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

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fan Driole. new lwisis To life a+ Evander. The Music Club was formed and 'ihe Color Guard was organized. We ouldid ourselves in +he annual Chrislmas ioy drive and col- lecled l,000 foys. l remember hearing il' called +he Miracle of Gun Hill Road. You slaried off ierm number +hree wi+h a bang by 'dissecfing frogs. The academic value of 'rhe operalions seemed 'ro be forgoH'en in fhe gory prac+ical iokes +ha'r followed. Despiie all lhe efioris of 'rhe fooiball 'ieam 'ro posipone ii, winler se+ in soon enough, and +he flurry of 'lhe Chrisfmas ioy drive ended in a s'l'illness in +he library. The dark walls lined wiih dark books seemed sirangely hospiiable +o lhe pink bunnies, +iny 'fire en- gines, and beaiuiiful dolls wi+h permaneni wave ki+s. Evander was honored wi'rh a guesi 'thai spring, who was inviied +o reiurn as an alumnus. ln fad, il was +his man who had done more +o publicize our school 'rhan any oiher individual. Of course, il' was Red BuH'ons, who crossed 'rhe ihreshold of 'ihe audiiorium crying Hoi Hol The audilorium was 'lhe scene of anoiher greal 'rriumph as 'l'he combined 'forces of all ihe 'iheairical arl'is+s of lhe school foiled over Gilberl' and Sullivan, and shaped a grand producfion of H. M. S. Pinaforef' . . . H l need noi menhon ihe superb singing, bu+ l musi reca 'ihe charming piciure of l'he chorus of sailors quainily 1 Q h aHired In knee pan'l's and Li++le Lord Faunileroy a'rs. As s'l'udenl's were becoming even more drowsy under fhe influence of June heat annual foresighl gave ever one a chance 'l'o lei off sieam on a cooling, breezy Y i R Beach. The day irip up a pleasani, muddy river o ye was a medley of sunburn, windburn, roller coasfers, hol- dogs, col'+on candy, 'Ferris wheels, dive bombers, dog races, more ho'l' dogs, more sunburn, more windburn, xercise of ihe vocal chords. Con+'d on p. 25 and cons1'an+ conlinual e Headed by Dr. Goldrelch, fhe BIO RESEARCH CLUB will be 'Fondly remembered as Evander's Microbe Hun'rers. f ' in FEQQF' QI- A ,. . A :xv cv V 'A il '- fi I ,' I H . ' I . , g ffgq ffimg, X - ' , 'f' , ,.gf f, A , Q f I' A JE, The Bible is an inspiraiion +0 +he members of +he TRlNlTY CLUB. Headed by Mrs. Genadio, 'rhe girls of fhe FOLK DANCE class are always ready +o do +heir besi. The LIBRARY SQUAD looks as if +hey are ready +o beqin lheir day's work of keeping +he library shelves in order. The LATE SQUAD see lhal' we keep up io 'l'he proverb, BeHer Lafe Than Never.

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A+ a meeling of The SCHAMUS SOCIETY, Joan Greenberg is given a chance +o exercise her ora'I'orical abilify. All +he members of +he EVANDERS POPS CLUB, excepl' Mrs. Berry and Barbara Suchey, are amused because Barbara seems +o have found lhe Los'r Chord. This NEWMAN CLUB meeling, wifh Ann Flefcher a+ rhe helm, has a special obieclive loclay . . . rhe srory behind Mrs. Mangan's arm. The BOOK EXPLORERS CLUB pose for a pic- +ure before going inlo lheir meeling. M -i flight log Your yearbook siaff was engaged in a noisy discussion on 'rhe class hislory, when l-Oska O. Oriole-alighled on 'I'he win- dow sill. Of course, fhe bickering among 'rhe slafli conlinued as if I weren'+ even +here, so I called over one of fhe exhausled wrilers, who had come lo +he window for a breafh of fresh air, and convinced her of my abili+ies as an aulhor and his+orian. Affer seeing me fly lhrough 'rhe pages of rhis book, everyonewas impressed wifh my aerial powers, noi' my Ii+erary +alen'rs. And so il' is +hrough fhe able slenography of 'rhis sraff member lhal I bring you 'lhis bird's eye view of rhe pasl' four years. The class of I956 may be quile self- assured now, bul as freshmen! You squirmed in +he audilorium, giggled in 'rhe corridors, shouled in +he lunchroom, and froze in'ro silence in rhe classrooms. Needless +o say, many of you fell For 'rhe age old slories abour buying lockers, lunchroom seals, and gym spols. You also had a magnificenl' 'ralenl 'For using 'Ihe wrong sraircases. Bul you were cerfainly nol' 'rhe mos+ imporlanl' news in lhe school lhal' year. You may re- member 'rhal' Nello Pesci was presidenl' of 'rhe General Organizalion, and +ha'I' a more imporranl' presidenl' was also elecled +ha+ fall. In our own s'I'raw ballo+, Adlai Sleven- son won, bul' fhe final polling showed lhal' Dwighl D. Eisenhower was 'lo be +he nexl' presidenl of 'rhe Uniled S+al'es. The winler of l952-53 broughl' some

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Membership in Arisla is 'Phe highesf honor one can receive in Evander. Arisfa consis'I's of 'lhe +op +wo per-ceni' of fhe siudenl' body, based on scholarship, cifizenship, and service. The Arisfa engages in many ac+ivil'ies of service 'lo 'ihe school, such as fuloring 'For sighf conservalion classes, +u'roring for s+uden+s who need addirional help, and serving as ushers for 'l'he paren+s' fea and open school nigh+. Becker, Harrie? Berman, Joan Berman, Meliceni Bleier, Rosalind Bloome, Judiih Blumberg, Judiih Borien, Ru+h Casialdi, Rosemarie Chircchui, Kafhryn Coleiii, Pal' Dalrss, Mark Eiseman, Barbara Ellcin, Rona Esdorn, Barbara Gendzel, Sue Gobel, Sieve Greenberg, Karen Greenberg, Paula Jacq, Irene lslcowiiz, Norma Kabalrow, Sara Kaslow, Rosalind Keller, Barry Kleinman, Joyce Kuriz, Karen Landsman, Phyllis Linkoli, Barbara Lipshih, Alice Lederman, Muriel Levine, Ina Levinson, Mar+in Levy, Ada Maccarone, Domenica Maisel, Emillee Marer, Suzanne Mohl, Margarei Peirucelli, Mary Phelps, Susan Quinlavalla, Anfhony Rabiner, Toby Schaal, Doroihea Schmuclrler, Ann Sens, Brenda Shapiro, Diana Scheingolfz, Roberf Sher, Lesfer Siro+a, Joyce Sloan, Marilyn Smalline, Linda Solroloff, Carol Solcoloff, Marion Solomon, Louise Terralavoro, Elaine Tirri, Amelia F X .: -1'fr- S 1, -:Q-I, Gucovslcy, Ann Hesenius, Melissa Nadler, Sol Olsen, Roberi Weiland, Maxine Wiemer, Anne-Marie HI II' nrlcfn asf 'we 1 Ni, :Q . X .7 Q M. ,xr 1 , t L , , ' , . 'N' K ' K 1 Q , - ji T , N , 5 X . ., we 1 i ,. V K i 'J ' , , . x l y x f 1 .- E. S Xie- , -M-,. E gf Y X A .,., ..,s.ev