https://digital.bronxhistoricalsociety.org/files/original/f779d9f6769da73176e7646077096ce7.pdf 82a0a99a04f1d134c7f27ae113ddfd90 PDF Text Text S CI E N CE SURVEY THE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE Vol. LXII - No. 5 Mayor Li nd say Gives Speech S t u d e n t s Elect G r e e n b e r g By KENNETH LIEBERMAN Scienceites elected Eric Green- At G r a d u a t i o n C e r e m o n i e s . . president, June berg, 3-4, as SO following 7. a campaign m a r k e d yB ARTHUR LUBOW accompanied yb responsibility and the Parents' Association, MayorJohn Lindsay spoke ta respect for the rights of others and of sented the awards on behalf of the June for democratic procedures.?" exescris, commencement parents, He was followed by M.r particular, D.r Tatfel said, Bernar d M 2 1 , a s 8 7 5 eso nsri graduated. anson, who distributed students should eb wary awards for the faculty. In recent years, universities have philosophy that the end of the s justify Finally, the long-awalted moresistant change, M.r the means, "History shows over M,r Emanuel Bolom, "Be- and over again that bad means ment arrived. Lindsay odtl the graduates. college coordinator, presented the good ends," he noted. cause of the excellent training you destroy D,r Taffel concluded hsi speech graduates and awarded the diplo have mas, ending the high school years vedci,r I think many of by saying that "If the young peothe excited seniors, allied ple o y o u w i l l fi n d yourselves f today pursue their ideas ofThe chamber w i t h forces o f change no the colresponsibility and with youthwith performed Offenbach's "Bal. campus," he added, lege ful energy and imagination, they then let Parisienne." Valedictorian Mart h a t "restraint nd a reason are the will make the world a better place garet Rogow followed, asking her notbullets and L o w e l l are next y e a r s 90.. been." Greenberg. t h a n it has officers. b e s t tools, "questions I have asked Salutatorians Ellen Goldfluss and classmates myself?" traditional processional After hte Kenneth Haas followed D.r Tatadministration." Her After Miss Rogow's speech, Toby during the last year," eiting as an seniors into the Loews' set'l remarks with brief addresses Fixel, 4-19, sang Arditi' ponents were D anei Miler, 3-11, example the S.O's support of het "II Bacio," ParadiseTheater, D.r Alexander The chorus, led y b M .r Anton Ro-l accompanied by Stuarts Bernard a n d H a r r i e t Jacobster, 3-251 on principal, greeted hte sut. land, then sang Bach's "It Thou the piano. A nI her farewel speech a s S.O, she continued, dissension and .pa Taffel, s the graduates joined e h , k l a t his g u e s t s . a n d dents n I But Suffer" Beethoven's n i hte singing of hte "Alma Mater," president, Marthe Gold s a l d that t h y advised the graduates that "the "Brotherhood of Man." the 1 9 6 8 commencement exercises "there have been osme um irtph,s throughout the year. exercise of rights and liberties is M.r Harold Wilkinson, president came to a close. by uncertainty over the future of s t u d e n t h e O r a t i a t o n H e d e feated David Kapelman, 3-24, and the In other contests, Darcy Lowell, 3-13, and Christina Palacio, the posts v vice-president of and secretary, respectively. Disarming S.O. After Dr. Taffel had announced formation the of a student-faculty committee, advisory candidates future role Organization, Dr. the Student of the e x p i ni n e d th at H a t i n ea r m o f t h es .O." Speaking at the Mya 29 S.O. assembly, Greenberg supported "stu. ror no matter how they rights, can be won". H e said that he hopes "loosen the administration's very tight grasp on the Student Calling for changes, Organization." coid he the s t u d en t ed change," and responsive ot em a n d s . T h he em e a n s I on continued, "Is quick communication." effective and "must become S.O. more receptive Promises Promises, Promises, Vice-president Darey Lowell, who dofosted Mitchell Jolles, 3-13, and Peter Poses, 3-5, said grade and tion, she p r o m i s e d to In add! work for a A student faculty advisory com- help o f fi c e r s m a k e The purpose tions. rect most af. w e r e department. w e too much aren't hurting our paring kids concern is over e which The O S. i n students have and in less d i Couneli gates i n hbot the for commitee w doul handle plans. tI would er- total number dele- fo nomina- tions to no meor htan eight, after which the students would elect the required number tives. In order o t eb egilbiel to serve r o n r e s e n t e t h e c o m m i t t e e . D r a student must have passed all his character record. He need not be sire for a committee w i t h m o T addition, some students objected to the re- strictions placed on eligibility for Furthermore, they said, would petition and not by the S.O, Coun represented by the 5.0 r e e deleentes should be nominated by cil. The structure of the committee will be determined next fall. Student a n d f a c u l t y representatives will be chosen at that time chairman. a member of Salutatory the Math Society, Israeli Dance Group, and Debating club, as While at performance of " always Science departcurriculum Gewirtz, "We chairman, said P h y s i e n t w h o s an n r o b l e m s . in complete c o n t r o l a w h i we teach. All elementary classes will be adequately prepared." Dilatory Tactics Mr. Mark Rifkin of the English department said that the d e p a r t literature curriculum so that the teachers would have enough t o tinish the assigned H e a dd e d t h at literature tonies works th e u su a l r an ge o f has been covered i n technical English her future career, Miss K o gow will attend Barnard College next year, The Social Studies department abridged the material required for t h e mid.year e x a m s . Acting Chair- man Mr. Herbert Falkenstein said "roughly the same requirements on this year's tinals a s there h a v e been o n other beautiful ballad "Violets of Dawn," o c t o Haas will continue his education next year at Harvard University. later enter school, he plans to major in biol- ogy, probably specializing in psy- singer Barbara Kaplan as. on the guitar, accompanies Michaele r fKairys, g n u m b e r s of t h e Hootenanny orm during one o f the onenin they p 4-26, on the p i a n o . L i n d a P i e r c e , "Summertime." Next, Ilene Moore, 2-11, sang "Redwing Blackbird," T h e a program traditional ended o n ballad. a light a vaudeville routine, Clown," done by S t e v e n Sterner, 4-26, and Susan Sadoft, "Be "Hootenanny 1968" ized in one week by ler, 4-3. lege Math and College Social s t u d i e s S h e is a c h r o l l e d o winner of a N a tional Honor Society Scholarship Cornell Regents Scholar ship. In the fall, Miss Goldfluss will enter the College of Agriculture ot Cornell U n i v e r s i t y. She is in- terested in the biological sciences, nossibly leading to a career ir Clothing Rules Ended w a s organ Steven Kess. trained and materials Dr. Alexander Taffel, principal, responded to a list of "demands" must be at A uniform list of rules and penalties si being prepared, Dr. Taffel said, and will be ready next fall. a meeting attended by about t h e and de not possibly go outside during free n o t e 1968 S a l u t a t o r i a n s G o l d u s s i s S t u d e n t s M e e t Ta f f e l : this implies intimidation and Donovan's "Catch the Wind." With accompanist Linda Kaplan, two W i s s t feats the purpose of true communication." He then answered each of the demands separately. Students can- Linda Kaplan, 4-26, Darlene De- G o l dw a s s e r . n matter what the S a n t i s . 4-26. S u s e t t e C h u , 4-1, a n d two songs of love, Eric Andersen's n with ways available" to speak dents. However, h e continued, demands, to yield would not River." M a l v i n n R e r n ol d s' " C om e G a v e Miceio, 3-13, a n d i Any Time, Any Place Before discussing the five issues, Dr. Taffel said that he was stu- angle, that of a fish ni the Mekong King." h o n corresponding penalties; has," and "Salty River," an anti- Afterward Robert Kaplan, 4-23, "Celin" a n d sang Phil n o n e w h i s abolition of dress regulations, and i n S.O. elections proce- w a r s o n g " w r i t t e n f r o m a a n t e r e n t tion, " T h e r e O n c e Wa s a Haas has served on several school won year orable mention in Westing- reforms Mind," which she said was "about anti-war e a t m Student demands included during freedom lunch and unassigned periods; the introduction of black history and culture into f o r m a t i o n o f a l i s t of violations T a n n e n n i k o v . Paxton's s o c c e r all dress regulations. t w o o r i g i n a l songs. " C h i l d of Yo u r T o m o r t h e announced that he had abolished "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" was 4-2. sung by Joanne Jacobsen, 3-28, then offered of r May 28. At the meeting Dr. Taffel g" S o n g # 4 ' Wendy Kramer, e 350 students held in the cafeteria, an original composition which he ditions b C h o l o r y . Think song, "When Morning Breaks," and original composi. m Hoping to about t h e secret a m b i t i o n s t h a t e v e r y o n ment delayed certain changes in e a Regents Scholarship. Prix de L/'Alliance Française, and the Literary Editor of Observatory, to winning a Regents Scholarship. d e s or l b e s a s " a s o n e a b ou t m y s e l f," A n n i 1 9 0 8 won several awards, including a National Merit S c h o l a r s h i p H e r t m a n department m house Ta l e n t Search, h e l e n e ? . It's Going to Rain l o d a y "Kathy's Song." Parker They G a m b i n d . n o d r e s s commencement exercises. s a u n a s . ticipant ni many school shows. Ellen Goldfluss, 4-12, is one of Kenneth Haas, 4-8, delivered a this is Miss Rogow is Forum publicity Many students expressed the de- resentatives elected by the faculty. be Margaret Rogow, 4-26, areas indicated n are ever S i r o n ' s with i t h e o Michael Kairys, 4-18, and Bar- close to 90. We won't have any t n bara Kaplan, 4-26, opened the show the Regents exams. Mr. Kopelman said, "The median (Biology Sciencel e May 24. Students Untroubled at st y o u t h today's concerns S.O. sponsored event took place None of the department spokes- score o of love and war, reflecting the c e r t a i any m "Hootenanny 1968" stressed songs areas." expressed V i o By DEBORAH HWANG said. "Our curriculum is so enriched. that n Hootenanny Echoes Today's Youth Advanced Placement exam. Mr. Milton Kopelman, chairman Biology in experience. t that the calculus classes would be the a elected representatives. o n "more have presidents, and only two specially man of the Math department, said the D.r to The second plan would include the S.O. president, laboratory work were unaffected by the lost days. chair. Mrs. H e n r i e t t a for seek 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 D C TOM president and four delegates elect- Electives without prepared suggest, C h a n n e . In the first scheme, the students fected, but only n i the early part term. commitee, d e t e r m m e structural plans for the committee, Of those courses whose curricula down, the l a b o r a t o r y o f t h e fi r s t of the o Both provide for five teacher rep- riculum, a Survey study indicates. m t little experience." Dr. Taffel suggested two possible had little effect on Science's cur- c nominations duec fluence in areas like school regula. teachers' 18-day m e n n will School Curriculum of i S O U O I N Does Not Change well T ni school polley. It will osla September Strike senoT assembl s o , Taffel indicated, Is to Dr. T a c h e According The t h e May 29. ef "more a a t announced student lounge. Christina P a l a c i o p r o m i s e d t o "work together" with the other to e Students, Faculty to Form Joint Advisory Committee; Will Start Next September mittee will be created next fall, D.r Alexander principal, SO .. candidacy are "unfair." e a n d th e committee would be only a" nego- dents' June 26, 1968 said, since t h e n o i s periods, would disturb classes i n progress, , and safety hazards would develop to con- the school would be unable w h O enters building. Black culture and history are into the already being introducedindicated. curriculum, Dr. However, he said, "we can't build a course in a minute." Teachers m u s t b e obtained before a full program can be initiated. Although he "feels very strongly that there should be reasonable guidelines for dress,"onsDr.on Taffel attire has abolished restricti "as a response to the students' re- quest for this liberty as their per sonal right." An absence of clothing rules, he stressed, should serve reinforce self-regulation students. He added that a gradual elimination of clothing regulations has been taking place since the beginning or the The students S.O. elections proceC a m a n d e r dure Candidates should b e n o m i said. petition, addition, no student should be disof because office "disciplinary a low record." A Matter of Time In response, Dr. Taffel said that a student who has failed one subjects cannot spend the time that an S.O. office demands. Those students w i t h records," he said, have shown irresponsibility. Nomination by petition, Dr. Tatwould Furthermore, he added, a great number of students could w i e l a y . " the required n u m b e r names on a petition. �Page Two SCIENCE S U RV E Y Wednesday, June 26, 1968 SURVEY James Watson's 'Double Helix' Depicts Personalities Involved in DNA Discovery THE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE Ach Du Lieber published 8 times a year by the students fo Otall the offspring ofa modern technological so- 75 West 205 Street Bronx, N . Y . 