DeWitt Clinton High School - Clintonian Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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Qnce eacll term, a large majority ol Clintonites clig into tlleir pocliets anci excllange twenty-five cents lor tile latest issue oi tlwe lviagpie. Uperi- ing liis copy, tlie reacier tincis an impressive array ol art ancl literature. Unlilce time News, time Completion ol one issue ol time lwlagpie re- quires an entire termis worli. hlqllf' literary lnoarcli-flleaclect tliis term try Co- tfciitors-in-Clsiiel Vvilliam Nacliliar, Alnlma Prayer anct Arnolcl israel- spencls weelis reacting material. weecling out wortllless contrilautions, anci searcliing lor sparlcs ot' talent. Besictes worlcing on cartoons and pilotograplis. tile Art Stall-under rlolm Baldwin,-'must study acceptecl literary material in orcler to create appropriate illustrations. Tliree anci a liall years ol scliooll The Senior smiles reiiectively anct loolcs torwarcl to time joys ot liis last term,-'Senior Hat, Class Nite. Prom, time Clintonian . . . time Clintonian, to tide Senior, means pictures ol ilim- sell and liis classmates, a review ot lite at Clinton, teacl1er personalities. anct a permanent and beautiful reminder of txigil scllooi ciays. To accomplish all tiiis, concentration, slcill, anci care are requireci. Time Clintonian Stall.-compriseci largely ol Seniors anci headed tllis se- mester lay Editor-in-Cliiei Lazar Emanuel anct Associate Ectitors Larry Sloan, Daniel Robins, Paul Gelman anci Vvilliam ixlaclwlnar-goes aimout its taslcs witti precision and energy. Eacii stati member is assignect some pliase ol tl1e scl1ool,s activities, into wliicli must lbreatlwe lite in time torm ol worcis. Clulms, sports. Senior activities. ami all otlmer aspects oi sctrool lille are considered, as tliis issue will testify. Time Clintonian is pubiistlect Witll tile aim ol' preserving something ot Clinton lite, wliicli tile graciuate may talce witlw tum into the worlci. PUBLICATIONS 34

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selected memhers who were supposed to impress upon the student hody the desirability of maintaining high scholarship grades. To offset the tediousness of its other worlc, the elite appointed Paul Gelman and Harold Gershen to head the Entertainment Committee. The semi-annual prom with its Vvalton counterpart was held in May. And as a final touch, there was the traditional June laoatride to indian Point. The three men who were most responsible for the expansive nature of the society's worlc were Joseph Chall. Leader: Howard Feintuch, Vice- Leaderg and George Sternherg, Secretary. Dean Doc Irwin S. Guern- sey continued to sh ape the destiny of the group and, in so doing, of the entire school. BEHI D THE HEADLINES QTIUN pictures have immortalized the newspaper reporter who sits with his feet on his desk, shouting at the Managing Editor, and who smashes raclcets and traps spy rings on alternate days. Although the dishelieving puhlic may consider this species ot journalist safely tuclced away in celluloid. the Clinton News is a fertile ground for the develop- ment of the type. About two weelcs are allotted for preparations lor each News issue. The first three days are quite normal. Then, the Managing Board is trans- lormed into a hundle ol: activity ahd worry. No one dares approach the News Editor, Boh Stein. who goes about mumbling to himself, hewailing the ahsence of news. The Features Editor, Joe Heisler, loads his guns and starts a search for his columnists: Literary, Lazar Emanuel: Gossip, Larry Sloan: Faculty, Charles Levine: and Alumnotes, Dan Silverman. Some- how, the Editor-in-Chief, Nlarli Vvohlwerth, retains enough halance to lu-rep the journalistic machine functioning. The first weelc departs, hut not without leaving its marlc. Monday points a tormenting Finger at the Headlines Editor, Gene Kerr, who is swamped with nouns, verhs, and unit counts. Tuesday and Vvesdnesday follow: the less said ahout these the better. Wednesday finds the Manag- ing Editor, Dave Rosenhlum, and the Board, at the Printers Hours ol hard lahor climax two weelcs of worlc on the issue. Friday, the paper ap- pears, neat and well done, .hearing little evidence of the mixture of in- sanity, struggle, and worry that have produced it. 33

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