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1946 FRANKLINITE
Presented by
THE SENIOR CLASSof
F R A N K L I N S C H O O L
C O N T I N T S
D e d i c a t i o n .........................................................................
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G r a d u a t i o n E x e r c i s e s ..........................................
S a l u t a t o r y ........................................................................
C l a s s H i s t o r y ..............................................................
C l a s s P r o p h e c y ..............................................................
VALEDICTOR^'................................................
F h e T e n C o m m a n d m e n t s o f F r a n k l i n .
J u s t L e t M e F o r g e i .........................................
H o w S t r a n g e I t ^ V o u L D H a v e B e e n
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D E D I C A T l O N
' T o M r . D a v i d S m u h , c u s
todian, and M r s . E l i z a b e t h
S m i t h , dietician, this Frank-
linite is dedicated in ap p re
ciation of the ir faithful serv
ices covering a period of
thirty-five years.
C U L T y• Mr. Soffietti, Mr. Kern, Mr.
Stevens, Mr. Spahn, Mr. Ross,
Mr. King. Mr. Dalzell, Mrs.
Landsberg, Miss Poliak, Miss
R u s s a k , Mrs. Coufall, Dr.
Standerwick, Miss Spindler,
Miss Necker, Mr. Hall, Mr.
Berenberg, M i s s L im bach,
Miss G iordan .
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F R A N K L I N I T E S T A F F
J o s e p h M o s c o u
R o b e r t P i t o f s k y
M a r t i n D u k e
J e r o m e F e i n b e r g
A l b e r t G o t t l i e b
K d i t o r - i n - C h i e j
A l f r e d B r u m m e l
Associate Editors
A l a n S c h m e r t z l e r
E d w a r d W e i s s
B e r n a r d W e n d r o f f
Business Managers
V i c t o r J o s e i ' h
R a l p h M a l l i n
E r n e s t R a p p
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H A R V E Y B R A N D W E IN
“ B randy ,” as Mr. Stevens n ick nam ed him , was a late com er to the present Senior class, b u t the boys will never forget h im , for his wit and h u m o r b rough t laughs from bo th teachers and students w hen they were most needed. Harvey delighted in tossing puns at Mr. Stevens while the class was kept in stitches. T h e headmasters know litt le of this side of “B ran d y ” ; to them he exh ib ited one of the best poker-faces ever seen at Franklin . H arv ey ’s plans are still in a state of flux.
A L F R E D B R U M M E L
Alfred has been a pa rt of F ran k lin as long as most of us can re m e m ber. O ld F ranklin ites have pictures of A1 in short pants, and that cer tainly was a long ^\'hile ago. All th rough school A1 has been an active part ic ipan t in extra-ctn'ricu- lar activities. T h is year he was editor-in-chief of the Cotuicilor and m anager of the basketball team. His ^vitty discourses with Mr. Stevens belong in F ra n k l in ’s historical record.
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c; e ( ) r c ; e p . b u c -i i b a n o
Cieorgc Peter is a man of many interests. His intellectiial achie\e- ments m ade h im xaledictorian. But Cieorge (his Family calls h im Peter) (lid not rest on his scholastic laurels. H e ^vill be rem em bered lor his prowess on the soccer field, ior his \\’o rk on the Cotnicilor and the Red and Blue, for his oratory, for his good natiu'e, for his robust hum or. C o lu m b ia is his college.
R O N A L D D A R D E C K
W h en D ardeck’s nam e was m e n tioned at Franklin , it w-as generally used w ith superlatives for Dardeck had a great rep u ta t io n w ith the ladies. His accounts of last n ig h t ’s date w ould keep most of us awed for days to come. R onnie , a great lover of school in general, was a welcome sight as he stalked into the room ten m inu tes after the bell. R onn ie enlisted in the U. S. Navy the day after graduation . H e ’d b e t te r learn to be on time.
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J E R O M E F E IN B E R G
M uch can be w rit ten a b o u t Jerry F e inberg and still tha t w o u ld n ’t be half enough. H e has held so m any offices tha t a list of them w ould take u p too m uch space. H e was presiden t of the Class, of the S tuden t Council, and of the Science C lub , a m em b er of the C ounci lo r and the R ed and Blue. H e also played basketball and soccer for F rank lin . W h en he Avas no t busy w ith all these ex tra -curricu lar activities he took t ime to earn himself a fine scholastic average. H e now may be reached at New York University.
S A N F O R D G R O H M A N
“Sandy” left school to start college this February . W hile he was here he was an im p o r tan t part of the Class. “Sandy” will be re m e m bered for his argum ents w ith Lane on behalf of the G iants and the ab il ity of Bill Voiselle. “Sandy” was a m e m b er of the soccer team as well as the Science C lub and C otm cilor Staff. H e has qu ite a jiunp on the rest of the crowd since in S ep tem ber he will en te r his sophom ore year at Lynchburg .
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B en , the strong silcm iyj>c, was a p o p u la r ine inbcr of o u r c lass. A great lover of languages, he and Philips used eagerly to a\\'ait the bell that siunnionecl them to Mr. SolHetti’s Spanish class. Burt was oiu' star p i tcher and the captain of the baseball team. His fu t in e lies with the S. N a \y .
V I C T O R JO S E P H
Vic should have been born Clark Gable or, at least, Van Johnson, but, alas, he was born Victor Joseph and he has been rem in d in g us of it ever since he en tered Franklin . T h is year Vic, besides playing soccer for the R ed and Blue, was the C o tm cilo r’s ace sports reporter . Vic a rden tly looked forward to the history class every m o rn in g and uvas delighted when he caught W end- roff, Schiller, o r Moscou m aking a mistake. A broad smile ado rned his face the day he w as accepted at Upsala.
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HERBERT LANE
I R W I N M E SS IN G
Some boys get th rough college by s tudying the catalogue. “ Mess” m ade a ra th e r good job of getting th ro u g h the Senior year at F ran k lin by s tudying the faculty. H e is a m an with a single-track m ind ; the Social Studies class will always re m em b er h im for his devotion to the Crusades. H e played soccer and basketball and assisted Mr. K ing in the lower school recreation p ro gram. Irw in will go to Bethany College in the fall.
H e rb , a F ran k l in m an for ten years, was well p rep a red th ro u g h his long experience for his sen ior year. H e rb was m u ch in te res ted in school activities. H e was a m e m b e r of the Science C lub , the C ouncilor , and the S tuden t Council. H e played on the soccer, basketball, and baseball teams. His antics in Mr. Stevens’ G eom etry class are now^ p a r t of F ra n k l in ’s history. T h e boys of the lower school will r e m e m b e r h im as one of the most p o p u la r of the ‘■g roup leaders.” H e rb has a way with the “ Kids.” H e rb goes to M arietta , in Ohio , in September.
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J O S E P H M O S C O U
Joe, "who rcc'ci\'ctl i of ‘■S^vi^lY” I V () 111
he nic'kiianic his Iric'iuls
Sc'hniertzlcv ami Feinbcrg. en tered F rank lin in the Senior C C'lass. Since then, ^vhen not leaching history to Dr. Standerwiek, he has been active in the Science C lub , on the C ouncilor , the Reil ami Blue, and the Stm lent Council. H e also played soccer and tennis. This fall Joe goes to H o b a r t College.
JA M E S P H IL IP S
T h e y call h im “F lip .” H e is a versatile fellow; he can pa in t and draw; he can play baseball, basketball, soccer and tennis; he is a good mixer. A t g radua tion he won the cup for Athletics. Most of the time, when he wasn’t p laying ball, he could be seen try ing to pick up lea rn ing from “Ask me a q u es t io n ” Rosen.
