Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School - Columbiana Yearbook (New York, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1950 volume:

.itll in 1 I 5 fWL,COQl'6Zplfl 5 CUIITEIITS Faculty . . , . Seniors . A ' ' Senior Poll . , . , 9 Classes . . . , , , . , , M General Organization r , YGVQLNAQAQ J Athletic Association 3136419 300+ 2 y Student Court . . 31545-4 im, 2 o- Student Council . 3 im' i Dance Committee K . ' L.: ,,, A O Assembly Committee , fo of Glee Club , , A . , . owen nb Forum Club . . . . , COLUMBIANA , . . CXDLUNH AQNEVVS . 3? 6 H 8 65 5: 9, Dean's List , ,, - - ' Phyllis Alden ..., . ,. Alumni Association Sports .r..,,. ,r Page Page Page VPage Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page , Page lIlllllMllIA GIIAMMAR SlIHlllll 5 wlsl mmm Munn slum Nfw vunx 25 mrw mme -Q xi Y Mr Hugh Merson In tuture years whenever we thrnk ot a college applrcatron we wrll b remrndcd ot Mr Mcrson One ot hrs prrncrple dutrcs rn thc school rs help mg senrors procure the coveted acceptance Mr Merson was born rn Marlon New York and prepared lor college In Genesee Wesleyan School He drd hrs .rndcrgrxduatc work at the Um versrty ol Ruchestcr and then con trnued wrth graduate work at Colum bra Unrversrty Hrs trrst teachrng experrence was as rnstructor ot Ro mance Languages rn the Unrversrty of Vermont He later taught at Hobart and Wrllram Smrth Colleges and came. to Columbra Grammar as an rnstructor oi French and Spanrsh Mr Merson has been a member ot the admrnrstratron ot the School for tour teen years Mr Fredenc A Alden Our headmaster Fredrrc A Alden was born and hr t educated rn Ver gennes Vermont He attended Dart mouth College where he became an outstandrng player rn baseball has ketball and tootball He then became a catcher on a semr pro baseball team and was srgned by the Boston Braves rn 1913 He decrded however that baseball was not lor hrm and resolved to devote h Ile t h teachrng protessron I 1920 he ltt Pornt Pleasant Academy and became headmaster ot our school Srnce berng headmaster he has rntroduced the all day plan and has changed CGS from a proprretary' to a non protrt organrzatron Mrss Florence Leonard Besides berng a charter member ul the Columbra Grammar school board t trustees Mrss Leonard serves C G S as Drrector tt Admls srons Admrnrstratrve OIIIC9 a n d School Ever srnce l931 when the Leonard school was tounded she has served a rts prrncrpal Mrss Leonard rs a graduate ot the New Iersey State College tor Women and attended Columbra Unrversrty tor her Post Graduate work THE HDIIIIIIISTRHTIDII an their assistants MR HENRY GOLDBERG MISS MARY T ALDEN Busrness Manager Bursar MISS CONSTANCE LUFRANO MISS GLADXS PERLMAN GEYZA IBILLJ WILITY R Ret-eptronrst Academrc Secretary Busrness Secretary 5 . . I I ' I , S , 1 l . . . e ' 1 , A r I . ,. ' ' 'X ' , I I I ' is I . o t e 4 . A ' . n e U ' V' . - , f . I ' 1 ' - I 1 ',.. I ' i Y - Academic Drrector of the Lower I 1 , 1 'A - I A s . H H ' I 1 5 . . . I ' N I , . . , . . H I ' , I I MR. ' :- .. .nl L K, fy 5 it ., , f 4 The Parent Teachers H Standrng Mrs Bernard Barnberger Reeordrnq Srmon Correspondrng Secretary Seated Mrs Presrden! Mrs Edgar Sommerheld Presrdent Leonard Trea urer The Parent Teachers Assoetatlon rs cr rnpo all the parents wh rss ehrldren attend the 'sch arrrzatton rs th parents wr SSUCIZTIUII Secretary Mrs Henry Adele Samuels Vrre Absent Mrss Florence sed of the faculty ana l The purpose ol thrs ltn work ol therr chtl en and brrnq thern rser tt rreh wrth the teae e s The PTA rs headed ly an lrxecutrve Brard whtch rneets each 1 1 tl f plana l r the evsntnq meetmgs soc rrvtee rr eres o the paren rn: teachers r tr Q tl the year has provrr st Q rc qs ru rally cwpene w v 1 dr lgar Q wrnrne rlxr ld Followrn rr Alden glves tr brrzl rutlrne l the rroeedure mf the evenrng T n ren s an r t sr s n s classroom rr ar th rrr arc e rr e re trr es r t ur r ee aa qrrw The PTA welcomes ugqestrons trom the parents and encourages full parent partterpatron rn tts school actrvrtres THE TRUSTEES Mrs Ierome Rrchhermer HGIIIITTOH Henry Ho t Goldberg Gustavds T Mrltor' K,rby Creenebaum Vree Presrdent Presrdent SCHOOL HISTORY Twelve years before the open mg hattle ol or r war tor Inde- pendence 17 '5 Columbra Grammar School was founded by Columbra tthen Krnq st College Durrng the hrst one hundred years cl our hrstory Columbra Lvrarnmar was under the dlrect admtnrstratxon ot the Untversrty The school was lecated n th Unrversrtys grounds and the head ot the umversrty s Classreal Department was headmaster ln l8'n7 when Columbra noved rom 1'S or qt al stte CC S rrst occupred a separate burldrng Smce th Crvtl War the school has been completely rndepen dent The schoel me ed to a new locatren en Q rel Street ctl Cen tral Park West rn l'M4 and rt has remarnecl there eve stnce ln l94l CGS becarre a nor rvrrtrt mstrtutwn 'rrfler a b ara ot 'rustees The school classes nr lrcrr tht Ktnderqarten through htgh sehoc l and as tt rs a College Prepara t ry school most wt the students enter college Iames Reynolds Maurrce Mayer Ir Tredsu 1 v I I C . ,W h orq - lr: larnrltarrze e ' Q 'th t - ' ' - dr a - rn 'Sl 1. - V - f 'h lf 5. . . , j 1 , 1 I - rnr ntl to dtscuss and rn kr fr - 3 1' 1 ial s.: 'J pr jects and all crcgtrvrtres uf lrrt - -xt t , ts 1 l 'Orr -rr ll- s tlrv hrst eve-nxrtq rnm-trng - - , -r to bs- trn ont' vrnttmq v-vent The rn - xtrnq rs ' ' cl 1th 11 gr-1,-trrrrr lrrrrn the pr-sr -nt Mrs PM .r - 1 ' Q tl 5-, Mr - 'e r rr 1 1 1- - , A he- pa ' 2 J crrvt-v rn opptrrtunrty te vr t the-rr .wr ' . nrt hv srrrrtctlrtrrq crlrfrtrt ctr r X 'nn Th X nl lreatron ul the bull -trn by tl f P l' A several n ciu rrrfr the sch ml ye-ar km,-ps part-nts tntorrnvd ot the- sch cl actrvrtres lt rls' rwntrrrns book lrsts ot tc-crvlrers tor -rch ,e up. , T ' H rn Q , . , 1 ,. , , T' U 0 v 1 t '. ,rr 'n ' , 1 f 1 I Ac s Q - , , , Q , A , Florence Leonard Assrstant Treasurer Frederrc Alden Hsgl Merscn Seeretdry Q '95-Q lx, W B BUVUU Kjemlrjn' Allln Il F11-lxl I xl rr Ifrz ylxsylz, Illflffvliv' 1f,3,j1,511 R MA, IIHIDDI BA, Cfllllllllrlkl V n lf-xl Ll? 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Eildlilflll S1111 1 T M 1- I.1,r 1:1 :S Eg 1 Nw .--' '1' MYIY.f!Z1Z.v' K:111.'f'.11, C!111d ILL1.'-1T1.7. 