Julia Richman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (New York, NY)

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y ear ofleagues of tfze - entury ews - The world in 1950 seems very different from the world of 1900, not only in material and technological ways but also in political, social, eco- nomic and moral standards. Qnly two generations separate them, hut the differences in the two eras are more startling and revolutionary than the differences that developed in the nineteen centuries that preceded. Last weelc, on her one hundredth loirthday, a woman flew from California to New Yorlc. ln her lifetime she had seen the heginning of the railroad, telegraph, telephone, automohile, suhmarine, aeroplane, radio and television, hydro-electric power development, and the terrifying and thrilling potentialities of the atom and hydrogen homlos. She had seen nations and empires disappear. She had seen a revolution in the status of women and in the concept of government organization and responsihility. ln l950, creative American talent is hailed throughout the world in every field,-history, politics, science, fiction, poetry, loiography, drama, husiness, industry, and the professions. ln 1900, the cultural loaclcwardness of America was still sending many of our intellectuals and artists aloroad where their talents were stimulated and developed lay a more ljavorahle climate of appreciation. The organization of business, of lahor, of society today is very different from that of 1900. The complex organization of government to meet its increased activities and responsibilities is almost heyond the comprehension of the average citizen. Nations and empires, that in 1900 seemed to possess an inherent strength that was unassailahle, have disappeared. Changes in morals and manners, and in our ethical and spiritual values, are hoth alarming and inspiring. We are strengthening our democracy hy the exten- sion of civil, political and social privileges to those of our citizens hitherto denied them, hut we are huilding, too, a bureaucratic system in our Federal Government that tends to limit our democratic practices. A great war always speeds up technological and material changes. It also raises emotions to a pitch that cannot he sustained permanently. Adaptation to the changes and return to emotional control are difficult. Essential values for living and high standards of conduct seem to have heen completely altered,-and often lowered. It is the tasli of education to teach us that the principles oi iustice, of truth and honor, of integrity and respect for human heings, and of heliel in the reality of a spiritual life, are eternal. It is your taslc to help your generation and succeeding ones to har- monize the changing mode of life that man,s genius has lorought ahout, with these fundamental truths. Aflectionately yours, . 'B , O

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rcbuollslzer Miss MARION D. JEWELL, Principal Miss Marion D. Jewell, Pulnlislier ol HlVlid-Century Newsf, came to Julia Richman in 1941. A graduate ol Schenectady High School and Cornell University, witll graduate worlc in social studies and pulnlic law at Columbia University, she taught in Cambridge, New Yorlqg Uticag Atlantic City, New Jerseyg and Boys High School, Brooklyn and served as head of tlle social studies department at Vvasliington lrving. Miss Jewell enjoys music, is interested in antiques and has travelled extensively aloroad. Keenly interested in world affairs, Miss Jewell lias faith in tlle proc- esses of Democracy and in the aloility of liuman loeings to solve tlie prololems confronting us. Slne says: The riglit lcind ol education in our Democracy will send out young people witli tlie training and qualities tllat will speed tlle approacli ol: tlie world we Wantf, 4 ' m l

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o-orcllnating ditors Miss Hughes, Miss Howell, Miss Iewell, Miss Roulston, Mrs. Baker, Miss Goldberg. Co-ordinating editors assist the publisher in determining policies, administering the husiness of the various divisions and co-ordinating the activities of the organization. ln our Mid-Century Newsu the co-ordinating editors are the four Heads oi Schools. They help solve the personal prohlems ol the students and supervise the Worlc of the four schools: Lower School, terms one through iourg Upper School, terms five through eight: Country School or honor schoolg and Co-operative School or worlc experience school. The Co-operative School has been a part of Julia Richman almost from the time the school was founded: the Country School was established in 1937. At present, the head of Country School is Mrs. Kathleen Balcer, who toolc over the position at the heginning of the term. Miss Anna Goldberg has heen head of Upper School for four years. Miss Blanche Howell has headed the Lower School for four years. Miss Marion Hughes has loeen head of the Co-operative School for one year. Miss Florence Roulston is assistant to Miss Jewell as Head of Guidance. Under the leadership of these co-ordinating editors the year 1949-50 has heen a successful one for the ulVlid-Century News? 6