Brooklyn Technical High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 61 of the 1935 volume:

www. BrooklynT echSurvivors. com The Blueprint BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 29 Ft. Greene Place Brooklyn, N. Y. ALBERT L. COLSTON, Pr incipal CONTENTS Cover Design.Conrad Wienk To the Seniors..Mr. Colston 3 Seniors. 4 To the Senior Class.Miss Freeberg 31 Report on the Class of June 1935. 32 The Senior Machine. 33 To the Members of the Senior Class Mr. Macandrew 34 Editorials. 35 The Last Mile.. 36 Steaks, Cakes, and Aches, a poem Hugh Schockley 37 The Sport of Sports.Richard Warner 38 (Senior Prize Essay, Non-lechnical) Mother, a poem.Carmine Maldari 39 The Stroboscope.Donald Mayorga 40 (Senior Prize Essay, Technical) Content, a poem.Alfred Horswell 41 Gears, a poem.Alfred Horswell 42 Headway.John Tonning 43 Fathers.Isidor Danziger 45 For the Lady ' s Honor.Philip Wolf 46 Friendship, a poem.Carmine Maldari 47 The Apparition of Ameln.John Henriksen 48 Sports. 50 JUNE 1935 TO THE SENIORS: Nearly every man is at present thinking of his future and of his job. And this involves of course the future industrial life of our country. It involves your individual reaction to the new forces, to the old verities of clear-thinking, hard work and common sense that survive all changes in economic outlook. I note that your artist has chosen the gear wheel as a decorative motif of this volume. What analogies this suggests to the mind of the engineer, when thinking of the world of economics and industry! We were certainly in high gear in 1928. With inadequate reserves in the fuel tank, with faulty structural design and with unfortunate periodic vibrations in the transmission, things started to break up in the old machine in 1929. By bad operation, soon all the teeth were stripped from high gear—then smash went the second gear and all but a few teeth went out of low. Reverse seemed to be the only part that would operate—except that now and then an attempt to move forward would engage a few of the remaining teeth in first—a very uncertain type of progress. Of course, the old machine had to be re-designed with different gear ratios — with dampening effects to eliminate the destructive vibrations of the old machine. They say we are about ready to go ahead. There are, of course, a lot of doubtful fuels being offered for our use—inflated fuels that will not deliver horse-power. Young technical men with a willingness to work and a native fund of common sense are going to be needed to operate this machine. General Reese of the American Telegraph and Telephone Company says there will be a definite shortage of technically trained men in 1936. Former Vice-President Dawes says that the road will be all clear by this summer. All ready to go? Use good oil, good fuel and drive safely and sanely. Page 3 THE BLUEPRINT President CHARLES S. .SOUTHARD 146 Fenimore Street College Preparatory Course—Cross Country, Two T ' s, Two Silver Track Shoes; Member 1933, ' 34 Brooklyn Championship Cross Country Teams; 1934 Individual Brooklyn Cross Country Championship; 1934 Individual Johns Hopkins Cross Country Meet Winner and Record Holder; All-Scholastic Cross Country Team 1933, ' 34, Captain 1934 All-Scholastic Team; Track, Two T ' s, Gold Track Shoe, City Out¬ door One Mile Champion 1934; G.O. President; G.O. Executive Committee; Senior Class President; G.O. Staff President; Glee Club; German Glee Club; Sur¬ vey Staff; Book Club; Honor Roll Five Times; Five Math Certificates; Two History Certificates; English Certificate. — Syracuse. Titles of honor add not to his worth. Who is himself an honor to his titles. Treasurer THOMAS KARLSON 86-15 Beach Channel Drive Rockaway Beach, Long Island Structural Course—Freshman Swimming; Intramural Athletics; Testing Laboratory Squad; Lunch Room Squad; S. O. S., BTHS, Mod. T; Glee Club, President; Civil Engineering Club; Surveying Squad; Blue Party Delegate; G.O. Sales Bureau; G.O. Staff, BTHS; Survey Staff; Tech Science Bulletin; Math Bulletin Agent; Treasurer of Senior Class. — Business; Brooklyn Polytechnic Evening. Let the monarch ' s bags and coffers hold The flattering, mighty, nay, all-mighty gold. All honor to our industrious Treasurer! V ice-President ROBERT G. COLE 74 Parkville Avenue College Preparatory Course—Track, Two T ' s; Mem¬ ber Gold Cup 880 yd. Relay Team; Third National Championship 300 yd. Dash; Cross Country; Assist¬ ant Manager; President of G.O.; Orchestra; Band, BTHS, Mod. T; Public Speaking Society; Civics Club; Camera Club; Math Club; Lunch Room Squad; Vice President of Senior Class; Chairman of Jewelry Committee; White Party Delegate; Two History Cer¬ tificates; Two Civics Certificates; Three Math Certi¬ ficates; I.P. Certificate. — Cooper Union. Ay, every inch a king. Secretary JAMES NICHOLAS PAPPAS 90 Rogers Avenue Structural Course—Varsity Rifle Team, BTHS, Mod. T; Swimming, BTHS; Baseball, Mod. T; T, Manager; Baseball Annex 74, Gold Medal; Interclass Handball, Baseball; Intramural Senior Awar d; S. O. S„ BTHS, Mod. T, Two T ' s; Intramural Athletics, Assistant Manager; Intramural Club, Vice President, Mod. T; Main Office Squad, Secretary, Mod. T; Physics Prep. Squad, BTHS; Surveying Squad; Allied Arts Club; Lunch Room Squad; Scholastic Press Correspondent to New York Times; Scouting Club; Glee Club; Sec¬ retary of Senior Class; Civil Engineering Club; White Party Delegate; Second Prize in Interscholastic Draft¬ ing and Lettering Contest; Honor Roll; Two I.P. Certicates; Three Math Certificates; English Certifi¬ cate; Civics Certificate. — University of Alberta. A workman that needeth not to be ashamed. Page 4 JUNE 1935 GEORGE ADOLPH 367 Van Buren Street Electrical Course — S. O. S.; Survey Staff; Tech Science Bulletin; Slide Rule Club; Lunch Room Squad; G. O. rep¬ resentative; Two Math Certi¬ ficates; History Certificate; I.P. Certificate; Honor Roll — Busi- Always first — alphabetically] SEYMOUR B. ALBERTS 148 Pennsylvania Avenue Chemical Course — Soccer, BTHS; Interclass Baseball, Basketball, Handball, Volley¬ ball; Block Captain; Chemistry- Society; Longfellows, Presi¬ dent; Head Usher, New Build¬ ing; Tech Science Bulletin, Assistant Editor; Chemistry Squad; Dramatic Society; Lunch Room Squad; Chemistry Hobby Show, Third Prize; Math Certificate. — Cooper Union Evening. Life is just a bowl of cherries. JOHN EDWIN R. ANDERSON 203—30th Street Architectural Course — Foot¬ ball, BTHS; Golf, BTHS; S. O. S., Junior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, T; Glee Club, T; G. O. Exec¬ utive Committee; Lunch Room, Manager; White Party, Treas¬ urer, Three Terms; Bank Squad, BTHS; G. O. Treasurers Staff. —Business; Night School. John Anderson, My Jo. MERRILL P. ANGLIM 2822 Fort Hamilton Parkway College Preparatory Course —S. O. S„ BTHS; History Certi¬ ficate; French Certificate.— Business; Night School. History repeats itself. WILLIAM ANTONELLI 52 Franklin Avenue Electrical Course—Main Of¬ fice Squad; Math Certificate.— Cooper Union. The little professor. GEORGE ARMOUR 304 Park Place College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball; Math Club; Radio Club; Delegate White Party Convention; Honor Roll; Two Math Certificates.— Brooklyn Polytechnic. The ham what am. NATHAN ASHER 989—56th Street College Preparatory Course —Track, Mod. T; Honor Roll Three Times; Five Math Certi¬ ficates; History Certificate.— United States Naval Academy. Anchors Aweigh. SAMUEL B. BAKERMAN 401 Chester Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball, Annex Five Champions, Numerals; In¬ tramural Handball, Senior Champions, Intramural Emb¬ lem; Interclass Basketball; Dramatic Society; BTHS, Mod. T; S. O. S.; Annex Five Re¬ porters Club; Le Cercle Fran¬ cois; Lunch Room Squad; Music Class; Main Office Squad, Switchboard; Two Math Certificates; I. P. Certificate.— Cooper Union. A man of many sides. PASQUALE F. BASILE 299 Franklin Avenue College Preparatory Course —Office Squad; Honor Roll, Math Certificate; I.P. Certifiate. —Business. Brevity is the soul of wit. SIDNEY BASY 1073 East 12th Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball, Punch- ball; Football; Hockey; Track, BTHS; Humor Editor Freshman Paper; S. O. S.; Aeronautical Society; English Club; Art Club —New York University. He ' s a tall man with a Basy Page 5 THE BLUEPRINT ALBERT BENAJAM 8 Parkside Court Electrical Course — Intra¬ mural Athletics; Camera Club; English Office Squad; S. O. S.; Blueprint Committee; Late Squad; Glee Club; English Certificate. Lord Byron never wore a tie LAWRENCE BEST 7704—95th Avenue Ozone Park, Long Island Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball; Interclass Handball; S. O. S.; Late Squad; Lunch room Squad.—Brooklyn Poly¬ technic. Here ' s hoping the name means something. BENTON BISHOP 32-33—201st Street Bay side, Long Island College Preparatory Cousre —Bowling Team; Intramural Baseball; I.P. Certificate; His¬ tory Certificate; Honor Roll 6th term.-—Business. The big, bowling Bishop from Bayside. VINCENT F. BLEFARY 5819 - 14 th Avenue College Preparatory Course -—Interclass Baseball, Basket¬ ball; Soccer, BTHS; Track, BTHS, T; Chess Club; Shop Office Squad; Survey Staff, Blueprint Committee; Three Math Certificates; English Cer¬ tificate.—United States Naval Academy. I ' m even better than I think I am. JOSEPH H. BLICKMAN 166 West 87th Street New York City College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball; G.A. Of¬ fice Squad, BTHS; Commence¬ ment Committee; Blue Party Delegate; Math Club; Colum¬ bia Engineering Convention; Public Speaking Society; Three Math Certificates.—West Vir¬ ginia University. One excuse is as good as another. DONALD W. BODDY 537 Bay Ridge Parkway Electrical Course—S. O. S.; Three Math Certificates.— Business. He wears the rose of youth upon him. WALTER BOERNER 305—96th Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball, Basket¬ ball; S. O. S., Junior Lieuten¬ ant, Assistant Secretary, BTHS, Mod. T, T; Main Office Squad; White Party Delegate; White Party Poster Committee; Senior Class Dues Committee, Chair¬ man; Three Math Certificates; I.P. Certificate. Chairman of the Dues Com¬ mittee. He ' ll be a tax collector some day! EDWARD BRAVER 728 Howard Avenue College Preparatory Course —Interclass Basketball, Base¬ ball; Math Certificate.—New York University. There ain ' t no braver. GEORGE BRODERICK 478—82nd Street Electrical Course — Honor Roll; Math Certificate; English Certificate.—Cooper Union. Miss Freeberg wants to see JOHN BROKER 306 Rogers Avenue Structural Course—S. O. S.; C.E. Club; Math Club; Six Math Certificates; History Cer¬ tificate; Civics Certificate; English Certificate.—Business. Cool and calm though Rome falls. Page 6 JUNE 1935 ROBERT BROWN 6041 Putnam Avenue Electrical Course—Interclass Basketball, Baseball, Handball; Tech Science Bulletin; Blue¬ print Committee; Chess Club; Math Club; S. O. S.; Honoi Roll, six times; three Math Certificates; two English Certi¬ ficates; one History Certificate; I. P. Certificate. — Business; Night School. It ' s just naturally blonde and wavy. FORREST BROWNE 3420 Clarendon Road College Preparatory Course —Intramural Handball, Base¬ ball, Basketball: Glee C ub; White Party Delegate; Two Math Certificates. — Brooklyn Polytechnic. Pahdon mah Southern accent. JOHN A. BUCKLEY 1249 East 8th Street Mechanical Course — Inter- class Baseball; Intramural Football; Model Club; Scout Club: S. O. S.: Attendance O ' - fico Squad, BTHS, Mod. T, T, Math Certificate.—Business. Here ' s your late pass, sonny. JAMES C. CALLAHAN, Jr. 2716 Avenue L Mechanical Course—S. O. S.; Honor Roll; English Certificate. —New York State Nautical School. A wise son maketh a proud father. JOHN CALLAHAN 703 Sterling Place College Prepaartory Course —Ryerson Airplane Club; Arch¬ ery Club; S. O. S.; Aeronautical Society, President Twice; Sur¬ vey Staff; Math Squad.— Aviation. He ' ll fly through the air with the greatest of ease. JAMES J. CALTAGIRONE 802 Bedford Avenue Structural Course — Intra¬ mural Punchball, Touchtackle; Motion Picture Club; Civil En¬ gineering Club; Lunch Room Squad; Math Certificate.— Cooper Union. Napoleon wasn ' t very big. SALVATORE CANNIZZARO 1249—65th Street College Preparatory Course Interclass Baseball; Mode! Air¬ plane Club; Senior Art Com¬ mittee; Three Math Certificates; Two I.P. Certificates; Civics Certificate; American Legion Diploma; Honor Roll Twice.— Brooklyn Polytechnic. Art is long; time is fleeting! SALVATORE CAPACCIO 515 Essex Street Electrical Course — Intra¬ nt u r a 1 Baseball; Interclass Basketball; Book Room Squad, BTHS; Honor Roll; Math Certi¬ ficate.—Cooper Union Evening. The answer to a teacher ' s prayer. ARTHUR CARIO 1362 Ocean Avenue Electrical Course—Baseball, Manager; Interclass Baseball, Handball; Tech Print Shop; Lunch Room Squad; S. O. S., Junior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Captain, Secretary; Chemistry Prep. Squad; Two I.P. Certi¬ ficates; Chemistry Certificate. —Cooper Union Evening. One more term on the S. O. S. and I would have been Rear Admiral. EDWIN CARLSTEN 4121 Snyder Avenue College Preparatory Course —Baseball, Mod. T; Interclass Baseball; Intramural Athletics; Math Certificate; Honor Roll.— Business. These strong silent men. Page 7 THE BLUEPRINT SIDNEY CARMINE 70 Milford Street Mechanical Course — Base¬ ball, Mod. T; Intramural Hand¬ ball; Dues Committee; Supply Room; Lunch Room Squad.— Business. Who said I made lour errors? It was only three. PAUL CASAZZA 645—40th Street Electrical Course—Baseball, Manager, B T H S ; Interclass Baseball; S. O. S.; Book Room Squad; Group Advisers ' Squad; Math Certificate; I.P. Certi¬ ficate; Honor Roll twice.— Business. Wipe that grin off your face. VIRGIL CHIAVETTA 1956 Coney Island Avenue College Preparatory Cqjirse -—Pen and Pencil Club; Glee Club; Math Squad; Four Math Certificates; Honor Roll Three Times.—Cooper Union. When I shave someone, he has a close shave. MANUEL A. CHICO 133 Concord Street College Preparatory Course —Intramural Baseball; Motion Picture Club, Vice-President; Three Math Certificates; Civics Certificate; Honor Roll.—Busi¬ ness; Night School. How poor are they who have not patience. EDW. W. CHRISTOFFERS, Jr. 448 Monroe Street College Preparatory Course —Chemistry Squad, BTHS, Mod. T; Math Certificate; I.P. Certi- Gee, but this air tastes good. JOHN CHYZEFSKY 281 New Jersey Avenue College Preparatory Course —Interclass Basketball, Punch- ball, Handball, Baseball; Tech Science Bulletin Agent; G.O. Agent; Survey Agent; Class Secretary S. O. S.; Bank Squad, BTHS; Lunch Room Squad; Main Office Squad, BTHS, Vice-President, T; Civics Certificate. — Business; Night School. I keep the Main Office running. BENJAMIN CIRILLO 4715 New Utrecht Avenue Mechanical Course—Business. Lend me the homework, won ' tcha? ALBERT JOHN COOK 9024—78th Street Woodhaven, Long Island Electrical Course — Print Shop, BTHS, Mod. T; Office Squad, BTHS; S. O. S., BTHS, Mod. T, T, Junior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Captain; I.P. Certi¬ ficate; Math Certificate.—Busi¬ ness; Night School. When the Captain inspects the S. O. S., is it a Cook ' s Tour? WELLINGTON M. CRAMER 375—92nd Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Basketball, Base¬ ball; S. O. S„ Junior Lieuten¬ ant, BTHS, Mod. T; Sales Bu¬ reau, Treasurer, BTHS, Mod. T; Math Certificate; English Certi¬ ficate; History Certificate; Honor Roll.—Duke University. The Iron Duke. WINSTON H. CRITCHLOW 313 Halsey Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Basketball, Hock¬ ey; Le Cercle Francois; Math Club; Senior Dues Committee; Blue Party Delegate; Two Math Certificates.—Cooper Union. The Little Philosopher. Page 8 JUNE 1935 JOHN CURLEY 97-15 126th Street Richmond Hill, New York Chemical Course—Interclass Baseball, Basketball, Volley¬ ball; S. O. S„ BTHS; Book Room Squad; Tech Science Bulletin, Business Manager: Math Certi¬ ficate.—Pratt Institute. His hair is too slick to be Curley. VICTOR CUSANO 1083—71st Street Architectural Course—Pratt In¬ stitute. What is the end of fame? ' Tis but to fill a certain portion of uncertain paper. JOHN DALY 1904—53rd Street College Preparatory Course —S. O. S., Junior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, BTHS, Mod. T, T; Lunch Room Squad; Le Cercle Francais; Two Math Certi¬ ficates.—Business. The Daly good deed. FRANK D ' AMICO 6711 Fort Hamilton Parkway College Preparatory Course —Squad Leaders ' Club; Le Cercle Francais, Vice-Presi¬ dent, Editor Le Clairon”; S. O. S.; Blueprint Committee; Honor Roll Five Times; Four Math Certificates; Three Eng¬ lish Certificates; History Certi¬ ficate.—Cooper Union. My hobby—work; my pastime—study. LESLIE L. DANIELSON 1367 East 31st Street Mechanical Course — Inter- class Baseball; Interclass Bas¬ ketball, Championship, Numer¬ als; Glee Club; S .0. S., Treas¬ urer; Block Captain; Aeronau¬ tical Club; Dramatic Society. —Tri-State. Better late than never. JOHN DAVENPORT 8904—88th Avenue Woodhaven, Long Island Electrical Course — Lunch Room Squad; Honor Roll. Men of few words are the best men. MELVIN DAVIS 113 Eltingville Boulevard Eltingville, New York Mechanical Course — Bowl¬ ing; Indoor Baseball Tourna¬ ment; Interclass Baseball.