10468 DR. ALEXANDER TAFFEL, Principal h a r l o s e r s e e s o n i a t Feature Editors most frequently. a n d pettiness o f lite. neW h m i s u n d e r belief, h e resides i n a a b o o k r e f u t i n g this it ydlveresde appears, and dericetd m y t h not notably Francis Crick, i nt h e formation m o d e lo ft h eD N A m o l e c u l e .W o r k i n g i toward vaoirus members botanists Msr. Adviser Associate Board distasteful. at a football game. So, I'll take this opportunity to od what comes naturally. era fi r s t My "delight in gnieb experience with Science left me shaken ideascould toneb easilysdi sentiments other personal book, a r e revealing ti at formation so vital to my education that I would hear ti all overagain i n official period. times T h e first Cold Characters day fo esacl ment. In gym, factory. great literaryachleveThe Double Helix is not a howev,er auhlftaif and entw t-ilrel d e ultimate elation which accompany success. At times. scription of the scientific experience. t h e b o o k i s disturbing: W a t s o n a n d C r i c k c e i e b r a t e I continued m y inquired about tryouts for eagerly Of Truth Demand, Response Editor's Note: D o n ' t t a k e t h i s article seriously: Bernstein is just subm edtti demands by concerned students of Science shoudl b e showing w h a t h e h a s lecrned i n accepted by the administration without delay so that starting next year sutdenst will be By CHARLES K . BERNSTEIN able to lead a fairer, more decent life at this I n t h e centuries s i n c e t h e A l l school. The underlying concept behind the si that s t u d e n t s are individuals right to help make the decisions who m dendas have a which aefct their lives. Although ti may eb acceptable for a parent to tell his child how to dress, it si unacceptable for the school to do so. The administration's decision to abolish all clothing regulations, though long overdue, si an affirmation of this principle. Unfortunately t h e administration has not h u m a n y " Indeed, they h a v e c o h e m e arose from het fervent desire fo humankind to find pragmatic truth, working on the as a s yet seen fi t to extend this principle to allow sumption that, sa W . M . Evarts de students to leave the school building during c l a r e d , "Truthi s t h e gravitation their lunch and free periods. If the adminisprinciple o f t h e universe." Howtration were compelled to eat lunch in the stuprohibitions against leaving the building would be abolished soon enough. But ni a larger sense, regardless of condi- tions inside the cafeteria, students should AIhave the right to eat where they want. though the administration speculates that there may be many difficulties, we think that responsible students will not cause them. Perhaps a trial period will show that there are more responsible students here than the administration believes. The students also asked that a list of school rules with a set of uniform penalties be issued to all students. We a r e pleased that this request has been agreed to and will be implemented in the fall. We are pleased also that the stu- dents' d e m a n d for courses which would include culture has t h e study of black history been agreed to although all the details have not been worked out. Although three of the four demands here discussed either have been granted or are on the way to being granted, a fifth demand of critical importance requesting election forms remains to be accepted. The administration's failure to accept the proposal that students to serve on the new committee should be nominated by petition directly b y the students, not through a n intermediate body, would destroy the effectiveness of the committee which was to have been a new instrument for communication. The administration must correct this procedure the student body from the nominating process. Another flaw in the nominating procedure is the system of prerequisites by which a for S.O. or student is kept from running for disciplinary reasons committee office ever, truth about things can see that Evarts was relatively W h o n The truth-seeker, then, m u s t search for a more enduring definition than those offered by the science-oriented. o n s t r u c t i o n Work given us eternal and u n c h a n g i n can definitions from which we build skyscrapers with the mortar of science lifted by the labor of scientists like the great Egyptian brick u p o n brick. Unque stionably, J ohn Keats was o n e of world's the tem of student government at Science. by screeching whistles, bargain with, 1 learned day T-bal in the cafeteria. D.r Silver offered jotters ot typewriters and dlog Charles Lee, Flower Children the Soon watched people whti they b e g a n assemblies h a d a 90 per to be p r e s e n t e d . carnations being told that be cent averaze a n d twelve s e r v a who promised the world and delivered na extended l e t o o c e o r t h e m s e l v e s members ofthe group fo education. most principles ABC proposes of philosophy aesthetics, and logic outstand. ing foreign exchange programs, of fering courses ni black history. and establishing children's houses to care for pre-schoolers in de nig poets. nI "Ode on a Grecian prived neighborhoods. truth beauty." Our task, now, si to find what beauty si and, by the its primary function is educational. U r " he rhymed "Beauty is truth, At present, ABC believes that On May 17, the fourteenth anni- with scientific fact. Thus, if one of the Supreme Court's desegregate p u b l i c schools, ABC members distributed ful and therefore it is a scientific a circular calling for educational This, then, alleviates much of understanding. This summer, hte finds a beautiful object, ti is truth. fact. the difficulty with science, Aquinas' simple dictum, Pulera sunt quae visa placent, we can deduce that what pleases the ap prehension or sight is scientific fact. Realizing this enduring fact, we are able to discard most present day scientific fact as irrelevant. programs to facilitate interracial Van de Graat generator for STL, a device from which I now get many happy hours of use; I was still to learn the art of sleeping erect in my while "appreciating" music twice a week; and I was still ot have the wide cholce between math and elec tronics as a senior elective, trying not ot think of hte fact that ni college I will probably major ni English. Friendly Persuasion B y this time also, I had begun ot think about the college of my choice, a process ni which I was fre quently and ably helped by members of our guidance department, a friendly group who had the remarkable ability ot determine my life's needs after seven minutes of the first interview. My senior year arrived, and with it a position on the Survey staft. This new situation brought new difficulties, for my new freedom and responsibili- ties led me to use the corridors and the telephone extensively. This created a constant need of passes for of course I could not be trusted to leave home room or the Survey office without daily official t thank our faithful realize documentation, I would like o that theirs si a difficult task. teacher aides for os courteously explaining this idea m e , and for s o gently persuading me to comply. t o noted, member one as Nevertheless, Now my senior year is over and I am leaving this "Discussing the restructuring of c a n . in itsell. be A n d n o w I believe I k n o w school . education your club plans to conduct a survey on students' and teachers' criticisms of curricula. The group's members w i t h an educational experience." a r o n y s c i e n c e STL Students Develop Variations on 'The Box' of conformity and variety explains the almost mystical attraction boxes have for the Science student. For the more scientific student, the box is merely a container for such valuable equipment as digital computers, lie detecting devices, and Van de Graaf By DAVID KUSNET O 1 all the Scienceite's high school achievements, the STL project stands out as his most memorable and creative work, Relentlessly, the project grows piece by piece, while its creator watches, o l e generators. Other juniors, however, have viewed the n as an end in itself, creating that most peren- aghast, as his monster takes on a character of its varnish, This contraption, described by one student as "a and shellac, hoping m e t a p h o r for t h e S T L c o u r s e . " consists of several lights embedded ni a box that lights up and blacks out periodically. Discussing the multiplicity of boxes, Watson, selects his project and plans it carefully as Dr. Charles Cafarella was heard to exclaim, "Be- ware of the b o x ! Box Rebellion work. Little by Little Regardless of how his sketches appeared, the progressing inevitypical student finds his project "the box." Almost tably towards its ultimate form — all examples of this genre consist of five vaguely These five pieces are assembled with either nails from the or screws. All too often the nails protrude the sides, wood. The screws, on the other hand, split ruining the wooden pleces. The entire processto must seek then be repeated causing many students " t h a n o t h i n e b ox " nial of Scienceites' creations - own. During the final weeks, the fledgling inventor ing regulations. Nonetheless, only when tactics compatible pieces of laboriously squared plywood. new, truly representative body with some real influence to take the place of the present sys- Heralded was salesoneverything from Other proposals include expand- pyramids built by the labor of slaves lifting an illustration of a scientific principle, After hours for his of careful research, he finally produces a plan e were not provided for by the S.O.'s structur used, were these rules abolished. We need a president, - ethics, Mr. Bernstein tatives according to his own lights, not according to the judgment of others. well shown that representative democracy at Science at the present is not functionin g. For example, the S.O. officers, as well as virtually all student leaders, had urged an end to cloth- ABC goals to make his project, it inoperable, at least beautiful. The student of STL, himself a future Fermi or The failure of the S.O. to represent the student body before the administration has pretty A (BC.) that bacsi tration needs to recognize that a basic right o r f o r h a v i n g failed one course. The adminis- of the student is that he elect his represen- T o bnegi yda Eventually I became a Junior. By then I thought have1w enk what was wrong with Science, but actually om fredautl a list of 2 ideas and I hadn't seen anything yet. I was still to construct a concerning the suggestions basic t r a n s i t i v e p r op e r t y . t o e q u a t e t h a t John Dryden, the English poet, said that "Truth si the foundation of all knowledge, the cement of societies." It si sad that buildings are not built as well sa they used to be. Nonetheless, ni the quest for an enduring definition of truth, we must turn to our poets who have Curricula The is very elusive. Science si generally satisfied ot discover the "how" of not the "why". In fact, one things, and told to drav t h a t every cause Better Science junior. modenr science h a s shown u s that the onideutac d i s I wa I discovered many other of efil at Science. aspects wanted avoice i n their day, armed wit h a sent home. thenext few weeks nI parenst, careteria ni the drawing, curve, Science pennant and Last November,w h i l e chaoue Later were outstanding school citizens and ice credits htey "Those who are most concerned destined ot lead America; 1 heard an orchestra dem hw ti onst r at e a remarkable brand of guts, if not musical should be consulted o n the issues ability; and I listened o t candidates for S.O. office vile"s. declared t h a t affect their c o n c e n t truth. Science hop.es mechanical hert views of a ratchet. Dazed yb myw en outlook I stopped for a drink of brown water on education, fountain, onyl eno fo whose spouts m orf a nearby worked at a time. I washnet presented whti a Under theauspices o f the New kY ro Educational Workshop, yhet high students from ohter city and asked t h e pervading questions o f where, why, to sought altogetner such t those "fag were t o Science jackets and book bags. sA o honestly now, disregarding the palns forchanging Newbag"s, onefirg York's school system, a group of of theadjective, how many people care ot carry Scienceites decided that they, too, teachers, andpublic slafioicf mighty charged A d a m w i t h t h a t Coulombie spark o f life, men h a v e what extent?" noisy, and a French T-square careful reading that it merits. Student Group Aims to Change School System Bernstein Says crowded, introduced to plan to work i n the sciences, a n d especially those who when a competing scientiat publishes a n incorrect should give it het Al of the five student t h e Watson's narrative moves quickly, describing the efforts, t h e disappointments, t h e jealoustes, a n d t h e ment. It is, Apprentices isolates zooolgsit Characters are superficially drawn. nosW ta gical fields. Ellen Rable, Mark which sceinfi itc of het and their efforts o n po- C r e a t e Photography Editor cafeteria, A s Science, complaining si as natural as cheering comments i n Immediately nopu entering hte building. I was shooed upto het auditorium where, sa every day from S c i e n t i s t s in genera , l adds, are he o f e t n only narrow-minded anddull, but also just hnet on, I asserted m y patriotism and heard the ni h e bridge, England, the two men used X-ray machines, ebacier hasn't hte football team. sA yet, none were scheduled, but het talent of an author c o m p o n e n to fg e n e s . such a s CP .. Snow, who can Barbara Walzer wer openings on an excellent tennis team, erhet characetrs masterful cellular strands which determine heredity. A knowlI n novels concerning which oloked intriguing when you considered that saot,n' The edge of t h e DNA molecule was needed to understand topics similar t o W dgoeil Linda nF its various functions. I t is thought that the discovery explorethe thoughts of the people who worked on they practiced without a net. If I had looked forward of its structure will help to open other related biolo- the structure o f t h e molecule i s only partlysatis t o a comforting unchl period, m y first glimpse of E x c h a n g e Editor dent with as well as sutpexpressed di". These, i nt nC a m Charles Silkowitz mathematical formulas a n d common sense t o dis Sports Editor close t h e secrets o f t h e"molecule o f life." T h e DNA o Business Managers . . Howard Adler, Jonathan rexB molecule, whosehelical structure comes the Emanuel Cherney Circulation Manager O O O % Faculty acled field wher rheit a proved." t h e r o l e p l a y e d b y Wa t s o n , t h e a u t h o r , a n d h i s a x e i s "amuddled l o t " who "wasted lemics. " Crystallographers T h eD o u b l eH e l i xb e l o n g . Richard Schwarz world. naravite community. To Watson, atracts D . Watsons' nietrensitg ehT detached from the banality elevated bubble, i n t h i s category. T h e D o u b l eHelix, a non-fiction w o r k , describes Thelwell Robert Bell, Jeanne Gantt Mark Marilyn Campbell, News Editors scientist i s the According to popular saeJ winnerm Richard Editor-in-Chief Michael Kairys t hte distant, June 26, 1968 Vol. L X I I - No. 5 C ceiyt, sotod. Bronx Science chseme ofhet DNA moelcuel. ,w A syal however, it affords the reader a rare glimpse into an importan t By ARTHUR LUBOW OF SCIENCE There are, however, nonconformists who don't build boxes and even harbor the thought that an STL six-sided solid geometric project should have some function other than pushDiligent junior assembles grade above 65. One girl who emwork. ed during period of creative science-orient i n e form