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DedicationT o Charles H . Gorsline, w h o for the last

fo r ty years has d i l igently , pat ien t ly , and

conscientiously tau g h t commercial subjects

and p en m a n sh ip b o th at the Sachs C o l ­

legiate Ins t i tu te an d F ran k l in School, we,

the Class of 1933 , dedicate this pub l ica ­

tion. He has been more th a n a teacher

to us; he has been our fr iend and advisor

whose spiri t has encouraged am b i t io n in

all o f us.

Board o f Editors

E d ito rs - in -C h ie f

G e o r g e G. G o l d b e r g , J r . S. W y l l i s B a n d l e r , J r .

Associate E d i to r

G e r a l d L. O e s t r e i c h e r

C o n tr ib u t in g Ed itors

A r t h u r W . D a n z i g e r , J r . R o b e r t R. R oss

H e r b e r t B. S i l v e r m a n J a c k H. Sa m u e l s

A r t E d i to r

R o b e r t L. B u s c h h o f f

M anagers-in-Chief

S a n f o r d M . G r a n o w i t z S h e r m a n R. W i e s e n

Associate M anager

L e o n a r d M . T u t t m a n

Faculty A d v iso rs

M r . C l i f f o r d W . H a l l M r . D a v i d P. B e r e n b e r g

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D edicat ion .

F acu l ty

B al lo t F rauds

Classes

H ig h Spots

Activities 48

Athletics

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M r . C l i f f o r d W . H a l l

M r . D a v id P a u l B e r e n b e r g

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M r . A l l i s o n M r . W e l l i n g

M r . M e r r i t t M r . H e i n t z e

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Ballot FraudsFavor ite T cachcr ............................................................... Mr. W ell ing I I , Mr. Bcrenberg 6.

M o s t \ 'aUiahle Sub jcc t ................................................ Hnglish

W o r th ie s t A c t u ' i t y ......................................................... Deba ting C lu b 8, Publ ica t io ns 5.

Highest Undergraducite H o n o r ..................................Valedic tory

Favorite S p o r t ..................................................................... Basketball

Favorite G ir ls ’ Schoo l ................................................... C a lh o u n

Favorite N e w sp a p e r ......................................................... N e w Y o r k T im e s

F avor ite College ............................................................... Harvard

Probable L i f e W o r k ...................................................... Business

M o s t P o p u la r ..................................................................... Goldberg

M o s t Bri l l iant ..................................................................... Bandle r

Best A th le te ...........................................................................Schw arz

H andsom es t ...........................................................................Bandle r 8, Oestreicher 5.

M o s t Reliable ........................................................................A. Buchsbaum.

M o s t S tu d io u s ..................................................................... A. Buchsbaum 7, K a h n 6.

F u n n ie s t ....................................................................................Goldberg .

M o s t Sophis t ica ted ............................................................ Bandle r 8, W h i te 5.

M o s t U nsophis t ica ted ...................................................... Samuels 7, Keit 5,

Quietest ............. .................................................................. Samuels 7, Sh ap i ro and K o n h e im

L a z ie s t .......................................................................................Ringel 7, D a n z ig e r 6.

L ivel ies t ....................................................................................W hite .

N oisies t ....................................................................................D- Buchsbaum .

Best Dressed ...................... ................................................ K o n h e im 8, W h i t e 5.

Lad ies ’ M a n ...........................................................................L an g 7, Oestreicher 5.

D o n e M o s t f o r F ra n k l in ............................................. Goldberg .

D o n e F ra n k l in f o r M o s t ............................................. Buschhoff .

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“C h r is”

Entered I ' ) 3 I Harv a rd

P'or th a t fine madness still did he retain W h ich r igh tly shou ld possess a p o e t ’s

bra in. — D ra y to n

R ichard Hass Medal f o r Genera l Excellence 5. F r a n k l in School Medal fo r L a t in 5.F ra n k l in School Medal fo r Genera l Excellence 5. Valedic to ry .French C u p 4.Genera l Excellence Medal 4.Scholarsh ip Medal 1, 2, 4, 5.F ra n k l in i t e : E d i t o r in C hief 5.Red and Blue 4. 5.

E d i t o r in C hief 5.D e b a t in g C lu b 4.Science C lu b 5.Chess M a n a g e r 4.

A a r o n J . B u c h s b a u m

“D o c "

E ntered 19 27 A m h e r s t

Every life is m ean t to help all lives; each m an shouts for all m en ’s life be t terment.

— Cassey

Senior Deba te 4.J u n i o r Deba te 2, 3.Science C l u b — Sect. 5.Class Pres iden t 3.Dance C o m m i t t e e 5.

th ir teen

D a n i e l K. B u c h s b a u m

E n te re d 1 9 2 6 Penn .

T h e tongue can no m a n tam e; it is an u n ru ly evil.

— Bible

Science C l u b 5.Glee C lu b 5.D e b a te C o m m i t t e e 4, 5.F. A. A. Pres iden t 5.M a n a g e r Basketba l l 5.J . V . B asketba l l 4.Soccer 5. Volleyball 5.

R o b e r t L. B u s c h h o f f

“B o b b y ”

E ntered 1 9 2 2 N . Y . U.

Rien ne me presse— N o th in g hurries me. — France

F ra n k l in i t e 5.Red and Blue 4, 5.D e b a t in g C lu b : Secretary 4,Glee C lu b 5.A r t C lu b 5.Class Secre ta ry -T reasu re r 1, 2, 3, 4. Soccer 3.

A r t h u r W . D a n z i g e r , J r .

" A r t y ”

E ntered 1 9 1 4 Ya le

T h e m ind I sw ay by and the heart I bear

Shall never sag w i th d o u b t nor shake w i th fear.

— ShakespeareScholarsh ip 1.F 'rank lin ite 5.Red and Blue 5.S en io r Debate— Alterna te 5,P ic tu re C o m m i t t e e 5.D e b a t in g C lu b 4, 5.Science C lu b 5.C o lu m b ia Debate— Alterna te 4.Class S ec re ta ry -T reasu re r 5.Basketball 5.J . V. Basketball 3.T e n n i s 4. 5.Soccer 3, 5.V ol leyba l l 5.

G e o r g e G . G o l d b e r g , J r .

“G o ld y ”

E n te re d 1 9 Z Z C o lu m b ia

O ne exam ple is w o r t h a th o u san d a r ­gum ents .

— G ladstone

S a lu ta to r ia n 5.K o p l ik M eda l f o r E n g l i sh 5.Genera l Excellence M eda l 1, 3.Scho larsh ip M eda l 1. 2, 3. 4, 5.F ra n k l in i t e — E d i t o r in Chief 5.Red a n d B lue 3, 4 , 5.

E d i t o r in C h ie f 5,S e n io r Deba te 4 .J u n i o r D e b a te — Alte rna te 3.D e b a t in g C lu b 4 , 5.C o lu m b ia Debate 4.Class P re s iden t 1, 2, 4 , 5.

Vice P re s iden t 3.Chess T e a m 4 , 5.

S a n f o r d G r a n o w i t z

“S a n d y ”

E n te re d 1 9 3 0 C o l u m b i a

N o w y ou w il l a d m i t t h a t he is the h a p ­piest of men, fo r he is super ior to eve ry th ing he possesses.

— V o lta ire

F r a n k l in i t e 5.Red an d B lue 5.P ic tu re C o m m i t t e e 5.T e n n i s 5.V o l leyba l l 5.

B e n j a m i n H e f t e r

“B e n n y ”

E n tered 1 9 2 8 N . Y . U.

T e l l me w i th w h o m th o u ar t found , and I will tell thee w h o th o u art.

— G oethe

Glee C lu b 5.Basketbal l 5.J . V. Basketbal l 4.Vol leyba l l 5.Baseball 5.