1.'21I1.1'Z '.t1 fl B5 N1 w 'z' '11 111-11 1: 'f..1'rw L, we-13' N 1 1' If-rfwj QT' 1'1- T1 1' E11 fb C' 1111+- if 'Y 5 A K NY i Left to right: Henry Holzer President of Class Mr. McCormack Senior Dean Bruce Lustig Vice-president Rainer Weiss Secretary-Treasurer is .f Headmaster's Hddress it My sons you are leavmg my threshold You are fac1ng the hxghways of hfe There IS eagerness wr1t rn your faces Your hearts wxth hrgh purpose are rrfe You have fared on the best I could offer You have known a generous board May you pnze the wealth I proffer Out of my anclenl hoard Frlends you are of the ages Fnends of the present too For youve scanned well h1storys pages You have read her lesson through You have taced the law eternal That through creatlon runs You have seen the joy superna That flames from myrlad suns You have watched the process unfolding ACCOfd1Hg to 1nf1n1te plan ln wonder and Joy beholdrng Untll xt cllmbs to man You have seen man bulldxng hls dwell1ng You have seen h1m cleave the sea, You have felt his proud heart swelllng ln the v1s1ons of v1ctory trlumph over earths forces hamessmg all her might voyagmg through the alt Courses makmg all darkness hght' And now the world IS callmg Can you hear 1t callmg your name? The cry on your ears 15 fallmg It may be the call to fame may be the call to a humble place may be the call to be brave may be the call for a leader may be the call to save Be the call one or another I say as a mother who knows Txs a call to be a brother A brother wherever one goes And thls And thxs That my My love May you Brothers, The love IS the arm of my teaching, rs the heart of my prayer sons through thexr hves outreachmg, and my spmt may bear be strong and tender, rn whose blood runs and mlght that proclmms you Everywhere, always, my sons 7' ki' Y :lx , im,'f,,',',g:fv,5i' W5 'iw-M T f'?f:51, ,'f'?:'.if??fl'r3 sfigg. pi' ,HE 1-'gy . ' , of ' ' , Y A ' ' 1 Of ' ' , . . . I of , , I - - - . Ol - - . 1 1 I - ' . It , , It , ' ' : It , . It . r 1 ' 1 , , . , . A I 4-if if A? 115 ,XX ILE 5 M 6 D 1 +- My X aw? 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H1 ?u1H B nm' :fu and . 1'c,w'.'Qfi .cunfrv 1. car- c ,r Be I 'Liu n 1 'gram M11 Z1 B- th ' ' F1 Q .ag xr 1 Lzlv Whore w1l1 yen he lrvxnq LH X 'N YW! -rv st ClflI't'I1f f N111 wfvrlzi B4 rr rrrri Blitz' fx :uri I' IN r' Dm :rx V'v'l11t pr Urs. :L w .fi 3' 'A Qin- ' fall W f:I.'I,'10 f.IZ'I Jaw: I :A M1 i. 1flFP 'lt pf SB- I? in-.,, v--- 4 WT.:- ELIAS ABELSON Elras entered CGS rn hrs sophomore year from Brooklyn Technrcal Hrqh School ln hrs lrrst year he became a member ot the dramatrc socrety He con trnued hrs dramcrtrc work rn hrs lunror and senror years supple mentrng rt wrth work on the Glee Club Assembly Commrttee and newspaper In hrs senror year he was very actrve on the stage takrng care of several varrety shows and appearrng rn three chret photographer of the year book HAROLD S AUSTERN Harold came to CGS alter two years at Commerce Hrgh School where he was an actrve member ot the track team In hr senror year he covered all of th football games for th Columbra News PETER BEREND Peter attended Berzsenyr Dan rel Gymnasrum Hrgh School rn Budapest Hungary Hrs studres were rnterrupted tor halt cr year by the srege of Budapest rn 1944 He survrved that though he had some close calls In 1949 he got thoroughly ted up and rn Febru ary he started out for the U S Upon arrrval he entered CGS and was rn the Iunror Class ot l949 for two hard months ln September, he became a senror He made the Deans lrst three trmes DAVID APPELBAUM Davrd has been a Glee Club member tor hrs entrre Hrgh School career He tound an out let lor hrs artrstrc abrlrtres as a cartoonrst tor both Columbrana and Columbra News Dave repre sented the school rn the ISC rn hrs sophomore year e played tennrs volleyball and handball durrng hrs 1unror and senror years and was a member ol the AA as manager ot the S R PAUL EVERETT BERNSTEIN Pauls frne photography has been featured tor the past four years rn both Columbrana and Columbra News In hrs senror year he was photography edrtor ot the latter He was a member ol both the Assembly and Dance Commrttees tor two years, and rn hrs frnal year acted as Charr man of the Dance Commrttee The Glee Club has protrted by hrs four year membershrp and Paul was also manager of the baseball team E I A I . . 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He was also hcmdbqllligqm- R- 9 an CN ' an J, 11- 3 inns ROBERT BLOOM Srnce Bob came to CGS rn hrs freshman year he has partr crpated rn the followrng actrvr tres Co Charrman ol the Iunror Prom Commrttee 3 Assrstant Manager ol Swrmmrng 3 Mana ger 4 Columbrana 34 Columbra News 34 Advertrsrng Manager 4 GO Representatrve 4 Secre tary of the GO 4 Glee Club 4 Athletrc Assocra ron 4 PAUL H BOTTS team for three of hrs four years rn CGS In hrs rumor year he achreved the posrtron of Assrst ant Manager and he became manager rn hrs senror year Paul was a member of the Spanrsh Club and Columbra News lor two years and represented the tennrs team rn the AA as a semor In hrs senror year he yorned the staff of Columbiana cmd was appornted Subscrrptron Manager PAUL BRICHTA Paul came to CGS rn the seventh grade Srnce he has been here he has taken at lead rng part rn th school s theatrrcal enterprrses mcludmg four years ln the Glee Club Although Paul has done much to entertarn hrs classmates he has also had trme to be a member of the Spanrsh Club Assembly Commrt tee ISC Dramatrc Workshop Columbia News Columbiana and the New York Times Youth Forums of the Arr of whrch he rs alumnr charrman YORICK BLUMENFELD Yorr k has consrstently marn tazrrred a Deans lrst average srnce he entered the school the srxth grade YB partrcrpated on the Soccer team from his sophomore to hrs senror years he entered the Forum Club hrs yunror year and successrvely b came rts Secretary and charr man and became the Edrtor ot the Columbrana rn hrs Senror Year S OR MURRAY BROWN Murray came to Columbra Grammar School as a Freshman after spendrng hrs Iumor Hrgh School years at Ioan of Arc In hrs Iunror and Senror years he was a member of the Soccer team Murray served on the 1950 Columbrana rn the posrtron as advertrsrng agent Also dur mg hrs Senror year he took part on the Dance Commrttee and Assembly Comrnrttee C E ASS . . . . .I ' in H A , ' ,- in , 1 Q . . - : ' ' 2' . Paul has been on the tennis , ' 1 , . I - A I ' - I ' ' ' I . . I I . , . . , kv M1 I V' s 'LL 70 ,Q of . , 1 ,- ig f 6 ' Oo EDWARD IAMES CAREY Although Ed drd not enter CGS untrl hrs Junror year hrs name qurckly fourrd rts place on the Deans Irst and remarned there throughout hrs two year stay Besrdes drstrngurshrng hrm sell scholastrcally he h also been rn the Forum Club Radro Club Columbrana and Columbra News for two years In hrs Sen ror year he won a varsr y lett r rrr foo ball and became Lrterary Ed tor of Columbrana RICHARD ELLIS Drck has been known marnly to hrs classmates for hrs endless humor For tour years he has been one of the stellar members of the swrmmrng team and the handball team has also bene lrtted by hrs presence Co Cap tarncy ol the latter was voted to hrm rn hrs senror year Much of hrs trme was also taken up as Vrce presrdent of the Student Councrl Besrdes these actrvrtres he has also been a member of the radro club HERBERT IRA FIELDS Corrsrstently the vorce of Herb has been heard wrth the Glee Club where he has been s ngrng for the past tour years Besrdes berng on the Forum and Spanrsh Clubs he has also excelled on the Soccer team for three years LAURENCE KEITH DEUTSCH Larrys a hletrc abrlrty was shown as cr star ot the swrmmrng team tor the past three years ot whrch he was also Co Captarrr rn hrs frnal year As Co Charr man of the Assembly Commrttee he helped to plan many enloy able assemblres Larry also rep resented hrs class rn the GO tor two years was cr member of the AA and played on the baseball team SE IOR RODERICK FRLEDMAN Lookrng back through the years we frnd that Rod entered CGS rn the sr'-rth grade Upon enterrng hrgh school he found a spot on the Deans lrst whrch he returned rn hrs Sopho more ana Senror years He was an actrve member ol the ennrs team for three years and repre sented the school rn the ISC for two years He has also been a member of the Spanrsh Club and Columbra News E . 