Riverdale Country School for Boys - Riverdalian Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1947 volume:

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To +he man who, as Founder and Headmasier of Riverdale, has besf exemplified fhe higlwesf sfandards of +l1e school, and who has conslanlly adopied new ideas 'ro furfher ifs progress, 'fo Frank S. HackeH we proudly dedicale Huis record of Riverdale's for+ie'rl1 year. THE CLASS OF I947 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Henry Greene Hofchkiss, Presidenf George MacAneny 0 David M. Heyman Edward W. Freeman o John P. Cunningham Thomas E. Lovejoy 0 Frank S. Hackerr Allan K. Murray 0 Daniel C. Carey, Secre+ary O ,iff E 5 Q4-XX! 25' X- EEE 0 is THE FACULTY STANDING: Messrs. Biron, Benf, Page, Colonel Reed, Berfino, Garlen, Johnson, Korf, Brown, WhHsiH, Hildenbrand. SEATED: Messrs. Clough, Baldwin, Luby, Gardner, Mrs. Guiney, Murray, Cobb, Carney, Neilz. ABSENT: Mr. Quass. 'fo We 'lm E Os I W S5 ff' es HQOL C -1 'K - SMF' 0, ro, 'LE gflf HWE5 lp lll RIVERNCE DTN: Q fllENl1U NEW ,ORE N A fall -5 ' Y FOCUS ON THE FACULTY Mosl' Popular . . Mr. Gardner, Mr. Baldwin Mos? lnferesfing . . Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Cobb S'rricl'es+ ...... Colonel Reed, Mr. Brown Easiesf +o Gef Along Wi'rh . Mr. Carney, Mr. Neifz Gourmef . . . Hardesl' Marker Man Abou+ Town Harclesr Course Faculry Joker . Mosl' Considerafe Mr. Murray, Mr. Tucker Mr. Murray, Mr. Carney Mr. Tucker, Mr. Berlino Mafh VI, Hisrory VI Mr. Clough, Mr. Murray Mr. Carney, Mr. Cobb URA rv. 'lm oul'2 YF 'HE' 'az ., , Nw ,Ni 1 Wm -XX. s3vN,y lb N-,Q kai' ' X5 T N' xv RQ T F STANDING: Messrs. Quass, Recfor, Mclniyre, WI1i1siH IC S A F SEATED: Messrs. Rowley, Beni, Berfino. ABSENT: Adam DeLucca, Boris Von Arnold, John Von Arnold. STANDING: Miss Wisliman, Miss Harvey, Miss Good- will. SEATED: Mrs. Beall, Mrs. Hildenbrand, Miss Kenny, Mrs. Lappe. ABSENT: Mrs. Beals, Miss McCarII1y. STANDING: Messrs. Achilles, Jones, BenneH, Brown. SEATED: Messrs. Klue, Mrs. Keifer, Weeks, McAneny. 6 ,ia Z.. , 'T A , f ff- K 'f V' ' A ng .. ly , na lz .AZ A ,lf H , ': ..., t Mosi Popular . . Besl' Dressed . . . Bes+ A+l1le+e .... Done Mosl For R. 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Von Nardroffllwfiinervinii 1907 THE SIXTH FORM THE CLASS OF 1947 FOURTH ROW: Pafel, Trown, Warner, von Nardroff, Heyman T., Kroeger, Naud, Seiniger, Ford, Alba, Mehringer, Sfachel- berg. THIRD ROW: Eddy, Rumiano, Voorhees, Mehfa, Bofero, Grisiecle, Chou F., Maneck, Jackson, Keefe. SECOND ROW: Taylor, Lowry J., Salkin, Bacharach, Mann, Brown, Scher R., Braesfrup, Saxe. KNEELING: Minervini, Marraro, Ney P., Schwarz, Welch, Prechf, Joseph, Gordon. ABSENT: Williams, Sauerbrey, Schweilzer. ANDRES ALBA TRUJILLO CITY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC I945 Dorm Council Presidenl 6 BORN lcnave and I'he prime example of fhe La+in Type, Andres has made a grea'r hil' in Ihe Esfados Unidos. Capable of doing a good iob, as was evidenced in his rapid assimila+ion of +he English language, bolh oral and wriHen, he can dodge a+hIe+ics wiI'h greal' facili+y Io 'rhe exasperalion of Mr. Benl. He is also a consfani' source of enlivenmenf in +he +hird period siudy hall, and promises fo become +he Danny Kaye of Cenlral America. In his serious momenls he is a greaf fellow +o work wilh, and he has cerlainly made a 'line name 'For himself here a+ Riverdale, as was shown in his recenl' eleclion Io The Dorm Council. - NH EY, Sham! cries Andy Io Joseph as he runs down Ihe hall on one lean leg lfhe ofher is carelessly wrapped around his waisll, drawing +he puzzled glances of one of Mr. Ben+'s sighl-seeing parlies. Tha'r's our Iraclc caplain and I'he Social CommiH'ee head-fine boy, explains Mr. Benl, propelling fhe fascinaled guesfs oul' Ihe fronl door. Long, +hin, Andrew, despile cerlain idiosyncracies of mien and behavior, is a fine boy. The besl' runner we've had since Ihe era of his older brofher, Andy has also conlribuled Io 'Ihe social and cuIIuraI life of I'he school wilh his work on dances and in French Six. Fully aware of his profi- ciency in sludies, iiH'er-bugging, and lraclc, Andy and his slow drawl will no'r be soon 'ForgoH'en. II85 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. I 945 Traci: 5, 6 ICap+.lg J. V. Foolball 55 Soccer 6: Class- Sec.-Trees. 6: Review 5, Assoc. Ed. 6: Glee Club 5: Dramalics I The Cri+ic I 55 Relief Sociely 6: S.A.A. 67 Social Commiflee Chairman 6. ANDREW BACHARACH ANTONIO BOTERO 333 WEST 86TH ST. NEW YORK, N. Y. I946 J. V. Baseball 5: Soccer 6. MMACULATELY dressed in a quief blue or grey suif, his gleaming smile always on fap, Anfonio sfrolls fhrough his classes wifh liffle frouble. Big and robusf, he did his bif on Schweifzer's rowdy soccer feam, and spreads, like Luis Vidal before him, fhe Good Neighbor Policy wherever he goes, from , Riverdale Avenue fo Times Square. Well-liked by his classmafes, Anfonio occasionally indulges in a Iiffle back-row game of chance wifh friend Alba during physics class: buf fhis is Alba's faulf, nof our impeccable Anfony's. We believe fhaf Anfonio will carry back fo Soufh America all he has learned-and fhaf is considerable-fo evenfually become fhe head of a new revolufionary regime. T ' EADER and flowery orafor, versafile Fefe has done a greaf deal for his class and Riverdale. As fhe dominanf Council member, he has illusfrafed his giff bofh for confrolling fhe mob and holding his many friends. Said by some fo enioy immensely fhe sound of his own voice, af leasf half of whaf he has fo say is worfh hearing. His hard work on fhe Riverdalian and many ofher organizafions has earned him a repufafion of reliabilify. A frack feam regular for fhree years, he also made fhe foofball varsify and asfonished Coach Berfino by doing a very good iob in fhe lasf fhree games. As fhe crifi- cal, somefimes causfic Peeve, his main inferesf is shown in wrifingg he confribufes many arficles fo school publicafions and fo oufsicle magazines as well. Despife Pefer's convicfion fhaf he can speak German fo von Nardroff, his class is sure he will achieve, fhrough drive and skill, success in his field. 5400 FIELDSTON ROAD RIVERDALE, N. Y. I943 Track 4, 5, 6, Foofball J. V. 5, Varsify 6, Review 3, Associafe Edifor 4, Business Manager 5, Peeve 61 Riverdalian 5, Edifor 6: Liferary Mag. 4, 6: Council Secrefary 5, Acfing Presidenf 6, Arf Club 3, 43 Glee Club 47 The Crific 5: Class Secrefary 3, Vice-Pres. 4, Cheerleader 45 S.A.A. 5, 6: Andrez Esfhe bg Curn Laude 61 Class Speaker. PETER BRAESTRUP EDWARD FISHER BROWN 2I EAST 82ND ST. NEW YORK, N. Y. I939 FGHCIHQ 5. 61 J- V- Foofball lCap'l.l 3: J. V. Baseball 3: J. V. Baskelball 3: Dorm. Council 5: Glee Club 3.5, 6: Ari' 8: Shop 3: Review 3: Dra- mafics 3: Oufing Club 5: Social Commiffee 5. FFECTIONATELY fermed by his classmafes wifh such choice appellafions as Ed fhe Head, The Laugh of fhe Town, and iusf plain Peasanf, Ed's arisfocrafic fendencies have been cruelly fhwarfed: Ed fears reducfion fo fhe prolefariaf. He sfill, however, has aspirafions of making Cholly Knickerbocker's sociefy column. Unable fo concen- frafe on such a low plane as fhaf furnished by fhe school's curriculum, Ed spends his fime dreamily confemplafing a financially golden fufure. Good fencer, bird-voiced member of fhe Quarfef, Edward is no mere driffer: he is socially soughf affer. Uniusfly fhe buff of many crude iesfs, lsuch as fhesel Ed fakes everyfhing calmly and confinues, unperfurbed, on his own way. A budding sfudenf, Ed, aided by his qualifies menfioned above,'will undoubfedly someday be a successful nighf-club owner. FRIENDLY, generous, modesf, reliable, Fred Chou had his name embla- zoned before fhe school one morning by Mr. Hackeff, who fold of his faifhful service af fhe swifchboard from dawn unfil eighf in fhe morn- ing during a bus-sfopping blizzard. This was fypical of Fred and he is confinuing fhis commendable pafh, no doubf helping old ladies across fhe sfreef and carrying losf dogs back fo 'rheir righfful owners for suifable remunerafion! Buf Fred is also a key man in fhe physics course of Professor Cobb and delighfs in confusing even fhaf learned feacher wifh an arfful quesfion. To puf everyfhing in a hackneyed nufshell, if is expecfed fhaf Fred will soon go back fo China wifh his piggy bank in order fo feach fhe mandarins fhere fhe many fine fhings he learned here af Riverdale. I5 SEA BEACH DRIVE STAMFORD. CONN. I946 J. V. Soccer 6: Glee Club 6. FREDERICK CHOU CHARLES ZIMRI EDDY I595 UNIONPORT ROAD NEW YORK 62, N. Y. l945 J. V. Fencing 6: Shop Club 6. ALL, face fwisfed in a lop-sided grin, Zim silenfly goes fhrough fhe school day. Occasion- ally he will profoundly alarm his class-mafes, who will carry 'I'o fheir graves fhe memory of fhaf excif- ing day in Mr. Carney's English class when Zim, affer delivering a learned disserfafion on 'the habifs and psychology of fhe black widow spider, opened a small wooden box and drew forfh a boffle in which was locafed a small, mulfi-limbed black beasfie. He fhreafened fo unloose 'rhe poisonous creafureg Mr Carney, paling, hurriedly gave Zim an A. Ever since fhen, while gef- fing along quife well wifh his fellows, Zim has always been rafher appre- hensively regarded whenever he pufs his hand in his poclcef. Deeply infer- esfed in fhe habifs of fhe insecf world, Zim should be a renowned insecf man someday. ON FORD is nofed for many fhings in school, from his vigorous expo- sifion of fhe rural life fo his capacify for faking punishmenf during foofball games: he cerfainly has made his mark upon Riverdale. Some- whaf rough around fhe edges, Don, as Council Presidenf and foofball capfain, has influenced fhe school greafly in many respecfs. Wifh a nafural leaning foward fhe simpler pleasures of life, he has sorfied cu? on many a wild four of Wesfchesfer's dens of iniqulfy, ac- companied by a sfafionwagon load of fellow pleas- ure-seekers. Thus, he has followed in fhe greaf foof- sfeps of fhe famed Bronxvillian cohorfs before him, and has sef up a record fhaf will be hard fo beaf. A hard, fough foofball player, and a fellow who here has been fhe boon comrade of many, Don, we feel, will always be in fhe van. 3 WESTWAY BRONXVILLE, N. Y. - l943 Foofball 4, 5, 6 lCap+.l 65 Class Pres. 4, Council Pres. 5. 61 Glee Club 3, 4, 57 Oufing Club 5, 6: Andrez Esfhe Sociefy 5, 6: Social Com- miHee 4. DONALD SUTTON FORD y GILBERT ERNEST GORDON i624 PEACHTREE STREET ATLANTA, GEORGIA I942 Tennis 6: J. V. Fencing 6: Dramahcs Assoc. 4, 5, 6, I The CFITIC, As you Like I+ I, Glee Club 3, 4, 5: Railroad Club 4, 5: Shop Club 4, 5: Orchesfra 5: Review 67 Riverdalian 6: Chess Club 5. HEY wouId'f make him governor in Georgia, so here he is af Riverdale. Hailing from Aflanfa, where his fafher manages, according fo Voorhees, fhe easiesf sfore fo sfeal from, Gilberf has made a defi- nife impression on Riverdale, Boys' and Girls' Schools alike. He wields a mean fire-exfinguisher, as he so ably proved Iasf Halloween by spraying half fhe dormifory in a fif of rage. He also has a propensify for medical erofica, and does nof need fo be prodded, in class or elsewhere, fo manifesf fhis inferesf. He is prominenf af mosf social gafherings, escorfing any unforfu- nafe female who can'f falk her way ouf of if. The argumenfafive fype, Gilberf will debafe hofly on any subiecf af any hour of fhe day. He plans a career as a surgeon, and we send him off wifh a blessing, as well as a prayer for each of his pafienfs. L HHEY, Bud, can you gef me a dafe for fhaf dance? Dick has been heard asking on several occasions. Dick was a candidafe for class misogynisf, buf he has been making a credifable efforf fo escape from fhaf cafegory. When he has complefed his course af Arfhur Murray's, we won'f know him. Dick belongs fo fhaf car-conscious and hard-driving Scars- dale racing sef and, alfhough a driver himself, he fries fo bum a ride from Bud Williams whenever possible. During his fhree years af Riverdale he has become known as a very earnesf, good nafured, and easy-going fellow who pufs everyfhing info whaf he affempfs. All who know Dick will remember fhe perseverance he showed in playing varsify foof- baII. Alfhough nof fashioned fo be a gridiron sfar, Dick won his varsify Ieffer by remarkable dogged- ness. If he fakes fhese qualifies info 'Ihe grocery business he is sure fo do a fine iob in fhe fufure as an execufive. A 7 BEECHWOOD LANE SCARSDALE, N. Y. I944 . Foofball 61 Railroad Club 4, 5. RICHARD DIEDRICH GRISTEDE THOMAS M. HEYMAN 550 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK 2I, N. Y. l937 Fencing 3, 4, 5, 6: J. V. Soccer lCapf.l 6: Review 3, 5, Phofography Ed. 6: Railroad Club 3, 4: Relief Sociefy 3. OFT of voice, feafures perpefually wreafhed in a grin, Tom Heyman, or Heyman, T., as he is referred fo in mosf announcemenfs, is one of River- dale's Phofography Sef . A camera and an un- froubled mind consfifufe fhe fwo oufsfanding affri- bufes of fhis long-suffering Riverdalian. A fencer of some repufe, Tom has liffle use for sfudies, and may be seen in any class blissfully unaware of his surroundings while menfally exploring a nearby academy for young ladies. Friendly, seldom exasperafed by fhe anfics of his fellows, Tom should cerfainly be a good hucksfer lafer on. - ING fhe merry bells, shouf wifh ioy, Jack Jackson is graduafing again! Jack should win a medal for being fhe mosf frequenf graduafe of Riverdale. Popular Jack has many inferesfs in school and ouf, fhe main one being women. Of fhe conversafions befween him and fhe ofher fwo muskefeers, Maneck and Brown, fhe opposife sex musf occupy a good parf. A regular fraveler along fhe highway befween New York and Poughkeepsie, Jack's gray Ford musf by now be well known by every consfable along fhaf roufe. Whaf goes on fhere every weekend Jack discloses only fo his closesf and mosf frusfed friends. The hard-working presidenf of fhe Glee Club, Jack may be quofed as being definifely in favor of co-educafion: on ofher issues he is hard fo corner. Jack, wifh his good looks and polished manners, should go far in fhe business world. STORMVILLE. N. Y. l935 Soccer 3, 4, 5, 6: Fooiball 5, 6: J. V. Baskefball 3: Baskefball 4. 5: J. V, Baseball 3, 4: Class Vice-Pres. 3, 4, 5: Council 4, 5: Glee Club 3, 4, 5, 6: R.R. Club 3, 4, 5, 6: Dramafic Assoc. 3. 4, 5: Social Comm. 4, 5, 6: Relief Soc. 3: Andrez-Esfhe 5, 6. CHARLES TREMAINE JACKSON SYLVAN LEHMAN JOSEPH 20 EAST 7bTH STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. I944 Soccer 5, 6: J. V. Soccer 4: Tennis 5, 6: J. V. Baseball 4: Review 4, 5: Sporfs Ed. 67 R.R. Club 4, Pres. 5, 6: S.A.A. 5, 67 Cum Laude 6. THAT guy wifh fhe camera in his hand isn'+ a newspaper reporfer, he's really harmless. Called Joe, fhis dashing young man, in fhe liferal sense of fhe word, has capfured and recorded fhe spiri+ of Riverdale on film. Tom's grinning face can be seen peering from 'rhe mud of fhe soccer field or fwisfed over a fypewrifer which is spoufing his as: Review. A good sfudenf and a wonderful fellow fo kid around wifh, Tom can usually be found wifh Mann, Schweifzer, Salkin, Saxe, or Bacharach, and some very merry bull sessions occur when fhis group gefs fogefher. Joe always looks very business-like wifh a pencil iammed behind one ear and his sleeves rolled up: he'll do whaf's asked of him-even if if's work. J , , ' TALL, robusf, possessing a keen Irish percepfion of fhe shallow ancl fhe ridiculous, Dan has proven himself ever one of fhe fop wifs of his class. Showing considerable falenf in his wrifing and drawing, and doing himself credif in foofball, and frack, he neverfheless is forced fo acknowledge a biffer sfruggle when if comes fo Mr. Tucker's French verbs or fhe algebraic formulae of Mr. Page. An assiduous reader, he has a fhorough knowledge of fhe Civil War, and in his English speeches demonsfrafes fhis by a learned, inferesfing disserfafion on fhe Valley Campaigns or fhe Firsf Baffle of Manassas Juncfion. Like Henry Aldrich, Dan delighfs his lisfeners wifh colorful accounfs of his exploifs and advenfures in 'rhe rolling hills around Harfsdale: he is known as well for his well-placed commenfs on school life in general. Planning fo go info adverfising work affer college, Dan carries wifh him a good parl' of fhe school's sfafionery and our besl' wishes. 37 HIGHRIDGE ROAD HARTSDALE, N. Y. I943 J. V. Foofball 3, 5, Varsify 6: Fencing 4, 57 Track J. V. 5, Varsify 6: Arl' Club Pres. 4, 5: Review 3, 5, 6. DANIEL WALLACE KEEFE, JR. OWEN KROEGER 405 237TH STREET NEW YORK 66 I944 Foofball J. V. 4, 5, 6: Baskefball J. V. 5, 6: Baseball J. V. 4: Orcheslra 4, 5, 6: Glee Club 4, 5, 6. H ORNBLOWER, swingsfer of greaf renown, bandleader Owen Kroeger has fai+hfully sounded his saxophone lhe doubles in brassl al many a fesiivily, ranging from fhe ausfere Chapel serv- ice lo fhe iamboree marking lhe end of a school ferm. Usually quief when he is unoccupied musically, Owen lakes a back sea+, like so many of us, when i+ comes fo +he sciences, leaving +heir mys- +eries fo lhose more sui'I'ed fo cope wilh fhem. He is parl of 'lhe slurdy backbone of +he class, and we are cerlain 'rhal' by l957, he will be l'he feafured musical aHrac'I'ion af 'rhe Roxy, and idol of fhe hep-cal' millions. -e ALL, induslrious, argumenlalive, John is one of our leading sfudenls and fhe frophy-winning capfain of +he crack I947 fencing feam 'l'o bool. One of.l'he more s'l'eady elemenls in an o'l'herwise lemperamenlal class, John always has an answer for everylhing and a rebuH'al 'For any argumenf. Easy fo ge+ along wil'h and aclive in ex+ra-curricular ac+ivi'l'ies-he wrole many of fhe senior skefches on lhese pages-he is a versa+ile member of +he Sixfh Form. He has also served as an Elec+or in +he elec+ions, vigilan+ly guarding againsl' any fraud, and as sorl' of a per- sislenl' conscience of lhe Riverdalian's ediforial board, condemning fheir 'loo-radical ideas and generally making sure fha? every Senior gol a square deal. Planning lo enler lhe grinding brainmill ai' M.l.T., he undoubledly will evenfually be anofher Frank Lloyd Wright 200 EAST I6TH ST. NEW YORK, N. Y. Fencing 3, 5, lCap+.l bg J. V. Baseball 55 Football 63 Glee Club 3, 5. 