Tilden Topics: December 19, 1963

Senior CefeJSrities Are Repealed
At Traditional Red Letter Hop

Winners of the Senior Celebrity Contests were announced at the tra¬
ditional Red Letter Hop, Friday, November 22, in the Tilden auditorium.

The annual dance, scheduled to precede the announcement of the winners
of senior celebrity titles, was cancelled after the news of the assassination of
President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.

Trudi Kobrin emerged victorious as Miss Tilden while Mark Stein won
the Mr. Tilden title. Anita Palewsky was voted Most Popular Girl and Paul
Nussbaum was chosen as Most Popular Boy.

Boy Most Likely to Succeed was the title given to Robert Braun.
Madeline Goldsmith and Helen Lowenthal tied for the title of Girl Most
Likely to Succeed.

Winner of the title of Most Popular Pair of Boys were Jeffrey and
Kenneth Kane and their female counterparts were Barbara and Bunny
Sirota.

Harvey Feinman was awarded the title of Most Versatile Boy while
Monica Herman was chosen as Most^

Versatile Girl. Stephanie Wortman
was selected as the Girl Who Did The
Most. Winning the title of Best Dress¬
ed Boy was Mark Stern and Ilene
Levine won as Best Dressed Girl.

Steven Schwartz was voted Hand¬
somest Senior and Sherri Weinstein
Prettiest Senior. The titles of Cutest
Senior and Miss Dimples went to
Shelly Young and Debbie Wolkoff, re¬
spectively.

Mark Stein and Trudi Kobrin:
Mr. and Miss Tilden

Awarded the position of Class Wit
was Fran Rosenkranz while Sandy
Brauzer won the title of Most Cheer¬
ful. Emerging victorious as Most
Charming was Marcia Finkelstein.
Shelly Feder was chosen as Best Girl
Dancer and Barbara Kuntzevich was
voted the Best Girl Athlete.

Winner of the title of Class Artist
was Sandra Chertoff, and Beverly Hy-
mowitz emerged as Class Thespian.
Class Musician and Class Vocalist
were Diane Katz and Rozi Kolodny.

These winners were chosen from
the candidates who were announced at
the Celebrity Hop October 25.

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Math Team Competes
In Its First Meets

Coached by Mr. David Ayman, the
A-men of Tilden’s Math Team held
their first Interscholastic Mathematics
League competition November 8, 1963.
A second meet was held November
15. The team was joined at both
events by Erasmus Hall and Yeshiva
University High Schools, also mem¬
bers of the twenty-eight high school
city league. Scores are not yet avail¬
able because of irregularities in the
contest problems.

Five team members are in compe¬
tition at any one time. Each is given
six questions, two at a time, to an¬
swer in a specified period. One point
is earned for each correct answer. At
the end of the five meets held each
term, the team with the most points
wins a trophy.

David Cohen and Stanley Nissen
are the co-captains and high scorers
of this term’s Math Team. Other
members are Andrew Auerbach, Leon
Bernstein, David Gorelick, Calvin
Konner, and Stuart Silverberg. The
regular team and,a junior team, being
trained for next year, meet daily dur¬
ing the 8th period in Room 322.

Tilden Forum Plans
Wide-Range Activity

“To stimulate an interest in current
affairs therefore to create a better
informed student body and more in¬
telligent future voters,” is the pur¬
pose of the Tilden Forum as stated
in its Constitution.

The guest speakers have been Mr.
James Monsonis of the Student Non-
Violent Coordinating Committee and
Mr. Jean Adra who spoke about ten¬
sions between Jews and Arabs in the
Middle East. Other recent Forum
meetings have been about American
foreign policy in South Vietnam, the
U.S.-Soviet Wheat Deal, the Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty, and censorship of
mass media.

ACLU Speaker Planned

Plans for future Forum meetings
include a speaker from the American
Civil Liberties Union, with the film
“Operation Abolition.” This film,
made by the House Committee on Un-
american Activities, will be used as
an object of discussion and criticism.

A speaker from National Review
Magazine, a politically conservative
magazine, has been invited. The topic
of discussion will be the conservative
point of view in national affairs. Also
tentatively planned is a speaker from
the Henry George School of Social
Science.

All Students Welcome

Officers of the Forum are Robert
Braun, President; David Gorelick,
Vice-President; and Richard Nadler,
Recording Secretary. The faculty ad¬
viser is Mr. Murray Meiselman of the
Social Studies Department.

Sponsored by the Social Studies De¬
partment, the Tilden Forum is open
to all G.O. members. The meetings are
held during the long official period on
Wednesday afternoons in room 238.

Concerts oiven

Featuring the cantata, or¬
chestra, mixed chorus, and
band, a Music Department con¬
cert entertained four assemblies
Friday, December 6, and
Wednesday, December 11.

The cantata, directed by Mr.
A. M. Jacobs, began the pro¬
gram with a three-piece reper¬
toire including “The Song of the
Happy Heart,” “Kum Ba Yah”
(Come By My Lord, a spiritual)
and “Shalom,” from “Milk and
Honey.” Mr. Alfred Weil con¬
ducted the orchestra’s selections
from “My Fair Lady.”

The mixed chorus, also direct¬
ed by Mr. Jacobs, presented
“Grant Us Thy Salvation,”
“Honor, Honor” (a spiritual)
and Joseph Haydn’s “Kyrie
Eleison” (Imperial Mass). As
a conclusion, Mr. Arthur
Stracher directed the band
playing “Night on Bald Moun¬
tain” and “Processional.”

Memorial Assembly
Hails L ate Pr esident

Memorial services for the late Pres¬
ident John F. Kennedy were conduct¬
ed November 27 in the Tilden Audi¬
torium.

