Evander Childs High School - Oriole Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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ORIOLE ENCYCLOPEDIA A I, Firsf Ieffer of fhe alphabefg 2, indefinife arficleg 'rhe word Ieasf likely fo be misspelled by Evanderifesg 3, reporf card symbol denof- ing genius, good luck, or a personalify par- 'IicuIarIy pleasing 'ro a feacherg regarded by many as a symbol of fhe impossible. ALCOVE, SENIOR In fheory, an exclusive secfion of fhe Evander cafeferia reserved for Seniors: in pracfice, a region of fhe cafeferia chiefly frequenfed by freshmen, sophomores and iuniors desiring fo aHain social promi- nence. ALPERN, DR. HYMEN Our principal, fo whom we owe fhe peculiar delighffulness of our school. Scholarly, foleranf, kindly and appre- ciafive, Dr. Alpern is a person whom we re- specf and love. He was educafed bofh local- ly and abroad, winning a diploma in fhe Cenfro de Esfudios in Madrid, and fhe degrees of A.B. af Cify College, A.M. af Columbia, and Ph.D. af New York Universify. He be- came a feacher in I9I7 and head of fhe mod- ern language deparfmenf in DeWif+ Clinfon High School in I928. He came fo Evander as ifs principal in I934. Having, in his earlier days, prepared fo follow his fafher's example as preacher, Dr. Alpern furned fo a more secular fype of feaching when he felf fhaf if offered a chance of reaching more people. He has been acfive in religious fields, having been associafed wifh fhe Zionisf Youfh Commiffee, fhe Nafional Conference of Chrisfians and Jews, fhe Eoundafion of Cafholics for Human Brofher- hood, and fhe Williamsbridge Chrisfian Com- munify Cenfer. He is an accomplished aufhor of several books and a hosf of arficlesp he won fhe Firsf La Prensa Prize for fhe besf book of 'Ihe year in I926, and fhe besf arficle of fhe year in I927. His books include Educafion of fhe Superior Sfudenff' I935, and Comedies del Siglo de Oro, I939. A few of his many arfi- cles are PersonaIi'Iy Problems in High School Adminis+rafion, Li'rerary and Culfural Val- ues, Guillen de Casfro, and Training for a World We Wanf fo Live in. Also, he has wriifen fhe Foreign Language Conference Reporfs since I940. He edifed La Tragedia por Ios CeIos and served as advisory edifor of Secondary Educafion, The Iaffer since I943. In I944-45 he was fhe edifor of EI Eco. His associafions are legion: he is adviser or presidenf or member of more organizafions, groups and sociefies fhan space permifs us fo recounf. Perhaps his mosf nofable posifions are fhose of presidenf of The High School Principals Associafion of New York Cify, na- fional presidenf of fhe American Associafion of Teachers of Spanish, freasurer of fhe Jew- ish Academy of Arfs and Sciences, chairman of fhe Zionisf Youfh Commiffee, and secre- fary-freasurer of fhe Insfifufo de las Espaiias. He is a delegafe fo UNESCO, an insfrucfor in fhe N.Y.U. School of Educafion, and a member of fhe N. Y. Sfafe Commission for Equalify in Educafion, fhe Emile Sociefy, and fhe Middle Sfafes Associafion of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Even fhis hardly be- gins fo fell fhe sfory of his acfivifies. He is an indefafigable worker, and, 'ro use a cliche which expresses his personalify wifh sfriking accuracy, a genfleman and a scholar. To us, he is a pafienf and undersfanding fafher. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, E.C.H.S. An or- ganizafion made up of former graduafes who hold monfhly meefings for fhe purpose of re- newing friendships made in Evander and con- ducfing such business as seems necessary under fhe direcfion of fhe Execufive Council. Mrs. Grace H. Esfernaux succeeds Mr. Sher

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ADMINISTRANTS ELEANOR EGAN DEAN OF GIRLS DR. HYMEN ALPERN PRINCIPAL HERMAN SCHULMAN ADM. ASSISTANT DR. JOHN M. BROPHY DEAN OF BOYS BEATRICE BASS COLLEGE ADVISER