H a rr y K a h n , J r .

E ntered 1 9 1 1 Harvard

Let th y spccch be better th an silence, or be silent.

— D ionysius , I he Elder

F r a n k l in School Meda l f o r E ng l i sh 5. Scholarsh ip 1, 3.Red and Blue 2, 4, 5.Sen io r Debate 5,J u n i o r Deba te 3.Deb a t in g C lu b 4, 5.Science C lu b 5.Glee C l u b 5.Class Vice Pres ident I , 4, 5.F. A. A. Vice Pres ident 4.J. V. Basketball 3.Soccer 5.Chess T e a m 4.

J e r o m e K e i t , J r .

“Jerry”

E n te re d 1 9 2 9 N . Y . U.

Music h a th charm to soo th the savage breast.

— Proverb

Glee C lu b 5.Dance C o m m i t t e e 5.M a n a g e r Baseball 5.T e n n i s 5.Baseball 5.

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R a l p h K o n h e i m

E n te re d 1 9 2 6 V ir g in ia

Y et is t h a t g ian t very gentle

D e b a t in g C l u b 5

D a v i d L a n g , J r .

“D a v e”

E n tered 1 9 2 9 - 3 1 . 3 3 Georgia

S por t w o u ld be as tedious as w ork . — Shakespeare

Basketball 3, 5.J . V . Basketbal l 3.Soccer 3.Baseball 3, 5.

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“J e r r y ”

E nte red 1 9 2 3 C o lu m b ia

M y s treng th is as the s t rength of ten bccausc m y heart is pure.

— T e n n y s o n

L cfcour t C u p f o r T e n n i s 5.P r o p h e t 5.Scho larsh ip 1, 2, 3.F ra n k l in i t e 5.Sen io r Debate 5, A l te rna te 4.D e b a t in g C lu b 4, 5.

Pres iden t 5.J . V . Basketball 3.T e n n i s 4, 5.Soccer 5.Baseball 5.

H o w a r d L . R i n g e l

“H o w ie ”

E n te re d 1 9 2 6

T h e m arch o f the h u m a n m in d is slow. — B urke

J , V . Basketbal l 4 , 5.T e n n i s 4, 5.Baseball 4.

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“R o s s y ”

E n te re d 1 9 3 0 H a rva rd

Let independence be ou r boast. — H o p k in s o n

F ra n k l in i t e 5.R ed a n d Blue 5.S en io r Deba te 4 , 5.D e b a t in g C lu b 4 , 5.

V ice -P res id en t 5.Basketba l l 5.J . V . Basketba l l 3.Soccer 5.V o l leyba l l 5,Chess T e a m 4 , 5.

J a c k H a r r i s S a m u e l s

“Jackie”

E nte red 1 9 3 1 J o h n s H o p k i n s

W h a t makes life dreary is lack of m o ­tive.

— E lio t

F ra n k l in i t e 5.

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His limbs were cast in manly mold, For hardy sports or contests bold.

— Scot!

H y m n n C u p f o r A thlet ics 5.Scicnce C lu b 5.Glee C lub , President.Sen io r Debate C o m m it tee 5.F. A. A. Sec re ta ry -T reasu re r 5.Basketba ll 4. 5.Soccer 3, 5.Vol leyba l l 4, 5.Baseball 5.

M a r t i n Z. S h a p i r o

“ W u z z ie ”

E n te re d 1 9 2 6 D u k e

Silence is the best resolve. — R o c h fo u c h a u d

D e b a t in g C lu b 5.J . V . B asketba ll 2, 3, 4 .Soccer 5,

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H e r b e r t B . S i l v e r m a n

“H e rb ”

E n te re d 1 9 Z Z H a r v a r d - C o lu m b ia

Besides it is k n o w n he could speak Latin as naturally as a pig could squeak.

— B u tler

Finke ls te in C u p f o r F ren ch 5.H is to r ian 5,Genera l Excellence 2.S cho larsh ip 1, 2, 3, 4.F ra n k l in i t e 5,J u n i o r D eba te 2.D e b a t in g C lu b 5.Science C lu b 5.Glee C lu b T r e a s u r e r 5.Class V ice -P res id en t 2.T en n is 5.T e n n i s M a n a g e r 5.

L e o n a r d T u t t m a n

" T u t t ”

E ntered 1 9 2 8 B o s to n U n ivers i tu

A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing.

— Shakespeare

F ra n k l in i t e 5.Basketba ll 5.J . V, Basketba ll 3, 4.Soccer 5.Baseball 4, 5.

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H unting was the labor of the savages of N or th America, but the amuse­ment of the gentlemen of England.

■— Jo h n s o n

Dance C o m m it te e 5.J . V . Basketball 5.T e n n i s 5.Soccer 5.

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“B u d d y ”

E n te re d 1 9 Z Z B o s to n Universi t i f

Meek and lowly, pure and holy Chief among the blessed three.

— Jeffreys

Glee C lu b 5.D ance C o m m it te e 5.B asketba ll 4 , 5,Soccer 5.V o l leyba l l 4 , 5.

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“S h e r m y ”

E n te re d 1 9 2 3 N . Y . U.

A dinner lubricates business.— S to w e l l

M a n a g e r - in -C h ie f F r a n k l in i t e 5, M a n a g e r - in -C h ie f Red a n d Blue 5,P ic tu re C o m m it te e 5.Science C lu b 5.Glee C lu b 5.J . V . Basketba ll 4.

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Class o f 1933-—SalutatoryA t last, after eleven years of preparation, the class of 1933

is prepared to seek its fortune in the world outside. We are now on the threshhold of life, and we know that we cannot fail to succeed after the great training Franklin has given us. T hose graduating exercises of ours tonight mean but one thing

the culmination of years of earnest, conscientious endeavor. It is to this crowning act of our class that I welcome you, ladies and gentlemen.

B u t words alone cannot make you feel welcome here; deeds and actions must show you how happy we are to have so m any of you with us. Even the great one, W illiam Shakes­peare, expressed like views on this matter of welcoming. Let me quote the words of Portia found in “ T h e Merchant of Venice” when she welcomes Antonio , the best friend of her husband:

“Sir, y o u are very w elcom e to our house;

I t m u s t appear in o ther w a ys than words,T h ere fo re 1 scant th is breathing courtesy .”

M ost of you are such very good friends of our school that you are familiar w ith our graduating exercises. Y ou must, therefore, realize tha t this day is the all- im portant one for us. I t means so much— the end of that happy period of life called school-days,— the departure from a school so fine tha t it has made us all men w ho can face the world w ith confidence,— the leave-taking of our great friends, the faculty, and, above all of Dr. Koenig, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Berenberg.

A nd so, on this last school-day it is w ith a mingled feel­ing of joy and sorrow that we realize that we are now graduat ­ing. I sincerely hope, ladies and gentlemen, that you will en­joy these exercises: and, on behalf of the graduating class, I welcome and salute you.

G e o r g e G. G o l d b e r g , J r .

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Class H is tor ipLadies and Gentlemen:—

H. G. Wells was said once to have remarked, upon the completion of his “ Outline of H is to ry” , that he had based the book upon the theory th a t history consisted mainly of a series of social and economic revolutions. If we assume his hypothesis to be a correct one, he could not have to ld the complete story of m ankind , because he had neglected to include one of the greatest social u p ­heavals in history, the cause of which sits collectively before you at this m o ­m ent in the shape of the Class of 1933.