Following the singing of the Na¬
tional Anthem and introductory re¬
marks by Dr. Berlin, “Old Glory:
New Glory,” a poem by Mrs. Adele
Fisch of the English Department,
which appears on Page 2 of this
paper, was read by Jerry Teahan,
7W. Michael Goldberg, 71K, recited
“For Whom The Bell Tolls” by John
Deane. Next was the singing of
“Kyrie Eleison” (God Grant Us Sal¬
vation) by the Mixed Chorus under
the direction of Mr. Milton Jacobs.

This was followed by the eulogy
for President Kennedy, delivered by
Principal Abraham Margolies. It end¬
ed with the advice, “And resolve to so
dedicate yourselves to the democratic
ideals he stood for, that future gen¬
erations, living in a peaceful and bet¬
ter world, will say, ‘He did not die in
vain’.”

Senior, $lass Triumphs
In Eleven th An nual Sing

Junior Jackpot Places Second;
Soph Historians Come In Third

For the eleventh consecutive year, Tilden’s Sing was
marked by senior victory. “Look Homeward Seniors”
scored 765 points. Second place was achieved by the jun¬
ior production, “Junior Jackpot,” which scored 688 points.
The sophomores placed third, getting 628 points for “Soph
Historians.”

The formal production of Sing was presented Friday, December 13 and
Saturday, December 14. Tickets were also available for the dress rehearsal,
held Thursday, December 12.

“Look Homeward Seniors” was directed by Sing Leader Sandra Brauzer
and Choral Leader Marian Schulman; Stuart Brink was pianist for his class.
In their performance, the seniors tried to prove that New York City is the
best place in which to live, or “the grass is greener in your own backyard.”

Heading Junior Sing were Iris Feinstein as Sing Leader, and Choral
Leader Harriet Seidner, while David Posner was pianist. “Junior Jackpot”
showed the futility of trying to find an easy way to success. Overnight in
Las Vegas, the characters devise a system to achieve their goal, but ulti¬
mately it fails.

Seniors (1 to r) Janet Fishman, Gerry Berman, and Linda Rose appear
in the beatnik scene from “Look Homeward Seniors.”

Joseph Abate, Sing Leader, and Estelle Levy, Choral Leader, along with

Stephanie Aiges, pianist, coordinated “Soph Historians.” The production
concerned itself with a mural to beautify the school.

Eight judges, chosen from among the faculty and former co-commission¬
ers, each distributed up to 100 points for , each class contestant, while two
faculty advisors were able to award 25 points apiece. The scoring was appor¬
tioned with a maximum of ten points in each of the following categories:
script, lyrics, music, scenery, costumes, choreography, over-all-effect, and
clarity of diction. Five points were the most that could be designated for
originality, and fifteen the most for spirit.

Of the eight judges, the four attending Friday night were Miss Rebecca
Grand, Mrs. Edith Cohen, Mr. Joel Dick, and Mr. Everett Kerner, while

^ those for Saturday were Mr. Anatole
Epstein, Mr. David Goldfarb, and two
co-commissioners from last year, Miss
Phyllis Lubel and Miss Irys Lucash.
Mr. Abraham Margolies was the Hon¬
orary Chief Judge.

This year, there was a small Sing
registration in comparison to previ¬
ous years. According to Mr. Alfred

Home Economics Department Donates
Gifts to Infants' Home of Brooklyn

In order to brighten the holiday season for needy children, the Home
Economics Department has sponsored a project to provide gifts and Christ¬
mas “goodies” for the children of the Infants’ Home of Brooklyn. Through
this activity, the students involved showed that a gift is the giving of a
part of one’s self.

This project was conducted by the Child Care, Foods, and Clothing
classes, which combined parts of their curricula into the program as an
application of some of their learning. For example, in the Child Care classes,
the girls were asked to create playthings which encompassed desirable
features for the age group up to six.

Among the presents that the children received Monday, December 16,
were dolls, puppets and original storybooks. The making of these gifts was
useful to students in the Child Care classes since it involved problems in
the physical and emotional growth of children. For the girls in the Clothing
classes, it was practice in sewing for younger members of the family.

In the main, the type of “goodies” prepared by the Food classes was
holiday cookies which were specially packaged so that each child would
receive an interesting and attractive selection.

Co-commissioners of this project were Joanne Fishman, ,80A, and
Rochell.e Keen, 8H. In charge of transporting the gifts to the Home were
Arleigh West, 70G, and Fran Regina, M51.

Student Body Polled for Choice of Play;
Able to Pick from Three Broadway Shows

In order to assist the Tilden Drama Guild and its faculty advisor, Mr.
Joel Dick, in selecting a spring play that will be popular with the student
body, it was decided to conduct a poll in all English and speech classes in
which students were able to vote for either Arsenic and Old Lace, George
Washington Slept Here, or You CarCt Take It With You.

This poll was taken during the week of December 9th. Although there
will also be other bases for choosing the play, the results of the poll will be

^given serious consideration.

Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph
Kesselring, is about two kind old

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ladies who have a habit of
old men to put them out of their
“misery.” Also important are thei*
two nephews, Mortimer and Jonathafi
(in the movie version, played by Cai?y
Grant and Raymond Massey, respec¬
tively) .

The George S. Kaufman-Moss Hart
play, George Washington Slept Here,
tells what happens when Newton Ful¬
ler buys the house of his dreams, a
house in the country. This house,
which is nearly 200 years old, has
everything a person could want—ex¬
cept running water, heat, electricity.

You Can f t Take It With YoUy also
by George S. Kaufman and Moss
Hart, concerns a delightfully mad
family. The Sycamores keep snakes in
their house and make firecrackers in
their basement. Amidst all this, two
young people fall in love and then
the “sparks start to fly.”

Choreographers Phil Asher and
Carolyn Grote help lead the seniors
to victory.

Weil, faculty advisor, this is “Pos¬

sibly because of the many demands
made on the time of our students,
particularly in their Junior year.”

In 1953 the students themselves de¬
cided that they wanted to have an
annual Sing. Mr. Weil said, “Perhaps
Tt is nqw time to take a long look at
the status of Sing in the extra-cur¬
ricular life of the school.

