Martin Van Buren High School - Futura Yearbook (Queens Village, NY)

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ARISTA SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY The History Honor Society is comparatively new, but its activitiies make it as well known and appreciated as any of the older organizations. It is under the co-sponsor- ship of Mrs. Ida Balser and Mr. Stanley Feld. David Jacobson is the president of this group, which consists of approximately one hundred avid history students, who have maintained a ninety-one percent or better average for four terms of History in Martin Van Buren High School. This society was instrumental in presenting thought-provoking assembly programs on the Constitution, and on the United Nations. The students have conducted debates on topics of current importance and are engaged in a series of lectures. Many day trips to such sites as Hyde Park and the United Nations, plus a three day sojourn to Washington, D. C. highlight the calendar of events of the organization. This new honor society has added much to the intellectual life of Van Buren, and it promises much more for the future. -. 'SP-

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GIRLS' LEAGUE One of the oldest service organizations in the school, Girls' League was founded the first year that Martin Van Buren came into being. Since its humble beginnings, the League has grown and advanced to become one of the most respected service organizations in the school and one of the largest. How does one become a member of Girls' League? First a girl trains for one period a week for eight weeks, during which time the girls' training group thinks of a proiect and makes it. Then all the training groups give an assembly to show off their completed projects. Since the League is so large it is almost impossible to know the trainees individually. Therefore each trainee goes through an interview, where we try to find out about each girl individually. After all this the girls are inducted into the League. But Girls' League is not all work, service, work. There are many social events conducted within the League. Every spring the League has a play day with its rival organization Leaders. There is also a Senior Party in the spring, a trip to a show or baseball game once a term, and of course the induction. Highlighting all these events in the annual Mother-Daugh- ter dinner held every spring. This is the largest social event in the League and one of the most enioyable. One of the most coveted awards a girl can hope to win is the Girls' League key at graduation. This key represents the fact that this girl has worked the hardest during her acquaintance with Girls' League. As you can see, the girl who is a member of Girls' Service League will find it a truly rewarding and exciting experience.

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I' Y-3 I gi. - fe Arista, an honor society which was founded half a century ago, is comprised of four percent of the student body, personifying the very meaning of the Greek, word Arista -the best. All members excel in scholarship, character, service, cooperation and loyalty to the highest ideals of Van Buren. Arista has been led and inspired these past six years by Mrs. Eileen Boylan, with the aid of ten faculty members who are known as the Arista Senate. The Senate mem- bers actively participate in the selection of members, and sponsor activities which do not occur during the monthly Arista meetings. The meetings are primarily used for the presentation of informative lectures by various members of the faculty. They are conducted by either the Boy Leader, Steven Moskowitz, or by the Girl Leader, Marcy J. Rosen. The organization also publishes a newsletter containing any information which is pertinent to the society. There is a tutoring system, run by the Arista Secretary, Dona Schatz, by which students who are weak in any subiect can get aid from an Arista member who is strong in that field. This society lives up to its ideals, creating an atmosphere of promising intellect and character which shines throughout the school. Among the bright arrivals this year on the Martin Van Buren High School scene is the Science Honor Society, consisting of the top math and science students in the school. These students of the test tube and the slide rule meet during assembly periods to probe deeper into the realms of the seen and unseen world around them. Under the direction of Mrs. Friedenreich, many members have tackled proiects ranging from biology to physics. These are the people whose goal is success in the Westing- house Talent Search, and whose keen minds will take their place tomorrow in the world of science. . . X HISTORY HONOR SOCIETY