6: Review 5, 6: R.R. Club 6: Social Commilfee 61 Riverdalian bg Ouling Club 5. JOHN CHARLES LOWRY JAMES COLEMAN MANECK I5 EAST 48TH STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. I936 Class Sec. 3: Glee Club 3, 5, 6: J. V. Baseball 3, Varsify 5, 6: J. V. Fencing 3, Varsify 5, 6: J. V. Soccer 3, Varsify 5, 6: Dramafic Sociefy 3, 5, 6: Relief Sociefy 3: Shop Club 3: Social Commiffee 6. UAVE, causfic af fimes, long regarded as fhe cosmopolife of fhe Sixfh Form, ace fencer Jim has confribufed fo fhe downfall of many an oppos- ing foil-man during his sfay here af Riverdale. Com- rade of Jackson and Brown, veferan of fhe Navy, James is known as a sophisficafe and a frue and e , fried conservafive. His off-hand remarks, like fhose of Keefe, usually hif fhe nail on fhe head, and he has been heard railing againsf everyfhing from Eleanor Roosevelf fo fhe inadequacy of fhe smoking facilifies up in fhe Faculfy Room. He also baH'ed a soccer ball around enough fo find himself a member of fhe All-Cify Soccer Team. In shorf, he has generally been an oufsfanding man in his many fields, and will probably be fhe same when he goes ouf info fhe wide world. HERE does one sfarf fo falk abouf J. Roberf Mann, Jr.? He's had his finger in iusf abouf every pie. Being presidenf of his class and edifor-in-chief of fhe Review would be a large enough iob for anyone. Yef Bob finds fime fo enfer dramafics lfaking fhe hero rolesl, fighf wifh Salkin, play fennis, and incidenfally, fo receive Cum Laude. All fhis is in addifion fo being head of fhe Sfudenf Acfivifies Associafion and fhe Dramafic Associafion. Bob's raucous laughfer can be heard echoing down fhe halls af school or fhrough fhe win- dows of Bus Il, in which he rides deiecfedly fo school every morning, surrounded by beaufiful, de- iecfed women. Bob leaves us fo go 'ro Yale, where we frusf fhaf he will leave a liffle for ofhers fo do. 38 EAST 85TH ST. NEW YORK, N. Y. I943 Tennis 6: Cheer Leader 5, 6: Class V. Pres. 5: Class Pres. 6: Review 4, Board 5, Edifor 6: Dramafic Assoc. 4, 5. Pres. 6: l The Romancers , As You Like lf , The Crific l: Shop Club 4: S.A.A. 5, Pres. 6: Cum Laude 6: Salufaforian. .l. ROBERT MANN, JR. ROBERT VITO MARRARO I7 NORTH CHATSWORTH AVE. LARCHMONT, N. Y. I944 J. V. Foolball 4, 5, J. V. Baseball 5, 6: Review 55 Railroad Club 51 Shop Club 6: Riverdalian 6. LAUGH and grow fail This cerlainly applies 'Io ro+und Roberi' who is always ready wi+h a friendly greefing and cheerful word. Bul' you never will gel Ihe illusion I'ha'r Ihere isn'+ any energy in him for he was seen aImos+ every day during Ihe pasi' spring working ou'r on Ihe piIcher's mound. Some- Ihing seems Io happen Io +ha+ energy, Ihough, when fhe order is given Io line up for calisfhenics. When frying +o convince you of somefhing, Bob is api' Io spend a good deal of Iime saying very IiHIe and Ialking very much fo wheedle you info a similar poin'r of view. He may be heard asking affer any class, Has anyone seen Sauerbrey around? The pair are pracrically inseparable, and remind us of Ihe Irilon and perisphere. All who have known Ihis prospeclive docfor will remember him well 'For his hear+y personalify. RAPPED in one corner of 'rhe dormifory wi+h such midge+s as Ripper- ger, Taylor, and Naud, Larry is in Ihe posiI'ion of a David, as daily he is Irod upon by one or more of +he aforemenfioned Goliaihs. Whenever a shower from a cleverly concealed cup of waI'er greeis one of Ilhe dormiiory inmafes upon opening Ihe door +o his cell, fhe firsf fhing he Ihinks of is Where is I'ha+ Mehringer? Where Iasf year Larry was proud if he han- dled 'rhe ball Iwice each game, he is now one of Ihe mainsfays of Ihe baskefball 'I'eam, and his driving Iayups have provided many a +hriII 'For Riverdale specfafors. Besides fhis he is a Irack sI'ar, and one of Ihe regulars of 'rhe soccer Ieam, all of which makes him quife proficienl' afhleiically. Being one of Ihe friendliesi' and mosi' nonchalanf individuals around school, we are sure +ha+ he will confinue his successful ways ai' his prospeciive Alma Mafer, TriniI'y. I2 BURTON STREET MALVERNE, L. I. I945 Baskelball 5, 6: Baseball 65 Track 5, 67 J. V. Foofball 5, Soccer 6: Oufing Club 5. LAWRENCE ROBERT MEHRINGER 1 HOMI FAlI MEHTA 32 SPRING VALLEY AVE. HACKENSACK, N. J. I946 Soccer 61 J. V. Fencing 65 Tennis 6: Glee Club 67 Riverdalian 6. RIENDLY, considerafe, well-liked, Homi came 'lo us from fhe 'Fabulous splendors of +he Orien+, and look Riverdale by surprise wifh his unique, un- orienfal counfenance. Free from +he swirling cur- ren+s of feeming lndia, Homi has impressed everyone by his quiel' sense of humor, his general good-fellowship, and his inabilily fo furnish exlempo- raneous informafion in +he Duke's Currenl' Even+s sessions. Homi will long be remembered among Riverdalians 'For his clipped English accenf, his equally clipped mousiache, and his abilify fo fil' in here af school. -i IRGINIO is fhe well-known quarferback of, Riverdale's I946 foolball feam. Minnie , endowed wi'I'h an easy-going, calm disposilion, a na'rive abilify in mosf sporfs, and a superior brand oi characfer, was easily vofed fhe mosl' popular in his class. He gels angry only when he finds someone defracling from +he welfare of his leam or l'he school's spiril, and, despile all his and olhers' asserlions +o lhe conlrary, Minnie's harangues in school meelings have had a beneficial efiecl' on +he morale of sfhe school. We believe +ha'r Virginio, wi+h lhe aid of his broad grin and his mo'rher's excellenl spagheffi dinners, will do well wherever he goes, in or ou+ of +he Ci'I'y of Gracious Living. 37 WENDOVER ROAD YONKERS, N. Y. I944 Foolball 4, 5, 6, Baslrelball 4, 6, lCapl.l 5: Baseball 4, 5, lCap+.l 67 Council 5, 6. VIRGINIO MINERVINI THOMASH.NAUD,JR. 2 ELLWOOD STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. I945 Baseball 5, 6, Baskefball 5, lCapf.l 6, Foofball 5, Track 5, 63 Council 5, 6: Dorm. Council 5, Andrez Esfhe 5, lPres.l 6. ESTER exfraordinary, anofher one of fhe boys. Tom has confribufed mighfily fo fhe presenf cha- ofic condifions here af school. Wearing his usual innocenf air, Tom playfully fussles wifh Ripperger or else indulges in a face-breaking grin af some anfic of Taylor or Ford. A powerful afhlefe and a congenial companion, Naud has goffen away wifh less work fhan anyone else in fhe class excepf Scher, buf neverfheless has become known fo fhe Faculfy as fhe All American Boy. Old Tom should be able someday fo use his falenfs in professional afhlefics. R. COBB, why go fhrough all fhose sfeps? All l do is mulfiply or divide eighfeen fimes and fhe problem is solved! Thus does Pefer Ney, our budding nuclear physicisf, fondle his beloved physics while less erudife classmafes look on wifh envy, usually expressed in rafher deroga- fory remarks. For Pefer is a hard worker and a sfeady fhinker, and, wifh fhis useful combinafion, has become one of our fop sfudenfs. Nof a mere grind, he is a redoubfable fennis player, winner of g gg fhe I946 Tennis Trophy, and a dexferous man wifh a sabre. Somewhaf diffidenf, he apparenfly is one of fhe class misogynisfs. Like fhe ofher would-be scienfisfs of our class, he will doubfless make a name for himself. 54I0 NETHERLAND AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. I944 Tennis 3, 5, lCapf.l 6: Fencing 5, 6: J. V. Soccer 6, Review 5, 6: Chess Club 5. PETER ERNEST NEY r i SHASHIKANT AMBALAL PATEL II6 B. WALKESHWAR ROAD BOMBAY 6, INDIA I946 HEERFULLY adepf af physics and Mr. Page's menfal gymnasfics, Shashi, along wifh fellow- counfryman Raiah Mehfa, has become widely known as a hard-working, prosperous-looking fellow wifh a quief manner and a noble profile. There is much mysfery abouf Shashi: some claim he sleeps on a nail-sfudded plank: ofhers mainfain fhaf he hides a cobra in his closef along wifh a snake-charming flufe and a whife loinclofh. Whafever fhe frufh of fhe reporfs, we rafe Shashi as one of our besfg and we are confidenf fhaf he will in fhe fufure become a flourishing dealer in orienfal rugs. - W ELL KNOWN as fhe head of fhe afhlefic dispensary, Fred is 'fhe owner of whaf is probably fhe sharpesf fongue in fhe Sixfh Form. He gives fhe casual observer fhe impression fhaf he has been here for a long long fime by his off-hand remarks abouf any conceivable subiecf. Having a marked anfipafhy foward fhe well-known nofes and dafa required by Mr. Murray, he neverfheless mainfains considerable inferesf in fhe polifical manipulafions carried on in clormifory. An advocafe of clean governmenf and fhus a frusfrafed canclidafe, Fred has long carried on a single-handed reform move- i menf which finally paved fhe way for fhe mid-year elecfions, resulfing in a more efficienf, yef Prechf- less governmenf. If is expecfed iudging by his pres- enf inclinafions fhaf he will be shorfly braving elec- frocufion af some high-fension cable sfafion in wesf New Jersey. 4I EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK I7, N. Y. I944 Fencing Mgr. 4, 5: J. V. Fencing 4, Varsify 5: Glee Club 4, 5, 6. FREDERICK CARL PRECHT JOHN DANIEL SALKIN II40 5TH AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. I94O Soccer 3, 4, 5. 6: J. V. Baseball 3, 4, 5: J. V. Baskefball 4, lCapf.I 5: Glee Club 3, 4, 5, 6: Review 3, 4: Railroad Club 5: Liferary Mag. Co- Edlfor, 6. Valedlcforlan. Cum Laude. IF by any chance you ever run info a fellow af MIT who is muffering fo himself, Darn ifl Only a B plus in differenfial calculus! H s because I didn'f sfudy! you may be sure fhaf he is John Salkin. John's scholarly habifs and his brilliance of mind have earned for him fhe rank of fhe besf sfudenf af Riverdale. A nafive of Belgium, John speaks English and French wifh equal ease and fluency. In facf, only he has been able fo undersfand some of fhe more subfle poinfs of Mr. Tucker's iokes. John's falenfs exfend fo fhe field of afhlefics, foo, for he was high scorer for fhe soccer feam. When John is nof sfudying or dreaming of Mounf Holy- oke, Mass., where his love lies awaifing, he may be seen fearing up con- fribufions as co-edifor of fhe Liferary Magazine, while blifhely harmonizing wifh Schweifzer. John's winning personalify and his scholarly ouflook make if easy fo predicf fhaf lfo coin a clichel he will have a rosy fufure. LLUSTRATING fhe proverb Silence is golden, Bill is known fo mosf as belonging fo fhe less obfrusive parf of fhe class. However, by anyone who has goffen fo know him, he is regarded as a sincere and friendly class- mafe. Among fhe fellows who have consisfenfly refused fo grace fhe dance floor wifh fheir presence, Bill has sfood ouf as a leading misogynisf. If is hoped fhaf when he gefs fo college he will aban- don fhis forlorn pafh. Alfhough Bill has never been much inclined foward heavy parficipafion in afh- Iefics, he is a faifhful hockey habifue. A dashing moforisf like Williams, Bill will surely pick ouf a clear roufe in fhe fufure. I23 MOUNTAIN AVENUE NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. I942 J. V. Soccer 3: J. V. Fencing 6: Shop Club 6: Railroad Club 5: His Brofher's Keeper 4. WILLIAM ARNO SAUERBREY STEPHEN OSCAR SAXE 333 WEST END AVENUE NEW YORK 23, N. Y. I945 Fencing Mgr. 6: Review Arf Ed. 5, Assoc. Ed. 6: Riverdalian Arf Ed. 5, Assf. Ed. 6: S.A.A. 6: Liferary Magazine Co-Edifor, 6. HIS young man wifh fhe ficklish pen is well known for his keen humor. Sfeve's view of life in general is fhrough a medium of mirfh, and he presenfs his sharp-edged safire in fhe form of composifion, con- versafion, and carfoons in fhe Review and River- dalian. Sfeve is on fhe ediforial boards of all fhree Riverdale publicafions, including fhe Liferary Maga- zine, which he and his friend John Salkin revived. Hard-working, cooperafive, and forever finding somefhing fo laugh abouf, Sfeve has builf up a loyal following among his classmafes. He is respecfed for his personalify as well as his falenfs. Giffed in fhe field of serious arf, Sfeve is greafly inferesfed in scenic design, as well as wrifing for fhe fheafre, and if seems quife likely fhaf he will become a wrifer of musical comedies or of arficles for fhe New Yorker. ICK SCHER is a fall, red-haired boy wifh an amazing and offen re- freshing ouflook on life. As fhe confessed sfar of Riverdale fheafrics, he has more fhan once saved a performance. His fhundering voice, com- bined wifh a loud bow fie, red hair, and a greaf sense of humor, would make Dick a cenfer of affracfion in any circus. Alfhough fhoughf by many fo be a cynic, he is merely a hafer of all forms of conceif and hypocrisy. Always ready fo fry anyfhing once, Dick can be seen all year round romp- ing on fhe afhlefic fields, playing varsify foofball, baskefball, and baseball, as well as frying his hand af ofher acfivifies. As l sponfaneous and forfhrighf as fhe jazz he loves so well, Dick will always have friends around him who can weafher fhe harshesf censure. And if he ever J finds an ideal fo crusade for, wafch ouf! Nofhing can sfop him fhen. 320 CENTRAL PARK WEST NEW YORK, N. Y. I943 J. V. Foofball 3. 4, 5: Varsify 6: J. V. Baskefball 3, 4, 5, 6: J. V. Base- ball 4, 5, Varsify 6: Review 3, 5, 6: Glee Club 4, 5, 6: Riverdalian Board 5: Dramafics 4, 5, 6 l His Brofher's Keeper , The Crific , Chrisfmas Carol l. RICHARD STEVEN SCHER RONALD MARC SCHARZ 680 WEST END AVENUE NEW YORK 25, N. Y. I943 J. V. Baskefball 3, 4, 5, 6: J. V. Baseball 3, 4, 5, Varslfy 6: J. V. Foofball 4, fCap+.l 5, Varsify 6: Glee Club 5, 6: Relief Socieiy 6: Riverdalian 6. ROWNING, Ronnie skips in'ro Room R, no+ebook in hand. Scher cracks a ioke: Mr. Murray grimaces and opens discussion on 'rhe Twenliefh Amendment Schwarz emerges from deep sludy fwenly minufes la'rer wilh a bursl' of laughier which renders him help- less for +he resl' of fhe day: he has ius'r caughf on 'l'o l The joke. Very ai'hle+ic, earnesf, and helpful, Ronnie also obrains marks as good as mosf, despife his modesf asser'ra+ions +o +he confrary. More skilled af refaining a liH'le knowledge 'I'han many of his classma+es, Ronnie is on good ferms wifh mas+ers as well as s+uden+s. Finally having been informed abouf 'I'he birds a-nd flowers, efc., in French Six, once-naive Ronnie is on fhe road +o success. - H CHWElTZ is or 'rhinks he is a lady-killer. Ambling in a slighily bow- legged manner down The alleys around 23Is+ Sireef, crooning one of his plain+ive cowboy ballads, Bob is always on fhe lookou+ 'for +he fair sex. Bob, one of ihe old-fimers a+ Riverdale, busies himself by being capfain of +he soccer feam, a capfain of +he fennis +eam, and a le'r+er-man on 'rhe baskefball squad. He also waylays unsuspecring individuals in a franfic endeavor fo procure ads for +he Review or A money for fhe Relief Socieiy, of which he is chair- man. The side-kick of Salkin in duels, and +he proud announcer of +he sfafemenf, l've gof a Booming- +on, lhe fhinks he's +he only onell Bob may pull your leg now, bu'r beware: in a few years he will be pulling your feefh. I BLACKSTONE PLACE RIVERDALE, N. Y. I934 Soccer 3, 4, 5, lCap+.l 6: Tennis 3, 4, 5, lCap+.l 6: J. V. Baskefball 3: Baskefball 4, 5: Class Sec. 5: Class Vice-Pres. 6: Glee Club 4, 5. 