Roxbury Memorial High School for Boys - Bostonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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L , 3, .-4 ': I-,L La Cercle Francais of 1955 - 1956 has very definitely maintained the long tradition of instructive and entertaining meetings. Through the constant efforts of Mr. Cameron, the club members heard many talks on the various aspects of French culture and civiliza- tion. Great French writes such as Voltaire, Maupassant, Moliere, Beaumarchais, Maurois were discussed. Great French musicians, such as Debussy, and Casedesus were presented. French scientists played a major role in the development of this very valuable subject. Bernard, Branly, Lavoisier, and the Curies are a few of these distinguished Frenchmen, which were added to the list. The French Club took several trips, via books and maps to all the desirable locations of that great nation. President-Harris Herman Vice-president-Robert Myers Secretary-Lawrence Goldfarb Treasurer-Michael Ginsberg Sergeant-at-Arms-Samuel Childs Faculty Adviser-Mr. Paul Cameron Row 3 Stanley Finer, Sheldon Porter, Louis DeLaFIor, Rueben Margulis, Fred Rubin, Richard Goldstein, Stanley Bette-rman, Burton Robinson, James Diamond, Frank Richmond Row 2 George Berlin, Robert Davis, Stanley Elfbaum, Sydney Segal, Robert Edesess, Barry Gornsteun, Gerald Pessrn, Raymond Harris, Theodore Snyder, Robert Springer, Newton Trevens Row l Samuel Childs, larry Goldtarb, Harris Herman, Mr Cameron, Robert Myers, Michael Ginsherra, Robert Livingston, Gerald Guttell ple Q 5.1 jeff X yr we

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Row 2 Roberl Svillman, S1anley Elfbaum, David Cheren, Robert Rosoff, Stanley Cohen, Samuel Childs, Allan Dreiker, Roberf Davis, Larry Goldfarb Rowl Gerald Guftell, Richard Goldstein, Harris Herman, Mrs McGrath, Allan Silverman, Irwin Rosenbloom, Richard Arisian With the kind and patient guidance of Mrs. McGrath, and also M. Aylward, a cadet teacher from Boston College, Memorial's four forums were anqinspiration to sopho- mores and juniors alike to study public speak- ing. A In addition to this, it gave the participants of the Forum a real chance to show their abili- ties in not only the delivery of a speech but also in the actual composition of the material. The success of the Forum is due to the fine training of Mrs. McGrath not only in speech and diction, but also in the methods of de- livery and presentation, The boys are ad- vised what type of topic would be appropri- ate and told how to organize data. Current events are among thetopics most discussed, but this, however, does not ruin the speakers' chances of originality, for he still has to do a great deal of research on his own. Examples of excellent forum topics are: The Voting Age Should be Lowered to Eighteenn. These are subjects which allow for good pro and con discussion in the present day conditions.

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4 f a -s- u ,ll 1 I I I ' s Row 3 Heimann, Fred Berman, Harvey Berig, Clarence Debrew Row 2 John Friedman, Micheal Wolperr, Peter Waitze Row l Lewenthalw Gerald Levine, Stephen Saltz, Jason Gilman The German Club met this year once every other week in room 332. Tli club was under the capable guidance .ind supervision of our very able adviser Nlr. Gross. The intent of the eluli was to enrich in German traditions any student who showed .in interest in the German Club. Interesting films, depicting German customs, traditions, and advances in the helds of science, engineering, amd the arts were shown .tt least once every month. The club was for- tunate in having .is guests, several sneakers who spoke German very fluently. Bovs pref pnring for the German college boards had the services of lworli the club .ind Nlr. Gross near nt hand. ln its enthusiastic spirit .ind scope the German Club has been one of the outstand- ing organizations in the school. Sidney Warvel, Joseph Slavin, Stanley Elfbaum, Howard Cooper, Donald Shapiro, Klaus Peter Zimmerman, Israel Strier, Reber! Swartz, Gerald Gutfell, Fred Bavley, George Berlin, Edward Silverman, David Kaplan, Allan Strachman, Melvin Moller, Mr. Gross, Hugo 6 The members of the club are very grateful and very indebted to Mr. Gross who has unsel- fishly and willingly devoted much of his own valuable time to make this yenr's club 11 most pleasant and memorable one.