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

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echoed and re-echoed from Room 260, lo lhe confusion of all nearby classrooms! We have oflen wondered how Mr. Fund can sland his beginning inslrumenl class, bul lhen, he was in lhe army during World War II and has heard worse sounds. And in lime his recruils become lhe velerans of Evander's famous band. NEWMAN, EVE Miss Newman is a gradu- ale of Columbia where she received lwo de- grees, maloring in physical lraining and hy- giene. She has also sludied al N.Y.U. She is on lhe Firsl Aid and Waler Safely Slaff of lhe American Red Cross. In Evander she is chairman of lhe Regenls Commillee and is in charge of lhe modern dance courses. She has many inleresls among which are swimming, golf, and painling. She enioys her summers on Cape Cod, where she painls, swims, plays golf, and lakes life easy bul never+heIess gels a lol oul of life. She is prefecl of Class 252-8. '360' ies Q : Ov oo 4096 S4002 WOO- 'fix' FOUQIL 90904 4000 90'6 'OW pyga PQQQQ 50,301 009, H00 9906 9038 Po'o'z'9 Q63 NA.o.n !o.s?A r.0a.+.1 b,Q,f. C Yvvvg ' v v v ' 'Q' vow 9406 33324 h'Z'Z'24 323' Wait ff P5 99.9.59 005. My-iss!! - 7?0,99.0 W iam-Qs -gwss ts:-2-' 6 5 S 'H 9 0 0 ro 0 o 52 22423523132 I ggszgsz 9,2020 -4 4 541 , or 5,4,o,o. r, so 925223 5202026 51231 -- I' .1 o ' .,,l:'f-ff . n 9'OYo'f Y 'Q' ' 'vo' Q, ?J 3gRs',02 265' Hr 13591 v0.06 ,: QQ Q.. v sgqs sw Q .I sQ.0Q 5.0,9.Q '04 506.054 NERVE Leading characlerislic of some Evan- deriles. NERVES An affliclion lhal some Evanderiles give some of lheir leachers. ODE A poem suiled lo be sung or chanled by a chorus moving rhylhmically. A poem characlerized by nobilily of senlimenl and dignily of slyle, as in lhe following ODE TO A SENIOR HAT: You've been ruined wilh ink Till you're iusl on lhe brink Ol a nervous col- lapse, Senior hall You've been kicked in lhe air Wilhoul even a care, Bul you've never complained, Senior Hal! You were beauleous, 'lis lrue, When all shiny and new, Bul iusl look al you now, Senior Hall You are ballered and worn, And your lining's all lorn, You're a sighl lo behold, Senior Hall Bul I couldn'l deslroy All lhe gladness and ioy Thal you've given lo me, Senior Hall So in parling l'll add I shall always be glad Thal you were my own Senior Hall OFFICERS, SENIOR See CELEBRITIES, SENIOR ORIOLE I. One of various American ic- leroid birds, especially lhose of lhe genus Iclerus, mos+Iy black wilh orange. 2. One of various American non-icleroid Senior class- books, especially of lhe orange-and-black Evander geniuses. OUTCAST Any Evanderile who has nol been senl lo lhe Dean's Office al Ieasl once. PAINTINGS IN HALLS Moving piclures, al Ieasl, can be made lo move. PECK, JOSEPH Facully Adviser of lhe Evander Childs General Organizalion and leacher of hislory and economics. Mr. Peck majored in Educalion al Teachers College, Columbia Universily, where he received lwo degrees. While he was slill in high school he had decided lo leach as a means of expressing himself. His enioymenl in working wilh young people helped him decide lo devole his life lo leaching lhem. Besides his work in Evan- der, Mr. Peck has many civic aclivilies. He is lreasurer of lhe New Rochelle A.A.V.N. and on lhe Board of Direclors of lhe E+heI Loeb Foundalion, which sends New Rochelle sludenls lo summer camps where problems of human relalions are sludied. He is also on lhe Professional Advisory Council on Sec- ondary Educalion, a body of advisers lo lhe

