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WHO--
Smiling
TOM ARENAS
can e a s i l y be called one of the most popular Achievers i n New York. He ha$ successfully l e d his survey company through two p r o f i t a b l e years a s i t s President, and t h i s year was elected President of the Achiever's Assn. of Ne~i York, Tom i s n m turning sights on the f o a t i o n of: inter-J.
A, sports con- t e s t s .Hail t o the Chief! President ROBERT PMTON of NAJAC. A l l of his l o y a l sub- j e c t s a r e looking forward t o seeing our Chief Executive again.
One of New Yorkts prime contributions t o t h i s year's NAJAC w i l l be i n the per- son of warrTiAIliEN
YALUFIdAN.
This cersonable l a d has kept N. Y.ters buzzing, and he Ins been the l i f e of many a gathering, lie are a l l quite positive t h a t vie w i l l hear...
ViAItIiEN play the Moonlight Sonata AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN..
"PEORIA YOUTH IS NATIONAL ESSAY 1711WRtt. This young man is J r A. t s JIM BATEMAN, Sales Ivknager of t h e award winning Big Four Broadcasting Cofipany. An accomplished
saxaphonist, lover of good food, music and women i n general, gives you some idea of t h e wide t a l e n t s of t h i s live-wire Peorian.
w i l l i a mI
BURK
i s a hot sax man from way out i n kmay, Mo, Sales b n a g e r of thePerfect P l a s t i c Company this year, he hopes t o join a radio construction company
in
the Fall. Radio i s a l s o B i l l ' s hobby.Many of the old-time IJAJACters w i l l remember Jersey C i t y f s N O W N GENSER. An Achiever from away back i n
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i n t e r e s t i n chemistry has usually l e d him i n t o some s o r t of a combustable enterprise* It i s good t o see NORA1 back i n the f o l d again.IRMA ANITA BELLlNrN s t a t e s t h a t she i s somawhat uneasy about not knowing any- one a t the Conference. Knowing NAJACfers a s I do, and a f t e r seeing IRI\illlls picture, I am sure t h i s condition won't l a s t very long, Beside her many J. A. a c t i v i t i e s , IRTiiA i s very active i n the s o c i a l w h i r l of Dayton,
A leader of Bridgeport's Achievers f o r several years , has been GENE GRAZE. An a c t i v e speaker f o r
J.
A. and Treas. for the famed J. A, Radio Workshop i n conjunc;t i o n with college and his work i n the Public Realtions Office of the University of Bridgeport a l l helps make Gene a very i n t e r e s t i n g person t o know,'
They sa;y t h a t t h e energy and i n t e r e s t s of the American Teen-ager is inex- haustible. I agree. The a c t i v i t i e s of one NANCY MIKOLIC are so varied t h a t I
w i l l just be a b l e t o l i s t a few of them.- The Cavalier, dramatics, Latin Club, modern a r t , architecture, dancing, music, philosophy, etc, etc...
LEONARD 17i3DJSTEINI i s a r e l a t i v e newecomer t o J. A*, t h i s being h i s f i r s t year. However, i n this short time h e has made his mark on the s t a f f of H i S p o r t s and on Achievement I&gazine.
nBatter Up" and up steps
PERRY
PETEIIS, He is a rabid baseball fan with a l i t e r a r y turn, PGrXRY was President of Hi43ports Magazine and has been r e c e n t l y appointed Assistant Editor of Achievement. A point of information. PERRY i s a widely traveled young man and I bet he has some good s t o r i e s t o t e l l .Though
AL,
SIldON has only been i n J, A. f o r a year, he has already taken h i s 'place a s one of our top Achievers. He has been very a c t i v e i n his radio company, i n the l o c a l A S S O C ~ ~ ~ O ~ , and as a member of Achievement Ikgazine. AL w i l l go f a r
i n
J, A.KURT
MEXER i s a hard4:~orking Achiever from New York. He has f o r the pa s t yea:?been Secretary of the Achievers Assn. of New York and President of h i s company, KJiT i s a photographer of r e k n m , so keep your eye on the birdie,
GEORGE If CHRIS" CIBISTOPOULOS i s the tall dark type, so mtch out you unattached females. Chris' energy i s channeled i n t o many f i e l d s c A main-stay of the 19.
Y.
baseball team, Veep of the Nevr York Assn, and Pres, of h i s Achievement Co.
President of h i s p l a s t i c s company, CHARLES HOFELE has a r e a l l i k i n g f o r fish-
irg
and most other sports r a t e a close second* Hefs offered t o help us out with the refreshments a t NAJAC, Guess i t s the experience hers had a s an apprentice meat- cutter.A great g i r l f o r pitching i n is ALICE HALPRIN. Alice has been Secetary-Treas.
of her journaljsm company and a member of the Jr. Executive Board a t Chicago. With her t h i r d year i n J.