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JB Q- 5 in-...s Nw RICHARD GALE Drck one of the more quret members of the class has drs trngurshed hrmsell marnly rn ath letrcs For th past three years he has been an rmportant cog rn the C G S basketball machrne In hrs Sophomore year he played tennrs for the school and base ball rn hrs Iunror and Senror years In hrs Senror year hrs teammates awarded hrm wrth the baseball Co Captarncy RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Drcks abundance of physrcal vrtalrty was not only demon strated rn hrs attempts at basket ball and boxrng but was also drsplayed when he became an senror year In addrtron hrs teammates elected hrm Co cap tam of the handball team and he contrrbuted to Columbrarra as a staff photographer DICK GOSHIN Drck entered C GS rn the seventh grade He has been a member of the Glee Club for hrs four years rn hrgh school and a member of the dramatrc club rn hrs freshman and sophomore years Drck also took part rn the schools dramatrc play for two years RONALD GLICKMAN Ronnre has been rn the school srnce the erghth grade He was elected Vrce presrdent of the freshman class and was a con starrt member of the Deans lrst In hrs sophomore year he Jorned the football team Hrs lunror year saw hrm become a regular on the football and volleyball squads Injury removed Ronnre from athletics rn the latter part of hrs runror year and as a senror IRWIN HERRMAN Although comrng to Columbra Grammar at the begrnnrng ol hrs Iunror year Irwrn qurckly assrmr lated wrth the actrvrtres and personalrtre rn school Among hrs outstandrng qualrtres was hrs oratorrcal adeptness whrch wa drsplayed rn assembly forums and rnterschool debates Irwrns scholastrc prowess was demon strated by hrs makrng the Dean s lrst every markrng perrod In hrs senror year he partrcrpated as a member of the football team and served as Assrstant Edrtor of Columbrana E outstanding soccer player in his ! 4'9 'Qs' HENRY HOLZER ln his senior year Hank dis- tinguished himself in the starting backlield of the football team and also as President ol his class His athletics included vol- leyball and tennis ln his Sopho- more year he was in the Spanish Club and in his senior he worked on both Columbiana and Columbia News NORMAN S KATZ Norman has been in the school for lour years During this time he played both baseball and handball In his senior year he served on the yearbook stall in the subscription department H was also a member of the Span ish Club IOHN KEOGH Iohn entered school as a soph omore His main extracurricular interest has been swimming He served on the team for three years and was elected Co Cap tain in his Senior year Iohnny made the All American Prep School Team in his last year His other activities have included baseball for two years and toot ball for one year The Glee Club was aided by Iohns presence in his Iunior and Senior years as was Columbiana and the Ath letic Association in his Senior year PAUL KAMRASS Paul has been before his classmates in numerous debates while a member ol the Forum Club during his four year stay at C.G.S. ln his lunior year he managed the basketball team and was also a member ol the AA., and in his Sophomore year he was on the Deans list and swimming squad. He has written for the Columbia News lor thre years and was a HIQIHDEF of the Dance and Assembly Committees in his Senior year ANTHONY KOSSOVE Tony ente ed CGS seven years ago For three years he was a member ot the table ten nis team and playing manager 'ning team for two years and baseball lor one He was Chief Iustice of the Student Court in his senior year along with being a deputy to the Student Council Tony served on the Columbia News lor three years was member of the A A for two and a GO Representative TH E S ' ' . e , ,' , , - . lor two. Tony was on the swim- 4 S . I A ' 1 . . . , G ,ji ,flaw .xx l XX X 55 Q iii Qi E l all F ,,lk -A ! A. 1 , Q A' L K If ,f X X , 1 A 3 ',X . f ff N N HARVEY KRAMER Harvey came to CGS rn hrs Sophomore year from Iamarca rltgh school where he was a G O representatrve lor hrs class Upon enterrng CGS he took part on the Sophomore basket ball team When a Iumor h lomed the Soccer team to whrch he returned as a semor In hrs semor year he was a member of the Assembly Commrttee and the Spanrsh Club MILES KREUGER Mxles entered the thrrd grade rn 1941 In hrgh school he yorned the Drama and Spanrsh Clubs He has been an avrd member ot the Glee Club tor the past tour years and IS best known for hrs versron of The Matador Mrles was rn The Franlrc Phys: clan the CGS productron of 1948 and many other small plays around school He was a mem ber ol the yearbook staff for two years and the assembly Com mrttee for one RICHARD LEWIS In hrs semor year Drck attarned the hrghest OIIICQ of the school that ol Presrdent of the GO Be srdes that he partrcrpated rn numerous actrvrtres ln hrs stay at CGS Charrman Dance Com mrttee 2 3 Manager ot Tennrs 3 Soccer team 2 Welfare squad 23 Co Charrman Iunror Prom Commrttee 3 Columbia News 2 34 Publrcrty Commrttee 2 3 Treasurer of ISC Socral Com mrttee 2 Executrve member I S C 3 Vrce presxdent of GO 3 DANIEL LISTER Throughout Danny s four years at CGS he has been hrgh on the Deans lrst Besrdes thrs h has been an outstandrng player on the soccer team for three years swrmmmg team lor two and baseball tor one He repre sented the school rn the ISC rn hrs 1un1or year was a member of the AA rn hrs semor presr dent ot the sophomore class and treasurer ol the Student Councrl Dan also served on the Colum bra News as Assrstant Edrtor BRUCE LUSTIG In CGS Bruce has d1st1n gurshed lumselt marnly rn ath letrcs He was a member of the football squad tor three years and Co Captarn rn hrs trnal year He also played table tennls volleyball and baseball tor two years In hrs Sophomore year he was a member ot the Spanrsh Club and as a semor he repre sented hrs teammates rn the A A E CLASS I . ' e . . . .