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

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EBRATF. BFlAlNS 1. Mr. Morton Roggen and his biology class verbally dissect the human brain. qqll' Mr. Thomas G. Lawrence Chairman Biology Size-,ff Lx,-vfrf-on fc fs- CD Lfl h i . ' ' l U f7'-'fl 4'X I C-I Ll: gif 1 I Q L!'L4.1,1 I I , J, Most of us who studied biology were surprised to find the dissected frogs in the biology labs fascinating rather than repulsive. Each day our horizons broadened as we observed all forms of microscopic creatures and made star- tling discoveries concerning our own genetic make-up. Most of us had a particular interest in apes when we discovered a common bond between ourselves and those attractive hairy creatures. We were in- trigued when we were taught the importance of those odd chemical combina- tions known as vitamins. All began to apperciate the complexity of the human body when we studied anatomy. Those who found the course especially stimulating went on to take zoology. Here we had an opportunity to search more deeply into the mysteries of life. Many of the topics surveyed in biology were subdivided and studied in detail. Our young scientists were encouraged to do individual research and experimental projects and to enter the fruits of their labors in such contests as the VVestinghouse Talent Search. The large number of science honors and awards accorded our fellow Erasmians each year was a tribute to the excel- lence of the department. Mr. Lawrence fondly fondles a fossil .1..a.-- ' - ,.. U rt. .l 5 ,A . . . i . h il Sf ? D X. ' uf . fl il I ow , W

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Ellis K'1tzm'1n Chairman Buddmg scientists it Erlsmus mxious to mold the future tried their hmds at rearranglng the world on in orderlv basis Is even thing made of mixed up elements? Is everx thing the helpless victim of forces hexond its control? Is all matter the servant of nature? Nlemhers of the Phvslcal Science Depart ment had a difficult task mediitmg the disputes imong young chemists physlclsts and earth scientists In our chemistry course the physical makeup of matter was broken down and analyzed Simple experiments such as flame tests enabled us to 1dent1fy the elements hx their hrilli mt colors ind complex chemlcil relctions Our investigations of thc structure of life forms led us to experiment with org imc matter Physics the science of mitter md energv familnrized us with the bdSlC prlnclples md forces that shape the p lttern of dulx life The properties of heat light sound electricitx magnetism and the atom were explored open mg entlrelv new re alms of thought to manv of us Wind sand and stars whirled hv m the earth science sxllabus We discov ered that the moon was not made of green cheese after all and that a shoot mg star was neither shooting nor a star The department offered an honors course in chemistrv to luniors especially gifted m the suhject and in phx sics to slmxlarlv endowed seniors A college chemistry course gn en in the eighth term permitted voung scientists to delve more deeply into the mysterious composition of hoth the earth 'md the universe. Physzcal Sczences Nlr Ellis K1tzm'm vqmshes in 1 puff of smoke A chemistry clfuss quiety ws 'nts 'ln explosion

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Fme Arts Mrs Cecllle B Davis 9,4 C hazrman 3- A plcture 15 not wrought bv hands wlone hut hx thought In the mterlor l1fe lt hrst must stfnrt md grow to form and color m the soul there omg concexved and rounded to 1 whole the rest IS hut the handlcraft of 1rt Ogg K H WILLIAM WETMORE smm I --F' . 4 7... ' I . . ' . 'lf VF , - 7 l y ' l my! k and whlte Contrast lt wlth the gaudmess Plcture the dullness of a world of blac of a world splashed haphazardly Wlth all the colors of the rzunbow Our schools Fme Arts Department taught us how to find a happy medlum be tween these two extremes The proper use of color was 1ust one of the many objectxves our teachers stressed Creatlvltv beautv of l1ne and pleaslng arrangements of space were deemed equally lmportant bv the competent staff