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

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The records are but slim THE TAMING OF HILLCROWN WILD STALLION Hillcrown was a stallion, A mighty lord was he-- He ruled the island, sky, and earth, He ruled the wide blue sea. He lived upon an island mares, his colts, his band, With his And one dark night he whistled, He snorted, and he ran: He trotted along the leeside, Where the waves of the ocean break, HILLCROWN He bucked, he lashed, he galloped Yet on his back a weight. He roared, he neighed, he whistled, His heart was filled with hate. He did not want a master He preferred to die in the fight He unhorsed the man that rode him Jumped a cliff of tremendous height. + w w He charged a threatening figure, His freedom was at stake. The foe was not a stallion, He had two unshod feet. And he stood where the waters glistened, Where the land and the ocean meet. EPILOGUE Below the roaring water, Beneath the hot dry sand, Hillcrown dwells in a heaven Of God, and horse, and man. And life goes on on the island, The stranger bridled Hillcrown, He brought him to defeat The stranger bridled Hillcrown Where the land and the breakers meet. vt-kv? 2'1- MJ 5 -S ff- -r 'Iii Of Hillcrown, the noble stallion Who died of a man's cruel whim. Rebecca Wenger K Z--I X ..1.z ',1-fl .f'Z- 4 ,,.... 'X -V2 tff' -- ,J 5, i I, jig, : .fx.,- ,-I F -. d.,- ,i.. -- X g 'f?T 4 QNaWkw,4f A i -' -Qif' Mf g! i 50

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methods and develop the best pos- CUIQUDLT WALT WHI TMAN PARENT- TEACHERS ' ASSOCI ATI ON No greater tribute can be paid to the Parent-Teacher Association of Walt Whitman Junior High than to quote from their excellent journal, the P.T.A. Herald. The association under the able guidance of its officers President ........................ Elaine Freundltch Exec. Vice-President ........ Marian Premisler Vice-President .................... Lee Handleman Recording Secretary ............ Lillian Santner Corresponding Secretary ...... Sarah Hurttg Treasurer .................... ........ I udy Unterbach Legislative .................................. Ruth Weiss Herald Editor .................. Dorothy Simmons has done an outstanding job in bettering the home and the school The articles quoted from the P.T.A. Herald include the warm welcome extended to Mrs. Florence E. Hornung, our new principal, th activity in the guidance workshop under the supervision of Mr. Fred S MRS. FLORENCE E. HORNUNG. Principal of Walt Wlhitman l.H.S. Mrs. Florence E. Hornung, formerly principal of Iohn Marshall High School No. 210, has taken over the duties of heading Walt Whitman Iunlor High School. Mrs. Hornung who was born in Brooklyn and has lived in the Flatbush Community most of her life, has an impressive record as both educator and admin- istrator ln the New York City school system. Educated at Adelphi College and the University of North Carolina, Mrs. Hornung was an instructor at Western Maryland College, a teach- er in Iunior and Senior High Schools in New York City, an assistant prin- cipal of a Junior High School and for six years principal of P.S. 175 in Brownsville. Succeeding the late Dr. George Goldgazrb, Mrs. Hornung be- came principal of Iohn Marshall Iunior High School in 1958, a post which she has held until her present appointment. Mrs. Hornung is regarded as a progressive educator with boundless energy and imagination. Her willing- ness to introduce innovations and experiments that improve teaching Chernow, Walt Whitman Guidance, Educational, and Vocational Coun- selor, a brief resume of the W.P.A. Student Accident Insurance Plan, and an excellent biographi- cal sketch of Mrs. Hornung's C al' eel' . D T I UPA STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE PLAN The United Parents Associations Students Accident Plan is available to you. The coverage affords protec- tion up to an aggregate of S750 for medical expenses incurred for each accident, in accordance with a schedule of benefits. This policy provides coverage for a full 24 hours, every day of the year and costs only 855.50 a year. Your child should bring home one of the application envelopes in March. ' If you don't get an application, writ-e to: UPA lsurance Plan 44 West 28th Street New York l, N. Y. 52 GUIDANCE WORKSHOP The workshop held on March 28th was under th-e capable Mr. Chernow, The subject discussed was The Under-ach.iever. A discussion pe- riod followed along with questions and answers. The next session will be held on May Znd at 1:15 in the Teachers Cafeteria. The subject will be on Emotional Development of the Adolescent. Dating and socializing will be included. This session should appeal to many parents who have never at- tended the workshop. Theodore Weiss Richard Berman sible curriculum are well known. MARCH MEETING At the March meeting of the Walt Whitman PTA held in the school auditorium attendance was more than double that of usual meetings. The increase was attributable to par- ents eager to see and hear the new principal of I.H.S. 246, Mrs. Florence E. Hornung. By way of introduction Mrs. Horn- ung gave a brief, informal talk in which she praised her predecessors for the fine work accomplished in the past. She also discussed her views on education and school man- agement and briefly outlined her goals. The principal discussed a vig- orous interest in the PTA program and demonstrated her readiness to further its improvement. After the meeting refreshments were served and parents chatted personally with the new principal. Those who attended this meeting were unanimously impressed by the personable, energetic and resource- ful new head of the school.