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R O B E R T P IT O F S K Y
“ P a t” en te red F rank lin last year and im m ediately won recognition as one of o u r be t te r athletes. H e played soccer, baseball, basketball, and tennis. O ne of the most amazing features abou t Bob was that he always m anaged to keep his ha ir com bed despite the roughness of the contest. H e aroused a sense of pity in us all as he was seen lugging an enorm ous pile of books to school on Fridays w hen he had seven m ajor subjects.
H O W A R D P IN D Y C K
H a d F ran k l in d ep en d e d on H o w a rd for its ex tra -cu rr icu la r activ ities, the record in this field w ou ld have been perfec t—a perfect b lank. N o t th a t H o w ard was a b lank . H e was jus t no t in te res ted in child ish things. W h a t H ow ard was in te res t ed in is a mystery. H o w a r d ’s plans for the fu tu re are u n ce r ta in as we go to press.
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JACK I ' O L L O W l r z
H ere is a chee i iu l man. Avhoiu no n u sa ( l \e n lu re can (]nue subdue. E \ e n the daily tr ip tvoni Brooklyn lett h im relatixely u n d is lu rhed . H e found tim e for basketball and soccer. \ \ ’hen Mr. King asked for Nohuiteers to he lp h im \vith the “groups ’, j a c k \vas one of tiie first to come forward. I’he cheer that \\’ent up from the In term edia tes Avhen he took his d ip lom a testifies to his success. Jack joins Lane at M arietta .
E R N E S T R A P P
H ere is a serious fellow, w ith the burdens of the world u p o n his shoulders. Ernest is a follower of causes, a chap who lives up to his name. T h e r e is a touch of tem per in h im w'hen he meets injustice. His class-mates will rem em ber, p e r haps w ith irr i ta t ion , his a rgum ents in class; the i r r i ta t ion is tem porary , b u t respect for the m an who de fends his opin ions is everlasting. Ernest will en te r Yeshiva College.
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N E W T O N S C H IL L E R
“ N e w t” they called him . H e came to F rank lin from the wild and woolly u n k n o w n called Brooklyn. It w asn’t long before he was a p o p u lar m em b er of whatever -was cooking. H e had never played soccer before com ing to F rank lin b u t that d id n ’t keep h im off the team. H e played basketball, baseball, and tennis. T o his own surprise he won a scholarship medal. Q u ite a record for a m an from Brooklyn. N ewt will go to Indiana.
ROBERT ROSEN
Bob always wears a smile. N o m a tte r w hat goes w ro n g in the world ab o u t h im , Bob finds h a p p i ness w ith in himself. H e was Dr. S tanderw ick’s p riva te joy. Some will re m e m b e r h im for his achievem ents in baseball and basketball. T h e faculty will never forget h im for several o th e r reasons. Bob, this fall, goes to Seton Hall.
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A LA N S C H M K R 1 ZL ER
“ Big Al, ” as the boys loiully (a i l ed h im , ^vas a lle^\■e()lner lo o u r c lass as we em e red ihe senior year. There was ahvays some (juestion as to ^\■hether he \\as Moscoii or himsell : ho^v’ever, he (|uickly \\'on himsell a place in the hearts ol his c lassmates. H e ^vas a m em b er ol the C ouncilor and the Red and lUue and won lor h imself a phice on the tennis team, The boys ^\'ill best rem em b er Al
though for his seemingly au then tic Cierman impersonations. H e goes on to the I 'n ive rs i ty ol Pennsyl- \a n ia this fall.
A R T H U R S C H W A R T Z
H ere is a c]uiet, gentle fellow, somewhat unworldly , a little too easily h u r t by the stormy life abou t him. A r th u r was and will be an in fluence for good, at a price to h im self. But he is always w illing to pay the price. “Co-operative” is the ■^vord for A rth u r .
ROBERT SHERMAN
Bob Sherm an has always been know n to the m em bers of the Senior class as Lobo. His genial smile w arm ed the classroom d u r in g the co lder w in te r days. A selfmade basketball star, he m ade a h ab i t of missing the easy layups b u t m ak ing the tough set shots. Bobby, w hen no t engrossed in his school work, spent m u ch tim e looking after his wayward cousin D ardeck. Bobby may be reached this year at R a n do lp h Macon.
E D W A R D W EISS
If any m em b er of the senior class is likely to achieve fame and fo r tune in the literary world, the chances are excellent tha t it will be Eddie. T h i s year his excellent articles won h im the position of editor-in-chief of the R ed and Blue. But Eddie, by no means a one-sided fellow, also fo im d time to play baseball and soccer with the F rank lin teams. H e goes on to New York University this fall.
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Ik'rney had a busy year at F ran k lin this year. H e was active as nuin- ager ot the soccer team and in \a r- ioiis school ac t i \ i t ies such as the Red and Blue, the C ouncilor , the Chess C lub , and the Stam p Club. Berney is also rinuoreil to be a very ■well paid achertis ing m an lor one of oiu' leading ne^\'spapers. W hen not chasing \ ' i c to r Joseph a ro u n d the room, he coidd be seen s tudying. I ’his earned h im a fine scholastic record. In the fall he goes to Xew’ York U ni\e rs i ty .
E R N E S T W E IL
Ernest, w ith his sense of h tm ior and his inte llectual robustness, came to F rank lin from Switzerland. H e was a victim of the w^ar, b u t a m ore cheerful one it is difficult to imagine. H e was the fastest talker in a class of orators. H e dis tinguish ed himself in scholarship. H e con t r ib u ted to life at F rank lin by w ork ing for the Cotuicilor, on the chess team, and as m anager of the basketball team. Ernest is back in Switzerland w aiting ixntil he is old enough to be adm itted to one of the Swiss Universities.
GRADUATION EXERCISES
HE SEVENTY-FOURTH C o m m en cem en t Exercises o l Franklin School were he ld at
I ’he C lub H ouse on the even in g of June 13, 1946. I ’wenty-four boys received
their d ip lomas, am on g them Ernest W ei l in absent ia . As usual, the m em bers ol
the class of 1946 wil l scatter to the various colleges, to posit ions in the business
world , and to the A rm ed Forces.
I 'h e speeches, the Salutatory, the Class History, the Class Prophecy and
the Valedictory, which are printed in full on other pages of this yearbook, were
pleasantly received by the large audience m ade up of parents and friends of
the niembers of the graduat ing class. T h e connnencem ent address was delivered
by R ab b i Louis I. N e w m a n of I 'e m p le R o d e p h Sholem. Dr. X e w m a n urged
the members of the class in their contact w ith a more com plicated w'orld to learn
h ow to m eet criticisms and differences of o p in io n and yet be true to themselves.
H e urged them not to be narrow and parochial but to seek to be full and free
niembers of the larger world.
Mr. Berenberg awarded prizes for the year.
