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D E D I C A TI 0 NWe, the Senior Class of 1952, take pride in dedi

cating this, oiu' year book, to Mr. Max^vell L.

Kern. Mr. Kern has served Franklin School for

over twenty-five years, and the class of 1952

realizes and appreciates all that he has done for

the school. W e feel certain that his influence

will continiie to manifest itself more and more

throughout the coming years.

MESSAGE TO SENIORS FROM MR. SPAHN

T h e F rank l in School g rad u a t in g class of 1952 is a class ot great distinction. T im e has bestowed the great h o n o r of hav ing your g roup be an “Anniversary

Class.” For 80 years the F ran k l in School has served its com m unity an d the youth

of America.

You realize th a t we live in a Kaleidoscope world. YoiU' parents, your school,

a n d your com m unity have tr ied to give you the p ro p e r s tart a long the p a th of

life. E duca t ion has prov ided you wuth the basic tools. Your task will be to unify

these varied experiences an d constructively employ them in achieving your goal.

In this tu rb u le n t world, you will have to nour ish a n d cultivate ideals, an d the

test of in te l l igen t citizenship will be your ability to harm onize these standards

in to a daily p a t te rn of good h u m a n re la tionships.

T h r u the com ing years, your w'elcome visits will alw'ays b r ing back pleas

an t memories. Your A lm a M ater will con t inue its interest in your achievements

an d take p r ide in your a t ta inm ents .

F A C U L T Y

• T o p : Miss Deaver, Mr. H am

mond, Mr. H erm an, Mr. Fer

rara, Mr. M c M i l l a n , Mr.

Shaughnessy, Mr. Carson, Mr.

Labiaux, Mrs. ^\’ allk, Miss

Harvey

Bottom: Miss McPhei'son, Miss

Massey, Mr. Kein, Mr. Spahn,

Mr. Stevens, Mis. Cebriy, Mrs.

Stahl

SENIORS

G IL B E R T A L E X A N D R E

40 W est 77th Street

Brown

‘‘N o th in g is impossible to industry.”

— P e r i a n d e r

Science C lu b 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 4, Chess

C lu b 2, 3, 4; C am p C ounsellors’ C lu b 3; C u rre n t Events C lu b 3, 4; P res iden t 3; Class Secretary 3;

CJlass T re a s u re r 4; Soccer 2, 3, 4, C ap ta in 4;

T e n n is 3, 4, M anager 3; R ed a n d Blue 3, 4.

L A W R E N C E B E R K O W IT Z

25 W est 81st Street

New York University

“Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by doubling our joy and d ivid ing our gnef .” — A d d i s o n

Science C lub 3, 4; Chess C lu b 3, 4; CAurent

Events C lub 4; Glee C lub 2, 3, 4; Class Vice- P resident 4; Soccer 3; T e n n is 3, 4; R ed and Blue 3; L ib ra ry Conm iittee 4.

MAR r i N C O H E N

15 W ’c'st 7 5 t h S t r e e t

C . l a i k l ' i i i \ x ' i s i t y

"The actions of inoi inr llic hcsl inlcyl>iTt('y.s of their thoughts." — Lockk

Science C'.lub ,i, -1; C.ani]) ('.ounsellors' (Muh ,1;

CUirrent K\eius C luh "5, I; ( ’.o ii iu ilor 2, .i, 1; Soccer 2: T e n n is -i, -1: R ed and Blue

C onin ii t tee 3, 4.

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S T E P H E N C OH E N

290 W est E n d A venue

C lark University

“ W it is the salt of conversation, not the food.”— H a z l i t t

Science C lub 4; Chess C lub 3, 4; C ouncilo r 4;

Soccer 2, 3, 4.

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PA U L C R O H N


‘‘Rich, but not gaudy, for the apparel oft pro claims the man.” — S h a k e s p e a r e

Glee C lu b 2, 3, 4; Class Vice-President 3; C o u n

cilor 3, 4.

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P E T E R E N G E L

300 Centra l Park W est

“H e was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.” — G e o r g e E l i o t

Soccer 2, 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; T e n n is 2, 3, 4; Science C lub 4; C u r re n t Events C lu b 3; C am p Counsellors’ C lub 3; L ib ra ry C om m ittee 3, 4;

Secretary 4; Glee C lub 3; C ouncilo r 4.

M A R T I N E RONV

1 55 R i \ ' c r s i t l c ' D r i v e

I cm plc

'‘Happiness is not the cikI of life: character is." l i l ' l 'C llK K

Science Cnub 1; ( a i r r e n t E\eii ts (Hub 3; Sluclent

(^oiincil 4: L ibrary (k) inm ittee "i; Soccer 2, 1;Basketball -1, M anager 1; Ikiseball 4.

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B E R N A R D FISH M A N

145 C entra l Park West

N o r th C aro l ina State University

“His l imbs were cast in manly mold For hardy sports or contest hold.”

— S c o t t

Baseball 2, 3, 4; Soccer 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; T e n n is 2; Glee C lu b 3.

