Newton High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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UQ- 1 ox -Sr' f W f ZW I, Mt ff! ! ANTI-SMOKING COMMITTEE The Anti-Smoking Committee, one oi the newest student legislative bodies in Newton l'ligh School, was formed to cope with the problem ol student smok- ing. This committee is made up of high ranking students in all classes. Members oi the committee were given identifica- tion cards signed by the principal which HI-I 32 X ij X 1 f K, i n f, Qg: , 1 .A 7 ' mg! Adviser . . Mr. Horace Kidger Chairman . . . . Bob Pettys gave them the right to leave any recita- tion, study hall or home room period at any time in order to visit places where they believed smoking might take place. Smoking, they believed, was a serious offense and anyone found smoking on school grounds should be severely punished as an example lor others vvho might be tempted to smoke. This prob- lem ol student smoking has been etlec- tively dealt with by the Anti-Smoking Committee during its three years of existence.

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499T'S ALPHA GAMMA TAU To the common man mathematics is a lion to be feared, but to the members oi Alpha Gamma -lau it is nothing but a lcitten, something to play with. They twist its tail, romp with it, and sometimes even dissect it Cjust for laughsf. For those bothered by simultaneous equa- tions, a simplified method for doing them by the determinant was described in a tallc by David Young, a member oi the club. Highlights ol the year were a trip to Babson's lnstitute in Wellesley to see the giant relief map of the United States theref a talk by Mr. Charles l'l. Mergandahli and a visit to the calculat- ing machine at iVl.l,'l. At the November meeting the club lormally struclc some- thing mathematical vvhich it could not comprehend ' ' hovv to predict elections successfully. X x. I NX I if vf Ci iiifffiiiiip-tl lx! U if V L h , President . , . Vice-President . Secretary . . . Treasurer . . Adviser . . . Richard Brainerd . . . Ben Martin . Bernice Fingerman . , Robert Ward Miss Frances L. Mendell

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S Xilln 3 ' Ea ART ctus Q. - fl? X 'sa The word art brings to mind a ,Si 222295, ,D variety ol worlc designed to please the El , eye and excite the emotions. To those U fx - 'V -- in the Art Club, the term suggests sev- 4172, eral: a beautiful painting, a graceful I fp statue, or even some grotesque Figure Q Q53 Q, representing a modernistic mood. Re- fl' il N 5 ,L an i h f is C1 it ' J gar ess o t e true sense o t e wor , members ol the Art Club enjoy them- selves to the utmost, whether they are sketching a familiar landscape, or indus- triously attempting to model a Figure ol clay. Always, the worl4 they do is the result ol their own intellect and imagina- tion, as well as their hands. Throughout the year, contests and outings were held to further the interests and abilities oi the students, followed by a gala party at which members displayed the worlc accomplished during their meetings. Treasurer . . Davera Benson Adviser . Miss Helen Miles