Page Two

TILDEN TOPICS

December 19, 1963

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In Memorium

On November 22, 1963, a most dastardly and despicable act resulted in
the death of the President of the United States. A man that we loved, hon¬
ored, and respected was struck down by an assassin’s bullet.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy will not be remembered as a Democrat, or a
Republican, but as an American. He was the personification of the youth¬
fulness and vigor of the New Frontier. The first family was everyone’s
family, and “Jack” was everyone’s father, son, or brother. The story of his
life has become another “Profile in Courage.”

We are all part of the “new generation of Americans . . . unwilling to
witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this
nation has always been committed,” and which Mr. Kennedy tried to uphold
so well. We must all accept certain responsibilities and duties in order to
strengthen the minds and bodies of America. In this field, at least, we must
act and act now. “There is no ‘crash’ program that can do the job. The
structure of American education must be painstakingly rebuilt from the
bottom up.” Let us now be reminded of these desires of a man who did so
much to obtain a full and equal education for all, and let us do our part in
fulfilling them. It is within our power to see that “schools no longer produce
mathematical illiterates or students who can identify all the wives of Henry
the Eighth, but not the countries bordering Afganistan—or scholars whose
education has been so specialized as to exclude them from participation in
current events.”

We can honor the memory of President Kennedy by devoting ourselves
to becoming well informed and well*
educated citizens of these United
States. The time has come for us to
re-dedicate ourselves to the America
he loved so much, and the America
for which he died.

Letter t o the Editor

Dear Editor,

In this day and age, the possibility
of atomic war has become more than
just a fantasy. The strongest nations
now have weapons more powerful
than those used in Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. The Board of Education
requires shelter drills to give us the
needed practice in the event of an
attack.

Our shelter drills have been called
distracting. Can we criticize drills
which may someday save our lives?
I hope all Tildenites do not feel as
your Editorial Board does.

Elaine Brodsky , F3

Dean Lefton’s Talks
Aim At Pupil Woes

Kf:®: | ' |

Dean Lef Ion uses new techniques
on “reformed character.”

“If you stay out of trouble for a
month, I’ll treat you to an ice cream
soda.” This tasty reward was offered
by Tilden’s new A.M. session dean,
Mr. Phillip Lefton, to a “reformed
character” who is leaving the school
in a month.

Tildenites Rated Highly

Although it is student problems that
keep him busy, Mr. Lefton maintains
that, behavior-wise, Tilden students
deserve “a very high rating. It is
only the few exceptions that cause
trouble.”

Mr. Lefton wishes that more pupils
would come to talk with him before
they get into trouble. Then he would
be able to devote more time to a
more pleasant, but little known side
of “deaning,” which is giving credit
to those students who have been out¬
standingly good.

Mrs. Betts Found Indispensable

As part of his job, Mr. Lefton
works very closely with the guidance
department and his associate Mrs.
Mary Betts. “Without her help,” he
says, “this job would be impossible.”

As to what’s the next step up the
school ladder for him, Mr. Lefton just
smiles and replies, “I’m happy here.”

Tale of Two Cities:
London & Stockroom

Are you looking for a paper
stretcher? Need a left-handed pair of
scissors or a Hebrew notebook open¬
ing left to right? These are a few
unusual requests that have been pre¬
sented to Mr. Max London and his
student assistants in charge of Til¬
den’s supplies.

276,000 Delaney Cards Yearly

The stockroom on the first floor is
one of three such rooms in Tilden.
It resembles a large walk-in closet,
and houses numerous items used daily
by people who never realize their
source.

Few people are aware that when
they use a paper clip, they are han¬
dling one of 80,000 identical items
distributed yearly. The next time you
throw away an unused piece of com¬
position paper, remember that ap¬
proximately 2,000 reams of paper
leave the stockrocfhi each year, cour¬
tesy of the Board of Education. Isn’t
this a ghastly thought—276,000 De¬
laney cards are waiting to be filled in.

Who’s Got the Board Eraser?

When asked what supplies he most
often gets requests for, Mr. Max Lon¬
don answered, “Board erasers. They
seem to disappear.” He blamed this on
the students’ voracious appetites.

Besides the ordinary supplies, there
are more obscure items to be found.
“Poison” is the label on various white
cans that line the stockroom walls. No,
this is not to be swallowed in case
of Regents failure! It is a toxic fluid
that is used in Tilden’s duplicating
machines.

Items that are not for distribution,
but are hidden in the nooks and cran¬
nies of the room, include a “Combina¬
tion Game” and a “Magic Slate.”
Wait a minute. How did these get in
here?

Community's Oldest Homestead
Faces Destruction by Progress

“I look at the house, the poor old house, the house with nobody in it.’

—Joyce Kilmer

Old Glory: New Glory

Mrs. Adele Fisch of the English Department composed this
Shakespearean sonnet for the Memorial Assembly Program
held on November 27 for the late President John F. Kennedy.

It was Friday, the day the flag came down.

Our room is 314, the third floor end

Jutting into the garden; the building’s H-bound;

Period nine, it was; we saw it descend.

An eagle fallen, the light in the east gone low,

A riderless horse, a rudderless ship—all these
And every symbol in the store we know,

Not bitter gall enough for these brack lees.

And this the lesson when the flag came down;
That every heart within that room rose up,

As in a new-plowed field the furrows mound,

So hearts fresh-furrowed rose a star to cup.

The flag came down. But in that half-mast flight
There was a glory to outlast the night.

Hunched behind an unctuous filling station, its sweeping profile en¬
cumbered by noxious, allergenic foliage and in a state of dereliction, the
city’s oldest homestead may become prey for a faction of manipulating,
indifferent, and ultimately unsentimental engineers.

Pieter Clasessen Wijkoff, journeying to America from Holland in 1637,
brought with him the wooden pegs with which the oak shingles and rafters
are made fast. The Dutch door, its top and bottom halves each swinging in¬
dependently, originally provided protection from any insurgent livestock. It
later was employed as a means of neighborly conversation, a practice con¬
tinued throughout the ages.