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LLOYD GABEL


Univers ity of V e rm o n t

“For science is like virtue, i t ’s (nun exceeding

great reward.” — K i n g s l e y

Science C lu b 2, 3, 4; P res iden t 4; C am p C ounsel

lors’ C lu b 3; Glee C lu b 3, 4; Soccer 2.

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JAY G O LD

200 West 86th Street

New York University

“ The im prom ptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit .” — M o l i e r e

R ed a n d Blue 4; Glee C lub 3, 4; Soccer 2, 3, 4; Councilo r 3, 4; Basketball 4; Baseball 3, 4.

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Sciciue C lu b .1. 4; (.loo C'.luh 2 ( lonun i t tee o; Soccer -1.

H E R B E R T HODAS

75 West 93rd Street

M ar lbo ro

“A running river of harmless merriment.”— G i l b e r t

Reel a n d Blue 3, 4; C ouncilo r 2, 3, 4; L ibrary

C om m ittee 2, 3, 4.

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M O R T O N H YM AN

15 W est 72nd Street

Cornell

“ W it and wisdom are born with the mail.”— S e l u i n

Basketball 4; C u r re n t Events C lu b 3; L ib ra ry

C o m m it tee 2, 3, 4; Science C lu b 4; C ounc i lo r 4;

R ed a n d Blue 4; Glee C lu b 4.

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R O N A L D KAPON


C o lu m b ia

“ Then he wil l talk— good gods hoiu he will talk.”— L e k

Soccer 3, M anager 4; Basketball M anager 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; C ouncilo r 3, 4; C u r re n t Events

C lub 3; Glee C lub 3, 4; Scholarship M edal 3.

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ROBER r KAV

8(1 M innesota A\e., Lonj; lU ad i

1 l()l)ai t

"I'lirc fiieitdsliif) is xoincthing ii’liich iiini of iii- jerior intellect eau nex'er taste."

— I.A B u u 'S'kkk

Baseball 2, 4: Bas'kethall 4: ( ilee ('.lub S tuden t('.oiuicil ‘5, 4, President 4; (Mass President 4;

Science C h ib -i, 4; C’.m re n t E \en ts C’.lnb o; C o u n cilor 3.

LU C IA N LUBELSKI

172 West 99th Street

Wesleyan

“Poetry is itself a thing of God.”— B a i l e y

Science C lu b 2, 3, 4; Chess C lu b 3, 4; C u r re n t Events C lu b 3, 4; L ib ra ry C om m ittee 4; Glee C lub 2, 3, 4; A r t C lu b 4; R ed an d Blue 2, 3, 4; C ouncilo r 4, Assistant E d i to r 4; Soccer 2, T e n nis 3, 4; Scholarship M edal 2.

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M IC H A E L N A D E L

320 West E n d A venue

H a m il to n

“Ornnis ars naturae irnitatio est.”“A l l art is but hnitat ion of nature.”

— S o c r a t e s

Socccr 3, 4; Baseball M anager 3; A rt C lu b 2, 3,

4; Science C lu b 3, 4, Secretary 4; C u r re n t Events C lub 4; C ounc i lo r 3, 4; A r t E d i to r 3, 4; R ed an d

Blue 3, 4.

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E D W A R D R IC H M A N

760 G ra n d Concourse, B ronx

A del ph i

‘‘It is the wise head that makes the still tonsue.”

— L u c a s

Scicnce C lu b 4; C ouncilor 4; L ib ra ry Connnit- tee 4; Photogra]jhy C lub 4.

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S rE V E N SC H R A D ER

151 C entra l Park W'csl

N(.'\v \ 'o rk r i i i \ crsity

"Style is a man's: it is a part of his nalint'." R l ’ I l O N

Soccer 3, 1; Basketball -1, Co-Captain 1; Library

Com nii t lee S, -1: (ilee C lub o, 4; S tuden t C.ouncil o, 4; C in re n t E \en ts C lub o: Science C lub 4;

( ' .o inu ilo r >5, 4.

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W IL L IA M SO RK IN

750 Bryant Avenue, B ronx

D rake

“Audent is fortiina j iwat .”

“Fortune favors the bold.”- V i r g i l

Soccer 4; Basketball 4, Co-Captain 4; Baseball

4; T e n n i s 4.

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JU L IU S SPELLM A N


Yale

“K nowledge once gained casts a l ight beyond its

own immedia te boundaries .” — T y n d a l l

Science C lu b 2, 3, 4; Chess C lu b 2, 3, 4; Soccer

2; CAirrent Events C lu b 2, 3, 4; S tu d e n t Council

4; R ed an d Blue 4; C o unc i lo r 3, Associate E d i to r

3, E d i to r 4; Scholarship M eda l 1; Biology Prize

2; Class Prize 2; A lu m n i C u p 2; F rench Prize 3;

John Doob C u p 3.

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A L B E R T S T E R N

325 W est E n d A venue

W il l iam an d Mary

“Faber est cjiiisque fortiinae suae.”"Every man is the architect of his own fortune.”

