Brooklyn College of Pharmacy - Pharmakon Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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'ggi CGS? F11-lmftmfmow 97 Ca PM L H. 11 l 9? . s A History and Activities of the Class of 1928 N ORDER TO better fit themselves for the pursuit of humanitarian ideals along Pharmaceutical lines, 252 students, comprising the Class of IQ28, began their professional career at the Brooklyn College of Pharmacyon the first day of Autumn, 1926. After the novelty of the opening of school had worn off, the students quickly became acclimated to their surroundings, and before long, new acquaintances and true friendships were flourishing. l . The need for organization was soon felt, and the customary campaigning for officers began. The following week proved to be a period of arduous electioneer- ing, ending in that eventful day, ,the day of elections. This day brought many interesting and colorful speeches to enliven the proceedings at handj The reins of the Class destiny were placed in the hands of Leo L. Libermang Bernard Stevens was elected Vice-President, upon Oliver Olliker the Secretaryship was conferred, Frank Aprigliano gained the trust' of the class funds and its financial problems, while the Genera-l Grganization work in the Junior class was entrusted to the newly elected Vice-President, Herman Benowitz. ' ' In order to assist these officers, in the promotion of the various class activities, an Executive Council of nine members of the class were appointed. Those who received the honor were Miss Carrie Alt, Milton Afrecan, Sam Blinstein, Morris Liberman, Fred Milana, Vito Musso, Morris Wolkoff, Ralph Stollar and Milton Steger. 9- I A Those who represented the Junior Class on the General Organization Executive Council were George Cohen, Al Fein, Sam Marcus, James Maltese, Reuben Sha- piro and Al. Yedvabne. V In the modern trend of-times, activities are essential for the -maintainance of an interesting existence. This is especially true in a college which devotes most of its time to academic work. Great deeds have been accomplished by active people. These deeds are remembered with gratitude for their worthiness. The members of the Class of .IQ28, fully realizing the need of such activities, have partaken with enthusiasm in its various social functions. . The Class contributed to the basketball team of IQ27 such stars as Dutch:' Fistel and Lefty Berick, whose superb playing materially aided in the .sen- sational success that the team enjoyed. Dutch ' Fistel, former Captain of the Eastern District Five, together with 'fLefty Berick were instrumental in making theteam a smooth working unit. Their spectacular playing, time and again, had the crowd on its feet applauding their brilliant work, in passing, shooting and breaking up the opponents defense. The success of the team, to a great extent, is due to their fine showing on the court. These luminariesof the Junior class were capably assisted by reliable substitutes, who give promise of being the nucleus for next years team. 'f'Pee Wee' Levine substitutes. This statement calls to mind the adage HI-Ie may be small, but so is a stick of dynamiteu. This dimuni- tive. player, who so successfully substituted for Fistel when necessary, will bear watching- next year. URitz Richer and Ike Goldberg were a pair who could always be depended upon in a pinch and will no doubt develop into first class material. . No athletic event is ever complete without the presence of a cheering souad of worth. Jack Beresow and Samuel Blinstein, our cheer leaders, capably filled the vacancies left by the graduation of their predecessors. The antics and gyra- tions of these two men in coordination with the Captain, Abe Marans of the Senior class, furnished many thrills to the crowds gathered at these memorable Page 194

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f-fqf. 3,5 cgiqfg P1-laftmfvsom X55 l 15 l 4 ,Li 3 games. They instilled that never say die spiritn into the team, and it is safe to say that many a hard fought game resulted in a victory for Brooklyn College of Pharmacy due to the stimulus given by their cheers. Realizing the need of social functions, the Executive Council immediately, after its inception, chose a capable entertainment and dance committee to plan towards that end. The personal of this committee was Bernard Stevens, Morris Liberman, Milton Steger, Rose Rotter. James La Rosa and George Cohen. They immediately set to work on the initial dance of the Class. After much deliberation and hard work, the Committee decided to have a dance, and chose the Hotel Pennsylvania's southeast ballroom, as the most suitable, for the big affair of the year. Thanksgiving night marked the social debut of the Class of 1928. The night was beautiful, and the crowd gathered there was representative of the intellectual fun seeking modern youth. Trials and tribulations were forgotten or laid aside, and everybody gave their all to make the affair a social success. Dean and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Paradis and many other notables were present. The Senior class and Alumni were well represented at this Junior Prom. The band played exhilarating music and tripping the light fantastic was a pleasure. The innovation, in the evening's program was the Lucky Number dance. The prizes awarded to the winners, Miss Lillian Fein and Mr. Morton Fein, were a sterling silver cigarette case for Mr. Fein and a vanity case for Miss Fein. The initial attempt of the Class of '28 proved both a social and monetary success, and will be long remembered by those who attended. Immediately following the mid-year examinations came the organization of the Study and Review club which is similar to the Study and Review Club of the Senior Class. It now appears that the Club established by the Class of 727 will become an established institution and be perpetuated at the college. The purpose of this organization was to aid the student in clarifying any difficulties that might arise in his various subjects. The different subjects were intrusted to Committees of students deemed most capable of conducting them. ' Aside from the Study and Review Club, the barriers were further thrown down by the organization of the Chemistry Club. This Club devoted its time to solving the mysteries of the course by delving into many reference works to facilitate the handling of the subjects. The meetings, which were both educational and interesting, proved to be a great aid to the students participating in the activities. of the Society. . Realizing the need of recreation and relaxation from the rigors and strain of mental exercise, the Class of ,28 turned to various other activities such as chess and checkers, handball, fencing and similar activities in their leisure time. ' A spirit of competition soon prevailed, and impromptu matches were played at various times. Among the outstanding were Fox, Greenberg, Cohen, Kaplan and Lerner of the chess players and Benowitz, Marcus, Erlich, Apat and Musso of the checker players. The playing of these games tended to relieve the student of some of his worries. ' l The fencing enthusiasts gathered in the basement, and the thrust of the foils proved an interesting diversion to a number of students. Most active as far as the fencing recreation was concerned were Milana and Kaplan. The term is rapidly drawing to a close and the Class of 1928 looks back with pride over its splendid record of accomplishments while in the first year at college. As a fitting close to the year's work, the Senior class kindly extended an invitation to the Class of '28 to attend its final function, an elaborate boat ride. We are all looking forward to our return to college in the fall, as Seniors, ready to continue our enviable record made as Juniors. . 5' V Page IQ5 CN