Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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fi . wsu, . .JU-urn'-f-1 - v - L- f 1 '-'U' vm r' -r Row 1: Mrs. Ernest-chairman, Mr. Robbins. Row 2: Mrs. Thom, Miss Cohen, Mrs. Lewin, Miss Gonzalez. . Row 3: Mr. Medica, Mrs. Finnan, Mr. Costaras, Miss Krepela, Miss Rubinow, Miss Worms. U .IQ lx A Lax ESPANA Q s A .J , 1. r 'Zo F r1,u-gf t k X, ' AJX t!!.!1lt 4 ' on Avidu ., ... x A ,I ' LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT JC6mo esta vd?-Comment allez-vous? -Wie geht es Ihnen?-Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.-These are iust some of the expressions one hears while walking past the language classes of our school. We are fortunate in 'havin the oppor- tunity to elect either Spanish. French. Cer' man or Latin as our secendarv lansruage at Flushing High School. llnder the most com- petent leadership of M,rs. Ahna Ernst. this department has made mans' gains. includ- ing the establishment of a fourth year Spanish class. As many of us will move on jfs the treasure of foreign literature that is fto be had in college. we will appreciate the sound linguistic base we have obtained during the past four years. lr-14' '. . . 'TN f +. X ff' 'e ' f ,, s , .r . Latin with Mrs. Lewin Il g L A.. M., .. Qin. s . 3 i

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A . -' w.,-up THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT This is the dav of the shrinking globe. a day when isolationism is an obsolete phe- nomenon. a dav when understanding of other people must replace intolerance. We, at Flushing High School. have come a long way in attaining this understanding through the capahle instruction and guidance of our History Department. Under the imagina- tive leadership of Mr. Eugene Kellv, two new courses were added to the eurrieulumg Ancient lslistorv and Problems of American Democracy. These. plus our required courses. have helped to make us more in- formed and alert citizens of a trouhled world. QQ Row 1: Mrs. Bombser, Mrs. Eitler, Mr. Rubin, Miss Reuth, Mrs. Mclvor. Row 25 Mr. DeMeo, Mr. Lunnen, Mr. Crystal, Mr. Schwartzapple, Mr. Cemend, Dr. Kirsch, Mr. Kelly, Chairman, Mr. Esterowitz, absent- Mr. Solomon. saw...-NRG W Xil- Halperin, Howard Kahn, and William Handler. 'Sis A QNJ Mrs. Goldman teaches the Problems of American Democracy class. 1- , Row I: Carol Friedlaplicx, Sheila Blumstein, Bar- bara Butwin, Susan Anolick, Nancy Ahlf. Row 2: Patti Andrews, Blanche Weisen, 'Martin Spar, Ellen Marshall, Lenora Shelsy. Row 3: Bob Christgau, Larry Robbins. Row 4: Vicki Custer, Frances Greenwald, Lois Rice. Row 5: John Haag. Stand- ing: Howard Papush.

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0 AJ M ,e 0 fbfljffwfff , Sir Isaac Newton. acknowledged among the greatest of mathematicians and scien- tists, once said of himself: I do not know what I may appear to the world. but to myself I seem to have been only a little boy playing'on the sea-shore and diverting my- self in nowand then finding a smooth P pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary S whilst the great ocean of truth lay all un- , discovered before me. This great ocean of - truth,g only slightly penetrated, remains facing us today. The secrets of our great universe are fkfyaiting to be uncovered, and nations are -Competing fiercely to be first in these dis- .Q coveries. .5 There is no doubt that the scientist is the ftman of lthe hour and that on our mathe- l maticians and scientists depend the position A-1 of Q1efUnited States of America in this all . duconipassing struggle. I is.. E I v . W I . -Q. Q 4 v., I 1 1' i sv 'Q 5' Q Maxx- i'3 's --...sq ,Q Q ' ??i.f: iuuflv- - A .-. - Mr. Daar experiments with sound , l n I . dz ' J . ,,.-.m th . , J i .L I, 91. V . -.,,Y 1 1. l 1 I -X, .9 1 . xss, -Y-Q.. ...- Preparing for tomorrow. ees. w ,, Mr. Sootin, Mr. May, Mr. C. Kaplan, Mr. Daar, Mr. Sha- piro, Dr. Abramson-chairman, Mr. Straus, Mr. Schreier, Mrs. Bickerton. X