Central High School - Centralite Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Seplember, I942. ..- Momen+ous, cafaclysmic evenls echoed +hrough +he corridors of his+ory-world famous K , personalilies drama+ized fhe marching, moving pageanl' of 'lhe limes, and refurning Cenfraliles looked forward +o a brillianl season of debal- ing, speaking, arguing, abouf 'lhe paramounf problems of +he day. Bul Ihe fares decreed olherwise-all debal- ing was suddenly Reason: Lack of leachers, facilifies. To Cen+ral's ora+ors fhe fulure looked black indeed. Bur soon came Ihe announcemenl of a new organizalion, poses-fo bring +he war home 'ro high school sludenls, +o coordinale high school ac+ivi+ies wi+h Ihe war eFFor+. Members were recruiled from Cenfral's finesl speakers by lhe Bureau Direclor, Mr. Simon. Wha+ a +ime 'rhey had-The Scrap Drive, The Clolhing Drive, The Book Drive, The Gel-Out and-Vo+e Campaign .... Speeches, pleas, demands . . . all wi+h one goal: +o show Cen+ral's Johnny Jones 'rhaf he has a slake and a voice in America. canceled for +he durafion. +ranspor'ra+ion, shorlage of a Speakers' Bureau. Hs pur- SPEAKERS BUREAU 1sf Row-E. lsenberg, M. Dix, B. Weisenfeld, L. Krilchmen, l. Dobrowifsky, 2nd Row- Mr. Simon, M. Zieve, N. Wexler, J. Liplon, R. Medal, A. Shenlrer, L. Levilf, S. Appel, R. Silver. 3rd Row-S. Tuchow, L. Silverslein, D. Berger, A. Levy, E. Jacob, S. Seles- nick, S. Schwarlz. RADIO UNIT Leff Picfure-Isf Row-E. Kanal, B. Roe, M. Davidson, C. Schwarlz, B. LeviH. Righf Picfure-1sfRow-P. Epslein, M. Dalilz, I. Dobrowilsky, M. Dix, B. Shaffer 2nd Row-G. Seel, E. Jacob, L. Silverslein, J. Cohen, S. Benadaref, R. Dobis. 2nd Row-Mr. Simon, L. LeviH, S. Selesnick, J. Liplon, S. Tuchow, L. Rosenfhal Thir+y seconds, everybody . . . check your pages . . . walch fha? mike posilion . . . ready, Mr. Announcer . . . len seconds . . . QUIET! . . . Then as fhe second hands splif lhe sixfy mark in half, fhe man in +he conlrol room gives 'rhe signal, lhe red lighr flashes, and-we're on fhe air! Yes, Ihis is Ihe big easy greefed wirh music, drama No, lhis is radio. Nof lhe radio we know. Nor relaxing in chair, snapping on fhe swilch and 'rhen being a flood of enlerfainmenl . . . comedy, news, +he radio of endless rehearsals, earphones, and 0 Lifhe young fingers marking places . . . R. Silver, S. Schwarlz, S. Schwarlz. microphones, and blue penciled scripls and splil' second Iiming. And il is 'rhis phase of radio wilh which members of Cen+ral's Radio Unir become acquainled as Ihey appear on various programs sponsored by fhe Board of Educalion. Their voices are classified as young, malured, adolescenl, emofional, breezy, dramalic. Mr. Simon, liaculfy sponsor, and +he s+uden+ sponsors, Reuben Silver, Seymour Tuchow and Lawrence Rosenlhal, aid in calling sludenls 'ro appear on broadcasls whenever fheir 'rype of voice is needed. Eleven

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IN THE SERVICE 1:1 Row-J. Penslar, H. Krivefsky, A. Kurz, P. Applebaum, R. Somlyo. 2nd Row-F. Singer, A. Rossin, J. Resnick, F. Reich, E. Rappoporf, S. Kline. 3rd Row-J. Becker, A. Berberian, S. Selesnick, A. Koppy, B. Shaffer, M. Werber, M. Lighfsfone. 4fh Row-N. Wexler, M. Wallace, J. Green, J. Dressner, J. Abramson, D. Schiff, M. Brown, T. Hoffer. CIVIC CLUB To know America-ifs I30 million people, ifs millions of square miles, ifs facfories, homes, offices and farms-and fo know whaf America sfands for is fhe dufy of every American foday. This is a 'rremendous iob, buf Cenfral's Civic Club has helped 'lo simplify maffers. This year members heard Ned Smifh, famous blind iudge, deliver a lecfure on crime. They learned abouf fhe acfivifies of fhe narcofic and homicide squads, discussed posf-war planning and lowering fhe vofing age fo eighfeen. And if was fhe Civic Club who was responsible for fhe overwhelming success of fhe Vicfory Bond Campaign. Bu+ fhe responsibilifies of a democracy depend on more fhan iusf a 'Few individuals-Democracy requires one hundred per cenf cooperafion from all cifizens. Democracy requires capable, efficienf, well selecfed leaders. And Cenfral's Civic Club had iusf fhaf in fheir officers: Alvin Kurz, Henry Krivefsky, Sheldon Selesnick, Pearl Applebaum, Rufh Driker and Roy Somlyo. 