The bright boys : a history of Townsend Harris High School / Eileen F. Lebow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lebow, Eileen F.

Series:

Contributions to the study of education ; no. 80.

Contributions to the study of education, 0196-707X ; no. 80

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Townsend Harris High School (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.)--History.

Townsend Harris High School (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Townsend Harris High School in Manhattan was no ordinary high school. Named for the man who brought free higher education to New York City, students like Ira Gershwin, Yip Harburg, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Herman Wouk, Jonas Salk, and three future Nobel Laureates commuted from all five boroughs of the city in order to attend.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 A Look Back

2 Sub-Freshman Moves Up

3 Students and Theories

4 Change of Identity

5 Harris Observed

6 Perpendicular Learning

7 Educators' Dilemma

8 Ferment and Agitation

9 Clouds over 23rd and Lexington

10 Troubles Abound

11 Sam's Boys

12 A State of "Chasis"

13 Beginning of the End

14 To Plan or Not to Plan

15 Waiting It Out

16 Fatal Spring

17 Ave Atque Vale

Reference Sources

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-216) and index.

ISBN:

9798400621413

9780313002113

0313002118

OCLC:

49788604