Long Island University at Brooklyn - Sound Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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25:5 TIM- :r. ttce-prest- 3' 3:: Ame :: petzment the first grid stars in the country to do so. Class officers in the junior year, not to mention Kate again, were vice-president Lou Sheldon and secretary Frances Kru- Vand. The first two, reelected in their senior year, plus new secretary Al Gruder went on to plan a senior prom to top their junior prom. Class night stood out mainly because it did not harp on the well-known idiosyncrasies of faculty members, a cause celebre with other c1ass nights. Chalk up another pioneering first. Due chiefly to the efforts of Forty-oners, Student Council! headed by Forty-oners John Yengo and Fran Kruvand, passed a resolution recommending service awards for extracurricular activity, presented at graduation to the most active seniors. Now it is HAve Atque Vale tEnglish translationeGet to hell outa' herel. Naturally, as Long Islanders, we of Forty- one expect lowerclassmen to better our efforts for a greater Long Island University. But frankly, we don't see how they can do it . There is one achievement of the Forty-oners that no succeeding class will ever be ab1e to top. In the opinion of everyone present, in- cluding the faculty and the checkroom at- tendant at the Keystone Room of the Hotel Pennsylvania, the 1941 Senior Prom was unanimously voted Utops in hops. The room was beautiful and exactly the right size. The meal, including turkey and all the fixings, was delicious. The nine-piece orchestra was so good even the skeptics were satisfied. One hundred and twenty-six people had a wonderful time rhumba-ing, waltzing, jitter- bugging, conga-ing and Farmer-in-the-Dell- ing. All the boys looked simply wonderfule in fact, Eddie Elkins' mother told him he looked like a gentleman; all the girls looked beautiful. Everybody enjoyed Sheldon and Gruder's kaleidoscope of four years at school. Those two worked so hard for the prom they're still in a daze. The favors, gold keys in- scribed with the university seal and the class numerals, for both boys and girls, couldn't have been more appropriate. Dave Schwartz started with a bang by winning $220 at Ben Bernie's L.1.U.ededicated program just before the prom. George Bock, by popular request, gave out with his prize-winning stories and started the crowd off on a terrific evening that wound up for most of the celebrants early the next morning. As a matter of fact, I'Lover Bock turned up at the baseball game the next afternoon wearing his tux and a derby hat. Dot Ludwig champagned at Leon and Eddie's, Ethel Shohet saw a strip-tease act for the first time in her life at the same place, Andy Borno had a $2.50 steak sandwich, Fran Kruvand, Sy Greenbaum, Sheldon, Gruder and their dates indulged in hamburgerseeand so on and on. To be trite but truthful, the night of May 2, 1941 can't help going down in Long Island University history as the mostwsupply your own adjectiveswprom ever. . v Muiaf.'f 'uuuq.ffl. -G. 7--.. . ??....tL-Vquvnkf-ug:f;-u.gy-snt..;- -s..r...-'j-...Th-ncrn-mffna r-u..r.-f-ju.;;-:-- . .;.;:-w..':f. m - . s: .. ,,

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gmmw ail university functions. The very first Var- sity Dance, honoring the teams representing Long Island, was planned and operated by Forty-oners. The tribe-rnernber chiefly re- sponsible was Andrew N. Borno, who saw that it grew bigger and better each year. We have had three of 'em so far. A follow- the-tearn campaign was put into action when Forty-oners started the annual occur- rence of trips to see their teams in action in off parts of the country. Our football and basketball squads were among the very first in the country to fly to games. In other words, de Biackboid is on de wing. 'iiiyi;i;n-:4;;n1:ad'asizimlgmmr idn' Iii: v I The class had its share of Just Plain Prize Winners too. Some of our dialec- ticians, meaning one Ikkie Feigeirnan, won commendation from Waiter Winchell for their particularly adroit manipulation of Wincheilisms, a contribution to the English . . . , language of no small worth. V 1 V f ' ' .i Namasm one expec- 1:113:83! h . 'i . .1, 5.55430. 3 Other prize winners were Pauline Aug- Senior officers above are Catherine McCor- . lera for her plan to remodel the college mick, president; Lewis Sheldon, Vice-presi- eHortsicr:?-'9:E '1'? 5M Yard into a park-like campus, and Herb dent; NW Gruder, secretary; and Anne But W341 7'3 1: : g . . . . Grabowsm, treasurer. t After, who took first prize in a national d0 1t... advertising campaign for midget radios. ThereiSCZE 11mg: . 