New Dorp High School - Argonaut Yearbook (Staten Island, NY)

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Aristcfs interest in the humanities.. high schools. selects a mere two and one-halt per cent ot our student body to pertorm the above mentioned tasks. Semi-annually the Arista conducts an assembly. to honor its newly elected members. Atter the in- spiration ot a guest speaker and ot a candle-lighting ceremony, the group conducts a theatre and dinner party, this year to The King And l and Caesar and Cleopatra. Elizabeth Trafford newly elected Arista member lghts the candle for service in the fall term during the tradi tional candlelight service Gail Mulcahy, Fall Girl Leader, presents an Honorary Arista Membership to the guest speaker Dr. Jay T. Wright, Educational Director of the New York Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews Miss Mary C. McGinnis, Dr. Wright, Gail Mulcahy and John Pitarresi, Fall Boy Leader, listen to the musical portion of the Arista assembly program. Julienne Le Bras, Margaret Pellicani, Joseph Coccoli, June Groves, and Cynthia Scaiano, with Leslie Bellows, Lawrence Johansen, Ray Long, standing, check newspapers and telephone directories to select a restaurant for their Arista dinner.

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! Diane Ordes, Marietta Corso, Louis Palladino, Jay Strausser and Elaine Newman, members of ARISTA, at work in the office of the Staten Island Tuberculosis and Health Center, St. George, Staten Island. Mrs. Winsch distributes seals to Charles Di Giacomo, George Harshberger, Audrey Johnston, Judith Powers, Louis Ghibaudo, and Marie Pasculli. Fixing the New Box for Mail are Marie Trapani, Gail Tedesco, William Sharpley, Nat Goren, Pat Roughan, and Joanne Rizzo. Marion Fiorello, Barbara Kivlehan, Philip Corso, Margo Binsack, and Monica Golia oct as library proctors during mid-term examinations. 14 Kala Kagatha reflects the scnoifmsnupi cHARActER1 snavice Zealous campaigners tor the Tuberculosis Drive and postmen at Christmas time have been recruited trom Arista ranlis. The tutoring that has boosted many a student over the Regents hurdles is con- ducted by Arista members. Arista, a city wide honor society with chapters in all New Yorlc City . x in s ss. MQ' J AQ,-4

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X' S XIX X wx ' flkw xx S, xki, X f,: Xt . . - x QQ X Q. C 2. o 1 If I. 3 a .. C .. o - v- - fn V1 'E 4 m .. J' 0 :. a V- Z. ra ? ments: Carol Garber, Mrs. Colangelo, Iris Mendez, seared. Angelina Cafaro, Alberfa DiBrizzi, John Midgetf, Ruth Lefich, Marie Rizzo, James Dougherfy, sfonding. Around the Christmas Card Boxes are gathered Barbara Monkman, Anna Res- cigno, Sheldon Jackson, James Gazzale, Sarah Dyer, Lillian Mehltretier, Beatrice Hrbacek, William Garcia, John Pitarresi, Conrad Meibauer. me The Junior Arisla, under The guidance of Mrs. Lorraine Colangelo and Miss Mary Bennelf, is a group of second year sludenls, screened by a lacully group and former Jr. Arisfa In the now annual Junior Arista Installation Assembly, held in the fall ferm, Miss Mary C. McGinnis insialls the Boy and Girl Leaders, Joachim Siieber and Lillian Mehltretter. 4 1 ILS!