6: Review Business Mgr. 6: Relief Sociefy 5, Pres. 6: Andrez Esfhe 6. ROBERT DAVID SCHWEITZER DAVID HALLAMORE SEINIGER Il92 'PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. I943 Foofball 4, 5, 6: Track 5, 6, J. V. Baskefball 4: Varsify Tennis 5, Capf. 67 Glee Club 4, 5: Business Mgr. Riverdalian 6. I-I AS anyone here seen Seiniger? is fhe ques- fion fhaf is always asked af abouf I I:30 P. M. when a dance is being held af Riverdale. Since no one has seen him, a searching parfy sallies forfh and usually finds Dave in some car on fhe upper field playing checkers wifh his dafe for fhe evening. A roue of fhe higesf order, he has cerfainly broughf Riverdale's rank wifh fhe fair sex up a nofch or fwo. Ebullienf and popular Dave can always be found laughing, slapping someone on fhe back, or felling a sfale ioke. Because of an early foofball iniury which resulfed in spinal meningifis, Dave was ouf of school unfil January. When he refurned, he looked like fhe well-known 97-pound weakling. Since fhen he has come along in greaf sfyle, and has gone ouf for frack and fennis, as well as winning fhe fifle he has been campaigning for during fhe lasf fhree years. PETE is a fiend. Befween jazz and worrying abouf college, he has worn himself fo a frazzle: and as he drags himself up fhe sfairs fo Mr. Gard- ner's office for anofher falk concerning his fufure alma mafer, weariness :of fhe whole sifuafion shows plainly on his face. Buf when he is back in his room, iusf he and his phonograph and records, he is in heaven. Af ofher fimes he may be found in Ernie Von Nardroff's room, lisfening de- lighfedly fo Ernie's drumming, falking over fhe lafesf releases, or, in Ernie's absence, beafing on a drum nosfalgically. A sfaunch believer in fhe righfs of fhe individual, Pefe was one of fhe few dorm boys if fo defend his lair againsf dumping on Halloween nighf. Away from Riverdale for a year, Pefe fell back info fhe paffern easily, and, as fhe manager of fhe foofball feam, handled a difficulf job skillfully. His fype of conscienfious, hard work should serve him well in years fo come. 895 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK 2I, N. Y. l938 J. V. Soccer 3: Foofball Mgr. 67 Review 3: Relief Sociefy 3, 6, River- dalian 6. , 'PETER BRONNER STACHELBERG y EDWARD DICKINSON TAYLOR 3908 SOUTHERN AVE. WASHINGTON 20, D. C. I946 Foofball 5, 6: Track 6: Baskefball Mgr. 67 Dorm. Council 5, 6: Oufing Club Pres. 5: Glee Club 6. BIG, brawny, Ned is one of fhe besf-liked boys in fhe school. Everyone knows Ned's rollicking laugh when if booms ouf from fhe library or some ofher place of amusemenf. A hard worker on bofh gridiron and his sfudies, he is recognizably more pro- ficienf in fhe former. Sfaunch friend of bon vivanfs y Ford and Naud, Ned also enioys fhe admirafion of l a good parf of fhe hero-worshipping Lower School. Ned's pef peeve is physics, which he has wifh varying success combaffed for many arduous monfhs. Ned, like friend Voorhees, delighfs in embarrassing Ripperger on every possible occasion, and, like Voorhees, is consfanfly preoccupied wifh fhoughfs of 'rhe coming week-end acfivifies. We believe fhaf Ned, wifh his greaf assefs of amiabilify and energy, will fareas well af Trinify as he has here. - RECOGNIZED easily by his flaming red hair and frown indicafing in- fense menfal preoccupafion, Dick is a quief, hard-working, sincere member of fhe class. Though nofed for indusfriously sweafing over his physics nofes or keeping fhe American Hisfory class on fenfer-hooks while he is answering one of Mr. Murray's quesfions, Dick offen displays a lafenf sense of humor in asides fo fhose who happen fo be nearby. On fhe afh- lefic field, he is well known as a pIugger. His infer- - esfs oufside of sfudies remain relafively obscure, excepf fhaf he is known fo be very inferesfed in fhe medical aspecf of science, which field he hopes fo enfer affer graduafion. Wifh his qualifies of per- severance and absolufe infegrify, Dick oughf fo go far. 8 SECOR ROAD SCARSDALE, N. Y. I943 J. V. Foofball 4, 5. RICHARD TROWN y ERNEST HENRY VON NARDOFF 440 RIVERSIDE DR. NEW YORK. N. Y. I944 Fencing 5, 6: J. V. Foofball 4, 5, Dorm. Council 5, 6, Sfudenf Council 5, 6: Orchesfra 4. EVERY nighf frenzied poundings may be heard emerging from fhe room of fhe rhyfhm boy of Ihe school, Ernie von Nardroff. Upon closer inspec- fion, fhe chances are fhaf jazz enfhusiasfs Boal and Sfachelberg will be discovered perched on fhe furnifure, beafing ouf a rhyfhm wifh anyfhing handy, and Ernie himself will be drumming away furiously on his well used sef of drums. If our afhlefic feams pracficed as hard and as faifhfully as does Ernie, we would go undefeafed in all our sporfs for many a year. Ernie is one of fhe mosf popular boys in fhe school, as is shown by his elecfion fo fhe Council for fhe pasf fwo years. Because of a visif fo Germany, Ernie missed a lof of work, which he quickly made up in his efficienf manner. Ernie's quief, winning way is sure fo gef him far af Columbia. EVERY Monday Bob Voorhees can be encounfered in fhe halls, wifh a vacanf look in his eye, and an efhereal skip fo his sfep. This is fhe effecf of a girl he mef fhaf weekend, soon fo be replaced by anofher. This is nof fo say fhaf Bob is fickle: he once even pined for fhe same female fwo weeks in a row. Bob represenfs fhe lighfer elemenf of fhe dorm: his phono- graph, giving forfh a sfeady sfream of iazz all day long, is fhe mosf con- sisfenf noise in fhaf place. Bob is mosf easily spoffed by his abundanf crop of brighf yellow hair, by which he earned fhe odious nickname, Silky. Sfaunch member of fhe Glee Club, leader of fhe plof fo blow up fhe Dorm, and definifely one of fhe boys, Bob is well-known af Riverdale. He says he wanfs fo go fo Yale-fo sfudy psychiafryg we know beffer. I9 ETON ROAD LONGMEADOW, MASS. I946 Foofball 6: Glee Club 6. ROBERT STONE VOORHEES SCOTT FIELD WARNER I6 CEDAR LANE DOUGLASTON, L. I. I944 Fencing 5, 6: J. V. Foofball 4: Tennis 5, 6: Glee Club 4, 5, 6: Oufing Club 5: Dramafics 4 l As You Like lf l. LTHOUGH he has had considerable difficulfy wifh Mr. Page's mafh courses, fhe bookmakers sfill give even money on Scoff fo place af Com- mencemenf. Scoff, always conscious of his own abili- fies, successfully keeps his mind clear of any encum- bering facfs he may have digesfed in his courses af Riverdale. A good epee man on fhe fencing feam, winning I6 of 25 boufs, and a regular on fhe fennis courf, Scoff shows no lack of afhlefic prowess. He also possesses a noble profile, much admired by bofh Warner and fhe ofher sex, which he displays fo full advanfage upon every occasion. One of our local social climbers, he unforfunafely spends mosf of his fime descending. Scoff, however, has many friends and we frusf fhaf his noble counfenance will shorfly beam upon anofher forfunafe campus. NE of fhe besf-liked boys in fhe class, Gary has esfablished a record of dependabilify and good fellowship here af school. A member of fhe dormifory and a frequenf parfaker of fhe local refreshmenf offered by Mr. Sidney Pollack, he has been af Riverdale long enough fo know how fhings are. As a member of fhe foofball squad, sprinfer on fhe board frack, nof fo menfion ofher sporfs, Gary has shown himself a fenacious and spirifed afhlefe. Nof so well known are his abilifies as a Library habifue or on fhe Morning Squad. One of Jack Ripperger's adherenfs, he is also a fellow who is a quief observer of whaf goes on around school, as can be readily found ouf by falking wifh him. Gary should someday be a fine member of fhe Tammany Inner Circle. 85 VAN REYPEN STREET JERSEY CITY, N. J. l945 J. V. Foofball 5, Varsily 6, Winfer Track 6, J. V. Bas!ce+baII 6: J. V. Baseball 5, Varsify 6: Glee Club 5: Oufing Club 5, 6. GARY WELCH l HARRY WILLIAMS 22 BUTLER ROAD SCARSDALE, N. Y. I944 Railroad Club 6: Review 6: Riverdalian 6. TO fhe school af large, Harry is fhaf guy who drives fo school in clifferenf car every day. Harry being somewhaf of an infroverf, if would seem fo fhe uninformed fhaf his only disfincfion is fhis passion for beaufiful, well-kepf aufomobiles. This is nof fhe case, Harry, no playboy, is a hard- working, painsfaking sfudenf as is evidenced by his receiving fhe covefecl French Award lasf year. Mosf of his inferesfs lie oufside of school life, up in Scarsdale, and if is known fhaf he, like ofhers from his hilly localify, frequenfly indulges in horseback riding and bowling. Ouief, diffidenf, he is nof heard as much as some of our ofher classmafes, ancl seems fo absorb fhe required knowledge fairly well. To Harry, whefher riding in Buick or Ford, we wish fhe besf of highways. i A NOT S0 BRIEF LAST WORD The class of I947 may noi' be fhe besf class Riverdale has ever grad- uafed, fhe claim of one sixfh former, buf if will sfand ouf in fhe school hisfory as a group composed of fhe mosf oufsfanding men of disfincfion, fo say nofhing of fhe idiosyncrasies of ifs less prominenf members This class boasfs fhe besf afhlefes in many years, fhe besf brains fhe school has ever head, plus fhe mosf self-cenfered crew of so-called infelligenfsia fhaf have ever argued wifh Mr. Clough. When a single class includes such as fhese: a mad carfoonisf, an arisfo- crafic peasanf, a farmer, a benevolenf despof, a self-confessed genius, a would-be housewrecker, a grocery fycoon, an Orinoco knife fhrower, a frown, a Chinese felephone operafor, a fafher, an amafeur Confederafe general, a normal person, a shop-liffer, and a blank mind, if obviously will long be remembered in one way or anofher. THE EDITORS UNDERGRADUATES 1 YOBERT Nicol. New council, Review head, fencing caplain for I948, honor sludenf, all-around class leader, oulsianding in his achievemenls, Ihis Fiilh Former will in I947 lead 'rhe school. OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATES N Qfuwfgi Q Q-2 we D54 JACK RIPPERGER , I Highesf-scoring All-Mei' 'full- 'f -f ' I N back of fhe Iaesf R.C.S. 'Ieam 'if' x in hislory, Hs I947 caplain, 'I , i :wwf earnesf Councilor, class lead- , ' ' er, he should achieve even ' 0 ' ,I jf-Afxfsfxf more in I947. FIFTH FORM CLASS OF 1948 FOURTH ROW: Boal, Kenney, Arca, Depp, Brose, Wollner, Kennedy, Mugler, De Bra, Mason, Gordon L., Tellsch, Baer F. THIRD ROW: Alvarez, Sanchez, Noerdlinger, Ripperger, Hurdus, Dercksen, McManus, Blum, Danby, Corniclx, Raliani, Piclcard. SECOND ROW: Brooks, Sfone, Boissevain, Baer B., Campagna, Schaclme, Nicol, Jaeger, Shapiro, Kalman. KNEELING: Tilp, Jagger, Highfower, Rosenblufh, Living- sion, Kux, LaMar, Kahn, Balchker. ABSENT: Barber, Gaulocher, Feibleman, Ruiz, Taveniere, Weinsfoclr, Rosenwalcl, Froeb, Magill. THIRD ROW: Margues, De Torres, Badell, D'AIIessandro A., Rincon, Case, Schroe- der, Bickiey, Solfero. SECOND ROW: Chrisfie, Lange, Gamsu, Schwarzicopf, Kira- cofe, Papazian, ScoH, Goddard. FIRST ROW: Puiadas, Heyman K., Fuifon, Goffiieb, Hummel, Markelson, Lowry G. ABSENT: Herben, Beck, Prem. THIRD ROW: Van Suefendal, Rose C., Sobol, Garcia, Deli, JeIineIi. SECOND ROW: Harper, Malm, Gepferf, Wilson, Feigin, John, Morrell. SEATED: O'HanIon, Ney R., Page W., Gilleffe, Abel J., D'AIIessandro G.. Jones. ABSENT: Henschel, Shirley, Vigier, Du Fresne, Fabian, Hirsf, RosenbIaH, Kemier. SECOND FORM CLASS OF 1951 THIRD ROW: Davis R., ScI1miIz, Blair, Pe+erson, Sfrauss- P., Forsler, Miller, Grim- meH, Vance, Borwicz. SECOND ROW: Ei+ingon B., MoII, Isselhardf, Pound, WI1iIon, Van Passen, Powers, Armslrong, Marllleson S., Chou W. FIRST ROW: Declxer, Slrauss S., O'Hare, Macheile, Koerner, Chang, Sclwer R., Hamillon D. ABSENT: Sinauer, Floer, De Graff EII., Brokaw, McClellan, Lanlxasler. FIRST FORM CLASS OF 1952 THIRD ROW: Pulrang, Eifingon T., Noyes, Page B., Merrill, Papazian R., Wray P., Swanson, Helwiclc, Krooss, Rosenwald P. SECOND ROW: Simon, Hano, Mayer, Temple, Cone, Abel M., Brownlee D., Tibbeff, Eifingon B., Papazian A., Rowley. FIRST ROW: Eagles, Green, Villiers-Allerand, De Flandre, I-lowes, Seymour, De Grafer, Shal- IeIe, B. ABSENT: Bowen, Currie, Hersey, Degener, Rosenwald T., Sonnenberg. SIXTH GRADE CLASS OF 1953 FOURTH ROW: Gilbert, Ahouse, Greene, Neumark, Rose S. Aubry, Benson, Herzog, Flood, Evans. THIRD ROW: Van Der- pool, Meng, Robbins, Herbs-I, Woo-dman, Halperin, McLelland Lamberl, Sour. SECOND ROW: Crary, Derbin, Conboy, Brown- lee G,. Reynolds, Vizefhann H., Shallelle M. FIRST ROW Shonyo, Waferman, Flelcher, Rose P., Ruslon, Gardner, Wilson FIFTH GRADE CLASS OF 1954 THIRD ROW: Burnham, Maclnnes, Carr, Jorgensen, Carmona, Benedicl, Telelman, Kagel. SECOND ROW: Ewing D., Knaulh, Van Ellen, Bernard, Ludloff, Muccia, Davis D., Ewing W., Hadamard. FIRST ROW: Wesion, Fuld, Schaefer, Nichols, Hamillon W., Wray M. FOURTH GRADE CLASS OF 1955 THIRD ROW: Cavanaugh, Epslein, Morgan, McGuigan, Alex- ander A., Miller L. SECOND ROW: Spilhaus, Herbsl F., Franlr, Blinken, Moloy F., Vizelhann R. FIRST ROW: Davies. Mahler, Scraff, Alexander J., Lawrence, Oliver. ig? STUDENT ACTIVITIES O if gg It THE COUNCIL STANDlNG: Naud, Von Nardroff, Nicol. SEATED: Ripperger, Ford lPres.l, Brae- sfrup lSec.l. AB- SENT: Minervini. ESPITE fhe usual problems involved in ifs dufies, fhe I946-47 Council, headed firsf by Donald Ford, and fhen by Pefer Braesfrup, due fo fhe former's illness, success- fully carried ouf a program which marked a sfep forward in fhe growing influence of fhe Council and ifs funcfions. The well-known Naud Bill, providing for regular school meefings, was puf fhrough in April, I946, along wifh 'fhe Braesfrup Bill which ouflined a plan for incorporafing class officers info fhe relief and social organizafions, which in furn were puf under Council supervision. ln addifion fo supervising fhe all-imporfanf class elecfions and generally promofing fhe class governmenfs, fhe Council submiffed ifs recommendafions for fhe new school, and also survived a shorf infernal conflicf befween 'fhe fwo Council officers. During ifs lasf monfhs in office, fhe Council passed in school meefings a Maiorify Bill, providing for a maiorify vofe fo elecf fhe Council Presidenf and a resolufion calling on 'fhe faculfy fo refurn fhe disciplinary confrols 'fo fhe Council. In addifion, fhe Council supervised fhe I947 elecfions, which were con- sidered 'fhe mosf efficienfly and fairly run in fhe school's hisfory. Down fo four acfive members af fhe end of ifs ferm, fhe old Council gladly furned fhings over fo Roberf Nicol's new regime on April 9fh. STUDENT ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION l A NDER fhe guidance of Rol Mann, sfudenf acfivifies sucl Grey Book ldone by Braesfrup Schweifzerl and fhe Liferary Me zine lrevived by Saxe and Sallrinl f been encouraged fo come ouf for firsf fime in many monfhs. Publ fions were fhe only acfivifies fo re improve fheir qualify or fo expan quanfify. The ofhers have reache rafher mediocre degree. This was 'fo a general downward frend on influence of acfivifies in school and an indifference shown by l fhe sfaff and fhe sfudenf body. STANDING: Gordon G., Sallcin, Jc SEATED: Braesfrup, Mann, Bacharach. SENT: Noerdlinger, Saxe. The Dramafic Associafion STANDING: Baer, Abel, Kux, Gillelfe. SEATED: Gordon, Mann iPres.l, Scher, Highfower. ABSENT: Kennedy, Kahn, Dan- by. HROUGHOUT fhe years fhe Dramafic Asscciafion has remained one of fhe mosl' valuable organizafions af Riverdale. By keeping ifs sfandards high, fhe Associafion preserves ifs dignify and is able fo consisf of a selecf body of boys genuinely inferesfed in fhe fheafre. ln addifion fo scenes from several Shakespearian plays performed in Chapel by members fhe Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, fwo maior plays were presenfed. Dickens' A Chrisfmas Carol was made a success by fhe performances of Richard Scher and Norman Danby, playing Scrooge and Bob Crafchif respecfively. Scher and Danby were supporfed by a large casf comprised of members of bofh fhe fBoys' and Girls' Schools. Credif is due also fo fhe coaching of Mr. Frank Shorf who has direcfed many plays in fhe years he has been af Riverdale. ln fhe spring Romeo and Julief was presenfed under fhe same direcfion and was iudged good by fhe sfudenf body. HIS year marked a badly needed reorganiza- fion of fhe Relief Sociefy. A plan devised by he Council and speedily adopfed by fhe sfu- lenfs has handed over fhe iob of relief collecfor I o fhe class officers of fhe Upper School. An- vfher new feafure 'lhis year is fhe choosing by he sfudenfs of fhe charifies fo which fheir money hall go. There has been a nafural lefdown on fhe parf if fhe sfudenfs fowards 'l'his organizafion affer he years of warfime enfhusiasm, buf fhis oughl' of fo become permanenf. Considering fhaf fhis ras fhe firsf year of fhe new sysfem, fhe resulfs 'ere nof 'loo disfurbingg buf fhe collecfors in fhe Jfure musf puf forfh beffer efforf and more enuine inferesf. Presidenf Roberf Schweifzer did a fine iob, :omefimes doing fhe work of fhe few recalcifranf r lefhargic collecfors. l'ANDlNG: Heyman K., Mann, Kux, Lowry J. SEATED: :hwarz, Schweifzer IChairmanl, Bacharach, Gordon. THE REVIEW STANDING: Hum- mel, Saxe, Heyman T.,Kahn.SEATED:Ni- col,Bacharach,Mann, lEd.i, Joseph. S fhe leading school publicafion, The Riverdale Review puf ou'I- issues which, despi+e some early flaws in 'Phe wriiing deparfmeni, were consislenfly on a par wilh +he previous year's fine sfandards. More phoios, pages, and ihe addi+ion of rhree columns lPeeve's ln Review, Saxe's The Joker, and Scher's Music Corner , pro- vided added coverage and in+eres+ for an increasing number of readers. On ihe Board were Edifor-in-Chief Roberl' Mann, Sporfs Ediior Tom Joseph, News Edifors Roberi' Nicol and Andrew Bacharach, Business Manager Roberi Schweilzer, Alumni Edi'l'or Richard Kahn, Phofography Edifor Tom Heyman, Circulalion Managers Todd Gaulocher and Donald Hummel, and Assisfanl' Edilor Sfephen Saxe. There was a gen- eral improvemen+ in fhe ediforials, and +he spor+s coverage was greaily advanced dur- ing l'he yea r. RIGINALLY planning an aus+eri'ry model for The I947 edi+ion of 'rhe school yearbook +o meei rising cosfs and decreased revenues, 'the Riverdalian organ- izaiion was able, 'lhrough +he hard work of i+s excellenl Business S+aFF lwhich included mos+ of 'lhe Sixfh Formi, +o raise more 'ihan +he sum needed. Planning 'For 'lhe yearbook siaried over a year before publicalion, and a s+rong efforl' was made 'ro reduce non- esseniial malerial, +o concen'lra+e on candid phoiography and senior wrile-ups. ln 'l'he organizaiion were: Edilor Pefer Braeslrupg a Technical Sfalif includ- ing H. Highlower, R. Schwarz, and G. Gordon, a Sporls S+aFf, headed , by Richard Scher, which included D. Keefe, V. Noerdlinger, T. Joseph, and Assisfanl' Ediior Dennis Kuxg a A Pho+ography S+aFF, headed by l Richard Scher, including P. Gilleife, A K. Heyman, and M. Rosenbluihg a General Wriling Siafi, headed by Sieve Saxe, including J. Lowry, E. Lange, A. Bacharach, S. Shapiro, U C. Weinsfockp and a crack Busi- A ness Sialif, headed by David Sein- iger, including E. Schroeder, P. Slachelburg, T. Carr, mos'l' of I +he Six'rh Form plus 'l'he Lower School. E STANDING: Kux. SEATED: Saxe, Brae- s-lrup lEd.l, Seiniger, Scher. The Glee Club l'HIRD ROW: Sobel, Prechf, Kroe- ger, Livingsfon, Kennedy, Derck- sen, Heyman K., LaMar, Schwarz. 