Franklin School - Franklinite Yearbook (New York City, NY)

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THE FRANKLINITE 9 40 ' fll3fllRAllDlll,lQfMlIFlll1DllNll llHIl4DllNIl4DllRQW T the commencement exercises held in the Club House Audi- ftorium, many prizes, including books, medals, and pennants, Were awarded for the year. lt is fitting that special mention be made of the prizes given in memory of Franklin boys who in the prime of their lives were taken from our midst. Though they no longer live among us, because of generous gifts of their loved ones, these 'boys are still carrying on the Franklin spirit by inspiring others to noble endeavors. ln this way the school commemorates the lives of William S. Kempner, John Doob, Henry Koplick, Armand Finkelstein, Alan Henry Hyman, Alan Edward Lefcourt, and Charles Weil, Whose records of noble achievements at Franklin will long be remembered. In 1937 the Franklin School Alumni Association offered a silver cup, to be presented each year to that student of the Senior C class who has dis- tinguished himself in scholarship and in extra-curricular activities. The cup is to be held for a year and then returned. The Franklin School Medal for General Excellence-Jay Topkis The Franklin School Medal for Excellence in English-Martin Eisenstadt The Franklin School Medal for Excellence in Latin-Walter Wager The Henry Koplik Medal for Excellence in English-Jay Topkis The William S. Kempner Prize for Excellence in Mathematics-Laurence Rosan The Armand Finkelstein Cup for Excellence in French-Laurence Rosan The Allen Henry Hyman Cup for Excellence in Athletics-Martin Dorfman The Franklin School Cup for Excellence in Athletics-Sanford Seltzer The Alan Edward Lefcourt Cup for Excellence in Tennis-Sanford Seltzer The Alumni Cup given to the most deserving Member of the Senior C. Class-Marvin Israel The John Doob Cup given to the most deserving member of the Senior B Class-Robert Dince The Charles Weil Cup for Excellence in History-Monroe Magnus 44 TWENTY NINE

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THE FRANKLINITE 1 VA.lIl5llE?slIlDlll4l3ClIl4DllRClif T T was many years ago that most of the members of the Class of KT 1940 first turned the corner of Eighty-ninth Street, opened the door of Franklin School, and sat timidly through their first class. That day seems to be only yesterday now that we have performed that ritual for perhaps our last time. Graduation day, which for years has seemed to remain like a ship on the distant horizon, has suddenly sailed into port. Now that the time grows short, visions of familiar places and objects are darting through our minds. Even the friendly sidewalk that was accustomed to our hurrying footsteps and the door knob that almost seemed to fit our very hands recall happy memories. We can see our names carved in desks from classroom to classroom, but we will carve them there no longer. For tonight the final scene in a chapter of our lives entitled Franklin School is being written. It has been an enjoyable period filled with memorable events. lts characters are our boyhood friends and our high school teachers: friends with whom we have passed many pleasant hours, and with whom we have had so many unforgettable experiences: the teachers who have opened our eyes to the problems of a troubled world and the vastness of the universe in which we live. Many of us will take separate courses upon the seas of life, but the memories of our friends and teachers of Franklin School will linger on forever. The most important portion of this chapter of our lives has been devoted to the foundation we have received that will better enable us to cope with the problems that will arise in our later lives. We have written the record of our stay in Franklin School ourselves, but our hands have been guided wisely and carefully by our teachers, and the pages in the remaining portion of the story will be written each day with less guidance by others. No greater tribute can be paid to any institution of learning than to say that it enabled its graduates to meet successfully the problems of life, We of the Class of 1940 are confident that we shall meet and con- quer the obstacles in our path. The ink of the last words of this scene are drying quickly: with remorse the pen is returned to the inkwell. The page is turned: the chapter is ended: but with the dawn of a new day the next chapter will begin. MARTIN EISENSTADT TW NYY E GH 9

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x THE FRANKLINITE I THIRTY The Franklin School Prizes awarded for faithful devotion to scho-ol duties and for general excellence Cnot in two successive yearsl Sen Sen. Sen. Jr. Jr. Int. Int. Int. Int. liranklin School throughout the year. Sen. Sen. Sen. Jr. Jr. Int. Int. Pennants were Sen. Jr. Int. Int. A Jay Topkis B Laurence Rosan C Howard Clipper II Monroe Magnus I Edwin Michalove IV Daniel Shapiro III Howard Boros II NVilliam Goldstein I Joel Schneierson Medals to pupils who have been o A Herbert Brummel Martin Eisenstadt Walter Swain Richard Mendel B Walter Harris Bruce Blickman William Kellner C Laurence Silberstein II Jack Ullman I Eugene Zucker II Leonard Ullman I Stanley Schneierson awarded to the following: A Alan Horwitz II Joseph Karpf IV Peter Karl Wallach III Samuel Wacht n the honor roll