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^ ( ^ ^ he idea of w ha t is true merit should also

often be presented to youth, explained and i m ­

pressed on their minds, as consisting in an in ­

clination, joined w ith an ability, to serve m a n ­

kind, one’s country, friends and family; which

ability is, w ith the blessing of God, to be ac­

quired or greatly increased by true learning: and

should, indeed, be the great aim and end of all

learning.

— Benjamin Franklin

J o h n A a r o n

"Speak the spcccli, I pray you as I pro noiinccd it to you, trippingly on the tongue; but if you m outh it, as many of your players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines” .

— ShakespeareEnLercd 1 9 3 4 Class P r o p h e tH en ry K o p l ik Medal fo r English , 5 Red a n d Blue 3, 4 ; E d i t o r 5 Ball and C h a in 5 J u n i o r Debate 3D e b a t in g C lu b 4 ; co -Pres iden t 5 D e b a t in g C lu b A w a r d 4, 5 Interclass Debate 4, 5 N e w Y o r k U n ive rs i ty Debate 5 Science C lu b 5S tu d e n t C ounc i l 4 : Pres iden t 5 Class Pres iden t 4, 5

S a m u e l M o s e s B u r s t e i n

“ T h e re ’s no art to find the m in d ’s con­struction on the face.”

— -Shakespeare

E n te re d 193 6R e d a n d Blue, c o - E d i to rF r a n k l in School M eda l f o r General Excellence 5 Sch o la rsh ip M eda l 5 Chess T e a m 5

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R o n a l d G i l b e r t

“ His limbs were cast in manly mould For hardy sports or contest bold .”

E n te red 1 9 3 5Science C lu b 5Blue T e a m C a p ta in 5^Soccer T e a m , C a p ta in 5 Baseball 5 Basketball 5

M a x w e l l H. G o l d s m i t h

“ Every w h y ha th a wherefore.”— Shakespeare

Red and Blue, Assis tant M a n a g e r 5D eb a t in g C lu b 4, 5Interclass D eba te 5Science C lu b 5Scholarsh ip B a n n er 2S w im m in g 2, 3Basebal l 4T e n n i s 4, 5

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iM a r t i n K a t z m a n

“ Laugh and the world laughs with you” .

— Ella Wheeler W ilcox

E nte red 1 9 3 3 D e b a t in g C lu b 5 Science C lu b 5 Baseball 4 Soccer 5 T e n n i s 5

L a w r e n c e S. K r e i e l s h e i m e r

“Necessity and chance approach not me. and w ha t I will is fate” .

— M ilton

E n te re d 193 7 Science C lu b 5 Scholarsh ip B a n n er 5 Baseball 5 T e n n i s 5

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H o w a r d L e w i n e

‘Earth sounds my heaven my fame” .

wisdom and high

— HomerE n te red 1 9 2 6 Va led ic to r ianF r a n k l in School Medal f o r L a t in 5W il l ia m S. K e m p n e r P r ize fo r M a them a tic s 4A r m a n d Finke ls te in F ren ch P r ize 4F r a n k l in School P r ize f o r General Excellence 3Scholarsh ip M eda l 3, 4, 5S tu d e n t C o u n c i l 2, 3Class Pres ident 2, 3 ; Secretary 5D e b a t in g C lu b 5Interclass D eba te 2, 3, 4, 5N e w Y o r k U n iv e rs i ty Debate 5Science C lu b 4, 5Basketbal l 2, 4, 5Soccer 4, 5Baseball 4

A l a n E. L e s t e r

“ O n their ow n merits modest men are d u m b ” .

— Col man

E nte red 193 0 T e n n i s 5 Glee C lu b 5

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J e r o m e S. L i n d e r

‘‘Deeds, not w ord” .-— Beaumont and Fletcher

E nte red 193 6 D e b a t in g C lu b 5 Science C lu b 5

F r a n k L o e w e n h e i m

“ Every man is the architect of his own fortunes” .

— Pseudo Sallust

E n te red 1 9 2 6J o h n D o o b M e m o r ia l C u p 4 Red and Blue 4 , 5 Basketball 2, 3, 4 ; c o -C a p ta in 5 Basebal l 2, 3, 4 ; c o -C a n ta in 5 Soccer 4, 5

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L e o n a r d O e s t r e i c h e r

“ A brave man struggling in the storms of fate” .

