Townsend Harris High School - Crimson Gold Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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NINETEEN-THIRTEEN-FOURTEEN 97 Herman Schwartz, Feb., '13, still indulges in Gruver's l9l4ls, and Healy s beers. Some booze artist, huh? Herman threatens to go out for water polo next year. U Stanley Berman, .1 une, '10, the youthful Ocliva, is still kidding lXlac', in the pool. Al Lelier, june. '13, claims that he is getting stouter. Skinny wears a 1236 collar now. . Sol Lasky wanted to know if he was going to get a write-up. Here it is! .Harold Hjisan, our alumni editor, is now at C. C. N. Y. Hal is still disappointed because the Feb., '14, class has not yet received the diplomas which he Ualmost got for his classmates. .lulian Bergoffen is now the athletic manager of the Feb., '18, class at C. C. N. Y. Fgerton Hagard, when last seen, was entered in the C. C. N. Y, track Champs 'XVe think he is still running. Klorty Abrams and Ben 1Volfner are interested in water polo. 'XVe wonder whether hippopotami can play such a game. Bernard K. Marcus, '07, one time A. A. President, manager of Harris champ. football team, originator of Harris colors, is now cashier of the Bank of United States. He has received his A. B. and A. M. degrees at Columbia. This is what a Harris man can do. Among the Feb., '14, men who have entered the realms of commerce are Beans Cohn, Leonard Finkelstein, Henry Goldstein, Miles Sherower, Lerrnan, Groopman and Rollie Raphael. Hochberg and Gershvin, the well-known !'Much Adoersf' are at- tempting to make the Mercury and the Campus their Much Adupesf, Phil Reichert, the Feb., '14, President, has written a line poem about the Red Cross surgeons. All who have read the poem declare it the best ever written by an amateur. Gordon, Brilstein, Fisen and Freiberg can be seen attempting to play handball any day. None of them has ever been beaten by a worse score than 21f0. With more practice they may make a better showing. According to Mac, Ed Karsten is a coming champ. Edu recently won the 220-yd. swim in the C. C. N. Y. class championship. Bid Wittner ftl1CHD-KKXIVC Want the 50 centsf, Sid VVittner' fnowj- The Council wants SZ. Going up.

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96 THE HARRIS ANNUAL TVhether we are to have something which all other High Schools lack-a successful Alumni Association--rests with the future graduates. Albert Drachman, '13, is a Soph at C. C. N. Y. At present, Drachman is an officer in the Menorah and Adelphian, a sub on the Campus and a member of the newly organized Alumni As- sociation. Ben Schwartz, Prexy, '13, is now at C. C. N. Y. Tannenbaum, a Harris graduate, is President of his college class. Other Harris men in C. C. N. Y. are Kaufman, a member of the Student Council, and Armore, on the Microcosm Board. XVilliam O'Brien, '13, Upper Freshman in City College, while in Harris, belonged to the VVebb VValking Club, was vice-president of the Junior Newman, and Colonel Boyleovern in the English play. In college he is second secretary of the Newman, treasurer of the Dante and a member of the T. H. H. Alumni Association, the Dra- matic Society, the HY. M. and Adelphian. John K'Dutch Lehman. '14, now a Freshman in City College, made quite a Fine record in Harris, on the track, soccer and basketball teams, as Editor-in-Chief of the Ac and office holder of the A. A. Helmuth Moerchen, '12, attends C. C. N. Y., where he is a hard worker for the Y. M. C. A., a member of the Dramatic Society and the Deutscher Verein, Business Manager on both the Campus and Y. M. C. A. handbook, and president of the Upper Soph Class. Nick 0'Connell, of Harris fame, '11, is now a Junior in C. C. N. Y. At T. H. H. Nick was a great track and swimming man, and is at present on these college teams, besides being a catcher on the varsity nine. Nick is vice-president of the Newman, and a member of the Engineering Society and Delta Alpha. A. Sprague Hazard, '13, attends Stevens. In Harris, Hazard be- longed to the Finley Wfalking Club and the Wfebb. At Stevens lnstitute he is on the football and tennis teams. He is also enrolled in their Thespian Society. Raymond HDuke Farrell, '12, now registers as a Soph in C. C. N. Y. Wlhile in Townsend, Duke was a crack back of the '11 soccer team, a good twirler, president of the Junior Newman and one time editor of the Academic Herald. He is now a member of the Dramatic Society, Newman Club, Y. M. C. A., an infielder of the varsity baseball team, et cetera und so weiter. Norman Feinberg, Feb., '12, is now leaguing it as captain of the C. C. N. Y. water polo team. He counts on winning the champs this year?

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98 gi THE HARRIS ANNUAL ar eeivsgv . 5 f Q 3? CJK If .' I 2 ' .fJ?'S1 4 HW l ' ' Jlflhi.-, IX t 9 e ml 4 , ,i5vfA1z 14 I . ,Y I 'W nf Ief XYith joy and happiness and cheer Comes the glad time of the year: Robing with blossoms each leailess tree lfontinue this fanciful poetryjf Covering' hill and dale and bluit, XX'ith Kohl some more of this junk and stuffg For what's the use of scratchin' the pen 'llout things which were written again and again? XVhen all we want to express, you see, Is that Spring is here, and so are wel. This Really Happened Qlf It Didn't it Ought Toj l'hysiologg'y 'l'cacher-How many bones have you in your body. Victim-362. Physiology Teacher-XVrong-360. Victim-I know, but I swallowed two hsh bones yesterday. Curtain. T. H. H. Epitaphs Here lies the body of Dr. Q'Leero Xfllho handed Kid vleffries' brother a zero, Here lies the body of Percival Beetus, XYho died of acute-examinitusf' Here lies the body of Michael McKaneg He died of Flunkeritus on the brain. Favorite Fiction l. UAW! the ball was a mile over my head !'l 2, Late? lllhy I didn't hear the bell ringfl 3. HAn' thatls the whole truth. You know I wouldn't lie to you for the world. 4. l'Yes, sir! I studied that for an hour and a half last nightfl 5. Say! Do you know anything about to-dayls lesson? I didn't even look in MY book.