City College of New York - Microcosm Yearbook (New York, NY)

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NORMAN A ARONSON. B.S. Zeta Beta Tau; Biology Society ABRAHAM A MOW IT . M.S. Baskervillc Society MKYKK ADAMS. ».A. MORRIS ADKI.MAN. B.S„S. President. Sim ’38; House Plan Council; Student Council; Senior Class Council GKRAl.l) AI.MKRT. B.A. Cditor. Mercury; editorial Board. Microcosm; Co-Author. Varsity Show HERBERT ALBERT. B.S. Ed. Dean 38: Physical and Health education Society SEYMOUR Al.WeiS. B.S.S. IRVING I. ANDKRMAN. B.S. Major Insignia; Lock and Key: Bowker 38; Mercury Cold Key: Kami Silver Key. Medal: Business Manager. Mercury. Microcosm. Lavender, and Masker ille Journal; Vice-President. Senior Class: Vice- President. American Association College Comics IRVING ANIK. MS. Bowker '38; Assistant Business Manager, Microcosm IIKKIIKRT ANNIS. B.S.S. History Society; Camera Club ALBERT ARONOWITZ. B.S.S. NATHAN ARONSON. B.A. IRVING II. ASe.NOESKY. B.S.S. Minor letter: l.aw Society PHILIP ASII. B.S. Secretary. Psychology Society L'X

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ried 'lories concerning a shortage in tin; (!o-op Store'»' accounts. The first reported a deficit of $1000: (lie second of $8(MX)-$13000. President Robinson al tin time staled that the only shortage he knew of was one of $4.38 incurred through an error. A special investi galion of the stores' finances, conducted by a staff of accountants attached to the office of the Commissioner of Accounts, Paul . Blanshard, revealed in ugu-t that the Co-op Store had incurred a loss of $54,000, which was attributed to misappropriation and mis- management on the part of Samuel S. ilkie, the man- ager, whose contract expired during the investigation. In a letter of December 9 to Professor Harry Overstreet, chairman of the Department of Philos- ophy, Professor Cohen announced his intention to re- sign, offering poor health as the principal reason. Professor (adieu's retirement came after thirty-five years of distinguished service at the College. The Student Council cleaned house, destroyed its charter and received a new one from the Faculty. Its main function being to supervise extracurricular activ- ities, the Council's new constitution gave greater power to the clubs and organizations of the College. On December 7, the Campus printed an anonymous letter received from a few anti-semites of unde- termined number. It read in part, “these are the o|ieti- ing guns of all Christian anti-semites (white people) to bring about the ultimate destruction of your de- signs for world determination under the sickle and hammer and the six-pointed star of Judaism.” The Campus put out a burlesque issue in which it lam- pooned Fascism; the Fooshist forces were led by Oswald Foozle, under-Foohrer Frank ague liecanie the new president of the College. I.ater in the term a permit to meet at the College was given a group that called itself the “American Guards.” I poll receipt of numerous protests, the Board conducted an investigation of the purpose of the organization. The permit was revoked when the Board discovered that the group was not patriotic but anti-semitic. Mayor LaCuardia won the Campus poll by an 18 to 1 margin over Jeremiah T. Mahoney. Three quar- ters of his votes were garnered on the A.I..P. ticket. As a result of the Board of Higher education- warning to the College Faculty to “lake adequate ac- tion to prevent offensive articles and stories such as have appeared in the last two issues of the City Col- lege Monthly, a warning also directed at the Mercury of January, 1938. Dean John R. Turner announced a policy of Faculty's “government through influence not censorship over all student publications. Sale of the Monthly at the Commerce Center was forbidden. The term ended on a happy note with the passage of the McGoldrick amendment by a vote of 17-2, which had the immediate effect of making the Ameri- can Student Union a legal organization of the College. The success of the amendment was assured when the Fusion regime took over control of the Board. Mr. Maurice Deiches, who voted for the resolution, died suddenly at the opening of the spring term. The Student Council again elected an all SI slate, which was concurred in by the College Labor Party: Jack London, Harold Both, and Jack Fernbach were elected by overwhelming votes: and the class valedic- tory semester was led by l Wallenberg, Irving n- derman, and Bobby Sand, in the usual order: Howard Kieval, historian, and Dudley Green stein and Lionel Bloomfield, our delegates in the Student Council. The rnerican Student I nion protested, along with the Student Council and other organizations, against the Faculty ruling that all extra-curricular group- must submit complete membership rosters in order to be legalized. It was claimed that this was in violation of the spirit of the McGoldrick resolution. t the time of going to press, the dispute had not yet been settled. The senior term is always a hectic one, and this was no exception. The climax was reached with the tradi- tional Senior Week activities, built around (iommence- ment. In a brilliant blaze of glory the curtain was run down at the Farewell Dance at the stor. For four years we were nursed, and occasionally angrily paw ed, bv a kindly lma Mater. What the future holds we cannot know, but we close on a note of strength and optimism, ve atque salve —Hail and be strong!

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SUKI.DON ASIIEK. II.S. Harris '38; Caduceus S riety IIAHOLD HANK. US. IRVING BAUMAN. It-S. Film and Sprockets SEVTON C. IIENTIIAM. Douglass Society JQSEPH ATTIE. B.S. Vio-Prwidcnl. Ilarri?- '38; Biol- ogy Society NORMAN IIARSEL II.S. President. Ba kcr illc Society; Gibbs '38: Sports Staff. Campus EDW ARD IIEAHMAN. II.S. Ila'kerville Society HAROLD BERGER. B.S.: Social Research Seminar ELLIOT II. BADANKS. B.S.S. Major Letter; Sigma Alpha Mu; Manager.Varsity Fencing; Student Council; Athletic Association; Treasurer. Officer's Club ABRAHAM HASS. II.S. Ba»kcmllc Society DAVID HEAVER. H.S.S. Intramurals CAUL IIAkAL. II.S. EDSON C. HATES. II.A. Orche-tra; Secretary. Dictopia SAMUEL BENJAMIN. B.S. 29