— Business. I dwell in Staten Island where men arise at midnight and head for the ferry. ERNEST DE LIA 1444 East 57th Street Chemical Course—Interclass Baseball, Handball; Math Cer¬ tificate; English Certificate; History Certificate; Honor Roll Twice.—Cooper Union. Hi-test gasoline — knock-proof. ALEX DENEGA 255 Bergen Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball; Honor Roll; Four Math Certificates.— C.C.N.Y. Our own Floyd Gibbons. AARON DIAMOND 84-18 Boulevard Rockaway Beach, N. Y. College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball, Hand¬ ball; Stamp Club; Dramatic Society; Chess Club, Chess Prize; Math Club, Vice-Presi¬ dent, President; Public Speak¬ ing Society; Survey Squad; Lunch Room Squad; Le Cercle Francais; Two Math Certi¬ ficates; Two I.P. Certificates; English Certificate.—C.C.N.Y. Not that I want to argue about it . . . but listen; you ' ll learn something. Page 9 THE BLUEPRINT WILLIAM A. DIETRICH 94-49 214th Place Queens Village, N. Y, College Preparatory Course —Intramural Baseball, Hockey, Football, Basketball, Handball; Main Office Squad, BTHS, Mod. T; Lunch Room Squad; Bank Squad, BTHS; Cut Slip Squad. —University of Arkansas. Me an ' Marlene. JAMES A. DILLON 2063 East 24th Street College Preparatory Course —Swimming Team, Mod. T; In¬ terclass Baseball, Handball; Intramural Football, Hockey, Squad Leaders, Secretary, Treasurer; G.A. Squad; Cut Slip Squad; Blue Party Dele¬ gate; Radio Club; S. O. S.; Key Squad; Tech Science Bulletin Agent. — Business; Cooper Union Evening. He holds the money of the men on the flying trapeze. BENJAMIN DONNERSTEIN 530 Greene Avenue Electrical Course — Inffa- mural Baseball; Glee Club; S. O. S.; Main Office Squad: Math Certificate. — Night School. Let me die to the sound of music. TIMOLEON DOUKAKOS 497 St. Johns Place Mechanical Course—S. O. S.; Junior Teachers League; Honor Roll Twice; Four Math Certi¬ ficates; I.P. Certificate; History Certificate. — Cooper Union Evening. Now, mathematically speaking . . . JOSEPH B. DOYLE 704 Lexington Avenue College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball, Basket¬ ball; S. O. S., BTHS. Mod. T, Jiunior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Secretary, Captain; Art Metal Club, Vice-President, President; G.O. Treasurer ' s Staff.—Busi¬ ness; Night School.. Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. ANTHONY DRABICKI 481—12th Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball, Basket¬ ball; Art Club; Radio Club; Two English Certificates; Five Math Certificates. — Business,- Night School. He that hath knowledge spareth his words. GEORGE DUBIEL 11A St. John Place Ridgewood, N. Y. Mechanical Course — Chem¬ istry Club; Bowling Club.— Business; Night School. Did you bend the crank¬ shaft yet? JOSEPH DUNGATE 1641 Brooklyn Avenue College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball. Football; White Party Delegate.—Busi¬ ness; Night School. My brother graduated; I shall do no less. JOSEPH DUNPHY 1299 Schenectady Avenue Electrical Course—Main Of¬ fice Squad, Treasurer; Book Room Squad; S. O. S., BTHS, Mod. T, Junior Lieutenant, First Lieutenant; Slide Rule Club; Motion Picture Club; Math Certificate.—Business. One of Mr. Orthey ' s boys. WILLIAM S. DYER, Jr. 408 Graham Avenue College Preparatory Course Public Speaking Society, Vice- President; S. O. S.. BTHS; English Certificate.—Business. Choice word and measured phrase, above the reach of ordinary men. Page 10 JUNE 1935 EDWARD EGINTON 105 East 31st Street College Preparatory Course —File, Drum and Bugle Corps; Three Math Certificates.—Busi- The Spirit of 76. JOSEPH ELSTNER 131-26 135th Street South Ozone Park, N. Y. Mechanical Course — Honor Roll; Two Math Certificates; I.P. Certificate—Business. Quite quiet, but quite all right. FREDERICK A. EMERSON 30—74th Street College Preparatory Course —Track; Cross Country; Intra¬ mural Baseball, Basketball; Blue Party Delegate; Lunch Room Squad; Senior Jewelry Committee; Honor Roll Twice. —Duke University. Have you read my little composition entitled Self-Reliance ? BENJAMIN EMMER 825 East 45th Street Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball, Basketball; Dramatic Society; Math Student Staff; Math Certificate.—Business. Who-a-a Emma. MOSES ETTINGER 774 Rockaway Avenue Mechanical Course—S. O. S„- Block Captain; Honor Roll; Math Certificate.—Business. The great business of life is. to be, to do, to do without, and to depart. STANLEY L. FALCONETTI 6324—10th Avenue Architectural Course — Inter¬ class Baseball; 1 n t e r c 1 a s s Handball; Punchball Tourna¬ ment; Lunch Room Squad; Senior Dues Committee; Group Advisers ' Office Squad; S. O. S., BTHS, Mod. T, T; Cut Slip Squad; One I.P. Certificate; One Civics Certificate.—Cooper Union. Cut slips? I ' ve seen millions of them but not a Falconetti in a carload. HOWARD FALENI 2646 Mansfield Place Mechanical Course — Two Math Ceritificates.—New York University. 1 must finish this homework before the prefect period ends. WILLIAM FARINON 1368 East 26th Street College Preparatory Course —Ryerson Interclass Baseball Championship Baseball, Mod. T, 2 T ' s, Sweater T, Voted Tech ' s Most Valuable Player in World-Telegram; Hockey, T, City Championship Team, 1935, Honorable Mention, Eagle All- Scholastic Team. — Georgia Tech. The Man in the Iron Mask. SILVIO FEBO 1270 Tabor Court College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball, Hand¬ ball, Punchball; Main Office Squad; Honor Roll; Math Cer¬ tificate; History Certificate; I.P. Certificate; Civics Certificate.— C.C.N.Y. Better to court them and jilt them than never to court them at all. NORMAN FELTMAN 2401 Avenue L College Preparatory Course— Handball; Interclass Baseball, Championship, Numerals; Inter¬ class Basketball; Office Squad. BTHS; Book Club; Math Cer- ticate.—Drexel Institute. To Philadelphia I ' ll wend my way. Page 11 THE BLUEPRINT MICHAEL FERNANDEZ 42 Hicks Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball; Honor Roll; Three Math Certificates; History Certificate.—C.C.N.Y. A quiet, modest man. SERAFINO FERRANTE 669 Degraw Street Structural Course—Interclass Baseball; Intramural Football, Punchball, Hockey; Civil En¬ gineering Club; Bank Squad, BTHS; S. O. S.; Two History Certificates; Math Certificate.— Brooklyn Politechnic. Wait ' til you see me in my uniform. JOHN A. FICARA 169 Rockaway Avenue College Preparatory Course —Intramural Touchtackle; S. O. S.; Orchestra; Pen and Pencil Club; Math Certificate. — New York University. Music hath charms. WALTER FIELD 1924 East 27th Street College Preparatory Course — Interclass Baseball, Hand¬ ball, Basketball; Blue Party Delegate; Main Office Squad, BTHS; Le Cercle Francois; Math Sertificate.—C.C.N.Y. His homework has wide open spaces. PAUL A. FISCHEL 616 Lafayette Avenue College Preparatory Course —Swimming, BTHS; Track; In¬ terclass Baseball, Basketball; S. O. S.; White Party Delegate; Lunch Room Squad; Inter-High School German Glee Club.— Long Island University. I must to the barber ' s, for me- thinks I am marvelous hairy about the face. CHARLES FRAZIER 122 Cortelyou Road College Preparatory Course — Intramural Baseball and Handball; Chemistry Club; Two I.P. Certificates; One English Certificate; Honor Roll Twice.— Brooklyn College. Schopenhauer, Spinoza, Plato Aristotle—and now Frazier. CHARLES FURRER 610 61st Street College Preparatory Course —French Club; Math Club; Slide Rule Club; Six Math Cer¬ tificates; Two I.P. Certificates; English Certificate; Honor Roll Six Times; History Certificate. —Cooper Union. Remember, Napoleon was small also. JOSEPH GALLOWAY 313 64th Street Electrical Course—Intramural Baseball, Football; S. O. S., Junior Lieutenant, BTHS, Mod. T; Lunch Room Squad. — Business. ' Tis but a part we see, and not the whole. WILLIAM GARBERG 867 Crotona Park North New York City College Preparatory Course — Interclass Baseball, Hand¬ ball; S. O. S.—Business; Night School. He lives ' way up thar. SYDNEY GARLICK 382 East 96th Street College Preparatory Course —English Club, Secretary; S. O. S.; Honor Roll Five Times; Three Math Certificates; Eng¬ lish Certificate. — Brooklyn College. Honor Roll FIVE times? ' Nuff said! Page 12 JUNE 1935 AUGUST W. GARTNER 1815 Cornelia Street Electrical Course—Intramural Baseball; Intramural Touch- tackle; Airplane Club; Stamp Club; I. P. Office Squad; Two Math Certificates; One I. P. Certificate; One Chemistry Cer¬ tificate.—Business. Time writes no wrinkle on thy azure brow. MARTIN GASKO 4724 New Utrecht Avenue Mechanical Course — Hand¬ ball, Manager, BTHS, Mod.T; Interclass Handball, Baseball, Basketball; Intramural Hockey, Touchtackle, Punchball; Eng¬ lish Certificate; Civics Certi¬ ficate.—Cooper Union Evening. As an engineer, he plays a good game of handball. TAMES P. GAVIN 200 Nassau Avenue Structural Course — Track Team, Manager Intramural Athletics; Interclass Baseball; Intramural Hockey; Chairman Intramural Club; Main Office Squad, President, BTHS, Mod.T, Two T ' s; S. O. S., Junior Lieu¬ tenant, Lieutenant, BTHS, Mod. T, Three T ' s; Lunch Room Squad, Manager of Accounts; Book Room Squad, BTHS; Late Squad, Captain, BTHS; Annex No. 5 Office Squad, BTHS; Senior Pin Committee; l.P. Cer¬ tificate; Civics Certificate. — United States Military Acade- Mr. Gramling, where is the skyhook? IRVING GEVARTER 122 Throop Avenue Mechanical Course — Inter¬ class Baseball; S. O. S., BTHS, Junior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Mod. T, T; Annex Office Squad; Ryerson Aviation Club; Math Certificate.—Business. We men of the S. O. S. protect you from yourselves. NATHAN GILBERT 3620 14th Avenue College Preparatory Course —Math Club; Honor Roll Four Times; Four Math Certificates; English Certificate. — Brooklyn College. John Gilbert has seen his best days, but Nathan is just starting. WALTER GILMAN 4806 13th Avenue Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball, Basketball, Hand¬ ball; Annex Cheering Squad; Tech Science Bulletin Class Agent; Survey Class Agent; S. O. S.; Chemistry Squad, BTHS, Mod. T.—Cooper Union Even¬ ing. He is so fond of argument that he won ' t even eat food that agrees with him. T. ALBERT GJERDING 5408 7th Avenue Chemical Course—S. O. S.; Five Math Certificates; Two English Certificates; Honor Roll Four Times. — Business; Night School. That ' s right, Mr. Tobin! WILLIAM GLADKY 126-14 111th Avenue South Ozone Park, Long Island Electrical Course—S. O. S.; Slide Rule Club; Chess Club; Lunch Room Squad; G.O. Rep¬ resentative; Tech Science Bul¬ letin; Survey Staff; l.P. Office Squad; Two Math Certificates. —Business; Night School. Gladky did I live and Gladky die and I lay me down with a will. SHERMAN GOLDBERG 303 Van Buren Street Electrical Course — Radio Club; S. O. S.; Dance Orches¬ tra.—Business. I ' m the sweetest sound in orchestra heard. MURRAY GOLDWASSER 320 New York Avenue College Preparatory Course —Math Club; Public Speaking Society; Five Math Certificates. —Chicago University. He may be all wet, but he has a heart of gold. Page 13 THE B LUEPRINT ROBERT B. GOODY 149 East 42nd Street College Preparatory Course —Book Room Squad, Mod. T, BTHS; Blue Print Squad, BTHS, Mod. T, T; S. O. S„ BTHS; Mo¬ tion Picture Club; Stamp Club; Conjurers ' Club; Slide Rule Club. Engineers must use blueprints. FRANK R. GRANGER 428 37th Street College Preparatory Course —Rifle Team, BTHS, Mod. T; Intramural Hockey, Football, Basketball; Lunch Room Squad; Bank Squad; Print Shop Squad; I.P. Certificate. — Delaware University. Rifle in hand, I roamed apace. CHARLES GREENE 60-11 Madison Street Electrical Course — Chess Club; GO. Representative; Math Certificate; English Cer¬ tificate. — Business; Cooper Union Evening. Happy am I; from care I’m free! Why aren ' t they all contented like me? WILBERT GUMPRICH 799 East 38th Street College Preparatory Course —Math Club; Slide Rule Club; Seven Math Certificates; Two English Certificates. — Massa¬ chusetts Institute of Techno¬ logy. Both a math student and a mathematician. VINCENT GUZZO 459 De Kalb Avenue Mechanical Course—Bowling Team; Intramural Hockey; Glee Club; S. O. S.; Two Math Cer¬ tificates.—Business. I once made a strike. KEITH C. HALLIDAY 399 St. Johns Place Structural Course—Blueprint Committee; Honor Roll Seven Times; Seven Math Certificates; Three English Certificates; I.P. Certificate.—Cooper Union. Not only a scholar but a man of brains. With subtle humor lurking in his eye. HAROLD 1. HALPER 401 East 2nd Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball; Dramatic Society, Secretary, Vice Presi¬ dent, President, BTHS, Mod. T, T; Public Speaking Society, Secretary; Aeronautical So¬ ciety; Ryerson Scout Club; Le Cercle Francois; Survey Staff; Tech Science Bulletin: Lang¬ uage Office Squad, BTHS; Eng¬ lish Certificate. — University of Michigan. All the world ' s a stage. AUGUST EDWARD HAMMER 1441 East 54th Street Electrical Course—S. O. S.— Business. I ' ll do my own knocking, thank you. AUGUST E. HANSEN 191-17 Nashville Avenue Springfield, New York Mechanical Course — Inter¬ class Handball, Baseball; S. O. S.—Night School; Business. Another example of a good old Tech name! ALBERT HANTVERK 478 Herzl Street College Preparatory Course —Basketball; Handball; Inter¬ class Handball, Champions Annex 74; Interclass Basket¬ ball, Captain; Baseball; Math Squad, Secretary, Mod. T. T; Math Club; English Club; S. O. S.; Math Student, Agent; G.O.; Two Math Certificates; I.P. Cer¬ tificate; History Certificate; Honor Roll.—Brooklyn College. Herr Groucho Marx. Page 14 JUNE 1935 EARLE HARLEY 8105 10th Avenue Electrical Course—Blue Party Representative; G. O. Sales Bureau; Four Math Certificates; Honor Roll Four Times.—Busi- The boy from the Smoky City. DANIEL WILLIAM HART 137-25 Southgate Avenue Springfield Gardens, L. I. Mechanical Course—Basket¬ ball; Physics Prep. Squad; Late Squad; Cut Slip Squad; Office Squad; Squad Leaders; Strength of Materials Squad. We old landmarks must go. JOHN HARTLEY 7709 4th Avenue Electrical Course—S. O. S.— Business. Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest. BERNARD J. HASTABA, JR. 475 Prospect Place ' Architectural Course—Lunch -Room Squad; Orchestra; Two Math Certificates; English Cer¬ tificate; History Certificate. — Business. Our words have wings. EDWARD HAUG 718 Herkimer Street Mechanical Course — Inter¬ class Baseball; S. O. S.—Busi¬ ness. Where more is meant than meets the ear. JEROME HELLER 1575 East 8th Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Basketball; Math Club; Chess Club; S. O. S.; G.A. Office Squad, BTHS; Four Math Certificates; Honor Roll.— C.C.N.Y. THOMAS HELLINGS 319 62nd Street Structural Course — Book Room Squad, BTHS, Mod. T; S. O. S., BTHS; Junior Lieuten¬ ant; Civil Engineering Club; Four Math Certificates; One T. P. Certificate; Honor Roll, 6th Term.—Business; Night School. Mr. Wood, is there anything to do? JOHN J. HENGERLE, JR. 288 Vermont Street College Preparatory Course —Handball; Intramural Athle¬ tics; Office Squad, BTHS; Two Math Certificates; History Cer¬ tificate; Honor Roll.—Business; Night School. From the rugged hills of Vermont — Street. RICHARD HERMAN 238 East 63rd Street New York City Structural Course—Civil En¬ gineering Club; White Party Delegate; Honor Roll Twice; Math Certificate; English Cer¬ tificate; History Certificate. — Business. Sometimes he sets and thinks and sometimes he just sets. JOSEPH HASENOHR HILL 1701 East 93rd Street Architectural Course—S. O. S.; G.O. Sales Bureau, BTHS, Mod. T; Math Club; Five Math Certificates; English Certificate; Honor Roll Twice. — Business; Night School. In mathematics he was greater Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater; For he, by geometric scale, Could in the Bureau make a sale. Page 15 THE BLUEPRINT CHARLES HOLLWEG 7804 5th Avenue College Preparatory Course —Honor Ro ll Four Times; Four Math Certificates; English Cer¬ tificate; I.P. Certificate; Civics Certificate.—Cooper Union. The Baron. ERIC HOLM 624 80th Street Chemical Course—S. O. S., BTHS; Longfellow.—Business. I ' m in a fog. LOUIS HONIGMAN 434 Jefferson Street College Preparatory Course —Intramural Handball, Senior Championship; Handball, BTHS; S. O. S.; Survey Agent; Main Office Squad. He ' s not solid when it comes to Solid. ROBERT V. HOYLIE 219-14 133rd Avenue Springfield, Long Island Structural Course—Business. The early bird catches the worm but who wants a worm? WALTER IHMLE 651 76th Street Mechanical Course — Squad Leaders; Honor Roll.—Business. The noiseless, patient spider. WALTER ILUND 825 72nd Street Structural Engineering Course — Civics Club; Math Club; Civil Engineering Club; English Office Squad; Survey Distribution Squad; G.O. Rep¬ resentative; S. O. S.; Civics Block Captain; Honor Roll Twice; Two Math Certificates. —Business. Some engineers, these Scandinavians! HOWARD ISAACS 209 East 16th Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball; Le Cer- cle Francois, Secretary-Treas¬ urer; Language Office Squad, BTHS, Mod.T, T; S. O. S„ BTHS; Aeronautical Society; Chess Club; White Party Delegate Six Times; Honor Roll; Four Math Certificates; Two I.P. Certif¬ icates.