1sf Row-D. Lenf, B. Walfers, S. Perlis, S. Schwarfz, R. Silver, S. Sonenklar. 2nd Row-V. Maher, S. Levinson, E. Levine, A. Kline, R. Medal, P. Applebaum, E. Rappoporf. 3rd Row-Mr. Fishbaine, A. Koppy, S. Tuchow, A. Silversfein, R. Gold- man, R. Somlyo. CIVILIAN DEFENSE COUNCIL As Cenfral was adiusfing ifself fo warfime condifions, fhe necessify for a civilian defense organizafion became apparenf. Thus under fhe guidance of sponsor Spencer S. Fishbaine, fhe Cenfral Civilian Defense Unif was formed. Led by Presidenf Sanford Perlis for fhe firsf semesfer, fhe Unif presenfed pro- grams fhaf were bofh inferesfing and educafional. Sfudenfs were shown whaf fhey could do fo aid fhe war efforf, and fo 0 Whife chalk marks on a smudged blackboard . . . ED bring vicfory sooner. Through fhe efforfs of energefic Mr. Fishbaine, fhe members developed keen infellecfual curiosify abouf all maffers perfaining fo fhe war-why we are in if, whaf we are fighfing for, and whaf fhe fufure will bring. During fhe second semesfer, fhe work of fhe unif was in- corporafed wifh fhaf of fhe Civic club, fhus making one organizafion fwice as efficient

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UNRATIONED UGAR GIRL RESERVES Girls: doing war work, discussing cloihes and manners, plan- ning par+ies, wri+ing 'ro soldiers, deba+ing, +alking, and laugh- ing .... Capable girls, in+elligen+, heal+hy. These are 'rhe Girl Reserves, a branch of +he Y. W. C. A., locaied here in Cenfral and sponsored by +he Misses Anderson and Mason. The changes +ha+ war has broughi' +o ac'rivi+ies here in school are reflec+ed in +he work 'rhey are doing. Talks on nu+ri+ion, safe+y, and firsf-aid have been added +o a program which already included parlies, pep +alks, fips for da+es and ofher normal peacelime ac+ivi+ies. A club for ihe fu+ure homemakers of America . . . an or- ganiza+ion dedicafed lo higher slandards. 1sf Row-H. Miller, S. Bain, M. Li'Hle, D. Babcock, M. Merz, P. Parkinson, A. Berberian. 2nd Row-M. Loren, M. Dunivan, D. McDermoH, B. Tuger, J. Treganza, B. Smilh, M. Trusdell, V. Park, B. Downs. 3rd Row-H. Nash, R. Moldenhauer, V. Maher, S. Sieadman, M. Key- lander, E. McDonald, J. Buck- ley, M. Coughlin, Miss Mason. 4fh Row-V. Consfand, L. Mur- ray, M. Voelkner, P. Brown, N. Erwin, J. Seih, L. Amsbury, S. Flage, D. Cope. Girls: blondes, bruneHes, redheads . . . 'fall girls, shor+ girls, busy girls. Yes, you'll Find fhem all in Cen+ral's Quesl' Club! Bul' regardless of wha+ fype of girl a member is, she always enjoys herself. The combined efior+s of club sponsor Miss Melela Harmon, and presidenf Judy Spilkin, resul+ed in a year packed wi+h en+er+ainmen+. There was +he ska+ing par+y, baske+ball games, a queslion box, coopera+ion wilh fhe A.W.V.S., and fhe ever-popular Boy's Forum. These girls, whose energies are devo+ed +o cooperafion wifh +he war effori' and boos+ing morale are a fine fribufe 'lo fhe you+h of America-+he sign of a brighi' fulure. QUEST CLUB 1sf Row-P. Parkinson, A. Lip- sifz, M. Keylander, J. Treganza, R. Slockler, P. Epslein, S. Zirul- nik. 2nd Row-J. Resnick, M. Ligh+s+one, M. Klein, L. Oschin, E. Rappoporf, B. Mendelssohn, J. Spilkin, J. Penslar, F. Reich, Miss Harmon, R. Tauber. 3rd Row-S. Klein, P. Lipchinsky, F. Pasfernack, E. Weissman, A. Docior, B. Goldberg, S. Nad- ler, S. Shrier, A. Ruskin. 4fh Row-P. Levinson, G. Papo, A. Freeman, D. Oppenheim, J. Weingarden, F. Robinson, A. Kline, E. Levine. 0 ln dirfy buffered Civics Books . . . Twelve