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

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SERVICE LEAGUE Mr. C. Scher BIOLOGY SQUAD Mr. S. Kaplan, Miss D. Tuthill HEALTH ED. SQUAD Mr. I. Weidman than those previously mentioned. In our own elections, Ierry Grossman was elected Presi- dent of the GO. in the Fall while Iames Alston succeeded him for the Spring term. Our social season was highlighted by the Eighth Annual Music Nite and a dance with Hunter High School. Moreover, in the Spring term, we witnessed a very successful Clinton Nite in the production of KWhat a Lifelv and had very enjoyable evenings at our Prom and Class Nite. Academically, we struggled through our required regents and almost suc- cumbed to such subjects as business law, earth science, typing, advanced lunch, and double study. Athletically, however, the boys from the Mansion brought the Governor as fine a sea- son as we have ever had. Our football team, led by co-captains Lenny Rochester and Frank Wilson, defeated our ancient rival, Stuyvesant, by a score of 53-6 and Went on to capture the Bronx-Manhattan championship. Our basketball team, captained by Richard Khentigan, fought its way to the Bronx II

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a desert of totalitarianism, invaded Egypt in the belief that the best defense is a strong offensef, Creat Britain and France soon joined Israel since they believed that the Suez Canal was vital to the existence of the Free YVorld. This invasion of Egyptian soil, however, ended soon afterwards when, at the request of the United Nations, a cease fire was arranged and Creat Britain and France withdrew their troops. This invasion of Egypt came about at a time when Russia was still occupied with the revolts of her satellites and the United States was in the midst of a Presi- dential election. Thus, these guardians of democracy virtually had a free hand in ap- proaching their problem. However, switching to the domestic scene, the election, which was previously mentioned, was odd in its outcome in that a Republican President, Dwight D. Eisen- hower, was elected by a landslide while a Democratic Congress accompanied him to VVashington. In our own school, in the results of a poll conducted by the Clinton News, Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic Presidential candidate, was favored by a slim margin. Thus, for the first time in our lives, we, as seniors, displayed a definite interest in the affairs of state of our great country. In this same year, the student body of DeNVitt Clinton witnessed a number of other events which concerned them more directly VI if I W M 55 Z iff lf SENIOR OFFICE SQUAD Mr. F. Crapel PUBLIC SPEAKING SQUAD Miss D. McLaughlin MATH OFFICE SQUAD Dr. J. Hlavaty

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P. S. A. L. Championship with but one loss, a forfeited game to Dodge Vocational. In bowling, our team, led by David Hayes, managed to sweep the Bronx Championship winning seven of its eight matches. Michael DeRosa, captain of our baseball team, led us to a very successful season. lVith the closing of the P. S. A. L. base- ball season, our anticipation of the future be- gan to molest us. Then, with mounting hopes and aspirations, in no time at all, we became men without a school. XVhile our life at DelVitt Clinton High School was now but one of many precious moments that was to be locked in our minds, some of us were now to enter a strange school, once again as fresh- men. Does man ever achieve his goals or does he merely keep creating more of them? ALLEN BRESLOXV LIONTE LICHTIGER 1 lm 1,0 X X, Xlxlyhw' 2? mlfbkfgf Y, nflfidlflgvl fl fl Vw vo . ...L N .H ffm., ' mf A' lf LUNCH ROOM SQUAD Mr. H. Iacobsohn, Mr. VV. Trulio, Mr. J. Prezioso BIOLOGY OFFICE SQUAD Dr. I. Mandel ITALIAN CLUB Miss C. Capocelli