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

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ADVICE TO THE LOWER C You are a Newcomer, whilst I am Weary and Old with Service. You are a Lower C and, ai present, your position is not precisely Enviable. But if you give heed to the following rules of Civility, you will deport yourself in such a manner as to gain the Courteous Respect of every Upper Classman. Even of the Upper C ' s. So give heed to these words of advice, O Stripling, and depart not from them. RULES OF CIVILITY AND DECENT BEHAVIOUR Every Action done in Publick ought to be with some sign of Knowledge on your part that you are In High School and in your Teens. Let your discourse with Men of Busi- ness (see the Group I Service List) be Short, Comprehensive, Gentlemanly, and Respectful. Above all, Speak; do not sing In high Soprano Key. Read no Letters, Books, or Papers in class. Pay strict attention to the Business At Hand. Never copy. Mock not nor Jest. If you think of a witty remark, deliver it not. It will not be Appreciated, for Know, O Little One, that at least Three Terms must be spent before the Average Harrisite Is able to deliver an Effective Pleasantry. Strive not with your Superiors in argument, but always Submit your Judgment with Modesty. Turn the other cheek. It is not fitting to dispute with Upper Classmen, for they have acquired the Wisdom of Years. And they have certain Physical Advantages. Speak not Evil of the teachers, for It Is unjust. Teachers are Paid by the State to Impart Knowledge to you, and they know what Is best for Growing Boys. All Remonstrances with teachers are Un- wise and are bound to prove fruitless in the end. Labour to keep alive in your Breast that Little Spark of Celestial Fire called Harris Spirit. Note: The above is cheerfully and shamelessly plagiarized from Washington ' s famous rules of conduct. Lloyd Ulman r;FTY

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UPPER C ACHIEVEMENTS by Melvin Kornreich The second term in Harris, the Upper C ternn, is one of organi- zation. The boys, united by a common interest — the class, begin to know each other. This term ' s Upper C council was not only a representative body in a political sense, but in an actual sense; they were average Upper C ' s, vigorous, and resourceful. President Schonberger, one of the most active executives in the school, piloted his group skillfully through the dangers of the legislative ocean. His council was one of the few in which the use of the chalk and eraser did not prevail. The absence of Dr. Mac Ewen, who is quite an experienced faculty adviser, a the beginning of this semester, left the council on its own, but to the satisfaction of the Doctor everything worked out well. Treasurer Goldstein announced the surprising fact that on the first day of dues collection twenty dollars was collected. If class spirit is determined by this, the Upper C ' s need not worry. The coffers of the treasury contain a surplus which would open the eyes of many older class councils. Bruce Low, class journalist number one, steered the class paper to heights perhaps never reached by a similar publication. At the beginning of this semester, he edited a fifteen page issue of the Sundial, crammed with information for the Junior High School students. This, more than anything else, has made the Junior High, usually not interested in class affairs, a loyal class member. The Lower C reception was not the only function offered; a baseball game supplemented the customary activity . Facing Lower C in the inter-class tournaments. Upper C con- quered in all sports. The Upper C ' s are yet young and have almost their entire career In Harris before them. The best we can wish them is that Dr. Mac Ewen ' s words come true: There is every prospect that they will be most satisfactory both in scholarship and in extra-curricular affairs. OFFICERS OF THE UPPER C CLASS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer G. O. Representative Faculty Adviser Elias Shonberger Melvin Herman Richard Rothstein Robert Goldstein Benjannin Weinstein Mr. Mac Ewen FORTY-NINE

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THE LOWER C CLASS It has long been a tradition of the Harris upper classmen to tantalize and persecute each new class of freshmen. During the last few semesters, however, a wave of progressiveness and tolerance has swept down through the grades in school, until it has reached the Lower C Class Through a natural sequence of actions, positions of merit on school publications and in other activities have been opened to the Lower School. The two upper classes voluntarily have thrown open the way to these positions. In view of this new attitude on the part of the upper school, the Lower C Class has given more time to school affairs. No harm was evidenced in class affairs, however. The Lower C ' s, on the con- trary, shouldered their responsibilities and faced their problems squarely. It is always a difficult task for officers to lead a class through its first term with any degree of success. But President Greenberg and his Council quickly mastered the intricacies of school politics, and ably administered class affairs. In the interclass tournaments the Lower C ' s, being at a natural disadvantage, were not very successful. However, they showed such spirit and fight that success in future terms is assured them. The main task of the Lower C ' s, however, was to become acquainted with Harris, and they did this to good advantage, preparing them- selves for the pitfalls which lie ahead. All in all, these achievements of the Lower C ' s substantiated the contention that if the persecution of the freshmen were halted, their dormant abilities would awake and become apparent to the school. LOWER C OFFICERS J President Robert Greenberg Vice-President Arthur Oxenberg Secretary Lester Tannenbaum Treasurer William Colgan G. O. Representative Robert Blackman Faculty Adviser Mr. Miermann FIFTY-ONE