A.
coming up, Alice plans t o go along with her old company, which resumes operations i n t h e Fall.Vice President of h i s J, A, Business Aids Company and Vice Chairman of the Chicago
chie evert
s Assn. is JAMS CHIZYSOKOS. Being your product is efficiency engineering, we'll look forward t o your help i n making t h i s NAJAC a smooth-running a f f a i r ,With the 148 NAJAC behind him ERNIE GROTH returns t h i s year plugging f o r Mil- waukee, ERNIE bas been President of his company and a l s o headed the hiiilwaukee Achieverts Assn, Say ERNIE, i s it r e a l l y t r u e what they say about t h a t ltSchlitztf making your home, tam famous?
Hailing from PA. DANIEL KANE has been a member of
J.
A. since 1944. A s F'res.he l e d h i s wood products company through the tb8-149 season and plans t o reorganize same come September. That load of experience-in
J.
A , should prove profitable t o a l l a t NAJAC.
ROBEXT BRINKl,&N, hailing from St. Louis has been F ' r e s i d e n h f his metal products company, Bob l e d his company through the big '48 season and hopes t o do so a gain come Septemberb TJonder i f he's going t o t r y t o s e l l us any of t h a t aluminum h i s company was dealing
in2
That fellow you m y see peddling "hand lotiont1 i s only plugging f or h i s eompny Chem-Teen, Inc, AARON Bm-?ANK has been Treasurer of h i s firm and quite a c t i v e i n J. A. Come Se$ ember, AARON hopes t o r e t u r n t o h i s old gang,
Treasurer and Editor of the Journalism Award company, Hi-Sports, i s ED
FALK.
Quite a boy with the pen ED has been active with Achievement Magazine and i s a l s o on the s t a f f of his school paper9 I n t h e F a l l when the boys resume t h e i r journalism company ED w i l l surely be among them,
One of Chicagors bright young delegates EDYJARD USMAR, not only is a sports enthusiast; he a l s o sings. Bis pet peeve i s the g i r l on whom "you spend t e n dollars and then receive a f i f t y - c e n t squeeze and kisstls Even with fifty-cents worth, ED, you'll come out ahead here, k a u s e NAJAC doesn't cost a cent,
BERNICE GOLDBERG of New Bedford is our 2dea of a r e a l executive. She i s F'res. ' of her
J.
A. Company and her high school classb Secretary of a Feligious organization, and a camp counselor, She has w r i t t e n f o r Achievement Magazine, and i s seriously considering radio work f o r her careertDoes anybody need a pin-ball machine repaired? Quick, c a l l Dayton, Ohio's
L. J.
ffJOEtf RICIfii~01\3: h i s hobby i s rebuilding e l e c t r i c a l devices JOE feels t h a t the key t o a J, A. Companyts success or faSlure is the degree of cooperation among i t s members.Versatile, effervescent, ~IRLENE; REISMAN, has been President, Sales Manager: r. i, Treasurer of t h e Plas%ikids, f i r s t Chicago JI A. Company t o exceed $51,000 i n gNi:S sales. She enjoys associating people who shoulder t h e i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s ably and a r e genuinely interested i n other aeople.
A r e a l sports enthusiast is ROBE3T K E N N E m C H T , football, baseball, tennis, and accordian playing East St. Louisian. Speechmaker and com>any president, BOB'S chief peeves are r a i n on days t h a t he's supposed t o play ball, and the immutable f a c t t h a t dates have t o come t o an end,
Elizabeth, New Jersey' s delegate JOHN SHUBECK, JRI i s a popular, industrious, and ambitious future printer. He i s Production Manager of his J. A. printing corn- parry and w i n study design and layout a t Columbia University night school, while
serving his six-year apprenticeshipr JOHN apparently posseses the r a r e t a l e n t of not orily'kno~ving what he wants, and how t o gain it, but &so of working t o a t t a i n h i s goal.
INGE KAUFIdAN, Hartford, Connecticut delegatewas Treasurer of her J. A , Company a member of the advertising s t a f f of her school paper, and member of an a r t s and c r a f t s club. She enjoys music and i t s physical counterpart) dancing. INGE hopes t o make g dmany new friends and have lots of fun a t NAJACr
One finger piano playing, sports following, MARGARET VOLZ, llPEGGYtt is one of Toledots foremost g i f t s t o WiJAC. She s t a t e s t h a t I1though this w i l l probably shock you, the thing I l i k e mostdis s c h o o l ~ l ~ 'Nothing wrong with t h a t PEGGY. Everyone's e n t i t l e d t o one peculi-, er, t h a t is,idiosyncrasyr
MIilwaukeean,
JOHN
BATOVSICY t y p i f i e s the ttregularll American fellow. He l i k e s sports; enjoys the company of the Haverage American girl", i s a member of h i s s c h o o l ~ s speech, dramatics, and radio clubs, vrrites f o r several school publicationst andworks a t a paper warehouse. JOHN hopes t o help Wake Wlwaukee~ s J. A. the biggest and best i n the nationI1.
