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

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UPPER C The Upper C class has surmounted the ob- stacles offered by the first semester in Harris, and has advanced into an equally trying term which has shown its direful effects upon the group. In Upper C many students from junior high schools become members of the newly settled unit. Confusion ensues, and re- sults in a lack of cooperation which has de- feated many admirable projects initiated by this ambitious class. The outstanding of these was the banquet, a novel function for lower classmen and one which was greatly encour- aged by President Davidoff. The students, however, were not sufficiently consolidated to support wholeheartedly such an enterprise, and the widely advertised, eagerly anticipated U.C Banquet was canceled. The class paper, The Blue Eagle, was as good as could be expected from an Upper C class as far as literary content was concerned. In fact, it was an industrious accomplishment, unfortunately spoiled by the poor printing facilities which resulted in a scarcely legible paper. The Upper C's in general, nevertheless, are gaining a foothold in Harris, some even ex- celling in certain fields to the point of school- wide recognition. Credit is due to Mr. D'Amato, the faculty advisor, who has sup- ported the students in their endeavors and counseled them in the realization of their ideas. D. Davidoff ...... .......... P resident M. Aronoff ........ ..... V ice-President K. Glaser ....... ................... S ecretary A. Goldman ..... ..................... T reasurer G. Banner ......... ..... G . 0. Representative Mr. D,Amato ....... ........... F aculty Advisor page eighty-six

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LOWER C ANTICS Monday-QCrowd entersl Hoopla! We have matriculated! Qbrandishing of bur- nished brief bags, pearly pens, etc.J Our po- sition in Harris is impregnable. Try to rid yourselves of us. Diminutive One: Let's select our semestral oflicers. Crowd: How charming! fclapping handsj A: I nominate B. B: I nominate A. C: I nominate D. D: I noniinate C. QAnd so on far into the period., Instructor: Nominees will kindly gin fOmnes exeunt. One remains. He elects the following, : President, Neal Chilton, Vice-President, Joseph Soloman, Secretary, Lizagorsky, Treasurer, Herbert Baron, G. O. Represen- tative, Edward Ehrenberg. Tuesday- Q Council meetingj Cushing's Manual, Motion, Counter Motion, Point of Order, Objection, Shut Up, Erasers, Ad- journment. Wednesday-Petition and repetition . . fCauseI Thursday-QEffectJ President resigns. Sec- retary resigns. Treasurer accused of misap- propriation of funds. Is reputed to have re- plied, '4What funds?,, F riday-Pro-temporiality of ollicers pro- claimed by electorate--apropos of nothing. Saturday-Day off. Sunday Night-Whole class does home- work for three hours per previous instruc- tions. Monday-A Centers sobbinglz Oh, woe is me! I haven't finished my last example. There goes my brilliant future. B Qsolicitouslyl: What ails you, my dear fellow? A fblushing to the gillsl: Would you per- mit me to peruse your homework for col- lusive motives? B fhorrifiedj: Oh, no! Hie thee hence! A fbreaking downl : What will my mother say? T uesday-MAH elected president of the class for his individuality. And time rolls on . . . page eighty'-fire

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THE U.c BANQUET No longer are we frivolous youngsters, cried President Davidoff. No morelv harmonized three sopranos. '6No longer are we to be laughed at!,, con- tinued the worthy President. And nevermorelv came the monotonous trebles. We must have action befitting our sta- tion, Gentlemenf, said the President, stroking a non-existent beard, Gentlemen, we must have a functionlv Oh, goody, goody! exclaimed the daunt- less three. Glaser's solitary voice inquired, 4'Wl1at kind of function ? 66Boooooo! ,lump on him! A viper in our midst! A dangerous radical! A Trotsky! A Litvinoif! '4Please,,' interposed the President, uplease do not behave like those of inferior rank. An excited whisper, He means the Lower CQSP7 A small hand waved to and fro, emulating the movements ofa palm tree swaying in the caressing tropical breeze. Like a native call- ing to his love, a shrill voice piped up from the wilderness of the third row and said in a B.M.T.-ish manner, 44Let's go to Coney Ireland! Naw! said the Representative from Adenois, '4let's hab a pignigln Three hours passed-three hours beyond the wildest imagination of even a political speaker. Finally, Lewins, triumphantly re- taining his seat, having survived the loss of his tie and left sock, solemnly announced, An out-of-doors banquet wins. 66AIH6H,,, concluded the Three Graces. It is needless to say that the Council at- tended the picnic. They were all alone, but for the pretty ants-red ones and white, black ones and brown, biting and chewing at Dob- kin's moustache. The brilliant Austin Gold- man made a salad composed of ripe D,Amatos fEd. Note: This is a punj, pickles, sauer- kraut, and shoe polish. Having tried his own concoction first, he was given a watery bird in a goldfish bowl. Two venturesome chil- dren went rowing in a nearby lake. Then it began to rain . . . The U.C banquet was obviously one of the greatest functions the school has ever seen. It removed live successful competitors from the ineligible list and added them to the rapidly growing obituary. Upper C should be proud of those lads, they have made sacred in Har- ris those ideals of Americanism-seem a sucker, act a usuckerf' and be a usuckerf' 66 page eighty-seven