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"' Vol. 52, No.4 NEW YORK, N. Y., TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1946 By Subscription Discussion Of Ascl).eson Plan School Mourns World Friendship Celebration Former Principal Highlights Assembly Program Colleag ues, students, and friends Observed On V-E Anniversary I mourn the passing of Grace B. Beach, Six Hunterites Debate Que$,.tion; belove,d and esteemed former principal Leading Authorities" Discuss of ' Hunter College Hi'gh School, who School Selects Bet~er Argument died May fil, at her home in Pelham. Topics Of Peace And Humanity By a two minute period of sil ence at eleven o'clock, May 13, the High At the May 7 ~ s embly, six upper termers debated the resolution : School honored her memory and paid Over one thousand school children representing New York City's "It is desirable that the United States recommend to the United tribute to her years of fine and unselfish public and parochial schools attended the first World Friendship Natiqns the 'acceptance of the Acheson P lan for atomic control." se rvice. Day Celebration on May 8, the anniversary of V-E Day. At The speakers for the affirmativ,e were Judy Baron, who gave the Grace Bentley Beach was born on Hunter College, the World Christmas Festival Association, Incor­ background and fundamental purposes of the plan, Joan Greenblatt, December 29, 186 1 in Jamaica, Queens, ported presented this program to ' help perfect a plan for building th e daughter of Joshua and· Sarah Ford and Ma,rion Holley, who gave the re- . ..- solid fri endship and understanding a- Beach. She attended the Normal mong nations. iYuttal. Sue Bachner and Nicolle Ein­ 'W.W .' Editor Appears School and returned there as teacher G.O. Volleyball Team After a short introduction hy J ane horn were the debaters 'for the nega­ of :vrath ematics and Physics in 1885, Loses Twice To A.A. On Radio Broadcast Cowl, the fam ous Broadway adress, tive argument, with June Sachar giv- ,after two weeks' experience as a teach­ With the scores of 43-9 and 36-15, th e fir st meeting of the Junior World ing the re'buttal. If you 'have chanced to tune in to er in an elementary school. the Atliletic Association won two Friend ship Council of the Future ,came After the affirmative side had ex- station WEAF at 8 :30 on a recent .she completed work for l1 er B.S. volleyball gam es in competiti on with to order wit'h No,rman Corwin as plained that the plan makes provi'sions Satmday moming, you have probably degree at Normal College in 1894 and the General Organi zation, Wednesday, for the control of all the uranium and chairman. At thi s fir·st session of the heard, soon after the opening words of for her M.S. at New York University :Vlay 8. Co uncil, before leading authorities plutonium deposits in the world by an th e Jinx Falkenbur.g-Tex McCreary in 1898. The members of the G.O. team were inter.national o roganization, the Atomic ga ve reports on the Progress of Peace radio program, the .statement, "Lois Miss Beach ·became the Head of Joyce Abrams, Sandra Abrams, Judy Energy Control Commission, the nega­ and Humanity, Guri Lie, daughter of Rre,eman, Hunter College High School, Department of Physics and later was Barl() n, Betty Driscoll , Cora Isaacson. tive side pointed , out the impractica­ S~cr e t ary - G e n e ral, representing What's What." This pro­ placed in change of the chief annex of Dori s Mager, Helen Miss ires, Sc.ni a U N's was un ani­ bility of such a plan since there would mously elected Sec retary-General of gram, which during the week is com­ the High Sohool at 93rd Street and Sayer, Betty Siniendin ger, and Jane b;; no ,(,uara;ntee that all na t i o n ~ would the Council. prised of ,conversation ,between the Am ~terdam Avenue. Thomson. Carol Block, Jackie report their deposits. J,£ the Acheson McCrea'rys and interviews 'with promi­ On May 1, 1913 the position of Brookes, Gloria Bullock, Helen Gillen, Long.rage programs Plan were adopted, the United States nent people, on Saturdays is devoted Principal of the Hi'gh School was Ruth Grabenheimer, Ge ralyn Hurley, Dr. Johu E. Wade, Superintendent of would dole out, piecemeal, the infor­ to high school editors from all city created and Miss Grace Beach was Alice Newhouse, Madeleine Smith, and Schoo,ls, stated that in addition to mation it possesses concerning the b~ r o u g h s alid Long Island, who fire appointed as the first P,r·incipal. On Evelyn Snell played for the A.A. understandi,ngconditions abroad we manufacture of the a,tomi c bomb to the qu es tions at the ,guest (Ja,mes Farley, December 9, 1915 she was appointed .Miss ScuLly, A.A. faculty adviser, must plan action for relief. The Yugo­ commission, as that onga'nization Newbold Morris, and General Str11t­ Associate Professor.