Wijkoff, Twiller, Stuyvesant Part of Houses’s History
The property had been purchased by Pieter Wijkoff from the Canarsie
Indians, but the dwelling was erected about 1640 by Governor Wouter Van
Twiller. Situated disadvantageous^^ —
at the intersection of Ralph Avenue
and Clarendon Road, two main tho¬
roughfares, the Wyckoff abode is the
inevitable target of many a rambling
litterer. The original home was ap¬
proximately three-fifths its present
depth, having been inhabited by Wij¬
koff for forty-four years.

Ten years ago, the Highway De¬
partment formed tentative plans for
the extension of Ditmas Avenue,
therefore amputating a wing of the
already overly-neglected historical
site. Although progress must not
cease, it is the general public senti¬
ment that advancement is the result
of heritage.

CSC Saving House
Favoring a compromise concerning
the establishment of a museum in
memory of this inheritance is the
Wyckoff House Foundation, organized
in 1950. Interest in the preservation
of a recall of the founding of our na¬
tion is encountered in such a distant
area as Fordham Park, New Jersey,
where Mrs. Colin Durham, secretary
of the Foundation, resides.

Mr. Anatole Epstein, faculty adviser
of the Community Service Club, ex¬
pressed his thoughts on the issue with
the exhortation, “Let us preserve in
this asphalt jungle a fragment of our
heritage where we might reflect and
be reminded of our glorious past.”

Janet Haynes

Charade , starring Cary Grant and
Audrey Hepburn, will make its debut
at Radio City Music Hall this Christ¬
mas. This motion picture, which com¬
bines Alfred Hitchcock-like mystery
and suspense with light romantic
comedy, will prove to be one of the
•year’s best films.

The opening of the picture intro¬
duces the audience to the intrigue
which is to follow. We are at once
presented with a confused situation
which startles and bewilders us.

Mystery, Blackmail and Love

Regina Lambert, who is played by
Miss Hepburn, is the recent widow
of a man whose real identity is known
only by his murderer. Her own exist¬
ence is threatened by a trio of
“shady characters” who confess to be
after a huge sum of money left by
Regie’s late husband. Romance enters
in the person of Peter Joshua, alias
Alexander Dyle, alias Adam Canfield
who is portrayed by suave Cary
Grant. Together, the two combat po¬
lice accusations and murder plots in
an effort to solve the mystery of the
missing cash.

Guessing Games Galore

The story is even further compli¬
cated when a member of the Ameri¬
can Embassy and Central Intelligence
Agency informs Regina that Charles
Lambert, her late husband, was want¬
ed by the United States Government
for treason. Slowly but surely, the
pieces of the puzzle unite as the re¬
lationships among Scobie, Gideon
and Pentholow, a military mission,
French resistance fighters, Nazi sol¬
diers and Regina Lambert are estab¬
lished. In the words of Universal
Picture’s synopsis, “Exciting plot
twist follows exciting plot twist until
the final fadeout of the story when
the solution of the guessing game—
the Charade —is revealed.”

Charade , filmed in Paris and Me-
geve, is a magnificently produced pic¬
ture. Stanley Donen, the director,
combined shots of the scenery and
sites of France with the action of
the story. Givenchy’s outfits and a
musical score by Henry Mancini add
the finishing touches on this not-to-
be-missed motion picture.

feuded. an,e jjO-n,
Sleeping

By Susan Gitlin

Recently, on my way home from
school, I caught the 3:00 bus. I was
the only one who entered the bus at
the stop and thus, all eyes focused
on me as I clumsily made my way
to the first available seat. As I
gathered my books together, I looked
up and again noticed that the bus
riders were very much occupied in
their observance of a certain very
inhibited person, me!

The Bus Rider’s Game

Finally settled in my seat, I de¬
cided to play the bus riders’ game.
This game involves staring as in¬
tensely as possible at a person facing
directly opposite you. The object is
to place the person into a state of
complete self-consciousness. Of course,
you might run into some difficulty
if you catch the stare of an inve¬
terate bus-riding gamester; however,
with intense concentration this expert
can be foiled at his own game. I find
that those quite excellent at this sport
are old ladies who wear glasses with
extremely thick lenses. I really haven’t
fathomed this phenomenon.

Ol’ Charlie on the M.T.A.

This bus riders’ game, which is also
extremely effective as the train rid¬
ers’ game, did not last long. Alas, at
one stop the bus driver made, a group
(or rather gaggle) of junior high
school students charged into the bus.
At this point, I was pondering how
I would be able to elbow my way
to the bus door. I could not, in my
farthest stretch of imagination, de¬
sign any means of escape. I identified
with poor ol’ Charlie who couldn’t get
off the M.T.A.

A Look in the Mirror

The bus inched (as buses invari¬
ably do) nearer my home and I raced
frantically towards the door. I man¬
aged to exit, far from gracefully, I
might add. I was annoyed, disgusted,
irritated, and disgruntled. Slowly,
very slowly, I gained my composure;
that is, my thoughts became some¬
what rational. At this point, I began
to wonder if the more jaded bus rider
is as annoyed by the Tilden commuter
as I was by those junior high school
students.

TILDEN TOPICS

SAMUEL J. TILDEN HIGH SCHOOL
Tilden Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Abraham Margolies, Principal

Vol. 68, No. 3 December 19, 1963

Editors-in-Chief

Susan Gitlin
Sam Roberts
Managing Editor

Barbara Goldstein

News Editors - Robert Braun

Feature Editors

Sports Editors

Circulation Manager .
Art Editor _

Marilyn Schwartz

Michael Seder

. Lynne Fefnateln

Susan Parker

- Steve Flax

Paul Nussbaum

_Barry Hartman

_ Steven Levine

Photography Editors - Carol Feinstein

Jeffrey Fox
, Irving Lipschitz

Editors-in-Training

Adriane Berg, Beth Bird, Jerry Bleiberg, Ira
Cohen, Janet Haynes, Emily Spieler, Anna
Stern, Rachel Susan Stone.

