Long Beach High School - Echo Yearbook (Long Beach, NY)

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The Tide NCE more as the school bell rang, boys and girls had to turn from the sunny beach and cool Atlantic to the big brick building on Lindell Boulevard. Even before programs were settled and classes fixed, the Tide staff was busily at work pre- paring the first issue for publication. Our new and very capable Editor was Renie Lurie, whose first issue was a mild sensation. It was especially well received not only because of its superior quality, but also because it was a product of our own print shop. Working very closely with Renie were Feature Editor Barbara Rothbart, Sports Editor Joe Morris, News Editor Pat Nugent, Business Manager Rhoda Fisher, and Art Editor Jack Defranza. In january, when Renie left, ready to step into her place as the new Editor in Chief was Pat Nugent. Sondra Karp was appointed the new feature editor and no one will forget the way she practically dragged literary masterpieces from her feature staff. Louise Levis, worked quietly but diligently at producing a good front page. Howie Dubin who had worked closely with Joe Morris continued a very interesting and well written sports page. The work done by Mel Wolff and Charlie Gelfond as Business Manager and Managing Editor respectively was very valuable and the Tide is very fortunate that they will be here again next term. Everyone on the staff enjoyed writing the material and from the comments of the students, they enjoyed the finished product also. 13

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T is strange that only the smallest percentage of agreements between nations have been ulti- mately ancl lastingly successful. There can only be one reason for this. Either stubbornness or fear prevents the settling of the disputes that crop up by compromise. The great intelligentsia of today should take notice of the children', whose opinions and methods they ignore or condescendingly criticize. Last September, after a year's preparation con- stituting much time, effort and research on the part of the high school students, the finest General Organization in eight years started functioning. After a week of whirlwind campaigning including speeches, posters and other types of bally-hoo, the first G. O. elections were held. A regulation voting both from Mineola was used and the procedure was the same as during any municipal, statewide or even national elections. The officers were Paul Marinaccio, President, Steve Lazaras, Vice Presi- dent, Carol Schultz, Secretary, and jerry Kerner, Treasurer. These four immediately fell to the tasks of establishing a G. O. store and chartering all extra-curricular clubs and activities as active parts of the G. O. Incidentally, the store is now a thriv- ing business selling almost every supply needed by the student. It is on the plan of a good college cooperative. The spring term passed swiftly and soon it was again time for elections. Popular Paul repeated as President while Jay Price, a junior, Pat Nugent, and Roy Schwartz filled the positions of Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer re- spectively. With the advent of the Student Court, the G. O. was able to fulfill its purpose as mediator between student and teacher and as main booster for citizen- ship and sportsmanship.