a s t u d e n t s broidered a stuffed elephant for her younger sister finish at all. professional help. Some never one seems to be Thus, for most of the semester, ever;during the final and only doing the same project, charact er of "the box" re- weeks is the individual bers Several mem o f t h e Industrial that this department have speculated Arts combination noted that "STL can be fun if you have the right attitude." Asked to comment o n her unorthodox work, she chose rather to attack the conformists, as she sang a chorus of "Little Boxes." "They all make little boxes, little boxes made of ticky-tacky. They all make little boxes, and they all look just the same. �Wednesday, June 26, 1968 S C I E N C E S U RV E Y Man in the News Dr. Alexander Taffel, Principal In his ten years sa Science's principal, Dr. Alexander Taffel has stressed the importance munication of com among students, fac ulty, and the administration. By removing dress he believes het a' void sponded this year ot da- om se of hte is see it "in p a r t a n by dents wil eliminate of fortunate," he added, students the sioppiness. interpret om se to mean. l a t t e noted that changed ni hte or 0 0 0 3 u n e the have The tsap decade. a courses, duction of the The intro Advanced Pacle- p r o r a m m e n t both students the creation or should not Tafel freelydiscus t have always existed in this h e p i t u i t a r y D.r Taffel, who si celebrating his of the spacialized school. By brnigt e n t h y e a r a s p r i n c i p a l of o c i e n c e together s tudent s of high and simple goiters, cretinism asis a b i l i t y , h e s a y s , a s c h o o l s u c h as the Taffel said. t o u n d detart htat lodine i neics s concen D .r Rawson in eht thyroid, explained. Many computer laboratory, and hte great recevinig doses of l o cured after Regarding het recent events a t mosphere and the facilities ot prounevis.etsri vities are, n i sih opnion, the o.ut development o f these dine. d m e T a f e l d i a s that " s t u d e n t D . r deterResearch workers later during changes standing academci m a i n symbol of s t u a mined the s e r i e s of chemical these years. Today's students are of this type ofschool, Taltel notes, which convert lodine ot nocre dna involvement." dent in peer culture, "more involved prestige. hormone, thyroid question pro some students seek admission even thyroxin, siopre and can, when ero sensitive to poli- healthy, grams, and m to lead the openig ofthe meneitg. desriabel terestedin the special science and .Dr RAt awson described "what maker counet.r and progress." However, world" than were their changes years,oga ten parts Science c a no b t a i n b o t h t h e a t Walter Vogel Memorial Award Sach's John .F Kennedy Memorial Award Ruth Kirzon Group Achievement Award Ellen Goldfluss, 4-12, and Robert N-a have W o n tional Honor Society Scholarships. Open t o all Arista members. the basis of performance on liminary Scholastic ( P S AT ) . All the Aptitude Test Arista members who wish to be eligible take the exam November in of their senior year Class Elections Elections of class o f fi c e r s h a v e said "it wouldn't be fair kids" to have elections in the short time space term. able Candidates would not be to have as much as usual were elections it held this U sua ll y, students running for ofdraw posters a n d speeches in official classes. A l e t a X e The offices affected include those and president, secretary for the sophomore, junior, and senior classes. 'Survey' Takes First In St. Bonaventure Newspaper Ratings The New York City High School press council and S.t Bonaventure t h i s s W a r d given St. Bonaventure University called w e Ah a h os t e t t e r pr e s s D u D some 100 c o m p e t i n g lication f papers. In addition, editor-in-chie rece ived t w o Charles the best newsawards, o n e writing and the other for the best editor editorial P o r n s t e i n w r i t i n similar to New York State. The students b o o elective office, take mination, practice r Charles Silkowitz won the award f o r t h e best c o l u m n o f a n y type, About 800 entries from more than 200 schools ni 20 states were sub- mitted for each of the three cate- gories, Both Silkowitz and Bern- stein received certificates as their that of are to run l a w, write serve o n for the ers and law students, the Boys' The New York Times. Also among the St. Bonaventure awards was t h e Buffalo Evening News to this newspaper. mbia Schol. the Colu astic Press Association rated Survey i n the first place category. ot htree He and presi i s school the articleson in w N e York, D .r Taffel High sH ira T w odnesn intellectually School, a school for B nor w e n t gifted children. H e then attended City College and did graduate work at Columbia, Michigan, and New York Universities, During World War II, he served a s a lieutenant commander n i the navy. the s u a c h Shelley Jaffe James K . Hackett Medal for Excellence in Public Speaking Howard Adler Commencement Committee Award Solomon Levin Citation of the Governor's Committee on Scholastic Achievement: Michael Bodian, Robert Friedman, Ellen Goldflus s, David Greenberg, Kenneth Haas, Walter Hakman, John Latella, Susan Levine, argaret Rogow, David Saffer, Harold Samtur, Steven Scheiner, M John Stock, drug New York State Agricultural and Technical College at Morrisville, June 23-29. Senior P r o m As a result of lack of student May 1 7 . Ehca dedsi- cussed the help he had received t r o m E n c o u n t e r ofm r ed ot help drug users. w h o transferred from S encie to Washnigotn v-rI ,r sadi gni High School last yea hes had edatrst unsig drugs be"didnt' Cause feel sa as the other students." smart Many Scienceites are still using drugs, Miss s a t o get started on pot," she continued, wit's lust a way of copping out." Encounter is staffed by commit- interest, the Senior Prom has been canceled. Not enough seniors bought tickets to make the event possible. All tickets were returned. Math Teams Take First-Place Spots view o . t h e Maria Schift (left). Lois Jackson, Gerson Sternstein, a n d S u s a n Steinberg form the Arista staff, to begin its functions next fall. tees of former addicts and a small Maria Schift, 3-8, is the new group of professional psychiatrists. S a t i r i c a l Songs. Skits The Senior Show combined songs, Maria Schiff to Presidency at the Senior Show Ineludes skits, and fast takes ni a satirical New Arist a Memb ers Elect t r o m addicts their experiences ubcl, Barbara Walzer, Risa Weinreb, Irene Weiss. subject. mastering his Four former bdeircs sev. physics etxst, numoeurs p r e v e n t on totaly report State program si being held at the du Lieber, Doc Taffel," Stern- stein, 3-21, Lois Jackson, 3-3, and vice-president, secretary, and treasurer a t the honor society's May 27 meeting. In her campaign speech, Miss a tongue- in-cheek look at a German class- "wasting One of the highlights of the show panded tutorial program. Students voted after hearing school Kingsley Grant, 4-22, the producer, and Robert Weiss, 4-23, the director of the show was presented June 1 to a boister- ous audience of seniors. Linda Kaplan, 4-26, presented t h e opening number. The introductions were made by senior was a segment of the movie, "Gold- diggers of 3' 3." each candidate present his juniors, all of whom were admitted The program closed with an old were permitted to vote. In a break with tradition, all form ni a one-minute speech. Only the May The Senior Math Team ended its season tied with Stuyvesant High School for first place in the city while the Junior Math Team finished at the top of its division. Last term, the Senior Math Team placed second behind Stuyvesant, with the Junior Math Team winThree meets constitute a season. At every meet, each member of the five-man starting team receives problems in three separate One p o i n t problem awarded for each correct solution. Team rank is determined by the number of total points. s u r v e y 61 Arista assembly, David Spiwack, 4-22, and Ro- Charlton, the of the student show. a lounge scenc was peated several times, with a boy sitting and a girl angrily stomp- i n e h e r t o o t Steven Sterner, 4-26, sang "Ach Mrs. Ruth Ruderman si the ad. viser o f t h e S e n i o r M a t h Te a m , Mr. Abraham Glicksman guides the juniors. FORDHAM BOYS and MEN'S S H O P 2281 Grand requirements for Arista admission This year, the service c r e a t p o u system was revised, shifting the faculty adviser. JOE'S DRIVER E D U C AT I O N FALL 1968 • Students Picked U p • t afedRet ral Army & Navy Store Student Discount CPO SHIRTS - LEES PEA COATS SCIENCE JACKETS Mr. Joseph Cotter advised the GIRLS CYpress 5-4320 Jodoe's Art Shop OIL PAINTINGS participation leadership. Mr. Herbert Rosenfeld is Arista's seniors in the preparation of the BOYS CONVERSE S.O. DISCOUNT For Further Infonmation Write D R O IO TH TO INODNEPATVE. M TE .D W E CA NEW YORK, N. Y. 8 91-09 078463 24 Convenient Schools Also ni Other Bor PAINTINGS RESTORED UN 3-0671 PENROD'S STATIONERY - REVIEW BOOKS ART SUPPLIES PICTURE FRAMING 54A W. Kingsbridge Rd. Bronx, N. Y. go on to the Senior Math Team, which competes in a fuller schedule o f meets. A 90 per cent average and twelve service credits are the FORDHAM INC. of the program. 706 Lydig Avenue, Bronx, N . Y. outstanding Vickie show. achievement in mathematics. After a year of training, most members for Butterfly, I Were a Senior," near the start and Hardy routine, set ni the boys' CARDS - TOYS - PARTY FAVORS selected Chaplin, Michael Nee, 4-6, as Percy 4-26, in the title role. The junior team is composed of students Harwin, 4-26, as Festus Crankshaw, Charlie 4-13, bert Weiss performed Throughout ning first place honors. two beard and pipe, in Bernstein, of Charles editor-in-chief. Nominations were been named for each post. O r a t A guidance scene included Jack Staub, 4-16, as a troubled senior, Grace, 4-16, as his at pluralities rather than majorities of the halted after five candidates had emphasis time." "The Perils of officers were elected on the first president John Morihisa, 4-8, time movie sketch, In City Competition class starring Andrew ballot, with the winners receiving who later returned, complete with with awards, given in cooperation given b y author of the Boys' State Police force. Supervised by high school teacho r continue Marvin Konstam D.r Bernard Relkin Award . for plaque with a laminated facsimile C government opportunity ubcl mem- "w lli -Susan Rovet Pulitzer Scholar . The press council gave Survey its highest award, "Issue of the Year," for the October issue of the publication. All New York City high schools with four-page news- former gifted, Gifted. Ameri The program, Boys' Saet, ed scribed as a" laboratory of prac tical political science," Includes who form 1040 high school juniors, the they Barry Klitzner . Journalism depart ment named Science Survey the best newspaper in its division. competed hte S a . d t papers by sponsored Lexion given been postponed until next fall. Mr. Kenneth Allen, S.O. adviser, the teaching Education's N e ofthe Physics C l u b o f w 3-23, is nowrep- dent Yokr, a n d former president o f the a t a porresenting Bronx Science the f o r Association M o e r t p a t o n i l gram for hte development of citi can Pre s c e n c e Associations, editor o f the Board Robert Mas,cir zenship, the scholarships that het rest Dr.Taffel is president of the High befo t h eudistentr lives."ofsceince e x p l for aining that vicespnaP clir Association, the constant c h a n g e s in modern ofthe Councilof Superdentiespr Teen Government NHS Scholarships scientist." eH odtl het bers Sclence, position a t School Science Surveyings Friedman. a designed to offer." Darlene DeSantis Eli Saklanka .. Award Pythian Sisters fo NY Marilyn MeIntosh Citywide Future Teachers of the Year-2nd Award MORIECES is Kenneth Haas Margaret Rozow ...Robert Sacks, Sharyn Saperstein m i n n o Since license without responsibility?" S C h o o l Parents Association Awards and abnormalities of the school, a n d n e w caused b y lack fo thyroid How.condition a s needed," h e said. m orfed t h e thyroid hore v e r, h e continved, political oriact i n "activities mone helps regulate growth, menoutside t h e school o v e r w h i c h the t a l faculties, and sexual develop ment, t h e detaerunt nciert never s c h o o ln e sn oa u t h o r i t y anohter fore cannot accept responsibility." f u l l y matures. I n the search for a treatment for exestince Dr. Taffel supports t h e is u n "that liberty Science, political knid, stu It withdiferent At ground" "Groups that said. theexrtemes, particumrly from views students Phi Beta Kappa Alumni . D .r Medical Rulon Rawson, dean of New. Phi Beta Kappa Alumnae Award Award College, d i s c u s s e d thyroid gland ta hte Biology Club, Herman .E Mantel Faculty Award Kenneth Haas M ya 31. Herman .E Mantel Alumni Award Marcy Friedman, Mary Stracar D .r Rawson has conducted xe Charles Hodes Memorial Award s on the thyroid, tensive research for General Excellence ni Scholarship David Greenberg One of his Generoso Pope tific contributions i s hsi Frank Pellegrino hteory Richard WellingMemorial Award GO . . Conference Alumni Award concerning het effect ofdilodoty. Marthe Gold dohiyrt compound, no Grand Street Boys Award rosine, a Elaine Bagan Ira .J Sternstein Award Felix Flores Illustrating hsi talk htw i diesl Edgar M . Cigelman Memorial Award o f vcm it s Marthe Gold o t thyroid disorders, Dr.now sR a discussed cretinism, a D.r Martin Luther King Memorial Award , Dolores Smith a called The following awards were presented at the 1968 Commencement: ark t e x p e r i m e n t self-regulation h a v e chartered b y the S . O . . Dr. quishing clothing restrictions, eh says, s h o u l d Graduation Aw a r d s To Biology Group functions strike without preventing student Taffel er- committee, should infringe upon that hte rights and liberties of others,' and feels that het Columbia demo n s t r a t o r s restrictions and creating a student-faculty protestors m hoedts Page Three 4 Former Addicts Relate Past Lives Since 1897 LUdlow 4.7245 J a n5 OLD FASHIONED ICE CREAM PARLOR AND COFFEE SHOP Private Room Available for Parties 294 EAST KINGSBRIDGE ROAD BRONX, N. Y. Phoenix Laboratories P.O. Box 2123 Astoria, L.I.C. 11102 (212) 726-5468 "Serving the Scientific Community" • LABORATORY APPARATUS • LIVE ANIMALS IALS • BIOLOGICAL MATER Catalogs Mailed on Request �Page Four S U RV E Y SCIENCE Wednesday, June 26, 1968 S t a r Science C a g e r Greg T i l l m a n Racketmen Suffer Undefeated Linksmen few years he has played basketball for Science PSAL Loss of Year C o m m e n t s o n P