T h is year ’s pr i z e w in ne rs are:
The F'ranklin School M edal for General Excel lence g iven to that m em ber of the
Senior Class w h o has the best scholastic record during the four years of the
high school course:
.Aw'arded to Jerome F’einberg
T h e Franklin School M edal for Excel lence in Latin:
A w arded to George P. B uch b an d
Fhe Franklin School M edal for Excel lence in English:
A warded to George P. B uchband
T h e H enry Koplik M edal for Creative \V rit ing given annua l ly by Mrs. August
Lambert in m em ory of her nephew , a m em ber of the Class of 1929:
■Awarded to Echvard ^Veiss
T h e Eli A l l i son C up for Excel lence in Science, g iven by the Class of 1940 in
m em ory of Mr. Eli All ison:
. \w ard ed to George P. Buchband
Fhe Abraham Zucker Prize for Excel lence in Mathematics , oHered bv Mrs. Asva
Zucker in memory of her husband:
,\wartletl to M arlin D uke
The A rm and Finkelstein Cup for Excel lence in F'rench, established in meniorv
of Arm and, a m em ber of the Class of 1930, by his family:
■Awarded to Stephen Schenker
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rhe Allen H enr \ l lM iian ( lu p lor K x c t lk iu c in Aihlclics, i^ivcn annually by
Mr. anti Mis. lr \ ini; H ym an in int'niory ol their son:
Awarded lo | an » t 'S Phili|)s
r i ic John Dool) (ai[). ollori'd by ihc (Hass ol l!)2() in nuinory ol a dassniaic ,
g i \ c n aninialK lo a incnibrr ol ihc Sc'uior H (Mass w ho Ints d is l ingu ish fd
hinisoH bv his charactor, his sd iolast ic rt'cord, and his a (h icvcnicn ls in cx i ia-
curric ular ac ii \ itic's:
Awarded to Martin Duke
r h e A lu n m i ( ’.u|) ollered by the Vlunnii Association to a m em ber of the Senioi (
('.lass w h o has dist inguished him scl l by his character and his ach ievem enls in
extra-c tu ricular acti\ ities;
Vwarded to Stanley Schneierson
The Frederick B lu m en th a l Prize lor Excellence in Science, ollered by Mrs.
(llara B lu m en th a l in mem ory ol her son, Corp. Fred B lum enthal:
.\^varded to Leonard Kreielsheimer
The Robert Jacobson Prize ior Excellence in History, ottered by Mrs. Julia
Jacobson in memory o l her son, l.t. Robert Jacobson:
. \w arded to Leonard L'llmann
T h e Charles W ei l Cup, offered by Mr. and Mrs. Irving W eil in memory ot their
son, g iven annually to the best student in History in the Junior II class:
Awarded to Arnold Starr
CLASS PRIZES
Senior A ..................................................................................G k o r g e P. B u c h b a n d
Senior B ........................................................................................ S t e p h e n S c h e x k e r
Sen ior C ............................................................................................. R i c h a r d G a l a i f
Junior II ...........................................................................................B e r n a r d R o b b i n s
Junior I ..........................................................................................G e r a l d G o t t e r e r
In t e r m e d i a t e I V ............................................................................G e o r g e R o t n e r
I n t e r m e d i a t e II I .................................................................. J u l i u s S p i e g e l m a n
I n t e r m e d ia t e II ................................................................................ G o r d o n H a y m
In t e rm e d ia t e I ...................................................................................... R a l p h F e i g i n
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F R A N K L I N S C H O O L M E D A L S
Senior A
Alfred B rum m el
Jerome Fein berg
Joseph Moscou
N e w to n Schiller
Bernard W endroff
Alan Schmert/Jer
Senior B
Lewis Cole
M artin D uke
Albert Gottl ieb
Samuel R osenfe ld
Leonard U l lm a n n
H a ro ld Varon
Senior C
Peter Berman
Leonard Kreie lsheimer
Stephen Low^ell
James Sti l lm an
Ju n io r II
R obert H. Levy
Arthur W in n
A rnold Starr
J u n io r I
Laurence Caplan
H arold G o ld m en
Paul RoaersO
h i t e r in e d ia t e I
Peter Kaiitz
D on ald Zalkin
F R A N K L I N S C H O O L B A N N E R S
Sen ior B
Perry Neuschatz
Richard Frail ler
J u n io r I
Robert Cohen
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S A L U T A T O R Y
l . A O I l - . S A N D ( i l - . M l . l ' . M l ' . N :
' ^ o N K i H i , \VK, n iK sKNioR ci.Ass ()l K ianklii i Sdiool, lake an iniportaiU siep lor-
ward on the j)aihs ol our li\cs. cs, our <>ra{lualioM, an event lor which we
h a \e long asj)ireil, lias actually becoine reality. It seems almost strange that alter
h a \ in g watched the older boys in })re\ious commentement ceremonies, we loo
ha\e reached that waiting door Avhich signilies both our exit Irom the happy
sublimity of childhood and our entrance into the more realistic realm ol m an
hood.
The Senior C’Jass feels that the instruction they have received at Franklin
i\as more than preparetl them for the respective roles they are about to take in
life. .Although we have rece i \ed our education at a time w hen the immediate
sectu'ity of the nation was in serious danger, we have not in any way been h a n d i
capped by the \ ic iss i tudes of war. ,\11 of its wish to express our sincere gratitude
to the members of the school faculty fcjr the w'ay in w'hich they have borne with
us in otu' petty arguments and the m anner in w'hich they have given us guidance
an d advice whenever we have sought it. It has been a privilege for everyone of
us to go through Franklin together, and a friendlier group of classmates and
teachers cotdd hardly be found at any school— anywhere.
.Although we have com pleted the essential part of our education, we shall
n e \e r forget the im portant message our school years have taught us. I 'h a t is— to
lead healthy, clean lives and to remember as Emerson aptly said, “T h e things
taught in scliools are not the real education, but only a means of educat ion .”
In our dealings with our fe l low m en w’e hope to keep this in mind. W e hope that
the know ledge we received at Franklin w'ill not be so used as to mock the in
abil it ies of any person or people, but instead that it may be so util ized as to make
this w orld a finer, better place to live in. W e shall always be indebted to this
country. T h e U n i t e d States of .America, one of the lone islands of democracy
ivhere a l iberal educat ion is to be attained.
It has always been the duty of the Salutatorian to w elcom e you to these
proceedings on behalf of tlie graduating class. W e are proud to be before you
on this occasion and are more than honored by your presence. T o n ig h t , how’ever,
w e are not satisfied by just greet ing yoti. W e w^ant to salute you. Yes, w e wish
to thank all those w h o have in any way given us that added incentive to continue
just w hen the ebb of the tide seemed lowest. W e have tried to work dil igently,
an d have ahvays a im ed at just ify ing the faith you have had in us. May the seeds
you have sown bear the fruit of success for which we have all wished. May this
graduat ion be the cornerstone of happy careers for us all.
J e r o m e F e i n b e r g
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C L A S S H I S T O R Y
l .A D iEs AND G e n t l e m e n :
IT IS MY HONOR to prcseiit to you this e ven in g oiir class history. I d o so w ith h o p e
and assurance, k n o w in g that w'hen the mem bers of this graduat ing class
part after to n ig h t’s exercises, they wil l take their dest ined places in a peaceful
w'orld. It is not, however, too easy a duty for m e ton ight to close another chaptcr
in the history of Franklin School. In selecting my material, I have tried to m ake
it interesting, and hope you wil l bear w ith me. It appears to me, however, that
a class record is a most lasting keepsake, tor as time seeks to erase m an y of our
you th fu l experiences, one may easily look back u p o n his eventfu l h igh school
days at Franklin. T h e class history does not end with this e v en in g ’s exercises;
it is merely the conclusion of an early chapter. M any of my classmates, I am
sure, wil l strive to attain the success and happiness that our gi'eat country offers.