—University of Michigan. Sir Rufus. EDWIN JACOBSEN 820 68th Street Mechanical Course — Busi- That is all and nothing more. GEORGE A. JAEGER 9346 215th Street Queens Village, L. I. Structural Course — Intra- mural Baseball, Handball; Orchestra; Civil Engineering Club, Secretary-Treasurer; Eng¬ lish Office Squad, BTHS; Math Club; Survey Circulation Staff; S. O. S.; Senior Dues Commit¬ tee; Honor Roll Four Times; Five Math Certificates; English Certificate; I.P. Certificate. — Brooklyn Polytechnic. His wit and numerous notions oft resulted in commotions. EDMUND JANSCH 56 Troutman Street Electrical Course — Bowling Team; Bowling Club. — Busi- Hey, Pop, I made a strike. Page 16 JUNE 1935 RUSSELL JENNINGS 206 Prospect Place College Preparatory Course —Track; Cross Country, BTHS; S. O. S.; BTHS; Office Squad; Scribes: Arts Metal Club; I.P. Certificate; English Certificate. —New York State Merchant Marine Academy. Get under way, Bos ' n. ALEXANDER JENSEN, JR. 7210 Third Avenue Structural Course — Civics Camera Club; Civil Engineer¬ ing Club, President; English Office Squad, President, BTHS, Mod. T; S. O. S.; Survey Cir¬ culation Staff; Honor Roll Three Times; Two Math Certificates; History Certificate. A smooth and steadfast mind. FRED JOHNSEN 275 86th Street Electrical Course — Cross Country, Mod. T; Track Team, Manager; S. O. S.; Senior Pin Committee; Annex Honor Roll. —Cooper Union. The man with the one track (team) mind. WALTON JOHNSON 1419 East 54th Street College Preparatory Course —Physics Prep. Squad; Honor Roll Three Times; Math Cer¬ tificate; English Certificate. — Business. Zealous, but modest. CHARLES KAHRS 403 DeKalb Avenue Electrical Course — G. O. Agent; Main Office Squad, BTHS; Lunch Room Squad; Two Math Certificates.—Busi¬ ness; Night School. One of the new streamlined DANOS KALLAS 1307 Avenue Z Architectural Course—S. O. S.; Senior Commencement Committee; Ryerson Dramatic Society; Current Events Club; Lunch Room Squad; White Party Delegate; Math Certifi¬ cate; English Certificate; His¬ tory Certificate; Civics Certifi¬ cate.—Cooper Union. Praise me not too much, nor For thou speakest to the Greeks who know me. MARTIN L. KAPLAN 580 Empire Boulevard College Preparatory Course — Interclass Handball; Inter¬ class Baseball; Annex No. 69 Library Squad; Book of the Week Club; Field Band, BTHS; Orchestra, Secretary-Treasurer; Dance Orchestra; Senior Pin Committee; S. O. S.; BTHS; G.O. Class Agent.—New York State Merchant Marine Academy. A seafaring musician. HELMUT KARP 740 Franklin Avenue Electrical Course—Intramural Baseball, Football; S. O. S. Lieutenant, BTHS, Mod. T; I.P. Certificate.—Business. O, what may man within him hide. Though angel on the outward IRVING KAUFMAN 1333 84th Street Chemical Course—S. O. S.; Office Squad; Lunch Room Squad; Math Certificate. — Business; Night School. Cut it out, fellas! JOSEPH KIELL 264 McDonough Street College Preparatory Course —Intramural Football, Punch- ball; Kosciusco Radio Club; Ryerson Skybirds; Aeronautical Society; Le Cercle Francais; Radio Club; Two Math Certifi¬ cates; Honor Roll. — Cooper I know what I ' m doing. Page 17 THE BLUEPRINT MARTIN E. KIRWIN 116-36 196th Street St. Albans, New York College Preparatory Course — Intramural Baseball, Foot¬ ball, Hockey. Handball, Tennis; Interclass Baseball, Basketball; Lunch Room Squad; S. O. S.; Honor Roll; Math Certificate — Alfred University. Why should life all labor be? JAMES A. KNIGHTS 265 Maujer Street Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball; S. O. S.; Honor Roll once.—Business. In daze of old — CHARLES BERNARD KNISPEL 105-13 133rd Street Richmond Hill, New York Mechanical Course — Intra¬ mural Hockey; Annex Office Squad; Dramatic Club; Heat Treatment of Metals Laboratory Squad; Squad Leaders; Heat Treatment ot Metals Award.— Business; Night School. Heat treatment — I believe in it thoroughly. PETER KOENIG 200-08 116th Avenue St. Albans, Long Island Architectural Course — Golf, Two BTHS, Mod. T. Two T ' s. Captain 1934, Co-Captain 1935; Art Club; S. O. S.; G.O.-Survey Agent; White Party Delegate; Tech Science Bulletin Agent; White Party Nominee; Manager Lunch Room; Senior Pin Com¬ mittee; I.P. Certificate; Civics Certificate. — Business; Night School. And then I took three putts. PETER KORS 366 41st Street College Preparatory Course —Aeroplane Club; S. O. S.; Radio Club; Two Math Cer¬ tificates; History Certificate.— Business. When Marconi fails, call me! RAYMOND W. KRAUSE 1279 Prospect Avenue Chemical Course—Handball; Interclass Baseball; Intramural Handball; Honor Roll; Two Math Certificates. — Business; Night School. There is no knowledge that is not power. CHARLES J. KUHL 43-16 Union Street Flushing, Long Island Electrical Course—Handball, BTHS; Interclass Baseball; S. O. S.. BTHS. Mod. T; Honor Roll Twice; Two Math Certificates. —Business; Night School. In emergencies he ' ll always be Kuhl. FRANK KUPIEC 101 Russell Street Architectural Course—S. O. S.; Lunch Room Squad; White Party Delegate; Two Math Cer¬ tificates.—Business. Silence is golden. HENRY KUZYNA 1017 8th Avenue Structural Course—Civil En¬ gineering Club. Vice President; English Office Squad, Secre¬ tary, BTHS, Mod. T; Honor Roll Three Times; Three Math Cer¬ tificates. — Business; Night School. A proper man as one shall see JOHN LAVAGNINO 353 Central Avenue Structural Course — Intra¬ mural Baseball; Civil Engineer¬ ing Club; Two Math Certifi¬ cates.—Business. You ' ll know him by his laugh. Page 18 JUNE 1935 WESLEY LEBECK 215-13 106th Avenue Queens Village, New York Electrical Course — Intra¬ mural Baseball; S. O. S.; Slide Rule Club; Civics Certificate.— Business. A man from a far countree. IRWIN LEIB 510 Ocean Parkway Electrical Course—Interclass Handball, Baseball; S. O. S.; G.O. Class Agent; Blueprint Committee; Five Math Certifi¬ cates; Two History Certificates. —Business; Night School. Bored of Education. PHILIP P. LESSER 162 Bradford Street Mechanical Course — Inter¬ class Baseball, Championship, Bronze Medal; Intramural Handball, Punchball, Football, Basketball, Hockey; Baseball; Handball; Stamp Club; Drama¬ tic Club; Pen and Pencil Club; Scribes; Survey Staff; S. O. S.; B.B.B. Floor Manager; Senior Blueprint Committee; I.P. Cer¬ tificate; Four Math Certificates; History Certificate; Honor Roll. —Cooper Union Evening. One is torn between two desires. IRWIN LEV1SON 1123 East 14th Street Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball; Interclass Basketball; S. O. S.; Stamp Club; Drum and Bugle Corps. — Business; Night School. P.G.D.G.M? ACCT? What do you want to know about them? MAX LEVY 368 Osborn Street Electrical Course — Glee Club; Senior Dues Committee. —Cooper Union. Calm and always collecting. MURRAY LEVY 183 East 5th Street Structural Course — Basket¬ ball, Mod. T; Interclass Hand¬ ball; Interclass Baseball; Inter¬ class Football; Interclass Bas¬ ketball; Senior Blueprint Com¬ mittee; Book Room Squad, BTHS, Mod. T, T; English Office Squad, BTHS; Lunch Room Squad; S. O. S.; One Math Certificate. — Business; Night School. After a basketball game there ' s no restingr place like the English Office. BERNARD LITMAN 923 Linden Boulevard Electrical Course—Four Math Certificates.—Cooper Union. The boy with a future. JOHN F. LOCKITT, JR. 2072 East 19th Street College Preparatory Course —Bowling, High Score, Gold Pin, Silver Medal; Interclass Baseball, Numerals; Bank Squad; S. O. S„- Math Certifi¬ cates.—Business; Night School. Pin boy, set them up in the other alley. PAT LOLISCIO 424 Chauncey Street Architectural Course—Basket¬ ball, BTHS; Baseball, BTHS; Cross Country, Mod. T; Track BTHS; S. O. S. ; BTHS; Office Squad; Cut Slip Squad; Lunch Room Squad.—New York Uni- Loliscio, M.S.P.P. Master of Sick Pass Procedure EUGENE LUTHER 17738 136th Avenue Springfield, L. I. Electrical Course—Math Cer¬ tificate.—Business. I ll have it for you Monday— maybe! Page 19 THE BLUEPRINT JAMES MAGUIRE 240 St. Marks Avenue Electrical Course—S. O. S., BTHS; Tech Science Bulletin, Assistant Editor, Editor, BTHS; Lunch Room Squad; Longfel¬ lows ' Club; Math Certificate.— Business; Night School. Come on, fellows, get out your nickels for your Science Bulletin. LAURENCE MALARY 7318 3rd Avenue Structural Course — Phys. Prep. Squad; Two Math Cer¬ tificates.—Business. In class and grade he is no shirker. In Math a steady, tireless worker. WILLIAM MARION 145 Washington Avenue Architectural Course — Hockey Manager, T, Gold Charm, P.S.A.L. Medal; S. O. S., BTHS, Mod. T, T; Public Speaking Society; Main Office Squad; English Certificate. — Business; Night School. Get down the ice, you guysl They can ' t hurt us. JOSEPH MARTINEZ 1 Goerck Street New York City Chemical Course — Squad Leaders; S. O. S.; Blue Party Delegate; Interclass Indoor Baseball; Lunch Room Squad; Three Math Certificates; Honor Roll.—Business. In the arts of life man invents nothing, but produces by Chemistry many things. DONALD MAYORGA 219 Lincoln Avenue College Preparatory Course —Swimming, Mod. T, T; Inter¬ class Football; Longfellows, President; S. O. S.; BTHS; Avia¬ tion Club; Blue Party Delegate; Harmonica Band; Senior Prom Committee; Junior Teachers League, Annex 5; Physics Of¬ fice Squad; Math Certificate; Alexander Freehand Drawing Medal.—Brooklyn Polytechnic. God ' s gift to the mermaids. JOHN E. McCAULEY 472 82nd Street Mechanical Course — Rifle Team, Mod. T, T; S. O. S„ Lieutenant, Captain, BTHS, Mod. T, Two T ' s; G.O. Treas¬ urer ' s Staff; White Party, Sec¬ retary; Senior Pin Committee; Survey Agent; Stamp Club; Motion Picture Club; English Certificate; History Certificate. —Merchant Marine Academy. Say, listen, fellows, here ' s a HOWARD McKEE 829 Hancock Street Chemical Course—S. O. S.; Math Certificate.—Business. A chemist must work! GEORGE E. McLAUGHLIN 9345 Vanderveer Street Queens Village, New York Mechanical Course—Orches¬ tra, BTHS, Mod. T, Two T ' s; English Office Squad, BTHS, Mod. T, Three T’s; Honor Roll Twice; Math Certificate; Three English Certificates.—Business; Cooper Union Eevening. A motorcycle! My kingdom for a motorcycle. GEORGE MEURER, JR. 77-01 72nd Street Glendale, New York Mechanical Course — Inter¬ class Baseball, Handball; Intra¬ mural Handball; Squad Leaders; Blueprint Squad, As¬ sistant Foreman; English Club; Two Math Certificates; Civics Certificate. — N.Y. State Mer¬ chant Marine Academy. I must down to the sea in WALTER MEYER 94-15 131st Street Richmond Hill, N. Y. College Preparatory Course — Interclass Handball, Base¬ ball, Football; Annex Basket¬ ball; Dutch Dozen, President; Inter-High School German Con¬ test; S. O. S.; Pen and Pencil Club; Model Club; Senior Pin Committee; White Party Dele¬ gate; Honor Roll Twice; Math Certificate; German Medal, Two-Year.—New York Univer¬ sity Evening. The Dutch Dozen? We talk, we sing, and we EAT. Page 20 JUNE 1935 GORDON MIDBOE 1027 71st Street College Preparatory Course —Print Shop, Vice President; Honor Roll Three Times; Five Math Certificates; English Cer¬ tificate.—Business. Hard luck! He became Vice President and then they closed the Print Shop. GEORGE MILLER 13 Pine Street Electrical Course—Pen and Transit Club; Late Squad; White Party Delegate; Chess Club; Honor Roll Twice; Four Math Certificates; Two English Certificates; I.P. Certificate. — Business; Night School. I shall now write a technical thesis entitled “How to Drive a Nail. ARNOLD H. MOLLER 281 Ashford Street Structural Course—Interclass Baseball; Punchball, Hockey, Handball; Book Room Squad, BTHS, Mod. T; S. O. S., Mod. T, Junior Lieutenant; Camera Club; Stamp Club; Honor Roll; Three Math Certificates. — Brooklyn Polytechnic. Poly, here comes a Mathematician! EDWARD T. MOONEY 201 Franklin Avenue Chemical Course—Interclass Baseball, Basketball; S. O. S.; Bank Squad; Lunch Room Squad; White Party Delegate; Chemistry Squad; Math Certifi¬ cate; Honor Roll Twice.—Busi¬ ness; Brooklyn Polytechnic Evening. Forever a pal! CHRISTOPHER J. MORAN 297 East 45th Street Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball; Book Room Squad, BTHS; S. O. S.; Senior Dues Committee; Delegate Blue Par¬ ty; Auditorium Switchboard Squad; Honor Roll; Two Math Certificates; English Certificate; I. P. Certificate. — Business; Evening College. Erin go bragh STANLEY MOSKOWITZ 902 47th Street Electrical Engineering Course — Basketball, BTHS; Swimming, Mod. T; Interclass Baseball Champions, Numerals; Interclass Basketball; Radio Club; Math Club; Allied Arts Club; Slide Rule Club; Ryerson Model Building Club; Math Certificate.—Cooper Union. My son will swim in the Tech pool. LOUIS B. MOSS 596 Amboy Street College Preparatory Course — Interclass Baseball; Math Club, Vice President, President; Survey, Movie Column Edi¬ tor; Blueprint, Assistant Editor; Blueprint Committee; Blueprint Short Story Prize Winner; Math Student; Two I.P. Certificates; Two Math Certificates; English Certificate; Honor Roll Twice. All great men are dying; I don ' t feel so well myself. JACK A. MURRAY 455 80th Street Structural Course—Civil En¬ gineering; Civics Camera Club; Allied Arts Club; Physics Prep. Squad; Surveying Squad; S. O. S.; Blueprint Committee; Honor Roll Six Times; English Cer¬ tificate; Four Math Certificates; I.P. Certificate. — Business; Night School. The more you use your brain, the more brain you have SANDER NACHAMKIN 1710 Carroll Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Punchball; S. O. S., Corporal; Math Club; Long¬ fellows; Math Office Squad; Aeronautical Society; Two Math Certificates.—New York University. Corporal Nachamkin — a modest man] HYMAN NATHANSON 1964 66th Street Structural Course — Squad Leaders; S. O. S.; English Office Squad; Survey Circulation Squad; Slide Rule Club; Math Club; Civil Engineering Club; Three Math Certificates.—Busi¬ ness; Cooper Union Evening. Ten more S.D. sheets and I’m up to date. Page 21 THE BLUEPRINT PHILIP NIELSEN 8624 79th Street Woodhaven, Long Island Structural Course — Intra¬ mural Handball, Baseball Basketball; Chess Club; Three Math Certificates.—Business. Not all Nielsens live in Bay Ridge. J. EMMETT O ' FLAHERTY 10312 104th Street Ozone Park, New York College Pr eparatory Course —Track, BTHS. Mod. T; Cross Country, Mod. T; Interclass Basketball; Interclass Baseball, Captain; Squad Leaders; Math Club: Main Office Squad; S. O. S.; White Elephant Club; Bank Squad; I.P. Office Squad; Li¬ brary Squad; School Corres¬ pondent for Brooklyn Dailv Eagle; IP. Certificate; Math Certificate.—Business. When Irish eyes are smiling. ROBERT H. OLIVER 852 Flatbush Avenue Chemical Course—Baseball, , Mod. T; Interclass Baseball, Captain; Intramural Handball; Main Office Squad, BTHS. — Business; Night School. Brooklyn needs more pitchers. GEORGE OLSEN 266 60th Street Architectural Course — G.O. Sales Bureau, BTHS, Mod. T; Honor Roll Three Times; Math Certificate; English Certificate; Alexander Medal for Freehand Drawing.—Business. Surprise!! He doesn ' t play hockey. EDWIN OTTO 102-27 85th Street Richmond Hill, New York Mechanical Course — Inter¬ class Baseball, Handball; S. O. S.; BTHS; Squad Leaders; Blue¬ print Squad, Assistant Fore¬ man; Scout Club; Math Certifi¬ cate; I.P. Certificate. — N. Y. State Merchant Marine Aca¬ demy. A life on the ocean wave. SALVATORE PERRICONE 6904 11th Avenue College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball, Basket¬ ball; Intramural Touchtackle; Ryerson Handball Tournament; S. O. S„ Junior Lieutenant; Ryerson Stamp Club; Junior Teachers League, Annex 5; Aeronautical Society; Block Captain; Blue Party Delegate; Two Math Certificates.—Busi¬ ness; Night School. It is only the first step that costs effort. 62 70th Street Chemical Course — Intra¬ mural Baseball, Handball; Three Math Certificates; Honor Roll-—Night School, Where do I apply for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry? ALBERT PETERSON 516 62nd Street Mechanical Course—Physics Prep. Squad; .S. O. S.; Survey Class Agent; Aeronautical Club; Honor Roll Twice; Math Certificate; Three English Cer¬ tificates. — Business; Night School. Keep smiling. •fUNlUlN FtrltKSEN 1716 Caton Avenue College Preparatory Course — Print Shop Squad, BTHS, Mod. T; Camera Club; Math Certificate; English Certificate; United States Naval Academy. Hi, Admiral. 31-33 36th Street Astoria, N. Y. Electrical Course—Interclass Football, Baseball; Handball- S O. S.; Slide Rule Club.—Busi¬ ness; Evening School. The undiscovered country, from whose bourn no traveler returns. Page 22 JUNE 1935 AUSTIN N. PLYEM 479 72nd Street Electrical Course—S. O. S.; Radio Club; Tech Science Bul¬ letin; Two Math Certificates.— Business; Night School. Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate, nor aught set down in malice. BENIAMIN RAFFEL 59 Nostrand Avenue Mechanical Course — Inter- clas Baseball; Intramural Foot¬ ball; Aeronautical Club; Ang¬ lers ' Club; Squad Leaders.