NARY ANNE SUETIIOLZ, Milviaukee delegate, belongs t o the 5. A. Publishing Co., wants t o write f o r Acl~ievement works f o r the Uviaukee Journal; i s study-
i n g journalism a t college; enjoys journalism, publicity, any kind of writling "as's hobby"; and edited her school paper. Guess what she wants t o be. That t s write
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How did you ever guess??
...,....And rimi, a few short sketches of those whose questionnaires we have not a s yet received.
TKLLIAM J. OYLE i s the Sales ihnager of h i s company, J. A. Photo Industries.
He intends t o continue h i s riienibership i n Mid,iletown Junior Achievement
.
DORIS JEANIIE SMITH i s a Freshman a t Bradley University. Her Junior Achieve- ment a c t i v i t i e s center around the Glamourette Modeling Company.
JOHN ZEOLLA sports the t i t l e of Vice Pres. of the Patton Krafteers. Their product i s p l a s t i c flowers. JOHN IS a sophomore a t Duquesne University,
Another Achiever from the Glamourette Modeling Cornsany i s t h e i r Vice Pres.
RONNA VOLLBREC~' I n h e r l o c a l Assnr, ROlJNA was Chairmail of Special Events.
And s.t;ill the models pass Ln reviev?, This time it i s JUNE TFrnTRAIL, of the S t a r Gazers, a l s o from MZUlfAUKEE* .
ARNOLJI PAUL has run the Pauntlet of company offices. He i s a l s o
V.
Po ofC%ioaga .Ass& TWs fs ARN&D~S second year i n W A C .
BRUCE STONE i s President of the newspaper firm k a m t o Chicagoans a s t h e Qu2:Xl and Scroll, Bruce a l s o can be proud of his other t i t l e g Chairman of the Junior Bomci.
Atomic Chemcols Secetary and Business Ivknager, ALICE SANDZRS s h a l l grace this y e a r t s NAJAC Conference. ALICE i s a Senior i n High School.
I f you have some ashes t h a t you donft quite know what t o do &th, speak t o ALl?TED PODELL. A D i s President of the Genco Ashtray Cornpany of Dorchester, IIass.
CHAIULES J. PETITTI i s Publicity lknager of the Student Broadcasting Company and his l o c a l Achievement kssn. CIUUULS i s a Sen5or i n High Sch001e
.
. Vl!'IIL;LnhlI 1Jlk:CilELL was the recipient of the Metal Award, which means a f r e e t r i p t o NAJAC. BILL FihS a member of t h e F u t u r i s t i c Products Compdny of Chicago.I can see t h a t .tihe observatory a t Denison w i l l be well patronized f o r we have another S t a r Qaeer with us, IOLRGIE KROIIENAKXR. MARGIE; i s the very model of a S t a r Gazer.
Iiyrln, Mass. i s sanding t o the conference t h i s year, JANE KEIINEALLY. Her com- pany, which i s the 1VIouldtine Company, ri~akes school emblem and JANE i s the Sales
J A I S THOHAS Y S I P i s Publicity Ihnager of the J. ,I. Company, IWFB Talent Bureau, Tiith a l l of the t a l e n t running arourid the Campus a t Denison, JIM ought t o have a f i e l d day.
FRED
X.
KAPLANjs the Vice President of his stationery printing company, H i - A r t . FRED i s a l s o going t o college this year,The Sales Manager of-Chicago's Guild Laboratory i s BILL, CHRYSOKOS. Though he helped t u r n out hand cream:, I have an idea t h a t B11,L.t~ f i r s t love i s photographyr
A r e a l old-time 3, A.rer is JANET LOUISE BERARD, who f i r s t joined the organi- zation i n 194.6. JANET was previously ;in an information research company6 This i s her second NAJAC.
FRANK ICALITA i s attending t h i s NAJAC a s a Graduate Achiever. FPAJJK i s a r e a l member of 'the Old Guard, f i r s t joining the program in 1944.. He i s s t i l l active i n J, A., being President of h i s photo company, .
Another Graduate Achiever, i s DONnLD C. HOYJA;XDb He i s President of the Student Broadcasting Company, and a l s o Junior Achievement Bay S t a t e Assn* DON has j u s t g r d - uated from high school.
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.With t h i s issue of Conference News, the preparatory work f o r NAJAC194.9
draws t o an end. We have endeavored t o make t h i s the p e a t e s t ' g a t h e r i n g of Achievers ever held9 and from here on in, it i s up t o you,, the delegates, t o make this NAJAC go down i n h i s t o r y a s a landmark i n the onward march of Junior Achievement,.
The time has come also, I think, t o give c r e d i t t o those t h a t have la'bored hard and long i n compounding these ?apers. The one t h a t heads the l i s t of those t h a t deserve a l l our thanks is HERB N,4'l!TER, Editor, who has been the guiding l i g h t through these past weeks. It has been upon h i s e f f o r t s t h a t the success of t h i s news sheet has rested.
Others vrhose assistance has been g r a t e f u l l y received a r e Tom Arenas, Warren KauPman, and A 1 Simon. TJe owe much t o you all.