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

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THE FRANKLINITE 1 9 ELASS llHlllllSCllHDllRCllf f K fi PON delving into the annals of Franklin School history, I i ,found that this present graduating class had its inception in A September of 1929. On looking still further, lcame across three familiar names: Manny Krulwich, Eddie Ballin, and Billy Marcus, our charter members. Since that early beginning, the class of l94O, like Topsy, just growed and growedf' After adding Eddie Williams in Intermediate lll. there was no way of recording the rapid growth of the class. This year it has numbered thirty students. What we can gather from folk lore concerning those early years is very little indeed. It can be stated, however, that they were extremely happy years. They did pass quickly though, perhaps a little too quickly. There was a note of tragedy also when Charles Weil passed away in Junior Il. The hrst real taste of work came in the Intermediate grades, when the scope of work was really broadened. During those years, although the class practised frequently, the penmanship prize always managed to elude us. The high school years made us work much harder, but also afforded us a good many laughs. I doubt if we shall ever forget the antics of George Goldberg. Burt Zucker, or Dave Friedman. Debating was our main com- petitive endeavor in our Hrst years of high school, but try as we might we were always overcome in the interclass debates. We, however, were born athletes. Ever since Sandy Seltzer and Martin Dorfman entered Franklin back in Senior C, they have been the mainstay of our athletic teams. This year with the able assistance of Burt Zucker, our basketball team had one of the best seasons in the history of the school. We also monopolized this year's baseball team, which had a fair season. This year's graduating class was also quite active in school publica- tions. In Senior B we placed our first man on the Red and Blue in the person of Herbert Brummel, who acted in the capacity of assistant editor. This year we captured most of the important positions on that publication. Martin Eisenstadt held down the position of editor-in-chief, while Herbert Brummel and Jay Topkis acted as associate editors. This spring was one which we shall long remember. It was one of general happiness. but mixed with this there were also elements of crushed hopes and disappointments. We shall probably remember it as TWENTY FOUR

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9 4 0 I SAllIQllIICllf2fMlIfGfDllRfM T is indeed my pleasure to greet you and extend to you on behalf of the class of 1940 a most joyful welcome. Tonight, this night of our graduation, we are stirred with two emotions: sadness at the thought of leaving the friends we have made and the teachers who have been so helpful to us: then joy, for at last we have come to the realization that we have completed another phase in our lives. In the days to come, I earnestly hope and do believe that we shall meet and renew the old acquaintances that we have made. I know we shall never forget our instructors who have endowed us with more than just an education. They have instilled in us virtues that we shall never lose. We are entering seas we have never charted before. We are planning to pursue different professions and businesses. Whether or not we reach our final goal is hard to say in these times, but success or failure, we shall do our duties as loyal citizens. In the name of my class, I again thank you for your presence here and ho-pe that this evening will prove joyful as well as memorable. HERBERT BRUMMEL 44 TWENTY THREE THE FRANKLINITE

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THE FRANKLINITE 9 40 the period when Mr. Kern's wit was at its keenest, Mr, Welling's criticism the sharpest, and our Headmaster's understanding the greatest. In the task of Writing history, the scholar turns to first sources for his authority. Consequently it occurred to me that those who could best furnish the data and draiw conclusions concerning the class of l94O would be our revered and honored teachers. When I suggested the procedure to one of my classmates, he advised me not to tempt fortune in this manner, Yet the true historian is ever seeking truth. Bravely, therefore, I approached my teachers With this question, I-low would you characterize, in one sentence, your opinion of the class of l94O? The answers were almost all the same. Mr. Magnus seriously Hhad nothing to say, While Mr. Berenberg expressed himself in these well chosen Words, On advice of counsel, I refuse to commit myself. Never- theless, undaunted by these statements, which signify nothing, we still believe We are Franklin's best graduating class. But the history of a class is not complete upon graduation from school. The future is ours, still to achieve in the spirit of Franklin. Not until the last reunion is attended can all our accomplishments be recorded. We hope that they will be many and great, an honor to Franklin and to our land which we have learned to love during our school days. ALLAN HORWITZ 44 TWENTY FIVE