Reportorial Staff

Andrew Auerbach, Daniel Belgrair, Robert
Ellman, Beverlee Friedman, Warren Fohrer,
Dave Glickman, Elise Gordon, David Gorelick,
Gary Haas, Lowell Kirschner, Anita Kramer,
Martin Lazoritz, Paul Lerner, Jerry Meyer, Keith
Rolland, Fran Safransky, Barry Spitz, Larry
Tominberg, Harvey Wolpoff.

Faculty Adviser _Mr. Arnold Schwartz

G.O. Adviser -Mr J. D. Small berg

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December 19, 1963

TILDEN TOPICS

TB: Causes, Effects,
Discussed at Meeting

To further the knowledge of tuber¬
culosis and other respiratory dis¬
eases, a meeting was held at the
Brooklyn Tuberculosis and Health
Association headquarters located at
293 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn,
November 11 , 1963. Present at this
meeting was Jerry Lewis, Director of
Neighborhood Programs, who inform¬
ally discussed the problems facing the
community.

Mr. Jerry Lewis points out TB in¬
formation to Steve Levine, Topics rep¬
resentative.

The different ways that TB affects
people was shown through a movie.
Following the film, a question and
answer session was conducted in
which it was discovered that many
beliefs concerning tuberculosis that
were thought to be true were, in
reality, fallacies. Tuberculosis, which
is believed to affect only the lungs, is
capable of spreading to other parts
of the body as well.

Mr. Lewis then escorted the stu¬
dent representatives on a tour through
the building which included passage
through the examination rooms, the
rehabilitation offices, and the Christ¬
mas Seal headquarters.

This meeting was held in conjunc¬
tion with the 27th Annual School
Press Project made possible through
the Columbia Scholastic Press Asso¬
ciation, in cooperation with the na¬
tional Tuberculosis Association, and
the Brooklyn Tuberculosis and Health
Association.

Representing Tilden at the meeting
was Steven Levine 7P, Art Editor of
Topics .

To compete in this project, school
newspapers must give coverage to
tuberculosis, other respiratory dis¬
eases, or health careers.

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Page Three

Viewer Praises Concert
Featuring Simo ne, Mann

The Folk and Jazz rage has swept
the nation. Music stores report a
remarkable increase in the sale of gui¬
tars; A.B.C.’s “Hootennany” boasts a
viewing audience of over 10 , 000 , 000 .
Brubeck, Shearing, Kenton, and Hirt
are jazz names well known to young
people across the land. In short, folk
music and jazz are “in.”

Carnegie Hall “Wing Ding”
Realizing this trend, the Ford Mo¬
tor Company has sponsored a “Folk
And Jazz Wing Ding” that premiered
November 1 st at Carnegie Hall at
8:30 in the evening. Featured in
this concert were Nina Simone, Her¬
bie Mann, Steve DePass, Ron Eliran,
the Even Dozen Jug Band, and the
Village Stompers.

Nina Simone and Herbie Mann, no
newcomers to the entertainment
world, were excellent. Nina Simone, a
warm contralto, is perhaps the best
known of the “jazz singers.” Her ren¬
ditions of I Love You , Porgy and
When You Hear Melindy Sing un¬
questionably captivated the attention
of the audience.

Mann Highlights Program
Herbie Mann and his Afro-Cuban
8 were the high point oYthe evening.
Their music, rhythmic, stirring, and
exciting, held the spectators spell¬
bound. -7

Steve DePass, M.C. of the “Wing
Ding,” with his impromptu and con¬

tinuous rhymes, proved extremely
clever and quick; however, at times,
his verse grew monotonous and dis¬
enchanting. “You can have too much
of a good thing. . . .”

A young Isreali folk singer, Ron
Eliran, had a fresh, exciting reper¬
toire. The Even Dozen Jug Band,
with its new and somewhat different
approach to bluegrass (a polite name
for hillbilly) music, was delightful.
The popular Washing ton Square drew
much applause when performed by
the Village Stompers.

It might be easily concluded that
the combination of talent made for a
very enjoyable evening. From Car¬
negie Hall, the “Wing Ding” travels
to schools across the country. One
cannot but speculate they will be well
received.

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NYU Workshop Speakers
Address School Students

New York University’s Department
of Journalism held its annual work¬
shop November 2, 1963. Present were
high school newspaper representatives
who received first-hand information
from prominent journalists.

Various aspects of both high school
and professional journalism were dis¬
cussed at the meeting. Among the
topics discussed were news and fea¬
ture writing, editing, use of pictures
and art, makeup and layout. The
workshop was divided into two conse¬
cutive weekend meetings because of
the heavy attendance at last year’s
meeting.

Beginning with a talk on news writ¬
ing by John Pascal, Night City
Editor of the Journal American, the
meeting proceeded to a discussion by
Newsday’s Chief Copy Editor, Stan
Green. Following a speech by Pro¬
fessor Hiller Krieghbaum, Chairman
of the Department of Journalism, the
students lunched with Irving Dilliad,
Professor of Journalism at Princeton
University. Professor Sidney Towne,
editor of News Workshop, concluded
the workshop with a speech about art
and makeups for a newspaper.

Lecturer Discusses School
Journalism at HS Council

Mr. Aaron N. Slotkin, managing
editor of Strengthening Democracy ,
Board of Education publication, ad¬
dressed the High School Press Council
at a meeting in October. The title of
his speech was “Can the School Press
Be Free?”

The speaker felt that a school
publication is not a private enterprise
and can never be completely free, as
is its counterpart in the community.
Instead, it is an example of “mono¬
poly journalism,” for which not the
editors, but the entire school takes
responsibility.

