Walt Whitman Junior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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4'y .-ulllN5xY if kiwi! ullllina' i if -.-on- V NORM VAN BROCKLIN Because the HDutchmanN is one of the fiercest competitors the game of football has ever known,he has wona first place in our foot- ball honor page. Norm Van Brocklin, pro-football quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, finished his career as an active player at the end of last year's football season. Playing his twelfth season in professional foot- ball, he completed 153 passes for 2,471 yards and 53.9 completion percentage. He was second in the N.F.L. in passing with an average Wu . 3 V at ftp J ,S g ,cm f1l 'ltr xM2?L, Sports fans at Walt Whitman exj press enthusiasm for the new Ameri- can Football League with home teams in New York, Houston, Buffalo, Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles,Oakland and Denver. It took only seventeen months for the A.F.L. to go from the drawing board to the playing field. The league is divided into two divisions each having four teams. In the eastern division are the Titans, Oilers, Bills, and Patriots. In the western division are the Texans, Chargers, Raiders, and Broncos. The American Football League features a wide-open style of play with most of the offense in pass- ing. In its first year, the A.F.L. lost about S2,000,000. However, it plans to be back in 1961. The sports fans at Walt Whitman hope to see the American Football League and its exciting, hard, brand of football establish firm roots in American football. of 8.6 yards per toss. He led Philadelphia to the title with his daring play-calling and pin-point passes. During the season, he threw 24 touchdown passes, a personal high for him. In the title game against Green Bay, he completed nine passes for 197 yards and one touchdown.He was voted UPlayer of the Gamen in the Eagles 17-13 victory. He also was an outstanding player at the Pro-Bowl game, although the East ost. Norm Van Brocklin is certainly worthy of the praise we at Walt Whitman and people everywhere in the United States have given him. Brian Siegel 61

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STUD! OFIPQRETGN LAQQUAQES ,X Pupils in Walt Whitma have fre- lfdff quently asked, Nwhy study foreign ' I languages? Two of our staff at- N. if tempt to answer the question. ' wwwwww gig, E3 9vao2 ,,u,- HY FRENCH IS IM ORTANT vm' gpAlN1,sH. IIS 5-LAPORTANT The knowledge of Spanish is an important asset today. It is the world's fastest growing language. A person who understands it can get many high-paid jobs both in government and private business. Jobs for Spanish speaking people are open in the United States, in Latin-American countries, and in Spain. Spanish is likewise important in understanding the culture of the Spanish people. Literature and art have added beauty in their native tongue. By learning Spanish, we can learn the subtleties of Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderon, and other Spanish writers. Spanish, moreover, is important to travelers. With the newly-built Pan-American Highway, the United States and Latin American countries are lihked closer together. A Span- ish speaking tourist will enjoy not only the scenic beauties but conver sations with the natives. Richard Lask 60 humumwr Parlez-vous francais? If you do not speak French,it'is a good idea to start learning now. French is not only the native tongue ofFrance but an international language as well. A knowledge of French is in- valuable. When we study French, we also study French backgrounds. We learn about the Eiffel Tower, Les Bois de Boulogne, Notre-Dame, Le Louvre,and the French Riviera. The Eiffel Tower, approximately 1,000 feet high, is a famous land- mark of Paris. Les Bois de Boulogne is a magni- ficent park and Notre-Dame is a gothic cathedral. Le Louvre, the museum of art in Paris, is known for its Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. The French Riviera, on the Med- iterranean, is a famous tourist spot. Versailles, the city in which Marie Antoinette lived and the city of the signing of the peace treaty of World War I, is near Paris. Paris is the fashion center of the world. Students flock to Paris because of the Sorbonne, its oldest university. Rosalie Mandelbaum

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'S THE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR Walt Whitman Junior High School walked away with a crowning achieve- ment when two of her students won third prize in the Brooklyn Division of the Twenty Third Annual School Science Fair. This is the first time in the History of Walt Whitman that our students have won two science fair awards in one year. The students, Jane Kagan of 7SP1 and Anton Krone of 9-1 won prizes of ten dollars each. Jane's project dealt with the mys- tery behind NThe Browning of Apples.n Her project required more than the average experimentation. Anton used live subjects in his project, HThe Radiation Effect on Goldfish.H With X-ray equipment supplied by a local hospital, he subjected goldfish to radiation and kept a precise record of his observations. The science fair is held annually by the American Institute of the City of New York. Elementary, junior high and senior high students participated Each school above the ninth year is allowed as many as ten exhibits in proportion to the registration of the school. Walt Whitman was allowed five exhibits this year, falling in the category of the 1500-2500 student division. Our having received two awards is especially noteworthy since the competition is very keen with hund- reds of projects entered in each division. Leslie Lewis YA4 'ef It