Seth Low Junior High School - Spectator Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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THE DEBATING CLUB This year the debating Club, under the able supervision of Miss Herzog, continued its work of teaching pupils of Seth Low the art of debate. At the first meeting, elections were held and the members elected to hold oche were: Mortimer RogoH, Presi- dent; Kenneth Friou, Vice-President; Alvin Friedfeld,, Secretary, and Rob- ert Coopchick, Treasurer. The first debate was on the topic, llResolved, that final examinations should be abolished? The teams con- sisted of Robert Chernoff, Louis Land- man, and Kenneth Friou for the af- firmative, and Arthur Doris, Bernice Wels, and Robert Coopchick for the negative. The decision of the judges was in favor of the aHirmative, this side winning by four points. After this debate, the club spent some of its time in learning the princi- ples of debating, and in the discussion and adoption of a constitution. The organization was then divided into four teams of six members each, for the purpose of continuing our de- bates. The three best speakers of the entire series are to take part in the annual gathering of the City History Club in Manhattan. As the work of the City-wide club extends over two terms, we expect to THE SPECTATOR welcome many new members from the present 9A into the club to help us win in our final contest next May. We are sure this Club will become one of the most popular. Mortmer Rogoff SETH LOW BOY SCOUT TROOP I79 During the past season we have ad- vanced greatly. Over the summer va- cation some of our scouts went to the summer troop and passed several first and second class tests. Many of our scouts took advantage of the offer to go to Oriental Beach. An enjoyable time was had by all. There are four patrols: Wolves un- Abe Ancona, and the Bob Whites un- der Joseph Marshall; Panthers under Meyer Elinsky; Flaming Arrows under der Philip Habib. All Patrol leaders are capable and worthy of their posi- The Wolf Patrol has regained the lead from the Panther Patrol. tion. Many hikes were taken by the troop One of the best hikes was a hike to Hollis Woods under Mr. Silvermanis supervision. If in all sorts of weather. you think Mr. Silverman was a wall flower on this hike, just ask him. THE NATURE CLUB Page Fifty-five

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REPORTS ON THE TYPING CLUB Friday morning starts a delightful day for the members of the Typing Club. The Typing Club enables the good typists to enjoy themselves whereas the poor students both enjoy and increase their typing ability. Through the su- pervision of Miss Blohm, we are there- fore able to have this golden oppor- tunity. Members of the Typing Club have elected the following officers: PresidenteGrace Di F iore Vice-Presidente-Nickolas Preggon SecretarytLillian Novin TreasurereHarold Sutton As one enters the room, which is 315, he will notice different interesting posters and pictures on typing that help a pupil with his work. While in the room we are allowed to do anything we want until the President calls the meeting to order. F ollowing that we have suggestions that will help or im- prove the club and then we have our contest. The winners of the contests were as follows: John Vicari, Beatrice Zuckerman, and Lillian Novin, twice. The Typing Committee Esther Matza Florence Marcus Grace Di Fiore Lillian Novin THE BIOLOGY CLUB Page Fifty-four TRAVEL CLUB The United States-the Hawaiian IslandseeJapan, China-India. These are some of the places we hope to Visit in future years, but now we must be content with traveling via Seth Low,s Travel Club. There, after mapping out an itine- rary, securing passports and visas, we crossed the U. S., stopping enroute at Yellowstone Park and Southern Cali- fornia. Then we crossed the Pacific to the land of the Cherry Blossom and Chrysanthemum, the Island Kingdom of the Mikado. F lowers are regarded in Japan with solemn and serious reve- rence. Girls are trained to grow and arrange flowers, as part of their neces- sary education. Christmas means noth- ing in Japan, but one distinguishing habit of the Japanese in relation to New Yearis Day is that of paying bills before dawn. Anyone who fails to pay his bills prior to New Years is consid- ered dishonored. Some of our own citizens might adopt this custom. Our supervisor, Miss Larkin, brought many examples of Japanese hand- work, a Japanese kimono, wooden shoes, and cotton stockings; also a Ja- panese doll and many other novelties. Virginia A. Naab, 9136 THE NEEDLECRAFT CLUB The Needlecraft Club, under the direction of Mrs. Aldrich, is getting along quite nicely. The girls are mak- ing all sorts of handiwork. Some are crocheting hats, scarfs, gloves, etc. Others are knitting sweaters. Some are making patchwork quilts. Some are making mats, embroidery, etc. Many of the girls have finished, and are starting something new. The club is conducted very nicely. Adele Brandes, RD2 THE SPECTATOR

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M USIC LOVERS' CLU B TA- RA-TA- RA-! Who said girls eanlt play bugles? I, .a member of the Music Lovers, Club, would like to say that it is not so. I received my bugle five weeks ago, i and after struggling with it for quite a time, I linally got the knack of it. During the first two weeks of my class, I learned how to play the scale, which consists of four notes: do, me, sol, do. Most of the common songs and marches may be played easily, if you know your scale. When playing a bugle you donit blow into the mouthpiece, but spit, as if there were a piece of thread on the tip of your tongue. This produces a sharp, clear note. I brought the bugle to the Music Lovers Club to discuss the traits of the instrument with the other mem- bers. To our surprise, Mr. Phillips asked for it, and immediately gave us a few bugle calls. He said that a good bugler needs good lung power, and both he and the club were very much surprised when I told them that my instructor had said that girls are much better at learning to bugle than boys are. Jaqueline Ginsberg, 9A I Page Fifty-six Believe It Or Nots in Music . Bach had thirty-six children. . Liszt hated music when he was a child. . Scarlatti wrote the ciCats Fuguei, when his cat jumped onto the key- board. ,.; Shubert cut the veins between his fourth and fifth fingers because his fingers wouldnit lift high enough. . Hayden,s Surprise Symphony al- most got him hanged. . Johann Strauss father forbade him to compose waltzes, yet Jo- 'hann Became the greatest waltz composer of all times. . Mozart could play the piano beau- tifully at the age of three. . Mendelssohnis Wedding March is now banned in Germany. . Richard Strauss has refused to compose another in its place. . Beethoven was deaf when he wrote the icNinth Symphony? . The music for iiMy Country ,Tis of Theeii is the hymn of other lands. . The famous violinist Fritz Kreisler started his musical career as a pianist. . gThe Star Spangled Bannerii used to be a European Drinking Song. .The great violinist, Pagannini, spent part of his life in jail. . Brahms loved his beer and cigars. . To show how great he was, Pag- anini would break one of his violin strings in the middle of a difficult pieceeand finish on three strings. . Paderewski was Premier of Poland not so many years ago. . Deems Taylor wrote N. Y. Ufs Marvin Goldberg, RC5 Blanche Prost, 9A1 THE SPECTATOR