r o b l e m s o f B l a c k s First In City Title Match Take Top Spot in City Greg Tillman si big, strong, and fast. For the past Science's tennis team lost its championship match ot Bayside, June ,5 by a 3-2 score. It was the Turks' only loss very good brand of ball. He led the team to second place in the divisional playoffs last season asthea center PSAL with an "Honorable Mention" rating from Julian Fifer 6-0. u a t ion . " These friendships are notable because they consist fo the of members of two races, Tillman being one b l a c k m e m b e r s of t h e t e a m Tillman does not think it's that bad being a mem- ber of a very small - though important — minority in this school. "We're not really oppressed here," he said. "But w e do feel a little isolated at times". crucial fifth match, Allan Sceincse' teachers play self to be the better man, win- holes won, rather than on total strokes). Regular-season ning on the fi r s t playoff hole and assuring the victory. contests are only 9 holes. Ed Rosenwasser lost his match on the fifteenth hole. Tillman feels that black people are being oppressed Just considering the sports world this country ,il of which he si a part, he thinks Muhammad A the former Cassius Clay, "has been getting a bad proved their athletic abilitiesot sa htey wonthe Faculty-Student academic prowess, their in Volleyball Match beequal June 12, B y putting the teachers ahead 5-4 51 points, the teachers zoomed ot made up for two line fouls he had again showing great resiliency, tied w to o n e Ali claims to be a minister of Allah and sought At mostly an round (based on number of Te a c h e r s S h o w W i n n i n g F o r m So- good thing" because it has tended to unite the black people. " N o w we have a greater awareness of who we are, and this is good." chance for greater improvement. wound up tied after 18 holes. Scienceite showed him- In the playoffs, each man Latella's triumph proved crucial, as Spiwack lost on the hole. sixteenth the fi r s t set 7-5. H o w e v e r . B a v s i d e Dave Pilossoph evened the conTurks Sink Columbus came back with strong 61, w i n s t o take t h e m a t c h a n d the test by winning on the sevenThe Turks' regular season had ended May 31 with a 5-0 championship. teenth, and J o h n rout of Columbus. The win at scored an easy 13-hole triLance Gordon then Split Rock Golf Course comumph. S c i e n c e B a t s .600 clinched the title, winning on pleted a perfect 6-0 season. 1967-68 golf, tennis, and the seventeenth hole. Dave Sceincse' The linksmen's quarter-fibowling teams the end, nal contest was against Stuyseason play. These three Spiwack fought to ni egrul r i e n e d w a i v e g a n t J u n e 0 lost in 1 8 , but and t h e basketball team all made The Turks won the right to the match, played at Pelham, division playoffs; and were their TotNewtown by edging meet maojr by a 4-1s core. Rosenwasser, contributors t o an overall winning 600 percentaze tenville 3-2, June 12. f o r och Latella, Gordon, and Spiwack R o s e n w a s s e r lost the won for the Turks. nI the season, "When Im ' done with school," he said, "I'm going to aid them ni whatever capacity I can. I'm for. tunate that I came ot Science, where I've had the triumphed 6-3, Engel and Michael Silfen captured probthey lasted well past February, and most belleve whatever he wants." Tillman hopes to help his people after he has finished with college, where he plans ot study govern- day, some suspense. Latella and his opponent battled it out and perfect 8-0 season. o n l y u n a w a y ofthe match but ably will be retained for quite a while past grad- a draft deferment because of hsi religious ties. But he was refused, and was subsequently stripped of "The white man," Tillman said, "shouldn't tell All what to believe. Every man should have the right to their foes 3-2, to close out a 2-5, 62, 63. Eric Saslow and Allen Friedman, soew lal his world h e a v y w e i g h t title. recorded the then first Science win. Displaying an backhand, came early difficulty to triumph Playing basketball was something he really enjoyed dog doing. But it also enabled Tillman to become friends with a number of his teammates. he said about "We're tighter than most groups," seathe squad, which was often seen together. "The son si from mid-October to February, the practice deal." By HOWARD SHAW Science's golf team defeat- eighteenth hole at Staten Island's Latourette Park. Pilos the 1968 New York City PSAL soph also went 18 holes, but championship. Playing at won. Gordon took his match ni 17. Golf C o u r s e Clearview John Latella then provided Queens, t h e Turks downed ed Newtown, June 14, t o win excellent French." He thinks the recently formed Black Cultural season. ponent. Larry Diller held on for three sets, but lost 26, 6-2, 4-6. Nevertheless, he thinks ballplaying, while impor tant, is not as significant as getting a good education. Now that he is leaving Science, he said in an inter. view in early June, eh has "no real complaints about the school. It was not as difficult as I had thought it would be, though I did have some trouble with "Our friendships were formed during the 1968 Captain André Bernard dropped his match 26, 3-6 to a tough op- • fall on full scholarship. Udnoubtedly, he will play undergraduate ball for this year's Ivy sessions sometimes last until six o'clock, the 01 This month he graduates and will enter Columbia got to know each other well." O V i s i o n Greg Tillman in action against Chelsea. schools, I don't think the teachers they try harder." yrt a s hard. Here I" m a convinced that education si one of the best ways we can achieve equality." Tillman si not bitter about the present conditions faculty The scored the first point, for most fo hte game, but never by more than 4 points. ehT students went ahead for the first time at 19-18. However, the service then came to the faculty Mr. Howard Leviton. showing effortless skill, i n A m e r i c a , but he believes "we've waited long 3 points to win the game en ou gh = more than a hundred years for equality." 2scored Other peoples came over t o America, He said, " a n d 1 - 1 9 . In the second game, the students enjoying equality inpractically al — now they're n o t thin e fields. W think we deserve itnow too." black However, the students' attack faltered, and the faculty was able Faculty Jumps They led - lead. After sevbuilt a quick 41 eral non-scoring volleys, it was Mr Following Mr. Solomon's 4 points, to gain a 15-13 triumph. Ping-Pong Bell faculty jumped to an 11-6 margin, Between the first and second within 2 points, 11-9. The teachers games, teachers' lounge ping-pong g o t u p t o 11 a n d t h e s t u d e n t s c a m e C back with 6, to make the score former U.S. champion exhibition game. 17-15. quickly scored twice, u r i t b l e w Lower Left Hand Corner the ball out of bounds. With Myra McCoy serving, the students scored 5 straight points for a come-trom-behind 22-20 vic- Check-out Time tory Charles Silkowitz Towards the end of most of the basketball games played this year in the Boys' Gym, Scienceites began to jubilantly chant "It's all over now!" They followed this by clapping their hands and stamping their feet and pounding on the benches in two thunderous staccato bursts, and then they shouted again "It's all over now!" I t was a victory chant. With Science ahead and the win assured, the students were all joyous that another game was in the bag. And as the big clock ticked off the final seconds of the contest, the fans rose and put on their coats while count- ing off the final seconds too. They did not spend much time ni the gym after the final buzzer. Some hurriedly found their friends to go home with, then left. Others stood around for a while in small groups So Science ceases to be a place to which you rush in the a friend and if mornings. You take your time and wait for know you you miss the Special 2 you're unfazed because you miss it. there'll be another and if you miss the Pledge,g, well, know a The long halls are no longer depressin for you You don't hurry anylot of the people walking through them. the first minute of more because it's no great loss toin miss the hall you haven't seen any class. And you spot some guy slip him five. and Man!" "Hey in a week and you shout an Sitting down and writing something on your desk for late is a intimate stranger in fifth (or is it sixth) to contemp a blank sheet of paper better thing to do than doodling onteache r who gives you a during a boring lesson. And a bad teacher who is a rough mark- high grade is worse than a good sion can be recognized discus talking about the game. A few impatiently waited for the er. And a fine lesson or a heated stands to be rolled back so they could pick up the dog-eared as something all too rare, and treasured. kind of harsh Even the teacher-aides are fun. They are on walking as if but they're actually human so if you keep b e l o w. ing. scream stop lly eventua With everybody cleared out, the floor was gleaming, you were deaf they us name you You write a column and give it a ridiculo s would empty except for some scraps of paper the acustodian there beaming while really grooving sit you and and cool r is cheerleade t a think thrown was that penny get later and a on yourself. had rolled into a corner. and joking grooviest thing of all is sitting in 007 Silas Marner or the Bic that had fallen off the seat to the floor The place was empty, N o echoes remained. But the or philos ophizi ng or j u s t eating your lunch. Or sitting any- or in a rowboat on a beach or under a tree and This month the Class of 1968 is checking out of Science where, on a rug orThe making anLake in Central Park of e middl at the remains in nothing me, for And now. for good. It's all over , feel something you want and a other person, or a few other people to feel. you 205th Street and Paul Avenue except some memories want they them to feel. And you too feel what a factory. modern white building that looks like it could be is n o t a physical structure for me. It's not some Science down the long halls with these square lights and a white line three floors middle getting smaller in t h e distance. It's not cafeteria or an and a campus level of classrooms. It's not a audito rium or a planet arium . it's the people who come here whom you've met. Rather, the mornings and leave a few Those who enter t h e doors in have with them. hours later and the relationships you a sophomore, you're dumb When you are a freshman and ted," whatever that is. educa to "get e and you come to Scienc g to "get educated." So you work hard tryin at least by your senior But by the time you're a junior, or ated" system this "getting educ year, you come to know that is not all it's cracked up to be. It's kind of hollow. Communi- e it's a t . cating with other people, you learn, is wher walls behind. e get out of this place. Leave these he must be So now w thought Science was merely walls, If anybody c o i n g u p t h e m by now. More than likely we'll be back to say hi t o the teache rs btedly we'll see again those who meant something to us. Undou month. We'll all change. We others who are leaving this on changing. few years and we'll keep changed in the pastmeet five or maybe , we can slip each other ophize Wherever we or just philos or joke and down sit then even ten and ce. Scien t a met we first mber reme we'll And e. groov And now you're supIt's all over now, though, for here. posed to Clap! Clap! t t o faze the of the second game, as Then, what might have been the final Leviton volley, Mr. chance for immortality by hitting C a r M.r Alan Bell played bloops, shots at the and other tactics d i d n o t At 18-17, Mr. Leviton got the and it appeared he would become well as the first. h agile M r. Bell, w h o w o n 28-26. Other teachers participating in the day's activities were Mrs. Bar- bara Advocate, M.r Eugene Falk, Mrs. Miss Frances HodRuth Gelfand, Mr. rinsky, Mr. Bernard Horowitz, Mr. Norman Klinger, Mr. Jack Radott, and Mr. Kenneth Allen, who did the "color commentary." Sports Shorts Handball The Science handball team finished its season strongly, winning its last two contests. The wallmen traveled ot Roosevelt May 22, and swept a 21-1 rout. Willy the match 5-0. Steve Lott opened with foe 21-18, and Marty RoNeroulias followed by edging his ne and Wolman-Roth senberg won 21-18. The Presti-Bianco respectively. teams triumphed 21-6 and 21-16, May 24 contest. Science defeated Washington 4-1 in a hted the meet. highlig Shutouts by Lott and Rosenberg n and Roth Wolma while Presti and Biancone won 21-12, picked up a 21-15 victory. to Taft May Earlier, the Turks dropped a 3-2 match the only win27. Lott (21-0) and Neroulias (21-17) were n e r s f o r Science. Elections team met May 23, The members of Science's baseball Valua ble Player for on Most Solom Jerry er pitch d electe and er Ralph Salvietti as next year's 1968. They also chose catch captain. s for the Turks this year, Solomon appeared in six gamea 1-3 won-lost record, but starting three . He compiled only such powerhouses as Clind run average, against just 3.05. In addi tion, h e earne his ton, Taft, and Roosevelt, was gs. (All statistics a r e unout 20 men i n 20% innin struck official.) ce action this season,s i nthe Salvietti did not see much oo f Phil Clendennin, t wSalvietti Paul Hoffman a n d capt ain ever, catc hers . How team's best hitters, are also regu lar receiver. figures to be next year's t e a m pick ed Lloy d Mayer Meanwhile, the swims ming a c a p t a i n .M ayer's specialties are to succeed I r a B r a w e r tyle events. the 200- and 400-yard frees said t h a t his hopes for Mayer Following his election, r student s a championship, greate next season include, besideto come and watch us swim," he support. "We want them said. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bronx Schools Newspaper Collection, 1933–1969 Subject The topic of the resource Newspapers (The Bronx, New York) The New Deal (Walton High School) Science Survey (Bronx High School of Science) The Walton Log (Walton High School) Description An account of the resource The collection comprises various student newspapers from Bronx schools, including Bronx High School of Science and Walton High School. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The provenance of this collection is varied. Lewis Stone donated the publications from Walton High School in 2020. Dr. Steven Payne found the publications from Bronx High School of Science on a shelf in the library in 2020. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933–1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper collection Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NW-BXSCHOOLS Type The nature or genre of the resource Archival collection Periodical Text Any textual data included in the document SCIENCE THE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE SURVEY Vol. LXI - No. 5 June 26, 1968 Students Elect Greenberg Mayor Lindsay Gives Speech By KENNETH LIEBERMAN Scienceites elected Eric Green- berg, 3-4, as SO. . president, June At Gradua ion Ceremonies t 7. following a campaign marked by uncertainty over the future of the studen O r a t i a t o n H e d e yB ARTHUR LUBOW accompanied yb responsibility and MayoJrohn Lindsay spoke ta respect for the rights of others and of the Parents' Association, feated David Kapelman, 3-24, and the comemxesceris, enceJumneent for democratic procedures.?" sentedtheawardsonbehalfofthe 2 1 , a s 8 7 5 esonsri graduated. particular, D.r Tatfel said, parents, He was folowed by M.r In other contests, Darcy Lowell, Bernard Manson, who distributed In recyenatrs, universities have students should eb wary of the awards for the faculty. 3-13, and Christina Palacio, the posts of vice-president v e e n philosophy that the ends justify resistant change, M.r the Finally, the long-awalted mo- and secretary, respectively. Lindsay odtl the graduates. "Be- and over again that bad means college coordinator, presented the means, "History shows over ment arrived. M,r Emanuel Bolom, Disarming S.O. cause of the excelent training you destroy good ends," he noted. D,r have vedecei,r I think many of Taffel concluded hsi speech graduates and awarded the diplo After Dr. Taffel had announced by saying that "If the young peo- mas, ending the high school years the formation of a student-faculty youwillfind yourselves allied oftheexcitedseniors, withforcesof change no the col- ple of today pursue their ideas The chamber advisory committee, candidates legceampus," he added, with responsibility and with youth- then performed Offenbach's "Bal. t h e f u t u r e role that"restraint nda reason are the ful energy and imagination, they let Parisienne." Valedictorian Mar- of the Student Organization, Dr. e x p i ni n e d t h a t t h e Greenberg. and Lowell are next y e a r s 90.. officers. besttools, nobtulets a n d V i o wil make the world abetter place garet Rogow followed, than it has been." asking her Salutatorians Elen Goldfluss and classmates "questions I have asked committee would be only a" nego- H ati n ea r m o ft h es .O." administration." Her duringthelastyear,"eitingasan After hte traditional processional myself?" Kenneth Has folowed D.r Tat- After Miss Rogow's speech, Toby Speaking at the Mya 29 S.O. as- ponents were Danei into the Loews' Miler, 3-11, example the S.O's support of het seniors set'l remarks with brief addresses and Harriet Jacobster, 3-251 ror senoT c a m o st e n o ever ParadiseTheater, D.r Alexander reenberg supported "stu. The chorus, led yb M.r Anton Ro-l Fixel, 4-19, sang Arditi's "I Bacio," dents' rights, no matter how they nI her farewel speech asS.O, shecontinued,dissensionand .pa Taffel, principal, greeted hte sut. land, then sang Bach's "It Thou the piano. As the graduates joined sembly, G accompanied by Stuart Bernard on be won". He said that he hopes president, Marthe Gold s a l d that t h y dents and guests. In histalk, he But Sufer" can "loosen the administration's "there have been osme umirtph,s throughouttheyear. advised the graduates that "the "Brotherhood of Man." Beethoven's ni hte singing of hte "Alma Mater," exercise of rights and liberties is M.r Harold Wilkinson, president the 1968 commencement exercises very tight grasp on the Student came to a close. Organization." Calling for changes, he coid the S.O. "must become more receptive and responsive ot Students, Faculty to Form student edemands.ThemeansIon change," he continued, "Is q u i c k JointAdvisoryCommittee; and effective communication." Promises, Promises, Promises Will Start Next September d o f o s t e d M i t c h e l l J o l l e s , 3 - 1 3 , a n d Vice-president Darey Lowel, who A student faculty advisory com- elected representatives. m i t t e e w i l l b e c r e a t e d n e x t f a l l , T h e OS . . C o u n e l i wd o u l h a n d l e Peter Poses, 3-5, said grade and D.r Alexander principal, nominations for commitee dele- SO. . a n n o u n c e d a t t h e s o , a s s e m b l gateisn hbot plans. tI would er- candidacy are "unfair." I n a d d ! May 29. duec the total number fo nomina- tion, she promised to work for a The purpose of the commite, tions to no meor htan eight, after student lounge. Dr. Taffel indicated, Is to suggest, which the students would elect the Christina Palacio promised to Tache T i n t o determme Channe. required number ronresente "work together" with the other ni school polley. It wil osla sek tives. officers to help make a "more ef S O U O I N TOM 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 DC In orderot eb egilbiel to serve According to D.r on the committee. Dr will have "more i n astudent must have passed all his September Strike fluence in areas like school regula. t i o n s . i n w h i c h s t u d e n t s h a v e d i character record. He need not be Margaret Rogow, 4-26, is t h i s Kenneth Haas, 4-8, delivered a Ellen Goldfluss, 4-12, is one of Does Not Change rect experience. and less in areas Salutatory n od r e s s 1 9 0 8 the two 1968 Salutatorians Many students expressed the de- Miss Rogow is Forum publicity commencement exercises. Literary Editor of Observatory, SchoolCurriculumlittleexperience." sireforacommitteewith moT chairman.amemberoftheMath member orthesoccereatm WissGoldussischrolledo Dr. Taffel suggested two possible a d d i t i o n , Society, Israeli Dance Group, and Haas has served on several school lege Math and College Social The 18-day teachers' structural plans for the committee, some students objected tothe re- Debating club, as s a u n a s . w h i s year won h o n s t u d i e s S h e is a winner of a N a had little effect on Science's cur- Both provide for five teacher rep- strictions placed on eligibility for ticipant ni many school shows. orable mention in Westing- tional Honor Society Scholarship riculum, a Survey study indicates. resentatives elected by the faculty. Furthermore, they said, While at helene?. house Talent Search, i n n o c t o t Cornell Regents Scholar Of those courses whose curricula In the first scheme, the students deleentes should be nominated by won several awards, including a to winning aRegents Scholarship. ship. down, the laboratory would be represented by the 5.0 petition and not by the S.O, Coun National Merit Scholarship Haas will continue his education In the fall, Miss Goldfluss will were most af. c i l . Prix de L/'Aliance Française, and next year at Harvard University. enter the Colege of Agriculture fected, but only ni the early part president and four delegates elect- The structure of the committee aRegents Scholarship. Hoping to later enter ot Cornell University. She is in- of the first term. Electives without The second plan would includethe will be determined next fall. Stu- about her future career, Miss K o school, he plans to major in biol- terested in the biological sciences, laboratory work were unaffected S.O. president, t r e e dent and faculty representatives gow will attend Barnard College ogy, probably specializing in psy- nossibly leading to a career ir by the lost days. presidents, and only two specially will be chosen at that time next year, Cholory. Mrs. Henrietta chair. man of the Math department, said that the calculus classes would be Students Meet Taffel: well prepared for the Advanced Hootenanny Echoes Today's Youth Placement exam. Clothing Rules Ended Mr. Milton Kopelman, chairman By DEBORAH HWANG of the Biology department. said. "Hootenanny 1968" stressed songs Dr. Alexander Taffel, principal, must be t r a i n e d and materials "Our curriculum is so enriched. responded to a list of "demands" m u s t b e obtained before a full that w e aren't hurting our kids of love and war, reflecting the at a meeting attended by about program can be initiated. too much paring c e r t a i concerns today's youth 350 students held in the cafeteria, A uniform list of rules and pen- a r e a s . " S.O. sponsored event took place May 28. At the meeting Dr. Taffel altiessibeingprepared,Dr.Taffel announced that he had abolished said, and will be ready next fall. Students Untroubled May 24. all dress regulations. Although he "feels very strongly Michael Kairys, 4-18, and Bar- that there should be reasonable None of the department spokes- m e n expressed any concern over bara Kaplan, 4-26, opened the show Student demands included performance of " Think freedom during guide ines l for dress," Dr. Taffel the Regents exams. Mr. Kopelman lunch and unassigned periods; the has abolished restrictions on attire It's Going to Rain l o d a y ude nts' re- said, "The median (Biology Siron's introduction of black history and "as a response to the st score at Sciencel is always "Kathy's Song." culture into quest for this liberty as their per They Parker al right." An absence of cloth- close to 90. We won't have any Gambind. w h o san g"Song#4' formation of a list of violations son w i t h i t corresponding penalties; t h e ing rules, he stressed, should serve an original composition which he reinforce self-regulation t h e Physient Science depart- desorlbesas"asoneaboutmyself," abolition of dress regulations, and r e f o r m s i n S.O. elections proce- students. He added that a gradual m e n indicated curriculum elimination of clothing regulations n r o b l e m s . H e r t m a n Gewirtz, has been taking place since the d e p a r t m e n t c h a i r m a n , s a i d "We "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" was Any Time, Any Place Before discussing the five issues, b e g i n n i n g o r t h e a r e i n c o m p l e t e c o n t r o l a w h i sung by A n n i T a n n e n n i k o v . 4-2. The students C a m a n d e r we teach. All elementary classes Joanne Jacobsen, 3-28, then offered Dr. Taffel said that he was S.O. elections proce- will be adequately prepared." two original songs. "Child of Your ways available" to speak with stu- dents. However,h e continued, dure Candidates should b e n o m i Mind," which she said was "about petition, said. Dilatory Tactics would not y i e l d to demands, the secret ambitions that everyon matter what the addition, no student should be dis- Mr. Mark Rifkin of the English has," and "Salty River," an anti- t h i s i m p l i e s intimidation and de office because of department said that the depart war song "written from a anterent a low "disciplinary feats the purpose of true communi- ment delayed certain changes in angle, that of a fish ni the Mekong record." cation." literature River." curriculum so that He then answered each of the A Matter of Time the teachers would have enough Linda Kaplan, 4-26, Darlene De- demands separately. Students can- In response, Dr. Taffel said that t o tinish the assigned works Santis. 4-26. Susette Chu, 4-1, and not possibly go outside during free a student who has failed one H e a d d e d t h a t t h e u s u a l r a n g e o f subjects cannot Wendy Kramer, periods, s a i d , s i n c e t h e n o i s literature tonie s has been covered ditions of Tom Paxton's anti-war on the guitar, accompanie s singer Barbara Kapl an as would disturb classes in progress, spend the time that an S.O. office Those students with i n technical English son g, "When Morning Breaks," and Michael Kairys, they perform during one of t he oneni ng numbers o f t h e Hootenanny. safety hazards woul d develop, and demands. original composi. the school wo uldbeunabletocon- records," he said, The Social Studies department t i o n , "The re Once Wa s a King." and Donovan's "Cat ch the Wind." note a vaudeville routine, whO enters have shown irresponsibility. abridged the material required for Afterward Robert Kaplan, 4-23, "Be Clown," done by Steven building. Nomination by petition, Dr. Tat- sang Phil n o n e "Celin" and With accompanist Linda Kaplan, piano. Linda Pierce, Sterner, 4-26, and Susan Sadoft, Black culture and history are wou ld the mid.year exams. Acting Chair- manMr.HerbertFalkensteinsaid Malvinn Rernolds' "Come 4-26, on the already being introduced i nto the wielay." Furthermore, he added, "roughly the G a v e Miceio, 3-13, a n d "Summertime." Next, Ilene Moore, 2-11, sang "Redwing "Hootenanny 1968" w a s o r g a n curriculum, Dr. the required indicated. agreatnumberofstudentscould n u m b e r same requirements on this year's G o l dw al ballad. namesona asser. petition. by Steven Kess. However, he said, "we can't build ersen's Blackbird," a tradition two songs of lov e, Eric And ized in o ne week in a minute." Teachers tinals as there have been o n other beautifulballad"VioletsofDawn," The program ended on a light ler, 4-3. a course Page Two SCIENCE SURVEY SCIENCE SURVEY James Watson's 'Double Helix' Depicts Ach Du Lieber published 8 times a year by the students fo Personalities Involved in DNA Di THE BRONX HIGH SCHOOL scovery Bronx Science OF SCIENCE By ARTHUR LUBOW chseme ofhet DNA moelcuel. ,w 75 West 205 Street Bronx, Otall the ofspring oaf moderntechnologicalso- Asyal however, it N. Y. 10468 ceiyt, hte scientist i s the mosftrequently. m i s u n d e r and nietrensitg world. affords the reader a rare glimpse into an impo rtant Richard Schwarz DR. ALEXANDER TAFFEL, Principal sotod. According to popular behliefr,esidesi n a distant, elevbuabtebdle, deftarocmhetdhe banality ehT naravite i s ac l ed with ebacier comments As Science, complaining si as natural as cheering Vol. LXII - No. 5 June 26, 1968 a n d petiness o f lite.neWh a b o o kr e f u t i n g this m y t h dericetd towvaoirusard members of het sceinfiitc at a football game. So, I'll take this opportunity to aiptpearsydlve,resde atracts "amuddledlot"who od what comes naturally. commuTnoitWy.atson, botanists and zolgsist era Charloserste winnermsaeJ D .Watsons' T h eDoubleHelixbelong. Richard lemics. "wasted their efforts onpo- My first experience with Science left me shaken Editor-in-Chief inthis category. " Crystalographers "delight ingnieb in T h e DoubleHelix, a non-fictionwork,describes a field wher rheit ideacsoultodneb easilysdi Immediately nopu entering hte building. I was shooed Michael Kairys e s o n i a t e theroleplayedb yWatson,theauthor,andhisax provedS.c"ientists in genera,l he adds,areofetn upto het auditorium where, sa every day from notablyFrancisCrick,intheformation not onlynarrow-mindedanddull,butalso justhneton,Iasertedmypatriotismandheardtheni News Editors Robert B e l l , Jean ne T h e