I think our class is a fine, average group of students— always he lp fu l and
genia l, and as cooperative as cou ld be expected. T h e boys can perhaps compare
favorably w'ith m any other of Franklin ’s graduates.
T h e earliest representatives of oiu' class Vv'ere .A,lfred Brum m el, the class
prophet, and H erbert Lane. T h e two tots entered together some ten years ago
in Primary II. T h e y practically grew u p with the school and were well l iked by
the faculty and students alike. Alfred, by the way, w'as the editor-in-chief of this
year’s Councilor , our school paper.
T h e class grew slowly until we reached Junior I. T h e next year foiu' addi
tional scholars were added to our i l lustrious group, am ong them George Buch-
band, our valedictorian. Slowly but surely the m ental geniuses gradually accum
ulated at F rankl in ’s doorsteps.
In Senior C, the fo l low ing year, another few boys entered through the stately
portals of our school build ing . Jerry Feinberg, oiu' salutatorian, was one of
the new entrants; Jerry has been one of the best l iked students in school. Easy
to get a long w'ith, cooperative, friendly and he lpful, h e ’s been president of the
class every year and also President of the Student Council . Jerry wil l leave a
fine record b eh in d him.
D u rin g the last two years, some outs tand ing Franklinites jo ined up, in c lu d
ing Mr. H a l l ’s favorite com posit ion ^vriter, Harvey Brand^^'ein. T h is brings the
total graduates to twenty-foiu', smiling, handsom e Franklinites.
I ’he activities of our class durino' its ex istence were not l im ited , and througho oour senior year, many new and im |jro \ed clubs and teams ^\ere formed. Xe^\■
and greater interest was aroused by the frecpient school assemblies \ \h ic h reached
a high po in t this year. A m o n g the events presented was a scientific dem onstration
by Mr. Stevens. Chemical changes and reactions, together \’ith sufficient e x
planations, were included on the program.
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In iht' c'ai'lic'r assnnblic's, tlu' siiuk'ius panic ipaicd in lowii-liall mectinj's,
clisfussing currciH nalional and init rnaiional |)i'ol)lcms. I’crliaps llic grcalcsl
SUC'CTSS was tlu' in it iation oi a ])ul)ii(-s|)c‘akin,<> (ontcst tlial is sure to be con-
tinuccl lor many a year. R o un d in ” out tlu \arious seliool nu‘etin<>s, many guest
speakers were invited to prc'sent intircsting talks.
This year also, a new Stamp ( i lu l) \vas started, and we liope it will be (on-
tinued. A most sneeesslul student (o u n ( i l under the guidance ol M i . Berenberg
\vas aeti\e. I'he school library reached a high point, ol uselulness with the accjni-
sition ol many ne\v \olnmes. The Red and Blue |)ublished many fine issues, but
1 must conless that M r . Hall's persistent reminders -wnr a bit useful.
The C’.ouncilor, under the editorship ol Brtnnniel and Bucliband, nourished
a great deal this term. Clomplele coverage ol all school activities, etiilorials on
pressing issues, together with amusing chatter and news made up the contents
ol most ot the issues.
In the field of athletics, we were not daunted. Our soccer, basketball, and
l)asel)all teams played impressive schedtdes and won their share of contests.
Franklin's ne^vly inaugurated I 'en n is Cilub won the league cham pionsh ip and
hatl large tm n o u ts at practice. Mr. King t in n ed his eliorts to coaching this new
team, w hi le Mr, Dans, a former teacher at school, took over the baseball chores,
j im m y Phil ips played sparkling tennis for Franklin and did cjuite as well in both
basketball and baseball. H e can be regarded as one of the better athletes of the
senior class.
A deviat ion from the usual procedtu'e this year was the omission of a senior
prom. I'he reason for this was that we w'ere too interested in our studies to be
bothered by such trivialities as girls, parties, and dancing. U p o n hearing this,
the class of 1947 put the entire group under psycliiatric observation.
.A class history cannot be com ple ted w ithout m ention ot the faculty. W e are
indebted to f)r. Standerwick for his reminders of the jjrice of beans in China.
Mr. Kern's usual wit and sarcasm seems to h a \e rij^enecl with age. Fhere are now-
on ly a few brave students w h o still doubt the professed knowledge of “D o c ”
Stevens, but I think these boys w’ill pass their physics anyway. A note of thanks
m ust also be given to Miss Landsberg w'ho has brought a few extra musical notes
to Franklin School.In conclusion, and on behalf of the G raduating Class of 1946, I sincerely
thank Mr. Hall , Mr. Berenberg, and the faculty for their understanding, patience,
and guidance throughout the years. W e leave Franklin tonight but have reserved
a place for it in our hearts.
B e r n a r d W e n d r o f f
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C L A S S P R O P H E C Y
L a d i e s a n d G e n t l e m e n :
T h e t a s k o f c l a s s p r o p h e t is , at best, not an easy one. H ow ever , it the correct
scientific approach is em ployed, the intricacies of forete l l ing the future are
rem oved to such an ex tent that the matter becomes a mere process of substi
tution. T o attain this end the class prophet need only be well versed in such
elementary topics as celestial m echanics and orbit determ inat ion , vertebrate
morphology , chemical thermodynamics, and advanced psychology. T h e only
other basic recjuirements are a go o d la^vyer and a fairly com plete kn ow led ge of
slander proceedings.You can well imagine my bew ilderm ent when Mr. Hall in form ed me that I
was chosen class prophet. Seeking an escajje in work, I readily busied myself w ith
the ]:>rinting of the C O U N C I L O R . T h e one particular item which caught my
attent ion was the A lu m n i News. I happily noticed it liad finally staged a co m e
back from a recent siege of anem ia and was now a healthy full coluinn. Closer
exam inat ion revealed that the co lu m n was exclusively devoted to our class.
Suddenly the realization gripped m e that the m iraculous event w hich all prophets
experience had just befallen me. T h e remainder of this speech is largely based
up on that column.
In the field of science and m edic ine , I found the fo l low ing items:
Medical m en throughout the world were recently astonished to learn that
a w om an of Chinese descent had given birth to a pure Aryan. Ernest R ap p ,
noted ethnologist , hastily sum m ed up the situation by saying, “\Vell , Occidents
can h a p p e n .” I ’he baby, incidentally , thanks to the courtesy of Philanthropist
Ernest W ei l , now resides in a huge p r i \a te room. Ernest, by way of just ify ing
this act, declared that the baby w'as too cute tor wards.
George Buchband, reported to have the most assuring bedside manner, was
awakened at two in the m orn in g by a chronic hypochondriac l iv ing in the otu-
skirts of town. T h e pat ien t \o i c e d his regret at hav ing d is t iu b ed George so early
in the m orning. “T h a t ’s all r ight,” said George disaiTningly, "I have another
call in your vicinity, and so I can kill two birds w ith one stone .”
Joseph Moscou, B.A., Ph.D., LL.B., L . S . M . F . l ., was in form ed by his psy
chiatrist, A lan Schmertzler, that it w o u ld be beneficial to d iscont inue his studies
tor the jjresent. Dr. Schmertzler asserted that Mr. M oscou was k i l l ing himself—
by degrees.
Victor Joseph, dist inguished astronomer, recently received one of the largest
salaries ever recorded for an astronomer. “ Business is looking up." says V'ictor.
Robert Sherman makes it a practice to get on p eo p le ’s nerves. Bob is a
dentist.
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I'hc sporting world was not w i i l iou i its uprcsc nla l ion ol I'Vanklin Alininn'.
