Manhasset High School - Tower Yearbook (Manhasset, NY)

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ln the English department we encountered Miss Barbara Ann Wilken. Skinny, er-ah-Miss Wil- ken, was, however, to teach freshman classes, so with a sigh the upper classmen departed. In the physical education line both the boys and the girls had new instructors, Miss Dorothy jor- gensen, and Mr. Edward Walsh, who coached the Senior journalism, and Radio Workshop. Much interest was displayed in these courses, and the Creative Writing students even printed a booklet at the end of the semester containing their short stories, poems, and radio scripts. The next thing that came to our attention was the annual change in schedule. It was a little con- TOVUER STAFF Rau' Om'-XV. McKillop, j. Stein, N. Barrow, A. Fincke. Kelly, B. Fowle, H. Powell, A. McGeeney, -I. Bennett. Razr' T11'r1-W, Braznell, L. Thwaits, A, Cleaver, G. Thompson, N. Smith, R. Martin, -I. Larie, G. Dunne, M. Cote, S. Carstens, Rau' 7'brw-j. Moghtader, K. Brinkman, M. Craig, H. Kitchener, W. Martin, R. Kiefer, R, Schmorr, C. Theiss, rl. Arnold, A. McDowell, G. Bogner, E, Smith, Rau' F0lH'iF. Kruse, T. Austin, A. Sands, R. Zeiller, G. Riggs, D. King, D. Guder, football team, and managed to break Manhasset's depressing losing streak. Manhasset introduced five new courses last fall for seniors interested in English. These were Prac- tical English, World Literature, Creative Writing, fusing, even to the seniors, who couldn't laugh too hard at the confused freshmen until they got straightened out themselves. There was considerable controversy over the twenty-minute period between the fifth and sixth

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PROCTORS Rau' Out'-T. Austin, D. Braznell. Rau' Tun-H. Kitch- ener, j. Bennett, G. Thompson, G, Riggs, l.. Thwaits, j. Diefendorf, R, Ferguson. Ron' 'I'br't'ew-IW. Craig, N. Barrow, A. Fincke, A. McGeeney, J. Stein, A. Cleaver, S. Carstens. FALL S last summers vacation drew to a close and we began comparing adventures, we found that most of us had had our fill of the midget auto races, the movies, the beaches, the days of loafing in the sun, and the summer romances. tSounds fantastic, doesn't it?j Anyway, the seniors were looking forward again to the opening of school, for this was the year they had been waiting for ever since their bib-and-diaper days up in the balcony. Wlieri school opened, everyone met in the audi- torium to learn about the new schedule and be assigned to home rooms. The lordly seniors sat prominently front-and-center in the auditorium, in Manhasset's throne of leadership, the senior seats. Realizing from years of experience that you must know your enemies, we first took an apprais- ing glance at Manhasset's new faculty members. In room I5-the library in days of old-we found Miss Olivia Way, our new librarian, setting every- thing in order. We then moved on to the sciente department, where we found another new teacher, Miss Ruth Seelbach. Although we didn't know it at the time, Miss Seelbach was destined to win a place in the seniors' hearts with a history-making explosion in one of her chemistry classes. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Rau' OW-li. Fowle, A. Cleaver. Rau' Tim-A. .MC- Geeney, N. Barrow, H. Kitchener. Rau' Tlvrn'-M. Holmes, F. Kruse, N. Lane, E. Block. Rau' Fam'-V. Thompson. Run' Filff'-M. Craig, S. Carstens, M. Cote. Ruiz' Six-C. Rapp, -I. Moghtader. G. Riggs. Rau' Sezwz -R. Ferguson, D. King.

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l.l2FT CfUlvIlNIlTTI2E FOR UNDERSTANDING STUDENT PROISLEMS Ilan' Om' A. Childs, M. Mc-zey, tl. Howard, j. Vecciotti, K. McDowell, D. Vciltman. Run' Tivo- M. lwillldlltlli, li. liutler, N. Nylund, D. Rogers, I. Herrfnrth, M. Lange, D. Cehe-Harhersky, C. Smith, R. Terzi. RIGHT-SERVICE COMMITTEE Run' Our--M. vV.lllSIl1ilfl, M. Talhott, M. Lang, G. Mezey. Ruiz' Tim-H. Wfestervelt, D. Guder, D. Rogers, j. Shumway, M. Wittsclmen, DI. Kruckle. periods, hut everyone acclaimed the activity period, which encouraged and enahlecl us all to participate in more school activities. Eventually the twenty- minute period hecame the first senior privilege, and those seniors who had a li average were permit- ted to tack it on to their regular lunch periods. The new Ci, O. council under President jack Diefendorf started the year hy announcing that all activities had to he chartered hy the council. That is, every cluh or activity meeting during the ac- tivity period had to suhmit a list of its aims and purposes for the year. lf the list was satisfactory, the cluh got a charter from the council. If not, it was not recognized as a school activity. The new council also started work immediately on the Ci. O. card drive, under Hugh Kitchener, the G. O. vice-president. Wlieii the annual class elections were held, the new council took the trouhle to evaluate the elections, so that next year's elections could he conducted more efficiently. The council also worked toward fulfilling our greatest wish-to get a youth center in Manhasset-by at- tending meetings for that purpose and sponsoring the school's magazine drive. Yes, any Thursday during the activity period, the council could he found either in the hoard P00111 or in the lihrary council room, planning how to improve M. H. S., and discussing the prohlems involved in managing our school. We were proud to see the council function, for it was a symhol of the freedom we enjoyed as Manhasset students, hut mainly the class of '-i9 was particularly proud, hecause they had finally worked their way to the top in Man- hasset High, Manhasset's General Assembly, the Student Cfon- gress, hegan its usual husy-ness with the aicl of a few sparkling freshman congressmen who moved questions, tabled discussions, and proclaimed Gout of order with all the spirit and enthusiasm of old masters. The yearly drive to put an end to finals was begun, and with remarkalwle speed and effi- ciency the school was opened on week ends for