Schreiber High School - Port Light Yearbook (Port Washington, NY)

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PORT WEEKLY Associato Editors The Port Weekly under its editor-in-chief Emily Pickett had an excellent year. Assisted by the associate editors Eudora Griffiths. Pat McGrady, Joan Warden, and Clint Schmieg, the paper turned out fifteen issues for the student body. Members on the editorial board included Marilyn Lyons and Fred Duell who handled the news; Paddy Fried, feature editor; and Kathe Quarck who ran the copy desk. Jack Savidge and Joe DeMarco took care of the advertising and business end of the paper. A great deal of credit for the success of the paper should go to Mr. Kezar whose efforts and advice helped make The Port Weekly the success it was. In addition to being faculty advisor of the paper, he also taught the journalism class, a regular half- year course where the principles of newspaper work were taught. The journalism class contributed much time and material to the paper. The members of The Port Weekly experienced all the thrills and opportunities that are connected with the management and running of a newspaper. They attended press conferences at Columbia University and the Nassau Press Association meeting at Adelphi. Some of the lucky members attended the state con- ference at New York University. A number of the staff had the opportunity to see how papers are actually printed and the many proc- esses that are connected with the setting up of the draft through the finished product. Reading copy at the printers and making dummy sheets all became systematical to many of the students interested in making some phase of journalism their life's voca- Mr. C. Kezar, Emily Pickett tion. 27 CLINTON SCHMIEG

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basketball A tap-in during a sudden death period ended the basketball season for Port Washington High School Varsity hoopsters. Trailing by eleven points and entering the fourth and final quarter, Port managed to pull itself into a tie at the end of regulation time. An overtime period was played in which each team scored two points, sending the game into the fateful sudden death ' period. The final tap-in was made by Dwight Otis, Port's leading scorer. The boy who enabled the game to go into overtime was Francis O'Brien, who had spent most of the year riding the bench. During the last quarter he collected seven points. This 45-43 win over Manhasset avenged a previous 48-47 score. Port started off the season poorly by losing its first three non-league contests by large margins to Hicksville, Roslyn, and Sea Cliff. Port, led by Otis with 15 points and Walt Olstad with 14, surged back to win the Farmingdale game 52-49. Opening its league schedule at Adelphi College gym, Port absorbed a 61-41 drubbing at the hands of Garden City. Port bounced back and took at 34-31 contest from Great Neck. The high scorer was Mike McCormick with 13 points. In its first league game at home, the varsity cagers fell two points shy of beating Mineola, losing 49-48, despite the shooting of Mike McCormick and Olstad, who each tallied 17. This was followed by another one point loss, this time to Manhasset. Joe Fasano showed a return to his '48, '49 form by scoring 14 points. Port came up with its second league victory. This time over Glen Cove, 51-44, led by Olstad and A1 Dumpson who connected for 15 and 14 respectively. The Blue and White trounced Great Neck 42-24. Otis scored 10 points. The team then traveled to Mineola avenging its previous one point loss, whipping the Maroon 51-34 with McCormick scoring 15, ten of these in the first quarter. At Glen Cove, Port won 55-27, in its fourth win in as many starts. Three players, McCormick, Otis and Olstad were in double figures with 14, 12, and 10 points respectively. Garden City nosed out Port 46-41, even though Olstad hit for 13. Following the Garden City game was the Manhasset contest described before. High scorers for the season were Otis with 119, McCormick with 115, and Olstad with 95. During the last six games, of which Port won five. Coach Costello, who came up with a grand coaching job, used a two team system. The first team was an all-senior quintet of McCormick, Fasano, Olstad, Henderson and Marra. The second was a junior five consisting of McNamara, Dumpson, Otis, Cutler, and White. Others on the squad who deserve praise are John Wing, Bart Cosolito, Paul Hunter, Vernon Francis, and Francis O'Brien. Port tied for second place in the league with a record of 6 wins and 4 losses. 26

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President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Advisor ...... James Hazard Nancy Swift Betty Duncan Clinton Schmeig Mr. W. Merrill circle The Circle is the Port Washington High School chapter of the National Honor Society. Membership in this club is based upon scholarship, leadership, service and character. All students are on a point system. Students may become members of Circle after acquiring one hundred points, earned by the combined, points given in scholarship and extra-curricular activity. To be in Circle is thought to be the highest honor that a student may attain in his high school life. Circle, primarily a social club, meets once a month in the eve- ning. It is the one club privileged to have its meetings at night. After completing the necessary business to keep the club run- ning smoothly, the monthly meetings are given over to social activities and general relaxation; pingpong and such games as brain fever and charades are played. Following these activi- ties delicious refreshments are usually served. Twice a year meetings are devoted to the initiating of new members into the club at impressive, candlelight ceremonies. This year the club had a membership of approximately forty students. Every year at the graduation exercises, a silver cup is awarded by the Circle to the high school pupil who has attained the highest scholastic average for the school year. Under the very able guidance of Mr. Merrill, as faculty ad- visor, this year the club has been very successful with the leader- ship of President James Hazard, Vice-President Nancy Swift, Secretary Betty Duncan, and Treasurer Clinton Schmieg. 28