'SECOND ROW: Taylor, Hurdus, Voorhees, Chou F., Blum, Kiracofe, Salkin, Mr. Brown. FIRST ROW: -owry J., Scher R., Warner, Jack- son, Brown, Maneck, Mehfa. AB- SENT: DeBra, Garcia, Ney R., , Seiniger, Danby, Schweifzer. URING fhe Iasf fhree years fhe Glee Club, once one of Riverdale's finesf insfifu- fions, has suffered a lapse. This year, under fhe able direcfion of Mr. Oren Brown, if made progress in refurning fo ifs former sfafus. The firsf and mosf promising developmenf of fhe regime was fhe esfablishmenf of a new sef of sfandards. In fhe pasf few seasons anyone who so desired could become a member. Now, however, Mr. Brown decided fo sacrifice quanfify, and fo resfricf membership fo fhose who had pofenfially good voices. The resulfs have been exfremely good. Concerfs were given af fhe Presbyferian Hospifal, Seaman's lnsfifufe, Drew Seminary, fhe May Fesfival, and fhe Forfiefh Anniversary Banquef. However fhe proposed Caribbean four in fhe Spring Vacafion was cancelled: as a resulf inferesf waned somewhaf. A greaf amounf of credif is due Mr. Brown for his unfiring efforfs in fhe fhankless fask of affempfing fo raise fhe Glee Club from ifs inifial doldrums, and fo fhe club's presidenf, Jack Jackson. EADED by Andrew Bacharach, and aided by fhe various class organizafions, fhe Social Commiffee, operafing under a Council law providing for fhe incorporafion of class officers info fhe commiffee, fook a prominenf parf in organizing fhe social life of fhe school. Andrew Bacharach was fhe prime spirif of fhe Chrisfmas Dance: buf due fo fhe lack of co- operafion, fhe preparafion of fhe very suc- cessful Easfer Dance and of several dining room affairs was furned over fo class officials of fhe Fiffh Form who included Byron Baer, Harry Livingsfon, Dennis Kux, and Michael Rosenblufh. In fhe Dormifory, usually fhe social hub of fhe school, several dances were sponsored by fhe Dormifory Social Commiffee, whose members were Pefer Gilleffe, Dennis Kux and Donald Mason. STANDING: Gilleffe, Lowry J., Baer B. SEATED: Rosen blufh, Bacharach, Schweifzer. ABSENT: Herben. THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE FALL SEPT. 24TH-Greaf Forfiefh Year commences wifh Grand Talk by Messrs. Hackeff, Carey, Berfino, Benf, Hildenbrand, plus anyone else who hap- pens fo be around. OCT. 4TH-In record heaf wave, Riverdale opens foofball season wifh vicfory over plucky Oakland, 4I-6. OCT. 25TH-Cassella is duly enrolled af Riverdale. OCT. 26TH-R.C.S. roufs Morrisfown, 26-l2. NOV. IST--In farewell move, Cassella affends English class. NOV. 5TH-Thin red line breaks affer heroic come-back as Goralski, Walker, and Lady Luck enable Trinify fo score upsef 3I-I9. Riverdale swears revenge in I947. NOV. 9TH-A reinvigorafed Riverdale beafs Sform King, 37-7. NOV. l6TH-On warpafh, Riverdale Indians massacre Hackleyg Big Chief Ripperger 8: Brave Minervini make Ram- sey 8z fribe smoke peace pipe. Score: 53 scalps fo l9. NOV. 22ND-Review appears: mys- ferious Peeve draws fire from irafe farmer. NOV. 26TH-Mr. Clough infones, You know, don I- you, if's lafer fhan you 'l'hinkl Class checks wafches. DEC. I3TH-Nickel absconds from Mergenfhaler Linofype Co. wifh 52,000,000 while Schweifzer absconds from Relief Sociefy wifh Sl69.73, buf laffer has change of hearf af subway enfrance. DEC. I3TH-Chrisfmas Prom, despife confeffi baffle befween Bacharach and resf of dance commiffee, is pronounced fiinancial, social, 84 gusfafory success . Nef profifs: SI. DEC. 22ND- A Chrisfmas Carol a bif off key: Scrooge Scher, and Dan- by, Melfzer, sfrike fhe few high nofes. WINTER JAN. 7TH-Seiniger poinfs wifh pride fo his frenzied appearance in a Life phofo coverage of Waldorf-Asforia fes- fivify, saying Our Dave makes good! JAN. l5TH- Brain Trus1 ' begins Honors Course wifh lecfure by Mr. Weeks. lf's fhe besf fhing in years! cries Salkin. The course is coeducafional. JAN. 22ND-R. C. M. does a surprise Charlesfon before delighfed Sixfh Form audience, in Room G. FEB. 4TH-Killer Saxe demolishes Lower Schooler's nose in bus brawl. Said Saxe: I+ was a fough fighf, folks, buf I won . FEB.I4TH-F. S. H. shocked because boys don'f realize whaf a whole River- dale is. Boys shocked by ambiguify. FEB. I7TH-Ed Brown refuses fo sing Peasanf Canfafa in Chapel. FEB. 20TH-Braesfrup doesn'+ speak before lunch foday. He is absenf. FEB. ZIST-Mr. Cobb blows dog whisfle in physics. Goddard hears shrill sound. FEB. 26TH-Minervini puzzles over scribbled nofe on English paper, finally deciphers Use beffer penmanship. MAR. 4TH-Joseph cracks Mr. Mur- ray's marking sysfemg Mr. Murray cracks Joseph. MAR. 8TH-Final Council elecfions. New Councillors Schackne, Campagna, efc., celebrafe friumph: frusfrafed Kux vows comeback: Warner: No com- menf . MAR. IOTH-Money rolls in for Greaf New Sifeg Mr. Hackeff rolls ouf in Greaf New Sfudebaker. MAR. IZTH-Mr. Page: Why didn r you do your homework lasf nighf, Gris- fede? Grisfede: l was over af my sisfer's house, and she has fhree kids. ff 5.-N, , g My . , Nw.-,Q 5 ,MW Nm , ., 'xxx fi f . Q. ' K MAR. I4TH-Meh+a's racehorse wins Bombay Sweepsfakes. Homi clips mus- lache in lriumph as rupees pour in. MAR. 24TH-Pa1'el admifs Mr. Cobb has penelraled l'he secre'r of 'lhe lndian rope lrick. MAR. 26TH-Famous dormifory riof fakes place in pre-vacalion frenzy. SPRING APR. IOTH-F. S. H. in surprise move +akes hin+ from Peeve and abolishes Currenl Evenls for one mon'rh, despile sobbing pro+es+s of Naud, Voorhees. APR. I2TH-Those Seniors +aking Apf- ifude Tesfs of College Board find +hey have no apfifude for anylhing. Keefe lhumbs idly +hru exam booklef, faking any 'resf fha? happens 'ro come along. APR. I7TH-F. S. H. puls crusher on Sixfh Form for flagpole. Mann plans on one cosfing 5800, calls 'for individual dona+ions of 525: S40 x S25 I SI,000. S I 000-S800:S200:''miscellaneous. cries Mann, while being larred, fea+h- ered. APR. 23RD-Dr. Pulrang addresses Sixlh Form on sex. Nofhing new has been added. Gordon sfars in quesfion- answer period. APR. 30TH- Grea'l' For'rie'I'h Annivers- ary Celebra+ion ai' lhe Waldorf-As- foria. MAY 3RD-Triniiy 'lakes over River- dale on Trini+y Day. Goes home wiih bloody nose, afhlefically speaking. MAY 24TH - Track season ends. Townsfolk calch glimpse of a dozen greyclad sfreaks heading for Paul's dis- pensary. JUNE 5TH-Class Nighf .... JUNE 6TH-Commencemenf. Speeches by scien+is+ Mann, spokesman Braesfrup, and philosopher Salkin, fol- lowed by wild orgy. JUNE 7TH-l+'s all over, now. gl my w I E s fe, , , . 35 5 5, 5 Q Q 5' X Q -in Mi I A Q ' , ez .ge 'giicfi 1 :K l .,,. . fr W E t 1907 ATHLETICS I947's UNDEFEATED TEAM W af , 13 f M JZ. f E 21' f , UV, Wfe,zE3?, 5 'ww WW M. :QQ iam K M-rlwwlsui is THIRD ROW: Grisfede, McManus, Scher R., Pickard, Naud, Rippererger, Taylor, Heyman K., Voorhees, Cassella. SECOND ROW: Mr. Berfino, Coach, Sfachelberg, Mgr., Rafiani, Lowry J., Depp, Mason, Schwarz, Welch, Rosenwald J., Gordon L., Hodge, Noerdlinger, Mgr., Mr. Mclnfyre, Coach. FIRST ROW: Jaeger, Braeslrup, Campagna, Baer B., Vidal I., Ford, Capfaing Schackne, Vidal ll, Minervini, Boissevain. ABSENT: Seiniger, Welch, Keefe, Danker. FOOTBALL HE RIVERDALE foofball squad, wifh a record six sfraighf vicfories and one 'lie from I945, frained for fhe I946 season fwo weeks before school opened, developing fhrough fhe season info fhe mosf powerful feam in school hisfory. Only Trinify, a revamped eleven which had losf fo Hackley by one poinf, beaf fhe Red and Grey. The lndians commenced fheir season in grand sfyle, mowing down fheir firsf four opponenfs wifh liffle efforf. However, on Elecfion Day, Trinify ruined our unblemished record, defeafing us, despife a dogged fhird quarfer come-back, by fwo fouchdowns. The following Safurday, Riverdale, defermined fo make up for fheir defeaf, ufferly roufed Sform King, scoring 3I poinfs in fhe firsf half alone: and a week lafer, Riverdale, in a display of asfonishing power and precision, friumphanfly crushed old rival Hackley. The oufsfanding Riverdale player and cify high scorer, Jack Ripperger, scored II3 ouf of 2l3 Riverdale poinfs by his powerful plunging .... Guards Schackne, Campagna, and fhe Vidals aggressively foughf fhru every game . . . veferan fackles Taylor, Gordon, and Capfain Ford were oufsfanding in fheir hard blocking .... Quarferback Minervini bofh pilofed fhe feam and ran wifh fhe ball equally well, receiving fhe Lamberf F00+ball Schedule Trophy as fhe mosf valuable player .... Ends Keefe Iiniured in RCSO mid-seasonl, Mason, and Depp were effecfive pass-cafchers, 4, bppbakland M. A. ringing up four fouchdowns . . . experienced backs Pickard, I8 0 Irving Seiniger Icrifically injured early in fhe seasonl, Hodge, Naacl, I9 0 Barnard and Danker were all of greaf value in fhe ground-gaining deparf- T3 -T-Afifsfown rlnl y menfg Pickard kicked five ouf of eighf exfra poinfs in fhe Hackley game. Backs Baer, Danker, Hodge, Cenfers Jaeger, and End Braesfrup were fanafic facklers on fhe defensive. Coaches Frank Berfino and Frank Mclnfyre, of course, were fhe forces fhaf shaped fhis powerful aggregafion, while Mr. Baldwin followed fhe feam from fhe sidelines. 37 7 Sform King 53 I9 Hackley THIRD ROW: Mehfa, Brose, Bacharach, Maneck, Arca, Bofero, Taveniere. SECOND ROW: Mr. Adam, Coach, Heyman T., Rincon, Case, Froeb, Prem, O'Hanlon, Wollner. FIRST ROW: Telfsch, Mehringer, Rosenblufh, Schweifzer, Capfaing Sallrin, Joseph, Schwarzkopf. SOCCER FF fo a shaky sfarf, fhe soccer feam gained ifs equilibrium af fhe end of fhe year. The feam, which was weak in reserves, was sparked by all-cify Bob Schweif- zer, capfain of fhe feam. His sfeady performance was a vifal facfor in each game. Mike Rosenblufh and Tom Joseph also were sfeady performers. John Salkin arrived in fhe middle of fhe season from Belgium fo sfrengfhen fhe offense. Ofher high scorers were Mehringer, Arca, and Bofero: especially if assisfs are counfed. One of +he finesf feafures of fhis year's feam was ifs defensive play. Backs like Maneck and Wollner formed a sfrong defense againsf oncoming fhrusfs. Don Froeb, 'lhe goalfender, was a fine guardian. Wifh Mike Rosenblufh fhe capfain, nexf year's feam can look forward fo a successful season. Many new players were broken in fhis pasf year and acquired fhe experience necessary fo play good ball. Againsl' league opposifion fhe 'leam fared excepfionally well, gaining I8 poinfs by defeafing Hackley and playing a sfrong Sform King squad fo a fie. Soccer Schedule RCS Opp. I 2 Sfafen Island 2 I Columbia Grammar I 3 Horace Mann 0 3 Fieldsfon 4 2 Hackley 3 I Birch Wafhen 0 4 Poly Prep 3 0 Irving 3 0 Garden Counfry Day 3 0 McBurney 0 0 Lincoln I I Bronxville 2 2 Sform King SECOND ROW: Welch, Scher R., Taylor, Mgr.: Pickard, Jaeger. FIRST ROW: Mason, Mehringer, Nau-d, Capfaing Minervini, Alverez. ABSENT: Schweifzer, Weinsfock, Mr. Crawford, Coach: Mr. Maclnfyre, Coach. BASKETBALL LTHOUGH harassed by fhe iniuries and absence of many of ifs besf players, fhe baskefball feam of I947 emerged wifh an even number of vicfories and defeafs. Rangy Horace Alvarez, high scorer, and Tom Naud, veferan ball-handler and play-maker, missed much acfion due fo injuries and ineligibilify, respecfively. Virginio Minervini, smoofh worker on fhe courf, was fhe player whose spirif and sfeady skill kepf fhe feam fogefher during many fense momenfs. Larry Mehringer, crack sef- shoofer, always quick fo fake advanfage of any lapse on fhe parf of fhe opposifion, ended fhe season as one of fhe mosf valuable members of fhe feam. Color and excife- menf were added by fhe acfivifies of Donald Mason. Such was fhe eccenfric Moose's decepfion fhaf he confused nof only fhe opposifion, buf offen fhe harried referee. This frequenfly led fo 'lhe de- Baskeliball Schedule rangemenf of nof only Moose buf also fhe ofher mem- R25 OSP' S+ gleam d bers of fhe quinfeffe. George Jaeger and Ted Packard 30 54 Al-jshisan were parf-fime firsf sfringers and played a good game. 44 39 Mo,,g,+o,,,,, Second feam members who saw frequenf acfion were 43 25 Collegiafe Richard Scher, Charlie Weinsfock, and Gary Welch. :O 33 l'Vl ? Despife fheir loss 'ro Sform King, fhe Redmen refained 33 is E::m+yKing 'lheir sfanding in fhe Triangular League by defeafing 41 23 Lincoln Hackley. The mosf excifing game of fhe year, however, 32 26 Hackley was fhe one-poinf defeaf by Englewood, fo say nofhing 40 4' Englewood of fhe unofficial, riofous Faculfv game which ended in 32 37 Kingswood , ' , 28 50 Trrnlfy Col. JV pandemonium and anofher fwo-pomf defeaf for fhe 4' 28 Edgewood Younger five. 24 57 Fordham Prep SECOND ROW: Schroeder, Von Nardroff, Wollner, Kahn, Mgr.: Warner, Shapiro, Gordon G. SEATED: Heyman T., Rosenblufh, Lowry J., Capfaing Ney P., Nicol, Mugler. ABSENT: Maneck, Brown. FENCINC- HE FENCING TEAM fhis year reached fhe climax of fhree years' work by realizing fhe fourfh undefeafed season in fhe annals of Riverdale fencing. Overwhelming mosf of ifs opposifion by large scores and defeafing experienced college feams, Riverdale can claim a fop posifion among fhe counfry's prep school feams. This year feafured a full nine-man fhree-weapon feam, and some of fhe finesf fencing seen here in years. The foil feam was a pofenf frio: each member won af leasf fwenfy-five boufs, and ifs greaf performances did much fo help fhe feam along. The epee feam, fhough offen fhe poinf of being a help fo fhe faced wifh fhe foughesf opposifion, af lasf rose fo fearn insfead of a defrimenf, as in pasf years. The sabre feam did fine work fhroughoul' fhe season. all five of ifs members furning in splendid records. The members of fhe feam-Capfain Lowry, Maneck, and Von Nardroff, foil: Nicol, Warner, and Shapiro, epee: Ney, Rosenblufh, Brown, and Mugler, sabre: and jack-of-all-frades Heyman fenced ably fhrough- ouf fhe season. Much of fhe credif, however, musf go fo Coach Von Arnold. This year wifh fhe assisf- ance of Johnny Von Arnold, his pafienf and kind help meanf much fo fhe feam. Alfhough seven of fhe le'H'er men are graduafing, Mr. Von Arnold may be counfed on fo furn ouf anofher championship feam nexf year. UNDEFEATED Fencing Schedule RCS Opp. Team Il 7 Easfern Disfricl- HS 25 2 Columbia Freshmen 21 6I Augusfa M. A. 5 4 McBurney 2l 3 Adm. Billard I7 I0 Yale Freshmen 20 7 Army Plebes 2I 6 Princefon Freshmen 6 3 McBurney I5 I2 Columbia U. Varsify 37'f2 3l Valley Forge IZV2 Penn Charfer SEATED: Welch, De Bra, Pickard, Bacharach, capfain: Mehringer, Braeslrup, Kux, MIDDLE ROW: Mr. Rowley, coach: Voorhees, Scher, Keefe, Warner, Mason, Magill, manager. BACK ROW: Baer, B., Barber, Campagna, Froeb, Joseph. ABSENT: Schackne, Seiniger, Naud, Ripperger. TRACK OLLOWING +he undefeafed season of I946, +his year's +rack +eam, losing only one varsiiy member and developing new faleni in various field and running even+s, carried on in +he iradifion of ifs predecessor wifh an undefeafed winfer record againsi schools whom we were afraid fo compefe wi+h a year ago, and a busy spring schedule under fhe guidance of Coach Rowley. De Bra, Mason, Bacharach, Mehringer, Pickard, Schackne, and Braesirup compefed in fhe Madison Square Garden meefs during The winfer, Pickard achieving a record 'Four+h place in +he prep school fwelve-pound shof pu+. ln ihe spring, Bacharach, Froeb, Welch, and De Bra lusually a milerl look a fhird place in a special prep school mile relay in +he Sefon Hall Relays, April I9'rh. The same speedy crew also ran lhe same race in fhe Penn Relays, April 25l'h. As for +he individual members of +he leam-crack runner Capt Bacharach, in addi'I'ion +o fhe races described above, sprinled +he I00- and 200-yard dashes, winning firs+ places in boih consis+en+ly. De Bra, as well as being a reliable disrance man, racked up numerous poinfs in 'lhe discus, iavelin, and shoi' pu'l' deparfmenfs, along wifh sfrong 'Field evenfs men Pickard, Keefe, Taylor, and Schackne. Winning every 440-yard dash bui one in 'rhe spring I946-winfer I947 meefs, old +imer Braesfrup carried on reliably +his spring, assisied by newcomer Froeb. Mason, Mehringer, and Ripperger were good second-place ieam in 'The sprinfs, making up +he back-bone of 'The 880- and 440-yard relay +eams. Weak in fhe sawdusl' deparfmenf, The feam relied on Keele En fhe pole vaull' and a rarher conglomerale crew in ihe broad and high jumping. Track Schedule RCS Opp. Team 53 65 ManhaH'an Prep 4l 36 Regis 56 39 Horace Mann 44 5l Hackley McBurney FIRST ROW: Mr. Mclnfyre, coach: D'Alessandro, Schwarz, Livingsfon, Minervini, Capfain, Arca, Hurdus, Naud. SECOND ROW: Badell, Rosenwald, Marraro, Mehringer, Ruiz, Hummel, Mgr. THIRD ROW: Rincon, Froeb, Scher. BASEBALL S WE go fo press we have had liHle opporfunify fo wafch fhe feam in acfion, buf from wha'I' we have observed and from fhe general opinion we can say fhaf fhey, fhough handicapped by inexperience, will cause plenfy of frouble before fhe season is over. Three refurning veferans, forming fhe backbone of Coach Macln1yre's nine, are Tom Naud, regular pifcher and clean-up hiffer in fhe games fhaf he can play, Harry Livingsfon, sharp fielding fhird baseman wifh fwo years of varsify experience behind him, and Capfain Minnervini, fhe sfarfing cenfer fielder. Four new-comers who have shown enough fo earn sfarfing berfhs are Larry Mehringer, Don Mason, Lucas Rincon, and Armando D'Alessandro. Lasf year's JV which did noi' have foo specfacular a record however acfed as fhe proving ground for several of fhis year's regulars, Arca, second base, Ruiz, firsf base, and Froeb, lefl field. Ofhers who rafe as subs are, Rosen- walcl, Schwarz, Marraro, and Hindus. ln all Coach Maclnfyre, a newcomer himself af Riverdale, expecfs fhe feam fo be primed for fhe big game againsf Haclcley and fo show up well againsf all fhe feams on a rafher difficulf schedule. Baseball Schedule RCS Opp. Team 4 3 Edgewood 3 3 Englewood I 3 Adelphi l I3 Sform King 2 9 Hackley Rain Trinify I2 I4 Lincoln 4 3 Regis I6 8 Garden Day Fieldsfon Morrisfown SEATED: Prem, Case, Weinsfoch, Gaulocher, Gofilieb, Sioneg STANDING: Ney, capfain: Warner, Mehra, Schweifzer, Lowry. ' TENNIS LTHOUGH handicapped by fhe loss of four regulars, Coach von Arnold happily saw +he re+urn of lasi' year's one-1'wo-'lhree men, in rurn Capfain Ney, Schweifzer, and Warner. These 'lhree have made noiiceable improvemenl' during 'I'his summer and combined wifh such promising new-comers as Weinsfoclr, Case, and Mehfa, 'l'he Team is assured of avenging some of lasl' year's slinging selbaclcs. Among fhose who were noi foo prominenl' in ihe previous year, Gordon, Gaulocher, and Prem, have shown The kind of s1'uFF fhal' will elevafe fhem from fhe masses. Predicfions are usually dangerous Things fo famper wil'h, especially in sporis: bul' one would noi do ihe Tennis leam iusiice wifhouf saying ihal' +hey should in any case improve 'I'heir fifrh place s+and- ing in fhe AAPS and become serious con+enders for 'lop honors. And in lhe Triangular league compefifion, where fhere are 28 vifal poinis af sialce in Tennis, I8 Varsify-6 JVl Riverdale should come our wi+h a large maiorify wifhoui 'loo much difficulfy. Tennis Schedule RCS Opp. Team 4 I McBurney 5 0 Birch Walhen Rain Columbia Grammer I 4 Haclrley 3 2 Irving Rain Triniiy 0 3 Horace Mann 3 n 6 Poly Prep Sform King Fieldsfon Peelrshill MA 'Mn-X X lm .4159-. it J. Qfififigi A Za? 85601, if S 11 Q s S' fe a THE RIVERDALIAN BOARD WISHES TO THANK ALL OUR COMPLIMENTARY ADVERTISERS AHNEMAN 81 YOUNKEERE, INC .EE...,.. 