Eleven years ago, before the Great Upheaval had begun, there stood on the south side of 89 th Street near Central P a rk West a small b ro w n intellectual looking building. T h is building, together w i th its inmates, was k n o w n as F ranklin School, an institution which had been originally founded for the edi­fication of normal boys w ithou t pernicious or destructive tendencies, and which up to September 25th , 1922, had succeeded admirably in accomplishing its purpose. O n that fatal day, however, the school’s glorious reputation of half a century was destined to be shattered, for in a llowing the “ M alevolent Seven” w ith in its portals, F rank lin admitted creatures w h o certainly were no t normal and w h o were no t only to bul ly the whole school in to submission, b u t w ho were to dismantle a goodly portion of the building. H ad one left oneself open to deception, one w ould have decided tha t the “ Malevolent Seven” had the innocent ou tw ard appearance of six harmless little boys and B uddy White. One w ould have predicted— quite excusably too— that the History of the Class of 1933 w ould parallel tha t of previous graduating classes and th a t we w ould fo llow precedents established by the first classes of the school. I t was taken for granted tha t this class w ould allow itself to be submerged in the tradition and routine which had overwhelmed its predecessors. T h i s was no t so. For after their very first day in F rank lin ’s cloistered halls, the “ Seven” had proceed­ed to abolish no t only one another bu t also the oldest traditions of the school. Even the redoubtable Dr. Koenig was awed by their brazen guts. T h e “ Seven” grew in person and in num ber from year to year; in fact, they were practically doubled by the addition of Sherman Wiesen and Leonard T u t tm a n to their ranks. T h e y multiplied so rapidly and they became so formidable tha t by Intermediate I they had taken over the management of the school. A year later they were giving the teachers demerits.

It is not to be hoped, however, tha t the “ Seven” w ould confine their malicious activities to the interior of the school building. In no time at all they had embarked upon the scientific demolishment of 89 th street, and in do ­ing so they precipitated the great Social Upheaval of which I have already spoken. Beginning by inflicting mere physical violence, they had soon estab­lished a reign of terror th roughou t the surrounding region. T h e y struck fear into the heart of every hum an being in the neighborhood. N o phrase since the “ bogey m a n ” has proved more effective in Irightening children than “ T h e Malevolent Seven are Riding T o n ig h t . ” If you dare venture w ith in heaving distance of the School just before lunch period or before 3 :0 0 p. m., you will

see every man. wom an, and child, for miles around running for cover. You will get a mild idea of the gravity of the situation when you see how this con­tinual emigration has depopulated the habitable area around the School, and only when you view the vast tract of devastated waste land will you realize how thoroughly the "Seven" have done their work, A federal commission re­cently sent to investigate this state of affairs was driven away by a volley of chalk from the windows. Since that incident, no one has dared to approach the building and the neighborhood is now absolutely devoid of man and beast.

In spite of their inhum an tendencies, the "Malevolent Seven” and their co­horts were in the habit of approaching normalcy about once a year, and during this period they would stoop to doing w hat the more commonplace classes did. T h e y published several newspapers, among them "R ad io” , " T h e Soft Soaper” , ‘ T h e Ink B lo tch” , and ‘‘T h e Daily D i r t ,” T h e last of these was the only periodical which had the honesty to admit tha t it expected to come out at very irregular intervals, depending upon when the staff of editors, otherwise know n as D an Buchsbaum, could borrow somebody’s mimeograph and steal some of M r. K ah ls trom ’s paper.

I regret to say tha t in interclass competition we were consistently unsuc­cessful. In Intermediate III and IV we lost the penmanship plaque, and we have the distinction of being the only class since about 1895 to lose three out of four interclass debates.

W ith regard to our scholastic achievements and ‘Varsity athletics, h o w ­ever, we have made a much more successful showing. We have the m ajority of the 'Varsity men on nearly every athletic team: in this year of extreme finan­cial difficulty, we have succeeded in continuing the publication of the ‘‘Red and Blue.” and it was the support of this class combined w ith the excellent w ork of the managerial staff which pu t the magazine over. In our College Board examinations we have acquired some really fine grades: and our teachers, in spite of their continued assertions to the contrary, th ink we can be counted upon to repeat this year.

T h u s ends officially the History of the Class of 1933. Hereafter each member m ust write his ow n individual history. We can only hope that the pa r t will prove greater than the whole, and tha t each of us will be a greater disturbance to M a nk ind than all of us have been to Franklin.

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Class ProphecyFor m any years I sat in m y classroom and wondered w h a t success each of

m y classmates w ould achieve. T h e n came the great day when I was appointed to give a short account of the future of each one of those august members of the class of ’33. O n that day I knew tha t either some seer w ould have to foretell something for me or else I w ould have to make up an oration tha t w ou ld pass for a prophecy. T o compromise between these tw o alternatives, I climbed in to m y trusty submarine-auto-gyro and projected myself about 60 years into the future or until such a time when all m y classmates could meet me in Heaven.

U p o n m y arriving at the gates I was greeted by Ju p i to r and Juno , who, by the way, had no t yet been re-juvenated. I was rather surprised to see most of m y former lazy mates stretched out among the gods on the Elysian fields, w ith Psyche lolling in their midst. N a tura l ly m y curiosity was aroused; so I prevailed upon Jupiter to tell me w ha t fortunes he had devised for each of them.

“ Over there,” he told me, ‘‘you see m y three headed guardian Cerberus. For eleven years White, Hefter, T u t tm a n , and Wiesen stood on F ra n k l in ’s door ­step and watched boys, girls, mothers, fathers, automobiles, and horses come and go. T h e n they each got jobs watching ex-presidents dedicate dams: this occupation was naturally incidental to their highly profitable commercial en te r ­prises. Y ou know of course tha t these four were the first ones to run a profit ­able bank honestly, in New York. After death I reunited this miraculous q u a r ­tette and made each of them a part of m y three-headed dog. Sherman Wiesen is the body, all of it. Rather a gay dog! d o n ’t you think.

Jerome Keit retired from business after writing the biggest original tunc h i t of the age. He spent fifteen years collaborating w ith himself on the words and music and finally christened his brain-child, “ I Cover the W ater F r o n t” watching ‘‘T h e Girl of M y Dreams,” while ‘‘She’s Com ing round the M o u n ­ta in ,” although ‘‘I ’ve T im e on m y H a n d s” I keep ‘‘Crying A ga in” because “ I ’ve T o ld every little Star” tha t my ‘‘Sweet Adeline” is the ‘‘Sweetheart of six other Guys.”

Aaron Buchsbaum and David Lang joined together for their comm on use­fulness. Aaron having a passion for experimentation used David to recruit subjects for him. After tw o rather hectic years, these unique gentlemen retired for a period of tw en ty years. After they were again set free, David supported them both by posing for everything from ‘‘Palmolive Soap” to ‘‘M o sk o w i tz ’ fish for the Lenten festivals.” Aaron limited his natural impulses for dissect­ing, to these posters, and was David ‘cut u p .’

Herbert Silverman after having received the degrees of A.B.. L L .D . , B.L., M.S., and the I. O. O. F., the last meaning the Independent Order of O dd Fel­lows, invented an alarm clock for the purpose of getting knowledge seeking Franklinites to school before the English period expired. He then travelled to China where he met W yllis Bandler w ho had been teaching chcmistry to Con- fucionists and Zoroastrians ever since he had graduated from Harvard. U p o n leaving he had been offered the chair of modern literature in the college. He refused the job bu t took the chair w ith him to China. These tw o budding geniuses collaborated on a vest pocket edition of all the ancient Chinese customs.

T hey then returned to America and solved every C hina tow n murder mystery for a period of twenty years. "Their m otto was "custom made Murder Solu­tions: if you are not satisfied where you now deal try our models for a day, and then leave them if you can."

H ow ard Ringel continued through life to exercise one of the better a t ­tributes which he acquired at F'ranklin, namely that of resting at any and all times. He got his picture in every one of the better newsreels as a living ex ­ample of the famous advertising slogan: "Y ou will sleep better on T im m o n s .” He also proved that a more or less normal person revolved one and one-half times for every hour of sleep. T h is gave him approximately 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 more revolutions than any one else.