— Business. He ' s a jolly good fellow. VINCENT RAFINSKI 99 Diamond Street Electrical Course — Basket¬ ball, Mod. T, T; Intramurals; Interclass Baseball, Basketball; Class Secretary Twice.—Busi- Basketball, with all thy faults, I love thee still. VICTOR RAGOSINE 535 West 151st Street New York City College Preparatory Course —Press Club, Secretary, BTHS; Sales Bureau, BTHS; Honor Roll Seven Times; Five Math Certificates; Two English Cer¬ tificates; History Certificates; I.P. Certificate.—Columbia. He who only hopes is hopeless. I believe in doing! WALTER RASMUSSEN 2308 Bedford Avenue Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball; S. O. S.; Book Room Squad; Lunch Room Squad.— Business. Smilin ' thrul FRANK RAZZANO 2050 Bergen Street Structural Course—Business. Keep well thy tongue and keep thy friend. WILLIAM REBORI 99 East 32nd Street Electrical Course—Two Math Certificates.—Business. I’ve been too busy to flit from flower to flower. FREDERICK REISS 1228 East 45th Street College Preparatory Course —Office Squad, BTHS; Motion Picture Club; S. O. S.; BTHS, Mod. T; Tech Science Bulletin; Senior Prom Committee; Math Squad, Mod. T; Math Certifi¬ cate.—Business. When better Proms are planned, Reiss will be present. R. HENRY RENZ 666 74th Street College Preparatory Course —Bowling Team, Manager; In¬ tramural Football; Interclass Baseball, Basketball; Bowling Club, Treasurer, President; Dramatic Society; Annex Head- Boy ' s Day; Survey Literary Staff, Annexes, Sports, Fea¬ tures; Survey Business Staff; White Party Campaign Com¬ mittee, Speaker, Manager; White Party Platform Commit¬ tee; Member G.O. Executive Committee; Freshman Repre¬ sentative, Long Term; Senior Prom Committee, Chairman; Ryerson Honor Roll; Two Math Certificates; Two I.P. Certifi¬ cates; English Certificate.—Tri- State College. Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm. DAVID RICKELTON 769 60th Street Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball, Basketball, Handball; Survey Advertising Staff; Civics Club; Scouting Club; Math Cer¬ tificate; Civics Certificate. — Business; Night School. It ' s the little men that make history. Page 23 THE BLUEPRINT JOHN ROBINSON 302 59th Street Mechanical Course—S. O. S., Chess Club; Stamp Club. — Business. If I can sell my stamp collec¬ tion, I ' ll be a millionaire before you can say Jack Robinson. ' WILLIAM RODICH 285 East 31st Street College Preparatory Course —Track; Basketball; Interclass Basketball, Baseball; Dramatic Society; Glee Club; Blue Party Delegate; Blue Party Manager, Campaign Speaker; Blueprint Committee; Stamp Club; Main Office Squad; Freshman G.O. Representative; Annex Survey Club; Honor Roll; I.P. Certifi¬ cate; Two English Certificates. —Brooklyn Polytechnic. They think Long ' s the Kingfish. STANLEY ROGAT 1132 East 15th Street Electrical Course—Intramural Athletics; English Office Squad, BTHS; S. O. S.; Glee Club; Chess Club; Honor Roll Five Times; Two English Certificates; Five Math Certificates. — Cooper Union Evening. Doomed to be a prof in 1965. ANDREW RONAI 214 Avenue N College Preparatory Course _ Le Cercle Francois, Presi¬ dent; Le Clairon , Assistant Circulation Manager; Bank Squad, BTHS, Manager; Two English Certificates; History Certificate. — Cooper Union Evening. Still water runs deep. IRVING ROSENBLOOM 2257 82nd Street College Preparatory Course — French Club; Tech Print Shop; Math Certificate. — Cooper Union. Maybe he ' s to blame — not Midboe. HARRY ROSENKRANTZ 393 East 96th Street College Preparatory Course —Interclass Handball, Basket¬ ball; Interclass Baseball Cham¬ pions; Stamp Club; Book Club; Annex Survey Reporters Club; Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps; Scribes; Main Office Squad, BTHS; Bank Squad, BTHS; His¬ tory Certificate; Model Airplane Club; Blue Party Delegate. A man learned in botany; he knows strange fruits and vegetables! DAVID RUBENS 155 Carlton Avenue Electrical Course — Radio Club; Office Squad; Squad Leaders; Honor Roll Three Times; Two Math Certificates; Two English Certificates. — Cooper Union. Heyl Give me my slide rule. FRANK THOMAS RUSSO 32 Driggs Avenue Electrical Course—Intramural Baseball; Interclass Handball, Baseball, Basketball; S. O. S.; BTHS; Late Squad; Slide Rule Club; I.P. Certificate.—Cooper Union Evening. A hat? Nix, I ' m a scalp nudist. ALFRED SALERNO 250 Lake Street College Preparatory Course — Baseball; Interclass Hand¬ ball, Basketball, Baseball; Tech Science Bulletin Agent; S. O. S.; Math Certificate; History Certificate.—C.C.N.Y. It is an ancient fielder and he stoppeth one of three. GASPARE SALERNO 153 Richmond Street Electrical Course — Book Room Squad, T. — Brooklyn Polytechnic Evening. Sure I ' ll go, but I ' ll have to shave first. Page 24 JUNE 1935 MISCHA SCHAFFER 965 Sutter Avenue College Preparatory Course — Interclass Handball, Base¬ ball; Le Cercle Francois; Math Club, Math Team; ”Le Clairon, Circulation Manager; Blue Party Delegate; Math Student; Slide Rule Club; Honor Roll Four Times; Four Math Certifi¬ cates; Two I.P. Certificates; English Certificate. — Cooper Union. Sir Isaac Newton was also a mathematician. HERBERT SCHATZEL 315 Evergreen Avenue Chemical Course—Interclass Baseball, Championship Bronze Medal; Interclass Handball, Co¬ champion; Handball; S. O. S., BTHS, Mod. T, T; Main Office Squad; Lunch Room Squad; Jazz Orchestra; Orchestra, Pres¬ ident; Two Math Certificates. —Business. The musical Chemist. WILLIAM SCHIMMEL 1483 Myrtle Avenue Chemical Course—Chemist ry Club; Chemistry Squad, BTHS, Mod. T; S. O. S., Lunch Room Squad. — Business; Night School. Ninth and tenth? We chemists ROBERT SCHLAGETER 109-49 130th Street Richmond Hill, Long Island Structural Course — Intra¬ mural Hockey, Handball, Base¬ ball, Punchball, Touchtackle, Basketball; Baseball; Main Of¬ fice Squad; S. O. S.; Civil En¬ gineering Club; Senior Com¬ mencement Committee; Honor Roll Three Times; Three Math Certificates; I.P. Certificate. — Columbia. He will conquer the world be¬ cause he knows how to live up to its best. FRANK F. X. SCHNABL 1709 Himrod Street Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball, Handball; Radio Club; Tech Science Bulletin. If the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lies. FRANK SCHOENSTEIN 69-31 68th Place Mechanical Course—Orches¬ tra; Band; Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps, Treasurer; Math Certificate. — Business; N.Y.U. Evening. Even the bugle hath charms to soothe the savage breast. ROY SCHRIEVER 882 Jefferson Avenue College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball; Math Of¬ fice Squad, Mod. T; Dutch Dozen.—Brooklyn Polytechnic. When do we eat, Mr. Radenhausen? DAVID SCHUB 1253 78th Street College Preparatory Course —Cooper Union. Short and to the point. JOHN SCHULDES 3417 Glenwood Road College Preparatory Course — Book Club; Dutch Dozen; Senior Dues Committee; Two Math Certificates.—New York University. Hoch! ERNEST L. SCHWAB 82 Norman Avenue College Preparatory Course — Survey, Annex Editor, Co¬ lumnist, News Editor, Manag¬ ing Editor, 3 BTHS ' s, Mod. T, T; Delegate to Columbia Scho¬ lastic Press Association Con¬ vention, 1934; Press Club, BTHS, Mod. T; Annex Five Office Squad, BTHS; Chamber of Commerce Composition Con¬ test Award; Book Report Con¬ test Award; Ryerson Debating Society Contest Winner; Civics Camera Club; English Club; Bookmen; Independent Party Publicity Ma nager and G.O. Candidate; Honor Certificates: Two Civics, Two I.P., Six Math; Honor Roll, twice.—U. S. Naval Academy. He may have to Schwab the decks. Page 25 THE BLUEPRINT SEYMOUR SCHWARTZ 8703 3rd Avenue College Preparatory Course -Handball, BTHS; Interclass Baseball, Basketball, Punch- ball; Radio Club; Four Math Certificates; History Certificate; Honor Roll Twice. — Cooper History Certificate? It ' s easy when you know how! WILLIAM SECKLER 52-79 73rd Street Maspeth, Long Island Chemical Course—S. O. S-; Late Squad; Chemistry Club; Chess Club, President; Math Certificate.—Cooper Union. The Spirit of Chemistry. ABRAHAM SHAFFER 199 Sutter Avenue Architectural Course—Senior Prom Committee; Music Class; l.P. Certificate. — Business; Night School. I wish I had been born rich instead of good looking. NATHAN SHAPIRO 741 DeKalb Avenue Electrical Course—Baseball, Manager, Mod. T, T; Honor Roll; Math Certificate; English Certificate; l.P. Certificate. — Business. I would much rather that men should ask why I have no statue than why I have one. SIDNEY SHAPIRO 382 Montgomery Street Structural Course — Intra¬ mural Baseball, Football, An¬ nex Baseball, Basketball; Base¬ ball; Basketball, Mod. T, T; In¬ tramural Hockey, Punchball; S. O. S.; Lunch Room Squad; Model Airplane Club; Stamp Club; Freehand Drawing Of¬ fice Squad; Strength of Ma¬ terials Laboratory Squad. — Business; Night School. A man is not always sleeping when his eyes are shut. FRANCIS T. SHORT 1055 East 34th Street Electrical Course — Football, BTHS; Baseball, Two T ' s; White Party Delegate; G.O. Executive Committee; Late Squad; Lunch Room Squad; Math Certificate. —Business. I’m tall; yet I ' m Short. But I don ' t play short — I ' m an o utfielder. WALTER SHWERT 964 Greene Avenue College Preparatory Course — Interclass Baseball, Hand¬ ball, Track; Pen and Pencil Club; Glee Club; Dutch Dozen, Secretary; Library Squad, T; S. O. S.; Inter-High School Ger¬ man Glee Club; Honor Roll.— Brooklyn Polytechnic. All in the library are not bookworms. LOUIS SIEGEL 563 Cleveland Street Electrical Course — Intra¬ mural Baseball; S. O. S.; Sur¬ vey Squad; Tech Science Bul¬ letin; Math Certificate; Civics Certificate (2).—Brooklyn Poly¬ technic Evening. And now, Mr. Mangione, I pause for a reply. BERTRAM SLANHOFF 1566 Sterling Place College Preparatory Course —Physics Prep. Squad; Glee Club; Blue Party Poster Com¬ mittee, Chairman; Survey Art Staff, BTHS; Art Club; English Certificate.—Business. Tech ' s Fable. LEO SMITH 333 Lafayette Avenue College Preparatory Course — Interclass Baseball; Math Certificate; English Certificate. —C.C.N.Y. Evening. Leo the Lion. Page 26 JUNE 1935 ROBERT G. SMITH 18707 104th Avenue Hollis, Long Island Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball; English Office Squad; Survey Circulation Staff. — Business. A man you have to look up to. RALPH STAIGER 107 Kenilworth Place College Preparatory Course — Interclass Baseball, Hand¬ ball; Survey. BTHS, Mod. T, Two T ' s, Sports Editor, Fea¬ tures Editor, Managing Editor; Delegate to Columbia Scholas¬ tic Press Association Conven¬ tion 1 9 3 4, 1 935; Blueprint, Editor; Winner of Blueprint Es¬ say Contest; Independent Party Campaign Speaker; Dutch Dozen; Public Speaking Socie¬ ty, G.A. Office Squad, BTHS; Tech Science Bulletin, Speaker; Students ' Party Delegate; Senior Blueprint Committee, Chairman; I.P. Certificate; Three English Certificates. — Co¬ lumbia. Ask how to live? Write write, KARL STOECKER 30 Chester Court College Preparatory Course —Basketball, Mod. T, T; Inter¬ class Baseball, Basketball; Survey, Circulation Manager; English Office Squad, BTHS, Mod. T, Two T ' s; Public Speak¬ ing Society, Roosevelt Contest Finalist; Longfellows, Treas¬ urer; Bank Squad; Lunch Room Squad; Blue Party Candidate, Speaker; Honor Roll; I P. Certifi¬ cate.—Business; Night School. He was a man, take him for all in all. GEORGE R. STRIMPLE 1649 Troy Avenue College Preparatory Course —Motion Picture Club; Radio Club; S. O. S.; Conjurers ' Club. —United States Army. Wake, soldier, wake, thy war horse waits. CARL SUSINNO 1101 Ovington Avenue Architectural Course—Fresh¬ man Baseball; G.A. Office Squad; Cut Slip Squad; S. O. S.; I.P. Certificate; Math Certi¬ ficate.—Business; Night School. I left my homework on the piano. JOSEPH SUSSMAN 862 Onderdonk Avenue College Preparatory Course — Bowling; Interclass Basket¬ ball, Baseball; Le Cercle Fran¬ cois; S. O. S.—Cooper Union Evening. Every knock is a boost. EVERETT SWANSON 1160 Ovington Avenue Architectural Course—Fresh¬ man Baseball; Lunch Room Squad; Math Club; Kosciusko Orchestra; Airplane Club; Four Math Certificates; Honor Roll.— Business; Night School. Have you ever heard me ANTHONY TESTA 1560 79th Street Electrical Course—Interclass Indoor Baseball, Handball; Math Certificate, I.P. Certifi¬ cate.—Cooper Union. Live so that when you die even the undertaker will be sorry. JOHN THOMPSON 828 68th Street Electrical Course. — Pratt Institute. Marchand’s restores that natur¬ ally golden tint. HAROLD RICHARD TIETJEN 7924 10th Avenue College Preparatory Course —Bowling Team, Manager; In- ierclass Basketball; Ryerson Scout Club; Annex Survey Reporters Club; Longfellows; White Party Delegate; Bowling Club, President; S. O. S.; Junior Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Assist¬ ant Secretary, BTHS, Mod. T, T; G.O., Treasurer ' s Staff; Main Office Squad; Math Certificate. ■—Business. Hal, the bowling looie. Page 27 THE BLUEPRINT WILLIAM TITUS 657 Monroe Street Electrical Course—Freshman Baseball; Intramural Athletics; S. O. S.; Two Math Certificates. —Business; Night School. Knowledge comes of learning well retained. JOHN TONNING 146-20 23rd Avenue Whitestone, New York College Preparatory Course —Harmonica Club; Three Eng¬ lish Certificates.—Columbia. M.E. ' s are simple. WILLIAM TORAN 276 New Jersey Avenue College Preparatory Course —Swimming, Mod. T, T; Inter¬ class Baseball, Basketball; Physics Prep. Squad; Longfel¬ lows; Blue Party Delegate; Blue Party Poster Committee; Tech Science Bulletin; Senior Commencement Com m i 11 e e; Lunch Room Squad; Blue Party Candidate for G.O. President; Math Certificate; I.P. Certifi¬ cate.— New York State Mer¬ chant Marine Academy. Did you ever see a dream swimming? STANLEY TORKELSEN 77 75th Street Architectural Course—Allied Arts Club; Blueprint Committee; Honor Roll Three Times; Three Math Certificates.—New York University. Gee, it was loaded. PETER J. TORT 81 Sutton Street Chemical Course—S. O. S., Junior Lieutenant, First Lieu¬ tenant, Treasurer, BTHS, Mod. T, T; Longfellows ' Club; Model Club; Art Club; Late Squad; Two Math Certificates; I.P. Cer¬ tificate.—Business. Tort took the Chem course to find out about retorts. AUBREY TRENCH 12 Bay Ridge Place College Preparatory Course —Football; Track; Office Squad; Math Office Squad; S. O. S. In the long, long ago, when I was a Freshman. . . . WILFRED J. TROMBLY 678 East 39th Street College Preparatory Course — Interclass Handball, Base¬ ball, Tennis; Intramural Base¬ ball, Handball; Library Squad; Bank Squad, Manager; Astro¬ nomy Club; Camera Club.— Colby. On with the dance; let joy be unconfined. ARTHUR VAN DE BERGHE 459 East 22nd Street Structural Course—Interclass Punchball, Baseball, Basket¬ ball; Intramural Baseball, Foot¬ ball, Hockey, Punchball; S. O. S.; Lunch Room Squad; Main Office Squad.—Business. Oh Knowledge! Where art thou? FILMORE VAN VORIS .807 East 51st Street College Preparatory Course — Squad Leaders; Interclass Baseball; G.O. Sales Bureau, BTHS; Blue Party Delegate; Six Math Certificates; I.P. Certifi¬ cate; History Certificate; Honor Roll. _ Colorado School of Mines. In Colorado I won ' t even try to brush my hairl GEORGE VAN WYNEN 561 Bay Ridge Parkway Electrical Course—Intramural Football, Hockey; Two Math Certificates; Honor Roll.—Busi- If the late bell waited for him, it would rust. Page 28 JUNE 1935 ROBERT VESSINY 731 Quincy Street Chemical Course — Three Math Certificates; Three Eng¬ lish Certificates; Honor Roll Three Times. — Brooklyn Poly¬ technic. A gentleman and a scholar. FREDERICK VICIK 593 Wythe Avenue College Preparatory Course —Art Club; Honor Roll Seven Times; Seven Math Certificates; English Certificate; Civics Cer¬ tificate; I.P. Certificate.—Busi- Marconi was only an amateur. FRANK VIRUET 402 Albee Square Electrical Course — Basket¬ ball; Interclass Baseball. — Brooklyn College. I agree with Rafinski. WILLIAM VIVIAN 174 Prospect Park West Electrical Course — Swim¬ ming, T; Intramural Football, Baseball, Handball; Current Events Club; Math Certificate; Math Honor Roll; Civics Cer¬ tificate.—Business. I can ' t wait for the swimming pool to open. RAYNOR WADE 255 Pearl Street College Preparatory Course — Math Certificate; English Certificate.—Cooper Union. It ' s the little things in life that count. RICHARD WAGAR 7614 12th Avenue Mechanical Course — S. O. S., Junior Lieutenant, Lieuten¬ ant, BTHS, Mod. T, T; Bank Squad; G.A. Squad; Block Cap¬ tain; Bowling Club.—Business. Keep in line, boys. RAYMOND WALLNER 785 Coney Island Avenue Electrical Course—Interclass Baseball, Punchball.—Business. What latent power lies beneath this calm exterior. JAMES T. WALSH 137 Martense Street Electrical Course—Freshman Basketball; Manager of Class Intramural Baseball, Football, Hockey; English Club; Civics Camera Club, President; Main Office Squad; S. O. S., Junior Lieutenant; Camera Club; Print Shop Squad; First Term Honor Roll, Two I.P. Certificates; Two Math Certificates; Two Civics Certificates; Winner of Art Lovers’ Contest. — Merchant Marine Academy. As free from care as any child. RICHARD WARNER 939 Sterling Place College Preparatory Course —Rifle Team, Mod. T, Two T ' s, Bronze Award, Gold Award; White Party Delegate; Ryerson Chess Club; Blueprint Com¬ mittee; English Certificate; Math Certificate—Swarthmore. God save the mark! SAMUEL WATERMAN 1154 East 14th Street Chemical Course — Cooper I ' ll have to see my lawyer. Page 29 THE BLUEPRINT LEO WEISBERG 124 Clifton Place College Preparatory Course — Track; InterClass Baseball, Basketball, Handball, Football; Blue Party Delegate; Orchestra; Blue Party Campaign Commit¬ tee; Honor Roll.