3320 BAILY AVE. N.Y.C FUHRMAN BROS. . EE,.,EE ..,EE,E AEE...AEE...., R I VERDALE ...........,...... N.Y.C S. L. JOSEPH ,.....N.....L..LL,LL ,L.L, LL,LLLL..LLLL. - . NEW YORK ,LLL..LLLL,..... N.Y.C. ARTHUR J. NEWMARK... ..... ,..... . ..NEW YORK ............. . N.Y.C. THE SCHERS NEW YORK .. .. L... ...... N .Y.C THE SEINIGERS .. .. ,..,.., -NEW YORK .. N.Y.C O. FINKELBERG ...,.... ...,.,,,. N EW YORK ........, . ...... 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WE SERVE Sclwaefers Klnqsbridge 6-4444 MARTINS BOOK 81 GIFT SHOP Arlisis Supplies Books - Lending Library - Greeling Cards Eng raving - Slalionery - Giffs - Religious Arlicles 255 W. 23Is+ ST. New York 63, N. Y. Est I906 A+wa+er 9-3797 HUNTER Florisis of Disfinclion I055 PARK AVENUE J. Franklin Hunler New York Cify PAULDING PHARMACY, INC. I349 LEXINGTON AVENUE New York Cily 28, N. Y. D O C ' S Hudson Parkway Pharmacy Sidney Pollack, Ph. G. 5660 MOSHOLU AVE. al Tyndall Ave. Riverdale-on-Hudson, N. Y. Klnqsbridge 9-8288 THE RIVERDALE Literary Magazine IUNE, 1947 FOREWORD IN CHoos1NG contributions for the Riverdale Literary Magazine, our aim has been always to select the best writing done at Riverdale dur- ing the past two years. lfVe believe that this is the only important prin- ciple that need be followed to produce a truly good literary magazine. We hope that this issue will provide the stimulus needed to revive the literary spirit of Riverdale in subsequent years. JOHN DANIEL SALKIN STEPHEN OSCAR SAXE CO TEN TS The Torment of Doctor Veblin . . . STEPHEN SAXE Nature's Remedy ..... . ROBERT SCHWEITZER O' Growing Pains . . . . . PETER BRAESTRUP Down With Capitalism . . . . STEVE SAXE Invitation ........... ERNEST VON NARDOFF Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness . . P. BRAESTRUP Post-War Belgium . . . . . JOHN SALKIN Of Death and Time . . CHARLES WEINSTOCK Berlin Today ....... . ERNEST VON NARDOFF Object of Teaching Indian History . . . H0311 F. NIEHTA The Grey Mills . . . . PETER S. FEIBLEMAN The Gilded Mirror . . . GILBERT GORDON New York Street . . . CHARLES KALMAN The Torment of Doctor Veblin N His coMFoRTABLE, well-heated library Doctor Veblin sat amid high walls lined to the ceiling with countless volumes of science and philosopy. Outside, the baying of a hound across the valley came sobbing through the gentle night air. The dog was howling to the moon, then it gave one frenzied yelp and was heard no more. The soothing sigh of the land breeze suddenly was disturbed, whipped up as if some gigan- tic silk fan were behind it, causing a twist- ing whirlpool of air currents. The sky had been pale, but now ominous thunder-clouds appeared on the horizon, darted swiftly across the gleaming moon, and moved on without pause. Suddenly a spark was ignited, and a streak of sheet lightning leapt from a cloud to the earth, and van- ished instantly. Seconds passed. The thun- der sounded at first like the grinding of a stone cart-wheel on the pavement-it was a long, low sound, so deep that the ground, the air, and the good Doctor's very inner sanctum vibrated. It stopped. There were a few moments of silence so complete and ter- rifying that the earth itself seemed unearth- ly. And then the final culminating crash came. The Doctor shuddered involuntarily, for he imagined he heard the crack of doom. The air seemed jarred by the deafening thunder-clap, and pellets of rain hurtled earthward, as if shot from a cannon. Doctor Veblin was very glad to be under such a roof as his. He had a pleasant Although best known for his humor- ous and highly original pen, Stephen Saxe, '47, has written this short story- essay which contains both atmosphere and heavy thinking. Also in this issue is an unusual light essay by him. feeling inside, a merry glow that he always felt when the rain poured down, outside while he sat cosily in his study. He moved his armchair closer to the Hre, and in doing so noticed the crackling Hames dart up- ward like the snapping end of a cat-o'-nine- tails. The Doctor saw leering, sneering faces in the fire, all watching him . . . the fire plays strange tricks when your eyes are tired. He was startled from his brief reverie by the faint sound of knocking in another room. At first he thought the shutters were rattling, but no, the noise was louder now and he was sure someone was at the door. He went into the hallway. The sound was not loud, not soft, but certainly persistent. The latch was drawn back, the key turned, and the Doctor was about to open the door when a terrific gust of wind caught it, ripped the door-knob from his hand, and the door Hew back so far that its hinges were bent. There in the doorway stood a stranger, the water dripping from the brim of his battered hat onto his face. His collar was turned up to ward off some of the driving rain, but little good it did. The moon was clear of clouds at this very instant, and the refugee from the elements stood silhouetted in sombre tones against its metallic lustre. The Doctor could not tell how long he stood dumbly at the door before his eyes detached themselves from the stranger 5 it seemed like several minutes, but was undoubtedly only a second or two. Doctor Veblin got the door-knob into his grasp again, and after the new-comer had fol- lowed his bid to enter, he closed the door and bolted it once more. The stranger removed his crumpled hat. Doctor VeblinP- Ah, you know my name. Have we met before? No, Doctor, you have never seen me before this. I have heard your name many times in the course of my wanderings. I am a traveling man, you see. Yes, Doctor Frans Veblin, thinker and man of science, is quite well known. I have long wanted to pay you a visit. Come, come, my man, let me take your coat. My you are wet! I'll see to it that you get some dry clothes right away. Mine will be a bit small for you, but. . . Never mind, Doctor. If you have a fire going, I'll dry out before that, if you don't mind. By all means. Come this way, won't you? You say you have wanted to see me. Is that why you've come here in this weather? I would not wish a night like this on the devil himself. The stranger gave a little laugh. No, Doctor, I was just passing through the village down the road when the storm broke. I saw your house on the hill, and asked a farmer whose it was. He said, 'Why, that is the house of Doctor Frans Veblin- he will give you shelterf And that's why I came knocking at your door. He took off his dripping overcoat, and the Doctor drew an armchair to the fire for him to sit in and dry himself. Doctor Veb- lin could not help looking at him-there was something strange about his eyes that demanded attention. And that curious grin. The two talked of many things. The Doctor filled his meerschaum and puffed away contentedly, and yet he was not quite as comfortable as he had been. At last the stranger was dry. He got up and looked about at some of the books upon the shelves. You have a collection to be proud of, 64 Doctor. I see here many rare and ancient scientific and philosophic works. I am not a little interested in philosophy myself. Philosophy was my first love, and I still find solace in it. I have read so many writings, and all of them say, 'Only in the belief of God is any comfort to be found on liarthf But Doctor, suppose someone were to come and prove beyond any doubt that there is no God? What would you do then? It is impossible for me to think in terms of an existence without a God. I am sure no one can prove such a hypothesis. My faith is absolute. Let me then repeat to you the argu- ment I once read in a very ancient book of cabalistic lore. Go right ahead. I would very much like to hear this 'argumentf The stranger sat back in the armchair and took a deep breath. ' Well, Doctor, you have read of the ancient philosophers and thinkers who declared that the earth was the center of the universe, and that the heavenly bodies were attached to a celestial sphere which rotated once every twenty-four hours. The chief of those who believed in the geocentric theory was Ptolemy. You will find their logic quite understandable, for it was based on what their senses told them. The sun, moon, and stars all rose, crossed the sky, and set. YVhat could be more logical than to suppose that they circled the earth, which seemed to stand still? The conclusion they drew was inevitable. Their great argument was that their eyes did not lie to them. That was true. But their intellects did. Then Copernicus shifted the point of view: he placed his eyes in another part of the universe, and imagined what he could see from there. That was an unparalleled bit of abstract thinking. Now it could be seen that the earth was rotating, and the entire heavens were not revolving about the earth. The Ptolemaic system was based on human experience, and before Copernicus no one even dreamed of the earth's moving. It was beyond comprehension, until the viewpoint was moved. Yes, Doctor, there are many scientific ideas equally beyond human conception, and what is more important, they will always be so. In searching for the definition of matter, we divide and subdivide, we re- duce it to molecules, and then to atoms, and then to protons and electronsg we are driven into the dilemma that matter is infinitely divisible-which is inconceivable: or that there is a limit to its divisibility- which is also inconceivable. The idea of infinity is inconceivable also. There must be a limit to the universe, for our human brains tell us that everything ends some- where. But what lies beyond that limit? Our brains tell us, too, that there is some- thing beyond every limit. Our ideas are limited by our experience. So we may be permitted to say that the concept of in- Hnity is inconceivable. The absolute zero of temperature, the perfect vacuum: these are beyond human comprehension. Science tries to explain the universe. But it never fails that in the end all is re- duced to certain things that must be accepted as true although they cannot be proved or even defined. Science says, The universe is infinite and eternal.' It does not, it cannot attempt to theorize upon the origin, dimensions, or destiny of the uni- verse, for quite obviously you cannot say that a thing is infinite and then try to tell how big infinity is. A thing defined as in- finite and eternal can have no beginning, no size, and no end. And it is quite im- possible for a human mind to think in these terms-and it will always be impos- sible. 'fTheology sets things back one step farther. It says, 'God created the universe, and He is infinite and eternalf We sing it in our hymns, without the slightest chance of ever knowing what we utter. That is as much as saying that God has no origin, no dimensions, and no destiny. No such thing has ever existed on earth-it is beyond all human experience, and is therefore incon- ceivable. Man can conceive nothing of God but that He is inconceivable.-Ah! Doctor Veblin! I see you have caught the signifi- cance of what I say. The Doctor had indeed blenched. His world of thought was a ruin, never to be rebuilt. He could not think, he could do nothing but stare at the stranger. He was absolutely unable to refute the stranger's argument. Its logic was impeccable. Do you deny Heaven as you deny God? he asked after an interval. g I do not. Although God does not exist, Heaven does, and so does Hell. Heaven is a place of unending bliss, and Hell is ga place of unending remorse and torment. But they exist only in the minds of humans! Those who believe absolutely in God, as you did once with childlike simplicity, dwell in Heaven. But tonight, Doctor Veblin, you Walked the gloomy cor- ridors of Hell with me . . . and I am very much afraid you will remain there for the rest of your days. Doctor Veblin started forward, his mind in a whirl. He gazed with unseeing eyes at the faces in the fire. I must leave you, Doctor. The stranger got up and took his black 65 great-coat and battered hat. As he stood by the front door, he called out, Goodbye, Doctor Veblinl Much thanks for your hospitality! The Doctor did not move. If he had only turned around and seen the eyes of burning coal, the mouth twisted into a cynical leer, he would have known the stranger's name. But he did not turn. He could not-the fire held him with its unrelenting terror. ' The storm had now spent itself, and the last of the thunderheads was galloping across the distant horizon. The farmer saw the stranger emerge from the Doctor's house, He stopped on the doorstep and took a small leather-bound notebook from his pocket. With a pencil he made a check in it. The farmer turned to light a match on the sole of his shoe. When he looked again, the Stranger was nowhere to be seen. TURE'S RE EDY HE HORSE was big, awfully big. He had Ta malicious twist to his lips which seemed to portray evil, and that's what he was, evil. He had killed three men, this horse, and with his animal intelligence he seemed to realize this fact, realize it and like it. The crowd in the stands also realized this fact and it sat waiting and expectant, knowing that Nature's Remedy would come out in five minutes. A pair of legs, long and skinny, dangled over the corral railing. Looking up, one could see the rest of the body, long and skinny. A brand-new Stetson perched on top of an egg-shaped head, which seemed Robert Schweitzer, '47, is a lover of plainti-ve cowboy ballads and tales of the western plains. His stories and nar- rative verse catch the spirit of the West. Printed here is one of his typi- cally straight-forward tales. 66 to rebel against this article and long for the beaten sombrero that it was used to. This was all there was to jim Bowman, two- bit hick from New Mexico, who had ridden all the way from Gallo up to the Garden on guts and some good breaks: jim Bow- man, who in five minutes was to ride Nature's Remedy. The bronc-riding contest was close this year, too close. In three days the Rodeo would be over, and as yet the winner was not known. By some miracle of fate jim had kept on all the nags he had ridden, and he was in line for the prize. Yes, he was in line for it, but he still had to ride the toughest horse of them all, the one nobody had ridden, the one that kicked harder, bucked harder, and looked harder than any other. jim knew he wasn't scared, why should he be scared? It was only a horse. No, he wasn't scared, HE YVASN'T SCARED, and he kept repeating this over and over to assure himself. He wondered what ever made him start bronc-riding. what ever- His thoughts were interrupted by the announcer's voice booming out over the loudspeaker. Coming out of chute num- ber four, jack Tenel of the Bar X on Proud Papa. He was next. In two minutes he would be in the arena on a killer, and try as he would, he couldn't get the strange feeling out of his chest, the tingling that covered his body. Yes, even though he tried not to be, he knew he was scared. Suppose something should happen. Sup- pose- Again his thoughts were broken, this time by a friendly tug on his leg. It was his turn, it was now or never. The horse stood still as he mounted it in the chute. The horse stood still as the announcer's voice again boomed out, Coming out of chute number three, jim Bowman on Nature's Remedy. He even stood still as the blindfold was taken off and the gate opened, but then all hell broke loose. In one bound the killer was outside, a twist- ing, bucking mass trying to get rid of the hinderance on his back, and using all the tricks that his distorted brain knew. He went up and twisted, came down and circled, but still that hump was there. Then suddenly he made a bee-line for the fence, bucking all the way, in one last attempt to free himself. As he reached the fence he turned, ran parallel to it for a moment, and then hit it, mashing jim's leg into the boards. When he got clear the shattered boards were evidence of the power behind his run. The crowd stood up as one person, trembling and waiting to see the maimed cowboy fall. They stayed up, though, for jim rode out the rest of his time as though nothing had happened. When he got down, he was surrounded by countless friends who watched with amazement as he walked without trace of. a limp. Then a black bag made its way through the crowd, and its owner said, How's the leg, son? jim slowly looked up with a mile-wide grin on his face, and replied, It's pretty good, 'Doc', but if something is wrong with it, I'll just take it off and have it fixed. You see, I lost my own at Anzio, but it sure looks as if I was lucky at that. That crack might have hurt quite a bit, yeah, quite a bit. . 