Hob Rosen, manager ol tiu' N. . ( i ian is , w atc lu d tiu‘ ^’ank(‘c s, piloted l>y liis
elosc friend anti keen r i \a l . Hen |a(ol)son, roni]) o \ c r his leanniiaies to the de-
sponcleni tnne ol 28-0. Asked II he was discourai>c'd. Hob tersely replied, “ Dis
couraged? W hy, we haxcn'i t ' \ tn been at bat yet!” Previous to the game Boh
lunl had some trouble w u h his star oin l lekUi , Ronald Dardeck. Ronald, it seems,
had been se \ere l \ Irnstratt'd in a lo\c' allair with a m il l iona ire ’s daughter. Alter
her bhnit relirsal ol his most reeeni adxanees, Ronald hi(onieally remai ked, “ N o
hits, no rnns, no heiress!"
And, ol course, oin- class \ \as not w i lh o iu those having a more esthelic
tem peram ent— the artists, Herbert I.ane has played a leading role in many ol
Hroachvay's major j)rodnctii)ns. Herb is an usher.
D e h ing into the realm ol business and higher finance, I inicovered the fol-
lo \v iug notes.
Har \ e y Brandwein , John Fredericks’ closest com petitor and tailor excej)-
tional, is rather despondent al)out his most recent lousiness prospects. Harvey
rc[)orts that the ta iloring business is just “sew, sew'.”
Ir'W’in >fessing, public ity agent lor the prom inent firm of Scliiller and Weiss,
m anufact iuers of fine soaps, vvas in ter \ iew ed by a reporter for an article to
appear in F O R I'L'XE M . \G . \Z I X E . \ \ 'h e n asked to what d id the firm attribute
its p h en o m en a l success in the soap industry, Irv graciously replied, “T o clean
l i \ in g , son, to clean l i \ i n g .”
Sanford G rohm an, w'ell-known electrical engineer and author of that w'idely
read best seller, “Forever Am peres ,” recently encountered Jerome Feinberg,
bril l iant criminal lawyer, w hi le cruis ing throughout the Caribbean region. D u r
ing the course of their con \ersat ion , a ivave washed Sandy overboard into the
midst of a school of sharks. \V ith ou t hesitation, Jerry d ived in to the rescue. T h e
sharks im m ediate ly formed a tw’o-lane escort and c o n \e y e d the m en to safety.
R em arked Bernard A\^endroff, on the spot reporter for P.M., “Merely professional
courtesy, th a t ’s a l l .”
Arthur Schwartz, w h ile vacat ion ing in Australia, crossed a kangaroo w’ith
a raccoon. H e is now' raising fur coats w'ith pockets.
J immy Phil ips, d ist inguished liroker, recently visited his friend, Jack Pollo-
witz. U p o n learning that Jack had a temperature of 100, Jimmy chided: “W hen
it gets up to 106i^, Jack, sell !”
It seems that everyone is p utt ing his nose into H ow ard P indyck’s business.
I 'h is is no cause for dejection, however, as Flow'ard manufactures handkerchiefs.
W ith this last piece of inform ation, the A lu m n i New s co lu m n closed. I
cannot vouch for the veracity of this prophecy for, as you most probably have
guessed, it was com p iled in a most unscientif ic manner. I can only echo the
thought w'hich has been previously expressed here tonight— that our class, each
in d iv idual , may strive ahead and attain a most happy and successful future.
A l f r p :d B r u m MEL
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V A L E D I C T O R Y
L a d i e s a n d G e n t l e m e n :
~ P a c h o f u s i n t h e c o u r s e o f h i s l i f e s e e k s h a p p i n e s s , a h a p p i n e s s e n h a n c e d b y
a favorite spot, perhajjs a certain countryside, or perhaps a lake, and a group
of friends.
“O pen my heart and you wil l see
Graved upon it, “ Italy,” said Robert Browning.
Here in Franklin School we have fou n d a place which we shall always look
u p on with fondness and happy memories. As we look back, we find that Frank
lin has taught us more than French and physics and history. W'e have b egun
to learn how to get a long with our fellows. W e have formed friendships ^vith
imderstanding. H ere we have learned the invaluable lesson of tolerance.
A lth ou gh our paths diverge here, we shall always rem em ber oiu' classmates
and our faculty, their devotion, and the g ood times we have enjoyed here. N a m es
may becom e w'ashed out in the ebb and flov-’ of time, but the spirit of under
standing which we have here gained w’ill never leave us. It is onlv w ith that
spirit that last ing peace can be brought to this world.
Nevertheless there is an e lem ent of joy in our hearts tonight,— jov because
we know that the time is draw’ing near w hen oiu' generation ^\ill be the leaders
of the world.
, \ t this hotn- of farewell, let us bear in m in d the unst in t ing devot ion of oui
headmasters and faculty, the happy conuadesh ip and the en joxm ent we h a \ c
had here, as well as the fu t in e to w hich we are dest ined. In this spirit we bid
[.'irewell to Franklin School.
Gec)R (;E Bt CIHUAND
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W E JEN COMMANVMENTS OF FRANKLIN
1 1 am i l u ' icadu'i', w l i o l\atli bronchi i l u ' c ' ( i i r (>ut >l i i l i c ('xamiiiatioiis, i i n o u g l i
the house ol laihu't's.
2 1 hou shah noi l)t' latc' wltilc aiic'iulin» iny (lasses, lor 1 , ihy U'adier, am an
imj)aiieni teacher wlio l)esto\veth cleteiilions Ireely.
I'hoii shah not h)rs>e tliy j)arents‘ signature on any excuse, lor tiiy teachers
will not accept them anyway.
1. R em em b er the Sabbath day so that thou mayest rest and sleep late thereon;
five days shall thou laboi and do all thy work, but the sixth day is a day of
rest both lor thee and lor thy teachers, and thou shouldst not be detained
thereon.
5. Respect thy teachers and do thy work promptly ,-so that thy days at Franklin
may not be jjrolonged.
(). T h o u shalt not covet thy chissmate’s compass, nor his Geometry, nor his
French, nor his sandwiches, nor anyth ing that is thy classmate’s.
7. I 'h o u shalt not bet on horses, nor indulge in g am b lin g of any kind, w ithout
first consu lt ing the proper autliorities.
8. T h o u shalt not cliew' gum , nay, not even Bublj le Gtmi, for this practice irri-
tateth tliy teacliers and bringeth demerits up on thee.
9. T h o u art forbidcien to use crib sheets during thy examinations; sh a \e thy
leg and inscribe thy answers thereon instead.
10. T h o u shalt not lean out of the w'indow and whistle, for this practice result-
eth in unp leasant com plications w ith thy headmaster.
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JUST LET ME FORGET. . .1. Dai'deck’s exh ib it ion s oI physical prowess.
2. Mr. H a l l ’s m ell if luous “All Seated.”
3. Mr. S teven’s all too trequent quizzes.
4. T h e Fieldston basketball center.
5. T h e twinkle in the eyes of the Geometry Class alter the final.
6. B ra n d w e in ’s Hair for writ ing.
7. B r u n u n e l’s new'ly accjuired vocabulary.
8. T h e College Boards.
9. Frank Lynn.
10. Mr. Berenberg’s rather am biguous smile.
11. 7'he realization of some mem bers of the .Senior Class that they
had been exercis ing senior privileges throughout h igh school.
