Rhodes School - Rhodester Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Congressman John V. Lindsay Congressman John Lindsay was the next speaker. In his talk to the students, he spoke about the issues of the election as well as the life of a Congressman in Washington. Mr. Lindsay was facing a tough re-election battle in the Fall, but he came through it successfully, Representing the ticket of Johnson-Humphtrey- Kennedy was a New York attorney who labored as a volunteer in the Democratic Committee to elect this slate. He extolled the virtues of these three, and they all came out on top. To culminate this series of talks, the Rostrum held a schoolwide straw vote. The results were exactly the same as those on Election Day. In the Spring Term, the Rostrum remained active. Members of the Draft Board spoke on this area of concern to all High School boys, and a member of the Youth Department spoke on Social Work in New York. Through this series of speakers and programs, the Rostrum brought areas outside of schoolwork to the attention of all Rhodesters. 81 State Senator Frederick S. Berman City Democratic Committee member extolls virtues of Johnson-Humphrey-Kennedy ticket.

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uly” RHODES ri ' ' ‘ per anon P ae Rostrum members tally the amazingly accurate straw vote returns in November. This year, the Rostrum attempted to schedule a program of speakers in various segments of the po- litical spectrum to air their views at Rhodes. The program’s success was mainly due to the efforts of the Rostrum members and the seriousness with which the speakers treated the pre-voting age Rhodesters. cut» S| Standing: Douglas Roberts, John Weiss, Nicholas Gelbard. Seated: Myron Jackler, Faculty Advisor Mr. Stewart, Hans Andersen. 80 The first speaker of the year was Frederick Berman. Mr. Berman was running for State Senator at the time, and his talk was about the life a political candi- date leads. His campaign was successful in Rhodes as well as the district, and he is now Senator Berman. ROS TRUM

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Pista to pursu u heir s rior 7 | A a) er bat 1) er bos the science ex- presented in the lication. Here, in print the areas have come into cular course of study. 1 F : , XY a hii Liiv rea of ly this year was rock- wos . 2 S - etr field was the most topical. s to bu erational . . Bir : , . : The club members also constructed many SC 1odes’ entry at the New SESE i ee LE aA Ee eee = presented Physics in Reality a aemonsira- et rn ee ee The tion of Mme Dasic laws OF mowuon. 1€ two worked over-time on this project, and were well rewarded with both : i an invitation to Assistant —— ul Mr. Ma: Marl Ockun, Edward Moskowiiz, Ben Pre minge Paul Cohen. Stanley Heller, Steven Simon, Harold Lieberman, Faculty Advisor Miss Nahum, Steven Navarro, Ronald Ing Michael Malcolmson. Kocik, Myron Jackler Mary 82 “ Advisor Mr. Katz, Merri White, Faculty Advisor Nicholas Gelbard, SPANISH CLUB To supplement the regular courses offered in Spanish, the Spanish Club conducted a program under the paeae of Miss Nahum. The Club ish ee and cue by distinguished ended lectures on Span- experts in these fields. The Club also went to several restaurants specializing in Spanish cuisine. The eo: Tourist Center was the scene of many club meetings as the group p lanned a fanciful trip through the Spanish country- side. The customs of Spain, as well as the modern political scene there, were also dis- cussed. These studies offered the members better insight into the Iberian language. The members ended the year with a broad background not only in the language, but in the fascinating culture of Spain.