—C.C.N.Y. There is always room at the top. WILLIAM WEISER 971 Fulton Street Mechanical Course — Radio Club; Math Club; Blue Party Representative; Block Captain; Chess Club; Tech Science Bul¬ letin Agent; Four Math Certifi¬ cates; Two English Certificates; Honor Roll.—Cooper Union. Being Weiser, high marks are simple for me. JOSEPH WEISS 111-46 Lefferts Avenue College Preparatory Course —Allied Arts Club, President; S. O. S., Jr. Lieutenant, Lieu¬ tenant, BTHS, Mod. T, T; Drum and Bugle Corps, Mod. T, Bugle Sergeant; Band; Orches¬ tra; Survey Art Staff; Senior Art Committee; Radio Club; Aeronautical Society; I.P. Cer¬ tificate.—Brooklyn Polytechnic. His pencil was striking, resist¬ less, and grand; His manners were gentle, com¬ plying, and bland. EDWARD M. WIDNESS 122 Brooklyn Avenue College Preparatory Course —Interclass Baseball, Basket¬ ball; Dramatic Society, BTHS, Mod. T; Inter-High School Ger¬ man Glee Club; Brooklyn Eagle Dramatic Contest; Three Math Certificates—Stevens Institute. You may now retire, Mr. Barrymore. PAUL C. WILCKENS 1325 East 32nd Street College Preparatory Course — Interclass Baseball, Hand¬ ball; Stamp Club; Model Club; Chess Club; S. O. S.; I.P. Cer¬ tificate. — Rensselaer Polytech- R.P.I.—But if he plays football there, it will be R.I.P. EDSON WILLIAMS 2330 East 15th Street College Preparatory Course — Le Cercle Francois; Three Math Certificates. — Cooper Union. Edson — not Edison. FRANCIS WOLFE 1331 Flatbush Avenue College Preparatory Course — Interclass Baseball; Intra¬ mural Football, Punchball. — Business. Stay away from my door. JAMES WOOD 1051 Halsey Street College Preparatory Course —Math Club; Inter-High School Glee Club; Chess Club; Aero¬ nautical Society; History Cer¬ tificate; English Certificate. — C.C.N.Y. I ' m prepared. WILLIAM YUILLE 2716 East 16th Street Architectural Course—S. O. S.; Lunch Room Squad; Inter¬ class Baseball.—Business. Much may be made of a Scotchman if he be caught youngl STEPHEN ZUCK 990 Hopkinson Avenue Electrical Cou rse — Honor Roll Four Times; Two Math Certificates; Two I.P. Certifi¬ cates.—Business. Wise men say nothing in dangerous times. Page 30 JUNE 1935 V X OU have so kindly and so often allowed me to have the last word that I believe you will permit me to continue to have it even now. Lest you be tempted to cease reading at this point, let me hasten t T add that I shall not offer one bit of advice. I really want to tell you certain things that I hope you will want to know. Most students at Tech do not realize how genuinely intere sted the faculty is in all that pertains to their welfare, their doings, and the boys themselves. We teachers believe in Tech, its course, its standards, its aims. We believe in our Principal, in our fellow teachers, and most of all in our boys, for it is what the alumni do and are that justifies Tech ' s very existence. You will understand, then, how we enjoy the visits and letters of our alumni. Don ' t hesitate to tell us about yourselves. Don ' t even be modest about it, for we would gladly rejoice with you in your good fortune. We like to know about your accomplishments not only for your own sakes but also because it makes those of us who are still in Tech more conscious of its possibilities and responsibilities. Come to see us even if you feel that you have no great deeds to relate. After all, what you are is what really counts. The deeds will take care of themselves when the opportunity arises. Come back to Tech even if the years roll by before you can do so. I have been speaking for the faculty as a whole, but of course you will know I am speaking for myself most of all. If you wish to be especially kind and considerate, come to 1W11 and introduce yourselves before I have a chance to recall your names. Don ' t forget to sign the Alumni Visitors Book. I trust you know that I shall be glad to be of service when¬ ever I can. Don ' t let any lack of personal acquaintance stand in the way. Strangely enough, we sometimes get better acquainted with students after they have left us. It seems that this farewell has turned out to be a welcome for the future, and it is better so. I hope you will enjoy your work as much as I have enjoyed working wi th you, and that when you have gone as far along life ' s road as I have, you will feel equally convinced that life, whether easy or difficult, is very much worth while and a never-ceas¬ ing adventure. Sincerely yours, SIGRID C. FREEBERG. Page 31 THE BLUEPRINT REPORT ON THE CLASS OF JUNE 1935 To The Public: Re: Project—The graduation of the Class of June 1935. Time Required: As close to four years as possible. Report: We wish to notify you that satis¬ factory progress has been made with the material given us for the Class of June 1935. In the course of preparing this class for graduation, many interesting developments have been noted and recorded. They follow: 1. September 1931—Crowds of awed freshmen stream into annexes located at Kosciusko and Ryerson Streets. Each carries a huge stack of books, systematically ar¬ ranged on an I.P. notebook or carried in a brief case. Many travel to Fort Qlreene Park to watch the erection of the New Building. Several who pass it daily count the number of girders each day to see what progress is being made. They look forward to the day when they will attend the Main Building, and are assured by a “Survey ' ' editorial that they will probably spend at least their senior year in the New Building. 2. September 1932—The innocent fresh¬ men have been transformed into disillu¬ sioned sophomores (wise fools). They no longer aim at 90 ' s in all subjects; instead, the majority are satisfied with 65 ' s. This change is remarkable because of its never failing occurrence with all experiments of this same nature. The subjects in this stage regard their teachers as the malefactors of society, with homework as their chief weapon. There is very little on the minds of these sophomores besides their neighbor¬ hood football teams and methods of evading homework. A rumor circulates: the New Building will open next fall. 3. September 1933—The members of the class have made what they think are their decisions for their life work. They are be¬ coming more organized and interested in the school. Many try out for school teams and several make good. Their school spirit is bolstered up immensely. Most are ready to fight for Tech at the drop of a hat. Their education is much more technical now, and they can assume superior airs when among Manual, Erasmus, and other high school students who know nothing at all about strength of materials or quantitative anal¬ ysis. In September eight hundred students enter the New Building. Most return to the early stages of open-mouthed wonder as they inspect the building. Everyone will certainly enter the New Building next Fall, rumors say. 4. September 1934—After having passed through three stages, the subjects of the project are now entering the fourth, by far the most complex. It is during this stage that they do the most work with the least amount of effort. The homework evasion methods discovered in the second stage have been perfected and, in most cases, work admir¬ ably. Dances and other social functions interest the student; often the deep thought which the subject appears to be in, is merely an untangling of the cares of his social life. Notwithstanding all his outside activities, his marks are generally fairly high. A most confusing paradox. 5. January 1935—The project is almost completely finished. Its parts are working well and it seems to be running as smoothly as it ever will. The members react precisely as they did during the fourth stage, but seem to be working even harder. The finishing touches are now being ap¬ plied to the class of June 1935, and the com¬ pleted project will be put on exhibition during the last week in June in the audi¬ torium at 29 Ft. Greene Place, admission by invitation only. Very truly yours. The Faculty of the Brooklyn Technical High School. Page 32 JUNE 19 3 5 To the Members of the Senior Class: A J. iS our term of working together nears its close, I find that, while we naturally feel satisfaction in seeing our various projects reach successful conclusions, we prepare to close the pages with a certain amount of regret. In my case, I am sorry that the size of the class and the fact that you were not all under one roof made it impossible for me to know more of you personally. I want you all to know that I have enjoyed being a member of the Class of June, 1935. I want to extend my thanks for the marvelous way in which you have cooperated with your committees in their work. Before saying good¬ bye officialy I should like to mention a few things I would say to each of you personally if I could only have the opportunity. Let me call on Robert Burns for a moment: “Man ' s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn. You will encounter proof of that statement. Don’t become bitter or cynical. Don ' t subscribe to the theory that only the greedy and the unscrupulous get the good things of life. Remember that fair play and square dealing will always win the esteem of manly men. Burns also says: The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft ' agley. Your plans and dreams and hopes will glimmer and fade. They usually do. What are you going to do? You are going to hang on to your dreams and hopes. You are going to change your plans � r get better ones. You are going to retain your faith and self-confidence. To borrow from baseball—you ' re not going to quit until the last out has been made—and if you lose—there ' s another game to be played tomorrow. You have been a credit to the Tech tradition that her Seniors have been courageous athletes, competent students, and gentlemen. I am sure that you will never belie that tradition in later life. It has been a privilege to share in your activities. Sincerely, JAMES F. MACANDREW Page 33 THE BLUEPRINT THE SENIOR MACHINE O N the surface the senior class appears to be a smoothly running mechanism, but like a modern machine, all the moving parts are concealed and the unskilled eye sees only the product being turned out. Here an attempt will be made to point out the intri¬ cacies of this class machinery. The Dues Committee—Sidney Carmine, Winston Critchlow, Stanley Falconetti, Max Levy, George Jaeger, Christopher Moran, and John Schuldes, headed by Walter Boerner—acted as the crankcase of this machine in feeding “oil to the seniors in order to loosen from their ever-tightening grasp, the senior dues. The strainer of our machine was well represented by Ralph Staiger and his BLUEPRINT Committeemen in draining the last vestige of money from us, so that admir¬ ing friends might gaze upon our pictures and our records. The Committee consists of Keith Holliday, Vincent Blefary, Albert Bene- jam, Frank D ' Amico, Albert Gjerding, William Rodich, Philip Lesser, Robeft Brown, Murray Levy, Irwin Leib, Stanley Torkelsen, George McLaughlin, Louis Moss and Richard Warner. As is characteristic of every machine, a relatively small cog is very important. This is well illustrated by the Prom Committee with Henry Renz as chairman and the mem¬ bers: Serrafino Ferrante, Emmet O ' Flaherty, Donald Mayorga, Frederick Reiss, Abraham Schaffer, and Wilfred Trombly. This group is breaking the precedent of holding the Senior Prom in a hotel and has selected the luxurious Downtown Athletic Club. The polish on this cog is applied by Salvatore Cannizzaro and Joseph Weiss of the Art Committee in making posters for advertising the Prom. In dressing up and beautifying our Senior Machine, Robert Cole was ably assisted by Frederick Emerson, James Gavin, Frederick Johnson, Martin Kaplan, John McCauley, Walter Meyer, Victor Ragosine, and Peter Koenig, the Pin Committee. Theirs was the arduous task of assisting the graduates in choosing ring, pin, or key to suit their tastes and pocketbooks. We are now ready to inspect the finished product of the machine and under the skil¬ ful management of Frank Schoenstein, assisted by his Commencement Committee of Joseph Blickman, Arthur Cario, Danos Callos, Stanley Rogat, Robert Schlageter, and William Toran, it promises to be a sight pleasing to the eyes of all. CONTRIBUTORS If the assembling of a BLUEPRINT were as mechanical as the procedure in a modern automobile factory, there would be little of human interest in the magazine; but every drawing, every poem, every article, and every picture in the book represents the idea, the skill, and the achievement of some per¬ son. That the readers of the BLUEPRINT may know to whom honor is due, the following acknowledgments are made. The BLUEPRINT Committee of the Senior Class (named elsewhere on this page) with the inspiration of their honorary president, Mr. Macandrew, is responsible for the appro¬ priate labels attached to the names of the members of the class. The art work in this issue was done by the members of the Art Course under the direc¬ tion of Mr. Sandhusen. The contest conducted in English classes for literary contributions was won by the following: Fourth Year—short story Headway by John Tonning, 86. Third Year—essay, Fathers by Isidor Danziger, B61, and Verse, Mother and Friendship by Carmine Maldari, B62. Second Year—story, The Apparition of Ameln by John Henriksen, B31, and Story, For the Lady ' s Honor by Philip Wolf, A31. First Year—verse, Steaks, Cakes, and Aches by Hugh Schockley, A25. The prizes, books chosen by the winners, will be presented in their English classes. The BLUEPRINT Staff wishes to express its appreciation to Mr. Evans, Chairman of the Freehand Drawing Department, and to Mr. Sandhusen, instructor in Graphic Arts, for their interest in the art work of this issue; and to the teachers of the English Depart¬ ment for their encouragement and helpful¬ ness in securing literary contributions, and for their handling of the sale of the book. JUNE 1935 THE BLUEPRINT BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 29 Fort Greene Place Brooklyn, New York ALBERT L. COLSTON, Principal Vol. 4 IUNE, 1935 No. 1 STAFF RALPH C. STAIGER, Editor LITERARY STAFF SEYMOUR ALBERTS VINCENT BLEFARY ALFRED HORSWELL ABRAHAM FRANKEL SOLOMON JACKNOWITZ LOUIS MOSS HENRY RENZ JOHN TONNING ART STAFF CONRAD WIENK MARTIN ERL SIDNEY GORDIN JOSEPH MADAWICK HENRY HAYDEN CIRCULATION MARTIN ROTTENBERG KARL STOgCKER and The English Office Squad Published by The English Department GEARS CLEARS are an important part of almost anything that can be named. II they are not used in the apparatus, they are almost certain to have been used in the production of it. Even though the gears cannot be seen, their failure to operate is readily seen. They are more than important; they are indis¬ pensable. These pieces of machinery can easily be compared to men. Most of the important things that men do cannot be seen from the surface. For example, the work which lies behind each issue of a daily newspaper is very rarely known by the Constant Reader , who pays his two cents for it every morning. Hundreds of people have been working all night for him while he has been sleeping. Each of these men who have been at work all night, has been doing precisely what each gear on a huge machine does. It has been cooperating with every other one in an attempt to produce the best it can, a newspaper or a yard of cloth, as the case may be. Another common property of these cap¬ able partners is the necessity of each to fit in with the others of its kind. A gear with irregular teeth is as useless as a man who is unprepared for anything in life. Mr. Colston, in his letter published in the Hand¬ book, stated that in this harsh business and professional world, a man must either fit in or get out . The case of the gear can be stated in almost the same words. The question that occurs to us is Are we ' in gear? THE PASSING OF THE OLD BUILDING EXT term there will no longer be an Old Building. In Tech ' s early days, classes were held to the tune of a riveting gun, but still the loft building which was Brooklyn Technical High School turned out the high grade of graduates which has been a Tech tradition. When the school grew older, the equipment grew old with it, and conse¬ quently every type of makeshift which the faculty and student body could devise was used, and is still being used in the Old Build¬ ing. During the last year, the spirit of Tech ' s pioneer classes has shown itself in the few complaints made over the necessary be¬ tween-building travel. The abandonment of the Old Building means that with the exception of the few freshman classes in Ryerson Annex, all Tech students will occupy the Main