Cooper Union College - Cable Yearbook (New York, NY)

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ENGINEERING College at last, the first actual step toward an engineering career. With exams concluded we who were successful started our career at Cooper Union and became the class of '43. From the very beginning the severity of competition at Cooper Union was shown to us by the diiiicult exams and other requisites for entrance which decreased the original applicants in number to the 100 who now comprise our class. But little did we know that our troubles were only beginning. ln high school, matters had been comparatively simple. We had all been good students and had little difficulty with the easy work. Homework was light and we even had time to sleep at night. But when we began in college, all that changed. The work, while not exceptionally difficult was over-abundant. During the first semester we were assigned a full program of class work, 30 hours a week, which is more time than any other course is given. The I 5

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Stephen Yando, Secretaryg Charles Meyerson, Vice-Presidentg Charles Erway, Presidenlg Is- rael Jaffe, Treasurer. and Corrio spend their spare minutes arguing about solutions to ana- lytic problems While behind them some of the more frivolous and wasteful engage in the before mentioned skirmishes. This section claims to have the German Royalty in its group in the form of Baron F. Wolf- gang von Diederich. This royal movie fiend claims to have conducted the Brussels Symphony Orchestra among his many experiences on the continent. Stanley Becker, the despair of all teachers land studentsl also claims the title musician Charmonicafl. B. fNorthl Goldberg of section one shares with Meiselman of section three the great f?l honor of being persistently and consistently late. In considering the notables of section two it should be said that Ed Herszkorn is noted for his many exploits in the chemistry lab, the math class, and the basketball court. He has worked hard as captain of the intramural team, even in defeat. This class also is distinguished by the presence of John Hinz who writes those endearing little verses about Adolf. Another female student has marched into the school, Nancy John- son, and we must admit that any girl who can finish out such a course has perseverance and pluck. Section three seems to take the honors in sports with Fred fRedD Top Row I Lefkowitz C. Meyerson, S. Meiselman, H. Maron, H. Wells, B. Soroka, J. Weisbin, E. Peluso, S. Smook ler J Weidenman J Kenhart, P. Kasakalian, A. Schilling, E. Plassman, M. Graf, B. Lerner, F. Walsh, I. Jaffe K Korn Z Baczewskl R Wolf, K. Hesse, S. Yando. Bottom Row: J. Lewin, J. Hirsch, T. Halabi, F. Evans T Schachat H Goldgraher D. Kaplan, S. Solomon, E. Herzkorn.