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

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ARISTA Seven months ago in December of 1960, one hundred thirty one boys and girls became members of our school's Arista Society. For most, this was a new experience, for a few, a second year of membership. But behind the showmanship of the Arista induction ceremony were effort and industry in meeting the requirements for Ar'sta membership. At the end of the fburth quarter, candidates must have grades of at least ninety per cent in every ma- J0r subject and seventy-five per cent in minor subjects. Ratings of A in conduct and noutstandingn or Wgoodn in all the character traits enumerated on the Arista application are also necessary. The third facet of qualification lies in school service. An Arista member must be willing to serve his school in at least one of the many ways available. Finally, the student must meet UHonor Rolln stan- dards the first quarter of the fol- lowing school year. when these qualifications are met, the teachers' work begins. Tentative lists from each class containing names of possible candi- dates are sent to Mrs.Keller who checks these lists against pupils' records. Another list is then com- piled and is distributed among all teachers for comments concerning candidates. Those students on this list who are deemed worthy by their teachers are the Arista candi- dates. The final word in this matter, however, comes from the Arista Senate, whose members are Mr.Elovzin Miss Tiernan, Miss Mahoney, Mrs. Friesner, Mr.Costello, and Mrs. Keller, chairman. 72 Mrs.Keller has been responsible for much of the tedious work and for the Arista assembly programs every year since Arista was estab- lished here in 1950. This year Mrs. Keller directed a most successful nTean with the help of the Arista Senate, Mr.Guss, Mr.Slotkin, Miss Levy, and Mrs.Pace. In the eleven years since Arista was founded, nearly fourteen-hundred Walt Whitman students have become junior members of Arista. This year's Arista members plan to continue the work started by those earlier students by contribu- ting to a worthy charity which they are to select. The following pupils are Arista members for two terms: 9-1 Edward Goldstein, Anton Krone, Paul Spirn, Emily Aleyner, Ruth Breitman, Jane Frommer, Harriet Rubinsky, Alice Schwartz, Susan Drillich, Barbara Falb . 9-2 Lawrence Corneck, Michael L Olson. 9-4 Bruce Weissman, Audrey London. 9-7 Sandra Goldman 9-5 Richard Baron, Michael Bell, Steven Deutsch, Billy Klasson. 9-9 Richard Lask T