Townsend Harris High School - Crimson Gold Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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Ll' Nil CLASSICAL SOCIETY HE object of this society shall be to instill and further the Harris student's knowledge of Greek and Latin culture. Through the efforts of the faculty and the oiiicers of this Ijs 'E 3 W ,lkgfgx l s 1 I society this object was adhered to most carefully. The club's success, however, was not due Wholly to the assistance of the faculty, but in a greater degree to the wholerhearted cooperation given to the officers. Thus was the society's ultimate goal reached. As usual Mr. Begg gave several exhibitions of slides, which attracted a good number of students. These slides depicted scenes in the Forum, and other Roman scenes, as well as reproductions of Roman coins and other coins of that period. The members of the club are very grateful to Mr. Begg for the privilege of seeing these fine slides. They displayed quite a bit of enthusiasm over them and attempted to learn as much as possible from these exhibitions. Severy exhibitions of Italian and classical art were also given in the library. The RostraI' edited by William Friedberg, presented a fairly creditable appearance, but did not compare favorably with the other club papers. The officers of the society are: Prefidenz ...,,............ ........... ........... W 1 LLIAM FRIEDBERG Vice-President ............... ........... V INCENT GERARDI Sec1'et4z1'y-T1'ea5zz1'e1' ......... .. ......... IRVING COHEN , ul 0 'I w u ' f G53 i M lg, Q' I' I L, , LZ? vii ,ni 4 I -s I ' Il NJ ng ' -f 'W IQ 4 cu lf if P il l Q M 4' Page NTUEZQ'-FfZ'e

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rv if X EIT ,if 'YJ Ll! xi. ENGLISH LITERARY SOCIETY ROM the position of comparative obscurity which it has held in Harris clubdom ever since its organization three terms ago, the English Lit- erary Society has steadily acquired the reputation of being one of the foremost societies in the school. Foremost in large membership, foremost in organization, fore- most in originality of programs, it has gained considerable recognition among the students. Yet, with its long roll, those who wish to become members are obliged to pass more rigid requirements than are necessary in any other club. Well-known, also, in Harris non-athletic activities is the journalism Course, which was initiated under the auspices of the English Literary Society, and by which it is still controlled. The meetings of this organization are pre- sided over by the editors of the Stadiumi' and i'Crimson and Goldf' who dis- pense valuable journalistic knowledge to those present. Its gatherings are ex- tremely important in Harris journalism, inasmuch as members of the various school and club papers are required to attend. The programs of the English Literary Society itself surpass all others in interest as Well as originality. Reviews of modern books are given, volun- tarily, by various members, discussions are held on the styles of famous authors and poets, instructors, both from this institution and also from the college, address the society on events of literary interest, and lastly, many sincere at- tempts are made to bring out any literary talent which the members may pos- sess. A Short Story and Play Contest which excited a great deal of interest in the student body was also sponsored by the club. The success of the club was in a large measure due to the invaluable assist- ance of its faculty advisor, Mr. Hintz. The members also are to be praised for the cooperation and sincerity they have displayed. The vigorous, ambitious officers whose excellent work augmented and embellished the success of the society this term are: Sv- E' Prefidenz ,..................... ,......... S IDNEY M. GOETZ Vice-President ................ .......... W ILLIAM SEIDENBERG Sef1'e!a1'y-Tfearzzffef' ....,.... ..,....,.. V INSON ARONSON Pfogmm Mzzmzger ......... ......... ..... A R THUR I-IALSBAND Publicity Manager ....,.... .......... R OBERT WEITZMAN M 1, Will I . Q s. A l'4' 0 bil 43 ' . l lil il .m 1' 43 Q I I Page Ninety-Seven