Great Neck South High School - Vista Yearbook (Great Neck, NY)

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Revolutionary Resolution Page 2 Vol. 4—No. 10 he Southerner SOUTH SENIOR HISH SCHOOL. GREAT NECK. L. I.. N. V. Congratulations Calliope! Thursday. March 8, 1962 The Southerner, Great Neck South's bi-weekly news- paper, brings to student body highlights of school activi- ties, sketches of school personalities, articles of literary interest, and thought-provoking editorials and commen- tary. DEPARTMENTS, OLD AND NEW This year saw the return of such columns as Grey Tissues with its philosophical patter; For the Record , a review of the records made available to the students in the library; and Renaissance , a column listing com- ing events of interest to the culturally minded. In addi tion, Swaptalk , a gleaning of the views of other high school publications, appeared for the first time in the pages of the Southerner. Another visible change in the newspaper's appearance was the unveiling of a new masthead, the result of having the paper published by a new printer. Paul Gallagher, Southerner Editor-In-Chief ABLE LEADERSHIP The Southerner has been produced under the super- vision of Mr. Jack Fields, faculty advisor; its editor this year was Paul Gallagher who, along with associate edi- tor Roy Solomon and an able group of department edi- tors, succeeded in giving to the school a running account of all Great Neck South students. SOUTHERNER STAFF: Sealed—R. Solomon. H Katz. P Gallagher. Mr Fields. Faculty Advisor. Second rou—L. Weider. D Weisgall, E. Lehman. R Post. V. May. M. Zimbalist, M 28

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FRENCH CLUB—First row—J. Rabkin. J. Ronsheim. D. Granoff. Second row—L. Chow. M. Hal- perin, L. Briloff Third row—Mrs. Menage. B. Bolton. J. Epstein. K. Clements. M. Colman. L. Samey, Mr. Calabrese. Fourth rou—C. Cohen. H. Cohen, L. Gottlieb, J. Halpern, C. Gerson. B. Backer. LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT To belong to the French Club, students must have completed three years of French and promise to speak only French at club meetings, where French literature, histon’, music, and art arc discussed. This year, the club celebrated Christmas by observing an old French custom: a small figure of a king was hidden in a cake. The student who re- ceived the piece of cake containing the figure ruled over the party as king. Miss Crandall and Mr. Calabrese are the sponsors. Miss Louis? Crandall Head The chef, Monsieur Cohen, creating his chef— d’oeutre, crepes suzettes. Mr Edward Calabrese Not Pictured Mrs. Jacqueline Menage Not Pictured Miss Nancy Rosado Mrs Maria Omeltchenko Mr. Samuel Ziskind

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PRESS CONFERENCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT In mid-March, members of the Southerner staff attended the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Con- ference. Students from all over the country participated in the conference, discussing various phases of journal- ism and attending lectures concerning all fields of liter- ary endeavor. Fifteen issues of the Southerner were examined by C.S.P.A. judges, who awarded it a second- place rating. The conference lasted three days and was climaxed by a banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Those who attended from Great Neck South came back, proud of their second-place certificate and determined to put to good use all they had learned. STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES Among those who cooperated to produce each issue were Harriet Katz, Coordinating Editor; Marc Holzer, Business Manager; Vicki May, Page Two editor; Shelly Zimbalist, Page Three editor; Larry Hecht, Sports Editor; Sue Correll, Girls' Sports writer; Margaret Hecht and Brian Gerber, News Editors; Eugene Hamond, Exchange Editor; Ellen Lehman, Copy Editor; Office. Manager Robin Post; Circulation Manager, Larry Handlesman: Assistant Editors; Louise Levi, David Katzin, Alan Brantman; and Adrienne Paul, Typing Editor. Hecht. A. Paul. Third row—H. Need'cinan. S. Horowitz. L. Hecht. B. Gerber. M Holzer. D Katzin. D. Rapp. S. Kocik To maintain the same standard of newspaper quality as in past years while publishing a paper for increased membership of students in the G.O. meant that the busi- ness staff had to find more money. Despite increased advertising revenue, the Southerner still faced a deficit. The G O., conscious of the paper's importance to school life, granted it $850 of G.O. ticket money. INTERVIEWS Part of the emphasis on features of the paper were the many interviews. Among these were Mr. Andrew Cordier, former Under-Secretary General at the United Nations, Sylvan Schulman, conductor of the Great Neck Sym- phony Orchestra, composer Morton Gould. There was a story of political expression in the class with interviews of all the social studies teachers, and there were also interviews of students in Great Neck South including Ricky Rosenfeld, Robert Jaffe, Ellen Lehman and Harriet Katz. NEW STAFF CHOSEN Early in April, when the current editors choose the next Southerner staff, Ellen Lehman was selected to be Editor-in-Chief. Eugene Hamond ond Larry Hecht will aid her in leading our school paper through 1962-63. The change in personnel was heralded by a notice- able change in appearance, the result of a change from letter press to photo-offset method. In keeping with these changes was the introduction of an editorial and news policy different from that of the previous staff. The new policy emphasizes school news rather than fea- tures. VERDICT In this, the Southerner's fourth year of existence, it has again proved itself truly a fine publication. By being informative, entertaining, and stimulating, it served a useful purpose for each student and for the entire school as well. 29