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

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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.

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eneral rganization 14

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A H, HOUGH not the most successful of Long Beach's athletic teams, Coach Roy Illowit's 1947 football squad provided its share of thrills, spills and exciting moments. Undoubtedly the highlight of the schedule, even though it ended in the Long Beach loss column, was the mid-season 10-6 defeat at the hands of our traditional gridiron rivals, the Ocean- side sailors. A wildly cheering Long Beach FOOT student body was brought to its feet as they watched the Blue and White explode into a quick six point lead, only to sink back into their seats as the visitors slowly cut the lead from six to two points. Then, with the clock ticking off the final 30 seconds of play, Oceanside attempted a desper- ate 35 yard pass which clicked, resulting in a Frank Merriwell finish and giving Oceanside a storybook victory.