— P r o v e r b

Soccer 3, 4; Basketball 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Glee

C lu b 2, 3; Class P resident 2; R ed a n d Blue 4; C ounc i lo r 3, 4.

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COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

O n the e\i'ninj> ol |u n c 1, lOf)!’, llu- ciglilictli ( lo i i im c iu c'mk'iU Exerciscs

ot F ranklin School wore held al the Clonniuniily (lentei at 270 West HOtli Si.

The exercises were opened by (i i lber l Vlexaiulre who delivered the Salutatory

address. He was followed by R o n a ld Kapon, tlie (Hass Histo i ian , l .ueian

Lid)elski, the (Hass Poet, M orton Hyman, the (Hass Prophet, an d fiditis Spell

m an, the \ 'a le tl ic torian . Mr. Spahn then aw aided the school prizes lor the year.

T h e C 'onnneiuem ent address delivered by Mr. A lber t L oew inthan , H eadm aster

Em eritus ol \ 'o rkvil le | in i io r H igh School, was enthusiastically received. Mr.

Spahn, a l te r a short adchess, g ran ted clijjlomas to the twenty-two m em bers of the

class of 1952. T h e prizes tor schcjlastic an d ath le t ic achievements, which had

been d is t r ibu ted by Mr. Spahn, were as follows:

T h e F rank l in School Medal for G enera l Excellence given to tha t m em ber o t the

Senior Class who has the best scholastic record d in in g the four years of the

high school course:

Awarded to [ulius Spellman

T h e F'ranklin School M edal for Excellence in English:

Aw'arded to Julius Spellman

T h e F rank l in School Medal for Excellence in Latin :

Aw'arded to L ucian Lubelski

T h e F rank l in Schoof M edal for Excellence in French:

A w arded to G ilber t A lexandre

T h e F ran k l in School M edal for Excellence in History:

A w arded to R o n a ld Kapon

T h e F rank l in School M edal for Excellence in Spanish:

Aw arded to Michael Nadel

T h e F rank l in School M edal for Excellence in Mathematics:

A w arded to Julius Spellman

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T h e H e a d m a s te r ’s M eda l for Charac ter , Loyalty a n d Service;

A w arded to R o b e r t Kay

T h e Allen H en ry H y m an C u p for Excellence in Athletics given a n n u a l ly by Mr. and Mrs. l iw in g H y m a n in m em ory of the ir son:

A w arded to A lber t Stern

T h e Eli Allison C u p for Excellence in Science given by the Class of 1940 in m e m ory of Mr. Eli Allison;

Aw'arded to Lloyd G abel

T h e John D oob C up , offered by the Class of 1926 in m em ory of a classmate given an n u a l ly to a m em b er of the Senior B Class w’h o has d is t ingu ished himself by his character, his scholastic record, an d his achievements in ex tracu rr ic u la r activities:

Aw arded to G e ra ld Delet

T h e A lu m n i C u p offered by the A lu m n i Association to a m em b er of the Senior C Class who has d is t inguished himself by his character , his scholastic record, an d his achievements in ex t racu rr icu la r activities;

A w arded to H a ro ld R ich m an

F R A N K L I N S C H O O L H O N O R R O L L M E D A L S

In te rm ed ia te 1— K aren Adelaar, P au l D unke l, R ic h a rd G roshu t , A d r ia n Him- m elbrand .

In te rm ed ia te 2— M ichael Feinstein, Jeff New'man, A lan R au , R ic h a rd Burstein .

In te rm ed ia te 3— F rank C opeland , Chas. Goldschm idt , A lan Bernstein, Steven Kreisberg.

In te rm ed ia te 4— Susan Bienstock, Jay Gaines, M yron G oldb la t t , A ndy Kridwich, E dw ard Morris, R ich a rd Muller .

J u n io r 1— R ich a rd Adelaar, R ich a rd Berchin, Lloyd L an d au .

Ju n io r 2— Barry Pogash.

Senior C— R a lp h Feigin, M arc Gabel, H a ro ld R ich m an , M o r to n N ew m an.

Senior B— R o n a ld C^arford, G era ld Delet, Barry Sherm an, R o b e r t Zuckerm an.

Senior A— G ilber t A lexandre, Peter Engel, Jay Gold, M o r to n H ym an, R o n a ld

Kapon, L ucian Lubelski, Michael Nadel, Julius Spellman, A lbie Stern.

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C L A S S P O E M

Y O i r i H

I liave waiulc icd a Ions' way

I ' l i roug li the lairy lands galore,

1 h rough the land ol ch i ldhood days,

T i l l I reached an open door.

In tha t hoin ol joyfid bliss

From iny shoulders wings have sprinig,

A n d a song has filled niy heart,

1 am strong, I am young!

\Vith my eagle-eyes wide open

I have pierced th rough the space;

I saw Past fiy away,

I m et F u tu re face to face.

Fearless he ir of P rom etheus

I will carry on his fight,

I shall conquer war and hatred .

Bring my bre th ren peace an d light.

F rom the swamps of indolence

I shall move the m ult i tude ,

I shall spark the flame of action

In the n igh t of servitude!

