard.

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Student Council ln this, the third year of the council form, the Browne and Nichols student government reached a high level of efficiency. In the past, many of the meetings called were prevented from transacting business because at- tendance totalled less than a quorum. However, all meetings called this year have been amply attended, demonstrating a definite increase in student interest in the council. Business has been executed quickly and decisively at these meetings, under the able guidance of our president, ,lon Narcus. Besides the usual Food Acts, tax legislation, etc., a few unusual measures were adopted hy the council. Not the least of these was a proposal which suggested limiting senior homework assignments on College Board weekends. The unanimous vote of the council, and the sound reasoning supporting the measure, seemed to have no effect on the illogical faculty, however, and Mr. Pratt vetoed the hill. Although the fact that jon Narcus was selected stu- dent governor of Massachusetts is not directly con- cerned with the Student Council's activities, we feel that this event is worthy of mention. jon delivered a superb speech tbetter than those ot many professional politiciansp on March fourteenth, which was heard by the student body on two television sets in the study hall. All in all, BRN student government this year has been characterized by an increase in volume and effective- ness of business done, and above all by a great improve- lfroul Row: left to right, Moscow, lllatchford, Narcus, NVoodard linicry. link Row: lcft to right: llazlcy, Adams. Mazzanovich Collins, Smith, l'., Van dc Graaff, McCloskey, Schoepfcr. ment in student interest. lironf Rout: left to right: Moscow, limery, Pres. Adams, Woodard, Narcus. Burk Roni lcft to right: Bcwlcy, lackson, Smith, Mc- Closkey, Blatchford. The Black Key The Black Key was established four years ago for the purpose of building and maintaining an atmosphere of school spirit and hospitality. It has the responsibility of meeting and welcoming new students, guests, parents, speakers, and visiting teams. In addition it ushers at various school functions. These include the dramatic presentations in the fall and winter, the Pops Concert, and the closing exercises. It also helps preside at the school dances and the Sportman's Show. The membership of this organization consisted of Bill Adams, president, Donald Emery, secretary, the four student government ollicers, jon Narcus, Charles Wfood- ard, .Ieremy Moskow, and Parker Blatchford, and the presidents of classes 10, ll, 12. Elections are held each spring for the members ot the following year. Identified by the lapel pin bearing the Black Key, the organization hopes to have created a strong en- thusiasm, with the help and cooperation of all the stu- dents, for all the school activities.

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