— Pope

E n te red 1 9 2 6Red and Blue, M anager 5D e b a t in g C lub , Secretary 4 ;Science C lu b 5Interclass Debate 5S tu d e n t C ounc i l 5Class Secretary 3Field D a y M eda l 2, 3Soccer 4, 5Baseball 4, 5

co -Pres iden t 5

S t e p h e n v a n O r d e n O s c h e r

“ Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them ” .

— Shakespeare

E n te red 1 9 3 2Class H is to r ianRed and Blue 5Ball an d C h a in 5D eb a t in g C lu b 4, 5Science C lub , Secretary 5Interclass Debate 2, 4C h a i rm a n , D eba te C o m m i t tee 5F r a n k l in School P r ize fo r General Excellence 4F r a n k l in School Medal fo r E ng l i sh 5Soccer 4Basketball 4, 5

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A n d r e w S a k s

“7 'hy modesty’s” a candle to thy merit” .— Fielding

Ente red 1931 Sa lu ta ro r ianClass V ice-Pres iden t 2 ; T re a s u r e r 3 ;

Secretary 4 Science C lu b 5 Scholarsh ip Medal 1 , 2 , 3 F ra n k l in School P r ize 1, 3 S w im m in g 3

H a r v e y S c h e r e r

“ An honest m a n ’s the noblest work of G od” .

— Pope

E n te red 1 9 2 6Red a n d Blue, Associate M a n a g e r 5 Red T e a m C a p ta in 5 A lan E d w a r d L efco u r t C u p f o r T e n n i s 5 A lan H e n ry H y m a n C u p f o r Athlet ics 5 Soccer 4, 5Basketbal l 3, 4 ; c o -C a p ta in 5 Baseball 3, 4 ; c o -C ap ta in 5 T e n n i s 4 : C a p ta in 5

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S a n f o r d S c h w a r z

“ Like one w ho v/raps the drapery of his cloak around him to lie dow n to pleas­ant dreams” .

— Bryant

E n te red 1 9 2 9R ed a n d Blue, C o n t r ib u t o r y E d i t o r 5 Ball a n d C h a in 5 Interclass Debate 2, 3. 4 Class V ice -P res id en t 4, 5 Soccer 4, 5Basketbal l 4 : M a n a g e r 3, 4

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I ' o n i g h t it is m y ploasuri.' to vve'lcomc y o u to the s i x t y - f i f t h

a n n u a l g r a d u a t i o n cxcrc ise of F-ranklin S c l i oo l . I ' h i s occas ion

is a t im e b o t h for s o r r o w a n d re jo ic ing: s o r r o w at the t h o u g h t

o f l e a v in g o u r c l a ss m ate s a n d o u r k in d teachers w h o h a v e labored

w i t h us t h r o u g h m a n y w e a r y years; j o y at the t h o u g h t that w e

h a v e su cc es s f u l ly c o m p l e t e d the first phase o f life.

Each individual has his ow n picture of life. I like, to th ink of it as a huge piece of machinery into which one of us fits as a part of the whole. In order to make the engine function properly, many different kinds of material, molded in all shapes and sizes, must be used. In like manner, a great many person­alities, tempered by individual differences and abilities, are needed to make up the world in which we live. We of the class of 1937 do not yet know just w hat part we are to fill. We are, how ­ever. aw'are tha t we are parts of a great whole: and while these parts have not yet taken on definite shapes, time and experience will help us find our proper places. Some of us may become im ­po r tan t portions of the whole, while others may be merely the necessary cogs that keep the wheels moving. But into whatever place we are finally fitted, we hope tha t we shall do our work in such a way as to reflect honor on our school.

F ranklin School has now done all that she can for us, and her task for the class of ’37 ends in these exercises which you are here to share w ith us. T h is marks a happy and memorable occasion in our lives. Y ou . . . our dear parents, and you . . . our kind friends, have come together w ith us to engrave this evening in our minds. In the name of my class, I thank you

for your presence here.

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It is my duty as class historian to tell you one chapter in the lives of those boys gathered here tonight on this platform.

We began our career at school some eleven years ago, little children fondly loved by our parents. Slowly we left child­hood, less slowly boyhood; and before we realized our progress, we were seniors in high school. O n the way we were joined by some and deserted by others, but still we moved onward, neither hindered by departure nor encumbered by annexation; still we remained together, seeking each o ther’s friendship and company, seeking to guide and be guided, to counsel and to be counseled.

