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

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v,v,, 1 i remember . . . We thought an important part of the Tradition of Erasmus Hall was the fine citizens it produced. Below are the rememhrances of three extremely suc- cessful individuals, each of whom has contributed in some way to the advance- ment of our civilization and has thus dramatized the effect of an excellent education upon an intelligent and receptive person. Each of these famous graduates of Erasmus Hall has something in common with the other graduates of our school, famous or not, they never forget their Alma Mater. Daru Interview The world had achieved what it thought would be an everlasting peace in the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 . . . soon after, the League of Nations was formed. In America, Woodrow Wilson was serving his second term as president . . . the sports pages carried obscure mention of a young Boston Red Sox pitcher named Babe Ruth . . . 1'm Always Chasing Rainbows, Smiles,', and Dardenella were jazz band favorites. The nation was about to cross the threshold of the Roaring Twenties. And at Erasmus Hall, Robert Daru was rehearsing in the star role of Cleopatra's Capers. Whereas in 1919 Robert Daru, happy with top billing in the senior class play, was sporting a blond wig as Cleopatra, he is now well known on stage in the courtroom as one of the nation's finest trial lawyers. Seated 'behind a huge mahogany desk in his Madison Avenue office, Mr. Daru nostalgically recalled his high school days. Looking back, Mr. Daru acknowledged that school spirit was a dominant factor in making even more wonderful the years he spent as an Erasmian. The famous Erasmus kind of school spirit is tradition, and the wonderful faculty and class of 1919 had a generous share of both of these, he said. A by-product of this wealth of school spirit was the Busy Bee, a grade newspaper published solely by the students Cwhose editorials were quoted not only by scholastic contemporaries but also by the New York daily pressD, and the sponsorship of a high successful charity drive during the First World War. Throughout his high school years, Mr. Daru was known as a lighten This drive not only led him to success in his profession, but made him largely responsible for the fact that the 'fO1d Academy still adorns our campus. The Fire Department had condemned the building and ordered its demolition. Led by Robert Daru, a group of active Erasmians were granted a hearing at City Hall, and with cogent arguments they demanded the salvation of the building. Mr. Daru proved successful in this, the Hrst of many arguments. Not much time had elapsed before the budding young lawyer was again disputing an action looked upon with disfavor by many Erasmians. The Board of Education had suddenly reassigned Con the eve of the big track meetD Mr. John Battel,