12. T h e big c l im b from gym to lab.
13. T h e descent from lab to gym.
14. T h o s e Student Council-sponsored dances.
15. Basketball practice in the gym.
16. R o s e n ’s im itat ion of the Faculty.
17. Sherm an’s im ita t ion of Rosen.
18. Mr. H a l l ’s m arking system.
19. L an e’s single w ith both eyes closed.
20. T h e trip to Staten Island.
21. Mr. K ern’s trenchant sarcasm.
HOW STRAN6E IT WOULD HAVE BEEN . ..had the seniors not laughed at Mr. H a l l ’s jokes,
had Pollowitz come to school early,
had R a p p come to school late,
had Dardeck come.
had Dardeck stopped talk ing about last night's date.
had W eil s topped talking.
had Rosen succeeded in bluffing Mr. Kern.
had Lane prepared his G eom etr) .
h ad B uch b an d not prepared his Geometry.
had the faculty ever been wrong.
had Brum m el stopped wisecracking in Mr. Steven's classes,
had Mr. Stevens not deta ined Briunmel.
had Pilofsky been shy.
had Schmertzler been seen without Moscou.
had the seniors been satisfied with their marks.
had Phil ips worn a tie.
had Brandwein worn a sport shirt,
had Messing had a cigarette.
had Messing had a match.
had F'einberg not been t imekeeper during I he basketb.dl season,
had Franklin lost a basketball game for lack of time,
had Schwartz not op en ed his desk just as Mr. Berenberg’s classes came
to order.
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A c t i v i t i e s
THE COUNCILOR
• V aron, Neuschatz, Schiller,
Lane, Sprung. D uke, Rosen-
feld, M ohr, U llm ann , G o t t
lieb, Rosen, T ro t te r , Cole,
Schmertzler, WendrofE, Fein-
berar, B uchband , B rum m el,o ’
\Veiss, Moscou.
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T H E C O U N C I L O R
T " UK Cloi N c i i O R , I' lanklin 's h i - in o n l l i l v iu ‘\VN|>:i|)C'r vvrillcn and | ) i i l ) l is lu cl by
the siiuU'Uts, was coiui'ixt'cl in tlu' laltti ' ])art ol If)?!!). I \\'o incinbcis ol ihc
class ol '12. Rusc'hhoir aiul Klin^, wirt' ihc louiulcis and (o-eclitors ol (he lirsi
issue. I'he paper coiuaincd messages Iroin headmasters and covered news ol llie
sports, clubs, laeuhy, gossij) and ehaller ol Franklin School.
This year the Clouneillor put out many a line issue with wddei' coverage cjI
school acti\ ities. It was a great help in raising lunds lor the Red Cross and the
(Greater N ew \'ork Fund. Fhe Counci l lor did better than last year iu coming
in 2nd place in the C.olumbia Scholast ic Press . \ssociation. I'he paper was also
a m em ber ol the Institute ot Student O p in io n which presented to the students
many current im portant cpiestions.
T h e start worked ^vell together, with each m em ber \ery capably covering
his assigned field. Problems arose, but the boys came through and brought out
a finer page, more representat i \e o l F'ranklin School. T h e work ot the technical
staff is especia lly worthy ot praise.
T h e Class of 1946 may w'ell be proud of the h igh standard ot the Councilor.
1' H E S T A F F
Editor- in-Cl i ief . \ l f r e d B rl m m e l
Assis tan t E d i t o r .
M a n a g i n g E d i to r
Sports Edi to rs .....
Lite ra ry E d i t o r ...
G e o r g e P. B l c h b a n d
J e r o m e F e i n b e r g
B e r n a r d W e n d r o f f a n d E d w a r d W^e i s -s
J o s e p h M o s c o u
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STUDENT COUNCIL
• U llm ann , Schiller, Moscoii,
B iihcband, D uke. ^Vendroff.
Bower, B runim el. Feinberg .
Mr. Berenberg, Lane. Rosen-
STUDENT COUNCIL
( j ( ) \ i . R N M i M ii\ Ri rRKSi N 1A r io N is tlic cssciu t' ()1 (IciiKx ra( y. I Icic, al I 'ra iiklii i ,
the Sluclcnt C.ouiu il altc'nt|>ls lo adniinisli,'!' jusi l l i is lypc ol <>()V(‘rm n c ‘nl and,
at the same tunc, to illustrato to ihc sliulcnl.s ilu' \vorkiii<>s ol our dcniocracy on a
practical basis. It is (his Icatiuc which enables l-'ranklin's j>ia(luatcs lo beconic
better anti more intelligent ciii/eus.
D in in g the course ol the year, the Student Cotuicil, presided over by Jerome
Feinberg and under the gu idance of Mr. Berenberg, sponsored m any interest ing
and thoroughly enjoyable act i \ i t ies . A m onitor system to m inim ize congestion
and contusion d in in g the lunch hour was set up. I'he Student Council w'as in
strumental in the establishment ot a stamp club.
A lo n g the social lines, the C ounci l arranged a dance w ith the C alhoun
School. L’nder the direct supervision o l the Counci l some interesting discussions
were presented at the Franklin T o w n H al l Meetings. T h e Council had a hand
in the product ion ot the first oratorical contest to be he ld at Franklin in many
a semester. A Science show' was also arranged by the Council with the help of
Mr. Stevens.
T h i s year’s Student Counci l performed its duty as the student governing
body in a truly satisfactory manner.
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CHESS CLUB
• T o p : Aronson, Joseph, Buch-
band, Lane, Moscou, Duke,
Varon.
Bottom: U llm ann , ’Wendroff,
Schenker, Frankel. Spiegel-
nian.
C H E S S C L U B
TJ - U K K O I 1 Rs ( ) l i l u ' ol kins>s wvvv cnlluisi:isii{ in their dcvolioii, even
ihough ihcy liacl no great v ictories to report. To them the game is tlie thing.
,\s in years past, the unsuspeding visitor lo I 'ranklin may (ind a diess game go
ing on in the bookkce|)ing room, in the science hiboratory, in ihe li i)raiy, or even
on the stairs leading to the rool.
The older chess ckib members this year siiHered a blow to their pride early
in the \e a r \vhen little fulius Spiegelm an ol Intermediate III ( that’s the blond
tot at the end ot the first row) took them into camp. Julius is to l low ing in the
footsteps ot Bil ly Katzenstein, w h o phiyed on the Franklin I'eam when hs, too,
was in the Intermediate III class. By the time Julius is in h igh school, IJ llmann,
Duke, \ 'aron and Aronson will have taught h im all about the R u y Lopez op en in g
and the F o o l ’s gam b it— and then the team will w in the league cham pionship .
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SOCCER
• T o p : B uchband , Pollowitz,
L ederm an , Moscou, Joseph,
Schiller.
M iddle: W endroft , Art, Fisch
er, Frankel, U llm ann , Schnei-
erson.
B o t t o 111 : Pitofsky, \Vilson,
Lane, Rosenberg, 'Weiss, Mr.
King.
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S O C C E R
■ p KANKi.iN s ■!;) socc t'r season ( lostd iliis yt ar as one ol llic mosi surprising (ani-
paigns in sciiool liislory. W’lu'n ])racticc' sessions were cailcd early bcloic
^c■hool opened in Si'pU'nihei', ninety per (cnl ol llie members allending were
■green." O u r only regular was Captain 1 let b l.ane.
I he opening game was lost to Slaien Island in a c lose (ontesi whic h saw oui'
team in a rather "experim ental" setup. W’e ga\e ihcm a good battle and certain
Franklinites showed they were (jnite ea|)ai)k'.
T h e height ol the season came witli Franklin's v ictoiy over Birch VVathen.