l w e l l modelo ft h eD N Amolecule.Workingi nCam sutpdi". These,as wealls othpersronal sentiments formation sovital to my education that I would hear expressed i nt h e booka, r e revealing ti at times Feature Editors Marilyn Campbel, Mark Gantt bridge,England,thetwomenusedX-raymachines, distasteful. ti all overagain i n official period. Sports Editor Charles Silkowitz mathematicalformulas andcommonsenset odis Cold Characters The first day fo esascl continued my Business Managers . . Howard Adler, Jonathan rexBo closethesecretso ft h e"moleculeo flife."TheDNA ment. Ingym, I eagerly inquired about tryouts for Circulation Manager Emanuel Cherney molecule, whosehelicalstructurecomesthe Characters aresuperficiallydrawn.nosWta hte footbal teamsA. yet, none were scheduled, but Exchange E d i t o r Barbara Walzer O O O % componento fgenes. het talent of an hasn't C r authsourch a s Photography Editor cellular strands which determine heredity. A knowl- e a t e m a s t e r f u l characetrs C P. . S n o w , w h o c a n I n novels concerning erhet wer openings on an excellent tennis team, F a c u l t y A d v i s e r Msr. Linda nFdgoeil edgeoftheDNAmoleculewasneededtounderstand topicssimilart o Wsaots,n' The which oloked intriguing when you considered that Associate Board itsvariousfunctions.Itisthoughtthatthediscovery explorethethoughtsofthepeoplewho workoend theypracticed without a net. If I had looked forward ofitsstructurewillhelptoopenotherrelatedbiolo- the structureo fthemoleculei sonly partlysatis t oa comforting unchl period, m y first glimpse of gicalfields. factory. Ellen Rable, Mark Watson'snarrativemovesquickly,describingthe TheDoubleHelixisnota grelaiteraryachleve- t h e crowded, noisy, altogetner chaoue careteria d i s Apprentices efforts,t h edisappointments,t h ejealoustes,a n dt h e ment.Itis, howev,er auhlftaif and entwt-ilrel d e such hop.es Later ni the day, I wa ultimateelationwhichaccompanysuccess.Attimes. scriptionof the sciexnpetrieinfice.c introduced to mechanical drawing, armed with a thebooki sdisturbing:Watsona n dCrickceiebrate andespeciallythosewho platonworkinthesciences, T-square and a French curve, and told to drav whena competingscientiatpublishesanincorrect shouldgiveithet carefaudlingthatitmerits. hert viewsof aratchet. Dazed yb mywen outlook o n education, I stopped for a drink of brown water Student Group morf a nearbfoyuntain, onyl eno fo whose spouts Bernstein Says work aetda timIe. washnet presented whti a Aims to Change Science pennant and sent home. Of Truth nI thenext few weeks I discovered many other Demand, Response aspectosfefil at Science. To bnegi with, 1learned EditoNr'sote:Don'ttakethis Al of the five student demands submedti article seriously: Bernstein i s just SchoolSystem that every yda was bargain day in the cafeteria. by concerned students of Science shoudl b e showingwhath ehaslecrnedi n Heralded by screeching whistles, D.r Silver ofered accepted by the administration without delay Last November,while parenst, saleosneverything from T-bal jotters ot typewriters teachers, andpublic slafioicf were t o Science jackets and book bags. sA ot those "fag so that starting next year sutdenst will be By CHARLES K . BERNSTEIN onefirfg palns forchanging Newbag"s, honestly now, disregarding the able to lead a fairer, more decent life atthis I nthecenturiess i n c et h eAll York'sschoolsystem,agroupof oftheadjective, how many people care ot carry s c h o o l . m i g h t y c h a r g e d A d a m w i t h t h a t Scienceites decided t h a t t h e y , t o o , The underlying concept behind the mdendas wanvtoeidcein their onideutac and dlog si that students are individuals who have a Coulombiesparkoflife,menhave Under thaeuspiceso f the New Flower Children right to help make the decisions which aefct asked t h e pervading questions o f kYro Educational Workshop, yhet h u m a n y " where,why,to and studfernotms ohter cihtyigh Soon the assemblies began to be presented. theirlives. Althoughtimayebacceptable for a parent to tell his child how to dress, it si what extent?" Indeed, they have watched people whti carnations being told that be cause t h e y h a d a 9 0 p e r c e n t a v e r a z e a n d t w e l v e s e r v unacceptable for the school to do so. The ad- sought c o h e m e c o n c e n t Better Curricula A(BC.) "Those who arme ostconcerned ice credits htey were outstanding school citizens and ministration's decision to abolish all clothing truth. hwti destinedot lead America; 1heard an orchestra dem regulations, though long overdue, si an affir- Science arose from het fervent should be consulted o n the issuesonstrate a remarkable brand of guts, if not musical mation of this principle. desire fo humankind to find prag- t h a t a f f e c t t h e i r vile"s. d e c l a r e d ability; and I listened ot candidates for S.O. office Unfortunately the administration has not matic truth, working on the as ABC president, Charles Le, a who promised the world and delivered na extended asyetseenfittoextendthisprincipletoallow sumptionthat, saW. M. Evartsde Sciencejunior. l e t o oc e o r t h e m s e l v e s students to leave the school building during T h e memboeftrhse group have Eventually I became a Junior. By then I thought theirlunchandfreeperiods. Iftheadminis- clared,"Truthisthegravitation omfredautlalistof2ideasand1wenk whatwaswrongwithScience, butactually tration were compelled to eat lunch in thsetu- principleoftheuniverse."How- suggestions concerning the basic I hadn't seen anything yet. I was still to construct a dent cafeteria, prohibitions against leaving ever, modenr scienceh a sshown goals fo education. ABC proposes Van de Graat generator for STL, a device from the building would be abolished soon enough. u s that the truth about things is that bacsi principles of philosophy which I now get many happy hours of use; I was still to learn the art of sleeping erect in my But ni a larger sense, regardless of condi- very elusive. Science si generally Mr. Bernstein - ethics, aesthetics, and logic while "appreciating" music twice a week; and I was tions inside the cafeteria, students should satisfied ot discover the "how" of Other proposals include expand- still ot have the wide cholce between math and elec have the right to eat where they want. AI- things, not the "why". In fact, one great Egyptian pyramids ing foreign exchange programs, of tronics as a senior elective, trying not ot think though the administration speculates that can se that Evarts was relatively built by the labor of slaves lifting fering courses ni black history. of hte fact that ni colege Iwil probably major ni there may be many difficulties, we think that Whon brick upon brick. and establishing children's houses English. responsible students will not cause them. Per- The truth-seeker, then, m u s t Unquestionably, J ohn Keats was Friendly Persuasion haps a trial period will show that there are search for a more enduring defi- one of the world's most outstand. to care for pre-schoolers in de By this time also, I had begun ot think about the mor e re sponsible students here than the ad- nig poets. nI "Ode on a Grecian prived neighborhoods. nition than those offered by the At present, ABC believes that colege of my choice, a process ni which I was fre ministration believes. U r " he rhymed "Beauty is truth, science-oriented. truth beauty." Our task, now, si its primary function is educational. quently and ably helped by members of our guidance The students also asked that a list of school to find what beauty si and, by the On May 17, the fourteenth anni- department, a friendly group who had the remark- rules with a set of uniform penalties be issued onstruction transitiveproperty.toequatethat Work of the Supreme Court's able ability ot determine my life's needs after seve n to all students. We are pleased that this request John Dryden, the English poet, with scientific fact. Thus, if one desegregate p u b l i c minutes of the first interview. has been agreed to and will be implemented said that "Truth si the foundation finds a beautiful object, ti is truth. schools, ABC members distributed My senior year arrived, and with it a position on in the fall. We are pleased also that the stu- of all knowledge, the cement of ful and therefore it is a scientific a circular calling for educational the Survey staft. This new situation brought new dents' demand for courses which would include societies." It si sad that buildings fact. programs to facilitate interracial difficulties, for my new freedom and responsibili- understanding. This summer, hte ties led me to use the corridors and the telephone the study of black history culture has are not built as wel sa they used This, then, alleviates much of club plans to conduct a survey on extensively. This created aconstant need of passes been agreed to although all the details have the difficulty with science, students' and teachers' criticisms for of course I could not be trusted to leave home not been worked out. to be. Nonetheless, ni the quest for Aquinas' simple dictum, Pulera of curricula. room or the Survey office without daily official Although three of the four demands here an enduring definition of truth, we sunt quae visa placent, we can The group's members realize documentation, I would like ot thank our faithful discussed either have been granted or are on must turn to our poets who have deduce that what pleases the ap that theirs si a difficult task. teacher aides for os courteously explaining this idea theway tobeinggranted,afifthdemandof given us eternal and unchangin Nevertheless,asonemembernoted, tome,andforsogentlypersuadingmetocomply. prehension or sight is scientific fact. Realizing this enduring fact, critical importance requesting election definitions from which we can Now my senior year is over and I am leaving this "Di scussing the restructuring of build skyscrapers we are able to discard most pre- your education c a n . i n i t s e l l . b e school. And now I believe I know forms remains to be accepted. with themortar of science lifted sent day scientific fact as irrele- an educational experience." witharonyscience The administration's failure to accept the by the labor of scientists like the vant. proposal that students to serve on the new committee should be nominated by petition directly bythe students, not throughanin- termediate body, would destroy the effective- elop Variations on 'The Box' STL Students Dev ness of the committee which was to have been of conformity and variety explains the almost mys- a new instrument for communication. The ad- By DAVID KUSNET tical attraction boxes have for the Science student. ministration must correct this procedure O1 al the Scienceite's high school achievements, For the more scientific student, the box is merely which isolates the student body from the the STL project stands out as his most memorable a container for such valuable equipment as digital nominating process. and creative work, Relentlessly, the project grows computers, lie detecting devices, and Van de Graaf Another flaw in the nominating procedure piece by piece, while its creator watches, olen generators . Other juniors, however, have viewed the is the system of prerequisites by which a aghast, as his monster takes on a character of its as an end in itself, creating that most peren- student is kept from running for S.O. or own. During the final weeks, the fledgling inventor nial of Scienceites' creations - "tha nothin e box " committee office for disciplinary reasons varnish, and shellac, hoping This contraption, described by one student as "a metaphor for the S T L course." consists of several or for having failed one course. The adminis- to make his project, it inoperable, at least beautiful. lights embedded ni a box that lights up and blacks tration needs to recognize that a basic right The student of STL, himself a future Fermi or out periodically. Discussing the multiplicity of boxes, of the student is that he elect his represen- Watson, selects his project and plans it carefully as Dr. Charles Cafarella was heard to exclaim, "Be- tatives according to his own lights, not ac- an illustration of a scientific principle, After hours ware of the box! cording to the judgment of others. of careful research, he finally produces a plan for his The failure of the S.O. to represent the stu- w o r k . Box Rebellion dent body before the administration has pretty Little by Little There are, however, nonconformists w h o don't well shown that representative democracy at build boxes and even harbor the thought that an STL Regardless of how his sketches appeared, the Sci ence at t he pre sent is not functi oning. For ge ometric typical student finds his pr oject p rogressing inevi- Di lig ent jun ior assembles six-sided solid project should have some function other than push- inea students form during period of creative science-oriented work. grade above 65. One girl who em- examp le , the S.O. officers, as well as virtually tably "the box." Almost towards its ultimate form — broidered a stuffed elephant for he r younger sister all student leaders, had urged an end to cloth- all examples of this genre consist of five vaguely Some never finish at all. noted that "ST L can be fun if you have the right ingregulations.Nonetheless,onlywhentactics compatiblepiecesoflaboriouslysquaredplywood. professionalhelp. attitude." Asked to comment on herunorthodox were nails Thus, for most of the semester, ever; one seems to be not provided for by the S.O.'s structure These five pieces are assembled with either the same project, and only during the final work, she chose rather to attack the conformists, as used, were these rules abolished. We need a Al too often the nails protru de from the doing f "the box" re- she sang a chorus of "Little Boxes." "They all make new,truly represen w tativ ood. eb The ody with some real or screws. screws, on the other hand, split the sides, weeks is the individual character o members of the Industria Arts l little boxes, little boxes made of ticky-tacky. They the place of the prese nt sys- ruining th e wooden pleces. The en tire pro ce ss must Sever al this co mb ina tion all make l ittle boxes, and they all look just the same. influen ce to take causing many students to seek department have spec ulated that tem of student government at Science. then be repeated Wednesday, June 26, 1968 Wednesday, June 26, 1968 SCIENCESURVEY Page Three Man in the News 4 Former Addicts Relate Past Lives Graduation Awards Dr. Alexander Taffel, Principal To Biology Group The folowing awards were presented at the 1968 Commencement: In his ten years sa Science's he