David Schwarz spelled only tw o words wrong in the course of a rather long and varied career as the second best know n manufacturer in New York. U p o n writing for admission to Heaven he spelled both Charon and Styx wrong and for that reason Charon, my boatman, refused to carry him across the river Styx and condemned him forever to play soccer w ith dead members of the p ro ­fessional Child School.

Daniel K. Buchsbaum made a great success of supplying meat and vege­tables to his consolidated T io ra t i Cam p Corporation at the 1928 rates of ex ­change, namely, tw o chickens for every pot.

George Goldberg, w ho had spent many years at F ranklin practicing to be the most efficient expert worrier in the world, soon found tha t neither the Red and Blue nor Franklinite had given him enough practice. Therefore after sev­eral private conferences w ith himself he worried out a solution to the greatest of golfing problems, namely, how to lower one’s score. T h e most efficient way he discovered was to use one’s feet and not to keep one’s eye on the ball. George’s best score was 148 strokes and 65 lusty boots.

Spooning under the tree over there w ith Diana sits Maurice Weiss. I t was no time at all before he had taken Emily P o s t ’s place in the world of etiquette. Besides this supreme achievement Maurice edited an "advice to the lovelorn” column, giving first hand information on any and all problems.

H arry Kahn, the honey-voiced persuader of Franklin School, found his first job selling tickets to a ‘‘Mysteries of the Orient explained” side show at Coney Island. He soon became a representative in W ashington where he won all his debates by waiting until his opponents had stopped talking and then shouting vociferously: “Ha, so you d o n ’t read W alter L ippm an .” (By the way, an orchid to the fellow w ho told Harry tha t W alter had never heard of F rank lin .)

Sanford G ranow itz soon found that U n ion Square could not hold both the Communists and himself, so he sat dow n to invent a new serum (theorum to you) to prove that diam ond rays are generated from Kimberly and not from the stratosphere as Professor Piccard had supposed. Jus t between one pin picker- upper and all you paper box putter-awayers, Sanford was quite a droll fellow.

M art in Shapiro, F ran k l in ’s delegate to the Geneva peace conference, soon found tha t diplomacy did not pay. He then turned his thoughts to more lucrative fields and got his picture on all billboards as the shining example of w ha t " M y r o w i tz ’s soap to freshen the skin” actually could accomplish.

Ralph Konheim found, to his delight, th a t he could correlate business and pleasure under one heading. He contracted w ith the city of N ew Y o rk to fill in the dents which he made on the mall while skating, w i th non-dentable concrete. A t first this seemed a good idea, b u t after approximately one m o n th in this business he found tha t he could not avoid falling dow n on his ow n job : so he gave up the whole idea.

Robert Buschhoff achieved success by amassing an enormous pile of furs for his fa ther’s hide business at no cost whatsoever. He received these pelts from the Indians by offering them a chance on a new Emerson radio in return for a silver fox.

Jack Samuels was New Y o r k ’s foremost theatre goer and could tell you the love life tha t every chorus girl in every show on B roadw ay at a m o m en t’s notice. For this reason he was k n ow n as the T e x a n W alte r Winchell, No. 505. Jack ran for vice-president in 1957. His slogan was: “ D r in k m y mineral oils, they will keep you healthy and wealthy and wealthy and healthy and healthy and wealthy until Kate Smith pushes the m oon over the m ounta in .

A r th u r Danziger made so m any trips to Europe tha t he tho u g h t himself equal of any captain on the Atlantic. One stormy night he took over com ­m and of the R e x at the request of its captain, w h o intended to w in the bo a t ’s bridge trophy at any cost. Three m onths later the R e x was sighted off the coast of N orw ay ; it had made the slowest crossing of the Atlantic since Columbus, three m onths and 45 seconds.

Robert Ross after m any vain attempts at success, found tha t a tonsorial career was not for h im ; he therefore retired, his hair still uncombed. Robert spent his spare time practicing to be the fastest radio announcer under the ether. His speed record was 280 words per minute, established on April 3rd in the year 23 after Ford.

As I retired for m y Stygian cave forlorn w ith a bottle of B a p ’s Plue Bib- bon Ralt Meer under m y arms, m y last view of m y former comrades was one which certainly made me believe tha t everything tha t Jup ite r had told me was true. T h e y were all spread out in alphabetical order, each of them, in his turn, ardently wooing the hand of Psyche, while over in one corner stood Cerberus, longingly seeking to jo in the crowd, bu t unable to even move its heavy body.

G e r a l d L . O e s t r e i c h e r .

ValedictoryA lthough we, the class of 193'i, should here say goodbye, we feel

that we do not in t ru th say goodbye, for we’re not leaving the influences which have formed us; they linger with us, remain deep within us for ­ever: nor do we dissolve from ourselves, for we have had a profound effect upon one another, and that effect, if not its cause, must and should stay w ith us always. I must, then, say farewell rather than goodbye, farewell to the youth from which we are now departing to become men; farewell to our teachers, and until we again come to them for their advice or their company, may the memory of the counsel and comradeship which they have already given to us, survive in us. Farewell to the school itself; it too we shall meet again, for as we have often said in moments of that temporary fury which every environment of our society must occasionally produce in us, the place is practically indestructible. Farewell to some of tha t playfulness in which we have indulged, for we now accept w ith time, slowly, some of us, but inevitably, the responsibility imposed by our society upon its members; but may that playfulness not die out, may it continue in the same spirit in which we accepted it. Farewell, then, to our schooldays, w ith all their comedies and tragedies, their joys, their sor­rows, their carefreeness, their companionship.

"F o rsa n et haec o l im m em in isse i u v a b i t :

A n d perhaps y o u w i l l so m ed a y rejoice to rem em ber these th in g s .”

As we look back on the events which have occurred at Franklin, events which seemed great tragedies or great conquests, but which now are ethereal remembrances and dreams, we realize that a definite stage in our life has been passed. T h e life itself can never again be ours, by experience or memory; only the factors which have built us leave their inobliterable stamp upon us. T h e teachers and their friendship, rather than their classes, the method of thought, rather than the subjects, the atmosphere, rather than the events, these are the things which we continue to cherish.

W e are now departing from our school, a school named for Benja ­min Franklin . As he excelled in various fields, politics, science, invention, economics, so, I hope, will each of us excel in his field, a broader more world ly area than those we have experienced at school, bu t the same thing on a greater scale.

As F ranklin once wandered in to the strange world of Philadelphia w ith a loaf of bread under each arm, so must we now grope more or less b lindly in to the u n know n cosmos ahead, under our left arm knowledge, under our right arm friendship.

O ur school, then, speeds each of us onward, like the Spartan mother of old bidding her son return either w ith his shield or on it. A nd in con­verse we say to Franklin ; farewell, farewell bu t not goodbye.

S. W y l l i s B a n d l e r , J r .

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Class o f 1934 Famous Characters

If everybody in Senior B were to be som eone else for one

day, here is a list o f the people they w o u ld be:

A r t h u r A l s b e r g — K ing Kong.

B e n j a m i n ARNSTEIN— Charles B uttersw orth .

S t u a r t BALLIN— T h e K atzenjam m er Kids (b o th o f t h e m ) .

R i c h a r d B a n d l e r — N . T . G.

B u r t o n BOOKSTAVER— James J. Walker.

L e w is C o h n — J im L ondos .

R o b e r t E n g l a n d e r — A lbert Einstein.

M i l t o n G r o e t z i n g e r — H arry L an gd on .

H e r b e r t G o l d s c h m i d t — M ae West.

R o b e r t J a c o b s o n — R ip V a n W inkle .

H e n r y LEHRBURGER— M o r to n D o w n e y .