I will lead h u m an i ty

T o the Sun h igh above,

I shall b en d the hearts of steel

In the heat of my fiery love.

by L u c i a n L u b e l s k i

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S A L U T A T O R Y

Friends, Relatives, a n d M em bers of the Faculty:

W e are assembled to n igh t for the E igh t ie th C onm iencem en t of F ran k l in

School. After eleven years of p a t ien t endeavor, the class of 1952 has com ple ted

its work an d the m o m en t of par t ing , however sad an d joyful, is inevitable. I t is

w ith grea t pleasure tha t my classmates an d I salute an d welcome you.

W ords a lone can n o t make you feel welcome here; deeds a n d actions m ust

show you how ha]3py we are to have you w'ith us. Even W il l iam Shakespeare

expressed s im ilar views on the m a t te r of w'elcome. L et me q u o te P or t ia ’s words

w hen she welcomes A ntonio , the best f r iend of her husb an d :

“Sir, you are welcome to o u r home:

I t m us t ap p e a r in o ther ways th an words.

T h e re fo re I scant this b re a th in g courtesy.”

W e have spent m any years at F ran k l in w’o rk in g a n d playing, h o p in g to

achieve m uch academically an d socially. W i th the u n d e r s ta n d in g teachings of

o u r esteemed faculty a n d the Principals, Mr. Hall , Mr. Berenberg, an d Mr.

Spahn, we have reached this goal. T h r o u g h the ir k ind ly advice a n d guidance,

we have a t ta ined the first m ilestone in the p a th of life. I t is b u t fitt ing a t this

t ime th a t wc thank them heartily. W e only hope th a t o u r achievem ents in

various careers which we are p la n n in g to pursue, may be such th a t they Avill give

o u r teachers cause for pride, an d will justify the ir conscientious efforts m ade in ou r behalf.

T o fjur parents, o u r sa lu ta t ion w ould no t be com plete w i th o u t a separate

w ord of g ra t i tude . W e fully realize w ha t it has m ea n t for you to send us here.

^Ve realize your joys, o r your cares, w ith o u r successes or oiu' failures. W e should

like to express ou r thankfulness, o u r love, an d with these, oiu' p leasiue th a t y o u

are here at this milestone in the lives of your sons.

“A word of challenge—

Mighty, calling, waiting:

Prepare, we stand with hearts coiuageous.

T o live o u r lives an d fight o u r batt les—Faces upli l ted , looking s ta rw ard .”

Once again I i)id you welcome, an d hearti ly th an k you for be ing with us an d lor helj>ing to make this evening a m em orab le occasion.

G n . B l ' . R T . \ l . I X A N D R E

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C L A S S H I S T O R Y

" ( i rca t t'N'oiUs cast ilu'ir sliadows l)c'l()rc.” a gicat event ocdiis .

r i u ' c lass c)l 1952 gracluales Irom I ' lank iin Sciiool. Many c lasses have been giacl-

uatecl Ironi o u r school and many more will con l inue (o do so. Some oi them

h a \ e since become lamoirs, and who can tell w ha t the lu tu re holds lor some ol us?

I a})|)reciate the h o nor oi being chosen to record the class history and

tnulertake it \vith great pleasure. A lter all, hav ing been a m em ber ol the class

lor se \era l years 1 did not th ink it w oidd be dillicult to compile the im p o r tan t

events tha t occ inred as the class travelled the road towards g raduat ion . I lelt

th a t with the help ot my classmates, I w ould fnid it relatively simple. It is amaz

ing to me tha t a l te r so many years oL dil igent work an d study, w ha t poor m em

ories my lellow students and I seemed to have.

HoA\’e \e r , a l ter con t inua l p rodd ing and industr ious research, I succeeded

in tuicovering the im p o r tan t historical tacts. Since I en te red F rank l in School

in Senior C, my recollection ol the class history is l imited to the three w'onderlid

vears 1 spent in the school. At tha t t ime there were 20 m em bers oi; o u r class already present, w ith fay G old being o u r first s tuden t way back in P rim ary 1.

In Prim ary II fidius Spellman, o u r class Valedictcjrian, and Peter Engel en te red

the class. In the in term edia te grades, o u r class assumed definite signs of g row th

with the en trance of o u r class Salu ta torian , G ilber t Alexandre, Lucian Lubelski,

the Class Poet, as well as M ar t in Cohen, H e rb e r t Hodas an d B erna rd Fishman.

Most of ou r graduates en tered in Jun ior I, inc lud ing M orton Hym an, our

Class P rophet , Michael Nadel, “L ar ry ” Berkowitz, Paul Crohn, M ar t in Erony,

Steven Cohen, Steven Schrader, Paul Greenberg, an d Lloyd Gabel. In J u n io r II,

tw’o of o u r be t te r athletes, A lber t Stern and R o b er t Kay entered. T hese years

were m arked by the usual chalk an d eraser contests, pranks of young m anhood .

In Senior C, we were all past the C en tra l Park stage of supervised play an d

were w'ell on o u r w'ay in high school with ou r first real taste of w'ork. In Senior A, “ Bill” Sorkin, ou r star soccer, basketball, an d baseball player, an d E dw ard

R ich m an en te red to complete ou r g ra d u a t in g class.