“Of course,” Mr. Slotkin continued,
“the amount of latitude given the
paper varies among the individual
school. It should, however, concern it¬
self with subjects relevant to school
affairs.”

Ultimately, the decision of what to
publish is the responsibility of the
faculty advisor and the principal.
They must consider the effect of the
article on community sensitivity and
the school’s reputation.

In conclusion, Mr. Slotkin stated,
“Freedom of the press can exist only
when those who are exercising it can
be held responsible for their actions.
Some degree of press supervision is
inevitable.”

The High School Press Council, the
body to which Mr. Slotkin spoke, is
composed of high school newspaper
editors from the Metropolitan area.
The Press Council’s purpose is to meet
and discuss problems related to the
school papers. Through the exchange
of ideas and experiences among the
editors, it is hoped that a higher
standard in journalism can be reached.

SAM ROBERTS and BARBARA GOLDSTEIN

Recently, in our readings, we have come across certain congruencies be¬
tween conditions in Tilden and Shakespearean literature. Below you will find
several examples of these parallelisms.

From eating tuna fish: “Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold;
thou hast no speculation in those eyes which thou dost glare with.”

Jefferson: “There’s comfort yet; they are assailable.”

Cafeteria food: “What, with worms and flies?” ’

Passing through the halls: “Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel,
which smoked with bloody execution, like valor’s minion carved out his
passage till he faced the slave.”

Drama Guild advisor Mr. Joel Dick: “Follow him friends: we’ll hear
a play tomorrow.”

Sew What!

Rose Costa, 8 A, has been chosen to be Tilden’s rep¬
resentative to the Abraham and Strauss Fashion Sewing
Workshop Board. She was elected by Mrs. Rita Lindquist,

Chairman of the Home Economics Department because
she meets the requirements of leadership and sewing
abilities, and has above average grades and comeliness.

High school representatives are invited to attend monthly
meetings at Abraham and Strauss where they can learn Rose Costa, 8A
about fashion and fabric news. This program is carried out in cooperation
with Seventeen Magazine and McCall’s Patterns.

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In cooperation with the American Association of Teachers of Hebrew,
the Hebrew Cultural Council of the Jewish Educational Committee of New
York held its thirty-third annual “Ayin” Festival at Washington Irving
High School, November 10. An Ayin is a gold pin presented to those stu¬
dents who have excelled in the study of the Hebrew language. From Tilden,
the winners in January 1963 were Rochelle Chensky, Joel Fried, Judy Green¬
berg, Calvin Konner, Thomas Link, David Posner, Carol Schwarz, Gary
Weil, and Phyllis Yagerman. In June 1963, the recipients of the pin were
Paul Cohen, Judith Goldberg, Rosaiyn Kolodny, Allan Page, Fred Pollack,
Eugenia Rosenberg, Judy Tropiansky, and Barry Zelin. Thirty-eight other
students won Honorable Mention awards.

Seulement pour les etudiants de francais!

Rozi Kolody, 8 E, and Anna Diamond, 8 C, represented
Tilden at a meeting of the staff of the French-American
Student November 21, at the Rhodes School in Manhattan.
This newspaper, a supplement of Franee-Amerique is pub¬
lished once a term in both December and May and may
Rozi Koilody7 be Purchased for lOtf through the language classes. All
Anna Diamond 8C news l an gu a g e classes and all interesting articles should
be submitted to either Rozi or Anna.

In reference to the problem of how far Robert lives from Marilyn which
appeared in this column last issue, we have received a number of solutions.
The most logical we reproduce here.

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This formula was submitted by Ronald Roth, Z3, and although it looks quite
impressive we have, as yet, been unable to understand what the heck it
means!

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Page Four

TILDEN TOPICS

December 19, 1963

Through the Hoop

By Dave Glickman

Mr. Jerry Gold, who has been coach¬
ing basketball at Tilden for 6 years,
is a City College alumnus who was
a member of the 1950 team. The
cage mentor modestly admits that
City had its finest basketball squad
that season when, in addition to
walking off with
the N.I.T. crown,
they also shot
their way to the
victory circle of
the N.C.A.A. tour¬
nament.

Being a City Col¬
lege player and a
former Downtown
City College coach,
he has gained
much experience in
guiding a basket¬
ball team. In the
past at Tilden, he
has coached such
notables as Ron
Kemper, now cap-

Coach Jerry Gold congratu¬
lates newly elected basket¬
ball captain, Richard Knel.

tain of Brandeis and Harold Yudis,
the second highest scorer in the his¬
tory of Lycoming College.

In 1960, Coach Gold guided his
players to a division championship
and brought them right down to the
semi-finals at Madison Square Gar¬
den. His biggest thrill came during
the 1960 season when his Tilden team
defeated a top ranked Erasmus squad
at Brooklyn College for the second
time that year.

The captain of this year’s basket¬
ball team is 6 foot, 1 inch, 195 pound
senior Richard Knel, 7L. Richie, a
team member for three years, was
the only junior on last year’s starting
five. In the off-season, he enjoys swim¬
ming which helps keep him in shape
for the basketball
season.

Richie is looking
forward to the
Erasmus game, but
he feels that there
are no easy teams
in the suicide divi¬
sion which Tilden
is in. His biggest
thrill occurred last
year when he sank
a 64 foot jump shot
against Wingate in
the final seconds of
the game.

The captain
hopes hustle and
team spirit will
make up for the inexperience on this
year’s squad. “We’ve got to rely quite
a bit on our juniors during the course
of the season if we are to be success¬
ful” is his observation.

Richie’s past performance indicates
he will be the team’s leading scorer
this year. His biggest scoring day
came against Bishop Loughlin last
year when he pumped 42 points
through the hoop.