B e n j a m i n L e v ENE— R eed Harris.

R o b e r t LISSAUER— George G ershwin.

H a r v e y O r k i n — J esse C raw ford (H e plays the O r k in ) .

W a l t e r S c h l o s s — E ly Culbertson.

L o u i s St e r n — B aseball Joe.

A.LAN T iGNER— T he Schuberts (b o th o f them, a l s o ) .

L e o p o l d T u c h m a n — J ack Pearl.

H e n r y WESTHEIMER— O lin D o w n e s .

E d w i n W e i s l — T he T i m i d Soul.

E d w a r d W e i s s— T he S h a d o w .

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Letters that Were NeVer SentM ay 19, 1965.

Dear M r. Hall,

I am enclosing a check for $3 .50 for the seven w indow s which I broke in Senior A. I hope you weren’t too hard on poor George, he really meant well. I hope tha t this recompense does no t reach you at too late a date as I always like to be prompt.

Respectively,H e r b e r t B . S i l v e r m a n .

J u ly 2, 1936.

Mr. David P. Berenberg,

W e thank you for your generous contr ibution to the So­ciety for the Advancement of Hitlerism in the U ni ted States.

S a n f o r d M. G r a n o w i t z ,

T reasurer.

J u ly 28, 1933.

M r. D onald Macken,

W e are enclosing a generous contract for the price you asked. We hope you will reconsider and join our famous firm. Y ou are wasting your time in tha t school and we feel tha t your true artistry will come to the spotlight once you start working for us. °

Sincerely yours,

D i e g o R i v e r a .

President— U. S. Sign and Poster Co.

M r. Eli Allison,

Enclosed find check for $1 0 ,0 0 0 from International So­ciety for Advancement of Science for your finding of the abso­lute zero. We know that your experience at F ranklin School has made you adept at finding this mark.

Yours truly,

H a r r y K a h n ,

President, L .L .B ., A.B., B.S., P h .D ., D .F .

Hi^h Spots o f 1932'^1933 Season1 lie Birch W athcn Soccer game played in freezing

weather--------

T h e famous second issue of the Red and Blue in which was written a certain editorial.

T h e thrill F ranklin basketball rooters got when an a lum ­nus of 1932 led a spirited cheer between the halves of the L in ­coln game.

T h e mid -season change in teachers whereupon marks dropped and knowledge rose.

T h e loss of inferiority complex after w inning three bas­ketball games in a week.

T h e closed class meetings in Senior A when the Dance Committee was chosen and an evening graduation was decided upon.

T h e first day on which the school was treated to a view of Dr. Koenig.

T h e second day on which the school was treated to a view of Dr. Koenig.

T h e final meeting of the Debating Club at Mr. Hall 's house where a prize was awarded to a certain member.

T h e meeting of the Science Club at the school after dark.T h e teachers’ meeting at which fifteen class officers were

present.T h e interesting Jun io r Debate, and the surprising ability

uncovered in Ju n io r II.T h e expression on Mr. M acken’s face during the basket­

ball game w ith Fieldston.

T h e return and addition to the basketball team of a cer­tain Senior whose presence on the court aided no little.

T h e discovery that the P. A. A. is only $106 short instead of $107.

T h e publishing of four issues of the Red and Blue despite conditions.

T h e publishing of the year-book despite lack of support and prophecies to the opposite.

Design for Leaving(Before English class any M onday m orn in g ) .Keit— Here it is ha lf past eight, and we’re the only ones

here.Oestreicher— Aw , nuts.(Enter Aaron Buchsbaum w ith smile on his face ) .

Keit— ^Who’s that?Oestreicher— It m ight be Doc. Hello, Doc.Doc— ^Ugh. (like an E s q u im o ) .(Enter Dan, Schwarz, Shapiro, Wiesen, and R o s s ) .Ross— Hello, boys.(N o a n s w e r ) .D an— Kachoooooo.Wiesen— Gesundheit.Shapiro— ^Hitlerite.(Enter Kahn w ith six College Board books under arm.

He sits dow n and prepares to s t u d y ) .Kahn— Keep quiet, youse guys, I w an t to study. Oestreicher— ^Let’s see your operation.Kahn— Ich wurde geworden haben se in-r-(m um bles on) (Enter Bandler, Weiss, Granowitz , BuschhofF, Konheim

and R in g e l ) .Konheim— W h o ’s done their Spanish?Weiss— W h o ’s done their geometry?Ringel— W h o ’s done their typewriting?G ranow itz— W h o ’s got money for the Eranklinite? Bandler— W h o gyped my Latin, German, Physics, E n g ­

lish, and Solid?(Enter D a n z ig e r ) .Voices— Y ou owe me— 2.50— 1.75— 2.2 5 — .75— etc. Kahn— ^Artie, how about paying up tha t 3 cents I lent

to you on March 13, 1931?Danziger— Here’s a penny on account, I have no more. ( (E n te r , .White, Hefter, T u t t m a n ) .W hite— Ha-cha-cha. W h a t a dame!Hefter— W h a t a party.T u t tm a n — W h a t a night!A ll— W h a t happened?White, Hefter, and T u t tm a n — Oh, youse guys w o u ld n ' t

appreciate. ( T o W iesen). H o w far did you get last night? Wiesen— Ah, cut it out. I was home studying.Lower pane in right w indow whistles th rough teeth;

— Oh, yeah.

(Enter Mr. Hall w ith Goldberg).Mr. Hall— positively the 15th.Goldberg— T here’s no material, money, cuts, and Silver­

m an—Handler— T h e 20th.G ranow itz— ^{authoritatively) I 'h e Franklinite— blub—Oestreicher— W h a t Franklinite?(Bell rings. Lang rushes in loaded dow n with track

spikes, baseball pants, basketball, fishing rod.)Lang; Lm all worn out. Gee, w ha t a party!Mr. Hall— N o w in Bobbie Burns' T h e C o t te r ’s Sa turday

B a th — (Samuels opens the door, looks around, suddenly real­izes that he is in school, walks out.)

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(Denoting the lapse of 35 minutes. T h e class is seated;.Mr. Hall— Let me read tha t—(Enter Silverman, eyebrows raised.)Mr. Hall, pulling a turnip watch from between T i m e and

tne lesson book: Y ou are, as it were, actually 35 .86 7 5 4 8 9minutes late. Hereafter, this afternoon, today, you will re­main in this institution from the time you enter until you leave.

Silverman (belligerently) T h e clock downstairs is wrong. M y m other ’phoned me, I was getting a pad from Mr. Kahl- s trom ,--------

( T h e M ap of Europe on the wall jitters and falls as the curtain.)

Pomes W hat D o n t R im eB stands f o r B and le r W h o w i t h S i lverm an fights ;H e goes ro l ler sk a t in g S u n d ay , M o n d a y , T u esd ay , W ednesday ,

T h u r s d a y , F r id a y evenings.

B stands f o r B u ch sb a u m ( D o c ’s t u r n y o u k n o w . )

O n all o u r com m ittees H e ’s the w h o le Kaboodle .

B stands f o r B u ch sb a u m D.W i t h girls he does blush .Because o f the F. A. A. dues He is q u i te affluent .

B s tands f o r Buschhoff O n d ra w in g he dotes.D a i ly to schoolM u c h m o n ey he carries in his left h ip

pocket .

D stands f o r D a n z ig e r T h e a th letic reporte r .He a lw ays owesM o re t h a n tw en ty -f ive cents.

G stands f o r Go ldberg O u r b r ig h t sh in in g l ight .O n ,0 4 cocktailsHe can get very inebriated.

G stands f o r G r a n o w i t z He can act like a mule .O v e r his chinH o w the w o rd s do overflow.

