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

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N M --- . ri -'iv .hx 9 me 5 .I K .w-f, 5- ' 45: F 'ax' Y. ' i 'J ii -- hy-NLJ'-5 , 1 .fi':ffyig,,52 Q -713-5:3 -' - C X E' ',,w,?Y . n . ,AF lw ifll ll lllll l J Slill, lhe swimming leam look cily honors, bul by lhis lime we were used lo it The Federal governmenl was gelling rid of surplus New York Slale apples and we know very well where mosl' of lhem went We filled overseas boxes +o be dislribuled by l'he American Red Cross. The March of Toys broughl ioy 'fo lhe givers and we hope lo 'l'he receivers. The Arisla ioined forces wilh 'rhe World Alifairs- Pan American Club l'o visil l'he Uniled Na- lions in aclion. Then Regenls. 6.0. eleclions came, and we selecled Frances Finkelman lo carry our banner in l'he Sludenl' 6overnment Don Rosenberg was our new president By lhis lime we were beginning +o feel imporlanl polilicallyg yes, sir, lhe power of John 0's balloll Fiflh lermers, in Spring, l950, al last under lhe clireclion of Mr. Schwarlzl We were a liH'le furlher up lhe ladder lhan we had ever expecled 'ro climb. The New York waler sup- ply was slill going down, and +he prices of iusl' aboul everylhing, up. The pools were closed, bul' noi unl'il Evander's leam had again be- come nalional champs. The cily crown was one lhing, bul lo be 'rwice champions of 'rhe U.S.A.! Bul' 'rhen came 'fhe dispule over leachers' salaries, and lhe ban on ex'lra-cur- ricular aclivilies. Sludenls look up lhe cudg- els, wirh mass pickeling of lhe school. Demon- sl'ral'ions were slaged al lhe Cily Hall, nol wilhoul' a bil' of rioling. We wanl our exlra- curricular ac'livilies was our mollo. Ann 0'Connell was elecled as our 6.0. Repre- senlalive, bul' 'rhe 6.0. was having a hard lime oi it Since 'lhere were no ex'lra-curricu- lar acl'ivil'ies, l'he 6.0. supporl' fell off, and lhe lerm ended in suppressed lension on bo'l'h sides. Aller lhe vacalion lhe fall 'lerm of l95O s+ar+ed oi? wilh Miss Wilson in charge of lhe Arisla and Mr. Raubicheck supervising 'the Honor School. Slill lhere were no exl'ra-cur- ricular aclivilies. Mayor 0'Dwyer lefl New York as Ambassador lo Mexico and was suc- ceeded by Acling Mayor lmpellilrleri who was swepl' inlo office on an independenl' 'licket Meanwhile fighling had broken oul in Korea, and Presidenl Truman had senl American 'troops inlo lhe U.N. police acl'ion. And so began 'rhe slruggle in which we may all be- come personally involved. Back in Evander Karl Anderson was elecled as our 6.0. Rep, and pleas were made for more lively sludenl support For lhe lirsl' lime 'rhe publicalion of 'rhe Bridge was poslponed for lack of funds. The Evander News carried on for some lime, unlil funds were denied, and lhen was dis- played in manuscripl in lhe library. The Sen- iors, whose class aclivilies conlinued, sup- por'l'ed lhe 0Rl0l.E. As Sevens we were classified in lhe Spring of l95l as Lower Seniors. Bob Braun was 7'lh Term 6.0. Rep. Some had ambilions 'lo go lhrough Evancler in lhree and a half years, and lhese were scheduled 'lo graduale in June, wilh six maiors for some and general hysleria for all. Dr. Deixel's dealh was a blow 'lo lhe school, especially lo lhose who knew and loved him. The College Olifice was flooded l

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cialion. We drilled oll lo vacalion very definilely Evanderiles and nol ashamed lo lel lhe world know il. Taking on lhe slalus ol Educaled Fresh- men in Seplember, l948, we were slighlly less green and a good deal less lrighlened. We were sobered by lhe dealh ol our Ad- minislralive Assislanl, Mr. Donohoe, during lhe summer. Mr. Schulman look over his dulies, and Mr. Colvin came lo lake lhe place ol Mr. Brady, relired cuslodian. Mr. Peck be- came our 6.0. adviser, and Miss Marks, chair- man ol lhe Malh Deparlmenl, assumed lhe leadership ol lhe Honor School. The loolball leam, weakened by gradualions, proved slronger lhan we had expecled. Bul fares had gone up. Tiger Monlh was highlighled wilh a leach- er-vs-sludenl quiz and a presenlalion ol Laura. Laler, wilh lhe Hallowe'en Dance, Presidenl Dave McConnell made Evander his- lory by carrying oul a campaign promise. ln November came lhe eleclion of Mr. Trumang ashcans everywhere were overllowing wilh Dewey bullons. We were saddened by lhe sudden passing ol Mrs. Allen lhal winler. The Freedom Train came lo New York, and lhe queslion arose whelher lhe sludenls wanled lo gel oul ol school lo look al lhe precious documenls, or lo look al lhe documenls in order lo gel oul ol school. The G.O. elec- lions saw viclory lor Tom Boscarino as presi- denl and lor Sandra Lichlenslein as repre- senlalive ol our Class. Sludenls were glad lo have lhe Audio-Visual Room eslablished for lhe school showing ol lilms. Our Mr. Tubridy wenl lo Cily College as coach ol loolball. ln lhe Spring ol I949, an exchange slu- denl lrom llaly, Marco Bacciagalluppi, called us gay and colorful. When we saw lhe Varsily Play we knew he was righlg Charm School cerlainly charmed lhe school. The Middle Slales Accrediling Associalion conducled a survey ol Evander-remember?-and ap- proved ol us, wilh lhe recommendalion ol more guidance, and less noise in lhe caleleria. The Malh, Bio, Arl and Heallh Educalion de- parlmenls won awards, and lhe annual Spring concerl ol lhe Music deparlmenl mel wilh lavorable commenls. We became lriendly wilh lhe new arrivals 'From Junior High School, especially when uniled in lhe common cause ol lhe Bunny Parade and lhe campaign lor Easler planls lor velerans' hospilals. The Can- cer Prevenlion exhibil won honors and Evan- der publicalions scored al lhe Columbia Press Associalion. The swimming leam again held highesl honors. Our G.O. represenlalive was Richard Reda, and by lhis lime we heard much aboul Evander democracy. Our lirsl Regenls' came: geomelry lor some ol us and bio lor nearly all. Before we realized il, we were al home on our summer vacalion. Those who relurned in lhe lall ol l949 lound lhemselves lourlh lermers. We had by lhis lime lorgollen our plighl as lreshmen, and were busy devising schemes lo lry oul on newcomers. The lunchroom had been sound- prooled, lhanks lo lhe Parenls Associalion and lhe M.S.A.A. The Hallowe'en Dance was supervised by lhe Parenls Associalion, and Tiger Monlh was highlighled by lhe show- ing ol Slairway lo Heaven. And lhen came lhe droughl. Z'-it , 4 2 a ll A eb F h' -,..,,a,.-5 QQ ay ,- Now lislen, my children, and you shall hear of lhe shorlage of waler lwe don'l mean beerl, when laucels were dry and balhs were rare, and one a monlh was your lull share.