1 he Kingsinen played their best game. Two sujjcrb attacks, each cu lm inat ing
in a goal by Rob Pitolsky, one ol them set up by Eddie Weiss, were the high
lights ol' the game. Losses to W'oodmere and L incoln fo l lowed and a final deleat
by Fieldston closed the season.
A tew members ol the team stood out throi ighoui the season. A m o n g them
\vere Frankel, Pitofsky and W'eiss, all p laying consistent soccer. Ciil Rosenberg
and Stan Ledernian, together with George W ilson, made an aggressive halfback
trio, while late arrixals, N ew t Schiller ami Irv Messing, took over the lullback posts.
O ur principal faults this year were lack of co-ordination and of kicking
power. Lhe ou t look for next year is hopeful , as many of the boys on this year’s
team ^vill be back next year. Fhe entire group of halfbacks and se\eral linesmen
\vill form our “\ eterans' corps” next year. , \ few good additions from the crop of
n ew students should insure a w in n in g ball club.
T h e boys of the soccer team w o u ld like to thank Mr. King for his excellent
coaching. Bernard ^\^endroff, the manager, also deserves thanks for his fa ith
fulness, w hether on the sidelines of the field or merely keeping the team together
in spirit.
l l i e l in eu p for most of the games:
Cen ter F orw ard— F'rankel
Ins ide F orw ard— Weiss, Pitofsky
O u ts id e F o rw a rd — Fischer, Schneierson
H alf backs— Lederman, W ilson , Rosenberg
Fullbacks— Messing, Schiller
Goal— Lane
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BASKETBALL
• T o p : B rum m el, Rosen, Lane.
Lustig, Schiller, L ederm an ,
Rosenfeld.
M iddle; f r a n k e l , S^veedler.
Phil ips (Captain). e i s s .
Jacobson, Mr. King.
Bottom: Pitofsky, Schneierson.
B A S K E T B A L Lr m n i l - o i m m n c o f l iu ' lOIT)-!) I )ask( ' i l ) ; i l l season, iManagcT A l l r e d U r im m ie l
.iiul (loach Sid King \\c'ie seen running around in (ircles Avith a haggard
look on tlu'ir laees and plving the telephone booth with a seeeniiiigly endless
hoard ol nickles. 1 he reason lor this agitation was the lact that the team did not
ha\e a gym lor its \vork-outs. Many minors were heaid as to the exact location
ol the g \in . l)ut \vhcn the veil \vas lin.div li lted, it was revealed that the Frank-
linites would h a \e to practice in their oAvn gym, which, as every solid citizen
knows, is a litt le under the regulation si/e.
Facing this handicap Irom the start, the hoopsters really turned in a fine
portormance. In lact, lor a short period ol time, the school held hopes ol gaining
the M .. \ .A .P .S . crown. Flad it not been lor an excellent Fieldston aggregation,
this dream ol all F'rauklinites ■\voidd ha\e materialized.
Our real test came ^\■hen we op|)osed and de leated Barnard in our first league
encoiuiter. The Kingsnien had li ttle trouble cjuelling the boys from the North
for the first three c|uarters, a lthough they did give us a bit of a struggle in the
closing minutes. T h e final score read Franklin 37, Barnard 36.
Against F'ieldston, however, we ran up against stone-wall opposit ion. I 'h ey
com plete ly outclassed us, as the final score 23-38 indicates.
T h e best gam e of the year was the one the Kingsmen played against Lincoln .
\ \ 'h e th er it ^vas the bitter defeats of last year’s campaign, or the elat ion of having
finished the mid-year exam inat ions we wil l never know', liut one th ing is certain—
Avhen the boys left the field that day, not a voice was raised in criticism of their
playing. T h e ir fine ball handling , passing, and accurate shooting completely
overw helm ed the baffled boys from 123rd Street to the tune of 4f-32.
T h e R e d and B lue stretched its w in n in g streak to three games when it again
trounced the Barnard hoopsters, 34-31, and steam-rollered Birch W athen , 48-27.
At this po in t hopes were h igh that we m ight yet win the cham pionship . T h e n
the team took a train ride up to 242nd Street. W h a t h a ppened there is rather
p a infu l to relate, but w hen the smoke of battle cleared, it was found that once
again Fieldston had w’h ip p ed us, this time to the tune of 48-24.
T h e last gam e of the season was jalayed against L incoln. Here our qu in tet
did not hit its stride unti l the last cjuarter, w'hen w'e began to play the brand of
ball that we had in the first IJncoln game. In a thrill ing finish, two L incoln goals
c l inched the game, 37-31.T h e outs tand ing player of the canij^aign was w ithout quest ion Jinnny
Philips , w h o with skill ful ball handling , remarkable speed, and eagle eye, led the
scjuad in all -around playing abil ity and points scored.
Juley ^V eiss, .\1 Frankel, Burt Jacobson, and j o e Sweedler must also be com
m e n d e d for their sp lendid work. Newa Schiller, Stan Schneierson, Bob f^itofsky,
an d m any others have the congratulat ions of all for their fine performance iinder
trying circumstances.Of course, our able coach Sid King must not be forgotten, since if it had
not been for h im , basketball at Franklin School w m d d have been impossib le
this past season.
P a g e 43
TENNIS
• T o p : Stern, Lowell, Kuhl,
Sprung, Joseph, Schiller, B er
man.
M iddle: Art, W iener , G rub-
m an, Pitofsky, Schmertzler.
Moscou, Shapiro.
R o t t o ni : Mr. King. John
Philips, Jam es Philips, Duke,
IJ llm ann, W endroff.
T E N N I S
T-L m s M-AR I'R VNKi.iN I i ia iH^ui'aU‘(l a tenn is icani w i t h ” ic a i succcss. I he i m
m e d i a t e response to t l ie ( a l l lo r p rac t ic e was en t lu is ias i ic , a n d th ere was no
sh o r tag e o l p h i \ e r s t h r o u g h o u t th e season,
Mr. King coached the team and concentrated his attention on tennis.
The match \ \as against L incohi School and tiie Franklin ites came out on top
0-2. O ur singles players ^von their sets and started again in all fo l low ing games.
I'hey \vere J inmiy and John Phil ips and Martin Duke. All three played fine
tennis all spring. Changes were frecjuently made in the doubles teams. T h o se
play ing inc luded ^\'endroH. \^ foseph, Schmert/ler, Lillmann, Shapiro, Sprung,
G rubm an. and Brummel.
T h e Franklin team ended the season first in the league standings, but lost
to Colleg iate School in the playoffs.
T h e tennis team is a fine addit ion to the sports program. C ontinued interest
by Franklin students is expected in the future.
P a g e 4 5
BASEBALL
• Frankel, Philips, Lane, Leder-
man, Rosen, Aronson. Weiss.
Bottom : Levin. Schiller, Fisch
er, Jacobson, S^veedler, Mr.
Dans.
B A S E B A L L
' I ' i i K I ' R V N K i . i N S c i i o o l l)asc’l);ill ic'.im in;nKi<>x'(l lo make a lairly (:rc'(lilal)le show
ing though it lost most ol its ganu's. 1 !u' icaiii hic kcd tlial l i i i lc extra soiiic-
thiiig nH|iiiiccl to \\ iii hall gann's. Only oiuc- did ilic l*rank!in leain l isc: lo heights
atul that was in a liltccii hit assaiili whicii hroiight al)oiit a 15 to I v id o iy ovei'
l.iiic'olii. This game \v;;s ii igii lighied by (laptain Burt )a(()bsoii, wlio iiol only
pitched Kratiklii i to this \ ietory, but eoiuribiited a prodigious wallop that sailed
tar o \e r the right fielder's head lor a home rttii. Franklin had a lield day as
Ne\\ t Schiller adtled three singles to a triple lor a perfect day al bat. Don Levin,
oiir new thin! baseman, exploded a triple and two doubles, adding to l . inco ln ’s
plight.