2 ing for their contributions of permanent thatnosucceet: :3 - worth to the university. Fraternities and - .. top. Intte :11: 1 y : y sororitles added power and resti e to the - i . 1nto the next three ears, tern . . . p g ciudm he 3:3 1:: Y pered Of flourishing GreeK letter world. 9 ' course, by added wisdom and experience. tendcnt 31 ice K9751! bit This situation brought forth a rash of new When the Forty-oners metamorphosed Pennsylvazz :e 51 San Clubs and other permanent innovations. into Iun-y-ers, they found that they had 131mm? V333 m . -- placed members in many high and exalted I :g. , fnlw5. t 3' '- v 4'? O 1' As a whole, the class was the first ever to continue the frosh spirit of enthusiasm ' . wusbec$4mmnh , posrtions, Andy N, of the Borno becoming meal, a; L Among the new clubs that were formed, the American History and Government So- iC.'..d:; 7.15 n a ciety and Publicity Unlimited are outstand- i editor of the newspaper. Again the Forty- oners made a Famous First by holding the first Junv-y-er Promenade and thereby set- ting a happy precedent. Topping this, in the class' senior year, Seawanhaka itself won new and greater laurels by being awarded All-American rating in the Associated Collegiate Press. The editors were Forty-oners Irving Feigel- man and Arnold Hano. Other Forty-oners holding important positions on the staff included Sheriey Abrams, Ethel Shohet, Andy Borno, and Herb Rothman. Led by Forty-oners, the football team, between games in a pretty tough schedule, donated their blood to Britain, naturally .. , n4 .. u gin; ruin:

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Remember the first time we sow the sign ond didn't believe it . . . and how we wondered what the Co- lumbia House wos because it fooked so genteel . . . the first day of school, when we met the upper doss- men and the big shots were distinguished in the con- fusion by the tags they sported . . . but the biggest shots of off were the bosketboff teorn . . Remember Irv Torgoff exuding glomor ond Donny Kopfowitz ex- uding Donny Kopfowitz . . . How can we ever forget Dutch Newman's doubfe-tolk ffortestot ond sconofront and his ontics in the Dutchman's . t . ond fohnny Bromberg's classic substitution in the GardeneffHeigho Bromberg for Stinky Kopfowitzw . . . and Mike Se- witch's magnificent job on 69', Mike Novok of Loyola in the final of the first tournament we won in MSG . . . Do you remember the thrill of the first big Gorden gome, and the indescribable atmosphere of the Pharmacy court . . . It's hard to forget Ben Brecher's outlook on like, otnd George Rothmon running Seowonhoko with Hudes Ullmon ond firnrny Sherman kibitzing ire the new long CigoretteseffVJhot are you smoking, baseball bots? t . . . Two tourney championships . . . Those were the years we hoot Abromowitz on first base and Morty Nosh on o soop-box . . . ond Honnoh Ziering fording it over the Athletic Office . . . and the two slowest operations in school, fulie's elevator and Pete Simpson taking attendance in sophomore Philo We've never ceased to morvel over Julie's phenomenal memory . . . whot o cfeotring-house; he never forgot 0 message, o force, or or ffome . and our first froshe soph rush, with Lenny Kotin co-storred with the girdle that mode his foureyeotr reputation . . . and Bob Taylor putting Morgieis gym bloomers on the flog-pofe How can we ever forget the annual focufty-coed soft- ball game, with Deon de Borritt serving tea in the in- field! Sid Kotz imitating Mr. Burton in the outfield, and Dr. Nicolfe's stond-out performance between third base and home . . . Milly Eichef, the senior most likely to succeedwshe ofreody has or job A . . Andy N. Borno's insistence on the middle initial, and Hetto 1o Yopchik's new name for him . i . frv Feigelmctn's cfossic Bubblesw in o Student Council meeting, and Hono's HOrder! . . . Beer . . . fdot Volentes stocks and Marie Fogus' red knee socks . . . Two Tourney championships and Dot Ludwig's efopernent during Christmas vocation and explosive pers:..,.. Abrams' peril?- r: Street . . . TV : i: Dr. Keen'S 5759 out the rchwr: Shohet's 39531:: tffCopy, cop's 53? money, money Squeeze and W313 versus ASU . . Y . . . Yengo versus the library . . , W- freshrnen kidnaps dam and paraded wear and merchurc wrecked the Ten E Kuhn from scchurj . . . The contrcve stands for in frcn: Liam: mtick-mk . . . The b3; rnent in MSG Indigestion , f I nineolcfock cl Bulbul