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

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From other sources, I have learned that George Lewis, who has acquired a thick Southern accent fronlhis new home town, Richmond, is a very successful engineer, and is now working on a contract fOI'Mi1tOIlAlb6Tt, the tycoon executive of the decade. Milton, and his partner, Charles Camack, sponsor a weekly radio show with popular Bob Williams as M.C., and a trio that includes Eugene Bodian, Dorothy Caplow, and Joe Salzhandler. Only a little while ago, I saw Ethel Speyer, Joyce Malm, and Edith Salmon of the Olympic Tennis Team signing auto- graphs for the young hopefuls of the Erasmus Hall Leaders Club. There was so much excitement that Joan Charlock and Jack Weiss, stars of the new play uYour Cityu, slipped by unnoticed in the crowd. Their manager, Stanley Levinfej, was with them. Just recently, I heard Nancy Washburn, who is the Chairman of the Commercial Department here at Erasmus Hall, and Blanche Sweet, Chairman of the Latin Department, talking about Betty Schulder's new novel nYou TOO Can Be Happyln Also on the best-seller list is Nancy Groberg's NEssays for the Masses.n Only last week, I read that publishers are being swamped with demands for more reprints of Gay Siegel's latest poems. In the same edition of the newspaper was an announcement that Marion Lill and Charlotte Harris were chosen as the two best examples of the nPerfect Secretary.U No doubt you all have read Eleanor Meisel's column uGreasepainting the Townn, about Brooklyn and its events. And, in another daily, Leslie Slote writes a scin- tillating sports column about the athletic feats of our own Erasmus Hall boys. Well, my joints are getting rusty, so I suppose I'll have to close now. Don't forget my old book, where I've entered all your records. I'll never forget you, Class of June '4l. Traditionally yours, fbeuy.

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DESIDERIUS ERASMUS Front Campus ERASMUS HALL HIGH SCHOOL June 24, 1951 Dear Class of June 1941, This is just to let you know I'm moving! I feel I'm entitled to a rest. After all, I'm getting on in years, and the outdoor life is a little too strenuous for me. I'm going to rent a room with the money I've saved--those pennies and occa- sional nickels you threw to me in lieu of a steady salary. And so, I have a favor to ask of you! Won't you please take care of that old book of mine? I've done a lot of sleuthing and I know any one of you can be relied upon to keep it for me. For instance, here is some of the data that Arthur Schulz, head of Information If You Please, Inc., has gathered for me. Imagine my surprise, when only last year I learned that Norman Selverstone, editor of your Year Book, had been appointed coach of our own Erasmus Hall swimming team, largely through the influence of our Borough President, Tony Faga, and Council- man, George Kavanagh. Now that was an election! David Pear, editor of the Brooklyn Nightly Swallow , ran lengthy editorials for the boys. Brewster Horwitz and Marvin Hurwitz, positive from the beginning about the outcome of the election, included Tony's and George's names in the 1951 edition of the World Encyclopedian . Talking about elections, I hear that Saul Marias is planning to run again -- this time for the office of Presi- dent of the Broad-A Realty Company. From this old post of mine, I have had a good view of Flatbush Avenue. On one of the advertising signs was a pic- ture of Charna Slonim and Virginia McNally, now leading models, advertising Parchand's Hair Shampoo, for blondes and redheads, too! An inside source told me that Ina Rosenberg, the First Lady of Advertising , designed the lay-out. I was also told that Jerry Levine is now doing the graduates' pictures for the 1951 Year Book.

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