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LOYALIST A Dodger Fan lSee GIANTSI. MANDEI., JACOB A new arrival in Evander, Mr. Mandel has recenlly enlered lhe school's sighl'-conservalion depar'lmen+. He has al- lended N.Y.U., Columbia Universiiy, S+. John's and Ci'l'y Colleges, majoring in mafh, social sludies, law and psychology. He has lraveled 'lhrough weslern Europe, Israel, Mex- ico, lhe Wesl Indies, 'rhe Canadian Rockies and California. He 'rravels lo encourage his hobby of pholography. He had planned 'ro become a lawyer, bul' as a +eacher he has proven his worlh so early fhal' already he is preiecf of a Senior Class Iii you can call lhal a blessingl. MANGAN, ELEANOR A New Rochelle graduafe s+iII ac+ive in alumnae work, Mrs. Mangan decided 'ro become a school li- brarian because she was in+eres+ed in bolh young people and books. She enrolled in fhe School of Library Service al' Columbia and worked +o achieve her goal. As Newman Club leader for five years a+ Chrisfopher Columbus and for Iwo years a+ Evander, she has worked lo lif+ lhe e+hical sfandards of 'leen-agers. A greal' lover of European lravel, she has lived in Paris a+ lhree difierenl' limes. Her mosl precious experience abroad was an audience wi+h +he Pope. 1' XX I .4 NK . MARKS Syn. GRADES The dread of some sfuclenls, fhe joy of olhers and lhe surprise of many, whelher expressed in leH'ers or in per- cenfages. MARKS, ETHEL Chairman of Evander's Ma+h Deparfmenf, loved by her 'reachers as well as her siudenls, Miss Marks has laughl al' Evander ever since she was a red-haired girl iusl oul' of Hunler. She look her A.M. al Columbia. For several years she has been a malh inslruclor al N.Y.U. as well as Evander. As head of Evander's Honor School, she or- ganized lhe A Official Classes, of which she was guidance counsellor, and made of fhe honor classes a real school wilhin a school. Tell Miss Marks, an engineering inslruclor al' Columbia said +o Miss Shaw, +ha+ I have never seen a deparlmenl anywhere so well- organized or so pleasanlly managed as ihe Evander Malh DeparI'men+. Miss Marks is noi a mere malhemalician, educalor, or ad- minislralor, bul' a friendly and charming per- son who has +raveled widely, who moves in a large circle of friends, and has many hobbies. She loves poe+ry and music, polilics and 'rhe fheafer. MID-TERMS The inapproprialely named cause of menlal fruslralion coming near 'rhe end of fhe ferm, characlerized by exci+emen+, anguish, sloppage of normal menlal processes and an unusual amounl of sfudying. MORRIS, DR. HELEN In charge of Evan- der's Earlh Science Deparlmenl, born and ed- ucaled in New York, now lives in Weslchesler Counly. Blue-eyed, blonde and modesl, Dr. Morris is a mosl' a++rac+ive leacher who is lhrilled by her sludenis' delighf in learning. She obfained her bachelor's degree 'from Hunler College, where she majored in geol- ogy and biology, and her A.M. and Ph.D. from Columbia. Her hobbies are gardening, plumbing, repairing lhe house, cooking and driving. She knows lhe Uniled Slales as few of us do, bu+ has nol' had lime for much 'rravel lafely. MUSIC ROOMS How many limes have lhe walls of 206 echoed lo lhe s+rains of lhe Ba'Hle Hymn of lhe Republic, +he Soldiers Chorus, or Spring Song, while expression and courlesy are in order! And how many limes have 'lhe loud reverberalions of brass

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Sfafe Board of Regenfs and fhe Sfafe Educa- fion Deparfmenf. During fhe summer vaca- fions Mr. Peck finds fime fo wrife and fo feach in fhe New Rochelle Summer School. We have all enjoyed his fexfbook, The World in Our Day. He likes gardening and specializes in raising fomafoes. His son, who is married, was formerly a navy ensign. He is now a mem- ber of fhe New York Curb Exchange. His daughfer is a Senior in Dickinson College, Carlyle, Pennsylvania. PERSONALITIES, EVANDER I. Afhlefe who expecfs fo pass, and furfhermore, expecfs 'ro be offered scholarships by all leading colleges. 2. Gal who feels fhaf no man is safe when she raises her mascara'd eyelashes. 3. Big-fime polifico who fries fo win friends and influence people via fhe biggesf smile and hardesf hand- shake. 4. The sharp dresser who hopes fo af- fracf affenfion in fhe mosf primifive way-by fhe use of color. 5. The science wonder who fhinks he could make an A-bomb for fhe gov- ernmenf if only fhe Evander laborafory had fhe righf ingredienfs. 6. The would-be pef and frusfy who keeps offering fo correcf fhe feachers' papers for her. POLLACK, FLORENCE Mrs. Pollack, Arf Adviser of fhe ORIOLE, has always loved arf and has sfudied many forms of fine arf. She feels fhaf one should share whaf one knows, and acfing on fhis principle she has animafed her arf classes by drawing wifh and for fhem, has given much exfra fime fo fhe arf and make-up of fhe ORIOLE, and has faken info ji Q Ul ll i E S eu.. 2 fini Li- l L3 l ff-.l V-5 l L-il lea l li E3 'j 3 i.- 5, ,Q K 5 Bs. -ZW E T' her hands fhe special guidance of pupils in- feresfed in confinuing fheir sfudy of arf and in geffing arf scholarships. Mrs. Pollack re- ceived her A.B. af Hunfer and her A.M. af Teachers College, Columbia Universify. She is a Manhaffanife and a graduafe of George Washingfon High School. Alfhough Mrs. Pol- lack devofes her week-days fo arf and feach- ing, she spends her week-ends af fhe seashore wifh her husband. She is prefecf of Class 336-SC. PREFECT A word nof fo be confused wifh Perfect used fo denofe a home-room class feacher. We Seniors are deeply grafeful fo our prefecfs, mosf of whom have faken our affendance, recorded our marks, senf us for lafe-slips, read us fhe calendar and generally held our hands since we enfered Evander as Freshies. PROGRAM CARD The mosf losable objecf in school. QUIET An unknown quanfify preached abouf by feachers. RAUBICHECK, CHARLES W. Chairman of fhe English and Speech Deparfmenfs of fhe Evander Childs High School will always be remembered by fhose who have been faughf by him. An English major in N.Y.U. and Columbia, Mr. Raubicheck fook nafurally fo feaching, coming, as he did, from a family of feachers. As a young man he enjoyed sailing fhrough coasfal wafers. He now enjoys painf- ing and drawing, especially fo illusfrafe school fexfs, gardening, and jusf plain puffering abouf his house in Harfsdale. If he hadn'f become a feacher? Well, he fhinks he mighf have faken fo fhe road as a hobo. Teaching he considers fhe mosf excifing experience in fhe world, even affer forfy-seven years of if. For some of us fhe mosl' excifing experience in fhe world is fo be one of Mr. Raubicheck's pupils. He is guide fo fhe realms of gold. REGENTS EXAMINATIONS Reign of Ter- ror. Time of frenzied review, fear, and hope.