Educationally we made a great step, first learning to read and write, then to add and subtract, and soon taxed our intel­lects w ith history, mathematics, languages, and science. We left Mr. Heintze’s Latin verbs for the R om an poets, three unknow ns for triangles, and triangles for circles. Some found difficulty in their work, but they far surpassed the others in athletics.

B u t now I must tell you some actual history. More than anything else, our class has endorsed athletics. W e received our early training in the lower grades by throw ing a hat at one another in a game which we very originally termed ’'hatbaH” . In Jun ior II six boys of our class composed a basketball team which played other schools and which was comparatively suc­cessful, winning three out of five games. In Senior C the jayvee, consisting of two members from our class, Messrs. Scherer and Loewenheim, won eleven out of their thirteen games played. In Senior B and A the majority of the class tried their luck in at least one of three sports, soccer, basketball, and baseball. But we found to our surprise that we were not so lucky, for in spite of the redoubled efforts of some, we still did not meet w ith too much success. Nevertheless, we played hard and did our best.

Last September, Jo h n Aaron and your historian made an unsuspected visit to Franklin School a week before the school year had begun. T h e purpose of this visit was to sell the idea of a mimeograph to our headmasters. Much to our surprise, they approved and commissioned us to produce the machine.

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I 'h is wc did after no little difficulty, and hardly had school be­gun before we started to publish an issue. At first we had our trouble: but as each week rolled by, we noticed an improvement in our paper. Several times we thought that we had attained perfection. There were four of us doing the w o rk :— John Aaron. Sanford Schwarz, Henry Brightman of Senior B, and a person w hom I am too modest to mention. We consider the "Ball C ha in” the brainchild of our class. We believe it a step toward creating school unity and spirit, and we hope that it will continue to exist in the years to come.

Debating has likewise always been an im portan t factor at Franklin. Each graduating class has mentioned something of the ability of the members in debating, nor shall we fail to do so, for debating has been one of our strong points. In Jun io r II the team of Lewine, Schwarz, and Oscher succeeded in defeat­ing the class of '36 ; then in Senior C Lewine and Aaron lost to the class of ’38. In Senior B Messrs. Aaron, Lewine, Schwarz, and Oscher defeated the class of ’36 again: and this year Messrs. Aaron, Lewine, Schwarz, and Oscher had sweet revenge on the class of ’38. Aaron won the debating club award two years in succession. Other im portan t events in the Debating club were Mr. Oastreicher’s minutes, which contained more spelling mis­takes than ever before assembled in one book, and the election of the co-presidents, Mr. Oestreicher and Mr. Aaron.

A lthough some typical students may have thought other­wise, there was a student council this year. Under the leader­ship of M r. Aaron, the student council sponsored a photography contest. Much credit goes to Mr. Schwarz for his suggestion of several other contests. T h is year’s captains were Harvey Scherer and Ronald Gilbert.

In Senior B. H ow ard Lewine thrilled the world by taking both the geometry and French prizes, an achievement well w or thy of recognition. I have mentioned such affairs as de- bat€s, studies, journalistic activities, and so forth. In such a manner we have brought forth a vast conglomeration of ability in different fields. We have, in truth, under the direction of helpful teachers constructed a foundation which will serve as our backbone for life. We have lived the first chapter of our biographies, not an easy chapter to record, but a happy one when we look back at it now.

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Class P^opltec\j

Ladies and Gentlemen:

T h e glistening rays of the sun shone upon m y desk one beautiful spring afternoon as Mr. Hall swaggered in to the class­room w ith M cCally’s H andbook under one arm and a long sheet of paper in the other hand. T rue , this seemed to repre­sent a stereotyped picture, bordering upon the daily reading of the “Proclamation” , informing such happy students that Mr. Heintze had invited them in for afternoon tea. But, lo and behold, tradition was shattered! For, instead of hearing about my detentions, I was told that I was class prophet. T h e very utterance of those tw o words carried a shock, which I discovered was not too easily absorbed. I walked about in a quandary, vainly attempting to devise a beginning to this speech and make some forecasts into the future. Suddenly a classmate slapped me on the back and shouted: “Y ou passed the geometry test!” T h is was more than one individual could endure, and I presently passed out of the picture into a deep faint. T h e present seemed to dim; and in clear relief I could see myself sixty years hence, calmly reading the morning newspaper.