- ' , ' ' ' I . . ' . I 31 Secretary ol class 25 Treasurer . - ' ' l : ' , , : ' ' A , 2 ' , . . . . e . . , , i , I I ' I . I - . . . , ' ' 'OX w-gklsfsszm 'r' ' N, if 7, : ' ' ff vi: ' + 'X 1 K, H fl? H gfwzix A X 'W NIH' Y 3' bw? , ,gm ALLEN MARCUS Allen participated in Soccer for his full four years in high school. He was on the baseball team for three years, and starred on the football team in his Sen- ior yeor. Al worked on Colum- biana and Columbia News in his Senior year. In his Iunior year, Allen was an outstanding player on the volleyball team ELLIOT MESSING Elliot was known to most boys in the school but few have had the honor of hearing him talk In his quiet way Elliot has faith fully fulfilled the duties of man ager and tackle on the football team He was also an active member of the AA CLAUDE MOLDAVER Claude was born in Brussels Belgium and arrived in the U S in 1940 He came to CGS as a Sophomore and played IV baseball As a Iunior he played volleyball was an active mem ber of the radio club and played left field for the varsity Now as a senior he is a member of the radio club ping pong and base ball teams He is also a deputy senior councilman RONALD MERSON Ron entered C.C1.S, in his sophomore year and since then has taken part in the following activities: Columbia News 3,4g Sports Editor 45 Baseball 2,3,4: Co-Captain 45 Secretary of the A.A. 45 C-1.0, Representative 74p Treasurer of the GO. 45 Varsity Football 2,3,4g Columbiana-35 Service Squad 35 Treasurer of the Iunior Prom Committee 3 ISC 123 CO Sports Editor 3 S R MARTIN OLTARSH Though busy erough w1th his school work to maintain an ex tremely high average on the Deans list for four years Marty has still found time to serve on the following school activities biana 34 Glee Club 1234 The Frantic Physician 2 Assem bly Committee 3 Co Chairman of Assembly Committee 4 Forum Club 3 4 Spanish Club 23 Pres ident of Spanish Club 3 Class Secretary l GO Representative 2 GO Alternate 4 Handball Team 34 Table tennis Team 2 TH E SS A I . Columbia News 2,3,4p Columl 3 IOSEPH PADAWER Ioe one of the better athletes n GS has been dlstm gutshed 1n three dltferent sports helds He has played baseball basketball cmd football for hrs Alma Mater Besxdes these he has also played volleyball Also alter much vrgorous campalgnmg ln hrs Iun1or year he was elected to the post ol Secretary of the Student Councll a post on wh1ch he served very credttably IOSEPH A SHEIK Ioe came to us 1n our Senxor year when he dec1ded to com plete h1s educatxon ln the United States and to enter Fordham Un1vers1ty He was amazed when he llrst came over wxth the towermg buxldxngs and splendld scenery because there 1S nothrng turn to Iraq and work w1th the American Arablan O11 Company after he has l1I'l1Sl'19d hrs educa hon here STUART BOTH ln 1944 Stu entered CGS As a sophomore he was a member of the soccer team and he made h1s letter the followmg year He has been an actxve member ot the Spanlsh Club and the Dance Commlttee Stu was a member of the vars1ty football team Columblana Columbra N e w s Assoclate Iustlce of th Student Court and the Servtce Squad He nas also lr en on the base ball and swxmmmg teams IACK SCHWARTZ lack entered the school 1n the seventh grade For the t1rst two years of Hlgh School he took part tn many xntramural act1v1 t1es In the Iumor year he was on the wmntng class basketball team lack played for the volley ball team for two years In h1s Senlor year he was on the ctr culat1on board ol the News HENRY DAVID RUBENSTEIN Hank a hxgh rankmg member ol the Deans llst for four years shared h1s talents wrth the loot ball team for three years H was elected Presxdent ol the Freshman Class and V1ce Presx dent ol the Sophomore Class ln h1s tumor year he served as chalrman ot the Prom Commtt tee Hank was a feature wrtter for the Columbia News for two years and a member of Colum bxana the Spantsh Club the AA the volleyball team and Assoclate Iustlce of the Supreme Court E Q ASS i C. . ,I ' ' - . like it in Iraq. Ioe plans to re- LJ . . . I . I e . S 0 4 4 Ah 5 . n -. IRA X 9 P' MICHAEL G SILVER Mrke entered CGS rn the erghth grade and partrcrpated rn varred actrvrtres durrng hrs hrgh school career He was on the Soccer team for three years wrn nrng a letter rn the Senror year He was assrstant manager and manager ol the basketball team rn hrs Iunror and Senror years respectrvely whrch made hrm a member ol the A A rn hrs Senror year Mrke was on the Columbra News lor three years and wrote artrcles and submrtted varrous rdeas lor Columbiana FRANK SOMMERFIELD Frank entered the school rn 1944 and appeared rn the lol lowrng actrvrtres rn hrs four years ol hrgh school Varsrty Soccer 1 23 GO Representative 134 Varsrty Swrmmrng 34 Varsrty Baseball 34 Varsrty Football 4 Captarn of the Soccer eam 3 Dance Comrnrttee 123 GO Alternate 2 Publrcrty Commrttee 2 AA 3 Iunror Prom Commrttee 3 Audrtrng Commrttee 3 Colum brana 34 Busrness Manager 4 Spanrsh Club 23 Deans 11st 4 DANIEL STEINER Danny entered CGS seven years ago and has appeared rn the lollowrng hrgh school actrvr tres Varsrty Football 4 Varsrty Basketball 234 Tennrs l Var sxty Baseball 34 Deans lrst 12 34 Presrdent ol the AA 4 Spanrsh Club 2 GO Alternate 2 Columbza News l2 34 News Edrtor 3 Edrtor rn Chrel 4 Stu dent Councrl Presrdent 4 Iunror Prom Commrttee 3 ROBERT I SILVERBERG Two years ago Bob came to Columbrcr Grammar from Iamcn ca Hrgh School He qurckly found a place on the Deans lrst to whrch he returned rn hrs sen ror year As a junror he became a member ol the Spanrsh Club and later jorned the Glee Club and tennrs learn Bob was always rnterested rn scrence and many ol us can remember hrs rather unsuccessful attempt to chro mrum plate hrs crgarette lrghter SENIUR ROBERT STRAUSS For the past two years Bob has helped rn the runnrng ol the soccer team both as assrstant manager and manager Bob was a member of the Spanrsh Club for three years and also of the A A for one ln hrs Iunror year he was a member of the Forum Club Bob worked on the Colum bra News lor two years C E S I . fi '- ' ,,: ,: ' . Q I Varsity Handball 25 Alumni ,,: .. ,: ' ' . , . z l I l S .,: ' 1 - - : ' 1f'f ' my DONALD SWIRNOW Don entered C.G.S. at the be- ginning ol his Iunior year from Samuel Tilden High School in Brooklyn, where he was a mem- ber ol the Service Squad, and later Captain of it. He was a G.O. Alternate, cmd also a rep- resentative He has in Columbia Grammar made the Deans list twice in his Iunior year and was on the table tennis team ARTHUR WARSHAW Arthur entered CGS in his Senior year from De Witt Clinton High School In his former high school he was a Gym leader member of the service squad an office aid and a member of the Photography club He also tried out lor the football team in his senior year at CGS DAVID WEISGAL David entered C G S rn the eighth grade He was a member of the Soccer team for tour years last three ln his senior year he was captain and made the all city soccer team For four years he sang in the glee club and sang the lead in Trial by Iury He was also a member of the table tennis team for four years and the tennis squad in his sen ior year MICHAEL WALLACH