67 GROWING PAIN S ELL, s1R,,it looks like you're stuck. W The snow-plows don't get up here until late in the day .... You look half- frozen . . . YVhy don't you come up to my house where you can phone a tow-truck, and we'll have some coffee while you're waiting? . . . Oh, it's all right, Mom won't mind . . . we don't get to see many new people out here. You told me you were a writer, may- be you'd like to hear a little story while you're waiting for joe's truck. Maybe you can use it for something, I don't know. Anyway, it'll keep you from being too bored . . . You said you needed ideas. The story, such as it is, is about the most serious thing that has ever happened to me. Like getting the first pair of long pants, it was, I guess, part of the business of growing up, sort of a growing pain, which must reach everybody at one time or another. With me, it came last year when I was sixteen. Last Christmas Eve, after I had finished trimming the tree for the next morning, Mom had said that I could go out, since Dad's plane was held up in Chicago on account of the snow and my sister was sick, making our usual Christmas family eve- ning-at-home impossible. So I put on my football sweater and ski boots, and, pulling The most prolihc of our authors, Peter Braestrup, '47, pictures with great insight and accuracy the ways of young people of his own age. He describes with uncompromising real- ism the thoughts and actions of his characters. 68 my old sled behind me, I started down East Hill Road toward Chew's Hill where the class was having a sleigh party, according to my friend Harry. It was a beautiful night, clear and cold, so cold that when you pulled the air down deep into your lungs, you felt as if a knife had been thrust down into your chest. The new snow stretched away into the woods on either side of the road. The wind had long since blown the snow off the trees and they were almost invisible in the darkness, relieved only by a few street-lamps throw- ing yellow splashes of light on the road. The only sounds were those of the sled bumping against my heels and the hard crunch-crunch of my boots on the hard- packed snow of the road. The deep quiet and the exercise soon dispelled my un- happiness at not having my father home for Christmas, and I started to whistle. Chew's Hill wasn't very farg I made it in twenty minutes. It was a large, sloping, partly wooded hill overlooking the golf course, and as I came nearer, I could see that most of the high school crowd were there. I went up to the top, carrying the sled blindly on my head, nearly cutting off Harry's head when I swung it down. Watch the hell out where you're throwing that crate! You nearly sliced my ear off, he yelled. Then he said, breathing confidentially in my ear, Mary Gashur brought her cousin along-some cousin! Strictly an A+ 'Flexible Flyer'! and he rolled his eyes significantly. I laughed. Hot under the collar, HarryP , I asked. Harry always thought of girls as merely rather pleasant creatures to take out, have fun with, and forget. Up until that evening I was inclined to agree. Anyway, we walked over to where Mary, sort of a dumb kid, but nice and friendly, was getting ready to go down the slope with a slim girl in a dark ski suit. Mary was very much Hustered and pleased when we came over, and hurriedly intro- duced her cousin, This is my cousin Gail Shafter from Minneapolis. Gail, this is. . but I merely mumbled an awkward glad- tameetcha, conscious only of a pair of steady dark eyes, a very pretty, serious sort of face, and a sudden delicious rising warmth some- where near the pit of my belly. I must have shaken hands too long, for Harry broke in with What are you tryin' to do, twist her arm off? I let go of her hand, feeling rather stupid and dull because, for once in my life, I had nothing to say. The others were shouting for us to hop on the toboggan when I found my tongue. I turned to the girl and said, K'They're too crowded, so do you want to ride a real sled? and in a second, the old sled was perched on the edge with both of us on it. She was tight up in front of me, her head against my chest, her hair against my chin, and I was so distracted that I nearly fell off when the other guys pushed us to get us started. But I recovered, we slid safely into a snow- bank at the foot, and, dragging the sled, we trudged back up the hill, just as the moon appeared, giving a strong, pale, cold light to the whole scene. I managed to talk to her enough so that she wouldnlt think me a complete fool, and I learned that she and her family were soon coming to live in the village. She was a second cousin of Mary's or something like that, and when I said that Mary was sort of a dumb kid, she got very angry and made me apologize. By the end of our fourth or fifth trip down the same slope, Harry came over and asked me whether I wanted to race him down the golf-course side. I, of course, had to accept the challenge, even though it was pretty tricky going over on that side of the hill. Harry, I saw, was slightly put out because I had been with Gail all the time, and he wanted to pull the old scaredy- cat stunt on me. I said I was game, and we pulled our sleds over to a narrow ledge which in turn led to the Wide path down to the golf course, formerly used as a ski- run but now having too many rocks and tree stumps in the way. I was rather nerv- ous, and when Gail said, You don't really have to do this just to show off, George. That would be silly , it irritated me, since it was true. Look, I snapped, it's just a little sleighride, and Harry and I just want to have a race, that's all. I Let me ride with you then, she replied. I'm not very heavy, and I think just a little extra weight will make you go faster. Harry, of course, wasnlt too keen on that, but she kept it up until I sat her down on the sled and got ready to go. I was worried over what would occur if we hit anything, since she might be hurt. But still more I yearned for her to be with me, I wanted to touch her, to have her close against me, and I wanted, selfishly, to talk to her on the way up again alone. She had changed my whole conception of the opposite sex . . . Harry and I got set on our respective sleds. I looked down the steep, curving pathway leading to the golf course. I had gone down this way many times before, but in daylight, and with only myself on the sled. This is going to be wicked! I said to 69 Gail, But just hang on tight until we hit something, then roll away. Harry was ready. I could see by the way he moved that he was angry, and I felt a sudden burst of sympathy. Ready? he shouted. I waved my arm. GOI he shouted, and I pushed hard with my foot against the snow. The sled glided smoothly down the slope, off the ledge, and onto the path, gathering momentum. Trees and bushes flashed by, I had to work hard with the rudder to avoid hitting them. Going around the bends, leaning toward the slope, the wind roaring by and beating against our faces, it was just like a roller- coaster, only all down-hill. Once I saw Harry behind us, he was as tense as I. Gail, I knew, was enjoying it immensely: she was shivering with excitement. W'e finally hit the last stretch leading along an old wooden fence to the golf course. The moon was behind a cloud and snowdrifts had hidden the fenceposts, so that it was little wonder that when we ripped around another clump of bushes, I saw the fence less than ten yards away. YV e swerved into the fence with a grinding crash. I went tumbling into the snow, hitting the fence with my head. It stung for a moment, and as I sat there wiping the blood and snow off my face, I saw Harry whip by, unable to stop. Gail, considerably spattered . with snow. crawled out of the snowbank and spotting me, came over to see what was the matter. I pretended to be worse off than I was, and even groaned a bit, for a realistic effect. A'I'm badly wounded, Gail, but, I said heroically, I'll be all right. She was unimpressed. Get up, you faker. Let's go down to the Scout House and get you fixed up. C'mon! and she hauled away at me until I, grumbling, got 70 to my feet. Harry would take care of the sled. I grinned when I thought of him two hundred yards further down, probably swearing a blue streak. YVe walked slowly across the golf course toward the distant lights of the Scout House with me feeling that same spreading, pervading glow down around my diaphragm, rising to my throat until I thought I'd choke with it. Neither of us talked much. The snow was pretty deep in places and I gave her a hand in getting thru some of the snow drifts on the way. Ive heard the lonesome, desolate moan of the westbound New York express, and she said, reflectively, That train goes thru to Chicago, doesn't it? I nodded. That's where I'll be two nights from now. I was surprised. Are you leaving so soon? I asked. I had thought that she would be staying with Mary for at least another week. I have to. We have to get things ready for moving day, and that isn't far off. I wish I didn't have to go back tomorrow. Same here, I said fervently. I reached over, carefully took her hand out of her jacket pocket, and grasped it hrmly after taking off her mitten. She looked at me rather intently for a second and then looked straight ahead lightly pressing my fingers with hers. I left those thoughts unspoken, which I knew I wouldn't be able to say very well, thoughts of wonder and strange de- light that both of us should meet each other and be so happy in that meeting. NVe entered the Scout House, a large bungalow affair, with a huge open fire- place and numerous easy chairs and sofas scattered about. The room was quiet, semi- dark, with only the flickering fire-light as illumination. There were a dozen high school boys and girls munching weiners and laughing and talking, while the smell of wet wool, leather, and pine smoke mingled with the odors of hot food and coffee. YVe picked out a comfortable sofa and I sprawled out luxuriously until she came back with a cup of steaming coifee and a clean wet rag with which she sponged off my face. She had a funny way of frowning when she did it, a look of concentration. She watched me critically as I sipped the colfee. You know, she said. I don't think youire nearly as badly off as you say you are . I grinned, despite myself, I don't eithern, I said, and yawned expansive-ly. She poked me in the ribs. You and your old male ego. She smiled. I noticed what nice, even white teeth she had. You're a regular Ipana girl, Gail, or maybe you put them in a glass of Witter every night before going to bed , I observed. None of your wit, Kit. They're real, don't worry was the reply. VVe talked about each other. the sentences gradually being left unhnished, and then words were no longer necessary, and her hand clasped lirmly in mine was all the conversation I needed. A deep cahn settled over me, and I savored the thought that she would soon be actually living in the same town as I. Suddenly a car horn honked outside. Gail jumped up. That's Mr. Gashurl she cried, then she turned to me. Her eyes were soft. You'll write? Of course, mais om , I said, trying to conceal my feelings with a joke. Good-bye, Ceorgef' She was picking up her things. I wanted desperately to kiss her. No one else was in the room. Tremb- ling, I dared not. Good-bye, Gailu, I said weakly. The door slammed. She was gone. And that was the last time I ever saw her, heard of, or from her in any way. I sat in that Scout House for two more hours just thinking . . . You see, sir, I really liked her. I mean it. That's what's so difficult to explain. It was so unlike anything I'd ever experienced before. In three hours I met a girl, grew to like her a great deal, and thought about her continually for the next six months. I hoped for a letter all thru each day, only to find the mailbox empty. How I sweated it out! After five months, I lost hope of ever hearing from her again. She became nothing but a kind of pleasant- sad memory, somethingclose to bring out in a retrospective mood . . . It's too bad . . . I really liked her . . . i XVell, that's all . . . You know her? NVhere is she? Is she coming out here? Did she move? WVhat! You are her father? . . . now I'm really embarrassed . . . you should have stopped me . . . But how is she? I hope you'll for- give me, but I really want to know . . . Is something wrong, sir? . . . She what? . . . Killed in an automobile accident outside Chicago . . . I must have tortured you . . . It is all right about that . . . thank you . . . I guess you won't use this for a story after all. Mr. Shafter . . . Maybe, maybe you will .... Oh, here is your tow-truck . . . If you don't mind, I think I'll go for a little walk . . . I feel sort of empty inside right now . . . Good-bye, sir. 71 down With capitalism by steve saxe stop! don't tear this page into shreds - i don't mean what you think i do. i am opposed to the use of capital letters in writ- ten language. if you are saying to your- self, well, here's a crackpot if i ever saw one, just give me a chance to say some- thing that may be worth thinking about. a few days ago i was reading one of don marquis' stories about archy the cock- roach. archy, you will remember, writes poetry on the typewriter, but is unable to work the shift key. consequently, all his verses are in lower-case letters. as i read archy's immortal poetry, i realized for the first time how much effort, time, and money is wasted by the use of capital letters. just why do we use capitals, anyhow? you may say that they are necessary to mark the beginning of a new sentence. but peri- ods are employed to show the end of a sen- tence. to use both symbols is not only re- dundant but foolish. and then there is the use of capital letters for proper names. i would like to know one thing: who is theipetrillo of the literary world, who decrees from on high which nouns are proper, and whichs are improper? it seems strange that this form of literary dictatorship is continuing after a great world war has just been fought to insure, among other things, freedom of speech. have you ever had trouble trying to figure out whether to capitalize such nouns as mother, summer, indian, or south? my plan absolutely eliminates all this confu- sion and delay. a writer would not have to interrupt his thoughts to look up the rule in some dusty old handbook of english. it would be so much simpler! for each alphabet a printer has, he must have at least two fonts, one upper- case and the other lower-case. this requires him to have twice as much type as is nec- essary. the setting of type is also made more difficult by upper-case letters. caps also provide the proof-reader with a headache. aside from what i have already men- tioned. there are many more benefits to be had by eliminating capitals. if my plan were put into effect, printers' bills would be cut in half. portable typewriters, and for that matter, all typewriters, would weigh half as much and cost much less. stenographers' work would be speeded up greatly. these are but a few of the advantages of the new system. I VITATIO The yirst-hancl report on Berlin in this issue by Ernest von Nardroff, '47, is the result of a trip to Germany in the summer of 1946. Further testimony to his reporting ability is this short expose of bigotry which contains some extremely vivid dialogue. 72 by ERNEST voN NARDROFF TRIM YOUNG Niscno with a moustache entered the Riker's Lunch Counter. Despite the extreme heat of the day he looked cool, dressed in a light-tan gabar- dine suit and maroon tie. In one hand he carried an apparently new brown brief- case, and in the other, a folded copy of PM. He stopped just inside the doorway and surveyed the partly-filled room. His eye wandered to the dirty tile Hoor, where an aged blind cat lay basking in the mid- day sun. The Negro knelt for a split second beside the reclining animal and ran his folded paper along its back. Then he straightened up energetically and made for a vacant stool. I'l1 have a lettuce and tomato sand- wich and a glass of milk, please, he said to a fat, perspiring man behind the counter, who was wiping his grimy hands on a once- white apron. The fat man sidled off to fill the order without saying a word. The Negro carefully opened his briefcase and withdrew a worn volume. He found his place and began to read. Hello, a voice said at his elbow. The Negro looked up and registered recognition. Oh, hello, hello, He shifted his legs to make room for the newcomer. A thinnish blond young man with rimless glasses sat down on the neighboring stool. He was smiling. 