“ Inventors Stir N a t io n ” was the first headline to catch my eye; and as I began to read the article, I noticed tha t M art in Katzman, now a great inventor, had been awarded the Nobel Prize for inventing a lum p of sugar tha t floats for people w ho can’t remember whether they’ve pu t sugar in their coffee. T h e lumps bob up and and remind them. M a r t in ’s right hand man and confident, Jerome Linder, also came in for his portion of the glory; for he was awarded honorable mention for devising a new calendar. It differed from the ordinary calendar in that it had a railing around it, so that people couldn’t slip off week-ends!

Occupying a prominent position on the first page of the paper was a story labeled “ Goldsmith T o y Factory Closes.” T h e paper continued by saying that M ax had remained at his toy animal factory late last night because of the terrific thunder storm. Suddenly the machines stopped. M ax went over to the foreman and asked w hy he had not turned out his usual quota of toy animals. A nd the foreman replied, “ I w o u ld n ’t turn out a dog on a night like this.” T h is so flabbergasted Mr. Goldsmith that he retired from business.

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T h e Sport Race was always one of the high lights of the paper, and this morning it proved no exception. A review of the previous d ay ’s baseball game was its chief feature, particu­larly because of a headline which read, “ Scherer fans in pinch, Giants Lose, 4 -3 ” . T h e article stated that Harvey had been called upon to pinchhit in the ninth with the bases loaded, two out, and the Giants one run behind. Harv, a righthanded batter, stood at the plate left-handed and was prom ptly fanned on three straight pitches. As Shere returned to the clubhouse the sport’s writer asked him why he had batted left instead of right handed, and Harv replied that he had done so because he knew he was in a spot, was going to fan, and wanted a good alibi.

On the second sport page I found a syndicated column written by the noted sport’s author, Sanford Schwarz which told the sporting public a queer tale about Mr. Leonard Oestreich- er, now a renowned owner and trainer of racing horses, who was asked to serve as judge at the Garden Horse show. W hen the time came to select the best horse, Mr. Oestreicher appeared in the ring with a high hat and proceeded to follow the high step­ping steed, commanding certain charges of pace and eyeing the critter closely. He was called to the center of the ring, looked at the horse again, went into a huddle w ith other officials, who prom ptly followed Mr. Oestreicher about the horse, once, twice, three times. Finally the great Leonard issued his ver­dict, “ W ell ,” said he, “ there’s no doubt about it. I t ’s a horse!”

I continued to read the paper and presently found myself face to face with the Amusement Page. W h a t was this? “ Mischa Lewine Gives Violin Recital Before 300 Hicks” . Yes, it seems that H ow ard was now devoting himself to the finer arts. Last night he gave a recital before 300 sufferers from hiccoughs. First he played them to sleep with the violin and then suddenly scared the hiccoughs right out of them when he opened his violin case, and a machine gun fell out. He had meant no harm, however, for he was just a proud musician w ho wanted to defend himself in case he was mistaken for Jack Benny.

“ Actor and Actress Reno B ound” was the other story to attract my attention; and before I had read five lines, I observed that the marriage between Alan Lester and Shirley Tem ple had been too good to be true. But like so m any movie stars they were too temperamental. Alan began to get jealous and reach­ed such a stage tha t he made Shirley drink black coffee at night

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so that she w ou ld n ’t see the man of her dreams. T h u s ended the union of Mr. and Mrs. Lester, w ho before leaving for Reno received a note which read; “ Cheer up, old tops, divorce is yet to come.”

On the financial page, A ndrew Saks, the great p h i lan th ro ­pist and sportsman, wrote a note to the editor, which the latter thought sufficiently amusing to publish. It seems that A ndy one night was approached by a beggar w ho mumbled, “ Can you spare something for a cup of coffee, mister?” A nd Mr. Saks re­plied, “ Certainly.” Grinning, he reached into his pocket. “Here, take this,” he said, and he handed him a lump of sugar.