H stands f o r H e f te r W i t h pep h e ’s agog.He w alks a ro u n d In a big mis t.

K stands f o r K a h n T h e a rg u in g type.Som e th in k s h e ’s ro t te n B u t we t h in k h e ’s m ature .

K s tands f o r Keit W i t h th u n d e ro u s din.He looks o u t the w i n d o w A n d M in n ie looks nice.

K stands f o r K o n h e im A n d K o n h e im f o r Kay,He k n o w s his H is to ry A n d F rench k ings ' h o tcha .

L stands f o r L a n g He came n one too soon.Each n ig h t o f the week W i t h girls he does coffee-pot.

O s tands f o r Oestre icher He th in k s he 's q u i te slick.O u t o f dancing w i t h girlsHe gets q u i te a b lo w f r o m the fo o t .

R stands f o r R ingel O u i te carefree is he.W h e n he sh o u ld be serious He laughs h a - h a - h a — .

R stands f o r R oss O b o y w h a t a man.He daily is asked“ O ld o r n e w a r r an g e m e n t f o r entrance to

college?”

S s tands f o r Sam uels His expression looks h u r t .O f all p r iv a te business H e k n o w s all the s c h m u tz .

S s tands f o r S c h w a rz O f ( v o ) lu m in o u s schnozzle .Spel l ing to h imIs all one h u g e p ro b lem .

S stands f o r S i lve rm an O n L a t in h e ’s nu ts .F r o m all o f his classes He takes m a n y incisions.

S s tands f o r S h a p i ro E v e r the wag.H o w he does lau g h A t his o w n choke.

T stands f o r T u t t m a n ' K in g T u t ” o r ” T u t t y . ”His h u m o r a t timesBecomes very near the border l ine . C o m e

o v e r som e t im e .)

W s tands f o r Weiss H e ’s a ba rracuda T o m o r r o w w e ' l l findHis absent male re la t ion o f the sccond degree.

W s ta n d s f o r W h ite ,Pep, w o m e n , v igor.He likes his girlsW i t h a h o tch a c o n v o lu t io n .

W stands f o r W iescn A n d R e d and B lue ads.B u t all he can getA rc f r iends o f his male pa ren t .

A. Meeting o f the Franklinite Staff(Seated on desks in the bookkeeping room are Danziger,

Silverman. Goldberg, and, Oestreicher) .Danziger— I’ll stay just five minutes more for your rotten

old meeting. (Puts on hat and coat.) Where are the others.’’ And w ho wants a meeting anyway i*

Goldberg— Y o u ’ll stay until the meeting is over. We have to decide something.

Oestreicher— Oh, nuts.Silverman— Here they come.(Enter Granowitz , Bandler, Ross, Wiesen, T u t tm a n ,

Buschhoff.)G ranow itz— Meeting come to order.Buschhoff— W h o made you chairman?Oestreicher— W here’s Samuels?All— W h o cares?G ranow itz— Shut up. L e t’s get dow n to business. Buschhoff— W h o wants to flip nickels?All— Piker.Goldberg— Shut up. T h e business board called this meet­

ing. so listen to them,G ranow itz— We only have eighty dollars in advertising.

W e need tw o hundred more, so—Buschhoff— ^Well, d o n ’t look at me. I ’m not the Business

Manager.Wiesen— Oh, shut up. You have no spirit.G ranow itz— Everyone should pledge himself to a page. Danziger— One minute more and I leave.Goldberg— Oh, for crying out loud, leave.Danziger— Jus t for that I ’ll stay.Bandler— Gee, tanks.G ranow itz— A nd Senior B must give an ad or we’ll not

p r in t their picture.T u t tm a n — Right.Buschhoff— Aw , they w o n ’t give a darn.(A t this m oment Samuels enters.)All— Hooray.Goldberg— Jack, can you get us an ad?Samuels— Well, I can try.Ross— ^Let’s take a vote.G ranow itz— All those in favor of the motion say aye. Danziger— ^What motion?G ranow itz— O. K. M otion passed.All— W h a t ’s passed?

G ranow itz— N ext come commissions to guys w ho bring in ads.

Buschhoff— (w aking u p ) — Hooray. Commissions.Oestreicher— N o t for the staff, dope, for outsiders.G ranow itz— ^AIl in favor of 5% commission raise hands.T u t tm a n — H o w about 10% ?Wiesen— H o w about the Staff? We ought to get some­

thing.Buschhoff— W here’s your spirit, Wiesen? I w o u ld n ’t

take money.All— ^No. N o t if your hands were tied behind your back.Danziger— I ’m getting out of here.Bandler— W hat? H aven’t you gone yet?G ranow itz— ^O. K. M otion carried. Meeting adjourned.All— W h a t motion? W h a t meeting?Goldberg— Wait. H o w about the w ri t ing end. Y ou

fellows have to write up your assignments.Danziger— Have you done yours, Sharlie?Goldberg— Say, I thought you were leaving.(Insulted Danziger exits.)G ranow itz— H o w about another dance? W e figured out

that we could make at least one hundred dollars.Goldberg— T h a t ’s right.G ranow itz— I could get an orchestra for . Say,

where is everybody?Goldberg— Here I am.

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ro c ty-seven

The Red and. BlueDespite the depression, of which it may be assumed that

we all have heard, and despite the board of editors, four whole, long, fat, high, juicy, meaty issues of the R E D A N D B L U E

emerged in fairly good condition from T h e J o h n S. Correll Co.. Inc. T h e abundance of material, and the subtle methods by which that abundance was made to seem a superfluity, were the salient characteristics of the magazine.

T h e benefits of membership in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association were evident by the beaming faces and joyful miens of the delegates w ho evaded one and one half days of work in the Franklin mines. T h is expense as well as (if not better than ) the whole, total entirety of our quarterly, rested on the shoulders and golden hearts of the friends of the parents of the advertising department.

T h e R e d a n d B l u e has been organized to promote creative effort, and that the A r t Club does so is indubitable. T h e editors in facto created, the editors in n o m in e and the mortal students laughed. T hose w ho in our opinion (you can see from the front of this volume that we are they, mostly) deserve credit are the members of the board of editors:

George G. Goldberg, J r . ; S. W yllis Bandler, J r . ; Harry Kahn. J r . ; Robert R. Ross, Benjamin Levene, Benjamin Arn-

stein, Harvey Orkin, A r th u r W . Danziger, J r . ; and a business staff composed of Sanford Granowitz , Sherman Wiesen.

f o r t y - n in e

The Senior PromenadeW h a t was the Savoy Plaza 's pleased astonishment one

morning to receive a most business-like deputation from the il­lustrious institute of higher education of which this is the year­book! After several moments of hefty debate the terms were arranged according to the iron firmness of Messrs. Keit, White, Weiss, and A. Buchsbaum.

O w ing to the overwhelming kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Keit, for either of w hom any member of our class w^ould in gratitude lay dow n his life, we had for our amuse­ment Jack Berger’s stupendous and hotcha orchestra. Belle Baker. A r th u r Tracey (the Street Singer to y o u ) , Jackie Ostei man. T h e D on Hall T r io , Ben Alley, Gracie and Charlie Her­bert, seven-year-old Eugene Martin, accompanied at the piano by Abner Silvers and Leo Diamond.

T h e dance was admitted, as usual, to be the best ever given. But this year, as you can gather from the imposing array of names above, the most sumptuous, luxurious, and magnificent of proms was given.

Because of the success of our first dance upon which we cleared almost fifty dollars, the Senior class held a Supper P rom on the roof of Mr. Pierre’s beautiful and spacious hotel.

