Miller Great Neck North High School - Arista Yearbook (Great Neck, NY)

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CQNSTITUTIQ TQ PCDSTERITY The Committee of Qrder assisted in sealing ciass memhers at meetingsg and it had heen ptanncd that they should act as Floor Committee at the Promenade, to he held June the eighth, one Week hefore our tussic with the Regents, exams. The Athletic Committee, composed of hoth hoys and girls, was formed to plan and carry out contests hetween classes and the faculty. The traditional Fac- ulty-Senior hasicethaii game played to a large and vociferous crowd. The General Qrganization and the B. A. A, arranged the annual Faculty-Senior hasehaii contest, held during the huge, gala Spring Festival. The theory of dividing responsihitity and of placing work on the shoulders of many Was manifest in the appointment of several committees for tastes necessary for the Prom and the Dinner. A committee Was selected hy the oifhcers soieiy to hear and pick an orchestrag another was chosen for dinner arrangementsg another for entertainment after the Senior Banquetg another for decorationsg another for reception of guests, one to handle invitations. Later on, it was arranged that committees necessary for grad- uation exercises he named. The president anticipated that no less than eighty per cent of the class memhers would have served on committees at the end of the year, giving opportunity for activity in leadership and intelligently thought out Woric to all those who wished it. He distrihuted, at the heginning of the year, questionnaires to learn indi- viduals, preferences. With the residue of our treasury, following depre- dations of committees requiring funds for the Prom. a presentation is to he made to the school at Com- mencement exercises. The Senior Class will leave Polo Road with recoi- iections and reminders of our four years there that Win always send us hack to refresh our friendships and memories. In the words of hir. Chips, Hijorsan et haec ohm meminisse iuvahittn

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SENIOR CLASS GIVES CUM CIL, HE first step in organizing the two hundred and twenty odd seniors into a coordinated group was the election of Sam Vvfingfietd to the presidency, Henry Ehhitt to the vice-presidency. and Tom Breen to the treasurership. in the second of the six scheduled meetings, the class voted Pat Hansen the secretariat, hreaicing precedent and splitting the otd othce. hir. Lusch again assumed sponsorship. fotiowing many years of experience in the joh. New this year was the formation of an Executive Council, composed of three persons from each of the eight senior home rooms. its purpose was to pro- vide as democratic a form of student government as was possihte to enahle the ofhcers to feet the pulse of popular sentiment and to consider husiness too unwieldy for ctass meetings. The Senior Room idea hecame an actuality follow- ing worii hy the Senior Room Committee, the Sewing Committee, and the Carpentry Committee. A Com- mittee of Hostesses was appointed, and study hails in the sanctum topping the schoots structure hecame a pleasant interlude in school routine. The ctass approved hy the required majority vote a constitution written hy our president to standardize procedure, insure fair methods in administration. and provide possihte assistance to senior classes to come. The Christmas Decorations Committee solicited clothing donations from home room memhers, and gave the fruit of their tahors to txftiss Stack, the school nurse, for distrihution in the community. Senior Day was ohserved with ctass-etected ofticiats supervising school affairs, and student teachers giving of their erudition to their for-that-day-onty pupils. Under the co-sponsorship of the Psychology Ctuh and the class, opportunity was given for seniors to latte vocalionat tests, which might he an aid to them in the choice of college wort and a career.

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CQMMITTEEMEN AID QFHCERS UNDER the ieaderstrip of Dorothy Dugan the Senior Room Committee made the seniors, long-awaited haven a reality. Aiding Dorothy were: Mary Cavaney, Maryiu Graham, Ruth Don- niger, Edwin Marks, Robert Miller, and Henry Shaw. i Urs .5 The Senior Room Hostesses were in charge of the Senior Room during each period of time day. Laying down the Weicome,, mat Before us were: Betsy Bates, Jane Cahill, Rutter Cate, Marjorie Crystal, Margaret Donohue, Dorottiy Dugan, Enid Frank, Joan Geyer, Marytu Graham, Betty Gregory, Lola Goiinico, Dorothy Johnson, Peggy Loioei, Veronica McGiynn, Ma1'cia Nance, Dorothy Riley, and Patricia Stieetian. 4. Collecting from ati time tnome rooms, tire Christ- mas Donation Committee turned over its benefac- tions to the needy people of the community. Soiiciting were: Erminie Dougherty, Jack Hutnioard, Elaine Marks, Marcia Nance, and Ruth Scnenciq. As guardians of tire iaw, the Committee of Qrder, under Lewis Lawrence, saw to it that peace and order permeated each Senior Class meeting. Muscle men collaborating with Lewis were: Fer- nand Actiee, Ronald Bali, Warren Bartlett, Robert Biegen, Joseph Eaton, Andrew Hoffman, Harold Johnson, Charles Kausmasicas, Donald Kelty, Robert Levy, Iden Mellor, Robert Parsons, Casper Pienicosizi, Waiter Simonsen, Alien Speir, and Dan Wright. The guiding nand Behind att senior activities nas been that of Mr. fotin S. Luscn, who for ten years nas Been time sponsor of tne Senior Class at Great Neck Higfi School. He nas always acted and advised with consideration of the vest interests of ine individual and the class. The officers and members of the Class of 1940 extend to Mr. Luscn their sincere thanks for his invaluable services. A, AAMQ WWE dubai-f I -C!f'0,9-OL 60-0-1-Viv Llfyfrfrvilfw '5-C6090