Mike has been known to his classmates mainly for his music. Although this takes up much of his time, he still has been able to keep his school work up. This is proven by his constant place on the Dean's list. Mike was a G.O. Representative from his Freshman class cmd a member ol the Glee Club in his Iunior year In his Senior year he was a member of the Forum Club and worked on Columbiana and Columbia News SE IOR RAINER WEISS Rainer entered school in the third grade He has participated in the following activities Dean s list l34 Dance Committee 34 Chairman 4 Glee Club l4 Col umbia News 3 4 Forum Club 4 Welfare Squad 34 Secretary Treasurer 4 Assembly Com mi ee 4 Radio C ub International Youth Committee 3 4 Swimrrlng Team 134 Col umbiana 4 TH E and won a major letter in his D - - N I l D V 'tt g A l 3,45 C0 LVM BIA 1764 COLLEGE SCHCDL PREPARATORY sw ,.. M wr-err' nwvwpm- www- vw-rug: KINDEKCARTEN AN D PRIMARY ZZ 24 WEST 94W STREET Af! -'1w.'3f V,f lv -A .W .1 13's , ff. ll -: we-3.4 d,,,g,::.,,f,. , .. nk ,P - f 1 . ,ff .. ,,,f . 'Q . . - . 7 .2 .,, kv . 4 pa . ,, M20 qt V: W wg., 38 Q.. 791' -nf QT hx ,H T MI? 1261 ,ge .. 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' , v V-f' , . - ...F - 4 . in y A vm - may 11 - Boys entering front ol School ,Y IU 00 59 'X 5 ki 'YW ww 'mgnwr Seniors In September the class of .JO convened under the direction of its very popular dean Lawrence P McCormack with hrgh hopes and great expecta tions for an outstanding year The class got oft to a quiet start by holding nomin ations lor class officers in the first week The electrons held shortly afterward resulted in a sweeping malority for popular Hank Holzer as President Bruce Lustrg was elected as Vice president and Rainer Weiss became our Secretary Treasurer Long to be remembered are the held trips con ducted by our Mr Field and our History teacher Mr Mac These instructive excursions led the class to such places as the eighteenth congressional district one ot the poorest slum areas ol our city a discus sion at the United States General Assembly with nal Courts Building The Senior Class was well represented at the Alumm Dmner where the seniors were introduced into the schools large Alumni Association As this book goes to press plans are being made for the Senior Beelsteak which is also expected to be a great success Top row Robert Rosen Barry Redlich lack Lipman Paul Baumgarten Robert Berlan Gilbert Good Wtlltam Tishman Kenneth Yablon Burton Mcatow Richard Furgatch Michael Friedman Middle row Donald Koningsberg Richard Otto Monroe Haas Iohn Glass Morton Landberg Mr Moriarty Kenneth Lewis Kenneth Uhl Bernard Spangenthal Richard Swrrnow Clxtt Friedricks Front row Howard Wexler Wxlltam Weinberger Robert Leibowrtz Stephen Rosotl Stephen Gilmore David Wallach Martm Abbey Fred Neuman Walter Levins Alan Wexler Absent Edward Schwartz Roy Neuvohner Noah DeLesc1nslus Sanlord DeSedle Robert Borne Apostrophe top to bottom Robert Silverberg .t:.l1as Abelson Frank Sornrnerheld Five top to bottom Ronald Merson Paul Botts Rainer Weiss Miles Kreuger Stuart Roth Robert Strauss Ronald Glrckman Iohn Keogh Claude Moldaver Harold Austern Richard Goldstein lack Schwartz Bruce Lustrg Donald Goshm Robert Bloom Tony Kossove A thur Warshaw David Weis gal Ioseph Padawer Daniel Lister Paul Bernstein Ed ward Carey Zero upper lett clockwise Paul Kamrass Harvey Kram er Herbert Fields Laurence Deutsch Elliott Messing David Appelbaum Michael Silver Roderick Freedman Henry Holzer Peter Berend Paul Brichta Martin Oltarsh Ioseph Sheikh Richard Gale Irwin Herrman Murray Brown Richard Elhs Alan Marcus Daniel Steiner Absent Yorick Blumenteld Henry Rubenstein Norman Katz Richard Lewis Mich ael Wallach Donald Swrr HOW Treasurer Donald Konrngsberg Dean s Assistant Clrlf Friedrrcks Most popular Cliff Friedrrcks Best student Michael Friedman Handsomest Donald Koningsberg Wrttiest Davrd Wallach Best athlete Donald Konrngsberg Most versatile M1chael Friedman Best lzked teacher Mr Venon Teacher with whom the class laughs most Mr McCormack Teacher wrth whom the class learns most Mr Randel Most lzked subject English Least liked subject Geometry Best movie ol the year Hamlet Best televisron program Milton Berle Favor te magazine Lite Chairman ot the lumor Prom Committee William Trshman Juniors l fr , 1 l ' ' , I , r- Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt presiding, and the Crimi- .' ' I A - . . . , I v 1 4 . J , - . 'S ophomores Most popular Peter Meyer Best student Ioe Shaml Handsomest Leshe Suchman Wrttrest Danlel Greenberg Best athlete Iames Waldman Best lrked teacher Mr Venon Teachers wrth whom the class la Mr I Alden and Mr Freld ughs most Teacher wrth whom the class learns mos' Mr Fleld Most lrked subject Hrstory Least lrlced subjects Latln and Spamsh Best movres ol the year Hamlet and Battleground Best televrsron program Mllton Berle Favorrte magazrne-Lzle CLASS Orrrcrzxs Presrdent Robert Perens Vrce Presrdent Leslre Suchman Secretary Edward Bernste1n Treasurer Gary Berken Top row Alvln Epsteln M1tchellWe1n lack Samuels Phrhp Rosenwexg Rxchard Levy Iames Waldman Arnold Fxnkelstem Sam Llpman Iames Nathan Be t Horowrtz Merrtll Llpsltz Peter Meyer Martln Cohen Michael Herzllnger Middle row Herbert Stem Rxchard Mateles lay Cohen Howard Yood Gary Berken Robert Perens Mr Reynolds Leslie Suchman Edward Be-rnstem Solxs Habib Ronald Krum Front row Ed Wexler David Peslun Mxlton Stark Robert Rlchter loe Shamx Damel Greenberg lack Clayton Ioel Sarner Robert Dattz Ioel Ulman Mxchae1Tashman Top row Arthur Bernstexn Thomas Rado Hoken Sekx Ioel Ash Monte Wetzler Peter Frank Henry Bamberger Rxchard Gllckman Peter Racklm Sldney Herman Allan Sklar Bernard Engel Larry Dorgln Irwm Wemreb Stephen Mxller Marc Bayer Harold Perse lay Oster 'Vlrddle row Urey Gluckman Ioel Israel M1chaelLtp1tz loel Bultenkant Mr Strong Dr Beene Iules Rose David Kurls Paul Leopold Rlchard Lustlg Stephen Larler Front row Arthur Parrente Teddy Fxshlun Ierry Braverman Gary Rlchter Ioel Levy Roger Rosenthal Stephen Alpert Roger Gordon Best athlete-Harold Perse Best student Henry Bamberger Most popular Iules Rose Handsomest Stephen Laxter Most versatrle-Ioel Buxtenkant Teacher wrth whom the class laughs most Dr Beene Teacher wrth whom the class learns most Mr Strong Best lrked subject Algebra Best movre ol the year Hamlet Favorrte book Tom Sawyer Least lrked subject Hygxene Best lrked teacher Dr Beene Favorrte actor Iohn Wayne Best televrsron program Mtlton Favorrte magazrne-Sport Cr.Ass Orrrcsns Presrdent Iules Rose Vrce Presrdent Ioel Buttenkant Secretary Larry Dorgtn Treasurer Arthur Bernstem Berle Freshmen I 4 X. xl 8 0 S. f ,Vg ns f 5 0 'Q an Q. 