O u r school careers inc luded m any in teresting classes an d teachers w hom

we shall never forget. W e w'ill miss the fascinating trips th ro u g h South America

w ith Mr. L ab ia u x in otu' S]janish class. W h o will ever forget Mr. K e rn ’s h u m o u r

as he tried to clear the room before his F rench class w ith his insistence tha t

we w'ere w an ted elsew’here? W h a t w ould o u r lives at F rank l in have been w i th o u t a “Doc” Stevens detention? N o r can we forget Doc’s love of the music classics.

.-\ny one who was able to nam e the tune he whistled was excused from deten tion .

Even th o u g h he is now gone from o u r school, we w'ill never forget Mr. H a l l ’s

c ryp tograph ic m ark ing system, an d his w onderfu l hom e town stories.

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For those w ho took Coniniercial Law, w h a t w ou ld we have done w i th o u t

o u r law cases? I am still serving a tw'enty year sentence lor embezzelment.

N e i th e r will we ever forget those fascinating history classes w'ith Mr. Shaugh-

nessy. I still th in k the Battle ol T a r a w a was fough t a t 11:06 an d n o t a t 11:05

as Mr. Shaughnessy said. W h o could forget the Sa tu rday m o rn in g classes in

p re p a ra t io n for the College Board Exams? T h e y were held so early th a t most

of us came in to finish sleeping.

W e will always rem em b er o u r Senior year. Besides o u r efforts to get in to

College, we h ad one of the School’s best years in soccer— w in n in g four games

a n d tying two. T h e spark ling goal t en d in g of B ern a rd P'ishman, a u d the aggres

siveness of o u r h igh scorer “ Bill” Sorkin w'ere ou ts tand ing . O u r basketball team,

cap ta in ed by “B ill” Sorkin an d Steven Schrader, despite some d iscourag ing set

backs, came forward to establish an enviab le record. B ern a rd F ishm an broke

the school’s scoring record with 29 points. T h e baseball team was cap ta in ed by-

Bob Kay an d A lber t Stern.

T h e Science Club, w ith a good rep resen ta t ion from o u r class was, as usual,

the most p o p u la r cltib in school. O u r class was constan t in co n t r ib u t in g to

the R ed an d Blue a n d the Councilor, o u r school ]3ublications.

In the Spring, the Scholastic A p t i tu d e an d A chievem ent Tests were otu'

most im p o r ta n t topics of discussion. W a i t in g for o u r grades was a t ime of

suspense an d anxiety. However, we all d id well a n d most of us have been ad

m i t ted to the colleges of ou r choice.

O ne event of im]iortance th a t occurred at the en d of o u r Senior B year was the d ep a r tu re from o u r midst of Mr. H a ll a n d Mr. B erenberg as H e a d

masters. W e were all saddened when this h ap p e n e d an d sa^v them leave with m uch regret. However, we were hap p y to learn th a t Mr. Spahn h ad become

Headm aster . U n d e r his new leadership the school took on an air of activity

an d growth, and has shown m uch deve lopm en t in the past year.

W e all look forward with great an t ic ipa t ion to oiu' com ing careers in col

lege. W e canno t helj3, however, looking back w ith some sorrow an d regret at

leaving the Halls of F rank l in . W e will have m any hap p y memories to carry w ith

us an d treasure as we go on th rough life.

R o n a l d K a p o n

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C L A S S P R O P H E C Y

O n e c lay, w h i l e s i t t i n g i n L a t i n ( l a s s , M r . K c i i i i n i o i u K ' d m e , t o m y i i t t c i '

a n i a / c i n c n t , t h a t 1 h a d b c t ' t i ] ) r o( l a i m c ' d ( i l a s s l * r o ] ) l u t o i l ! )52 . A t o n t c , I i c a l -

i z c d \ v h a t a i l i l l u i i l t t a s k h a d b e e n a s s i i ^ n e d t o m e , s o I w e n t h o m e t h a t a l l e i -

n o o n a n d b e g a n t o t h i n k a b o u t i t .

W h i l e p o n d e i ' i n g u p o n m y p l i g h t , m y o l d It icMid, I I . Ci. VV'ells c a l l e d o n m e .

W ’h e n 1 t o l d h i m m y [ j i o b l e m , h e s u g g e s l e d t h a t h e l e n d m e h i s l i m e m a c h i n c ’.

T h e l o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t s I f o u n d i n a N e w \ ’o r k T i m e s n e w s p a ] H ' i d a t e d M)82.

In the Seienee Ne^^•s section 1 iouncl the rollow'ing announcem ents : Ciilberi

A lexandre , world rcno\vned physicist, has just discovered tha t the reason the

days in the sunnner are longer than the clays in the w in ter is because hea t ex

pands and cold contracts.

