Weaver High School - Portal Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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JUNIOR RED CROSS (left to right): Row 1 — Larry Jain- chall, Paul Michelson and An- drea Margolis. Row 2 — Allan KannofF, Barbara Strickland, Faith Marquis, Ginnette Gos- selin, Hope Marquis, Simone Goldman and Seth Nussbaum. Row 3 — Sydney Burstein. THE A.V.A. SQLIAD: Row 1 — Melvin Kopel, Jonnell Johnson, and Louis Berens. Second row — David Baker (co-captain), Jesse Goldstein, David Krumholz and Richard Siedman. Back — Vernon Baisden (captain). A.V.A. This year, Weaver’s Audio-Visual Squad gained official membership in the School Projection Club of America. The members of the squad give up their study halls and other free time to assist with the various duties of the Audio-Visual Aides Department, which include operating equipment and engineering the technical work behind Weaver Night. Its activi- ties range from helping outside organizations who use the auditorium to acting as messengers for monthly fire drills. 22

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CHOIR (from left to right): Julia Scott, Rochelle Town- send, Hattie Wright, Elsie Fischer, Rosemary Johnson, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin (director), Pauline Hebert, Shirley Morris, Rickey Reed, Alfred Lambert, Hope Marquis, Faith Mar- quis, Peggy Walker, John Smith, Barbara Sbainess, Marjorie Basch, Joseph Waxman, and Michael Thomas. ORCHESTRA OFFICERS (from left to right) : Jeff Bak- er, Linda Spanier, Barbara Shainess and Marjorie Basch. MODERN SINGING GROUP ( left to right) : Standing — Robert Wolberg, Seth Nussbaum, Steven Kramer. Kneeling — Jesse Goldstein, Larry Jainchall. Seated: Mr. Fritz Tietze (advisor). MODERN SINGING GROUP The Modern Singing Group is a group of modern young men who like to sing, under pres- sure. The pressure is caused mostly by the cramped working conditions of the bookstore which are imposed on the stout-hearted members. Under the direction of Mr. Fritz Tietze, who in his own right is an excellent tenor and a jazz pianist, the group works out harmonies and sings them. Their first professional performance was at Weaver Night with their rendition of How High The Moon.” The club is a welcome addition to the humdrum existence of songless days. 21

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WORK STUDY (from left to right): Pearl Brown, Mr. Ralph Worth (co-ordinator), Yvonne Morris, Susan Strong, Mary Ann Reliford, Connie Blackwell, Gerald Comtois, Billie Ware, and Frank Meynard. JUNIOR RED CROSS Inconspicuously, the Junior Red Cross holds its meet- ings and conducts its activities. Although they get little applause from the student body, they are necessary to Weaver life. Through their diligent efforts this year, the club members served their community by giving a successful party at Oak Hill School for the Blind, and organizing a school chest to be sent overseas. WORK STUDY The Work Study program gives many juniors and sen- iors a schedule of combined work and study. The stu- dents receive a full credit towards graduation for partici- pating in the job, part-time. They are dismissed from school early after finishing their subject classes and work in the afternoon. Coming home early, they have plenty of time for study. CHESS CLUB The silence of Room 338 is broken by a sharp shrill shout, Oh, did I blunder!’’ This is followed by the clatter of chess pieces knocked onto the floor by a sore loser. Then come the mock angry threats to a would-be kibitzer.” Anyone listening to these sights and sounds knows that the Weaver chess play- ers are playing the quiet, intellectual game of chess. THE CHESS CLUB (left to right): Paul Lubetkin, Sanford Geyer, Ginnette Gosselin, Jeannette Walker, Joe Toce, Carolyn Esky, Diane Michelson, Paul Michelson and Marianna Zamlauski. 23