Robert L Simpson High School - Huntingtonian Yearbook (Huntington, NY)

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ft PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Top Row Kleft to rightj: P. Hulsen, E. Latimer, B. Ericson, J. Carlson, H. Berleth, R. Allsopp, B. Heusy, H. Brondum, M. Kaufman. Seated Ileft to rightj: F. Boeckman, Mr. Granger, L. Butt, E. Pitts, M. Burnstein. M. Helman, P. Cherubini. Scientiae Manus Mrs. Paulding's Science Club is a newly organized group in Simpson High. The interests of the members vary from astronomy and physics to veterinary science, radio and mineralogy. With Peter Lefferts and Mike Schu- man officiating, the small membership shows signs of X almost doubling itself in the future. RADIO AMATEURS Top Row Kleft to rightj: Mr. Baty, C. Keller, R. Allsopp, J. Dionne J. Alber, F. Velsor, J. Reynolds, W. Kulhanelr, R. Rapp. Seated at Table fleft to rightj: G. Marr, P. Valentine, A. Rullman, Shea, R. Shirley, R. Quasha, A. Roclse, R. Philips. Photography Club The Photography Club, under the super- vision of Mr. Granger, has two main pur- poses: to teach the elements of photography to the enthusiastic members and to offer the entire school a service by taking pictures of any organization or activity. The club has provided candids for the Huntingtonian and has supplied the bulletin boards with inter- esting and timely photographs. SCIENCE CLUB fScientfae Manus! Standing Kleft to rightk R. Roberts, Mrs. Paulding, F. Robinson, A. Pecha, J. Car- bone, W. McAlister, M. Schuman. Seated Ileft to rightlz N. Young, E. Herel, P. Lefferts, J. Smith. f-all Flying Sparks The Radio Club under the direction of Mr. Baty has approximately twenty-eight members. Among this group two Class B and five novice licenses are held. With its call letters WZWLQ, this club contacts over a thousand stations including South Africa, France, England, Labra- dor, West Indies and Switzerland. 4? ci QPQQ A friendly smile, a sym- pathetic ear, a cheery greeting - our secretaries always have these ready. The offices would be dreary indeed without Mrs. Autere, Miss Rogers, and Miss Stellies. SECRETARIES Mrs. Autere, Miss Stelljes. KAbsent, Miss Rogers.J

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Starting From Paumunolr Starting from Paumanok where I was born . . . These are Walt Whitmans familiar lines referring fondly to the beginning of his life in his beloved West Hills home We know the story of his youth of his numerous 'obs and stupendous failures at each Per haps most interesting to us should be his growth as a poet The first reception given the work of this young man was not one of approval He was known as that queer fellow author of that queer book to those to whom poetry was heart and flowers the verses of Leaves of Grass were absolute vulgarnty However the paucity of his admirers was made up for in their fervor Anna Gilchrist English poetess said Here would not serve pretty soft colorless words laid by in lavender for the special uses of poetry that have none of the wear and tear of daily life Henry David Thoreau in a letter t friend concludes his opinion of Whitman s poetry wthese words On the whole it sounds to me very d American This is how the early supporters of The Good Grey Poet expressed their appreciation Now let us tell you how we found him .Q--r-srI ISf' l lyk Whmggn never 4: m five I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars . . An the running blackberry would adorn the parlors of heaven An a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillrons of infidels echoed this feeling often in such lines To me every hour of the light and dark IS a miracle Every cubic inch of space is a miracle To me the sea is a continual miracle The fishes that swim the rocks he motion of the waves the ships with men in them What stranger miracles are these? Most important to us perhaps was Whitman s love for American freedom Although he rarely went to church he made a religion of Democracy His Gospel of American Democracy LEAVES OF GRASS glori fies the dlgn fsman In worshipping the divine essence that ex sin the everyday life of the average man hisatm teac all men the glory of their daily wofkfa At 1 man says I lc O ,MJ the brother 154 155 n are a my ro ers and the women ers gl h 1 much of his verse he fulfills the pro 1 of this ,P gil K' it e 1 e H8 d nf adt' adult Democracy! near at hand to you a t is year -of d t Elena S, ,fun 10611 Jnflotmg itself and foyfully' 'M He 59 k fe CONC I I 7 gc f'T 'ffTtus CQMG about our appreciation for thm'Poet of ' R S Ng pq' nppan who kndw ugw knevf e world ce Llifldsingnlgii 52 aropupgmmndwfg-,mokghh hfgacqlu be n at fassunpylou shall a me s Em 7 H' 31, 'sg-'Eff l us se med able to say :qi mqmorabl fash n 39? Jggzhwmwm if if rg winds? W E76 coud und rstand Wt'fe hams bsffqded hefr be :ful W 8 of ua 'he reason of ' 4 If J iles! are f 5Z6th0Ughf1 nf an e so Begum? ' nudge mygen men in all ages and lands they We found immediately his exaltation ot nature He If they are not yours as spoke most often on this sublect at all times marvel as mme they are It mg at the works of God He said next to nothing are not original with mp I . ' I d 1 . He ' ' ' ' as - 1 - n ' ' ' ll ll Il 11 ' ' ' I 1 ' ' - - f I . , 1 1 I u 1 1 ' ' I . . . . H ' n I I I n u n ' n - - . ' I I . I I . . . ,, . ' ' - Il . I ' . - - s . ' II ' pa -. ,S vs,-' ' ' if 4:21 ' I f ' 'V ' an ' A . ' . , ,. az' . . T- . P4 ' . if T- fs-': , . ' I fi 3 v ' -,, Q' Q. . ,fc .ww , ,I - me fmgph Ewen f'. 'W - 'I f' f -Asilifyf,-je -:iffy fi-,g r ,L ,ff -s ,f,...ei ' t Q I I 'f ffv w 2f- for . , , 1 - t neg, -I Af' yfjgil , YSLQEI. .. , A,. . 1 - - s ,1g'.,P:'-:gk :' -. 'S' , x' - , .,,' ..,. - , . 1.4 I-4 1 i IW. 1 fiffrg my my - - . . -f Q .. ' ., ff 2 .1 s- , 3 I ,' in tn if I ' W 1 5 Us iw II' . s : H I Q iv! .L . I , I - .Y ,, ' . 1 Jn 'Vx 2 00 . - 1 -74:5 the s I ddle age and the sagacity UWM' I - - - -ng. stil 1v'.,1 f., ,ti .F ' U f ' f ' T , L-,I ' ' ' -L -zasizssk If-+1:': ' . 'A ' i 1 - 1 was if test ' A -I I . 1 , V 4- ,- .f, A. F, Q 4 ,I . W ,- .T K. T : U , ,te-L' e - '11 ' s 'T - ' ' ' A ' 6, . - I ' ' ' . 'if 5 ,- -'t -I ' W ' ,sf . -. . A A . -- V - '- . 1- .' .- - ,- t. t 4 ,4' , is , W ,rj I. . , P. . :if ,N r . 5 U 4, -44,1 3 , A . . .. A, h v'-A, I ns A , as . -' - -1- ,H- - . T - - tl .- 4 I . V. I . - , s, bf , tu we-..s K.-IW . . 25:30 1 L- -3.6-'., , fi A A - ' ' is . ' ,S Fw, . ,' 'L xx is' 'qu - f ' 1 'Jr 'E' 'kl A ' ' . , ,. Y ,f s,. - K .A hx .4 W . . U -Mm V f- , Q if V I 1 - -Q . ' 3.4 . . . . l it I , - , n nvfr . . vii, tm