Horace Mann Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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COMPLETELY revised, improved, and re- juvenated Quarterly made its appearance this year, vieing hotly with the MANNIKIN and Record for the leading position among the school's publica- tions. For a long time Mr. Baruth in his capacity as faculty adviser had keenly desired improving the Quarterly and making it more than an ordinary scholastic literary magazine. This hope has at least been partially realized. With the aid of George Compton, Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Baruth actually slaved over the publication, and though there were no more talented writers in school this year than in previous years, the changes and additions made in the Quarterly raised it far above all its predeces- sors. Its page size was increased and the number of pages in each issue almost doubled. Photographs and student art work were published for the first time to enhance the looks of the book. A more care- ful discrimination in the choice of type was made, while the general makeup itself showed a marked advance. Such improvements naturally entailed a considerable added expense for which the General Association had not allowed, and it was therefore necessary to solicit ads for the first time. Under the leadership of Bob Marcus the business board was formed and proved capable of supplying the needed funds. At about the middle of the season the G. A. did allow an extra grant of fifty dollars. With such added opportunities in space and facilities, the Quarterly was able to include a larger presentation of the students, work. In addition to the regular short stories, essays, plays, and poems, regular columns on art, music, books, and the thea- ter were written. A lower school section was formed, so that the younger boys might have a chance to have their literary efforts published. Perhaps the most striking feature of all was the new art depart- ment. The fine sketches of Arthur Bijur, art editor, the cartoons of Bill Crozier, and the prize photo- graphs of various boys did much to beautify the Quarterly and make it more interesting. There were of course other engravings, used mainly to illus- trate the art columns. Though in former years the Quarterly staff had only consisted of five or six boys, this season, with the new art and business boards and the large number of columnists, the staff was nearly five times as large. This fact made the publication a far more vital part in school life as a whole, for many more boys had a chance to become members of the organization. The Quarterly ran photo- graphic and art contests, the winners of which were later published, and this again added more impor- tance and publicity to the magazine. Court Day, a local color story of the Ken- tucky mountains by E. V. Hollis, was given the lead in the fall issue. Other stories in the initial num- ber were The Last Reverie of Malcolm Davis. an imaginative, psychological study by Richard Bax- ter, and Herbert Kramer's 'fEast Side, West Side. Shrady Hill contributed a dialect monologue of rather dubious merit, which nonetheless caused quite some discussion, while nlntermission at the Apollo,', a realistic moment at the burlesque, was ably written and even more ably illustrated by Charles Miller. Bill Orcutt showed another inter- esting slice for shall we say sidej of life in his 'fFinnish Bathf, and of high merit also was Charles Cotteris f'Flood Vffatersf' The best essay of the issue was George Ava- kianis colorful and authoritative analysis of swing music, '4Swing. Baby, Swingfi George Compton covered the more classical forms of melody in his music column and also contributed a comparison of Gielgud's and Howard's Hamlet. Bob Marcus and Al Lewis added three brief reviews of current shows, and Jonas Robitscher gave opinions on the fall books. To round out the critical department there was an estimate of the art of Raphael by the two Yampolskys. The number's only weakness came in the field of poetry, there being but two brief snatches of verse by Compton, Despair and 'fGladness,,' and a bit of jingling doggerel by James Ludwig of the Lower School. Some excellent

