Rice High School - Edmundian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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ll, -3 THE LIBRARY CLUB, as in the past, was small but very efficient. Brother Long, school librarian for many years, assigned each member to a particular task which they soon became expert at. They worked during study period and after school keeping track of the books, rounding up overdue volumes, keeping the library clean, and repairing the damaged Librar, llluh SENIOR ROBERT RODRlQUEZ puts a book back where it bolongs in the library's reference section. Bob, a four year member, spent most of his time repairing the damaged and worn books. :gf books. Seated with Brother Long are: Edward Duffy, Dennis Desmond, John McGurrin and Robert lnsull. Standing in the back are: Emith Fludd, Robert Rodriquel and John Lopet. They enioyed the work and did a great deal of reading themselves. SENlOR EMITH FLUDD served as a sort of doorman during the study period, He stamped students' library passes as they entered the library to get books. Emith is a four year member of the stuff. N? V Q .V S

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SOPHOMORE LUIS FLORES removes the bottles of developer from the closet. Luis worked on development and priming and mixed the chemicals to be used. The darkroom was well equipped with a tina enlarger, three dryers, adequate trays and running water. Numbers were kept small because the work required training and patience. Many boys would find the work too exacting. FRANK BERNARSKI and Dennis Lydting were iust beginners this year but learned a great deal. They helped with developing when older students couldn't make it. The club turned out over 1000 prints. . . BROTHER UNSWORTH, moderator of the Camera Club and school publications, supervised the students' work and taught picture taking and development. He has been in charge of yearbooks and camera clubs for eight years. SOPHOMORE FRED MARTIN looks up from his print drying task to get his picture taken. Fred worked in the afternoons and Saturdays. The group turned out high quality work, made few mistakes. Many thought the finished pictures to be the work of professionals. They were surprised to learn that all work was done at the school.

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'vt 'R LIBRARIES ARE FOREVER rearranging, it seems. Here, to make room for more new books, Freshmen librarians Dennis Desmond and John McGurrin clear a shelf in the fiction section. FRESHMAN EDWARD DUFFY, below, goes through a stack of returned books and replaces the borrower's card in the flap of each book. Teachers mode certain that the library was in constant use. Q A .- L fs ,, .,,. .44 443 I t ld Ni -aff. OVER IN THE MAGAZINE SECTION, Emith Fludd and John Lopez flle some late issues of America . The library has a good collection of the best secular and Catholic magazines. They were filed neatly in labeled boxes. THE LIBRARY'S CARD catalogue was kept in order by Junior Robert lnsull. He checked books in and out and visited the classrooms to collect overdue books. Bob was a librarian lost year. JOHN LOPEZ, below, who repaired books with Robert Rod- riquez, works in the library's far corner. Repairmen stored their tools and materials in the box on floor. The library was moved to the first floor during the summer of '57. Q -'ap frft5?if elif: ii? A gf Qi? Y IR.