Jeff Stops Devils

The splendor of the autumn foot¬
ball season ended on a sombre note
for Tilden’s Blue Devils November 28,
when, before an overflow crowd of
3,500 students, parents and alumni,
Jefferson blasted its way to an unde¬
feated season and a 26-0 victory. Un¬
fortunately, the score does not give
any indication of what a rock ’em,
sock ’em close affair the gridiron clas¬
sic developed into. The Orangemen
did not break the game open until the
nine minute mark of the fourth
quarter.

Lady Luck Forgot to Smile
Lady Luck took its toll against the
Marsmen early in the first quarter,
with a fourth down situation facing
them, the Nickelmen went into punt
formation; a tremendous Blue Raider
defensive charge caused the Jeff
punter to fumble the high pass from
center, and Tilden recovered deep in
Jefferson terirtory. However, within
seconds, the Marsmen’s joy turned to
disappointment as they were pena¬
lized for having twelve players on the
field. The penalty gave the Orange¬
men a first down, and they proceeded
to tally minutes later when Barry
Reitman scampered 45 yards to pay
dirt.

Result Dampens Season
The loss dropped Tilden to a 3-4-1
record for the 1963 season. It was the
first time in seven years that the
Blue Devils had not played .500 ball
for a full season. It is worthwhile to
note that Tilden played its hardest
schedule in years.

Paul Nussbaum

Keglers Start Well;
Pin Down Midwood

Tilden’s bowling team has begun its
1963 season hoping to duplicate last
year’s feat of winning the division
championship. In their opening 5
meets of the season, the Keglers have
compiled a 3 win-2 loss record, leav¬
ing them in a tie for first place with
a host of other schools.

Competition is Keen

Coach Herman Ginsberg had this
to say about the team’s performance
during the first half of the season:
“We had hoped to have as good a
season as last year when we won the
division championship. Thus far we
have won only 3 of 5 matches and
we will have to show marked improve¬
ment over our recent outings in order
to win the title. The competition is
very keen.” Showing optimism, co¬
captain Harvey Gross said, “With a
little consistency and luck, Tilden
may repeat as divisional charmps.”

In the season’s opener Tilden whip¬
ped Midwood 3-0. In their second en¬
counter of the season, the Keglers
were blanked by Madison to the tune
of 3-0. They then trounced Eastern
3-0 and edged Wingate 2-1 in a thrill¬
ing match. In the fifth meet, the
Keglers lost to Erasmus 3-0 when an
Erasmus bowler turned in a phenome¬
nal 726 series for a 3 game average
of 242.

Gross Paces Team

The two co-captains of the Tilden
team are Harvey Gross, 177 average,
and Teddy Levine, 176 average. The
two other starters are Martin Garey,
171 average, and Dennis Blondo, 170
average. Tilden’s backup comes from
subs Ralph Lograsso, Stu Wisotsky,
Mark Silverman, Phil Marotto, Alan
Pirowskin, Irv Pilicer, Dennis Wilen-
sky, Mike Gebler, Steve Rubin, and
Jerry Hertz. Each boy attends one
practice session a week in addition
to the regularly scheduled meet.

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Flash!

Bowling captain Teddy Levine
threw three strikes in the final frame
of his game to win the entire match
for Tilden as the Keglers nosed out
Wingate, November 15, 1963 at the
Colony Bowl. Also helping the team
to this victory were Harvey Gross,
Dennis Blondo, and Marty Garey.

ON THE
SIDELINES

with Steve Flax
and Paul Nussbaum

Jan Gottlieb

While Tilden’s bruisers of the gridiron have been walking off with most
of the newspaper headlines these last few months, other athletes in other
sports have been cracking records right and left.

In particular, your editors would like to single out Jan Gottlieb for
special praise. Jan has been Coach Joel Hochheiser’s
finest cross-country runner this season. Only a junior,
he has broken all existing school records for this event,
while placing very high in the invitational marathon
meets at Van Cortlandt Park. Jan’s time of 13:44 is only
20 seconds off the best school boy time clocked in New
York City this season. If this year’s performance is any
indication of things to come, Tilden’s protege of Mercury
will be the top distance runner in New York City next year.

Ya Just Gotta Have A J.V.

For the first time in Tilden athletic history, the football team has a
junior varsity that is coached by a member of the boy’s health education
department. Tilden’s newest junior varsity coach is Mr.
Wally Wolk. Mr. Wolk attended Brooklyn College and
graduated in 1954. While at Brooklyn, he participated in
both wrestling and football. It is his belief that this year’s
junior varsity has progressed very well. In his own
words, “Not only have the boys learned to put on their
shoulder pads; they have learned to use them.”

Mr. Wally Wolk Mr. Wolk’s statement clearly expresses the source of
Tilden’s basic basketball woes. Year after year, coach Jerry Gold has tried
to form a junior varsity; unfortunately, he has failed each time. The team’s
lack of a junior varsity is debilitating. It is also the major reason for the
dismal record that the basketball team has produced over the past few years.

Behind Those Football Headlines . . .

There lies within Tilden a group of four students who are very valuable
aids to the football team. These boys are Head Manager
and Team Photographer Harvey Quitko, Statistician Dave
Glickman, and Managers Matty Kardovich and Alvin
Shulman. Harvey takes game movies of all of Tilden’s
P.S.A.L. contests. These movies are used to detect team
weaknesses and are also viewed by college scouts who are
interested in specific ballplayers.

It is the vital job of the Team Managers to handle Harvey Quitko
club equipment and medical supplies. They must give the immediate treat¬
ment to injured ballplayers either during practice or during the games.

Labelson Cited at All-City Dinner

The New York Journal-American held its annual All-City Banquet in
the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel New Yorker, Wednesday, December 11.
Scholastic Sports Editor Morrey Rokeach served as the Master of Ceremonies
during the awards presentation.

The newspaper gave engraved gold footballs to all the members of the
1963 All-PSAL, All-City Team. While no dne from Tilden was elected to the
first team, Guard Alan Labelson received second team recognition. Quarter¬
back John Giuffrida, tackle Howie Horowitz, end Madison Brown, and half¬
back Peter Ricciardi received honorable mention notices.