Building, with its elevators, hot lunches, automatic ventila¬ ting system, and auditorium with no pillars. Even today ' s freshmen have never worked with drawing boards so old that a six-inch line cannot be drawn without encountering at least two holes. They probably never will. Will all this new equipment and conven¬ iences have any effect on Technites as a whole? Will the future engineers which Tech turns out be able to work without elaborate paraphernalia? Will they be, as one member of the faculty terms it, “sissy engineers ? Let us hope that the pioneer Tech spirit will prevail, for that is the stuff of which real engineers are made. Page 35 JUNE 1935 THE LAST MILE ABRAHAM FRANKEL The closing of the Old Building this June marks the end of the mid-day trek of hundreds of Tech students from the New to the Old Building, or from the Old to the New. In commemoration thereof the writer has attempted to sketch in words a composite picture of the traveling student. Time—from 11:30 to 12:00 Place—At the northwest exit of the Main Building W here ' s your pass? Oh, my pass! exclaims the student in answer to the S.O.S. ' s query. “Why it ' s in my book—now where is that pass? Just a minute, I ' ll find it. While the student feverishly searches through his books, coat pockets, and in des¬ peration dumps all the contents out of every book he is carrying, the S.O.S. waits im¬ patiently. When finally he produces the pass, the student is permitted to leave the building on his trek to the other. “Gosh, only twenty minutes to make it, he groans. “And I ' ve walked„through this section so many times that I feel sick every time I pass it. In an effort to assuage the agony of that ordeal, he shuts his eyes and strikes out blindly. Inadvertently he counts his steps— twenty - three, twenty - four, twenty - five, twenty—ugh—pardon me, lady, he apolo¬ gizes to a woman whom he has walked into. Not abashed by that trivial mishap, he once more shuts his eyes and walks on—fifty-two, fifty-three, fifty-four, fifty-five—. By and by, at step three hundred and forty-one, as he reaches the Paramount, he opens his eyes and saves two seconds by cutting through the lobby. “If I remember my geometry, that saves me a couple of feet. At the next corner, he is attracted by a crowd surrounding a street-hawker selling gyroscope tops. Forging his way in front, he looks on with interest. “Can you make it spin on the tip of your nose? he asks. Sure, replies the hawker, “I can make it spin anywhere. Watch. Tilting his head back, the pitch man spins the top on his nose amid the laughter of his audience. But the student is not convinced. “How about the tip of your finger? he asks. “All right, here it goes. There, how ' s that? Page 36 THE BLUEPRINT Yes, it works, admits the student. What ' s that thing at the top? Where? “Right there. Here? No, over there. That ' s right. ”Oh, that connects the axis to the frame, the hawker explains. How many do you want? Two for quarter. “Me! explains the student, “I just wanted to see how it works. He walks hastily away from the indignant pitch man. A block farther, tempted by the aroma of boiling frankfurters, he stops and buys one. He is just biting into the tidbit when he re¬ members that he has to study for a test. Walking now, studying out of a book, munching the frankfurter mechanically, he. is the target of many amused glances from passers-by. Time passes, but he is oblivious to that fact. With steps, short and slow, he wends his way nearer the building. Suddenly he remembers that he has little time to dawdle along. Upon glancing at the clock on the Standard Union building, he bangs his book shut and breaks into a run. Time left? Why, the period ended ten min¬ utes ago! All thoughts of study forgotten, thinking only of the lecture he is to receive —for he knows the teacher ' s wrath against late-comers—he dashes the remaining dis¬ tance to the building. But he is tired. That dash has taken his breath away. Just as he reaches the elevator the door closes. Five floors to climb! It seems impossible, but it must be done. On the fifth floor, he staggers down the hall to his subject class, looking more like a drunkard than a student. The class seems noisier than ever. Oh, the teacher is out now. What a relief! This case is but one of fifteen hundred. For a year now, students have walked the distance from the New Building to the Old and visa-versa, and it is estimated their mile¬ age record totals 171,022. But even though all Tech is glad that next term the long trek is over, they will be proud of the fine record, and the spirit in which they have endured the hardships of the trail. STEAKS, CAKES, and ACHES HUGH SCHOCKLEY You gorge yourself with juicy steaks, And top it off with wine and cakes. You listen to all kinds of fakes, And take the dope the druggist makes. You smoke until you get the shakes, And drink, until you see the snakes, And never think you make mistakes. So when at last your system breaks, You wonder why your poor head aches. Page 37 THE BLUEPRINT THE SPORT OF SPORTS RICHARD WARNER A long ground swell was running. A lazy southwest wind wafted gently over the oily rollers. Such was the day when a friend and I first launched my canoe in the ocean. I was paddling in the stern. Dave, my friend, was in the water, hauling me and the boat out through the foamy surf. We passed the first line of breakers safely but when we arrived at the second line, a monster, just beginning to break, loomed up in front of me. Dave, still retaining a tight hold on the rope, dove through. The canoe ' s bow reared skyward, nearly to the comber ' s top, but not quite. Three or four buckets of water splashed in over the gunwales, despite my efforts to keep her head on. Then we were past. Dave clambered in and got busy with the bailing scoop. For the next hour we paddled around, rode the breakers in over the bar at a speed I estimate at forty miles an hour, and then, because it was time for me to go to work, we went ashore and put away the boat. This is only one of the many thrills that may be derived from canoeing. Sailing, river paddling, and moonlight nights are some of the many variations. These, how¬ ever, are merely offshoots from the original purpose of the canoe, which is to furnish a light, easily propelled means of transporting burdens over water. The first such means was probably a log floating in the water and supporting a gnarled little cave man in days long past. This developed into a raft, thence to boats of various constructions. Probably the dugout was the most popular. It was the American Indian, however, who really specialized in canoe building. He made a very lightly built boat that was ab¬ solutely water tight and exceptionally fast. This was the well known birch canoe. He built it of saplings, covered it with bark laced with roots, and sealed the seams with pitch. The result was a fast light boat that could easily be portaged. This canoe has developed, or degenerated, I am not sure which, into the commercial canoe built of a cedar framework and plank¬ ing, covered with a canvas skin. Although this boat is stronger than the Red Man ' s boat, it is not nearly so light or speedy as the birch canoe. I have seen a man lift a birch canoe over his head with one hand, and apparently without strain. It would take a very strong man to lift one of the modern canoes of average size even to his shoulder. My boat, which is listed at one hundred and twelve pounds and weighs more because of the water soaking and extra sailing equip¬ ment I have installed, would be a very hard boat to lift, and mine is not the largest canoe made—far from itl Speaking of sailing equipment, sailing is perhaps the most exhilarating phase of can¬ oeing. There are no comfortable seats, no spray shields and never a moment in which you can relax. For all of this, however, it is the most enjoyable phase of canoeing. Sail¬ ing, first of all requires a good sense of balance. Just the position of one ' s body sometimes determines an upset. It requires alertness. With a canoe ' s delicate balance, and light rigging, only a slight change of wind pressure or direction is sufficient to bring you to grief. Then sailing requires a good knowledge of the waters in which you sail. A canoe, with its low rig and light weight, is easily becalmed. A knowledge of tides and currents will save many a blistered palm and tired back, if the owner uses such knowledge to his advantage. This is all gained through practice, however, and a novice at the game can become an expert if he tries hard enough. Although I do not claim to be an expert, I feel qualified to make that statement, as I have spent long and pleasant hours in a canoe. Perhaps my most thrilling experience was the setting of a club record. We have a small canoe club unchartered and entirely un¬ official, in Great South Bay. We run races, and, once each summer, a several day cruise. Records of the best speeds are kept. I was fortunate enough to make the dis- Page 38 JUNE 19 3 5 tance from the Ocean Beach Basin to Nicols Point, a distance of about five and one-half miles, in an hour and a half. I chose a day with a stiff east wind and a gray sky. The bay was choppy. I was continually shipping water and never had less than three or four inches in the boat. I had some time holding the main and jigger sheets and the tiller with one hand trying to bail with the other, and trying to project the rest of my anatomy as far over the gunwales as I could in order to balance the boat. I was wet and caught a cold and had to stop work for a few days, but that cer¬ tainly did not decrease my interest in canoe¬ ing. I have been busy already this year. My boat has a new skin and a new coat of varnish and paint, and I am working on some new rigging parts. I can hardly wait to try it out. So it is with all real canoeists. They are impatient for the warm weather to come so that they may indulge in that sport of sports—canoeing. MOTHER CARMINE MALDARI Where in the world can you find a real friend, A true friend whb tries all your troubles to mend? You start from one pole and search to the other, Never looking at home for the true friend—your mother. She shares all your troubles, your grief, and your joy, Thinking loyally always of the good of her boy. To search the wide world it is needless to bother, Go to your home for the true friend—your mother. As the steep path of life thick with thorns is beset, An encouraging voice says, Trials have to be met. If the first chance has failed, try again, take another. A real friend, a true friend, a pal is—your mother. Page 39 THE BLUEPRINT THE STROBOSCOPE DONALD MAYORGA The tachometer showed 3,000 R.P.M. but to the observing group the engine appeared to be standing still. Was the tachometer wrong? No? Well then, there must have been something wrong with the eyes of the people who were looking at it. Once again science had tricked man ' s most critical sense, his sight—this time with the use of a com¬ paratively simple instrument called a Stroboscope. The Stroboscope is an instrument used for studying the motion of a rapidly moving body. The body is observed with a period¬ ically interrupted light which allows the successive phases of motion to be observed. In other words, a light is synchronized with the machine so that the machine can be seen by the eye only when it is in a certain position. If the light is synchronized per¬ fectly with the machine so that it lights each time that the machine is in exactly the same position, the machine will appear to be standing still. When, however, the light is timed slightly slower than the machine, it will appear to be moving forward; and when it is timed slightly faster, the machine will give the illusion of going in reverse. The name Stroboscope applies not only to the one type that I have already men¬ tioned. Instead, there are different types; the disc type, commonly seen revolving before the lense of a motion picture machine; the tuning fork type, consisting of tuning fork with a metal diaphragm fastened to each prong through which the object is viewed when the prongs are vibrated; and a type that makes use of a segmented disc and the cycles of alternating current. The type that I was most interested in was the type that makes use of the synchronized light . During my sixth term my physics class was asked to prepare an interesting exhibit for Open School Night. I volunteered to prepare one. As we all know, a Technite goes for anything very showy or mysterious. I thought and thought and spent days try¬ ing to find some simple exhibit, that would fill both the technical and Technite demand. At last I struck upon the idea of making a Stroboscope. Thinking that I fully under¬ stood the basic principles of the Stroboscope I began. In my cellar I had an old rheostat con¬ trolled 1 15 H.P. electric motor. To the pro¬ jecting end of the motor shaft I fastened a twelve-inch wooden disc which I had turned down on a lathe. Along a diameter of the disc I printed in two-inch white letters the word Tech ' ' . Next my problem was to ob¬ tain a light that I could satisfactorily syn¬ chronize with the disc. I thought that an electric bulb would suffice but before I could even try to use it, I had to have a switch to turn the light on and off at the correct time. On the inner face of the disc on a radius perpendicular to the word Tech , I imbedded a strip of copper two inches square. Directly under the shaft of the motor and at about seven inches from it I fastened a block to which in turn were fastened two parallel strips of bronze. These strips were placed so that, as the disc turned, contact would be made between them through the strip of copper on the disc. Of course there was a great deal of arcing as a current of 110 volts was used but it served the purpose very well. After I had made the necessary connections, placing the bulb in series with the make and break switch, I was ready to start the first test. That test was doomed to failure: The bulb did not light and go out fast enough, and the word Tech instead of standing still, shivered and shook. The remedy for this situation was found when I borrowed neon tubes from a generous concern and used these instead of the elec¬ tric bulb. The neon tubes had one disad¬ vantage and that was that I had to use a 10,000 volt stepup transformer to light them. This disadvantage was overshadowed by the fact that neon tubes, unlike the electric bulb, waste no time for warm-up or for after glow. Page 40 JUNE 1935 They light and go out instantaneously. This hit the nail on the head and now the word “Tech seemed to stand still even though it was revolving at about 1,500 R.P.M. On Open School Night the flashing of about twenty-five feet of colored neon tubes, the sharp cracking of the switch, and the mys¬ tery surrounding it, made the Stroboscope an ideal Tech exhibit. Stroboscopes similar to the one that I con¬ structed but much more highly developed and better designed are used in many industries. A large textile concern supplies the operators of each loom with a small portable Stroboscope. By using these, the loom appears to be moving very slowly and the operators are able to see whether every¬ thing is functioning properly without stop¬ ping the loom and wasting valuable time. Stroboscopes are also used to advantage by erectors of new large rotating or reciproca¬ ting machines such as turbo-generators, oil engines, and compressors to locate the source and cause of undue vibration or noise thus making possible the speedy cor¬ rection of these faults before placing the machine in service. Obviously such faults are apparent only when the machine is in operation, and to be able to actually ob¬ serve the action of a high speed machine is a great advantage. Although the Stroboscope makes an at¬ tractive and interesting exhibit, it is evident that its proper application will open up new avenues of approach to the better design of high speed machines. To the general public the interest in the Stroboscope lies merely in the ability to see the action of a high speed machine. To the serious investi¬ gator the problem is one of interpreting what is seen. My work with the Stroboscope up to the present time has been more to pro¬ duce an interesting display but I hope at some future time to be able to undertake some more serious investigations and to gather together data that will be useful for designers of high speed machines. CONTENT ALFRED HORSWELL In coins of many kinds life pays The wages mortals earn. For all their toiling hours and days She makes a sure return. There is her shining coin of fame, Her glittering coin of wealth, Her priceless coin of honored name. Her precious coin of health. Men grasp at these with eager clutch. They seek and never tire, For years they labor ever much For coins of their desire. Most blest by far is he who gains One coin of changeless worth, The currency time never stains, The rarest wage on earth. Who holds this coin alone is wise, Though all the rest be spent, For no reward man ' s hopes devise