Franklin was o \X‘i ^ \ h e l m e d in its ojjening ])ractice game 13-0 by Riverdale.
O ur o p e n in g league gam e v.as against F'ieldston. Franklin lost, 13-2. Burt
Jacobson wil l never iorget the third inn ing ol that game wdien three straight
pitches sailed o \ e r the ience lor h o m e runs. W ith due respect to Burt, this was
the on l) ’ t ime throughout the season that he ' vas hit hard.
Oiu' \ ictory over l . inco ln w’as lo l low ed by defeats at the hands ot Barnard
and Staten Island. In the Staten Island game Franklin had the ignom in ious dis
tinction ol; g o in g through the gam e w ithout a hit.
Mel Dans, w h o took over the coaching assignment from Sid King, d id as
m u ch as possibly cou ld be done with the available material. T h e team consisted
of; Bob Pitofsky, catcher; Alan Frankel, second base; New't Schiller, first base;
Burt Jacobson, pitcher; D on Levin, third l^ase; Mike Gordon, shortstop; Joseph
Sw^eedler, left field. Other members of the team were Bob Rosen, Flerbie Lane,
Eddy \Veiss, and Bruce Braverman. Schil ler led the team in batting. Bob P ito f
sky hit .333 as well as d o in g a fine job of hust l ing behind the bat.
F h e R f x o r d :
Riverdale 13 Franklin 0
Brooklyn F'riends 5 Franklin 9
Fie ldston 13 Franklin 2
Lincoln 4 Franklin 15
Barnard 5 F’ranklin 1
Staten Island 11 Franklin 0
I ’ a c e 17
r-
GLEE CLUB
• l^op; G ru b m an , G. W ilson,
Dardeck, J. Wilson, Sachs.
M i d d l e : G ottlieb, Moscou,
Stern, Skupsky, Stillman.
Bottom; T ren t , Rogers, Bow
er, Rosenberg, Mrs. Lands-
berg.
P a g e 4 9
SCIENCE CLUB
• T o p : Mallin, Schenker, 'Weiss,
B uchband , Dardeck, Mr. Stev
ens, M ohr, B rum m el, Fein-
berg, Lane.
Bottom: Aronson, Schwartz,
Cole, U lh n an n , Rosenfeld.
ART CLUB
• T o p ; Wolf, Adler, M allin,
Sprung, Stern, Stillman, Lax.
Bottom: Cohn, Moscou, Mr.
Ross, Haym , S. Galaif, Kar-
dorff.
P a c e 51
RED AND BLUE
• U llm aiin , Neuschatz, Stei'ii,
T ra t t le r , M o s c o u , Mallin,
Joseph, D uke, G ottlieb , Brand-
wein, Frankel, Pindyck, Rosen,
Art, Wendi'off, Rosenfeld, Mr.
Hall, Cole, B rum m el, Weiss,
Feinberg , Biichband, Mr. Bei-
enberg.
P a o f 52
SENIOR A
• T o p Row; B rum m el, Fein-
berg, Messing, Pitofsky, Rosen.
Second Row: Schwartz, Mos-
cou, Dardeck, Lane, Buch-
band , Sherm an, Joseph.
T h h 'd Row: Philips, Schwertz-
ler, Mr. Berenberg, Mr. Hall,
Pindyck, Jacobson.
Bottom Row: R app , Brand-
■\vcin, Weiss, W endroff.
P a g e 5 4
SENIOR B
• Neuschatz, Meyers, Sweedler,
T ra t t le r , Mallin, Lustig, Gold-
m a n , Landsm an, Monowitz,
\V"eiss, Schenker.
Rosen, Sobel, Varon, M ohr,
Parness, G ru b m an , L e v i n ,
\V i t t y , U llm ann , Feldm an,
Ciottlieb, Shapiro.
Aronson, Skupsky, Rosenfeld,
Duke, Mr. Kern, Cole, Art,
Frankel.
I'AGE 55
SENIOR C
® Galaif, Ju b i le r , Kuhl, \Vilson,
Lederm an , Sprung, Joseph,
Lowell, B e r m a n , M a y e r ,
Jacobs. G oldm an, I. Stern,
Fischer, Margulis. Stillman.
Berlin, M. Stern, D iam ond,
Schneierson, M i s s Lim bach,
Rosenberg, Kreilelsheim ef,
Colby, G ettinger.
P agf, 56
JUNIOR II
• T o p : Philips, T oback , Sone,
Wilson, Comraanday, Gordon,
Nina.
M iddle; Weiss, Cohen, R o b
bins, Moscou, Berkowitz, Ros
enthal, R. H. Levy.
Bottom: L a n e , M ichelm an,
Starr, E n g e l , Mr. Dalzell,
W^iener, B raverm an, A r th u r .
I’ AGE 57
JUNIOR I
• T o p : Gruff, T a n n e n b a u m ,
Sobel, K ornb lau , Blickstein,
Saks, Bo^\"er, Lane.
M iddle: Genisinan, Vernick,
B. Holstein, Kaplan, Illfelder,
Cohen, G otterer, F. Holstein.
Bottom; W eiler , Bernstein,
T r e n t , G oldm an, Mrs. Lands-
berg, Rogers, C ordan, G re en
span.
P a (;e 58
INTERMEDIATE IV
• T o p : Rosenberg, R o t n e r ,
W elker, Wolf.
M iddle; Cohan, Joseph, Adler,
L orberbaum ,.
Bottom: Lax, Sommer, Mrs.
G iordan , Spielman, Levy.
INTERMEDIATE III
• T o p ; C t o I cI , Cohen, Lubelski.
R ichter , Hoclas.
Bottom: A lexandre. Eno-el. M ro
Ross. Stein, Spiegehnan.
P a o e ()0
INTERMEDIATE II
• T o p : Cialaif, H aym , T a n n e n -
baiim.
Bottom : Rosenfeld, Cohn, Mr.
Ross, R ichter, Kardorff.
P a g e 61
INTERMEDIATE I
• Left to R igh t: Rogers, Cohen
Feigin, Fay, F r iedm an , Zalkin
H a rm o n , B ienen. Miss Poliak
Kaiitz, G o ld en b lu m , Block
Silverberg.
PRIMARY II
• Rosenkrantz, Rogers, B ienen,
Nagel, E delm an, Maier.
Bottom; Miss Riissak, Starr,
Braka, Levin, A uerbach , Kan-
ter, Cioldfarb.
P a g e 63
PRIMARY I
• Left to R igh t: Pinkiis, Schenk
er, N eiiw irth , Eisen, Schaefer
Bachrach, Mrs. Coiifall, \^es
sell, Kaplan, Paley, H eym an
Prager.
KINDERGARTEN
• Left to R igh t: Jan e Geller,
Ju d y Loeiie, M ichael Jaco b
son, Edw ard Poliakoff, James
Edelm an, Miss Spindler, Sheila
King, Joel K ornreich, Buddy
Cduckstein, Pau l Edelm an,
Ju d y Cireenspan, M ark Hal-
pern.
P a c e 65
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