Lawrence Kreielsheimer, the eminent dietitian had an ar ­ticle on the Special Feature Page. Dr. Kreielsheimer claims, be­cause of his eating schedule, tha t he has never been ill. Says the doctor, “ I always eat at home, particularly when I ’m invited out. I find I 'm invited out more often if I eat at home, and the more I ’m invited out, the more I have to eat at home. I finally got invited out so much that I never got home to eat; so I fired the cook. N o w I eat only between meals.”

Ronald Gilbert 's advertisement telling about his South Sea Island Cruises occupied one full page in the second section. In great big letters stretched across the advertisement, he told the reading public “ that N orthern Girls chew gum, but South Sea Island Girls are just Wrigley All Over. A nd you will be so pleased at your first sight of the South Sea Islands that you will surely w ant to see Samoa.”

As I turned the page, m y weary orbits fell upon a story written about the W arden of Alcatraz Prison, w ho I quickly discovered was none other than F rank Loewenheim. Warden Frank was having a great deal of trouble w ith his prisoners, w ith one in particular. He was Butch Smutch, the most notorious miser alive. Butch was so miserly he used to do all of his cross­word puzzles vertically, so that he w ou ld n ’t have to come across. Anyway, one day Butch had a row with Frank; and when the latter sent his inmate into solitary to cool oft, a fellow convict shouted, “ Warden, you ’re so mean you ’d put a tack in the electric chair.” W h a t ensued the article failed to reveal.

T h e School News Section revealed the fact that Samuel Burstein was now touring American Religious Schools as the Palestinian good will rabbi. One incident, however, occurred

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to mar an otherwise t r ium phant visit. It seems one day the stationmaster at Grand Central rang up and told Sam that there was a box at the station for him. " O h yes, th a t ’s all r ight,” he said. " I t ’s a lew hym n books 1 ordered.”

■ 'W ell ,” said the stationmaster, “ you ’d better hurry up. Y our hym n books are leaking!”

Another colleague of mine had now reached my attention via the School Page. I observed w ith delight that Stephen Oscher had been appointed Director of the Van Orden School for Chinese immigrants. A parent of a prospective student ap ­proached him one day and inquired about rates and sundry m a t ­ters. He finished his interview by telling Director Oscher that his Chinese child was “ velly white.” ‘‘It is all velly strange,” said the perplexed oriental.

A nd Steve replied, ‘‘Well, Occidents will happen.” Mr. Oscher is now in quest of a new job.

T h u s ended the m orn ing’s reading. I rose, looked about me, but to my astonishment, I observed that sixty years had not elapsed and that I was still in Franklin. Yet I had a wonderful dream: and though some may place little faith in such prophecy. I still hold to the doctrine that time alone will tell. Remember! T h e y laughed at Edison: they laughed at Cantor; they laughed at Ford : they laughed at Benny. A nd th a t ’s more than they did for me!

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Vale^ictclij

T h a t distant point, graduation day, so long a mirage, has at last come upon us w ith the suddenness of a tropic dawn. All these years this day has been our dim objective, a fact which we were scarcely cognizant of, as we plodded our carefree way from class to class and floor to floor. T h e m oulding process is com­plete. T h e teachings of the faculty, the influences of the school, have succeeded in forging the crude raw material of resisting scholars into the pliable, formative product ready for the finishing touches of higher education and then life itself. H o w im por t ­ant a part this, our first period of training, has played is not easily comprehended nor readily acknowledged by the confident proud senior, prone to ignore credit where credit is due, in this his heroic hour of triumph. H o w reluctantly we, the class of 1937, will look back upon these all too fleeting moments, our school days, we can clearly understand from the example set by our predecessors, alumni from time immemorial, in w hom the recollections of school life, associations, and friendships formed are indelibly inscribed.

We, tonight, like the voyager, though eager to be off on his journey of adventure, fain would postpone the poignant m o ­ment of departure to banter back and forth inconsequential words with those ashore, words of emptiness, inadequate con­cealment of our true emotions. So, too, will we, like him, as we slowly slip away and the dim figures w ho bade us god speed are barely discernible, reluctantly recall all that we m ight have said, expressions of gratitude and appreciation for the patience, fo r ­bearance, and understanding, too seldom voiced, bu t none the less sincerely felt.

A nd now the moment has arrived to write “ finis” to a grand story replete with thrills, surprises, disappointments, and achievements. We, the class of 1937 now leaving Franklin School, will pleasantly recall the several chapters of this story which we can never forget. A nd so in parting we say “Ave atque Vale” , hail and farewell— hail to the future; farewell to the past.