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The General The General Organization this year as always has carried the brunt ot the admin rstrattve and organizational work required in a school which embraces extra curricular as well as academic pursuits Intra and extramurally this years GO has done more than usual credit to Colum bia Grammar School The election to the Presidency of last years Vice President Richard Lewis and the electron of Chit Frredrrcks to Vice Presr dency and the appointment ot Ronald Merson as Treasurer and Bob Bloom as Secretary headed this years GO oft to a promising start aided by our taculty ad visor Mr McCormack Organization On a budget oi 353000, S2000 of which were diverted to the Athletic Association and S1000 oi which were split up among various pubhcations and committees this year s G O has more than satisfied the ex pectations ot 1ts most hopeful constituents The G O has promoted many dances which were both profttable and enyoyable Its as sembhes have been well conducted inter esting and instructive Money has been raised by various new and old methods for varsity sweaters and other purposes As the steering wheel rs to the car the G O is to our school This year our driving has been commendable Iames Waldman Kenneth Lewis Michael Friedman Richard Otto Ronald Merson Chit Pnedncks Mr McCormack Robert Bloom Frank Sornmertreld Laurence Deutsch Henry Barnberger Peter Meyer The Ilthletle Ilssoelatlon certain school policies concerning athletics is composed ot the coaches captains and managers of all the teams In its ixrst meeting rt elected Dan Steiner as president and Ron Merson as secretary These two men have done a hne Job in run ning the AA this year ln the second meeting the AA found a topic that it could really sink its teeth into This was the discussion of a motion pro posed by Mr Leal that hereafter only letters rather than sweaters shall be awarded to this will provide more money for the teams A most interesting tact was discovered at the third meeting of this organization The AA constitution was found stating that the A A had the power to make appropriations for the teams Up until this time that power had been delegated to the GO All mem bers are confident that the A A with its closer contact with the teams will be able to do as good a Job lit not a better onel as the GO concerning approprratron Seated Mr Morante Mr Leal Robert Strauss Daniel Lister Mr Reder David Weis gal Michael Silver William Nrgen Ronald Merson Standing Richard Goldstein Paul Botts Michael Friedman Paul Bernstein Iohn Keogh Robert Bloom Laurence Deutsch Tony Kossove Elliott Messing Dan1elSte1ner Donald Konrngsberg Henry Rubenstein Richard Gale Bruce Lustig David Appelbaum s .H . 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A 1 W N-...A 2 45 Q H The Student Court The Iudxclal branch oi our student govern ment wh1ch ts chvzded mto three parts IS the Student Court The Court rs composed of three yusttces appoxnted by the Presrdent of the General Orgaruzatxon and ratxhed by a two thxrds vote ot the General Organlzatlon It IS the duty of the Court to gtve any stu dent accused of vrolatmg school regulattons a falr trxal A student commxttmg a mrsde meanor IS arrested by a member of the Student Counc1l and brought before the Court The arrestmg ofhcer acts as the prose cutlng attorney and the defendent may erther speak for htmself or have a fellow student act rn his defense The Court ltstens to both the prosecutlon and the defense tm partlally and then dec1des rf the student ts gurlty and what his pumshrnent should be The usual penalty IS a constructtve compost tton and detentxon For v ery serlous mtractxons the Court mlght recommend suspensron Th1s year the Court was run very eftr clently Anthony Kossove served as Chlet Iustxce wxth Stuart Roth and Henry Ruben stem as hrs two assoclates Mr McCormack as usual served as faculty advlsor Stuart Roth Mr McCormack Tony Kossove Henry Rubensteln The Student Cuuned others and to preserve law and order rn Columbxa Grammar these are the mam dutles ot the Student Counc1l The Counc1l consists of four members elected by the student body and a few deputies who serve when needed 'Ihe Counc1l under the gutdance of Mr Lawrence P McCormack has functtoned very etfectxvely thls year At the begmnmg ol the hrst semester the School Rules wh1ch lxsted varxous dos and don ts and de fmed the lxmtts of the school bounds were ltst mdubttably was a great help to the stu dents for there have been very few vtola tlons notxced Punctuahty and ell1Cl6l'l.CY were two out standmg quahtxes of the Counc1l The bells were always on tune the cafeterta rush hour passed w1th a mmtmum of confuslon and the trathc tn the halls flowed smoothly The regular members of the Counc1l were Pres1dent Dan Stelner Vlce President D1ck Ellxs Secretary Ioe Padawer and Treasurer Dan Llster Dantel Sterner Mr McCormack Dan1ell.1ster Ioe Padawer Rxchard Elhs I ' . l I T0 make Certain law. to enforce these Gnd posted on several ot the main bulletins. This I - . I ' : , ' - ' I . - . - . : A' - ' I . ' , ' I ' ' - . I . - . - I I I - I I I I . 1 The Glee Club The Glee Club, since its beginning four years ago, has been one of the most popular ot all student activities. Composed of about twenty boys the club sings in three part harmony Last December the Glee Club in con1unc tion with the Leonard School for Girls per formed fifteen songs for the parents the faculty and the student body This annual Christmas program has always proven delight to all concerned The Glee Club has been rehearsing Trial by Iury a short operetta by Gilbert and Sul livan. This satire on the British courts was planned to go in February, but the re- hearsals of Follow Thru postponed the per- formance. Follow Thru a brilliant Broadway musical comedy was presented on March 23 Though there were only a few leading parts the mayority of the club took part in the production by appearing in the chorus The boys belonging to the Glee Club get both pleasure and education out of their participation in this admirable s c h o o l activity Standing Mr Gorn First Row Robert Bloom Dave Weisgal Miles Kreuger Iohn Keogh Edward Wexler Paul Bernstein Paul Brichta Second Row Dick Goshin Tony Kossove Ioel Ullman Merril Lipsttz Dave Appelbaum Third Row Martin Oltarsh Elias Abelson Peter Frank The Forum Club This year the Forum Club has trred to dis cuss sub1ects of a controversial and vital cer to the status of a minor sport the argu ments became heated and a high point of individual expression was reached How ever no change in the status of the soccer team has been effected Though this debate was a great success many members ot the audience felt that the arguments were of a personal and vituperatlve nature As a re sult the Forum Club decrded that the suc ceeding discussions should deal with less personal and more worldly topics The discussion on the Hydrogen Bomb unexpectedly proved equally as interesting as the preceding forum on soccer In a gen dent representatives discussed in an intellectual and calm manner the merits of producing this destructive weapon As ex pected this type