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THE QUARTERLY EDITORIAL GEORGE C. COMPTON, '37 ...... . . , Erlilor HERBERT BAILEY, '38 . flsszkrzffzt Edilor JOHN VI. FRIEND, '38 . . . .... .-Issislunl Edilor LIIWRENCE LAIIER. '37 GEORGE M. AV.-XKIAN. 'JI7 JONAS A. BARISH, '38 JONI-Is ROBITSCHI-IR. '38 SIDNEY FRIEND. JR.. '39 JAMES NIIILER. '39 HERBERT KRAMER. '39 ART ARTHUR BIJIIR. '37 . . WIILLIAM CROZIER. '37 ALVER H. IvEs. '37 PHILIP YAMPOLSKY, '38 Edilor CIIARLES P. IVIILLER. '37 ROBERT LEVY. '37 ROBERT Y-KMPOLSKY. '38 LOWER SCHUOL DfII'IIIJuDsON.'40 . . . NEIL DARMSTADTER. '41 ELLIS SIIRUT. '42 . . . . . . Clzuirmzm PI-:TI-:R GORDON. 40 JOHN WYILSON. 40 DONIILII MCINTOSII. '42 ROGER UNGER. 'fll BUSINESS u RUB!-IRT P. IVIARCUS. '33 . ........ Busilzvss ,1lllIlIlgl'f' CARRY I.. PASKUS. '38 . . . pfssislunl BIISIIIPSS ,Ilrlnrlgvr THOM.-Is VAN R.x,xI.TI:. '38 . . . . Circufafion Jlunngvr IIICHIIRD EPSTI-IIN. '33 . . ,-1ss1'.vlf111l C1'rr'u,l11IiorI fllflrnlgvr JAIVIES VAN R,x.-xI.TE. '38 L-XWRI-INCE LOWENSTEIN. '30I GEORGE SCHWI-ZITZI-IR, '39 ROBERT ROSE. '39 STINLEI' 5.-INDBI-IHC. '30 ALI-'RED BARIITH . H,IROLII CLAUSEN . . WILLIAM BL.-IRI: FMII fLTY II7 . . F11r'u1ly.4d1'isor . Lower School ,4l1l'iS0l' ILLRERT BAILEY

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Vignettes of Franceli by Roger Unger, 4'Overnight Hike by Prall Culviner, Shadows by Thomas Langer, and a series of anecdotes made up the rest of the lower forms, contribution. This wealth of writing material plus an equally pleasing abundance of pictures produced quite a sensation at school, and though the issue was quite late in appearing, it fully lived up to advance pre- dictions. The new Quarterly was a success. Three one-act plays featured the Winter Quar- terly, the largest issue of the magazine ever to ap- pear. Editor Compton's fantastic, philosophical drama, Lethe Wharff, had the lead position. The two other plays by Alston Horton and James Blum- garten, Apology Accepted and Pickles and Ice Cream, were charmingly flippant comedies. Louis Baker's weird mystery story, The Swampf, written much in the style of Poe, was thought by many the finest story of the issue. 'LOld Man Ober, a character sketch by Robert Miller, Herbert Bailey's sophisticated student story 'gTux- edo Tonesf' Jules Stich's Giotto Gets a Job, The Hulling Machinei' by Robert Kaufman, 'LThe Man and the Gull, a nautical adventure by Dick Turner, and Prall Culviner's Eh, Johnny?,, rounded out the fiction selection. The essayists went in for art, with John Friend contributing An Introduction lo Chinese Arti' with photographs of his own, and his brother, Sidney, writing Thomas Benton. There was Jonas Ro- bitscherfs sensible discussion of surrealism, But ls It Art? Jimmy Sondheim's history of early archi- tecture. f'They Built for Eternity, and John Hy- manis Armor and Armorersf' Jonas Barish treated of William Gilbert and his libretto in Through a Victorian Looking-Glassf' while reviewers Ritter and Zucker collaborated on a series of snappy stage glimpses. Other articles were by Manlio Terragni. James Miller. Martin Beller, and Peter Gordon. Poetry was the only thing lacking in this colossus. Bijur and Crozier supplied two illustrations apiece. while the winners of the photography contest had their work printed. Unfortunately an only moder- ately good print job lowered the high technical makeup of the issue. While the Spring Quarterly was but half the size of its predecessor, in appearance and in the quality of its material it was perhaps better. The Franklin Press was given the print job and, though there was a slight additional expense, the work was of finer quality. Jimmy lVIiller's adventure tragedy, f'Papitra,,' headed the list of short stories. Compton and Baxter were each again represented by a philo- sophical opus, and to Julian Koenig, Tim Hess, and Jules Stitch were left the light bits of fiction. The two Friends and Norman Klebanow sup- plied the Quarterly with its first real out and out poetry of the season. John Friend's Sea Dreams was really outstanding. The essays of Allan Sachs, Herbert Kramer, and John Ellenbogan, stories by two newcomers, David Judson and Samuel Schweit- zer, a good number of bits from the Lower School, and lots more art work completed the issue. With the summer number yet to appear, The Quarterly can look back upon a season of great and unusual progress. Though the financial worry of the publication was great at first, it soon dis- solved partially under a tenacious business board headed by Bob Marcus. Mr. Baruth is stll hoping. however, that next year the General Association will raise its budget considerably. Since the maga- zine has proved itself one of much greater impor- tance and influence. additional expense money seems likely. The Quarterly this year was particularly for- tunate in having two artists of unusual ability. There is little doubt that the services of Arthur Bijur and Bill Crozier will be sorely missed next year. Following the plan of the Record, the new Quarterly Editor. Herbert Bailey. has already been elected, so that he may have some experience be- fore he steps into his job next Fall. One more part- ing word should be accorded to Mr. Baruth, to whom more praise is really due. He is more than pleased with what the Quarterly has done this year, but still holds greater hopes for the future. 119 .