James Madison High School - Log Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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SENIOR We were Seniors now! We returned from vacation with a little more strut in our walk. The ivy walls were the same, but, from a Senior's point of view, the school looked different. The world situation had become very grave since we had left school in june. and. as the months went by. the situation in Korea did not seem to be improving. Our attitude toward the future was quickened as we saw many of our older friends preparing to go into the army. In Madison, white cards were posted in the halls indicating the position of the various classrooms during shelter drills, and we learned the meaning of the words Take cover. The teachers' slow-down on extra-curricular activities was not over. but a few school organizations were still functioning. Marty Siegel, and later Ellen Schoen- gold and Walter Karp became Editors-in-Chief of the Highway. Boosters, the S.G.O. and Arista were also active. We were one of the few schools fortunate enough to have as a guest Mr. Jose Ferrer, who was on a publicity tour for his new movie. Cyrano de Bergerac. Paul Neuhauser and Martin Hyman brought honor to the school as winners of The New York journal-American History Con- test. And in December, the Music Department, in place of their usual semi- annual evening concert, gave a series of concerts in the assembly. A feature on the program was the Beethoven Concerto No. 3. Judy Sheffield was the soloist with the orchestra. Madison lost several teachers through death that term. among them Mr. O'Toole. one time head of the History Department, and Mrs. Ida Tannenbaum Garfield, a member of the Eng- QV P lish faculty. In memory of her sister Miss Tannenbaum e0O created an award for excellence in English and dra- 6 40. 6T0N matics. Mr. Neuhauser. Grade Adviser of the February 18 ' graduating class was another Social Studies teacher at slpkpecgovwq QA whose loss we grieved. Q Coty As we entered our final term. we began to take over ' those positions usually held by the Seniors. Mike Gutter- man, Carol Gordon. and Renee Waldman were elected gf 6 l-Yflf to lead the Arista. We chose jeff Broido as Senior Class af! President. Marty Siegel as Vice President, Ducksie Kreyer. Secretary. and Stan Kroll, as Treasurer. We were not to be outdone in the field of inter-school activ- ities either, for Burt Rubin was chosen President of the Borough Council. ffO0.f.-'N 5 Heading our own S.G.O. were Eddy Orshan, Ivan Zung, Kay Norton, and Dick Tanenbaum. L Red Letter Day passed and also the Prom with all A its gaiety and excitement. Leaving the Essex House after the Dance that evening, we realized that soon, all too soon, our High School career would end, and our com- bf C 0 .. M 6 ' 5 liq J: ,ggfgl u::?j?:' I' 'Q . A li-IQ? ' .43 4 mencement would be the first step into a completely new world. ESTHER HERSKOWITZ 0 . -,f 5 PHYLLIS LIPSKY 'wbvfilff

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