- She ·retired 00 refereed the 'games. slavian representative to the UN, D r. proved its effectiveness and wOTth. tamire ha've appeared) and report October I, 1920. The G.O. served first, but the A.A. Stoyan Gavrilovic, declared that world \ on' the assignme,nts they covered dur­ Trust advocated Miss Beach served as president of scored the first point and kept rolling friendship can be developed by a ;;ound ing the week. Lois Freeman has inter­ the Alumnae Association of Hunter them up after that. The neg,ativ,e side opposed such an long-range moral and spiritual Ipro­ viewed Mrs. Anna Marie Rosenberg, College for lSi,: veral .years and was an Both teams played an excellent -'action sinoe scientists in other nations gral]]. The message of th e~· and has di'scussed the black market organizer--of "the Lenox H ill Settle­ game, and the net playing was es­ are bound to d iscover tbe secrets for wa,rd R. Stettinius, read by Mr. ,Wnl ­ with Callman Gottesman of the O.P .A . ment of New York. pecially notable, wi th girls 0 11 both themselves and since an' attitude of Ii ams, stressed the fact that since the H oward Greenfeld, Bob Guder, Mor­ At Huletts Landing, Lake George, sides seeming to return the ball al­ trust rather than one of suspicion must U N is a new and )'Q'Ung onganization ton Keller, Marvin Meyerson, and New York, which was her summer mo st befOl:e it was over the net. exist between nations to make world it need s the faith of youth, especially, Marie Sweeny are the other student home, she founded ,the Mount Grove lespite the difference in the ,final ·peace possible. The advocates of the to grow into something strong and re­ editors. Memorial Churoh. score, the G.O . played good volleyball. liable. affirmative ar,gull)ent feel that tihe Tickets a're distributed throughout problem of atomic control is immedi­ the city schools, and a special educa­ I Share and contribute ate and necessitates a plan, and that tional film ,pl~s the full newsr,eel show Volunteers En joy Library Experience; "Fifty-one governments have com­ the Acheson Plan is ready and work­ ,is presented aof~r the broadcast in the mitted themselves to s'upport the char- able. Embassy Newsr,eel Theater. Mend, Catalogue Books; Collect Dues . ter and these represent the peoples of After the de-bate, members of the the world ; the charter can enforce audience asked the speakers seve'ral by Ruth K ahn peace and furthlH' cooperation vhrough questions. Then, by a show of hands, -Hunterites Participate When we rush frantically up to the library desk, it scarcely ever the Economic and Social Council", the school decided that the nega.tive In Inter-School Forum occurs to us that the girl behind it has any other work to do besides a ffirm ed Dr. Benjamin Cohen. the side had presented the more convinc­ Ullder the sponsor'ship of ,the Na­ stamping our books that last minute befor·e the bell rings. These Chilea n r epresentative to the UN. Dr. ing argument. William Kilpatrick, introduced as a Helen Missires told the school that than St.rauss R!viewers' Club and "Junior Librarians" however, must catalogue all incoming books ~nd Miss Margaret Scog'gin, a group of enter their histories in the library "Big Black Book." friend of youth, stressed the fact that the thirty students of College Class i­ whatever young people do, they must que Mixte, P as de Cal'ais range in a'ge o high school students met at the Hotel P erha,ps forgetful Hunterites will Roo,sevelt, May 10, to discuss in a work to share, work to oo ntribute and from twelve to seventeen. The G.O. be more ca,reful a bout ,returning books the "Junior Librarians" are always forum the· topi,c "What kind of ,books thus convince other peopl es of the has already paid $150 tc;wards the on time wh en they realize that the ready to give ·he1.pfu! information or will make a better ,world?" H unter's world of their des ires for international support of the school. li brary's greatest p roblem is to get directions about find ing a book. They ,representatives were Regina Ambrose, cooperation. The last of the authori- overdue books back. Prompt return j s 'believe that students look chie'fly for Marilyn Miller sang 'songs from w ho spoke, Roberta Herrman, Marion (CONT'D. ON P AGE 4, COL. 3) S how B oat, including "Can't H elp necessarY.,because there is usually reference books alld that mo,st of the H onig, and P earl Shanker. someone waiting ea:gerly for the book. Lovin' Dat Man 0' Mine," "Bill," ami fiction is taken out for "that ,book "Make Believe." The entire school But if occasionall y yeu must pay du es ·report due tomorrow." Team Wins Cu p joined her in singing "Chiquita Ban­ Fourth Termers Hold there may be some comfort in the fa ct At p resent an in ventory is being that all thi s money is indirectly r.epaid ana. " Square Dance in Gyms taken. T,his is more 'interesting than In Latin Contest since it is used to bind the books that one would imagine, since the girls The fo urth te rm heLd a squa:re dance yo u read\ One of ,the greatest entice­ often find quaint, old books, with odd Tlhe La,tin department is proud to complete with boys, H un te rites in ments for students to do thi,s volunteer ti ti es and pictur esque co" ers. announce the results of the recent 'W.W.' Members work in the library is the exempti on dungarees and a caIl er, Ge ralyn Hur­ Above all, the "Junior Librarians" Bai rd Memorial Contest in Latin read­ Elect New Staff ley F riday aftern oc.n , May 3, in the from du es that the pos ition of junior appreciate the clean, orderly, and quiet jng which is held annually under the gyms. P rizes for the best entertain­ li brari an gives them. (in the morning and after the ei,ghth) auspices of the Classics Department At recent 'W hat's W hat e1ecti c.ns, ment and a cake sale rounded out the Some of these library helpers enjoy abmos'phere of the library and they un­ of New York University. membe rs of the ,pUblication chose next prog,ram. seeing torn books become ,readable animously a,gree that it is a pleasure Hunter's g roup B team won the term's editorial and 'business staffs. The cake, baked by the girls' them­

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