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

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HARRIS SELF-GOVERNMENT An Editorial Recently, a meeting of delegates from most of the high schools of New York City was held for the purpose of discussing democracy In secondary schools. According to reports delivered at this con- ference, student self-government is far from being realized in many of the schools of the city. So atrocious are conditions in some in- stances that the student has no opportunity to air his views on many questions most vital to him. Student councils are deprived of all power; newspapers are ruthlessly censored; and clubs are permitted to hold discussions only on subjects suggested by the authorities. It is difficult for us at Harris to believe that such conditions do exist, for so liberal is our system of extra-curricular activities that we are rarely conscious of faculty domination. Our press is compara- tively free; the G.O. council has clearly defined and wide-spread powers; clubs are free to discuss what they wish. Of course, there have been times when the authorities have stepped down on some branch of activity, but if they were convinced that student opinion was solidly against their move, they often relented. The Director, and the v arious faculty advisers have always shown a willingness to cooperate with the students, because they heed and respect student opinion. That is the essence of student self-government. But now that we have obtained virtual self-government we have an obligation to perform. We must make good use of our privileges. We must, in the first place, interest the disinterested in our activities. Secondly, we should drive petty politicians from our ranlcs, for it is they who prevent progress, who abuse the liberties which have been granted them. Having accomplished these reforms, we can truthfully say that we have done our part, just as the authorities have already done theirs. «W9 FIFTY-THREE

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CRIMSON AND GOLD PUBLISHED SEMI-ANNUALLY BY THE STUDENTS OF TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL Edifor-in-Chlef ABRAHAM LUBARSKY Managing Edifor Business Manager RICHARD REUBEN HAROLD WOHL Art Editor HENRY FREEDMAN Associate Editors LLOYD ULMAN ALAN L. OHEN RICHARD STOLLER Executive Board Senior Editor Daniel I. Rothbaunri Faculty Editor Nathan Siegel Club Editor Kenneth Gang Sports Editor Sidney K. Halpern Photographic Scenes Editor Joseph Rubenson Copy Editor Robert Meisner Art Staff Design Photography MURRAY GROBSTEIN MURRAY LEVINE Illustration Composition MARTIN WEINBERG RAYMOND GIRAUD Publicity JOSEPH PELLICANE Technical Staff Emanuel Kline Marvin Fuchs Paul Welner Joseph Goldiieher Business Board Publicity Circulation Mgr. Advertising Manager JOSEPH BUCHLER EDWARD EHRENBERG Photography Mgr. Ass ' t Business Manager LLOYD WEISSENBACH ARDEN PERIN Faculty Advisers Mr. Jacob Alexis Friedman Mr. David Goldway Mr. Bernard Perlmutter Mr. Alfred Stein Mr. Irwin M. Rothman PHOTOGRAPHS OF MEMBERS OF THE C. G. BOARD Harold Wohl Abraham Lubarksy Richard Reuben Henry Freednnan Lloyd Ulman Alan Often Richard Stoller Murray Levlne Edward Ehrenberg Martin Weinberg Daniel Rothbaum Nathan Siegel Kenneth Gang Joseph Buchler Sidney Halpern Arden Perin FIFTY FIVE