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

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I l 1 5 2 3 Top Row E Sacher A Wimmer R. Thierry, M. Young, J. Tanenzapf, H. Sutherland, A. Scott, A. Svirchev, E Rausch Bottom Row J Barrett L Peyser, S. Shapiro, M. Rainish, J. Rabinowitz, J. Rey, J. Fedyna. tionists. Bill Horodeck and Lennie Prosbitsky recounted their Odyssey on a bicycle through darkest New York State. Mike Aissen and 'Tlashi' Gordon were runners-up in the tall tales contest with their stories of adventure in the Palisades where Mike was saved from starvation by the discovery of a raw potato. On the following Monday, the class year was oflicially begun, and the class of '44 was plunged into a new series of difficulties, of which Physics Lab was the foremost. We had scarcely finished congratulating ourselves upon no longer having to spend weekends on drawing plates, when the deluge camel . . . That first Physics Lab report-Red ink, blue crayon, green crayon, red crayon, slashed through the pages. L'Why, How, When, Where, Vague, Define, Ex- plain, NOI, and Please Report met our eyes. We began to realize, with each succeeding report, how little we knew about Physics, and how much we were expected to know.

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Top Row: Schiller, W. Romaine, E. Plassman, P. Nardone, H. Schwiebert, 0 Parr D Siljegovich S Miskura M Strauss, W. Sittner, I. Herzkorn, J. Sealy, J. Smith. Bottom Row: B. Lerner, F Evans S Solomon J WC1SblIl H Wells, C. Sicular, IJ. Shifman, S. Smookler, B. Soroka. turing poor Adolph by straining the cables on the elevator. How- ever, most of us are inclined to think this is a bit too much ,to expect of anyone so we continue in our previous ways, under cover, let someone notice our leisure activities and add another hour of work. A Nevertheless, by laws of probability and averages it is found that there is a slight possibility of some of us composing the Sopho- more class next year. Surely this is a great inducement for there are more than three free periods for everyone. On registration day last September, a bedraggled group of Night Tech men assembled on their familiar battleground, Cooper Union, to enroll for the second round of their six round bout. When registration was over, friends of the previous year gathered together in small groups, renewing acquaintances and en- gaging in idle talk. Some tall tales were told by returning vaca-

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Yet there was a lighter side to our work, as well, found in the lectures :-Professor Ball's ever-interesting experiments kept the class open-eyed from beginning to end. In Chemistry lecture, the genial personality of Professor Hope earned for him the liking of the entire class. As evidence of this, they presented him with a large red apple. His obvious pleasure at this gift called for an encore, so in the following lecture he was presented with a bushel-basket full of apples. Unfortunately, no photograph exists of this historic inci- dent so that the expression on Professor Hopefs face is forever lost to posterity. Another well-liked instructor was Professor Jeffrey. His aptly termed Fellow Studentsf' participated actively in discussions of social relationships. One of the highlights of these discussions was Ostriker,s dissertation on whether or not fish know how to swim, in which he proved that they did not. In recognition of Professor Jeffreyis efforts, the class of 744 presented him with a hand of bananas fnumbering some IOOJ. This occasion, unlike the previous one, was recorded by a candid camera fan. In addition to scholastic activities, many of us succeeded in finding time for recreation. Ice skating parties were very popular. Some of the more ardent followers of this sport included Herby Gradler fwho showed up with a new girl every timej, Walter Gar- rison, George Garoufis, Tore Anderson fand his sisterj, Lennie Prosbitsky, Manny Kaufman, John Anderson, Walter Barron, John Galinski, Gregory Banikiotes and George Hepp. Top Row: M. Hanig, A. Odierno, T. Anderson, W. Garrison, H. Enberg, Sala, M Birkenfeld J Erick on H Betts J. Broker, G. Hepp, W. Oestreicher. Middle Row: P. Grafstein, G. Garoufis, E Cutler M Antonazzi L Probitsky G. Cohen, W. Horodeck, J. Ciampaglia. Bottom Row: H. Beener, J. Anderson J Borron G Banxkiotes .J Churko :nfs-.1m4.m.v-Jem-a afmn