McBurney School - Lamp and Laurel Yearbook (New York, NY)

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LOWER SCHOOL-J. 5 and 6 lirik llcdin, Richard Dc Voc, and Ross Ciescg Shop-Raymond Burbank and john Seiboldg Typing-john Seibold and Ross Ciese. As usual the Lower School was among the leaders in all drives. Y. M. C. A. XVorld Youth Fund, Infantilc Paralysis, Red Cross, Scamen's House, N. Y. Asso- ciation for the Blind, and the Roosevelt Ilospital. The three hardest workers were Raymond Burbank, Arnold Golembc, and Lcszek VVachtel. lntra-mural contests and tournaments added further zest to the school day. Among the contest winners were: Spell- ing-john Seibold, Robert Gvvinner and Arnold Cvolembeg Chess-Robert Merz, Phillip Maneckc, and Richard Maneckeg Checkers-Sam Spilo, Peter Delgross, and llarry Calentig Ping Pong-Bijan Asgar- zadek, Ralph Goodfriend, and Rexford Gunter, Pegity-Leszak VVaehtel, Richard DcVoc, and Arnold Golembe. 'l'he various committees under the Co- ordinating Chairman. joseph Lo Bono, worked very effectively during the year. The following chairmen and committees did exceptionally line work. Health-Ar nold Golembe, Safety - Eric Dunn: Trips-Ross Giese and john Durante: Clean-Up-Clifford Ikerd and jay Gum- mersbachg Welcoming-Leszek vV2lCllfCl. The popular physical education program in the gymnasiums, swimming pools, and park gave many a boy l1is first start in major sports. Thirty-three athletic letters were earned in spirited 'contests with friendly opponents from Dalton, Horace- Mann, Lincoln, Ethical Culture, River- dale, and St. Thomas. Robert Smith won the track medal, john Heinemann the Silver Basketball, the Best Swinnner medal went to Allen Martel, the minature baseball to joseph LoBono, and the soccer award to Anthony Montana. The Most Improved Swirnrner statuette went to joseph Blanco. The highly prized medal for Best All-Around Athlete was won br Bijan Asgarzadeh, our visitor from Iran. All in all, the Lower School enjoyed a pleasant as well as a profitable year.

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LOWER SCHOOL First Term Second Term Allen Martell President Robert Merz Anthony Montana Vice President Eric Dunn Iohn Seibold Secretary Iohn Seibold David Adams . Allen Martell . S d C Robert Smith tu em OUHC11 Anthony Montana Eric Dunn Athletic llffanagcr Richard DeV0e The forty-seven Lower School boys en- joyed a full school year purposely de- signed through a Balanced Living pro- gram. Among the interesting activities were such highlights as the Variety Show, Ilalloween, Christmas, and Farewell Parties, Parent-Alunmi Night, Annual Outing and Field Day at Indian Point, VVashingt0n, D. C., Trip, Virginia Trip, Recognition Day with the awarding of prizes. On this occasion Ross Giese of the seventh grade was awarded the highest honor bestowed by the school, namely, the coveted gold McBurney Scholarship medal. The silver and bronze scholarship medals went to Iohn Seibold, of the seventh grade, and Frederick VValz, of the fifth grade. The All-round hIcBurn- eian award for excellence of character, scholarship, and athletics was won by Raymond Burbank of the sixth grade. The Host Improved hIcBurneian prize was earned by lay Gummersbach, of thc sev- enth grade, and the Courtesy Award was won by loseph Blanco, of the seventh grade. The Lower School voted Eric Dunn The Most Popular Boy. During the year the ever popular Wed- nesday Trips included supervised visits to The Lighthouse, the New York As- sociation for the Blind, Zoos, Museum of the City of New York, The Museum of Natural History, the Hayden Planetar- ium, the Museum of Science and In- dustry, The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Span- ish Museum, The Museum of the Ameri- can Indian, The Mechanex Illustrated Show at Madison Square Garden, the Stamp Show at Grand Central Palace, The Seamen's House, The Seamen's In- stitute, and the Metropolitan Opera House. These boys excelled in the following special fields: Music-David Adams, Erie Dunn, and Leszek Wachtel, Art-Sven-

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