Weaver High School - Portal Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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JUNIOR CITY COUNCIL Within Hartford is a youth body which is unique to the city government. Formed by the efforts of the city manager in conjunction with the Board of Education, the Hartford Junior City Council was first organized in 1949- It is a body of representative high school youths, who are elected by their peers after a surprisingly competitive election campaign and an elimination primary. Candidates run on a well prepared platform which is presented to the voters by means of a cam- paign assembly. Altogether, there are fifteen members on the Council who are expected to function as a unit, not as mem- bers of individual schools. Although considered more or less as an advisory body, they have accomplished several note- worthy achievements this year including the exemption of final examinations, Teachers’ Day and Charter Revision. As unbiased youth, the opinions of JCC are candid, unprejudiced,, and unsolicited. Politics is an interesting game, somewhat resembling rugby. 18 DRAMATICS CLUB There’s a rehearsal tonight and you have a mark- ing period test to study for and a composition to write. But onward you trudge because the play is in three weeks, and the third act is still a mystery. Mr. DeBonis, the quiet man with a pipe, again managed to shape up a great group of thespians. The Dramatics Club has outdone all previous accomplish- ments with this year’s productions of Dino,” a tape, Breakthrough,” a short play, and Alas Babylon,” its major endeavor.

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MATH CLUB Commenting on the activities of the year, it must be noted that the Math Club has been quite active and has had numerous speakers on various topics, the most outstanding on computer pro- gramming. A field trip to Hartford High provided the club with the op- portunity to write out its own computer program and run it through the mon- robot. Each meeting gives the mathe- matically oriented group a chance to solve the problems of humanity with a slide rule and an abacus. The club is now working on an infallible system for the horses. Theories of games of chance were big this year. MATH CLUB MEMBERS (from left to right): Howard Wein, Barbara Sherman, Sanford Geyer, Marshall Milner and John Clark. BIOLOGY CLUB The Biology Club is perhaps the oldest and most venerated association to hold meet- ings on the third floor. The annals from the club’s creation are still almost intact and many respected and now famous names have graced the dues-unpaid sheet. Until last year the club had had Mr. Baker as an advisor; Mr. Stuart has now replaced Mr. Baker who has retired. The club has provided many in- teresting hours on Thursday afternoon for its membership of about thirty-odd biology en- thusiasts. Field trips, outings, sewer trips and foster parents have been included in previous years. This year the club bought a star (Regulus which is 600 light years dis- tant, so start right away if you have inten- tions of inspecting your property) ; there have been movies and lectures, demonstra- tions and experiments. The A. P. Biology class under the direction of Mr. R. B. Laven- burg showed the club how blood is typed, complete with a demonstration of blood let- ting (Donald Mastronarde has the same blood type as his brother and both stopped bleeding the next morning). The Biology Club has served as a tangible -experience for young biologists who have a sincere de- sire in furthering their interests and sup- plementing their studies. The executive board is considering the acquisition of some py- rranah for next year. BIOLOGY CLUB (from left to right): Gale Nussbaum, James Williams, Mr. Stuart, Jeffrey Baker, Susan Goldman, Donald Mastronarde, Danny Pisetsky, David Kaplan, Myrna Nearman and Paula Slutsky. 17

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FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION: Front of car — Joseph Waxman, Di- ane Stamm, Nathan Schor, Sharon Resnick, David Goldberg, and Mr. Ames (advisor). Behind car — Lynette Tobias, Barbara Sherman, Mark Kurtz, Bill Leiken, Larry Tellar, and Louis Berens. FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION This year the members of the Foreign Policy Association spent an educational” week-end in New York, attending a mock session of the United Nations. The activities of the club are aimed at familiarizing students with the respon- sibilities of the United Nations and awakening members to their duties as citizens. To accom- plish these goals, the F.P.A. has sponsored many stimulating discussion groups as well as several informative speakers. DRAMATICS CLUB (from left to right): Karen Eager, Shirlee Goldstein, Joyce Siegel, Paula Slutsky, Rosanne Druckman, Davida Novarr, Robert Wolberg, Robert Gilman and Susan Goldman. 19