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

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, g GRGANIZATIGNS f UQ HE organization at Townsend Harris Hall serves in the double capacity if ,- ' I iff' T 4 't T -TNQ I iff-f 'fs 2? ' fi Q of uniting the students of this institution and of creating an interest in the school. Due to the peculiarity of Harris spirit the organization takes its place in the majority of the students' minds ahead of athletic V i f Q activity. It is upon the club that Harrisites depend to furnish them that certain diversion which is unobtainable in the classroom but which never- theless bears some relation to the course of study. Tracing the pyramids of social life, the Arista takes its place uncontested at the apex. In this group are found the leaders, both in curricular and extra- curricular activities. It is to this pinnacle of success that every Harrisite aspires. Following are the General Grganization, the Stadium, and the Crimson and Gold. The first, a representative body, is composed of deputies from every branch of school life: the club, the class, the public action, and the team. The Stadium, a weekly publication, is the only common medium between the students and their activities. Though primarily a Senior Book, the Crimson and Gold also presents a review of practically every phase of the school cur- riculum. It appears semi-annually. There can be no set and definite composition of the pyramid after this point since it is impossible to rank the remaining organizations in categories of superiority and inferiority. All play an equal part in the make-up of the structure. For nearly every course of study offered at this institution a club has been established with the design of creating a stronger and keener interest in that subject. So there also exists a network of organizations of learning, each with its parallel in the actual school curriculum. In the next division are placed what may be termed the artistic societies. Their main function is to promote an appreciation of good music and art among the students. The spiritual life of the Harrisite is chiefly reflected in the religious societies of the school. They assume quite a broad scope, and hold many open discussions relative to the purpose of the club. The foundation of the pyramid, the base upon which the entire construc- tion rests, consists of those clubs which represent no subject in the curriculum, no artistic element, no spiritual aspect, but which offer to the students some- thing which has been omitted in the general routine of the school. It is these societies that usually enjoy the greatest membership. But here we have only the barest skeleton of the enormous structure of the organization at Townsend Harris. The great network is without flaw. Representation is assured, reward is granted, benefit is derived, and interest is guaranteed. Let us then peruse the following pages with a greater understanding, so that we may better appreciate their contents. -fc s' 'j xl ,Er I fl .gli j 4,4 iss ' mic '1 li f 1 ' is i 'L ma' Page Seventy-Nine

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Z XX U' ' X' fig -S -' '-'U' P mtv GV A Ig GENERAL ORGANIZATIONS HIS semester, the various student affairs and activities have been most efficiently conducted by the General Organization Council. Victor Feingold was elected president at the beginning of the semester and I has long since proved his ability as Harris's highest student executive. l'3 Much credit is due Mr. Martin, Chairman of the Faculty General Organization, whose assistance and help throughout the term were an invalu- able aid to the student council. Many outstanding accomplishments were achieved by that administrative body this semester. An inter-class debating tournament was successfully com- pleted, as was also an inter-class swimming meet, which excited a good deal of competition and enthusiasm among the classes. Particularly worthy of mention is the revision of the Constitution. Under the supervision of the Constitutional Committee, several very significant changes were ratified and accepted by the council. They include a decrease in membership and the vesting of newer powers on the president. Undoubtedly, these amendments will prove most beneficial and will make the organization much more simple and intact than it has been heretofore. The students elected to hold positions in the council this term have rigorously and faithfully observed the duties of their respective offices, and they have conscientiously performed the obligations incumbent upon them. The officers of the General Organization this semester are: VICTOR FEINGOLD LEOPOLD MOTHNER HAROLD FRENCHMAN SAMUEL MOTHNER ' SEYMOUR SINDEBAND AJJZJZEWZ T7'66Z5Zl1'E1' ................. ............ .P1'e5idenI ......,....,,..................,...................,................. Vice-President ........ .......... ...,........ Sec1'efa1'y .......,....... ,........... T1'66Z5Z!1 61' ..... ................,......,. ............ Arrimznt Sec1I'emry ..........,.........,. ..........., S TEPHEN GROB CLUB DELEGATES ATHLETIC DELEGATES WILLIAM FRIEDBERG MAURICE ZAKEN REUBEN FINE CORNEL WILDE LEONARD SHERIFF ROBERT LILLEY SERVICE DELEGAT ES SIDNEY AXELRAD VICTOR GANG PUBLICATION DELEGAT E JEROME ADLER CLASS REPRESENTATIVES UPPER A-DANIEL BROWN LOWER B-LEON THEIL LOWER A-HAROLD FRIEDMAN UPPER C-JOSEPH BREYER UPPER B-CHARLEs ORDMAN LOWER C-MAX KAPLAN Q I lv ali O L I It , It 0 Q Pa fill , L9 r nl I, 0 'V I si if 1 ni D4 . Page Eighty-One