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

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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTZXIIFES AT WAET WHITMAN Walt Whitman Junior High has many after-school activities. They are exciting as well as interesting The activities include: basketbalh tumbling, chess, photography, arts and crafts, painting, and the NPuture Teachers Club of American. The basketball team is always an outstanding attraction. We play junior highs including Ditmas and Lefferts. If we beat them, we move up to the next bracket and play the winner. There is always the possi- bility of winning the borough cham- pionship. Our players are represented by 6' 3 Albert White, who no doubt will be on the Erasmus first-string when he graduates. The others in- clude: Bruce Starr, Stu Kerzner, Larry Maisel, Roger Shiller, David Betron, Steve Weinles, Martin Rosen, Coke Cannon, Frank Hessel, Richard Kraver, Allan Tohn, Carlton Screen, Ronnie Rabinowitz, and Sol Sammuels. In the contest so far, Lefferts beat Ditmas 50-29. Ditmas beat us 41-32, and we beat Lefferts 51-42. vl k'lr7l'vl'i'i'3l' .2 iggqh!Nf n ,ailllsi W 5 A i XX E 66 , z , , ee c,,,,.J C' -' Mvvhev Wh f ll N LN! a of S g 1: fwgf H A 4 .. f ,ij iw: sw, 7 ,. -.5 e 1 :Il ,' 5 1 is , 4, ' 1 IUX FUN BULL PYRIMID 0WMU NKids Nip Teachers 24-23.9 There was much rejoicing as the students won their first game against the teachers. They will play the teach- ers again later on in the term. Mr. Teitler, one of our gym teachers, gave two reasons why the teachers lost: Albert White's stellar shoot ing and jumping, and a team well- coached. wkffxwfk The UBoys Gymu in our school is well organized. The many activities include: soccer in September, tumb ling in October, basketball in November and December, physical fit ness tests in January and February, volleyball in March and April, softball in May, and punchball and handball in June. Compared with oth- er schools,our gym system rates among the best thanks to Messrs. Grossman, Teitler, Drutt, Barsch, Cassuto, and Barber. kkkkkkkk

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ASSEMBLY HIGHLIGHTS In October, we had the G.O. Rally. The girls sang songs and danced in praise of their party. There was much cheering as the can- didates from both the Blue andGold Parties were called upon to make their speeches. The outcome of the election was an overwhelming vic- tory for the Gold Party. Fran Feitel won the Presidency, Ellen Snider the Vice-Presidency,Barbara Resnick became our Secretary, and Marvin Liebling our Treasurer. In honor of the school's Tenth Anniversary, the shop department prepared an electric cake and placed ten candles on it. The flag was presented and there was joyous singing in a special UTenth Anni- versaryn auditorium period. On another occasion the film nMargieU was shown to the delight of all the pupils of the school. The film was hard to get, but it was well-worth having. Is is about a girl who always keeps losing her bloomers and winds up marrying her French teacher. ff. . ff: 'I 0 il , A A 'r . V .lx A X-N1 is 5 if i,v . 4 D 6 J' ttidik til! k Q iv r L8 X MA 'wfidy v 1.5645 I J Ls- liturllf The Walt Whitman talent show was another enjoyable presentation.Held annually, it includes dance, song, and instrumental student amateurs. If you have never participated in the talent show, take the opportun- ity next year. On another auditorium day we took an imaginary trip to Cremona, Italy. This was the center for violin making 400 years ago. Fir trees were brought from Germany to make the instruments. Stradivarius Amati, and Guarnerius were the , world's greatest makers of violins. In due time another G.O. movie will be shown. It is entitled Goodbye Mr.Chips . 'Ihe school is looking forward to seeing it. Jared Hermalin 65

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