Are equal to content. Page 41 THE BLUEPRINT GEARS ALFRED HORSWELL Gears Sowing, growing, mowing. Black machine gears: Shameful smears, Foolish fears, Fruitless tears, Flowing years, Never seen gears, Never showing, Gears. Hidden gears: Grinding, gripping, grasping, Growling, groaning, gasping, Rolling, ripping, Rasping, zipping, Tumbling, grumbling, Rumbling, mumbling, Pinging, ringing. Spinning, singing, Clacking, racking. Hacking, smacking, Through the years. Great gears, Small gears, Hate gears, Gall gears, Fate gears, All gears. Bright gears, Dark gears, Fright gears, Mark gears, Trite gears, Stark gears, Keep rolling, Consoling, Condoling, Controlling. Page 42 JUNE 1935 HEADWAY W V V ATCH that flag, Roy, whispered Skip Seaton tensely to his crew as he maneuvered in and out of the other five Marconi-rigged sloops of the Bay Shore Bird Class. I ' m watching it, Skip, answered Roy Sommers without batting an eyelash. As the Winsome jockeyed for an advan¬ tageous position for a start about one hun¬ dred feet from the starting line. Skip was thinking. In order to win this last race and clinch the Bay Shore Trophy, he would have to do some plain and fancy sailing. He was seriously handicapped before he started by the slight growth of barnacles and other marine vegetation on the “Winsome ' s otherwise glossy green hull. The new rac¬ ing rules preventing him from “hauling out twenty-four hours before any race, and as he had just returned from a race-week at an¬ other club, he had not “hauled out in over ten days. “Okay, Skip, she ' s down! shouted Roy as he sprang into action. Skip headed for the starting line running before the freshening southerly breeze “wing in wing. “Cra-a-ack! the gun went off thirty seconds after the flag was hauled down and just as the “Winsome hit the starting line. “We ' ll head for the open water and play the tides, said Skip as he swung Number 11 clear of the fleet and headed for the first marker off the Fort. Skip had his eye glued on the telltales on the stays, and trimmed in or eased off the mailsail accordingly to take advantage of every slant and puff of wind. The other five Birds were bunched so closely together that they were blanketing each other and retarding their own progress. When the Winsome rounded the first marker, Skip was surprised to find that they were a good fifty yards ahead of the others. They were still in the lead, but not by more than a boat ' s length, when they neared the second marker off the Neck. Ready? queried Skip. “Ready, answered Roy. Skip headed up into the wind as close as he could and trimmed in the mainsail. Roy cleated the jib and clambered up on the windward rail as the Winsome heeled over in the spanking breeze. It was going to be a long beat home in the teeth of this puffy southerly. “Ready about! called Skip, “Hard alee! The graceful little sloop came about, but just as she was abreast of the marker, what Skip had feared most happened. The puff suddenly died down, they slowed up, and with the help of the barnacles. Skip thought, almost stopped completely. Then something unexpected happened. With a loud bump the rudder came out of the rudder scut¬ cheons. The “Winsome headed up into the wind and lost her headway. Skip worked feverishly with the rudder as they drifted slowly toward the bobbing mark, with their sails flapping loudly in a new puff. A cold sweat broke out on his brow. If he hit that marker, he would be disqualified. There! the rudder was in place but they were still in irons and only inches away from the marker, and the other boats were passing him one by one. Roy dashed up on the for¬ ward deck and swung the bow around by boxing the jib. They were off the wind once more and the little sloop heeled over till the leeward rail was awash as the wind caught them squarely. Skip eased off the mainsail and they got up headway. But the danger was not yet past. They both stared fascin¬ ated at the swiftly decreasing space of water between the rudder and the marker. Roy heaved a sigh of relief and wiped his brow as the rudder cleared the marker by a hair ' s breadth. What a close one that was! sighed Skip. “But let ' s get going again. I still mean to take a crack at first place. The rest of the fleet was now quite a bit ahead of the “Winsome and Skip was again thinking of the barnacles retarding his speed. Suddenly he shouted, “Roy, we ' re going to Page 43 THE BLUEPRIN T split tacks here and take advantage of the return tide on that Neck shore. We may even be lucky enough to get an off-shore slant that ' ll work us up to windward. They came about and took a long hitch on the starboard tack, heading for the Neck. The rest were splitting tacks with each other across the bay and the outgoing tide was to their disadvantage. “One more short jack and we ' ll be in a position to take a chance at making the home marker and the finishing line, thought Roy. Off on the opposite shore he could see the others on their last tack towards the finish, with “Number 14 leading. “We ' ll have to go some to beat him, even with the help we got from the tide, mused Skip. As they headed for the Club, they could see that they had overshot the mark. Now they could not have to point so high but even so, the others seemed far ahead. Skip eased the sheets and let the “Winsome run off a bit. “If it wasn ' t for that growth of barnacles, we would still have a chance, though Skip. “Still, I have never seen the old scow go better. Number 14 on the starSoard tack drew closer and the crew on Number 11 could see that now they did have a chance. Num¬ ber 14 had to point as high as she could, and naturally this stopped her from making the speed of the Winsome . To Skip, the water seemed to boil under him as they sped along heeling over dan¬ gerously in the puffs. Now the two boats were not a hundred feet away from each other and only a matter of yards from the marker. They drew closer and closer. The “Winsome was a little to windward but the “Puffy , Number 14 , was on the starboard tack and had the right of way. If there was danger of collision, she could force Skip about and that would mean the race. Skip entertained no idea of giving up that way, and kept on going, dropping slightly toward the marker. He raised himself up a little so he could see better as the “Puffy cleared his bow by a few inches. “Whew! another close one, said Roy. “Number 14 came about and they were both abreast heading for the marker with Number 14 covering the wind. This situ¬ ation brought Skip on the inside and closer to the marker. “Sea room, Skip called as the “Puffy be¬ gan to crowd him toward the mark. The “Puffy gave him room and he shot across the line. “Cra-ackl Cra-ack! went the gun, so close together did the two boats finish. “We won! shouted Skip, slapping Roy on the back, as he momentarily let go of the tiller, “but I don ' t see how we could with ten days ' growth of barnacles. “Ten days ' growth of barnacles? asked Roy with a grin. “Yes, race-week and — “Oh, that. Well, Skip, before the race I went swimming with a scrubbing brush and a piece of wet-or-dry sandpaper. “You-and I thought all the while - - “Cra-a-ackl — Cra-ackl Cra-ack — Cra-a- ack! The gun went off signifying the finish¬ ing of the other four boats and the shots echoed and reechoed across the bay, while the two boys stood joyously congratulating each other with hearty slaps. Page 44 JUNE 1935 FATHERS ISADORE DANZIGER TT _L J.OW often have you heard a woman say, Men are queer ? Almost every day you hear a little boy say to his pal, “Gee, my Pop ' s a funny guy. Whenever a man is blessed with a son, he vows that from that moment on, he will devote his life to his child. When the baby has reached the point in life where he can recite the A B C ' s forward and backward with equal ease , the father already begins to formulate plans for his off¬ spring ' s brilliant future. If the parent is very seriously trying to create a genius, he reads “How Your Child May Grow Up to Be President, by Miss Katsenellah Morgan, who is a sixty-eight year old spinster. Usually this father makes a bad job of bringing up his child, produc¬ ing, instead of a genius, a spoiled brat. The wise father rears his child,as his com¬ mon sense tells him, and has the distinction of being the father of a man. When you were a child (most people were once children) weren ' t your feelings often hurt at the way your Father treated you? When you were refused a second helping of ice cream, didn ' t you go to your room, have a good cry, and promise yourself to run away from home, to return only when you had amassed a fortune large enough to buy an entire ice cream plant ? And as for your Father, you wouldn ' t give him any ice cream until he came to you on his hands and knees begging forgiveness. And the time you wanted to go to the movies twice in the same week. Dad merely said, “No! and went on reading the paper. That ' s the day you were given a licking be¬ cause you thought you would spite him and refuse to go the stores for Mother. But one day you got the surprise of your life. You asked permission to stay up with the company and Father replied with a sly grin, “All right, I think you ' re old enough. It was at this time in life that you began to say to your friends, “Gee, my Dad ' s a funny feller, first he says I can ' t do some¬ thing, and then a couple of weeks later he gives me permission to do just that thing. And then one day something awful hap¬ pened. Dad came home from work and said, “Mother, the bottom ' s dropped out of the market. We ' ll have to move to a cheaper apartment! So you moved and Dad didn ' t give you any spending money, as he occa¬ sionally used to. But that was all right; you had been taught not to expect it. That ' s where you were different from the boy next door (what a kid!). He was always crying and calling names at his Mother because he couldn ' t have all the things he had been accustomed to receiving. And what a tough neighborhood you had to live in because Dad was only making a bare living. One day, a rowdy started a fight with you when you were coming home from school. That evening, when Dad saw your eye radiating rainbow colors, he said, “Next time you ' ll beat him up and he proceeded to teach you the manly art of self-defense. No one ever picked on you again. One day Father came home in a jubilant mood. Tomorrow he was going to interview an outstanding man in finance; if all went well, he would once again attain his previ¬ ous status. He asked your opinion on the matter in question, and when you answered, he said nothing, but leaned back with a satisfied sigh, and you could see a dreamy look in his eyes. From that day on you were no longer Father and Son. Something even stronger than a father and son ' s mutual love existed between you; something which no man can explain. You were pals, buddies; and you concealed nothing from each other. And then Father died. There was no whimpering or crying. No! men didn ' t cry, and your Father ' s life had been to make a man of you. You owed it to your Father ' s memory to finish the job which had been so inopportunely interrupted; so you planned your life in accordance with the last wishes of a wise and respected man. Page 45 THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE LADY’S HONOR PHILIP WOLF _ .ND so it had come about. Alex had, one moonlight night, decided to serenade his lady love, and had taken his banjo, a poor substitute, for a guitar, and proceeded to execute his plans immediately, but much to his consternation he found, when about half way through with a beautiful love song, that he had an audience besides this glamorous lady. Of course the following day at base¬ ball practice he received the razzing of his life. He took it gracefully at first but when the chief razzer, a self-called tough guy named Tim, went too far, he exploded His face turned red, he waved his hands in the air making dire threats, calling everyone terrible names, and challenging everyone to a fist fight. When he had cooled off to some degree, the agitator, who, by the way had a very romantic soul, offered a proposition. He said that to prove that he was not all Alex called him, he would challenge Alex to out¬ point him in baseball, basketball, football, tennis, soccer, and then turning to social sports said, bridge, rummy, and finally, he would even take him on in fencing. Now it must be understood that both of these boys had been on the high school fencing team for some time, and a sort of rivalry had sprung up between them. In fact it was this rivalry that had prompted Tim to start trouble in the first place. Both were excellent at the sport. , As soon as these words left Tim s mouth, Alex ' s face brightened. This was something. He always had a conviction anyway that he could beat Tim at fencing, but to others he claimed he had never had a chance. He immediately accepted and tried with all his might not to seem too heroic and romantic. So with this to occupy himself, he calmly selected a second and let his adversary do the same. The time was to be the next day at six-thirty and the place was Whitney ' s Beach, a strip of beach which was made up of fine white hard-packed sand. After this selection, Alex strode away, head high, chest out, nostrils dilated; really a fine picture, he thought. Alex awoke next morning to the tune of a clamoring alarm clock. The minute his eyes opened he had a feeling that this morning was different. Then it occurred to him, the duell He jumped out of bed, hastily dressed, and whistled a jaunty air while he washed. All this he did under a hush of forced silence, even the whistling. He quickly gulped a glass of milk and raisin bun left over from last night ' s supper, then he picked up his second, and set off briskly for the beach. When they arrived, they found out that their opponents had not yet come. He un¬ packed his paraphernalia while listening to the last minute advice of his second concern¬ ing his being cautious, and on guard, and all the other little points of which a good fencer must be careful. Finally Tim arrived. All the forewarnings were gone through and the referee cried, On guardl Cold steel clashed and shone gallantly in the morning sunlight. There was a tense at¬ mosphere in the air. The contestants moved backward and forward as the favor changed. Alex had decided from the start to be cool, calm, and collected and had continued to execute his policy very nicely until Tim, with a master stroke, almost broke through Alex ' s guard. This unnerved Alex for the next two or three moments and he almost succeeded in getting himself touched. But Alex ' s long practiced self-control came to his aid and pretty soon he was himself again. On the other hand, Tim decided in the start to make a rush act of the affair and end it with very little trouble, but when he saw how quickly Alex could regain his composure, he decided to become a cool, smooth-fighting machine. Blades sang their song of lean supple Page 46 JUNE 1935 strength, contestants surged backward and forward, and the weird light reflected from the dancing never-still blades seemed to form the light in their eyes. Alex lunged, Tim parried, and so this continued for about a half an hour. The favor changed. First Tim, then Alex. Generally neither gave and neither advanced. Before long Tim found his arm growing tired; he vaguely wondered if Alex ' s arm was tired too. Beads of sweat stood out on his forehead, a haze formed in front of his eyes, his breath came in spasms, his guard weakened, somewhere in the back of his brain he wondered why Alex did not jump in and end the contest. Then he realized Alex was just as badly off. The referee saw how the contest was going but he was reluctant to end it. Maybe .the contestants would not like to. Who could tell? They both seemed to be pretty tired. Hmm, oh, well, let it go a little further. What was it Alex ' s second was saying? Stop it? And Tim ' s second too? Well, it has to be done. And thinking thus, he did so. When Alex ' s head cleared sufficiently for him to get up, he walked over to where Tim was lying stretched out on the beach. After considerable face swabbing, Tim managed to get to his feet. The boys looked into each other ' s eyes, not moving an inch. Finally they burst into roars of laughter simul¬ taneously. When the hilarity had slackened a bit, Alex said, What a sap I was! ' ' And to this Tim added, You mean we were. After this self-reconciliation, both boys solemnly agreed that Tim was not to be so boastful and Alex was not to pull any more boners like serenading young kids. It ' s strange what a good scrap will do for a couple of fellows. FRIENDSHIP CARMINE MALDARI Friendship is a chain of gold, Shaped in God ' s all perfect mold. Each link a smile, a laugh, a tear, A grip of the hand, a word of cheer. As steadfast as the ages roll, Binding closer soul to soul. No matter how far or how heavy the load, Sweet is the journey on friendship ' s road. Page 47 THE BLUEPRINT THE APPARITION OF AMELN JOHN HENRIKSEN i shall try to relate as