Essex Catholic High School - Talon Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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CHESS CLUB, MIND VS. MIND MENTAL WARFARE. BUSINESS CLUB EM PHASIZES COMPETITIVE IIIIC IIII WORLD OFFICERS PREPARE Business Club schedule. An organization open to all stu- dents, the Business Club explores our country's economic structure. To illustrate the operation of big business, the club has visited our own Newark law courts and the New York Stock Exchange, where its members have invested in se- curities and stocks. They have been exposed to lectures on labor and banking by prominent guest speak- ers. Various committees were also organized to report on our funda- mental economic systems, includ- ing law, agriculture, and industry. Q--.. . 26 13'

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HITS ESSEX Founded several years ago the basic alm of the Raduo Club ns to lnculcate a feeling for the hobby of amateur raduo one of the fastest growmg hobbles nn the world today armed at the acquusltlon of a Incense from the Fed eral Commumcatlons Commlsslon Then attention wall be turned towards gammg experience In the design and construction of electronic devices em phasnzmg those whuch wall be of use un amateur radno The Club presently possesses a four amount of equrp ment enablung at to operate on most of the frequen cues allotted to amateurs RADIO CLUB MEMBERS practice for Incense test SCDCIAL ACTIVITY SOARS AT ESSEX DANCE COMMITTEE: Gregory Bornako, Charles Capaccio, William Meskill, Victor Di Blasi, John Nighland, Joseph Kavalus, Michael Doughty, Kenneth Wittman, Daniel Tahaney, Alan Falcone, Allan Peccatiello, Joseph Bonaccorso, James Toohey, Lawrence Dunai. At present, most of the efforts of the members are Y . . . . l I . ,L ' . b q l

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Dix The buzzer sounds, immediately there arises the steady tramp of feet, the dull roar of voices, all in- dicating the end of another day. But within a few minutes silence returns, and in Room 422, its head- quarters, the Chess Club begins the day's activities. Here, upon the miniature gridiron of the chess- board, mind is pitted against mind and all the rules of warfare are employed. These clashes are the prelude to monthly contests with other schools. SERVICE TO SCHOOL LIBRARY STAFF'S WORK LIBRARY STAFF :loses up shop wwf ' - X 4 ...WMM-.N g vi ?: --...W W' ' ay X As the Essex Catholic library ex- pands to meet the needs of our ever-growing enrollment, the student staff has become an in- dispensable activity in the school. Serving a minimum of two hours a week, each mem- ber performs duties which en- compass all phases of library work. Each day the staff proc- esses new books, shelves re- turned books and magazines, and keeps track of overdue vol- umes. These students are also responsible for the condition of the books fincluding care of iackets and file cards, and re- pairsj and for the bulletin boards in the library.