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

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S BIG INDUCTION PARTY HELD Dr. DaCal guest Speaker at French l lonor Society Meetings Uctober 30, l952-The French Honor Society at its afternoon induction party was honored to have Dr. Dacal, associate pro- fesor of Romance Languages at N.Y.U., as guest speaker. He gave an informative and in- teresting lecture on the study and use of for- eign languages. Miss Pizinger and Janet Eidensohn, Pres- ident of the Society, cordially welcomed the guests. Among the noted school celebrities present were Mr. Borzilleri, Mrs. Klages, and Mrs. Michelson. Following a piano solo by the talented Phyllis Spiegelstein, Mr. Borzilleri spoke on the value of French in various loca- tions. French l-lonor Certificates were pre- sented to the outstanding members of the So- ciety. At this time, Dr. DaCal explained how foreign languages were beneficial to us in future life and how they have played an important part in the affairs of the world. Additional entertainment was provided by Sue Goldman, who skillfully played Hlziantasie lmpromptun, and Stephanie Solow and Janet Eiclensohn, who joined in singing the beauti- ful Barcarolle . The meeting, enjoyed by all, ended with the serving of refreshments. The French l-lonor Society aims at fur- thering the study and understanding of the language, customs, and country of France. It is made up of students who have attained an 85 percent average or above in the subject. Officers elected in September are: President, Jant Eidensohn, Vice President, Joan Kessel- mang Secretary, Diane Appelg Treasurer, Ellen l-lonigg Public Relations, Judy Yedlin. The January term found Phyllis Spiegelstein Presidentg Judy Yedlin, Vice Presidentg Ruth Dorner, Secretaryg Sylvia Westheimer, Trea- surerg and Rhoda Ross, Public Relations Officer. ORMAND IE .ana , ,r' 4 in '-T at-Y' 0 i osoqgffe Paa6y'Ea.ha.n TWENTY-EIGHT

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F- 'fi' 2 fig: ,, it W1 1 elif, ss FT. f 1-lit-+I. llilffgf 'grim ii 5 1 f ' 'T fi EQ' f lg 'l K E a..,,i1ftf1fTi'E .Hu as A x Hia-J,-c.f:e Re-Birth of Ancient Language HEBREW HONOR SOCIETY FORMED Re-Birth of Ancient Language Hebrew Honor Society Formed In September of l95 I , the oldest language in the world, Hebrew, had its conception in Long Beach High School. Under the direc- tion of Mr. Edward Diamond, the Hebrew students learned this language and the cus- toms of its people. Now that Hebrew has gained in popu- larity in this school, a Hebrew Honor Society has been formed to further Hebrew culture. ln order to attain membership in this society, a student must have maintained an average of at least 85 per cent for one year of Hebrew. Under the leadership of Leah Slater, this societyls first president, and Mr. Diamond, their advisor, a constitution was written, and many plans have been made for the year. One of their first activities was to hold a special meeting, in which Ayin medals were awarded to the highest ranking students in Hebrew, and a guest speaker, Mrs. Blanche Weiss, was invited to speak about her recent visit to Israel. All students of Long Beach High School should support this organization, so that the Hebrew course will grow and take its place with the other languages offered in our school. Phyllis Bosworth TWEN EVEN

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Speech Arts Club Carries On The voice that comes over the loud speaker every morning and afternoon is not the voice of someone who was picked at random from a group of students. He is a member of the Speech Arts Club exercising his or her trade or art. Besides serving the school in this fashion, the members of the Speech Arts Club record their voices, attend debates and participate in other activities of interest. lVlr. Kuhn is the very able faculty advisor, and David Bushler Stephanie Solow, and Barbara Cordon are the officers. The Speech Arts Club was started some years ago for speaking over the public ad- dress system. However, it has grown in both size and divergency of activities. The club is open to students up to their junior year, but members are allowed to stay after they become seniors. The reason for this is to pre- vent people who desire only college credit from joining the club. The speech Arts Club now has its largest membership and is looking forward to its presentation of af , . f ards to mem- ber graduates. TWENTY-NINE