briefly as possible what took place in the North Sea in June of the year 1879 on the full-rigged merchant ship North Star . She had just cleared the Firth of Forth in Scotland and was setting out to sea, when a mutiny broke out on board. Captain Ameln, a stout Norseman hailing from Bergen, had a very hot temper, and had treated his men like dogs. It wasn ' t the discipline, however, that caused the re¬ volt, but the brutal flogging of a young mem¬ ber of the crew for almost nothing at all. Bedlam broke loose, knives flashed, pistols flared. Captain Ameln stood on the poop deck and tried to repel the mutineers. In his excitement, he aimed his pistol at an innocent member of the crew who had no part in the mutiny and shot him through the heart. Finally, after having received several cuts and bruises, Ameln became master of the situation, and clapped the guilty part of the crew in irons. When the ship docked in Bergen, Norway, the mutineers were meted out their punish¬ ments. The report that the captain had killed an innocent man in cold blood, reached the ears of high officials, who im¬ mediately demanded his arrest. Ameln stood calmly before his accusers as the verdict was read by a stoic, impassive faced juror: You, Diderick Ameln, are accused of shooting a man in cold blood. As we have taken into consideration that at the time of the murder there was mutiny on your ship, your life shall be spared. However, each New Year ' s eve, you shall return to this fort (for that is where the trial was held) in prison uniform and report to the corporal here. Concluding, he said, Remember, twelve o ' clock on New Year ' s eve, each year for the length of your remaining life. After they let him go, Ameln rowed across the narrow fiord to his house, where he lived with his seven sisters, told them what had happened, and secluded himself in a top- floor room. People claim that he rowed across the fiord for six years, on New Year ' s eve, and re¬ ported to the officials there, and then re¬ turned. Then, the seventh year, just as he was ready to row across again, another thought struck his torture-wracked brain. Why not end it all instead of living through any more humiliation? The idea had no sooner occurred to him than he started to put it into execution. He went to his sisters, said goodby, and walked upstairs to his room, from which a few moments later was heard a shot, and the sound of a falling body. Years later, when his sisters were all dead, my grandfather, who was a cousin of Cap¬ tain Ameln and bore the same name, took over the house for his family of a wife and six children. They had heard of the sen¬ tence, but not of the spectacular suicide in that very house. Had the story been known to my grandmother, she surely would not have moved in. She was a descendant of one of the old Norse tribes, and naturally was very superstitious. My grandfather, ashamed of his cousin ' s sin, decided not to have a black spot on his name, so he changed it from Ameln to Hen- riksen. Two years passed away peacefully, and the third year came around. It was on this eventful New Year ' s eve that the story was made known. The clock had just struck the last stroke of twelve, and toasts were being exchanged when a weird cry was heard upstairs. Probably a rat caught in a trap, said my grandfather. The cry was repeated, and my grandfather, becoming annoyed, Page 48 JUNE 1935 walked upstairs to end the rat ' s misery by killing it. He was well on his way up when he happened to glance towards the top land¬ ing. There, to his horror, he saw the vague outline of a man, who was gripping a smok¬ ing pistol, stagger toward the head of the stairs. The shape stood reeling, and with the same weird cry, toppled over. As the shape lay there, seven forms in black came and stood over the apparition, wailing and wringing their ghostly hands. Before my grandfather ' s horrified eyes, it all dis¬ appeared, and he turned downstairs, dazed and ashen. It wasn ' t long before he told the story to his children who kept away from that room, as did everyone else. The house still stands, empty now, with that one room in the attic still haunting the neighborhood. Except for being so bare, it looks like any ordinary room. On the thres¬ hold, however, there is a crimson stain, that cannot be washed off. Is this merely the hallucination of my father ' s father, or is it possible that people once dead can come back and re-enact their last tragic scene? As in the case of Ameln? Page 49 THE BLUEPRINT BASEBALL TEAM Keep your head up, get the next one! COACH TARANTINO T J. HE Tech Nine has not won a Borough Championship in many years, but the crown this year seems a certainty. The Baseballers are working under a severe handicap, hav¬ ing lost two seasoned veterans in Jim Prend- ergast, ace moundsman and slugger, and John Bennett, third baseman. Prendergast has accepted a contract to pitch on a Brooklyn Dodger farm team, York, of the N.Y.-Penn. League. Coach Tarantino seems to connive with the Dodgers, in supplying baseball material, having formerly devel¬ oped Freddy Maass who also holds a Brook¬ lyn contract. However, the Blue and White ' s capable mentor has developed some able substitutes who will efficiently fill the vacancies on the team. The Tech team has won the title of their section of the Brooklyn division of the P.S.A.L., having defeated Boys High, 5-4, and Alexander Hamilton, 7-4, and Bushwick, 11-3. Four runs seems to be the limit that such aces as Jim Prendergast and Freddy Thon will permit to cross the plate. Tory is very fortunate this season in put¬ ting practically the same team on the diamond as last year. Fred Brunle, flashy shortstop, although a newcomer on the team, is playing bang up ball. He greatly en¬ hances the probability of a championship. The team suffers the misfortune of not hav¬ ing their own playing field and consequently is compelled to practice on a diamond in Park Circle. The Baseballers practised re¬ ligiously during the Easter vacation, and were very popular in the vicinity of the Parade Grounds as may be attested by the large number of spectators who watched Tary put his squad through its paces. Page 50 TRACK TEAM I U N E 1935 Our team has always been hampered by the lack of adequate training facilities and field event material. However, if our excellent running team should be reinforced by capable field event men, we would become serious contenders for the P.S.A.L. crown. T X HIS year ' s track team is one of the most powerful in the history of Tech. Dick Schwartz, Tech alumnus and former Syra¬ cuse miler, has been ably assisting Mr. Wagner in coaching the Blue and White. The combined efforts of these two capable men¬ tors have developed such outstanding run¬ ners as Monty Monfiletto, Charlie Southard, Robert Cole, Tommy Egan, and Gil Peyton. Southard, Monfiletto and Egan have taken first, second, and third places respectively in the team point scoring honors so far this season. All these boys have competed against the cream of the Eastern high schools ' trackmen. Monfiletto, who has been running against Ted Ellison of De Witt Clin¬ ton and Marty Glickman of lames Madison, one of whom holds a world ' s high school record in the sprints, consistently placed in all but one meet this season and took first place in the Columbia Interscholastic Meet. In this meet the team scored as many points in the running events as did the champion¬ ship New Utrecht aggregation, but bowed to the Green and White ' s powerful field COACH WAGNER event men, and thus did not score a victory. This shortage of shotputters, high jumpers, and pole vaulters threatens to be a serious handicap to the current outdoor campaign of the trackmen but Dick Schwartz and Coach Wagner are trying to the best of their ability to organize a fair team of field event men. This season the team received and ac¬ cepted more invitations than ever before. Some of these invitations extend to Rhode Island; Endicott, New York; Princeton, New Jersey; and Troy, New York. The Tech cindermen are the defending champions of the Endicott Meet. One of the most efficient units within the track team is the half mile relay which is composed of Black, Coll, Anderson, and Cole. This quartet came close to breaking the record in practice and has been con¬ sistently placing in the meets. Coaches Wagner and Schwartz deserve commendation for their earnest efforts in de¬ veloping the Tech track team into a unit of championship calibre. Page 51 THE BLUEPRINT RIFLE TEAM This year ' s team is one of the best that I have ever coached. It was extremely unfortunate that we lost the P.S.A.L. Championship. COACH LA VISTA T _L ECH ' S gunners opened the season with a victory over the strong Poly tech Team and started a winning streak that was marred only by the highly touted Jamaica Team. The string of victories was impres¬ sive: Lincoln, Stuyvesant, Commerce, and Hamilton were some of the sharpshooting groups that fell before the fusilade. The nimrods who made this fine record possible numbered: Captain Ed Harms, Herb Ward, Dick Warner, Pat Liebig, Karl Ahrens, Jack McCauley, Art Jackson, and Alex Harvey. The second team which turned in fine per¬ formances throughout the season deserves praise. The excellent shooting of Dick Warner brought Tech the honor of having an indi¬ vidual champion. Dick accomplished this feat in the Kirtland Match where the team won fourth place. The team this term inaugurated a new policy, that of participating in non-P.S.A.L. matches. These included the Brooklyn Edi¬ son, Equitable Life, Kirtland Invitation, and the Connecticut State Championship Matches. In the Connecticut State Match the fusilers attainers second place. Some of the members of the team have entered in the National Rifle Association Individual, and the Long Island Rifle Association Matches. The team average was 171 out of a pos¬ sible 200. Ed Harms was the high scorer beating out Dick Warner by slightly more than one point. Major La Vista, the coach, who handles a mean rifle himself deserves recognition for raising the Rifle Team to the heights. Major La Vista was assisted by Mr. Hamburger in coaching. Page 52 JUNE 1935 BOWLING TEAM Our Bowling Team has been in as we are recognized by the P.S.A.L., I T JL HE Bowling Team is unique in Tech, in that it has no competition from other high schools. All of its opposition comes from col¬ leges and business schools. Coach Wagner’s Bowlers have been performing against teams whose average age is far greater than their own; yet, they have been consistently whip¬ ping all hostile aggregations. Bowling was organized in Tech in Novem¬ ber, 1933, when eight students went to Mr. Wagner and asked him to be their faculty advisor. Since that time, a two-man, and two four-man tournaments have been held. It was from these tournaments that the team was selected. To date, the team has trimmed the Faculty, Tech Evening, Heffley Business School, Pratt Mechanical Engineers, and Pratt Electrical existence for only four terms. As soon expect a championship. COACH WAGNER Engineers. Some of these matches have been easily taken, while others have been thrillers. Every member of the team is confident that the P.S.A.L. will soon recognize bowling as a competitive sport. A trophy has been do¬ nated by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. for the tournament. The Brunswick Co. be¬ came interested through articles in the National Bowlers Journal about the Bowling Team. Since the inauguration of this sport in Tech, its popularity has increased by leaps and bounds, as can be judged by its enor¬ mous turnout of candidates this term. The number of candidates has increased tenfold during its short existence. Page 53 THE BLUEPRINT Handball The Handball squad practiced hard this term, and has already won one P.S.A.L. game. It is hoped that it will develop into a championship team for The Handball squad, made up mainly of new recruits, practiced enthusiastically for its matches, and has to date, won one of its P.S.A.L. matches. At the beginning of this term one hundred candidates reported for practice._ Elimina¬ tions were held on the roof of the New Building. Each afternoon one could hear the season. COACH GOLDSTEIN steady thud of the sound of ball meeting hand, as Coach Goldstein directed his boys. Out of the pandemonium steadily forged three fellows—Martin Gasco, Albert Marks and lack Kramer, to form the nucleus of the team. To date, the team has whipped Port Richmond, and lost to Boy ' s High, Eastern District, and Erasmus Hall. Page 54 THE BLUEPRINT : : : : : Handball The Handball squad practiced hard this term, and has already won one P.S.A.L. game. It is hoped that it will develop into a championship team for The Handball squad, made up mainly of new recruits, practiced enthusiastically for its matches, and has to date, won one of its P.S.A.L. matches. At the beginning of this term one hundred candidates reported for practice._ Elimina¬ tions were held on the roof of the New Building. Each afternoon one could hear the season. COACH GOLDSTEIN steady thud of the sound of ball meeting hand, as Coach Goldstein directed his boys. Out of the pandemonium steadily forged three fellows—Martin Gasco, Albert Marks and Jack Kramer, to form the nucleus of the team. To date, the team has whipped Port Richmond, and lost to Boy ' s High, Eastern District, and Erasmus Hall. Page 54 THE BLUEPRINT Intramurals The purpose of Intramurals is not to prove individual or group superiority. Rather it is to encourage sportsmanship and cooperation, and to provide an outlet for leisure time. MR. GOLDMAN A 2 jl.T the time of writing, the Intramural pro¬ gram is approaching completion. The popularity of Intramurals is no longer a ques¬ tion. The enrollment of over 2000 students in the activities for this term clearly stamps the program a success. More students attended these games and cheered their teams than were at most of our Varsity contests. The enthusiasm of the participants may by far have outreached their skill, but the fight and fire displayed in the games made them most interesting to watch. Each afternoon a competent Intra- murals Club, the members of which have a complete knowledge of all sports on the pro¬ gram, efficiently ran off, under the direction of Mr. Goldman, the tournament games in a manner that was both interesting and recreational. The Intramural program really is benefi¬ cial, as it provides entertainment and exer¬ cise for every member of the student body Page 56 JUNE 19 3 5 who is able and willing to compete. The arrangement has been so devised that the seasonal sports will allow every student in Tech to participate in at least one tourna¬ ment a term. The program also will provide material for varsity teams, by playing a sport in the off season. This term four sports have been included in our tournaments: handball, touch football, hockey, and punchball. Unfortunately, we are not able to publish all of the prefect classes that have won championships. The punchball tournament at this time has not begun, while football and hockey are only partially completed. After the smoke of battle arose from the handball courts, it was discerned that Cl6, A22, A36, C42, D53, A62, 76, and 84 were the winners. Thus far in the football tournament, B21, C61, 74 and 85 have been declared cham¬ pions; while in hockey, B63, 74 and 86 are the victors. The Intramural program has been in exist¬ ence in Tech for only two terms, and with continued support, it cannot hfelp but con¬ tinue to be successful as in the past. SENIOR FOOTBALL TEAM HANDBALL WINNERS OF ALL GRADES THE FUTURE OF ATHLETICS In the New Building there is every possible training facility for sports, which should bring a marked increase in success for Tech teams. For thirteen years in the Old Building, coaches worked against opposition which seemed to grow stronger each term. Tech mentors have, in the past, been very for¬ tunate in developing more than their share of famous stars. The future generations of Tech will have much to do to equal the records of former athletes from this school. Alumni have graced all fields themselves by overcoming . almost unsurmountable obstacles. Next term will bring for the first time in many years, the greater portion of Tech under one roof. With these facilities, the outlook of our athletic situation should improve. The future of Tech athletics lies in the hands of the lower-termers of today. Page 57 ENGINEERING—SCIENCE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS FOR THEY HAVE PATRONIZED US Day and Evening Courses Leading to Degrees in Chemical, Electrical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Liberal Science POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF BROOKLYN Personal advice is offered to appli- ■ cants for planning courses of study V best adapted to their individual I needs. I For Detailed Information and Cata- logues of Day, Evening, and Graduate ▼ Sessions. Address: THE DIRECTOR 99 LIVINGSTON STREET Brooklyn, N. Y.—Tel. 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