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NINETEEM

T h e main auditorium of the Club House on West 85 th Street was filled on the evening of Friday, June 4, to witness the Sixty-fifth Commencement Exercises of Franklin School. C o m ­mencement programs have a way of repeating themselves. W h a t can be said by the graduates but tha t they are sorry to leave tha school, w ith all its intimate memories; tha t they are stirred at the thought of the unknow n adventures that lie ahead: that they are grateful for the aid they have so far received? W h a t can be said by commencement orators, but that they realize that the world is not all a bed of roses; that it is not all evil either; that it lies in the power of the young man now about to enter life to avoid its pitfalls and to reap its reward?

In spite of these time-honored traditional sentiments, each school commencement is nevertheless eternally new. For this particular class has never graduated before. For them the re­grets at leaving, and the pleasure in anticipating the future are real. For their parents, their teachers, their friends, there is a genuine joy in their achievements; they have vivid hopes for new achievements in the years to come.

Franklin School Commencement Exercises have a t rad i ­tional form. T h e graduating exercises of the class of 1937 offered no innovations. W hen the audience had assembled M axwell Goldsmith, speaking for Andrew Saks, the salutatorian, wel­comed the parents and the guests. Stephen Oscher stirred the memories of his classmates in his Class History by referring to incidents that they, perhaps, had forgotten. Jo h n Aaron, under the influence of the astounding news that he had passed his ge­ometry examination, fell into a prophetic mood and sketched for us the probable adventures of his class-mates in the next sixty years. H ow ard Lewine then delivered the valedictory address.

Another of the traditional forms observed in Franklin School Commencement Exercises is the annual distribution of prizes. On the platform to the right of the graduates there is always a table piled high with books, cups, medals and banners, which represent the rewards for good work done during the year. In some cases the prize awarded represents years of effort and achievement. T h e prize winners are called to the platform to

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rcccivc their aw ard s , so that scho lar ly a t t a i n m e n t m a y hav e its

share o f pu bl i c recogn i t ion . I ' h i s year the prizes were d i s ­

t r ibuted by Mr. Berenberg.

7'he guest speaker at the Commencement Exercises of the Class of 19'i7 was Professor Jo h n A. Krout, of the Department of History at Columbia University. Professor K rou t’s clear and resonant voice, his pleasant personality, and his friendliness at once endeared him to his audience. As soon as he began to speak people leaned back to listen in comfort, as if to say: “ Here, at least, is a speaker w hom we can hear” . As Professor Krout de­veloped his theme, they found that he was not merely an accom­plished orator, but that he had something of importance to convey to the boys and to the audience.

Professor Krout drew a rapid picture of the world as it was twenty-five years ago, when he took his high school diploma, and compared that world with ours. As he spoke the difference stood out: the world of twenty-five years ago was slower and less sophisticated. But there were similarities, too, between those days and these. A great war was impending then, just as war clouds hang over us now. T h e n as now, new ideas clashing w ith the old, insistently demanded consideration, acceptance or rejection. Twenty-five years ago the basic ideas of democratic government were not questioned. T o d a y on all sides, we heat the claims of authoritarian rule. In the face of war, of c on ­flicting ideals, of insistent propoganda for dictatorship, the edu­cated man has a duty to perform. He must refuse to be s tam ­peded: he must not let himself be brow-beaten; he must weigh evidence; he must th ink his way through the problems of the day rather than allow himself to be swept away with emotions. Professor K ro u t ’s words met with enthusiastic applause.

A t the conclusion of Professor K rou t’s address, Mr. Hall bade the class of 1937 farewell, after heartily endorsing the sen ­timents of the guest speaker, and distributed the diplomas.

T h e audience then rose to sing “ America” and the C o m ­mencement Exercises were over.

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D e b a t i n g C l u b

S c i e n c e C l u b

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la^uaticn HovicAi,

A t the commencement exercises held in the Club House Auditorium, the prizes, including books, medals, and pennants,

were awarded for the year.

