Sewanhaka High School - Totem Yearbook (Floral Park, NY)

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. . . As many sfudenfs wall: by fhe fhird floor Home Economics Deparfmenf, you hear such exclamafions as, M-m-rn, whaf an aroma! and Doesn'f fhaf smell dee . , liciousI I fhoughf all fhe Home Economic classes did was fo coolc. I discovered differenfly: fha? deparfrnenf feaches sfudenfs how fo clofhe fhe family inexpensively. proper care and feeding of children, good fam- ily relafionships, fhe imporfanf nufrienfs for all members of fhe family, mefhods of coolcing and how fo help mainfain a healfhier, happier family. Farfher down fhe hall I came fo fhe Chemisfry Laborafory, Science courses being difficulf, progress slips are senf fo parenfs. The responses are cordial and beneficial in creafing a beffer relafionship and undersfanding among parenfs and feachers. As an admirer of fhe fine arfs, I wallced fo- ward fhe Arf Deparfmenf and discovered fhaf if offers fo all sfudenfs, one half fo four years of a rounded arf fraining program, for fhe modern boy and girl who selecf for 'rhemselves fhe role ,gf jx.- ps of consumer, appreciafor, draffsman, or fufure arfisf. A cliclcing noise affracfed my affenfion. Turning around I found myself facing a class- room wifh . . . Froni Rav: Pafricia Handrich, Marfha Russo, Carmen Srnirh, Anna Sniffen, Ira Wilder IDeparfmen1 Headl Anne Grabowsii, Olive Bucks. Back Row: Joseph Brown, Jr., Francis Russo, Wesley Long, Dr. Jerome Sheri, John Mcilderry, Richard Spooner, Nicolas Carella, Leon Cooper, Jerome Niosi.

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. . . seekers for lhe Iocls behind condifions, They ore likely fo be preiudiced ond 'rhus mold lheir childrens' ofliludes in The wrong way. Knowing fha? many sludenls ore inleresled in foreign longuciges, I decided lo find oul how Mom and Dod lil in wilh 'rhis deporlrnenl. One of fhe mos? imporlonl' 'rhings done by ihis de- porlmenf, is The wriling of leHers lo porenls, whose children are noi making fhe progress ex- pecled of lhem. In lhis woy 'rhe porenls are informed how lheir children ore progressing in school. I Then wenl 'ro Ihe Music Deporlmenr, A cilizens commillee hos been organized lo help promole lhe deparlmenl. Aclive members ore from each school dislricl and include molhers and Ialhers ol sludenls. Their presenl aim is 'ro provide addilionol odverlising for Sewanhoka Concerls, roise money for new bond uniforms and an oufdoor bond-shell for public concerfs. Walking down lhe hall I noliced o class mem- ber obsorbed in a book. I+ was lhen I realized I Iorgol' lo visil lhe Librory Deporlmenl, Recenl- ly, hearing lhor our librory was building a collec- lion ol books ond mogozines, io slimulole crilicol 'rhinking and give on unbiased opinion of The days' problems, I asked my friends if lheir parenls read lheir books. To my aslonishmenf lhe maiorify replied, Yes . . . Sealed: Rulh Torpey, Wilma Kallenberg. To p: Virginia Whidden, Dorofhy Levy lDeparfmenf Headl, Margaref Slaflel. Sealed: A g n e s Maroffa, Efhel Einsel, Vera Lovelass. Helen Kruger, Rufh Backiel lAr1' Deparfmeni' Heodl, Janef Millar, Elizabefh Del- wiler. Sfanding: James G rim, Reina Ahlman, Evelyn Merh lLibra ry Headl, Charles Hill lMusic De- parfmenf Headl, Malcolm Presfon. Sealed: Elizabefh Sayre, Jane Carboni lDepar9menI Headl, Zenolaia Gilbert Sfanding: Louis Anasiaxio, Mary Boyle, Charles Kaplan, Elinor Wielund, Dr. John Forsl.

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. . . sfudenls operaling various machines This was lhe Commercial Deparimenl, fhe success of which depends upon 'rhe class relalionship de- veloped befween fhe school and home. As l leil 'rhe Commercial Deparlmenf l over- heard a group of girls discussing a peculiar looking obiecl hanging in one of fhe Maih rooms. l decided lo see whal if was. Going info fhe room I inslanily recognized if as a gianf slide-rule Used for class demonsiralions. ln malh- emalics you learn ,facis and a maihemafical approach io solve problems. To achieve a goal in fhis course if lakes hard work and ones con- sfanf applicaiion, My research has convinced me 'lhai l am one of ihe many sludenl' children foriunale enough fo belong fo a unifed, cooperaiive, and com- prehensive insliiulion. Fronf Row: Florence Frederick, Lillian Gallimore, Gladys Reed, Waller Thompson lDeparlmenf Headl, Doroihy Hilkemier, Frances Kodera, Helen Thorner. Back Row: Slewarf Davis, Olive Dowler, Wendell Davis, ldwal Jones, Frederick Brown, Julia Fisfer, Margaref Dunn, Beily Hickey, Daniel Pfanner, Kafherine Tucker, Worlhing- lon Gregory, Wilson Borklwis. Seafed: Charles Tobias, Mark Abels, Carl Eklund lDeparlmen0 Headl, Ora Walkers, Walker Elson. Slanding: Wallace Purdy. George Green, Mercer Williams, Alan Brown, William Brooks, Gilberl Hoffman.