Haaren High School - Quill and Hammer Yearbook (New York, NY)

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A mini Lasf Row: Narral, Podaras, Prosncik, Dri vanos, Pearlman. Center Row: Crump, Chin Sherrer. Iacovone, Griffin, Widmer, Haas Cintron. Seated: Pabon, Scolaro, Katos Moore. The honor society of Haaren is a city-wide organization known as Arista. It is comprised of the boys who have proved their wartn in scholarship. service and character. Many who apply for admission find the requirements for Arista rigid and, therefore, have difficulty meeting them. But those who are accepted have the twofold satisfaction of having contributed to their own personal achievement and to the high standard of the school. Bro dem! Last Row: Mesa, Chin, Fitzgerald, Rodriguez, Heller, Drivanos, Robinson, Reynolds. Front Row: Haas, Hushin, Podaras, Scolaro. It seems that people have always looked for a way to preserve their ideas for posterity. The cavemen carved their thoughts and experiences on the walls of their Caves. The ancients prepared a product from papyrus and recorded their own events on it. ln thc past lew centuries we have put down in writing our daily activities in newspapers. lt shall he said in future years that the important happen- ings of Haaren High School were covered and recorded in a tablet called The Broadcast.

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Here are the General Organization oilieers, the men who head your G.O. From left to right they are: President Griffin, Vice President Aversano, Secretary Francis. Seated is Mr. Weissenberg. G.O. Adviser. The G.O. othcers this term are backed up by experience. This is the second term of office as President of the General Organization for Joe Griflin. Before that he was Treasurer for one term. He also served on the Dance, Election and Publicity Committees. He has been a member of the City, Manhattan Council and a class delegate to the G.O. The G.O. is the students' organization. It sponsors all the teams and clubs that make up student-life in Haaren. The G.O. pays for uniforms. equipment and all the other materials used by our teams and clubs. Under the supervision of the Chairman. Vice President Aversano, and President Griffin, the Dance Committee sponsored a dance with Washington Irving. The achievements of this committee is shown by the low cost of admission, free refresh- ments and a dance contest and door prize at no extra cost. As usual everybody enjoyed themselves. CU O ,rl 0 x i 6 I , l 5 , 5 1 Q' viser. 'E Griffin, Aversuno, Francis Jones I Absenteej, Mr. Weissenberg Ad

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Lost Row: Kelly, Podorus, Fitzgerald, Francis, Drivunos, G Hin. First Row: Hushin, Scolcrro, Kotos, Nurrcll. fiudeni Cabmef The Student Cabinet meets several times a year. The members are pupils chosen because of their service towards the school. Presiding at every meeting are Mr. Franzen, the Principal, and Mr. Phillips, representing the Teachers' Interests Committee. The Student Cabinet meets whenever Mr. Franzen wishes the opinion of the student body about a question which may concern the school. Some of the problems discussed by the Student Cabinet have been traflic in corridors. modernization of the lunch- room. and a revised method of allowing service credits. At the turn of the year the duties of Mrs. Cahn, adviser of this newly formed Inter-Boro Discussion Group of Haaren. were turned over to Mr. Mar- golis. the present adviser. Bernie Moore. George Lai and Charles Hickland were elected President. Vice President. and Secretary, respectively. Meetings at other schools were arranged to discuss with groups or stu- dents. such topics as the Mayoralty Campaign, Technological Assistance, Taft Hartley Act, the UNESCO fat the UN Buildingj, Censorship. Communism and other questions of current interest. When the group was handicapped by too few members, a drive for mem- bership tripled the attendance. Dztwmzm Grow 10