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by inquiries from fhose who had begun fo look ahead. ln fhe G.O. elecfions, Ellioff Weinsfein was picked as presidenf, and Louise Melfzer as eighfh ferm represenfafive. In a relafively peaceful Senior elecfion, Virginia Wesfenberger emerged as presidenf, 'rho' Fern Rudolph's elecfion fo 'rhe posf of Senior Vice Presidenf was marked by some sforms. Loreffa Seaman and Arlene Lardino were elecfed as secrefary and freasurer, and Roberf Hooper hisforian. Sepfember l95I found us Seniors af lasf! If fhe preceding ferm had been a bif hysferi- cal, fhis ferm was sfark raving mad and en- firely wonderful. Emofions were mixed over fhe sfyle and qualify of our Senior hafs, buf fhe facf fhaf we were wearing fhem was fhe imporfanf fhing. The roufe fo fhe College Office was preffy nearly worn fhin, nof fo menfion Miss Bass who doubled for fhe Dean of Girls yel' gave us all fhe 'lime we required. Welcomed back were our exfra-curricular acfivifies. Whaf a happy humming as sporfs and clubs sfarfed up again! A fhoroughly green Orange-and-Black fook fo fhe gridiron, baskefballers wenf info acfion. All fhe fun of fhe Senior ferm unfolded. Class-Nife was molded around fhe fheme of Snow Whife and fhe Eighf Dwarfs, and Frolic Day furned and ouf ifs usual frolicsome self. There was fhe franfic rush fo gef fhe Senior celebrifies info fhe ORIOLE. Of course fhere was fhe serious side-mid-ferms and Regenfs, and worried faces unfil fhe resulfs were known. And on fhe world scale, fhe Korean peace falks fell aparf fime and fime again, fhe hopes of fhe nafion going up and down wifh fheir forfune. Graduafion broughf laughfer dilufed by fears, and-oh, yes--diplomas-diplomas 'rhaf provided fhe key fo college doors, or fo a job in whafever field we had chosen, diplomas fhaf marked fhe end of one shorf buf happy road fhrough educafion, only fo lead fo an- ofher broader road. HOMEWORK lCensoredl HONOR SCHOOL Evander's collecfion of unnafural specimens, who seem perfecfly nafu- ral as soon as 'rhey gef info some insfifufion of higher learning. Three Honor Classes on one's program card are fhe prerequisife fo admission, and of course an average of 857, or above in order fo be programmed for such classes. Harder assignmenfs, more reading and wrifing, and more research work are ex- pecfed of Honor School members. INFIRMARY Refuge from sudden class fesfsg haven of unprepared sfudenfsg sequesfered nook for a much needed sleep-all fhis if one can wangle a pass duly signed and dafed. INK Disfincfive colorafion upon school shirfs, neckfies and scarves. Miami Q' ZH W fix iii il' f , , ,,,,,, 73 ll -gig grin' 2 :i'E,?-'5' -i ilry K I 5 4 ai ' 4 'x U A D -ai' in fi -wi 1 hiifl l' S . 2' t 11.2.1 I , w X 1.11: fl XXI E255 ' ,. -,gigs i My - -is - . 5 '.. 1 ----- :lie .: -'lsiiig '- jugs-I i 4'--.Eg A ---4-- -.... f?4 l i W .. ,.., , . . . JANUARY Monfh when we musf say good- bye. K-RATIONS See CAFETERIA. KELLY, MAY Head of fhe Music Deparf- menfg amiable and able leader of fhe Glee Club, indefafigable 'ralenf scoufg experl' ac- companisfg sings, plays 'rhe piano and encour- ages ofhers, excels in all 'rhings excepf in falk- ing abouf herself. We'Il never forgef her, buf we couldn'f gef an inferview for fhe ORIOLE! LESOWITZ, MEYER You mighf expecf one