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The Science CluhT h e Franklin Scicncc Club of 19 ” 2-3 held its first meet­

ing at the home of Mr. Oestreicher and foundations were im ­mediately laid for a series of verbal battles on the membership limitation question. 1 he Club was originally to consist of nine Senior A members in conformity with Mr. A llison’s wishes and in accorcfance with the constitutions of previous years: hence it was inevitable that Mr. D. Buchsbaum w ho is an in ­veterate enemy of all unanimous agreements should proceed to toss the first bomb-shell by unheardofly advocating the eligi­bility of Senior B ’s. T h is m otion having been tenderly de­molished, a more plausible one was b rought forth to the effect that membership be increased to eleven instead of nine, since several desirable members of Senior A had not yet been ad ­mitted. T h is motion, however, was also defeated because it was felt tha t if it were passed the Club would be under obliga­t ion to extend its quota every time a new applicant appeared.

Let it not be thought, however, that any element of dis­sension or frivolity was prevalent at meetings. O n the con­trary, in spite of the fact tha t we heartily enjoyed our heated discussions, they were distinctly subordinated to the current scientific topic to be discussed. A m ong the subjects which the Club covered during the year were astronomy, radio and tele­vision, static and current electricity, bacteriology, chemistry and others. M r. Allison also introduced a discussion on psychic science which was not, he admitted, a physical science bu t never­theless one which was w or thy of thorough investigation. In displaying his remarkable ability to clarify for us the most difficult of subjects, Mr. Allison unw it t ing ly made us aware of our good fortune in having him as our advisor and leader. He did more than teach us to understand the fundamental principles of Science. He instilled each of us w ith a sincere and conscientious interest and w ith the desire to know more about and to go deeper into Science, which is the ultimate goal of the Club.

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ChessT h is year our Chess team had a most unfortunate season.

T h e boys w ho were on the team failed to produce a single vic­tory. However, there was little opportun ity for practice and less for matches: and on these reasons we claim a foul. Only six boys tried for the team and in only one match did we have our best representatives in action. 1 hose w ho were on the team are Mr. Levene, the captain, manager, best player, etc., Mr. Goldberg, Mr. Schloss, Mr. Ross, and Billy Katzenstein, the boy wonder of Intermediate III.

We played matches w ith McBurney, Brooklyn Prep, and T r in i ty w i th disastrous results. F rom all over M anhat tan challenges flew from schools w ho hoped to add another victory to their credit. We were taken ini’ No! a thousand times no! Rather than have F rank l in ’s banner trail in the dirt again, we sacrificed ourselves to save F rank l in ’s name. We upped and disbanded. Ha-cha-cha!

Seriously though, we have one player w ho knows how to maneuver his men so that he always wins, draws, or loses. Mr. Levene is the m an w h o has this undeniably fine characteris­tic. He managed to win the Private School Cham pionship of New Y ork and did equally as well in the New Y ork Scholastic C ham pionship T ou rnam en t . Nevertheless, his head has not swelled in the least, and he is still nice enough to autograph chess-boards and men for his thousands of admirers.

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Senior Interclass Dehate1 he th ir ty-s ix th annual intcrclass debate took place at

the school on the evening of April 21, 193^. T1 he gymnasium was filled almost to capacity, and the listeners were treated to an interesting debate on a timely subject, "Resolved: T h a t the nations of the world adopt a plan of complete disarmament excepting for such forces as arc needed for police protection.”

Senior B upheld the affirmative. Mr. Levene, w ho re­futed. Mr. Goldschmidt, and Mr. Jacobson were their speakers w i th Mr. T igner as alternate. Senior A ’s team was composed of Messrs. Oestreicher, Ross, and Kahn, Mr. Danziger being the alternate. T h e judges for the debate were Messrs. H er ­bert Erdman, Haro ld Loewenheim, and Stanley Wronker, prominent alumni of the school.

Mr. Berenberg delivered the introductory address, and then M r. Levene opened the debate for the affirmative. He reviewed the history of disarmament and showed that the world needs disarmament to cure world ills. Mr. Oestreicher, the first speaker of the negative, humorously refuted the former’s points, and then showed that war could only be avoided by the elim­ination of its causes rather than its means.

Mr. Jacobson, of the affirmative, pointed out tha t dis­arm ament would eliminate the causes of war by ending fear and jealousy. T h e next speaker on the negative, Mr. Ross, dwelt upon the flaws in a system of complete disarmament. T h e last direct speaker for the affirmative was Mr. Goldschmidt, w h o gave a plan for complete disarmament and told of the huge sums of money wasted on the buildings of armaments.

Mr. Kahn, the last speaker for the negative, said that man has always fought th roughou t the ages and would con­tinue to do so. T h e law of the survival of the fittest still holds, he said. T h e n in a bril liant ‘‘reductio ad absurdum ” he pictured life in a completely disarmed world. Mr. Levene attempted to show in his lengthy rebuttal tha t the negative had avoided the question, bu t he failed to swing the vote of judges, w h o decided unanimously for the negative team.

T h e whole affair was very capably handled by the De­bate Committee composed of Daniel Buchsbaum, ’33, David Schwarz, ’33, and Benjamin Arnstein, ’34. T h e proceeds of the debate went to the Frank lin Athletic Association.

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Franklin Debating CluhApproxim ately the thirtieth year of the reign of F’ranklin’s worthiest

activity ran out its preordained course at Mr. H a l l ’s house as per usual. T h is time both Mr. Hall and Mr. Berenherg cooperated in solving the w or ld ’s p rob ­lems. and either of them, (or both, if y o u ) , could most advantageously be ad ­ded to Mr. Roosevelt’s kitchen-cabinet. Instead of paying the national debt w ith the profits accruing to them this year, Mr. Hall and Mr. Berenherg made a very w or thy addition to Franklin. A library of debating books was started; and, although, you could never get one when you wanted it, still it was a comforting thought to know they were there.

Since the meetings intervening between the first one and the last one are merely anticlimaxes in comparison to these two, we shall only discuss those meetings held respectively at Mr, Goldberg’s house and that at Mr, H a l l ’s, D ur ing the course of the first meeting Mr. Oestreicher was elected president of the club, Mr, Ross, vice-president, and the office of Scribe (secretary to the u n ­init iated) was designated as filled upon the election of Mr, Goldschmidt. Mr, Hall then made a remark tha t for the first time in years the president had not had the first meeting of the club at his ow n house, and the debating club had actually begun. We talked upon many things including the five day week, disarmament, and the advisabili ty of a dictatorship. We solved all of the w o r ld ’s m ajor problems and even attempted to prove that Latin was unneces­sary in the high school.

In the last meeting of the club the prizes were awarded, and Mr. G o ld ­berg received the ten dollar gold piece for being the most successful speaker of the year. He received the gold only, however, after Mr, Hall had explained his possession of that piece, and had proved to the club tha t he was in no sense a hoarder. Mr. Goldsmith also received a similar, a lthough not so large, rem un­eration for his services as secretary. We then retired from the living-room to the d in ing-room where a sumptuous repast was eaten beneath the watchful eye of Mr. Hall.

U p to the last meeting Mr, Goldberg and Mr, Kahn led the club in the num ber of points received, while Mr, Ross of Senior A, and Mr. Levene and Mr. Goldschmidt of Senior B were next in order behind them. Both leaders had amassed fourteen points, bu t in the end the club decided that, even if they could no t arrive at any definite conclusions about the world at large, Mr. G o ld ­berg w ou ld certainly no t be deprived of thirty-five ice-cream sodas, and there­fore he was declared the winner.

Before we leave these pages we have a parting w ord of advice for next year’s club. If you w an t a treasure h u n t by all means have one, bu t ask Mr. Berenherg to hold his meeting at the school. ( T h e reward of the former would certainly be easier to find than Mr. Berenberg’s h o m e ) .

