Franklin School - Franklinite Yearbook (New York City, NY)

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NN Sp up Xl 1' f 4 V F 'vu ts' 4 H. I 'Yann i , u In the lower classes we had a number of very excellent women teachers. Miss Estvan taught us reading: Miss Bonnell, arithmaticg and Mrs. La Prince, art. By the way, Mrs. La Prince had a very pretty daughter, Amy, who was a few years older than we. I think most of the boys had a crush on herg I know I did. She probably is at least a grandmother by this time, but I would like to see her again. The largest group in my class for some reason entered the medical profession. Among others, Ernest Sachs, Hans Zinsser, Herman O. Mosenthal, Henry L. Weil, Gustav Fried, William Lesem. Some of these men attained a high position in the medical profession-notably, Hans Zinss-er who became a leading professor of Harvard and was the author of many important books on pathology which 10 or 15 years ago had wide circulation. He unfortunately died a few years back. Dr. Julius Sachs, Principal of the school, came from a cultured and intellec- tual family. One of his brothers was Dr. Bernard Sachs, the well known neurol- ogist: two other brothers, Mr. Samuel Sachs and Mr. Henry Sachs were leading bankers. He was a close relative 'of Dr. Felix Adler, founder of the Ethical Culture Society. His son, Dr. Ernest Sachs, is a professor of medicine at the Washington University of St. Louis. His nephew, Dr. Paul Sachs, is director of the Fogg Museum and a leading member of the Harvard faculty. Other nephews and nieces hold important places in the field of sci-ence and medicine. While I was at school I am sure that I had 'just as many gripes and kicks and periods of discouragement as the modern schoolboys and girls have today. My recollection, however, on the whole is a very happy one and I am grateful to the fine body of men and' women who helped educate me in the face, I am sure, of many discouragements and many disappointments. I believe that you of the Franklin School can have some sense of pride in being pupils of an institution which succeeded the Sachs Collegiate Institute, undoubtedly one of the leading educational organizations in the latter part of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. ' With best wishes and kindest regards, I am Yours, HERBERT H. LEHMAN TEN 4-446

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'A -... a g 5S lm r:r':Z'g worry that we had concerning my father. He left the house for his office downtown as usual on the first morning of the storm. There was no means of his getting back because virtually all transportation had ceased. Finally he managed to charter a milk wagon which brought him home at three or four o'clock the fol- lowing morning. Meantime, such telephone service as we had had ceased so that we did not know what had become of him until he appeared, none the worse for his experience! ' We had a football team which held its own reasonably well with other private schools. I was particularly proud of our track team of which I was a member and manager. In 1895 we held an inter-scholastic track meet at the Old Williams Bridge Oval. My speciality was the mile walk and I was fortunate enough to win the gold medal, largely I believe because all my good competitors were ruled out for running. Even through I was a very mediocre athlete, I was mighty proud and still am of that gold medal. The training of our track team was done on the grounds of the old Pastime Athletic Club which was situated near the East River where the New York Hospital now stands. We had a baseball team but it never amounted to much. Virtually all of our practice and games were held on vacant sand lots which in those days were very numerous on Fifth Avenue between 59th Street and Harlem. Vie had some very good teachers. The Assistant Principal was Mr. Charles VV. Harrington, who taught mathematics and science. He died about 30 years ago but I believe his widow, who must be very close to 100, is still living. Our French teacher was Monsieur Porret, who was very popular. He always had a ready joke and was a kindly, gentle, sympathetic man. Our German teacher, Herr Preuss, was a typical Prussian and was very strict with the boys. We were always very much amused at him because when he had his luncheon at his desk, we knew he always managed to slip a goodly portion of schnapps ' in his milk. He thought he was fooling us but he didn't get away with any more than a teacher would today with the boys of your school under similiar circumstances. Mr. Weiberzahl, who taught history, was also very strict. The most popular teacher was a man by the name of Frank E. Erwin. He was a graduate of Williams College and was resp-onsible for my going to Williams. My father had wanted me to become an 'engineer, and by some miracle which I still cannot explain, I passed my examinations for the Columbia School of Mines. Mr. Erwin, however, was not satisfied at the prospect of my becoming an engineer, and he went to my father to tal-k the matter over with him. He told my father that he was spoiling what might be a reasonably good business man and instead would make me a very poor engineer. My father fortunately listened to him and as a result I entered Williams in l895. 99?-? Nme

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