of discussion eliminated the personal abuse used durlng the first forum In both discussions the audience partici pated avidly and expressed their ideas in a coherent and intelligent way These dis cussions during the year proved to be an invaluable educational function Back Row Rainer Weiss Martin Oltarsh Yorick Blumenfeld Edward Carey Paul Kamrass lrwin Herrrnan Front Row Robert Strauss Michael Wallach Arthur Partente Ioseph Sharm Seated Dr Beene Absent Daruel Steiner Frederic Neuman Paul Baumgarterr Kenneth Lewis I I . . Q I . . nature. ln the discussion on relegating soc- ial and informal atmosphere, the five stu- , - K is .9 'j.r,l?:f J 'Jr -5 I if x,AL WN Ov- 6, 'vs D - 1 Dance Committee A very definite step differentiating con- servative from progressive education is the realization that education is not only the augrnentatlon of factual knowledge but also the teaching of interpersonal relations A very important phase of this part of educa tron is the school dances which not only achieve the second educational aim but also act as a substantial source of revenue for the General Organrzatron Each year the GO sponsors six dances This year the operation and preparation for the dances were extremely dexterous lack mg only suftxcient support from the rest of the student body in the form of attendance. The Dance Committee worked as a single body a program of the organization which can be accomplxshed by man over his fellow men Each man was assigned to a partxcular detail in the preparation of the dance each performed his chore wlllrngly rarely crrng mg upon responsibility and each was proud of the end result To praise a group of boys for the1r virtue would be hypothetical since these virtues should be expected of every one but nevertheless this years Dance Committee must be congratulated Seated Peter Frank Stuart Roth Paul Bernstein Mr McCormack Rainer Weiss William Tlshman Standing Gilbert Good Edward Wexler Irwin Wemreb Hssemhlu Committee The l95U Assembly Committee trxed to instruct as well as entertain and the pro grams proved varied and interesting Most successful of all were the forums which gave the boys the opportunity of expressing their rdeas freely The arguments were heated and the drscussrons widely participated rn The variety shows too provided the students with the chance to perfo m for their classmates The more educatlonal programs included Mr McCardle tom the Fire Department who explained to the boys methods of tire prevention Mr Smith from the Federal Bureau of Investigation who told the student body about some of his personal expert ences and Mr Mackarness who recited and explained some of Rudyard Kxpltngs verse Gur own Mr Field has diverted and enlightened us by an account of his trip through Europe and by his rendition of a monologue This year the Assembly Committee has tried to present more than lust entertainment in the Friday morning get togethers Seated Mr McCormack Elias Abelson Larry Deutsch Martin Oltarsh Miles Kreuger Paul Kamrass Paul Bnchta Standing Rainer Weiss Paul Bernstein Richard Qwrrnow 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 . . . , , 1 1 ' . - 1 : 1 - 1 1 ' - 1 1 . , . 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' L- Q ' Q 2 Ag.. 5 E fi ,r . 4 f Q L my., . ,, 'lvgfvg 345 f F x , .3 iw P I' I E Phvllls Fllden Every year Columbra Grammar School and The Leonard School for Grrls conduct a duve for the Phylhs Alden House Last year the play ralfle and dance ratsed altogether S4 OUU Thxs year the school hopes to ra1se an equal surn by repeatlng the play raffle and dance 1dea The money collected 1s used for an excellent cause xt provldes two weeks of summer emoyment The produchon was chrected by Mrs Har burger and Mr Gorn Mxles Kreuger and Iane Bernste1n playmg the romantrc leads blended thexr voxces to produce professlonal results Elras Abelson PJulBr1chta Ronald Merson and Edward Wexler all contrxbuted toward makmg the play one of the hnest ever produced by the combmed schools The loud and long applause that the performers for a group of underpnvxleged chrldren at the Phyllxs Alden House whlch rs part of the Umversrty Settlement at Beacon N Y Th1s year s drrve began on March 23 wrth the productlon of Follow Thru a bnlhant Broadway rnusrcal comedy Large crowds attended both performances of the play and even wrth the expenses of S500 the play earned S1000 for 'the Phylhs Alden House recexved was well deserved A rattle rs also planned to help the fund Every year the boys and g1rls of the lower and upper schools work dxlrgently to make the ralfle a success Th1s raffle rs the brggest money maker of the drrve and always ends ln the drawmg of the wxnmng stubs at a dance 1 , 1 . - . . 1 . . 1 1 1 - 1 I 1 - 1 . 1 , . I 1 - 1 1 . 1 1 Hlumni llssociation The Alumm Assocxahon IS an organ1zat1on whose purpose IS to advance the 1nterests and promote the Welfare ot Columbra Grammar School and to foster closer rela t1OHS between faculty students and alumn1 Any student who attended Columb1a Gram mar for a year or more IS consxdered to be a member of the orgamzatxon H15 member sh1p starts after the graduatxon ot hrs class of the Alumm Assoc1at1on The members are p1cked 1n th1s way one representatxve 15 prcked from each graduated class The term of ofhce for these members IS three years Representatrves at large are chosen for a te rn of three yeas These men number twelve One of the d1 t1ngu1shed members of the Alumm Assoc1at1on IS Gustavus T K1rby who 15 Pres1dent of the Councll Mr Kxrby The meetxng of the alumn1 takes place each year and members are not1f1ed ot th1s event about th1rty days ln advance Members need pay no dues and the alumn1 fund 1s rna1n ta1ned by contr1but1ons These contr1but1ons are used to defray expenses and to provrde a scholarshxp fund unless otherw1se spec1f1ed by the donor The Alumnx Councll 15 the governxng body graduated from our school 1n 1891 and from Columbxa Corlege He has taken part many sportmg organ1zat1ons IS assocxated Wtth the county government of We tchester and IS also on the C G S Board of Trustees We smcerely hope that the Alumnx Asso c1at1on wlll contmue to further the frlendly relat1ons among the faculty students and alumn1 1 I - I - , , . . . . . D gf , ' 1 ' 1 , . S , v- v- ' ' 1 1 - . . . 1 . e '-' 1 1 - 1 . SPURTS .-.J i gzlg....s l w r F ff' 1 N 1 A. L 5 ,f' ' so 9 E' 5 .4 ,LJ UESN 'KXJQ V rf J .sg 'ir 5 f ? 