1'That's all right-don't bother-oh well, thanks. . He sat sideways, facing the Negro, not the counter. 'AGeez, what weather, he beamed, with a smile that threatened to become a ,permanent fixture on his countenance. Bet it's damn near 85 today. They say it's gonna rain tonight, though. That oughta cool things off some, huh? Say, that English Lit. test was a stinker, huh? Hell, I'll be lucky if I scraped off a 70 on that one! Yes, that was a pretty tough exam, the Negro said. Feeling that the blond boy was going to say something else, he re- mained silent. V You bet your life it was, and I hardly cracked a book! YV as up to God knows when fixing the decorations-you know, for the dance. He laughed nervously. '4Yes, I know. The blond boy licked his lips. Well, good lord, you got no idea how much work those things take, ya know? He paused, and the Negro seeing a comment was in order, said, Yes, those decorations must involve a good deal of work. You're damn right! But man, it's worth it. VV hy I always say, it's the decora- tions that make or break a dance, ya know? That's what makes a difference between a good dance and a bad dance. 'Course, a good band means a lot, too. Yeah, those decorations. He stopped talking for a moment, then continued, but at a slower tempo and in a subtly different tone. Yeah, it's gonna be a big affair. I'm one of the guys who's supposed to go 'round and see who's comin'. A He paused, and then said with studied levity, You won't be-that is, uh, you're probably not comin', huh? Somewhere down the counter a cash register rang, followed by the clink of coins. The blond boy's usually active face was immobile: his smile had almost vanished. UNO, I don't think I 'll be able to make it,', the Negro said clearly. ':Yeah? W'ell, too bad. The blond boy's smile reappeared and he sprang from his stool. YVell, guess I'll be mosying along, then. Be seein' ya tommorra, huh? Take it easy. ' Goodbye, the Negro said. After the blond boy's departure he did not return to his book, but stared at the cat on the dirty floor, until his order came. 73 Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness by PETER BRAESTRUP HE SMALL, dark-haired boy was very Tproud of his new varsity sweater with the big K , maroon and gold, on the front. It was getting dark so that he could hardly make out his reflection in the empty store window near St. Nicholas Avenue on l8lst Street. Looking intently at his reflection, he was unaware of the gang's approach until something wet and hard hit him in the back of the head. He whirled around to confront a group of rough-looking, swag- gering toughs, all older than he. YVho threw that snowball? he de- manded, tears in his eyes. Somebody laughed, Listen to th' guy talk! One of the toughs, somewhat larger than the rest and possessing a pair of promi- nent teeth, came closer, hands in his pock- CIS. You're one o' those jews from Ken- wood, aren't ya? he said. I go to school there. You,re sort of a dumb kid, ain't ya? You don't look so good yourselff' This was rather reckless. The big boy lifted a hand menacingly. YVatch out, kike, before I knock that jew crap outa you! '4YeahP The small boy's temerity made the onlookers gasp. Inside the small boy was quivering, and he felt a queasy feeling rising from his belly. The big boy recov- ered from his surprise. Yeah. Wanna find out? -lus' try it.' The small kid was try- ing to put up an equal bravado. 'flus' you try it, he said, wishing he had stayed at home. 74 You're yella, said the big boy, spit- ting on the pavement. You're yella, repeated an onlooker, standing next to the toughs, UAH you kikes are yella. I am not. Sure you're yella, asserted the big boy. 'LYou're so yella you're -- The crowd laughed. The small boy reddened, and cried, T'hell with you. The big boy came closer, closer, until his face was two feet from the small boy's. YVanna fightP', came quick and chal- lenging. The small boy breathed hard, looking at the other's dirty, intent, ugly face. jeez, he was big! I ain't yella, he muttered as the gathering circle of juvenile spectators taunted him with their obscenities and cat- calls. He looked down at his feet, fighting a suicidal impulse to run. The spectators gaped with expectancy. I ain't yella, he muttered again. They looked at him, and the big boy looked at him, fists clenched. The small boy took a deep breath. He want- ed desperately to flee, to escape. Yeah, I'll fight, he said, as defiantly as he could, his belly contracting with fear. The big boy spat through his buck teeth. Le's move outen th' street where I kin see ya,'l he said. The two boys moved off the sidewalk onto the wet, slushy street to a spot under a glaring street-light, watch- ing each other while they took off their mittens and their heavy sweaters. The big boy stood up, burly and unafraid, hacked up by a dozen shouting adherents, in con- trast with his lonely, shivering adversary, who looked even smaller when he had taken off his varsity sweater than before. The small boy's dark eyes took in the trampled, dirty slush, the swaying brilliance of the arc-light, the eager, light-thirsty faces of those around him, and at last came to rest on his enemy. He wondered dully why he hadn't tried to run. He could have gotten away. Then a firm resolve, a trembling de- fiance and hatred of the one he was going to iight took hold of him. He stood under the arc-light, trying to calm the pounding of his heart and the sick fear rising from his stomach. Someone hit him from be- hind. G'wan an' iight, ya dirty sheeny! he heard someone yell. lfVhatsamatta, ya scared? shouted one of the toughs behind the big boy. The small boy moved out into the slush, feeling it seep up through his cheap shoes, wetting his cold feet. The tough moved out to meet him, and they faced each other, glaring, breathing heavily so that their condensing breath formed a thin mist between them. Neither wished to make the first move. The spectators were impa- tient, and shouted for action. Hit the Jew, Reilly, hit 'iml Bash his brains in, Reilly! But Reilly didn't move until someone shoved the small boy against him. He lashed out and caught the small boy below the eye, sent him reeling against the lamp- post. Following up his advantage, inflamed by blood-lust and the shouts of the crowd, Reilly swung wildly a dozen times but failed to connect with a telling blow. The other, fighting desperately, tears streaming down his face, hurled himself, arms flailing, against Big Reilly who grunted with the impact. The crowd roared. Reilly pounded with hard, bare knuckles the head of his enemy which was buried in his stomach, and after a hard blow, the small fellow fell to the ground, legs buckling. On his knees in the slush the latter attempted to ward off Reilly's kicks, but soon, dazed by a hard punch in the back of the head, bleed- ing from face cuts and a broken nose, and whimpering, the small boy collapsed against the foot of the lamp-post. Big Reilly, mad- dened by a throbbing jaw, started to kick the motionless body. Two or three of his followers held him back. You creamed him, Reilly. You nearly killed him. Now take it easy. rReilly de- livered a last hard, jolting kick, and al- lowed himself to be led away while the crowd slowly dispersed, talking over the fight, and eyeing the inert figure of the small boy under the arc-light. No one went to help him. V Reilly sure beat the hell outa that jew, nearly killed 'im.'l . . . It's about time we gave those kikes notice who's boss aroun' herefl . . . Yeah, we sure did. Didya see the jew's face when Reilly broke 'is nose? W'hat a Godawful mess. . . . A'Didn't look much like a kike, though, looked more like Foley with his black hair an' eyes. . . . Ah, ye can tell. All those guys at Kenwood are a buncha kikes. A few of them, cursing loudly, kicked the unconscious victim in the groin and belly but with little conviction, feeling rather ashamed as they hurried away. Soon their talking stopped as they went down the road, and each one thought of the small boy slumped against the lamp-post, face torn and bloody, and they were shaken and ashamed. They hurried home .... And the small boy stayed there until McCullough. the cop, found him and car- ried him to Kiley's Drugstore two blocks away. There, aided by old man Kiley, he 75 put the boy on an old mattress in the back room after phoning the hospital. Looks more dead than alive to me, said Kiley, nervously rubbing his hands together. McCullough knelt down and opened up the boy's shirt to feel his heart- beat. On the boy's breast, bruised, and welted, was a thin silver cross and a small medallion, also of silver. Both were at- tached to a brass chain around the boy's neck. , It's St. Christopher's Medal andthe Holy Cross, murmured McCullough, crossing himself hastily. Another one of our good boys mutilated an' killed by low atheists and jews, he cried. Kiley's eyes glittered. They was niggersf' he said. Black as coal. They's always causin' trouble for our good Christian lads like this 'un. The boyls bloody lips had moved and he started mumbling jumbles of words, his eyes closed. The policeman bent over him and heard a few scattered phrases: 'AI stick up for my fr'en's . . . tell Stein an' the rest that I stood up for 'em . . . I wasn't yella. . . . His voice trailed off. Mc- Cullough and Kiley looked at each other wondering. The boy was dead. PCST-WAR BELGIUM I . by JOHN SALKIN wAs BORN in Belgium. YVhen I was ten, I I emigrated to America, where, for the six years which ensued, I absorbed the cus- toms, the traditions, the way of life of the American people. After these six long years during which my character was molded, I went back to the country of my birth. Pre- viously to my trip back, I had often won- dered about the changes that I would en- counter, both in the environment and in my relations and friends. As my plane swift- ly took me to my destination, I began to fear these changes. I had had memories of my childhood, and I did not want these memories to find an enemy in the reality of the present. These fears, however, proved unfounded. I went back to a liberated Belgium, lib- john Salkin, '47, here sets forth an ac- count of conditions in his native land, Belgium, gathered from a visit there last summer. ' 76 erated since September, 1944. I cannot im- agine how life went on during or directly after the occupation, but for the past two years the country has rehabilitated itself to a normal standard, so much so, in fact, that several days after my arrival I knew I was seeing the same Belgium which I had left six years before. I had a strange sense of the unchanged, a sense which made my stay in the United States seem like a long, sweet dream. Life in post-war Belgium is indeed back to normalg many automobiles crowd the streets, trolleys run on an organ- ized schedule Q shops, including the butcher's and the grocer's, are well stored, work is plentifulg the chimneys of the factories emit the black smoke of industry on the marchg the villages are immaculately clean-the houses whitewashed, the gardens well-kept. There is great activity everywhereg an or- derly activity. A sort of all-inclusive pros- perity reigns. As have all other countries, Belgium has its political problems. Predominant among them is the problem of the king. However, the interest in work is such that this question seems to be slumbering. I have found the pastures and sights of my childhood: my school, my house, my street. These are all intact. The famous Palais de justice has lost its dome. This is the only evidence of destruction in Brus- sels. The people have hardly aged at all. I have discovered with joy that they have not lost their old habits and mannerisms. Here and there I have found a few empty spots, those who fell in the struggle against the enemy. Since then I have often wondered ol' the causes for these astonishing phenomena. I shall therefore discuss what I believe to be the three main reasons for Belgium's present stability. I believe in that extraordinary tradi- tional custom of the Belgian people of be- ing occupied, of rebelling against the tyrant, of triumphing in the end. In the sixteenth century it was the Spanish under the Duke of Al. Two hundred years later the Low Countries revolted against the Austrians under joseph II. In the nineteenth century, the Belgians plotted against Bonaparte. Twice they were invaded in the present century, in 1914 and in 1940. Custom cre- ates the medium. The Belgian is indom- itable, preserves his energy, his goods, his soul. He does not compromise. He hides his stocks, his machinery. He does not allow himself to be discouraged. The struggle once over, he picks up life where he left off. He has everything at hand to continue. He is continuing today. He has not been dulled into apathy as so many others. The French, for instance, who are not used to being occupied, are still in a deplorable state morally, physically, and politically. The Belgian has remained independent. I also believe in the power of the Bel- gian's work. He is obstinate. He is ponder- able. He has a merchant's soul. He has an individualistic point of view. He is eter- nally struggling against the state. As a re- sult Belgium has become a country of free enterprise. He is exact. That is why his trade is excellent. 'Therefore he has reached equi- librium in his economical balance. Third and last, I believe in the unity Qin spite of the division between the VVal- loons and the Flemishj of the resistance abroad, with, as symbol and guide, the government in exile in London which con- tinued the struggle, and made unity pos- sible. This government went back to Bel- gium immediately after the liberation to start the national life anew. Post-war Belgium cannot do anything else but give an extraordinarily favorable impression. It is of course understood that there is no isolated prosperity in the world, and Begium's destiny depends on those of other nations, since there is but one world. However, the Belgian people face the tests that will follow with confidence, in the same way as, throughout and after the Nazi occupation, they have again straightened themselves up under the burden, because they were used to it. It is a habit which they will notlose. I think that, perhaps more than anyone else in the Occident, the Belgian is ready to confront the future with a hearty smile, or, if necessary, with a cruel sneer. 77 OF DEATH AND TIJME Death often strikes in sudden rage, Leaves utter grief behindg Quick Death which comes without a page, Is feared by all mankind. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, This is the fate of man, Since God did will it thus, why mourn Death with such sorrow then? Shall man who's lived so long ne'er hear The lesson life has taught, The future, not the past means all, For this the dead count nought. To cherish mem'ries of the dead, To work toward their high goals Is rightg not wasting time in grief O'er their departed souls. Charles llfeinstock, '48, is, in absence of serious competition, the Poet Laure- ate of Riverdale. Casting aside the flighty and unimportant, he writes with mach poetic feeling of things which will remain with mankind until the race becomes extinct. Our grief of dead men's passing is Against ourselves a crime, For what we most should grieve and fear Is the rapid flight of Time. That trickster, Time, takes unaware Us, as he passes fastg Whene'er we look he's always there, But soon we breathe our last. In youth, we long for Time to pass So we'd be old and wise, But when we're old, dismayed we see Time Hee before our eyes. When young we plucked haphazardly At life's bright blooming flowers, But as we grow the flowers fade - W'e've lost those golden hours. The waste of Time is man's worst foe: It leads us through Death's door i And locks it on us, ere we can Achieve what we lived for. Since Death can often be a friend, Why is it so abhorredP And wasted Time, our greatest foe, YV hy always so ignored? BERLI TODAY Berlin, the capital of Germany, is a large city, which spreads itself over an ex- tensive area in a manner not unlike that of Los Angeles. It was, and parts of it still are, very beautiful with its cobble-stone 78 streets, neatness, and other things which seem so different from what we are used to in America. Due to its northern location the winters are apt to be very cold, while in the summer, when I was there, the tem- perature never exceeded 85 degrees Fahren- heit. Even this was a rarity. The days are very long in summer, in june it was light until 11:00 P. M. Berlin is also extremely low. One day our driver pointed out with glee the highest point of the surrounding area, which, as far as I could perceive, was a slight roll in the country-side, which a New-linglander would hesitate to call a hill. Although considerable damage was done during the air-raids of 1941-1944, the bulk of the destruction was accomplished in the last five months of the war. The tre mendous air assaults during this period plus the street-to-street fighting that the Russians were forced to do when they finally took the city, were what really made Berlin the monument of ruins that it is today. This destruction, however, does not mean that the entire city was fiattened. Much of the outskirts, such as Dahlem, where I lived Wansee, Lichterfeld, and other sections were only sparsely hit due to the fact that they were not military objectives. The center of the city, however, is another story. As one walks down one of the main streets of Ber lin, such as Kurfurstendamm, or Unter den Linden, it is impossible to find a single building that has not been damaged. The front walls are usually standing while the interior has been completely burned out by incendiary bombs. The once magnificent Kaiser Wilhelm Church is now a ghostly shambles. It was here that the remnants of the S.S. Troopers made their last stand. The famous Tiergarten, or Berlin Zoo, is completely devoid of the trees for which it was once noted. They have all been cut down for firewood. Despite many handicaps, the transpor- tation system by the U-Bahn, or subway. is surprisingly good. Although it is dimly lit and does not run very frequently, it is clean, moderately fast, not too crowded, and covers a large part of the city. The bus sys- tem is quite regular, although not as fre- quently used as the U-Bahn. Berlin buses closely resemble our old Fifth Avenue ve- hicles. Since there are very few cars in Berlin, bicycles are seen in large numbers. ridden by everyone from youngsters of eight to old women of eighty. During my brief sojourn in Berlin, I found it quite difficult to associate the plod- ding, weary, beaten German who bends over backward to please you in every way, with the arrogant, cocky, stubborn Nazi who was, we are told, our enemy. There are explana- tions for this. One is, undoubtedly, that the Nazis of this sort are no longer living, or are prisoners of war, or, if they are still around, are keeping their feelings to them- selves for obvious reasons. Another is that Nazism is connected by many Germans with their disastrous defeat and is therefore not a popular form of thinking. There are also the f'good Germans, the hope of the fu- ture Germany, who were anti-Hitler even during his reign. These are hard to find and prove as such, because of so many claims to this title. Germany will have to travel a long. hard road to re-establish itself as a self- reliant, self-respecting nation of the world. Only by completing the tremendous job of rebuilding, which I believe cannot be ac- complished fully for twenty-five years, and then by regaining the respect of other na- tions, can Germany achieve these ends. 79 bject of Teaching Indian Histo by HoM1 F. MEHTA ry HE Mosi obvious reason why Indian boys are taught Indian History is that it is necessary for every educated individual to know something about the story of his own country. Utilitarians may scoff at this idea, and they would be supported by his- torians who use the writing or teaching of history as a means to preach one point of view or another, in order to lead nations and peoples along particular, predetermined courses of action and thought. Nevertheless, the history of one's country, objectively studied, is by itself very interesting, and it adds to the cultural background of an indi- vidual, thereby serving an end desirable in itself. The history of India is particularly rich in variety and development. That India has nursed diverse faiths, creeds, and peo- ples, a broad tolerance of outlook, dark- ened only by occasional outbreaks of big- otry and intolerance, is quite evident in the course of Indian history. Moreover, it is a history going back to very ancient times, and it makes a fascinating study of the de- velopment of mankind through the ages. Through this long stream of time, whose source goes back to what may have been the very beginning of civilization, we can study best the forces at work behind the rise and fall of great empires and move- Adding to the varied types of writing in this issue is this thoughtful, well- worded essay by Homi Mehta, '47, about a topic few Occidental readers have ever thought of, yet which is basic to millions of inhabitants of the earth. 80 ments, many of which saw their b1rtl1 and death on the ample stage of Indian history. India has nurtured mighty movements of the human intellect such as Hinduism, jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, move- ments which have brought out the best in more than half the human race. The Eastern Archipelago, sheltering in its limited space a teeming host, has its cultural life built on the foundations of Indian culture. From this same root the people of China, japan, Burma, and Tibet have derived their living faith. India's conquest of the mind has proved more enduring than the military conquests of many a great empire. What a fascinating subject all this is for study, and how very essential it is to know it in order to understand the culture of such a large portion of the human race, is plainly seen. There is also ample field for research in Indian history. India adds a new chap- ter to her ancient history every year! Be- cause Indian civilization goes back to a period when scientific historical writing had not begun, and because much historical material has been destroyed or lost, though much still remains to be brought to light, the history of India offers a greater scope for research than the history of any other country. This scope is not confined to those interested in ancient history alone. Much of the history of the last hundred and fifty years could be rewritten with greater respect for truth and objectivity. New material for writing this history constantly comes to light. Moreover, the ground is ideal for study- ing contemporary history, because in India is seen, in some ways in its most complex form, the baffling challenge of the modern age. History may not repeat itself with the dull monotony of the conveyor-belt prod- ucts in a modern factory, and it may not unfold itself with the unalterable inevita- bility attributed to it by the Marxists. But that is not to say that history does not teach valuable lessons. In their march forward the people of India would do well to equip themselves with lessons from that vast arm- ory, their past experience. The study of the Age of Akbor and the Age of Aurangzeb may have greater significance today than the people who turn their backs on history may imagine, and may well show the divid- ing-line between prosperity and national suicide in the crucial years ahead. Thus it is seen that the study of Indian history offers much reward in the form of interest and instruction, and is a good parallel to the study of world history. THE GREY yMILLS Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet I they grind exceeding smallg 'Though with patience He stands waiting, Q with exactness grinds He all. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. im Bow' stood, leaning slightly forward, with his head pressed against the cold, hard pane of glass. He waited until his breath formed a semi-circular cloud, which expanded and diminished on the slick sur- face as he breathed, and then he leaned backward and wiped it off with his sleeve, and againlooked out. The wet dreariness which surrounded everything outside fasci- nated him, and he was afraid of it. The field stood out sharply, every crevice, every line, every distinct blade of grass seemed to be etched on its immense surface. The whole sky was a mass of grey, which was reflected by every living and dead creature on the earth. A sharp, cold wind was blow- ing, tearing at grass, trees, shrubs, sending In this penetrating story Peter Feible- I man, '48, has brought to light some of the shadowy thoughts of the inner mind. Although short, it is an accurate, 'contemplative bit of writing. thick, rolling clouds shooting across the sky. Here and there black trees stood out, sharp, clear, menacing. The boy was afraid, but not of the physical harm that might come to him through the elements. Instead, he was afraid of life, and in the gathering storm outside he saw life, and he saw it as he had never seen it before. The emotional reaction which grew inside of him took hold of him completely, and yet he was aware of it, and somehow resented it. He saw the use- lessness of lifeg he saw the infinite number of things that must some day transpire, of which he would never become conscious, which he would never understand: he saw how short his life span was, how dear time was: he saw the millions of generations of people that would live after he was no more, he saw the infinity of space, of time, of thought, and above all, he realized how infinitesimal and unimportant he himself and his thoughts were. He saw in the pic- ture before his eyes a profound meaning of life and a profound lack of meaning. He was at the same time frightened, puzzled. and full of a strange emotion that stuck in his breast, swelling, squeezing his lungs tighter and tighter. He felt both strong. 81 victorious over the human race because he alone had come to realize the uselessness of life, and weak, impotent, because of this very uselessness. He wondered how and why he was able to think, to be. It seemed to him that some unknown power had cruelly and spitefully allowed mankind to develop just far enough to realize its own uselessness, and no farther. ' He knew suddeny that he could never repeat these, his feelings, to anyone. People would tell ihim that this was the natural dilemma of all boys of his age, the stupid, stupid creatures. He moved abruptly over to the door. opened it, and stepped out on the field. Immediately he was distracted by hundreds of little things: the coldness of the wind, a cloud formation above, a leaf being blown along the ground, a black mound of loose earth: and vaguely he remembered some- thing someone had told him once about not being able to see a forest because of itstrees. Disappointed, he turned slowly back to the house. He knew that if he once returned to the world of human beings. this new, melancholic, powerful beautiful world would slip away from him, possibly forever. He resolved to have the best time that he could in the few years that were left to him, and to lead an insane, carefree life. And at the same time, he was afraid of doing so. He was afraid of losing the knowledge that he now hadg he was afraid of again being as profoundly shocked as he had just been. And he also felt guilty about not seeking other channels of knowledge in the effort to solve this seemingly impene- trable problem. But he discarded his fears, his guiltg he entered the house, forcing him self to be carefree. And he left the grey and the bleak and the cold, outside, behind him: and he left part of himself behind him, in the grey and the bleak and the cold. THE GILDEI? MIRROR v15R SINCE she had been a small child 1 loan had been strangely attracted by mirrors of all sizes and descriptions. To her they' seemed more than pieces of silvered glassg I noticed her fascination for them early in 'her life. As a child of six her fa- vorite pastime was to sit and stare into the large hall mirror and move her head around in slow circles, watching in an almost be- witehed manner the repetition of her move- ments by the mirroriimage. Wlhen twelve . f ' ' Most ofthe large numberofslzortstories and essays by Gilbert Gordon, '47, deal ' with highly abstract irleas. Because of 'its greater general interest, we have printed here a supernatural tale 'of gripping suspense and terror. ' 82 years of age she was given a copy of Alice in Irlforzrlerlarrrl by her aunt. She found the book extremely interesting, which moved the aunt to give her a copy of Through the Looking-Glass. She stopped when she got to the chapter in which Alice climbs through the looking glass, and for many weeks after- ward much of her time was spent in cone templating Alice's strange departure into mirror land. Until then I had never given -Ioan's interest in mirrors much thought, treating it as a childhood fancy. But, now that I realized she was growing up and per- sisted in her mirror mania, I began to be- come slightly alarmed. VVhat is it, I kept asking myself, that she sees or fancies she sees when she gazes into the mimicking depths of the mirror? Her fondness for mir- rors grew constantly greater, day by day. She had literally dozens of mirrors in her room, and she continued to collect them much as a stamp faneier searches for odd and rare stamps. And yet it was not like this that she collected them. The philatelist adds each new stamp to his collection with a sense of pride and satisfaction, but she seemed to take little delight in each new mirror after the hrst few days of its acqui- sition. It was as though my daughter joan were searching for something in the elusive shadows of the mirror which was never quite there. Her sixteenth birthday arrived to find her devotion to mirrors unabated. Un derstand, it was not vanity that fixed her gaze so intently in the mirror, but some- thing beyond my power to explain. As I said, her sixteenth birthday arrived, and surely I shall never forget it. That day my nerves suffered a shock which has rendered me incapable of any active work since. Joan arose early that morning and rushed down to greet me in an unsually cheery manner. There were roses in her cheeks, and her eyes sparkled with a gleam that I had not of late observed there. Wt enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, and afterward she rushed into the parlor to open a sizable stack of presents which were attractively wrapped and crying to be opened. One by one she eagerly ripped the pretty wrappings' from the boxes and let out sharp cries ol pleasure as she emptied the contents inte her lap. The small gold watch, the brace let, and the lovely silk-embroidered hand kerchiefs all delighted her, but it was thc last present that more than anything elsf captured her spirit. This was from her aunt, the same one who had given her Alice in Wonderland when she was twelve. As shc opened the box, I too wondered what wa inside. At the first disclosure of the con tents I gave an involuntary start, and she a shrill cry of surprise and pleasure. For in the box'was a small, ornamented mirror of very unusual design. Without another word to me she rushed up the stairs hugging the mirror to her bosom. . I did not follow her immediately, but sat down to ponder this strange occurrence, which was not so strange after all when her past behavior was considered. After several minutes of aimless thought on the subject I hurried up the stairs to join my capricious daughter. At the door to her room, I found her. She was standing erect, with the mirror held tightly in her outstretched hands, and peering with all the concentration of which the mind is capable at her reflected image. This was the first opportunity I had to ex- amine the mirror, for she had snatched it from the box so quickly that I had but a fieeting glance at it. The most salient fea- ture of this gilded glass was its remarkable clearness. Never in my life had I seen a mir- ror with such singular clarity and life-like reflection as this one possessed. It was a pretty mirror, apparently of very fine glass. which would explain its faithful reflection. I was ready to turn from the mirror to question my daughter when suddenly I no- ticed something that smote me like a bolt cf lightning and caused every inch of my llfrli to tingle and grow icy-cold as I stood transfixed to the spot. How could I have overlooked this be- fore? Though I looked over her shoulder directly at her image in the mirror, it was only my image that met my eyes. I saw the blank wall of the corridor and my face reflected by that devilish glass, but her re- flection was non-existent, I looked at my daughter and saw her eyes blazing as she stared at the mirror, which was to her re 83 ilectionless. With a sense of wonder and terror beyond imagination I stumbled and fell to the easy chair at the door of my room across the corridor. Even now as I think of the unbeliev- able sight which met my eyes on that snowy December morning I tremble involuntarily. Suddenly I was awakened from my dazed trance by the rapid tripping of feet down the marble steps of the old mansion. Up I jumped and dashed to the head of the stairs in time to see my daughter rush from the house, mirror held before her. As she fled into the blanket of snow that covered the bleak field which spread out for miles be- fore and behind our old mansion, I caught a quick, awe-inspiring glance at the light which shone like red-hot coals in hell from the depths of her eyes. Blindly, heedless of everything, I flew down those cold marble steps and out into the blustery December day. As I rushed from the door I came to an abrupt halt, as though changed like Lot's wife into a pillar of salt. For out in that cold expanse of white which offered no haven to life in any form, there was no sight or trace of my darling joan. Her foot- prints led distinctly from the door, and I continued my blind rush, following the trail of her tiny feet. The trail suddenly came to an end, it was not obliterated by the snow which was leisurely falling, but it simply ended thirty yards from my door- step. And there, lying in the snow, in front of the last tiny footprint, was the little gilded mirror, looking for all the world like any other mirror. 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