It is fitting that special mention be made of the prizes given in memory of Franklin boys w ho in the prime of their lives were taken from our midst. T h o u g h they no longer live among us, because of the generous gifts of their loved ones, these boys are still carrying on the Franklin spirit by inspiring others to noble endeavors. In this way the school commemorates the lives of William S. Kempner, J o h n Doob, Henry Koplik, A rm and Finkelstein, Alan Henry Hym an, and Alan E dw ard Lefcourt. whose records of noble achievements at F ranklin will long be remembered.

A new prize was offered for the first time this year. T h e Franklin School A lum ni Association has given a silver cup. to be presented each year to that student of the Senior C class w ho has distinguished himself in scholarship and in extra-curricular ac­tivities. T h e cup is to be held for a year and then returned, bu t each recipient is to receive at the end of the year a small replica of the cup as his permanent possession.

T h e Franklin School Medal for General ExcellenceSamuel Burstein

T h e Franklin School Medal for Excellence in EnglishStephen Oscher

T h e Franklin School Medal for Excellence in LatinH ow ard Lewinc

T h e Henry Koplik Medal for Excellence in EnglishJ o h n Aaron

T h e William S. Kempner Prize for Exccllcnce in MathematicsHenry Brightm an

T h e A rm and Finkelstein Cup for Excellence in FrenchM ilton T om ber, Albert Sherwin

T h e Alan Henry H ym an Cup for Excellencc in AthleticsHarvey Scherer

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T h e Alan Edw ard Lcfcourt Cup for Exccllence in I 'ennis

T h e Franklin School Prizes awarded for faithful devotion to school duties and for general excellence (not in two successive years)

A. Samuel Burstein

B. M ilton T om ber

C. Leo Stern

Jun . II M art in Eisenstadt

Jun . I E dw ard Kean

Int. IV Lawrence Silberstein

Int. I l l Charles Olsen

Int. II Herbert L o ttm an

Int. I Peter Wallach

Fhe J o h n D oob Cup

T h e A lum ni Cup

Harvey Scherer

Henry Brightman

Leo Stern

Franklin School Medals to pupils w ho have been on the honor roll th roughout the year.

Sen. A. H ow ard Lewine

Sen. B. Albert Sherwin

Sen. C. William Katzenstein

Jun . II. W illiam Kellner

Walter Harris

Int. IV. Fred. Buschhoff

Int. III. Benj. Gaynes

Henry Gordon

Robert Kaufman

Int. II. Benj. Jacobson

Harold Prince

N orm an Seidner

Int. I. Daniel Shapiro (Rec.)

Lester Alexander

Alan Poliak

F r a n k l in Sc h o o l P e n n a n t s

Sen. A. Lawrence Kreielsheimei

Sen. C. Richard Finkelstein

D onald Ginsburg

Jun. II. Herbert Brummel

Int. II. Ernest Mosheim

M edals FOR Im p r o v e m e n t

Int. III. Foster Langer

Int. II. Bernard Gardner

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As commencement week dawned with fair weather in the offing, Coach Sobel bent all his energies toward the reorganiza­tion of the annual outing up the Hudson. On the morning of June second, the school faced the problem of the picnicker, for the sky clouded over an hour before sailing time. Fully assured by the scientist of the expedition, none other than the distin­guished forecaster of weather, Mr. Allison, that the god of rain was taking a holiday, the party set sail on “T h e Hendrick H u d ­son" for Indian Point. There were in all one hundred and fifty in the group, consisting of pupils, teachers, and parents. T h e weather proved to be ideal, for the sky was merely flecked with clouds which shut off the glaring sun.

A bou t noon the Franklnites landed at Indian Point, where all was in readiness for a track meet. U nfor tunately at the time of this writing, the official records of individual events cannot be found: yet all who were present to witness the sports can testify that the contestants ran with the speed of Mercury, hurled balls with the skill of the Yankees’ outfielders, and put to shame even the notorious jum ping frog of Calaveras County T h e events were scheduled in such a manner that a boy competed only w ith his peers.

Group A. First: Henry Brightman Second: Richard H ym an T h i rd : Richard G um port

Group B First: Peter SternSecond: Karl Wallack T h i rd : Lawrence Weissman

Group C First: Harold MasbachSecond: Herbert Rudinger T h i rd : Seth Baker

T h e race of races was that between the children of the prim ary department. A t its end so close had been the competi­tion tha t it required the combined judgm ent of all the judges to determine that the proud victor was Sammy Wacht.

