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

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Mr.Corwin is in charge of two squads, the Newspaper Squad and the Mimeograph Squad. The Newspaper Squad prepares the morning Times and the Tribune for distribution and delivers the papers to the diff- erent classes. The captains of this squad are Nathan Friedman of 7SP1 and Marc Maccarella of 7SP4. The Mimeograph Squad runs off school notices, mid-term examina- tions, and supplementary instruc- tion material on the mimeograph duplicator. The squad is captained by Kenneth Mills and Paul Lance, both in 9-14. The Mimeo Squadprints the weekly school calendar which is so essential to teachers and pupils. 9c'kul'i' - .pf ,1 ff X' -'V-ET' vt X i Z Q . Lggfgifpv Mrs. Pace supervises the Junior Chorus. Mrs.Pace also gives up two of her lunch hours a week so that she can rehearse with her group. Seventh and eighth year pupils can become members of the Junior Chorus by applying. The Junior Chorus per- forms at the end of the year at school assemblies. g ,- x kkirk QNX'- E 0 9 6 5 . U f I g ' 45 Mr.Jackelow supervises the Visu- al Aids Squad. The members of this squad operate the sixteen.millimeter sound and film projectors. Approxi- mately twenty-five boys service teachers with sound machines and films, and work the spotlights dur- ing auditorium programs. Richard Kraver is the captain of the squad. ++++ Mrs.Serotoff is in charge of the Senior Chorus of our school. Every week Mrs. Serotoff gives up two of her lunch hours to practice with the chorus. On Thursdays the girls in the chorus rehearse, on Fridays, the boys. The Senior Chorus will perform for the assemblies at the end of the year, for the P.T.A,and at graduation. Only ninth-graders are in the Senior Chorus with the exception of a few talented eighth graders. Mrs.Serotoff is genuinely pleased by the outstanding spiritof cooperation of everyone in the Sen- ior Chorus. - We are indeed proud of Miss Dwyer and our Whitman Orchestra. We have an excellent ensemble.Wher- ever music is required for a program in the auditorium, our school orches tra is always on hand. All in all the Whitman squads are remarkably excellent and we are justifiably proud of them, Robert Schnee Murray Karten 75

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OUR SQUADS Walt Whitman Junior High School pupils are proud of the many squads which serve our school. Each squad runs smoothly. Membership in a squad builds leadership, responsi- bility, and dependability. kkkkkkkkkk ,Q 'ku I . ,l ,,.,!:,I' an .Il I ,J 1' I v-'O if I x I .1 up Perhaps the most important squad in our school is the Guard Force. It is the largest. It is weII super- vised by Mr.Drutt. Its purpose is to provide safety for the boys and girls of the school on the stairway in the halls, and in the yard.Chi1- dren who disobey school regulations are given detention. The captains of the forces are Marc Coron, Bobby Hill, Theodore Fichtenholtz, Drew Middleton, Arthur Miller, and Martin Rosen. Guards are stationed in the halls, on the stairs, in the auditorium, in the cafeteria, or in the two gyms. All guards are supposed to be on post at 8:35 A.M. and at 12:40 P.M. wwxk 74 In charge of Cafeteria Squad is Mr.Gerver. His helpers enter the cafeteria earlier than other pupils and prepare the cafeteria for the lunch hour. During lunch hour, the members of the cafeteria squad see that everyone is properly seated and is orderly. After the occupants leave the cafeteria, the members of the squad clean up and rearrange tables and chairs.Brrol Winkler of class 9-ll is the cap- tain and has been for the last three years. He is said to be the best captain the cafeteria squad ever has had. kiwi 19 JIM The Public Address Squad is su- pervised by Mr.Shacter. The members of this squad provide sound ampli- cation in the auditorium and super- vise announcements over the Public Address System. The captain of this fine valuable squad is AllenShapirQ kkkk

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