believes het protestors should D.r Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Award . Rulon Rawson, dean of New. Kenneth Haas principal, Dr. Alexander Taffel has a'void mhoedts that infringe upon ark Medical Colege, d i s c u s s e d Phi Beta Kappa Alumnae Award Margaret Rozow stressed .Robert the importance of com hte rights and liberties of others,' functions and abnormalities of Parents Association Awards the Sacks, Sharyn Saperstein munication among students, fac and fels that het Columbia dem- thyroid gland ta hte Biology Club, Herman .E Mantel Faculty Award onstrators should have called a Mya 31. Kenneth Haas ulty, and the administration. Herman .E Mantel Alumni Awards student strikewithout preventing D.r Rawson has conducted xe Charles Hodes Memorial Award Marcy Friedman, Mary Stracar B y r e m o v i n g dress restrictions students withdiferent viefwroms tensive research on the thyroid, and creating a student-faculty da- One of his for General Excellence ni Scholarship David Greenberg committee, Taffel er- At Science, political tific contributions i s hsi hteory Generoso Pope Memorial Award Frank Pellegrino sponded this year ot omse of hte ground" should n o t concerning het effect ofdilodoty. Richard Welling GO. . Co nfe rence Alumni Award chartered b y the S.O.. Dr. Tafel Marthe Gold t h epituitary minno rosine, a dohiyrt compound, no Grand Street Boys Award quishing clothing restrictions, eh said".Groups that freelydiscus Ira .J Sternstein A Elaine Bagan says, is "in part an experiment t ward Illustrating hsi talk htwi diesls Felix Flores see it self-regulation by the stu Memorial Award knid, havealwaysexistedin this o f vcmits o Edgar M. Cigelman Marthe Gold dents wil eliminate thexrtemes, school,a n dn e w Drno.wsRa discussed cretinism, a t t h y r o i d disorders, D.r Martin Luther King Memorial Award , Dolores Smith particumrly of sioppiness. It is un morfed a sneeded,"h esaid. How. condition cbauyseldack fo thyroid Walter Vogel Memorial Award Darlene DeSantis fortunate," he added, "that omse ever,h econtinved,political oriact Since t h e thyroid hor- Sachs' John .F Kenn edy M emorial Award students interpret liberty to mean. i n "activities monehelps regulate growth, men- Ruth Kirzon Group Eli Saklanka Achievement l i c e n s e w i t h o u t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ? " o u t s i d e t h e s c h o o l o v e r w h i c h t h e t a l f a c u l t i e s , a n d s e x u a l Award B a r r y K l i t z n e r latte noted that both the s c h o o ln e sn oa u t h o r i t y anohter ment,the detaerunt nciert d e v e l o p P y t h i a n never S i s t e r s f o N Y. . A w a r d Marilyn MeIntosh SChool students have forecannotacceptresponsibility." fullymatures. Citywide Future Teachers of the Year-2nd Award Pulitzer Scholar -Susan Rovet changed ni hte tsap decade. The Dr.Taffelsupportsthe exestince I nthesearch for a treatment for Marvin Konstam 0003une or a courses, The intro D.r Taffel, who si celebrating his cretinisamndsimple goiters, neics D.r Bernard Relkin Award duction of the tenth year as principal of ocience o f the spacialized school. By brnig- Shelley Jaffe Advanced Pacle- togethers tudents high asis t o u n d htat lodine i sconcen ett Medal for Excellence of James K. Hac k ment proram the creation or the a b i l i t y , h e s a y s , a s c h o o l s u c h a s d e t a r t i n e h t t h y r o i d , D. r R a w s o n H o w a r d in Public Speaking computer laboratory, and hte great parts ten year,ogsa Taffelsaid. Sciencecanobtainbotht h eat explained. Many A d l e r Regarding het recent eventsat mosphereandthefacilitiesotpro- cured after recevinig doses of lo Commencement Committee Award Solomon Levin vities are, ni sih opnioin, the o.ut unevis.etsri developmento f these dine. Citation of the Governor's Committee on Scholastic Achievement: standing academci changes during D.r Tafel dias that "student dme- main Researchworkers later deter- Michael Bodian, Robert Friedman, Ellen Goldfluss, David Greenberg , these years. Today's students are a symbol of s t u of this type osfchool, Taltel notes, mined thes e r i e s of chemical Kenneth Haas, Walter Hakman, John Latella, Susan Lev ine, Mar- "more involved in per culture, dent nocnrec dna involvement." prestige. which convert lodine ot garet Rogow, David Saffer, Harold Samtur, Steven Scheiner, John question pro MORIECES some students seek admission even thyroxin, thyroid hormone, Stock, Barbara Walzer, Risa Weinreb, Irene Weiss. grams, and mero sensitive to poli- healthy, and can, when sioprepr lead t o desriabel Atthe world" than were their counet.r changes and progress." However, terestedinthespecialscience and .Dr R a w s o n d e s c r i b e d "what openig otfhe meneitg. New Arista Members Elect maker i s desigtnoeodffer." a scienteHist."odtl het positiona t Sclence, b e r s t h a t t h e y "wl l i c o n t i n u e ot Dr.Taffelispresidentofthe High be udstesnt ofsceince for het rest ubcl mem- Maria Schiff to Presidency School spnaPclir Asociation, vice- fo t h e i r lives." e x p l a i n i n g t h a t Science Surveyings dentiespr otfhe Counciolf Super- the conchsantgaesnt in modern Associatioendsit,orf the scence p r e v e n t t h e s u a c h t r o m Board Education's reponrt totaly mastering his subject. NHS Scholarships Teen Government teaching the giftedf,ormer presi Ellen Goldfluss, 4-12, and Robert Fouformer drug addicts de- Robert Mas,cir 3-23, is nowrep- dent ofthe PhysicsClubo f wNe F r i e d m a n . have W o n N-a resenting Bronx Science a t a por- Yokr, and formerpresidentof the bdeircs their experiences at the tional Honor Society Scholarships. gram for hte development of citi Moertpatonil Association f o r the ubcl, May 1 7 . Ehca dsi- O p e n to all Arista members. the zenship, sponsored by hte Ameri Gifted. He i s the cussed the help he had received t r o m E n c o u n t e r scholarships the c a n L e x i o n author of htre physicetxst,s sev. b a s i s o f p e r f o r m a n c e o n t h e P r e school ofmred ot help drug users. The program, Boys' Saet, ed w h o transferred liminary Scholastic Aptitude Test and numoeurs articleson scribed as a" laboratory of prac ( P S A T ) . A l l A r i s t a m e m b e r s w h o from Sencie t o Washnigotn v-rI t i c a l p o l i t i c a l s c i e n c e , " I n c l u d e s wish to be eligible take the exam 1040 high school juniors, who form B n o r i n w Ne Y o r k , D . r T a f f e l g n i H i g h S c h o o l l a s t y e a , r s a d i in November of their senior year government similar to that of w e n t Twodnesn sHirar High hes had edatrst unsig drugs be- Cause "didnt' feel sa smart New York State. The students are School, a school for intellectually as the other students." Class Elections given the opportunity torun giftedchildren. He thenattended ManyScienceitesarestillusing Elections of class officers have elective office, take City College and did graduate drugs, Miss s a t o been postponed until next fall. m i n a t i o n , p r a c t i c e l a w , w r i t e f o r work at Columbia, Michigan, and get started on pot," she continued, Maria Schift (left). Lois Jackson, Gerson Sternstein, and Susan Mr. Kenneth Alen, S.O. adviser, the o r s e r v e o n t h e New York Universities, During wit's lust a way of copping out." said "it wouldn't be fair Boys' State Police force. Encounter is staffed by commit- Steinberg form the Arista staff, to begin its functions next fall. kids" to have elections in the short Supervised by high school teach- World War II, he served a s a tees of former addicts and a small space time ers and law students, the Boys' lieutenant commander ni the navy. group of professional psychiatrists. Maria Schift, 3-8, is the new pluralities rather than majorities Stern- of the Nominations were term. State program si being held at the stein, 3-21, Lois Jackson, 3-3, and halted after five candidates had Candidates would not be able New York State Agricultural and Senior Show Ineludes been named for each post. to have as much Technical College at Morrisville, as usual it elections were June 23-29. vice-president, secretary, and trea- A 90 per cent average and twelve surer a t the honor society's May held this Alet Sa.d service credits are the Satirical Songs. Skits 27 meeting. requirements for Arista admission Usually, students running for of- draw posters and t a X e Senior Prom This year, the service c r e a t p o u The Senior Show combined songs, du Lieber, Doc Tafel," a tongue- In her campaign speech, Miss system was revised, shifting the speeches in official classes. As a result of lack of student skits, and fast takes ni asatirical in-cheek look at a German class- "wasting time." emphasis participation The offices affected include those interest, the Senior Prom has been v i e w o . t h e s c h o o l leadership. president, and c a n c e l e d . Not enough seniors Kingsley Grant, 4-2, the One of the highlights of the show panded tutorial program. Mr. Herbert Rosenfeld is Arista's secretary for the sophomore, jun- bought tickets to make the event All tickets were returned. producer, and Robert Weiss, 4-23, was a segment of the movie, "Gold- Students voted after hearing f a c u l t y adviser. ior, and senior classes. p o s s i b l e . t h e d i r e c t o r o f t h e s h o w d i g g e r s o f 3' 3 . " e a c h c a n d i d a t e p r e s e n t h i s O r a t was presented June 1 to a boister- A guidance scene included Jack form ni a one-minute speech. Only Math Teams Take ous audience of seniors. D R I V E R ' S u r v e y ' T a k e s F i r s t Staub, 4-16, as a troubled senior, juniors, all of whom were admitted L i n d a K a p l a n , 4 - 2 6 , p r e s e n t e d G r a c e , 4 - 1 6 , a s h i s a t t h e M a y 61 A r i s t a a s s e m b l y , E D U C A T I O N In St. B o n a v e n t u r e First-Place Spots t h e opening number. The intro- were permitted to vote. ductions made by senior were The program closed w ith an old In a break w ith tradition, all FAL 1968 Newspaper Ratings InCityCompetition class president John Morihisa, 4-8, time movie sketch, "The Perils of officers were elected on the first The Senior Math Team ended who later returned, complete with s t a r r i n g Andrew Harwin, 4-26, as Festus Crankshaw, ballot, with the winners receiving The New York City High School beard and pipe, in press council and S.t Bonaventure its season tied with Stuyvesant of Charles Bernstein, survey 4-13, Charlie • Students Picked Up Journalism depart High School for first place in the editor-in-chief. Chaplin, Michael Nee, 4-6, as Percy Butterfly, Vickie C h a r l t o n , • tafedRetral city while the Junior Math Team David Spiwack, 4-22, and Ro- JOE'S ment named Science Survey the best newspaper in its division. finished at the top of its division. bert Weiss performed 4-26, in the title role. and Hardy routine, set ni the boys' Mr. Joseph Cotter advised the FORDHAM INC. The press council gave Survey Last term, the Senior Math Team seniors in the preparation of the Army &Navy Store its highest award, "Issue of the placed second behind Stuyvesant, I Were a Senior," near the start show. G I R L S BOYS For Further Infonmation Write Year," for the October issue of the with the Junior Math Team win- of the program. CPO SHIRTS - LEES DROITHED CATOINDEPT publication. Al New York City ning first place honors. Throughout the show. a scenc CYpress 5-4320 Student Discount PEA COATS MOT.WE ONAVE. high schools with four-page news- Three meets constitute a season. of the student lounge was N E W Y O R K , N . Y. papers competed for this sWard peated several times, with a boy At every meet, each member of SCIENCE JACKETS given sitting and a girl angrily stomp- the five-man starting team receives 8 91-09 078463 24 inehertoot Jodoe's Art Shop CONV ERSE plaque with a laminated facsimile Convenient Schools Also ni Other Bor two problems in three separate Steven Sterner, 4-26, sang "Ach S.O. DISCOUNT St. Bonaventure University called problem One p o i n t OIL PAINTINGS PAINTINGS RESTORED C w e Aha host e tterpress DuD awarded for each correct solution. UN 3-0671 ART SUPPLIES lication some 100 competing Team rank is determined by the PICTURE FRAMING number of total points. PENROD'S papers. In addition, editor-in-chief The junior team is composed of Charles Pornstein rec eived two CARDS - TOYS - PARTY FAVORS 54A W. Kingsbridge Rd. Ph oenix Labor atories awards, one the best news- students selected for outstanding STATIONERY-REVIEWBOOKS Bronx,N.Y. P.O. Box 2123 Astoria, L.I.C. 11102 writing and the other for the best achievement in mathematics. After 706 Lydig Avenue, Bronx, N. Y. editorial w r i t i n b o o r editor a year of training, most members Charles Silkowitz won the award goon to the Senior Math Team, (212) 726-5468 for the b est column of any type, which competes in a fuller sched- ule of meets. LUdlow 4.7245 Since 1897 About 800 entries from more than Mrs. Ruth Ruderman si the ad. "Serving the S e c ci ntifi Community" 200schoolsni 20statesweresub- viser of the Senior Math Team, mitted for each of the three cate- gories, BothSilkowitz and Bern- M r. Abraham Glicksman guides J an5 • LABORATO RY APPARATUS stein received certificates as their the juniors. awards, given in cooperation w ith OLD FASHIONED ICE CREAM PARLOR • LIVE ANIMALS The New York Times. Also among AND COFFEE SHOP • BIOLO GICAL MATERIALS the St. Bonaventure awards was FORDHAM BOYS and given by the Buffalo MEN'S SHOP Private Room Available for Parties Evening News to this newspaper. Catalogs Mailed on Request the Columbia Schol. BRONX, N. Y. asticPressAssociation rated Sur- 2281 Grand 294 EAST KINGSBRIDGE ROAD vey i n the first place category. ... Page Four SCIENCE SURVEY Star Science Cager Greg Tillman Racketmen Sufer Undefeated Linksmen Comments on Problems of Blacks First Loss of Year TakeTopSpotinCity Greg Tilman si big, strong, and fast. For the past In City Title Match few years he has played basketball for Science Science's tennis team lost its very good brand of ball. He led the team to second PSAL OVision place in the divisional playoffs last season as a center championship By HOWARD SHAW match ot Bayside, June ,5 by a 3-2 with an "Honorable Mention" rating from the PSAL Science's golf team defeat- eighteenth hole at Staten Is- 01 t h e 1968 season. score. It was the Turks' only loss ed Newtown, June 14, t o win land's Latourette Park. Pilos This month he graduates and will enter Columbia Captain André Bernard dropped the 1968 New York City PSAL soph also went 18 holes, but champi • fall on ful scholarship. Udnoubtedly, his match 26, 3-6 to a tough op- hip. o n s Playin g at won. Gordon took his matc h he wil play undergraduate bal for this year's Ivy ponent. Larry Diller held on for Clearview Golf C o u r s e ni 17. three sets, but lost 26, 6-2, 4-6. Queens, the Turks downed John Latella then provided Nevertheless, he thinks ballplaying, while impor Julian Fifer t h e n recorded the their foes 3-2, to close out a some suspense. Latella and his tant, is not as significant as getting a good education. first Science win. Displaying an perfect 8-0 season. opponent battled it out and Now that he is leaving Science, he said in an inter. excellent backhand, In the playoffs, each man wound up tied after 18 holes. view in early June, eh has "no real complaints about came early difficulty to triumph a n p l a y Scienceite showed him- the school. It was not as difficult as I had thought Friedman, man, win- 2-5, 62, 63. Eric Saslow and Alen round (based on number of self to be the better it would be, though I did have some trouble with match ofthe day, triumphed 6-3, holes won, rather than on to- ning on the first playoff hole onlyunaway French." 