Erasmus Hall High School - Arch Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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ln the spring there was a concert, flowers, fever, and exams, Which was the only time none of us wanted to be an upper-classman who undoubtedly crams. Third term, we Haunted our shining new 'asophomorityi' ln the faces of little Freshmen whom we scorned and misdirected Hlld who still looked up to our superiority. We discovered phonetics in our English course Vlfhich would have been much better left alone, since it was no clearer to us than the code of Samuel F. B. lVlorse. Some of us started to work for Mr. Rohrberg and flourished our little red pencils, And naively wondered what person could produce so many stencils. We joined many clubs, and followed up Rostra and Senate, And faithfully attended each Friday night debate. Many of us made Junior Arista, and there was the usual, wonderful Christ- mas concert, after which we exchanged seasonas greetings, And attended endless program committee meetings. Sorry, but nothing much happened in the fourth term because we were in a haze Since with Regents 'round the bend, all you can do is groan and count the GG 77 daze. Fifth was the heyday of our grade as it was for the rest of the school What with the Pageant in which we took part, our sesqnicentennial cele- bration. It kaleidoscoped the history of Flatbush accompanied by war dances, verse choirs, waltzes, minuets, and the never-to-be-forgotten horse who de- serted his station. We voted in the primaries, for the first time, and took a course in Social Forms once each week And learned what to say, when to tip our hats, and how to be divinely meek. The National Association of Student Oflicers, ably led by Erasmus Hall, met at lnternational House, a favorable location. Grade 7 was the pinnacle of our political career, Almost all of us ran for G.O. officeg some of us got as far as the platform and beamed with honeyed smiles sincere, Some of us were even elected! We filed countless applications for college, And found that what we really needed besides passes, campus chatter fame, charm bracelets, trylons and perispheres, and crises, Was a hit of that recently discovered phenomenon, called knowledge. Having supported our Senior Hop and hoping for a Senior Prom, We ceased to consider Arch Patrols, up-staircases, and busied our ad- vanced brains, sharpened by scholastic aptitude tests, with fvelly solly. Mr. Wellsj things to come.

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CKIILJJ Jgfdfory This noble epitaph we hereby erect on the 'cbaccampusn for future reference, And before which we expect fand hopej all future Freshmen to Msfajlaamn in deference. First may we present our most fervent apologies to one Mr. Ogden Nash For the liberties herein taken which we must admit are rather rash. Trolley cars, omnibuses, taxis, and feet deposited us at the door of the Annex, And as we trudged noisily to the fourth floor we gained the repu- tation of being general pains in the nex. 'Sophomores sold us the Dutchman, the Vox Classica, the Papyrus, football tickets, footlighter tickets, and we bought everything for each of us was a little lamb, And as a strike against our perpetual hunger one of our English classes wrote a parody about the Freshmen coming down like the egg on the ham. They sent us mimeographed sheets of football songs, but we never managed to learn the refrains, But since we lost to Madison, Manual, and Boys, and tied Hamilton we never did get a chance to sing to our victory at the games. Vvhen changing classes, in honor of the grade school downstairs, we weren't supposed to talk in the halls, And we walked in single file and carried our books in our left hands, so that we wouldn't scratch up the walls. Came second term and we entered the Flatbush Arch and stood gazing at our cherished Desideriusg This is how Freshies always are recognized, wide-eyed, mouth gaping, and frowns so serious. W e traversed the campus, both front and back, from Studio G to the Han- cock lab, And found that the line outside Miss Hodgdon's office, the library, New- man's, and Steffeifs, were the places to gather and gab. Seniors insulted us, and sent us to Gym 57 instead of 425. And our teachers scolded us with knowing looks when we finally did arrive. We found ourselves crushed beneath the cafeteria and lunchroom hordes And learned how to fight our way over to look up the daily specials fwliich were moderately priced at ten centsj on the bulletin boards.

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ZMZS 7 dgioorlb AS THE YEARS have rolled on, girls have finally earned their rightful position in the world of sports. Basketball was the first sport played by girls in Erasmus Hall. ln 1906 the seniors. instructed by Mrs. Edgell, made their debut in dribbling, juggling, and sinking the ball into the basket. Later this sport was opened to girls in every grade. Every one has his 4cWHtCI'lOOl7 and this senior class is no exception. This is the only sport in which we have not quite mastered the technique of team work. The results of the round robin basketball tournaments planned by head coach, Marjorie Wieideman, and her assistant. Rose Perrone, showed that this was true. Three years after basketball was introduced in Erasmus Hall. Miss Turner told the students of an English game called hockey. Teams were formed and today it is the most popular of all the girls' sports. XVOIHGIIQS Hockey Leagues have been formed which are a goal for many an Erasmus Hall hockey player. When the players of our senior class were mere fresh- men, with but a few weeksi practice, their team was victorious over the Soph- omore and the Junior teams. This same team was the runner-up in the hockey tournaments held in Prospect Park last fall. The spring coaching schedule, which was planned by the head hockey coach, Jeanne Neubecker. and assist- ant, Roberta Morgan, provided for an adequate number of coaches to aid the girls during the practice season. ln l9l5. about the time women were giving up the idea of wading and were going in for swimming in earnest, a small group of girls went to Public School 89 in the afternoon with Miss Guerin to practice their swimming. In 12