'wer f .. S' , N L X I N' -5 L 'J' I xg -: S Q 1 . ix '31 C5 NATHAN PRODUCTS CORP. 2157 Prospect Avenue BRONX. NEW YORK B O B B Y ' S CLQTHES POR FATHER and soN 72 Canal Street NEW YORK CITY TONY'S ITALIAN KITCHEN 212 wEs'r 79th STREE1' CATERING, PRIVATE PARTIES, COCKTAIL LOUNGE TR 4-0823 - 9017 Donenfield Coal 6. Oil Co., Inc 33rd Street and North River NEW YORK l. N. Y. PROMPT PERSONAL SERVICES CHickering 4-2800 FROMAFRIEND S. 6. T. SUPPLY CO. BUILDING MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES IN ALL ITS ERANCI-IES 726 COLUMBUS AVENUE MR. and MRS. WEISGAL AARON I. BROWN TOP: Service Squad handing out pads: left to Rainer Weiss, Tony Kossove, Stucrrt Roth. MIDDLE: How can I multiply out here? BOTTOM: Michael Silver at Bulletin Board. FRANKLIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY SALES AGENTS KRASOM CO INC TEXTILES 4 W th St t NEW YORK CI'I'Y IZHRAJ BROADWAY AT 90 h STREET BROADWAY AT 75 h STREET CORD S RESTAURANT BROADWAY a 95 h STREET HOWARD IOHNSON S RESTAURANT 212 WEST 57th STREET 0 or ree Telephone: BE 3-7880 I t t an I T I M E N . IN C . FINE PLATINUM JEWELRY 7 West 45th Street NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. LU 2-1248 HARVEY RADIO CO., INC. 103 West 43rd Street NEW YORK 18, N. Y. Luxemburg 2-1500 ARROW ELEC'I'RONICS, INC 82 Cortland Street NEW YORK CITY THE RONOLITE CO. B62 - Sth Avenue NEW YORK CITY FROM A FRIEND STETSON HATS MELVILLE SHIRTS CARLTON MEN'S WEAR, INC 2375 Broadway NEW YORK TR 4-8382 PAD AWER BROS. 31-33 Mercer Street NEW YORK CITY Telephone: Worth 4-7073 - 4-7084 BEST WISHES TO THE GRADUATES PARISTYLE BEAUTY SALON TOP: Boxing in the Gym. MIDDLE: He took the Regents. BOT'I'OM: Mr. Leal and Mr. Morcmte teaching physx cal education. DELMA STUDIOS 521 F ith A NEW YORK CITY QUE OFFICIAL PHQTOGRAPHERS T 1 ph y H11 2 NEW FORM SLIPS INC NEW YORK CI'I'Y HOLLY STORES INC SUPERMAN i venue 35 E 1 YEARBQOK crst 3 st Street ee one: Murra 1 -3139 fo o O O GJ V' Q 5 g9Q - I tm I A A ' I I S. WARSHAW LILLIAN WASHTON ALLAN AUSTIN SCHEER Founded In 1907 K A M P K O H U T OXFORD. MAINE DIRECTORS H. I. KUGEL F. A. ALDEN H. M. REDER IVIR. and MRS. FRANK R. 'I'ISCH R. K. BAKING CORP. FINE PASTRIES 130 Prince Street NEW YORK CITY I. I. AURBACH ADVERTISING 103 Park Avenue NEW YORK CITY P. FELDSTEIN and SON KOSHER MEATS cmd POULTRY 566 AMSTERDAM AVENUE TOP: In ihe lcxb MIDDLE: Touche BOTTOM: In the Library IN MEMORY OF GEORGE RUPPERT CLASS OF 94 COLUMBIA SEWING MACHINE CO W ' 23 S' BEST WISHES TO THE N Y C CONSOLIDATED SEWING MACHINE and SUPPLY CO B ALTMAN AND CO B NYC 8 129 es reet GRADUATES 115 roadway afield SRS: - N N. A F3 RONALD SURUT FRIENDS OF NOAH de LESCINSKIS HI FELLAS I BOSTONIAN SHOES zazs BROADWAY STERN-WEISS CA'I'ERERS 151 wr:s'r si smssr MELBOURNE SPORTSWEAR 35 East 22nd Street NEW YORK 20. N. Y. LA CLASSE de FRANCAIS de MONSIEUR, 7th PERIOD R. STOLLER UNITED VALETS 1371 MADISON Avsmn-: TOP: Eating in Cafeteria. MIDDLE-Thus, suppose that we have two incomes each comprising items ot three sorts-A, B, C: that in tirst income the quantities of these items are cz, b, c, with money prices pg , ph ,,p, 1 and in the second cz, ,B, y, with money prices '77'o., 775, 177. The money value ot the first income divided by that ot the second is then ap, + bpg, + cpe Call this m... 0774 + ,8'n',, + y'n'.,. BOTTOM: Mr. Sherker and shop class. MR and MRS I I BERNSTEIN A BIG f FOR YOU On Photographlc Equlpment OFFICE EQUIPMENT LITTLE COTTAGE PHOTO SHOP 804 8th Avenue S E Comer of 49th Si SINCE 1867 A few steps from MGd1SOH Square Garden Open Mon thru Sat t11 Mrdrught NC 546 Broadway near Sprlng Street IOLLY TOYS INC NEW YORK 12 N Y 71 F1ith Avenue NEW YORK CITY Canal 6 0350 89 At. ' Y I . . CHARLES s. NATHAN 1 . X WHJV 7 an 1 J f I X X x X -I. .T X' J ' X F51 w ' 5 wwf Q .EJ-..f.5. X f X XS 5 vw! X. f ' f X I 5 , ' I , , 2Q',,jf-.1 I RICHARD SURUT CO., INC. 268 - 4th Avenue NEW YORK CITY CLASS OF 1953 RI'Iinelar1der 4-5600 P. APICELLA, Prop. MADISON STAR MARKET MEATS-POULTRY CHOICE SEA-FOOD DAILY Groceries - Fruits - Vegetables 1138-1140 Madison Avenue Bet. 84th and 85th Sts. NEW YORK I. A. TISHMAN IHIQIQ MISS qi. Manufacturers of ' WATCH TRAYS ' IEWELRY DISPLAYS ' RING TRAYS -y MIDDLE: How can you have been ioo sure? BOTTOM: Twenty-Five Year Club: Frederic A. Ald Everald Edwards, Iules Helein, Lawrence P. Mcfor ack, Hugh Merson, Harry M. Heder, Iames I. Rey nolds, Naomi Wollock. REGINA IEWELRY COMPANY 392 - 5th Avenue NEW YORK CITY ROBERT STRAUSS CLASS OF 1950 GREETINGS HERB FIELDS PROM IRA FRANK 9 I CLASS OF 1950 H. 239 West 39th Street NEW YORK CITY S. IMPORT CO. K. GINSBURG. INC. Importers ot IMITATION STONES 570 Seventh Avenue NEW YORK DALSHEIM ACCESSORIES NC 389 Sth Avenue NEW YORK CITY LURIE PRINTING COMPANY ENGRAVING LITHOGRAPHING PRINTING Come In and See Our Complete Stock ot Greetmg Cards Commercml cmd SOCICII Stctlonery Fountoun Pens Etc 5 East 40th Street NEW YORK 16 N Y The Store of Pnendly SGIVICG Murray H111 3 6295 6 7 I . I - - ' f , . . XI ' ' ll 92 COMPLETELY DEPENDABLE PRICED RIGHT TIMED RIGHT ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME WATCH COMPANY NEW YORK N Y TAVERN ON THE GREEN IN CENTRAL PARK SAM GOODY CENTRAL PARK WEST AND 67,11 STREET PHONOGRAPH RECORDS 853 9th AVENUE Between 55th and 56th Streetl Always somethmg good to ect' A ct R O S O FF, S CITCIG 7 6362 CITCIG 5 9698 147 WEST 43rd STREET 93 AT BETTER SHOPS IRonsides 6-6170 - 6l7l Monufocturers ol HIGH GRADE ED CAREY HUSCHLE Bnos Inc and YORICK BLUMENFELD PAPER BOXES FOR BAG N BAGGAGE 47 28 37th Street LONG ISLAND CITY N F HUSCHLE IR DALE FIFTH AVENUE LUGGAGE HAND BAGS BRIEF CASES GIFTS DALE 719 F1fth Avenue NEW YORK 22 N Y INTERNATIONAL GLASS 303 5th Avenue N Y C oooo Luorcv THE CLASS OF 52 PATRONS ond cmd cmd cmd cmd ond ond ond ond cmd dnd cmd Jlrs Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs rs Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs H Ab lson L Kossove H M Bloom H M S1lverberg W Bubenstexn H Holzer E A Lustlg I Merson Wolrshdw I Flelds D Mdrcus Keogh Cornellus B Cholpmon Louls I Lmden Dreges ond Clust Sondy ond Kenny Perlmon Porormount Food Morket C G S Cofeteno N B G Art Works Dovls ond Lehr Plumbers A Frlend ll l . . Y. . C. . , . Mr. I , . e Mr. , . Mr. . . . Mr, ond Mrs. Ellis Botts - Mr. . , . ' Mr. . . ' ' ' ' Mr. . . Mr. . . . ' Mr. M . . Mr, . Mr. . . ' Mr. . . Mr. . Mr. ' . . Mr. ' . ' 94- PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF COLUMBIA GRAMMAR SCHOOL LEO GLASS 6. CO IEWELER S IEWELRY 37 EAST 18th STREET S LEIBOWITZ FROM ONE GRADUATING CLASS TO ANOTHER CONGRATULATIONS CONTINUED SUCCESS AND GOOD WILL GRADE 8 Colophon Th1S book ts set tn Ca1ro Medlum by Lmotype Wxth headrngs by Ludlow On 100 lb whxte coated stock by Champlon Paper Company Reproduced by offset lxthography by Campus Publxshxng Co Ph1ladelph1a Pa e cover IS Molloy Process by S K Smlth Co 52 Vanderb1lt Avenue New York New York Off1c1al photographs are by Delma Studlos 521 Frfth Avenue New York New York Lhas Abelson Page 6 Henry Rubenstem Page 4 That banner always rn our hearts 1S colored Blue and Whrte The emblem of our alma mater wxth us day and mght And thru the years as we reflect on memorles of old A golden glow w1ll f1ll our hearts as thoughts of her unfold For Columbla s our standard our alma mater Always besrde us thru storm and stress Ours rs the herrtage ot glorlous tame The name ot C G S 96 Th ' Other Photographs: 59 I mfographs ax