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

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,xy we-W LIBRARY STAFF lmagine lhe confusion if The spoken word suddenly lorgollen, no means of communicalion lell buf lranlic panlomime. Our use of speech is a blessing which we musf use lo lhe besl possible end. To aid lhe developmenl of proper speaking, and lo leach poise ancl expression. special classes in speech and drama are available fo LBHS sfudenfs. llhose wifh almosl laulfless cliclion may join lhe pub- lic announcemenl squad.l Afler all, one musl speak clearly +o be presenled lo The queen. pooch library tall A wrillen record . ..+he dream of 'rhe firsf caveman, carving on 'rhe wall: lhe medieval monks, copying records: The invenlor of fhe lirsl prinling press: fhe oper- alor of +oday's gianf printing presses. And now a variegaled library of books is available in school. Mr. J. McDonough and Mrs. G. Hand are in charge of keeping lhe royal library upefo- dafe, books in good repair and in lhe righf place. The library sfalf aids in all Tasks from checking books oul +o pulling Them back on 'rhe proper shelf: so when our maieslies demand we know iusf where To look for 'rhose off-facls. ,J N N. Ml ,fc 3 lfl ii SPEECH CLUB i Xi. MW st

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CREATIVE WRITING CLUB Creative writing We publish FragmenTs as we wriTe one word? as greaT wriTers buT as people more able To cope wiTh problems of IiTe rnaTurely. There is Tor us The reward oT gaining greaTer accuracy and precision as we creaTe, as Through This clariTicaTion more undersTandin of The wa in which each oT us 9 Y y direcT our TalenT and abiliTy. Many words condense To a Tew-many ThoughTs converge To a cenTral Theme. FragmenTary pieces seem suddenly parTs of a whole ... Precision ...The righT word-The phrase ThaT besT conveys To The reader our own inner ThoughTs . . . ThoughTs . . . nc' longer incoherenT . . . WriTing , . .a perspecTive . . .glance aT all manlcind.

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ff sf- Il-J IU- -V- O .. MRS. E. KLAGES d Chairman li is said +ha+ by lrial and error you delermine which roule To 'rake in a maze. Many wrong palhs are Taken. Some lead 'foward +he goal: some away from il. Olhers lead nowhere buf re+urn +o ihe I place 'fhey began. So i+ is when you are fraveling in 'rhe subway. You may lalce lhe wrong lrain, go 'rhrough +he wrong underpass, or merely gel off af MRS. AUSTIN H MR. G-ALOWIN ....l '-ii' MR. DIAMOND MR. GORDON me +he wrong sfop. You face 'rhe perplexing queslion: Which way should I go? Wham' should l do? l-low much easier if would be if fhere were some- one +o help you, someone, knowing +heir way, who could lead you rhrough +he maze. Bul 'rhe maze which conlinually concerns us is rhe inlricale puzzle wi+h which life confronls us. A+ dilferenl iunciions in our lives we need advice fo lcnow wha+ roule 'fo follow. To lhis end we have been helped by The able, experienced sfaff of lhe Guidance Deparimenl during l'he pas? four years. They have been pafh finders for us and have helped us lhrough 'frying limes. Having had 'fhem io advise us during high school, we now enier anolher phase of life and anofher maze. ll l