Erasmus Hall High School - Arch Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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'iOn Erasmusl On Erasmusl Eight on for your fame' '... These words and many other words like them have inspired generations ot Erasmians with that do or die spirit which is characteristic of all Erasmus Hall teams. We are not entirely concerned with the teams themselves, but rather with the athletes who make them up. Who are they and what have they done to live up to the spirit that characterizes Erasmus? These are the mighty muscle men we talk so much about. These are the football players of Erasmus for whom we sing and shout. Wayler and Sadofsky practiced hard. Dave plunged and bucked and Dick kicked for us, and a triumphant team was born. They were out for gore and their spirit and play carried the team along with themeto victory. These are our mermen who've done much swimming round-about. Hard practice developed their skills in various strokes until they reached their peaks, thereby winning many meets. Co' captains Al Mossien and ferry Fischer, and George Kaplan, the breaststroke man, all did their twenty laps and perfected themselves in their specialties. They swam for Dessy and they won for him. Their victories were the entire school's joy. They kept the school driving on to greater glory. These are the doughty racketmeri who give the ball a clout. They had slowly but surely devels oped a successful team, and Gus Cohen and Ray

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GIRLS' SPUHT5 Indeed, it was cold those first few months as we trudged our way to the Annex and started the day with an early morning gymnasium class. At first we were taught the principles of various squad activities. But soon the com- petitive spirit crept into our veins and we went forth to meet our fellow Eras- mians on the battle field. Some of us even arose early on Saturday morn to try our hand at the new and exciting game of field hockey. As Freshies, Sophs, Iuniors, and finally as Seniors, we made our way into the park and over the hills to the hockey fields. Never in those two years did we succeed in conquering our rivals but with the untiring efforts of the school captain, Elaine Brillerg fullbacks, Lillian Flatow and Iane Walker, goalie, Anne Purvin, centerforward, Gladys Gross, halfbacks, Elaine Milligan, Pearl Berlin, and Iean Mitchell, we finished our last two years with better records than the other teams had thought we could attain. Also at this time, we sent formal notice to Alice Marble and her contempo- raries, that the girls of our grade were going forth to learn the art of being tennis champs. After many terms of getting instruction from the coaches, our turn came to lend a helping and instructive hand to the more inexperienced, and from our ranks, Elaine Briller, who is head coach, and many other Leaders offered their services. Day in and day out, after school, you could find the girls in their green rompers dashing around at the Mammoth Courts. When the dust from the toumaments had blown over, we were convinced that some day Kaiya Vaisto and Pearl Berlin would play in the National Tennis Tourna- ments at Forest Hills In the fall term, when we were shipped bag and baggage from the Annex to the main building, new activities were extended to us for participation. Softball had its attractions and so Doris McNamara, Florence Ford, Betty Rubin, and Rita Schwartz allotted it many hours a week for practice in the fall terms and tournaments in the spring terms. However, at the pool, the only aquabelles we could claim were Gladys Gross and Mary Ioyce. With their combined efforts they managed to capture a number of the contests but did not succeed in winning the title of school champs. During our four years at Erasmus, the girls have been on a point system for athletic awards. The highest award given to any girl by the Gym Depart- ment, under this system, is the gold pin. Mary Ioyce, Kaiya Vaisto, Elaine Briller, Elaine Milligan, and Pearl Berlin have received, up to this date, the highest number of points. These five girls, together with Florence Ford, Doris McNamara, Iean Mitchell, Anne O'Connor, and lane Walker are the gradu- ating Leaders for this term. At graduation a member of the club will be awarded the Wingate certificate for outstanding leadership and athletic ability. At the same time several other girls will receive P.S.A.L. gold medals for their four years' record in Health Education at Erasmus Hall.

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