Labelson also was awarded Tilden’s Lou Gehrig Award. This award
is given to the football player who best exemplifies the ideals of good
sportsmanship, effort, and desire. The Journal ' gave gold footballs to the
Lou Gehrig winners from each of New York City’s football playing schools^

Goldmen Top Tech 62-28
Surprise Middies 47-42

EXCUSE MY HANDS: Tilden’s Mark Feit leaps high to block unidentified
Tech player’s shot during Tilden’s 62-28 victory over Brooklyn Tech.

Starting out on the right foot, the Goldmen ripped a feeble Brooklyn
Tech team in its initial league appearance, 62-28. The team played so well
that Coach Jerry Gold was able to empty his bench and give every player
some game experience.

Edging Midwood in its second league game, Tilden scraped to a 47-42
victory. Since the Middies are generally regarded as one of the better teams
in the suicide division, the game has provided the Goldmen with the hope
of having a winning season.

Goldmen Trounce Engineers

Led by captains Richie Knell and Fred Kombluth, the Goldmen mauled
Brooklyn Tech 62-28 in the division opener, Wednesday, December 4th.

The first quarter was slow moving with the Goldmen taking a 10-5
lead. However, at the end of the second half the Goldmen lengthened this
lead by scoring 10 points to the Engineers ’ 4.

A very fast moving, high scoring third quarter found the Goldmen
out in front, 44-20. The fourth quarter ended with a two-pointer by Dennis
Kamensky at the buzzer making it 62-28.

The high scorers for Tilden were Richie Knell with 20 points, Mark
Feit with 11, and Fred Kornbluth with 10. Ernest Bliey, the younger brother
of renowned ex-Tildenite Ron Bliey, led the Engineers ’ attack with 10 points.

Devils Upset Midwood

Bruce Schiffman scored 18 points in the first half to lead Tilden to a
47-42 triumph December 6th at Midwood.

Midwood held a 4 point lead for the
first few minutes of the game. Then,
Mike Jaffe scored the first basket for
the Goldmen which got them moving.
At the end of the half, the score was
25-21 Tilden.

The second half was a very even
contest. Mid wood kept creeping up
but they weren’t able to take the lead
because of timely buckets from Richie
Knell, Mike Jaffe, and Ronnie Roth-
berg.

Mermen End Season
With a 3-3 Record

Winding up the season with one
victory and one defeat in their last
two meets, the Merman placed fourth
in the P.S.A.L* competition with a
3-3 record. They trounced Wingate
but suffered a setback to a strong
Jeff team.

Captains Spark Team

In the Wingate meet November 6,
the Mermen outswam their adversa¬
ries 72-22. Captain Tom Link placed
first in the individual medley and
Captain Ed Belzer stroked to a first
place finish in the 100 yard freestyle.
Jerry Link, the captain’s brother,
captured the butterfly event with
Marc Miller placing second on a
Wingate disqualification. Once again,
ace diver Hymie Dymbort out-dived
his opponents. Another first place
winner was Robert Newmark in the
50 yard freestyle.

Mermen Sink

Tilden lost its third meet of the
season to Jefferson November 13.
While Mermen were nosed out in all
events, good performances were turn¬
ed in by Captain Tom Link, Carl
Kirschner, Robert Newmark, Harvey
Miller, and Jerry Link.

Coach Sheldon Spielberg is always
looking for new talent and is hoping
that his coming Swimathon will be of
some help. The most promising pros¬
pects for next season are Carl Kirsch¬
ner, Bruce Goldberg, Mark Levinson,
Rich Kantor, Ken Klein, Joe Valenti,
Ira Rosnel, Bruce Kaiden, Jeff Ro¬
senberg, Jerry Link, the Miller twins,
and Jay Sokol.

Since the Mermen are losing only
four members of the starting team at
graduation, Coach Spielberg is look¬
ing forward to a good showing next
season.

One of the most interesting aspects
of the swimming season was the pres¬
ervation of one of Tilden’s all-time
sports records. In the past 33 years
of dual meet competition, the Mer¬
men have never finished with a sub
.500 season record. Mr. Spielberg ex¬
presses the hope that the following 33
| years will be as successful.

Sheepshead Ends Streak

After winning their first two league
games, the Blue Devils tackled the
Skippers of Sheepshead Bay Decem¬
ber 10 in an exhibition game. A slow
start in the first quarter caused an
11 point deficit which proved to be too
much for the Goldmen to overcome as
they went down to defeat 62-56.

Richie Knell sparked the team with
his hard driving outside set shots
which gave him a high of 16 points.
Fred Kombluth, who couldn’t find the
range in the first half, finished strong
and tossed in 10 points. Mike Jaffe
contributed 10 points and Mark Feit,
who did a good job snatching re¬
bounds, netted 8.

At the .end of the third quarter, the
Skippers were out in front 41-33. An
action-packed fourth quarter resulted
in the Goldmen*s trimming the mar¬
gin to 6 points with 3 minutes left to
play. Then, Thommy Billis and Jay
Baron, who both played great games,
insured a Sheepshead victory by scor¬
ing in the last minutes of play.

Paul Lemer , Jerry Meyer

BASKETBALL SCHEDULE: 1963-64

Wed., Dec. 4—B’klyn Tech Home
Fri., Dec. 6—Midwood Away, Night
Tues., Dec. 10—Sheepshead* Away
Tues., Dec. 17—Jefferson Home

Fri., Dec. 20—Boys High Away

Fri., Jan. 10—Wingate Away

Wednes., Jan. 15—B’klyn Tech Away
Fri., Jan. 17—Midwood Home, Night
Fri., Jan. 24—Jamaica*

Fri., Jan. 31—Erasmus
Tues., Feb. 4—Jefferson
Fri., Feb. 7—Boys High
Fri., Feb. 14—Erasmus
Fri., Feb. 21—Wingate
*—non-league game

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Away, Night
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