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The Junior DehateT h e annual debate between tlie Senior C and Jun io r II

classes was held on the morning of March 24, 1933. It was an extremely interesting debate from every viewpoint. T h e subject in itself was timely, being: “ Resolved, T h a t the five day week and the s ix-hour day should be adopted by Am eri ­can Industry .”

T h e speakers on both sides spoke exceptionally well, but Ju n io r II was unbeatable. T h e younger boys used extremely clever arguments, and in his rebuttal, Stanley Geller refuted every argument b rought forward by the negative.

T h e affirmative, upheld by Jun io r II, was composed of Alfred Gilbert, Richard Shevell, and Stanley Geller, w ith Mr. Ballin as alternate. David Sperling, Richard Miller, and David Kaplan defended the negative. T h e affirmative was coached by Mr. Heintze, w ho helped draw several charts which aided Ju n io r II no little; Mr. Welling coached the Senior C team.

T h e debate was enlivened by the hum or of Messrs. Geller and Shevell, “ w ho laid them in the aisles.” Even Mr. Allison, one of the judges, was seen laughing (Witness— Mr. Allison) ; and the Senior A h igh-brow s were forced to laugh w ith the boys. T h e younger boys b rought up some new arguments on the subject which were surprising. A m ong other things they showed that a man can best work for a s ix-hour stretch. T h e charts were then b rought in, and their br ightly colored lines showed h o w a m an ’s energy varies during the day. W ith such thoroughness did they cover their points, tha t the judges voted unanim ously for the affirmative.

Franklin Glee ClubI he Glee Club is an inslili ition in Franklin which is new

this year. It is w ith in the realms of possibility that sitting more or less quiet during classes listening to the teachers, and then shrieking through the hall in the five minute period is not conduciv’c to the sweetest of voices. A nd it seems always to be true that natural talent is found only in sons of the wild

b rought up on berries, or in little barefoot children running about in old rags on the olive slopes of Italy. It would fo l ­low. therefore, tha t the M etropoli tan has not been clamoring at the door of the Franklin Glee Club with contracts in its hand. T h is is born out by the fact that neither hide nor hair of Signor Gatti-Casazza has been seen around the school. Nevertheless, the Glee Club has shown up very creditably.

For the sake of originality, the inspiration of the artist, I shall not say that our success was carried out “ under the able guidance and friendly cooperation of Mr. Mead. “ Still, his guidance ts able and his cooperation friendly. By the aid of superhuman efforts and the patience of a tone-deaf saint, Mr. Mead whipped the Club into shape. He supplied tongues to the dum b and palates to the unpalated. He taught us rollick­ing chanteys and sonorous spirituals, tongue-tying ditties and sweet lyrics. Against our helpless lack of phonetic ability, he even taugh t us an Italian hun t ing song. Perhaps his most w or thy achievement was avoiding the deadly enmity which often springs up between the tenors and the basses by dividing the parts absolutely evenly.

N o t only were the students taught singing, but several of the faculty members attended our meetings. However, at our recitals, of which there were two, according to F rank l in ’s im ­mutable policy only the boys performed. We were well re­ceived, and I th ink we sang quite meritoriously.

N o one as yet has evinced a desire to go to Tuskegee.

The A r t CluhT h e A r t Club, which is F rank l in ’s youngest institution,

was organized last December by Mr. Joseph with the help of Mr. Buschhoff of the “Franklin ite” Staff. T h e Club meets once a week to receive Mr. Joseph’s invaluable aid and instruc­tion in various branches of art. T h e extent of this instruction has clearly manifested itself in w ha t the boys have accomplished this year. Besides supplying a large number of attractive a thk t ic pos­ters for the bulletin board, they have contributed most of the cuts for the Year Book. T h e remarkable success in furthering student interest in art which Mr. Joseph has achieved gives him the right to expect a great increase in the C lu b ’s membership next year. Mr. Joseph may well congratulate himself on the fine w ork he has accomplished, and we wish him and next year’s Club the success which they have w on and deserve.

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The Tennis TeamAlthough the I 'cnn is ream commcnccd its schedule by

losing its first three matches, we are none the less confident that we shall close the seast^n with much greater success. We have ex­cellent material; in fact we arc c]uite certain that we would have made a much better showing had we not become involved in F ra n k l in ’s perennial difficulty— lack of practice. We have the right to expect that Mr. Macken's able guidance coupled with the team's rapid improvement will bring us out on top here­after.

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T eam Franklin OpponentT r in i ty ................................................. 2 3McBurney ............................................ 0 5Fieldston ...............................................0 5

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T his year the InMnklin Basketball T eam was finally able to break a jinx which lasted lor tw o years, and wc won three games. T h e season was anyth ing but a failure. In the majori ty of the cases our opponents were better players.

T h e members of the team, assisted by Mr. Macken, our coach, w h o contributed his best efforts to the team, consisted of the following: Schwartz, Danziger, Lang, Ross, Stern, White, Hefter, Levene, Shapiro, T u t tm a n , and Groetzinger.

T h e Woodmere and second game with Loyola were disap­pointments as we were nosed out by only a few points in both these contests.

Dave Shapiro was high scorer for Franklin w ith Benny Lev ene and Dave Schwarz next respectively.

T h e games listed below comprised the 1932-33 season.

F ranklin ......................... 19 T r in i ty ............................................... 56Franklin ......................... 24 Loyola .................................................. 3 3Franklin ......................... 2 0 Lincoln ............................................... 36Franklin ......................... 27 Collegiate ............................................ 32Franklin ......................... 16 Fieldston ............................................ 30Franklin ......................... 32 Horace M ann I I ’s .......................... 27Franklin ......................... 36 Birch W athen .................................. 27Franklin ......................... 34 Garden Country Day School .. 10Franklin ......................... 17 Barnard ............................................... 41Franklin ......................... 30 Alumni ............................................... 3 3Franklin ......................... 22 Loyola ................................................. 28Franklin ......................... 26 McBurney ......................................... 4 9Franklin ......................... 19 Woodmere ......................................... 25

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F G Foul GamesShapiro ..................... ............................71 3 2 7 13Levene .......................... ............................6 7 22 23 11Schwarz ........................... ............................5 4 2 2 10 13L ang ...............................................................4 7 20 7 9Stern ............................. ........................... 3 7 17 3 11W hite ......................... ............................25 9 7 12Hefter ......................... ........................... 6 2 2 9Ross ..................................... ....................... 5 2 1Groetzinger ..................... ........................ 5 1 3 5Danziger .......................... ....................... 0 0 0 3

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Baseball TeamFranklin did not have a very succcssful season of the base-

paths this year because of the I act that we lost most of last season's regulars by graduation. Next year this, however, will not be the case, so— let's go. Senior B.

On May 2 the Franklin arrived at Queensboro after ha v ­ing been slightly mussed by the rather tedious subway ride. T h i s mussing was. however, nothing compared to the way Mc- Burney mussed us on the baseball diamond. T h e final score was 6 - 1 favor McBurney.

Batteries— Lang and Bruck.

Hits— two.

Struck out by Lang— nine.

Best play of game— Hefter's one handed stab of a hard line drive.

T e n days after the first game we played W oodmere on their home grounds. T h i s more experienced team took us into camp 14-6.

Batteries— Lang and Bruck.

Hits by F rank lin— four.

O n M ay 17 the baseball team took an over-night hike to Astoria in order to indulge in America’s national pastime with D w igh t . T h i s school has always had good baseball teams and F rank lin was outclassed before they took the field. T h e score was 17-0 in four innings.

B oth Lang and Stern worked hard in the pitcher’s box.

Dave Schwarz was instrumental in keeping the score down.

One balmy afternoon tw o days after the D w igh t game, the team journeyed to Fieldston, where, in a thrilling, hard- fought game, F ranklin was vanquished by the score of 6 - 1 .

Batteries— Lang and Groetzinger.Hits— three.

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