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O n t h e W a y

TWENTY-EIGHT »

T h e B a s e b a l l G a m e

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A nd now there came the call from the umpire, Mr. George Kean, the father of Edward, for the great game of the year, the baseball contest between the Varsity and the Faculty supported by a few loyal fathers. T h e mothers lined the bleachers in a n ­ticipation of the defeat of the students. Somewhat timidly, yet w ith a fair show of courage, the members of the faculty team came forth to show their prowess. Lest memory in future years should fail to recall the gallant host, their names and positions shall here appear:

Pitcher ............................................. M r. Jesse SobelCatcher ..Alfred Lasher (A borrowed product)First Base ...................................Mr. J o h n WellingSecond Base .........................................Mr. Fred BamT h i rd Base ................................ Mr. James HeintzeShortstop .............................. Mr. M orton M agnusLeft Field ......................... Mr. Felix MorgensternCenter Field ...................... Mr. Harold WeinstockRight Field ................................ Mr. Ju lian Joseph

T h e strain on the Varsity was apparent from the first, for fully did they realize the skill and prowess of the opposing players, especially the man in the pitcher’s box. Supported by the rooting of Mr. Allison, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Berenberg, that faculty team pu t in a show w or thy of a crowd at a W o rld Series. T h e faculty even made use of its tw o substitutes, Mr. W . E. Harris and Mr. S. R. Morse, w ho arrived in time to enter the fifth inning: but alas, not in time to turn the tide of defeat in spite of a tw o base hit made by Mr. Morse, when he struck at the first ball pitched to him by Scherer.

A study of the box score given below will reveal the final figures of the game. Only the untimely arrival of “ T h e Robert F u l to n ” prevented the Faculty’s winning. U nfor tunately d u r ­ing ths first three innings, the Faculty had allowed the Varsity to take the lead in order to prevent any danger of the develop­ment of an inferiority complex. All the faculty needed was three more innings to prove their superiority.

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ab r h po a eWelling, lb 3 1 4 7 2 0Bam, 2b ........3 0 0 6 4 0Hcintzc, ^̂ b .......... 3 1 2 6 5 1Joseph, rf ............3 0 5 2 7 0

Magnus, ss .................. .............3 0 2 2 0 0Mor^cnstcrn, If ......... ............3 0 3 1 6 0Weinstock, c ............... .............2 0 0 2 2 0

Sobel. p ...................... .............3 0 0 0 14 0

Lasher, c ................... .............3 1 3 2 0 0Morse, 3 b .............1 0 2 1 2 0Harris. If ................... .............1 0 2 1 2 0

T o ta l ................. 28 3 23 30 44 1

ab r h po a eStern, l b ................... .............3 1 0 0 2 5Finkelstein, 3b .............3 1 0 0 4 7

Gilbert, If ................... .............3 1 0 0 5 3Bass, 2b ...................... .............3 1 0 0 3 2

Jacobs, ss ................... .............3 1 0 0 0 1

Gross, cf ...................... .............3 1 0 0 1 9Blumenthal, rf ......... .............4 1 0 0 9 1Kreielsheimer, c .............3 1 0 0 2 2Scherer, p ................... .............0 2 15 0 1 6Loewenheim, p ......... .............3 0 0 0 4 1

Saks, rf ...................... .............1 0 1 0 2 0

T o ta l ................. ............29 10 16 0 33 37

Home runs; Joseph, Weinstock, Sobel 2; Scherer 14. Three base hits: Bam 4. T w o base hits: Scherer 17. Left on bases: Varsity 14; Faculty 0. Bases on balls: Off Sobel 0; off Scherer 15. Struck out: by Sobel 5; by Loewenheim 7; by Scherer 17. (P. S. We d on ’t understand this at all!!) Umpire Mr. Georgs Kean. T im e 1:42. Attendance 150, Gate Receipts: none. Game called by “Robert F u l to n .”

Franklin .......... 1 0 2 1 0 — — — —Faculty ............ 2 1 6 1 0 — — — —

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It was a tired and happy party that embarked on the “ Robert F u l to n ” for the sail homeward. T h e sky was still flecked with clouds, but now and then the sun shone forth to proclaim that the prognostication of the weather forecaster had been correct. A nd when the Franklin group landed at the Hudson River pier, all proclaimed the day the most successful in the history of field days.

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