Lloyd Gabel has just been ap p o in ted head o t the A m algam ated T h e r m o dynainic lU tra Hypersonic Division ol the Research Cor]Joration of the U n i ted

States ot Brooklyn. Lloyd now has the scjle r igh t to the ccjrner ot M ain and

\ ' i n e for d is tr ibu tion of all Science Fiction Magazines.

]ay Gold, famous young inventor, has just come up with a gadget which

he guarantees will pass all Spanish exam inations. Since his invention is still in

its infancy, fay has decided to call it C rib Notes.

•Albert Stern, ow ned o t the C.onsolidated T ex t i le Mills, has just invented

a new' m ater ia l for baseball uniforms. It is m ade o t nylon, cotton an d grease, and

is gua ran teed to give u p to fifty percent be t te r slides. O f course, this guaran tee

may prove to be “ baseless.”

Julius Spellman, w’orld famous scientist, has jus t surpassed Einstein with

a fo rm ula th a t only Julius can unders tand . How’ever, the governm ent is now carrying on a rigid investigation concern ing the jjrivate life of J id ius. T h is may

be due to the fact tha t he used a large am o u n t of radical signs in his w’ork.

In tlie A rt an d C u l tu re Section of the p ap e r I found the following a n

nouncem ents:

R o b e r t Kay, who has been chosen the History T ea ch e r of the year, w hen

asked w h a t his favorite suit mater ia l w'as, quickly answered, “Shaggy Tweeds, of

course.”

R o n a ld Kapon, w^ell know n explorer, has just r e tu rn ed from the Chinese

Congo. R o n n ie ’s latest feat has been the w ri t ing of the Chinese d ic tionary on

a piece of rice.

Steven Schrader, famous concert pianist, has jus t been stricken with a

s trange a ilment, u n d e r the influence of w'hich he tries to p u t the names of famous

composers in to his daily speech. For instance, in Steve’s latest press conference,

he said, “Com e Bach later, I am Verdi Bizet.”

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L ucian Lubelski, w orld famous tor his know ledge on Vergil’s “A enead ,”

has m ade a s ta r t l ing a n n o u n c e m e n t concern ing the Gods an d Goddesses. L u c ian

claims th a t “ they are o u t ol: this W'orld.”

Pau l Greenberg , w orld tam ous au tho r , has just w ri t ten a new^ ten thousand

page book on “H o w to W in Friends an d Influence T eache rs .”

Michael Nadel, artist for Life Magazine, has just been arrested for the dis

play of a m arvelous p a in t in g exh ib i t ion . T h e trouble, it seems, is th a t M ik e ’s

favorite p ic tu re is tha t of George W ash ing ton , an d he p a in ted his p ic tu re on

the fron t of one do l la r bills.

I ' h e next section of the new spaper th a t I came across was the Business

Section. I saw the following annoimceirients concern ing m em bers of my class.

Paul C rohn has just o pened a new doll factory. H e has m ade “ B ern ie”

F ishm an his head accountan t . I t may be in teres ting to no te th a t “B ern ie ’s”

favorite pastime is juggling.

“E d ” R ich m an has just been m ade a silent p a r tn e r in the Berkowitz R u b

ber Com pany. T h e reason tha t “L a r ry ” en te red this business may be d u e to the

fact th a t he was often times “ t i red .”

H erb e r t Hodas, the well know n child psychologist, has recently issued the

s tart l ing s ta tem ent th a t Santa Claus does no t exist.

Steve Cohen, one of the co u n try ’s largest lu m b e r tycoons, has jus t refused

the T as ty C lub Sandwich permission to use his nam e for advertisements, even

though he supplies them with all the toothpicks for the ir tr ip le decker sand wiches.

M ar t in C ohen has recently sold 356,()()().00 w orth of stocks on the m oon to the Senior B class of F rank l in School. M ar t in is now being tr ied for lunarcv.

I then came to the sport section, anti found the following m em bers of my class m entioned:

Bill Sorkin, head coach of the N ew York R an g er Hockey T ea m , has just

added M ar t in Erony, young successful dentis t to his staff. T h i s may be d u e to

the fact th a t M ar t in has the re p u ta t io n of ge t t ing at the roots of all trouble.

Peter Engel has recently given a series of rad io talks on " H o w to Play

T e n n is .” T h e reason may be tha t “ Pete” usually talks a be t te r gam e than he plays.

Natural ly , I was very eager to find ou t w ha t the p ape r h a d to say a b o u t me,

bu t just as I saw my nam e m entioned , the words faded from sight. A lth o u g h

this was a great d i s ap p o in tm en t to me, the only th ing tha t I can do it w ait an d see my predic t ions come true.