6-0. tal strokes). Regular-season and assuring the victory. Playing basketball wa s something he really enjoyed nI the crucial fifth match, Allan contests are only 9 holes. Latella's trium ph proved doing. But it also enabled Tillman to become dog Engel and Michael Silfen captured Ed Rosen crucial, as S wasser lost his piwack lost on the friends with a number of his teammates. the first set 7-5. However. Bavside match on the fifteenth hole. sixteenth hole. "We're tighter than most groups," he said about the squad, which was often seen together. "The sea- came back with strong 61, Dave Pilossoph evened the con- Turks Sink Columbus w i n s t o t a k e t h e m a t c h a n d t h e t e s t by w i n n i n g o n t h e s e v e n - son si from mid-October to February, the practice championship. T h e T u r k s ' r e g u l a r s e a s o n teenth, and John sessions sometimes last until six o'clock, soew lal had endedMay 31with a5-0 got to know each other well." scored an easy 13-hole tri- rout of Columbus. The win at "Our friendships were formed during the season, Science Bats .600 umph. Lance Gordon then Split Rock Golf Course com- but they lasted well past February, and most prob- Sceinc se' 1967-68 golf, tennis, and clinched the title, winning on pleted a perfect 6-0 season. ably will be retained for quite a while past grad- b o w l i n g t e a m s t h e s e v e n t e e n t h h o l e . D a v e The l i n k s m e n ' s q u a r t e r - fi - uation." ni egerul season play. These three Spiwack fought to the end, nal contest was against Stuy- These friendships are notable because they consist and t h e basketbal team all made but lost in 18, vegant June 0 riened wai of members of two races, Tillman being one fo the their division playoffs; and were The Turks won the right to the match, played at Pelham, black members of the team maojr 600 winning contributors toan overal meetNewtownbyedgingTot- bya4-1score.Rosenwasser, Tillman does not think it's that bad being a mem- percentaze for och tenville 3-2, June 12. Latella, Gordon, and Spiwack ber of avery smal - though important —minority Rosenwasser lost the won for the Turks. in this school. "We're not really oppressed here," he said. "But we do feel a little isolated at times". He thinks the recently formed Black Cultural So- good thing" because it has tended to Teachers Show Winning Form u n i t e t h e b l a c k p e o p l e . " N o w w e h a v e a g r e a t e r awareness of who we are, and this is good." Sceincse' t e a c h e r s p r o v e d t h e i r Tillman feels that black people are being oppressed athletic abilitiesot beequal By putting the teachers ahead 5-4 51 points, the teachers zoomed ot their acadepromwiescs, June 12, i n t h i s c o u n t r y Just considering the sports world sa htey wonthe Faculty-Student made up for two line fouls he had again showing great resiliency, tied of which he si a part, he thinks Muhammad A,il Volleyball Match wt o the former Cassius Clay, "has been getting a bad o n e deal." Ali claims to be a minister of Allah and sought faculty Faculty Jumps However, the students' attack The faltered, and the faculty was able a draft deferment because of hsi religious ties. But Greg Tillm an in action against Chelsea. scored the first point, They led Following Mr. Solomon's 4 points, to gai n a 15-13 triumph. he was refused, and was subsequently stripped of for most fohte game, but never his world heavyweight title. schools, Idon't think the teachers yrt a s hard. Here by more than 4 points. Ping-Pong Bell "The white man," Tillman said, "shouldn't tell Al they try harder. faculty jumped to an 11-6 margin, ehT students went ahead for the what to believe. Every m an should have the righ t to I" ma co " nvince Between the first and second d that education si one of the best first time at 19-18. However, the within 2points, 11-9. T he teachers game belleve whatever he wants." ways we can achieve equality." s, teachers' lounge ping-pong service then came to the faculty g o t u p t o 11 a n d t h e s t u d e n t s c a m e C h a t t o r M.r Alan Bel playe d Tillman hopes to help his people after he has fin- Tillman si not bitter about the present conditions Mr. Howard Leviton. back with 6, to make the score former U.S. champion ished with college, where he plans ot study govern- i n A m e r i c a , but he believes "we've waited long showing effortless skill, 17-15. exhibition game. enough =more thana hundred yearsforequality." scored3 pointsto win the game At 18-17, Mr. Leviton got the bloops, shots at the "When Im' done with school," he said, "I'm going Otherpeoples came overtoAmerica,He said,"and 21-19. quickly scored twice, and other tacticsdidnot to aid them ni whatever capacity I can. Im' for. now th ey're enjoying equality inpractically al — In the second gam nts and it ap e, the peared he would become stude faze the agile Mr. Bel l, wh o won tunate that Icame ot Science, wh ere I've had the n o t thin fields. We thinwkdeeserve itnow too." built a quick 41- le eral ad. After sev- of the second game, as 28-26. chance for greater improvement. At mostly black non-scoring voleys, it was Mr well as the first. Then, Curit Other teachers participatingin what might have been the final the day's activities were Mrs. Bar- volley, Mr. Leviton b l e w bara Advocate, M.r Eugene Falk, Lower Left Hand Co rner chance for immortality by hitting Miss Frances Mrs. the ball out of bounds. Ruth Gelfand, Mr. Hod- With Myra McCoy se rving, the rinsky, Mr. Bernard Horo witz, Mr. students scored 5 straight points Norman Klinger, Mr. Jack Radott, for a come-trom-behind 22-20 vic- and Mr. Kenneth Allen, who did tory the "color commentary." Check-out Time Charles Silkowitz Sports Shorts Towards the end of most of the basketball games played So Science ceases to be a place to which yourush inthe thi s year in the Boys' G ym, Scienceites began to jubilantl y mor nings. You take your t ime and wait for a friend and if Handball chant "It's all over now !" T hey followed thi s by clappin g their mi ss the Spe cial 2 you' r e unfazed because you know The Science handball team finished its seaso n strong ly, twothunderousstaccat and pounding on the benches in hands and stam p ing t heir feet there'll you Pledge, well, you miss it. be another and if you miss the winning its last two contests. o bursts, and th en they shouted again The long halls are no longer depressing , for you know a The walmen traveled ot Roos "It's all ov er no w!" lot of the people walk ing through them. You don't hurry any- evelt May 22, and swept I t was a v the match 5-0. Steve Lott opened with a 21-1 rout. Willy ictory chan t. Wit h Scien ce ahead and the win because it's no great loss to m iss the fi rst minute of assured, the students were all joyous t Neroulias followed by edging his foe 21-18, and Marty Ro- the bag. A hat another game was in any class. And more you spot some guy in the hall you haven't seen cone and Wolman-Roth nd as the big clock ticked off the finalsecondsof in a we ek and you shout "Hey Man!" and slip him five. senberg won 21-18. The Presti-Bian the contest, the fans rose and put on their coats while count- Sitting down and writing something on your desk for an teams triumphed 21-6 and 21-16, respectively. stranger in fifth (or is it sixth) to contemplate is a Science defeated Washington 4-1 in a May 24 contest. ing off the final seconds too. intimate They did not spend much time ni the gym after the final ingtod t o han do odling on a blank sheet of paper Shutouts by Lott and Rosenberg highlighted the meet. buzzer. Some hurriedly found their friends to go home with, better th g lesson. And a bad teacher who gives you a Presti and Biancone won 21-12, while Wolman and Roth during a borin then left. Others stood around for a while in small groups high grade is worse than a good teacher who is a rough mark- picked up a 21-15 victory. talking a boutthe game. Afew im patiently waited for the fine less on o r aE heated discussion can be recognized arlier, the Turks dropped a 3-2 match to Taft May stands to be rolled back so they could pick up the dog-eared as something all too rare, and treasured. er. And a 27. Lott (21-0) and Neroulias (21-17) were the only win- SilasMarnerortheBicthathadfallenofftheseattothefloor Even the teacher-aides are fun. They are kind of harsh ners for Science. below. but they're actually human so if you keep on walking as if Wi th eve rybod eared o y cl ut, t he floor was gleaming, yo u were deaf they eve ntually sto p screaming. Ele ctions empty except for some scraps of paper the custodians would You write a column and give it a ridiculous name you The members of Science's baseball team met May 23, get later a nd a penny that was throw n at a cheerleader and think is cool and you sit there beaming while really grooving Player for had and elected pitcher Jerry Solomon Most Valuable rolle d into a cor ner. on yourse lf. 1968. They also chose catcher Ralph Salvietti as n ext y e ar's But the grooviest thing of all is sitting in 007 and joking The place was empty, No echoes remained. or philosophizing or just eating your lunch. Or sitting any- captain. T his m onth the Class of 196 8 is check ing out of Sc ien ce w here, on a r ugor on a be ach o r unde r a tree or in a rowboat Solomon appe ared in six games for the Turks this year, starting three. He compiled only a 1-3 won-lost record, b ut for good. It's all over now. And for me, nothing remains at the m iddle of T he Lake in Central Park and making an- in erson, or a few other people, feel something you want his earned run average, against such powerhouses as Clin- 205th Street and Paul Avenue except some memories and a other p was just 3.05. In additio n ,he modern w hite building th at lo oks like it cou ld be a factory. them to feel. A nd you too feel what they want you to feel. ton, Taft, and Roosevelt, struck out 20 men in 20% innings. ( All s tatistics a r e un- Science is not a physical structure for me. It's not some long halls with these square lights and a white line down the these wals behind. official.) So now we get out of this place. Leave Salvietti did not see much action this season, since middle getting smallerin thedistance. It's not three floors If anybody thought Science was merely walls, he must be PaulHoffmanandcaptainPhilClendennin,twoofthe and a campus level of classrooms. It's not a cafeteria or an coi ng u p th em by now. team's best hitters, are also catchers. However, Salvietti auditorium or a planetarium. More than likely we'll be back to say hi to the teachers Rather, it's the people who come here whom you've met. figures to be next year's regular receiver. whomeantsomethingtous. Undoubtedl y we'll see again those hile, the swimmingteampickedLloydMayer Those who enter the doors in leave a few themornings and ing this month. We' ll all c hange. We M eanw tosucceedIraBrawerascaptain. Mayer's spec ialties are hourslaterandtherelationshipsyouhavewiththem. others who are leav earsandwe'llkeeponchanging. you are a freshman and a sophomore, you're dumb changed in the past few y slip each other five or maybe the 200- and 400-yard freestyle events. for When ducated,"whatever that is. Whereverwe meet, wecan ze or just Following hiselection,Mayersaidthathishopes and you come to Science to "get e even ten and then sit down and joke or philosophi nextseasoninclude,bes ides a championship, greater student So you workhard trying to "get educated." y gro ove. And we'll remember we first metatScience. support. "We want them to come and watchusswim,"h e But by the time you're a junior, or at least by our senior year, you come to know that this "getting ed ucated" system w, though, for here. And now you're sup- said. is not all it's cracked up to be. It's kind of hollow. Communi- It's all over no cating with other people, you learn, is where it's a t . posed t o Clap! Clap! Volume/Issue Volume and Issue of a periodical. Vol. 62, No. 5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Science Survey, Vol. 62, No. 5 Subject The topic of the resource Science Survey The Bronx High School of Science Description An account of the resource Science Survey, Vol. 62, No. 5. Containing the following articles: Students Elect Greenberg; Students, Faculty to Form Joint Advisory Committee, Will Start Next September; September Strike Does Not Change School Curriculum; Hootenanny Echoes today's Youth; Mayor Lindsay Gives Speech at Graduation Ceremony; Students Meet Taffel, Clothing Rules Ended; James Watson's 'Double Helix' Depicts Personalities Involved in DNA Discovery; Demand, Rresponse; Of Truth; Student Group Aims to Change School System; STL Students Develop Variations on 'The Box'; Ach Du Lieber: Bronx Science; Dr. Alexander Taffel, Principal; 4 Former Addicts Relate Past Lives to Biology Group; Graduation Awards; New Arista Members Elect Maria Schiff to Presidency; Senior Show Incluees Satirical Songs, Skits; Science Surveyings; 'Survey' Takes First in St. Bonaventure Newspaper Ratings; Math Team Take First-pLace Spots in City Competition; Star Science Cager Greg Tillman Comments on Problems of Blacks; Racketmen Suffer First Loss of Year in City title Match; Science Bats .600; Undefeated Linksmen Take Top Spot in City; Teachers Show Winning Form; Chekc-out Time; Sports Shorts Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Science Survey Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Bronx High School of Science Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 26, 1968 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. 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