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as fhe Faculfy Direcfor. The ALUMNI BUL- LETIN and schedule of evenfs are mailed fo all members. A fee of fiffy cenfs is charged for graduafe members for fhe firsf year, one dollar for each year fhereaffer. The fellow- ship of graduafes makes fhis well worfh while. ALUMNI, OUTSTANDING Evander has many oufsfanding alumni among whom are: Vicfor D'Amico, curafor of fhe Museum of Modern Arf: John Orfh, assisfanf curafor of fhe Amer- ican Museum of Nafural Hisfory: Herberf Knobloch, educafional direcfor of fhe Bronx Zoo: Leonard Warren of fhe Mefropolifan Opera Company: Dr. Rosenblaff, head sur- geon Mf. Sf. Vincenf Hospifal: Richard Mai- baum, Hollywood producer: Bill Phillips, a professor of bofany af fhe Universify of Wash- ingfon: Archie Bleyer, Arfhur Godfrey's band leader: Nafalie Leavy, an associafe edifor of Sevenfeen : and Sfanley Alpern, one of fhe associafe eclifors of 'rhe Herald Tribune. ARISTA For mosf Evanderifes fhis sociefy of fhe adjudged BEST fwo percenf in scholar- ship, service and characfer is behind fhe Iron Curfain, U.S.A. ARTS, SEVEN LIVELY I. Ari' of absenfing oneself from class: 2. arf of beafing fhe lafe bell: 3. arf of sleeping fhrough fhe firsf period wifh eyes wide open: 4. grabbing a seaf in assembly, cafeferia or bus and holding if for a friend: 5. wrifing an o like an a or an i like an e : 6. raising hand in class and nof geffing called on: 7. unobfrusively eafing lunch during second period class. AUSTIN, MALVINA see LATE ROOM. B The highesf reporf card mark fo which fhe average Evanderife aspires. BASS, BEATRICE Besf friend and guide of fhe Evanderife who wanfs fo go fo college: Direcfor of fhe College Office. Finds us scholarship opporfunifies: gives group and in- dividual infelligence fesfs: helps us prepare for College Boards and Regenfs: recommends us for fhe righf college. A memorable feacher and scholar from Hunfer College and fhe Graduafe School of Columbia Universify, she has faken many courses in guidance and psy- chology fo prepare for her specialized work in Evander. She has faughf af Columbia. Her hobbies are fraveling, reading and fhe fhe- afer. BEBARFALD, ANNE Chairman of Evander's Arf Deparfmenf, Miss Bebarfald was presidenf of fhe firsf graduafing class af Evander Childs High School and on fhe firsf ediforial sfalf of fhe Bridge. As an honor graduafe, her name is on one of fhe bronze plaques in our main corridor. She if was who selecfed fhe remark- able collecfion of picfures for fhe Evander halls. She works fo fosfer fhe cause of arf in educafion noi' merely in arf classes buf also fhrough an infegrafed curriculum. She aims fo inspire and guide creafive eflorfs and fhe ap- preciafion of creafive efforfs in ofhers. She longs fo see a revival of infense pride in, and devofion fo, school work. She has fraveled widely, buf is especially fond of America's colorful Soufhwesf and fhe lands below fhe Rio Grande. BENTLEY, PURLEY Well known mafh feach- er, prefecf of class 207-8. A Syracuse grad- uafe, he served in fhe Signal Corps in World War I and affended fhe American Universify in Grenoble, France. He and Mrs. Benfley spend fheir summers in fheir home on Lake Onfario, where he enjoys his hobby, phofog- raphy. He considers being born fhe besf fhing fhaf ever happened fo him. He has always been fascinafed by mafh and loves feaching. BLACKBOARDS Room decorafions feafur- ing assignmenfs, nofes on lessons, baseball scores, Greek Ieffers and caricafures of 'reach- ers. BROPHY, DR. JOHN M. Dean of Boys in Evander Childs High School, feared or loved according fo fhe personalify and deeds of fhe sfudenf, considered by some as Evander's branch of fhe Secref Police: especially adored