M o r t o n H y m a n

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V A L E D I C T O R Y

This cvc'iiing', wo, tlif scnioi ( I;iss ol I 'lankliii Sc hool, arc assc'iiil)lc(l here

lor the last time. At this m om ent oiir minds a i f (on lused with mingled emotions

ol joy and sorrow. W'e are joylul hecanse we know that today marks the ( idmi-

nat ion ol an im p o r tan t period in o u r lives; that, at last, we have reached the

fust m ajo r goal set belore us; that today we are no longer (a rc lree high-s(hool

i)oys, bu t m a t in e men; that totlay the workl shall open its doors to us, so th a t we

may pass th rough an d assinne its res])onsi[)ilities.

r | ) o n en te r ing this new world, we shall find it in a grave condit ion ; its

peoples dix'itled against them sehes in to two groups. O n e represents lreedo:n,

justice, an d equality; the o th e r is radically o]>posed. At ]Jiesent the forces of the

secontl g ro u p are waging a war— a cold war— against us. It will be the destiny

ot this class to sa teguard oiu' liberty and ou r ideals from this des tr iu t ive power,

for the very stnvival of oiu' people is at stake.

But r e t tu n in g to more p leasant things, let us look back up o n o u r happy

years at Franklin , f t is now a feeling of sorrow tliat dom inates ou r thoughts

w hen we consider tfiat today we nrust par t. As w'e leave, otu' m inds recall tlie

eventful years spent here, b u t more so, the lessons w'e have learned here. I do

n o t m ean the mere knowledge confined to scholastic subjects, b u t I do refer to a

different type of knowledge; for, d u r in g these years at F rank l in w'e have been

tau g h t to u n d e rs ta n d life, its vacillations, and its meanings. Certa in ly no book

can offer this.

fn par t ing we thank o u r teachers, w’ho hav'e devoted themselves no t only

to give us a certain academic train ing, b u t also to im prove us as individuals: we

tfiank Mr. Spahn, who, d u r in g his first year as H eadm aster of F rank l in has been

most d il igent in gu id ing us; but, above all, w'e thank oiu' parents, for whonr we

can only express a sincerest g ra t i tude w^hich no w'ords can define.

N ow the g ra d u a t in g class of 1952 m ust depart . Soon w'e will face the b i t te r

challenge of o u r time, a n d shall be called to arms in an effort to preserve peace

an d freedom for all m an k in d . W e leave thee now'. Dear F ranklin , with happy

m emories of the past, an d hopefu l ones for the future.

J u l i u s S p e l l m a n

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THE SENIORS' CHOICE

M O S T P O P U L A R ...................................................................................................................... Kay

M O ST’ S T U D IO U S .......................................................................................................A lexandre

M O S T G A R R U L O U S ........................................................................................................ K apon

M O S T A M B IT IO U S .................................................................................................. A lexandre

L A Z IE S T ...............................................................................................................................P. C rohn

B E ST D A N C E R .............................................................................................................G reenberg

B E S T L O O K I N G .................................................................................................................H ym an

B E S T DRESSED ................................................................................................................P. C ro h n

B E ST A T H L E T E S ............................................................................. F ishman, Sorkin, Stern

B E S T P E R S O N A L IT Y ............................................................................................................ KayM O S T F R IE N D L Y .................................................................................................................... Kay

M O S T D E P E N D A B L E .................................................................................................. Lubelski

M O S T C O N S I D E R A T E ....................................................................M. Cohen, A lexandre

B IG G E S T “G R I P E R ” ................................................................................................... S. C ohen

F A V O R I T E C O U R S E ......................................................................................................H is tory

M O S T D I F F I C U L T C O U R S E .............................................................. Geometry, English

M O S T LIK E L Y T O SU CCEED ................................................................................Spellman

B IG G E S T “A P P L E P O L I S H E R ” ...........................................................Engel, G reenberg

M O S T O F T E N T A R D Y ..............................................................................................Spellman

M O S T A R T I S T I C ................................................................................................................ N adel

M O S T B A S H FU L .............................................................................................................Schrader

B E ST M A N N E R E D .....................................................................................................R ich m o n d

BEST A L L -A R O U N D .............................................................................................................. Kay

W I T T I E S T ..................................................................................................................................Gold

M O S T G E N E R O U S ..............................................................................................Erony, K apon

M O S T M O D E S T ...........................................................................................................R ich m o n d

S T I N G I E S T ....................................................................................................................... Spellman

M O S T G U L L IB L E ............................................................................................................... Gabel

M O S T B O A S T F U L ................................................................................................Stern, Sorkin

M O S T C O N C E IT E D ............................................................................................. Stern, Engel

T A L L E S T ..........................................................................................................................Berkowitz

S H O R T E S T ......................................................................................................................\ l ex an t l re

M O S T C A R E F R E E ..............................................................................................C rohn, HodasM O S T M U SIC A L ............................................................................................................... H y m an

G R E A T E S T P R O C R A S F I N A T O R ......................................................................S. Cohen

T E A C H E R S ’ JOY ............................................................................................................Spellman

B IG G E S T BANE T O T E A C H E R S ..............................................Greenberg, S. C ohen

M O S T Q U I E T ............................................................................................................... R ich m o n d

