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

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gi thirty CLASS PROP!-IECY OF 1950 According to an old Roman legend, the Cumaean Sibyl or prophetess came from the east to the Roman King, Tarquin the Proud, offering nine books of prophecies but at so enormous a price that he refused to buy them. She then destroyed three and offered the remaining six at the same price and was again refused. Destroying still another three, she asked as much for the three left, and Tarquin's fear and curiosity finally induced him to buy. Of the official collection supposed thus to have originated, one or two fragments still survive. When I learned that I was to be class prophet I contacted an old friend of mine who lived in Edzine, a small village located in Turkey just south of the ancient ruins of Troy, and told him that I was in a desperate situation, not knowingewhere to get any information on the future of my classmates. Since it had been rumored that one of Sibyl's books had just been discovered in that part of the world, I had high hopes of finding something in it concerning this year's graduating class. My hopes were verified when I received a telegram from my friend, urging me to hop on a plane as quickly as possible and to come to Iidzine. After five days of constant traveling by air and sea, I finally reached my destination, a weather-beaten shack located on the edge of a small stream. jim, my friend, knowing that I had to take my end-term examinations, escorted me quickly into the house. As I looked around the dimly lighted room, I spotted a large yellow scroll which lay on a table in the center of the room. This was what 1 had been looking for, SibyI's prophecies. I tried to read the writing but soon realized that it was written in Latin, however, suspecting that this might happen, I had invited Richard Nemerov, Latin translator extraordinaire, to decipher the scroll for me. Dick soon spotted a column whose headlines read as follows: Doings of Franklin's 1950 Graduates in l965. As we read further on we saw the following: Larry Greenspan, the successful engineer, and Richard Bernstein, the fam- ous theoretical physicist, are rival Science Fiction editors. A few weeks ago Richard came back from the first flight to the moon. Not to be outdone, Larry flew to Venus. jockeys Bob Genisman and Dick Grubman have finished in a tie for last place in the second race at jamaica. Caesar and Virgil, the ponies they were riding, are both owned by Richard Nemerov, the millionaire. Dick got his mil- lion by writing a book entitled How to Pass 'Doc' Steven's Geometry Class. Marvin Kreiner has become a great expert on automobiles. In a very in- spired moment he decided to dispense with the wheels on his car. As he ex- plained to the eagerly listening world, it will save a great deal of friction and thus spare the brakes. Much to the inventor's surprise and disappointment the car refused to run. Robert Meltzer has become America's handsomest man. He has posed for every product from bathing suits to Spratts Dog and Cat Biscuits. .,....l..r.... A... - .... .. . . '.,,, ni,

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1 ,-+ fur.:- were competing for the various teams and were to be among the more important athletes to represent the class and school in interscholastic competition. In our final year, only two boys entered the class. They were Ira Zaretsky and Joe Wolkenberg, both of whom are very well liked by all. This year we were rather unsuccessful in our athletics, but as usual the members of the teams fought hard and always were full of spirit and determination. The science club under the guidance of Doc Stevens was again the most active in school. Throughout the year many interesting experiments were performed and talks on various subjects were given. The highlight of the Science Club was the demonstration on Hertzian waves given by a representative of the Bell Telephone Company. This demonstration was given in an assembly, and all the boys of the upper school were invited to attend. The other active clubs were the art and chess clubs, under the supervision of Mr. Ross and Mr. Kramer. There' are certain dates in history which no one ever forgets: 1215, the granting of Magna Cartag july 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence: 1815, the Battle of Waterloog December 7, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor. Tonight, june 8, 1950, we add another important date in history, the graduation from Franklin School of one of its outstanding classes. In conclusion, and on behalf of the graduation class of 1950, I wish to thank Mr. Hall, Mr. Berenberg, and all the members of the faculty for their under- standing, guidance, and patience with us throughout the years. Tonight we leave Franklin, but I am sure that all of us hold a warm place for it in our hearts. MARVIN KORNBLAU 0 twenty nine '1 - ..tit1.i...1-, ..,.....,.a,. , t 1 hx, an ,H . A I . ,. . id ' J, Q . i -1... r A lf'

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C 'V' ' julius Gruff, head meteorologist of New York City, has broken his own record by predicting the wrong weather forecast for the tenth straight day. Eric Tolmach has become a great philosopher. Having travelled all over this world, he has learned much about people and their habits. His crowning achievement has been the writing and publishing of a Dictionary of the Chinese Language in a convenient pocket size book. Because of his great abilities in Trigonometry, Walter Trent has decided to devote his life to the amassing of a bank account that will have to be manipu- lated in logs, This having been accomplished, Walt opened a very successful bank called the Logarithm Bank, the motto of which was Saving is as easy as falling off a log. Edward Blickstein, the famous concert pianist, has recently been feeling very ill. In order to cure himsull, Eddy sits in front of his piano and plays nothing but tonic chords. Frank and Bruce Holstein have switched to Toni. just last week they had a big argument over who had the curlier hair. Alan Cordan, the celebrated explorer and archeologist, has been rather sun-burnt from roaming the deserts and mountains while seeking the remains of prehistoric beings. He was once stumped by a certain fossil when he got the idea of taking his dog along with him. True to form, the dog went to work and soon dug up the bones. Ira Hattenback has won much recognition as the maker of America's best shoes, for during the recent business recession he had almost single-handedly kept most Americans on their feet. Nevertheless he was termed a heel by some, while he was really a sole supporter of Democracy. Donald Rubin, while vacationing in Australia, crossed a kangaroo with a racoon. He is now raising fur coats with pockets. A g jerry Stern, distinguished broker, recently visited his former classmate, joe Wolkenberg, Upon learning that joe had a temperature of 100, Jerry chided: When it gets up to l04W2, Joe, sell. Frank Illfelder, successful textile tycoon, when told that he would have to pay more taxes, replied, You can't pull the wool over my eyes! The class of 1950 also had some representatives in the world of sports. jay Stevens, tennis champion for live consecutive years, has finally retired. In his last bow jay left the court before the game had begun. On being ques- tioned as to his actions, he said that he merely wished to show his appreciation to his many admirers by leaving the score Love All. Pitcher Arnold Lederman and catcher jerry Pollak have been playing for the New York Giants for several years. Although the boys are getting old, they have kept going year after year. They explain that they have been a battery lor so long that in the course of time their bodies have become wiry. During the winter the two act as coal-mine executives because of their experiences with strikes. 0 thirty one