Thomas Jefferson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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STUDY I WHITE XVhile walking around the main hall of our beloved school, my eyes suddenly focused on a small piece of orange paper protruding from under the door of the girls' gym. After snatching it up, I quickly whipped out my trusty magnifying glass and examined the paper carefully. Then, to my complete amazement, I discovered that this was not just an ordinary scrap of processed fiber, but the letter obviously lost from an important bul- letin board in the school. Through my mind went the names of the various organizations, but I couldnit find one with this particular letter in its name. Alas! here I was with a clue and I could not find the missing link. Then, as if my prayers were suddenly answered, I remembered that there was a girls, athletic group called LEADERS. I ran into the girlsl gym as fast as my legs would carry me and returned the missing letter to a very grateful girl. Since I was already there, I decided to find out a little more about this group of girls who are always seen in snow white gym suits coyered with many felt letters earned by excellence in after school clubs. As I was stand- ing engrossed in my own thoughts, four girls suddenly came over and asked me what I was doing in the gym. After explaining my presence, I found out tl at these four girls were the newly elected ofheers of Leaders. They are: Natalie Cuttler-President, Rosemarie Del Purgatorio-Yeep, Leona Ha- inoska-Treasurer, and ludy Ettinger-Secretary. The bell rang. Students scurried in and out of rooms, brushinq past us

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E The S lllljjf of THE DANCIN GIRL I XYhat's this? Sherlock Holmes in the girls gym? And with such LI grin on his face. XYhat's that. Nlr. Holmes? They dance jolly well? Yes, They do. Er . . . who dances well? Oh, of course, how silly of ine, you'rc watching the modern dance class. Yes, they do look upipu in those hlucla tights. But I thought you were interested in their dancing. Are you here to inyestigate the girls for ai Broadway show? No? just for your own entertainment? I don't hliune you. They are yery talented young women. You saw the Student Aid Show? I agree. They certainly did put on a wretchedly. jolly good shevy '... er, show. Leaving so soon? Oh, Dena Nelson, the class president, just culled the girls to order. XYho is that lady in the juniper? Oh, you ineun Nlrs. Solow. Sheys the advisor of the class. Yes, she is quite spry, isnt she! Cheerio? That ineuns good-hyc, doesnt it? I was neyer at muster of foreign larigunges, you know. Uh, you don't know? XYell er, cheerio, Nlr. Holmes. Inquisitiye fellows, those Englishmen. Marcia Spill: From time to time the familiar face of the pretty little senior bobbed up. I paid no attention to her, but Holmes became more and more in- terested in her actions.

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Seeing that I was interested in their organization they willingly told me several facts ahout it. They informed me that this term Leaders is under the very capahle leadership of Mrs. S. Strauss, Chairman of the Girls' Gym Department, and that the leaders-in-training are under the ahle supervision of Mrs. YValden. The hell which signaled the start of the class now rang and the girls told me that if I wanted to see them in action I could stay. No sooner had the girls left me than the class officially hegan. It was the leaders' joh to help check the attendance of the students, teach various skills, demonstrate, and giye good and poor work marks. After watching for a whole period the work of these girls, I finally realized why they are such a select group. For these girls must be courteous, self-disciplined, pleasant and, ahoyc all, ahle to lead others at all times. They are: Rae Beilinson, Brenda Buschel, Joyce Carlin, Leicla Domeneck, Alice Drogkin. Mary Drozdowski, Susan Eisenstein, Phyllis Federman, Francine Furman, Ann Gordon, Helene Hechtman, Sheila Mehl, Doris Pollack, Adrienne Potashman, Fay Rubinstein, Janice Smith, Beverly Wash- ington, Cecila NVashington, Sharon XVolff, and Melinda Zaniewski. Indy Ettinger rn therr haste to get to what we later found out were club meetings.