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CLASSES j

SENIOR A

• Top : Crohn, Fishman, Rich-

man, Engel, Schrader, L. Gabel

Middle : Kapon, M. Cohen,

Hyman, Spellman, Gold, Sor-

kin, Stern, S. Cohen

Bot tom: Berkowitz, Lubelski,

Alexandre, Kay, Mr. Kern,

Nadel, Erony, Greenberg, Ho-

SENIOR B

• Top: Shore, Braunschweiger,

Texidor, Kabnick, C i t r o n ,

Zuckerman, Shanzer, Fineinan,

T a r r

Bot tom: Lederman, Sherman,

Carford, D e 1 e t , Hochberg,

O ’Leary, Biiksbaum, Lewis

SENIOR C

• To p: G uttm an, R ubin , T h au ,

Youman, Newman, Lichten-

feld, A. Rogers, Goldenblum ,

Steingesser

Bottom: Nathan, Streim, Rich-

man, Mr. Shaugnessy, M. Ga

bel, Surut, Brookman, Feigin

JUNIOR II

• Top: Kuperman, Fernandez,

Michael, Hirschfeld, E r t a g ,

Denenberg

Bot tom: Kling, Kushner, H.

Rogers, Zisfein, Mr. Carson,

Pogash, Freed, David

JUNIOR I

• To p : B e r c h i n , Schweitzer,

Sherman, Fieezer, Cohen, Pol

lock, Gros, Stein

Bottom: Bachrach, S n y d e r ,

Landaii, Mr. Labiaiix, Ade-

laar, Paley, Prager

ACTIVITIES

THE RED AND BLUET op: C rohn , C itron, Carford, G o ld en b lu m , T ex id o r , N ew m an Middle: Feigin, Engel, Gold, Zuckerm an, K apon, Stern, F ishm an, Schrader,

A lexandreBot tom: Spellman, H odas, Nadel, Lubelski, Berkowitz, Sherm an, M. Cohen,

H y m an

THE GLEE CLUBT op: Hym an, S. (]ohc‘n, Miss M cPherson, Berkowitz, Kapon, T e x id o r

Bottom: Schradcr, L. Ciabel, Liihclski, Ciold, Cirecnbcrg, Sherm an, R ich m an

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ART CLUBTop: T cx id o r , Sherm an, Natlel, Carford

Bot tom: Ledern ian , Berkovvitz, Afr. Ferrara , Lubelski, Lewis

THE COUNCILORT op: Hodas, R ich m an , Schrader, Zuckernian, Sherm an, M. Cohen, Hym an,

Cohen

Bot tom: Engel, Gold, Stern, Lubelski, Spellman, Kapon, Nadel, Feigin

SCIENCE CLUBT o p : G o ldenb lun i , Citron, Carforcl, T e x id o r

Middle: H ym an, Erony, M. Cohen, Berkowitz, Greenberg , Lubelski, Sherm an, K apon, Schrader

Bot tom: Kay, Engel, SpeHman, L. Gabel, Mr. Stevens, A lexandre , Nadel, Rich- m an, M. Gabel

LIBRARY COMMITTEET o p : Zuckcrm an, M. Cohen, Hodas, Circenbcrg, Berko\vitz, Lubelski, Nadel,

Sherman, Kabnick

Bot tom: G o ld en b h n n , Gold, R ichm an , H ym an , C rohn , Miss M cPherson , S. Cohen, Engel, Schrader

STUDENT COUNCIL

• Top: Carford, Delet, Spell

man, Steingesser

Bot tom: Alexandre, E r o n y

Mr. Kern, Kay, Richman

ScKool Teams

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To p : Erony, H ym an, Delet, O ’Leary, Surut, Kapon, H ochberg , Mr. M cM il lan

B ot tom: Gold, B uksbaum , Schrader, Sorkin, Stern, F ishm an, Kay

BASKETBALL

Despite the g rad u a t io n ot the en t ire varsity of the previous year the

F rank l in Basketball team of 1952, u n d e r the able gu idance of coach M cM illan ,

h ad a very successful season, w in n ing n ine games an d losing eight.

T h e team consisted of co-captains Bill Sorkin an d Steven Schrader, as \vell

as B erna rd Fishman, R o b e r t Kay, Jay Gold, M o r to n Flyman, A lb er t Stern, John

O ’Leary, Jc r r ie Delet, Dave B uksbaum a n d R o n a ld Suru t . T h e lead ing scorers

on the sq uad were J o h n O ’Leary, Bernie F ishm an an d Bill Sorkin. M ar t in

Erony and R o n a ld K apon were the co-managers, an d d id a fine job.

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T o p: Shore, Ciold. Eiony, Zuckenuan , O 'Leary , Ka]jon, Surut, Rul)in

Bot tom: T a r r , Engel, Stern, Mr. H erm an , Kay, S<jrkin, Fislinian

BASEBALL

T h e FrankHn Baseball team, u n d e r the leadership ol ou r able coach, A1

H erm an , fo im d the com peti t ion rough th ro u g h o u t the season. T h e highlights

inc luded the fine h i t t in g of Bill Sorkin, Albie Stern an d John O ’Leary, an d the

p i tch ing of W a r re n Shore. T h e team was co-captained by Bob Kay an d Albie

Stern.

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THE RICHMAN FAMILY

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Compl iment s of

MONOGRAM INSURANCE CO. INC.

Compliments of

MR. AND MRS. MILTON STERN

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Co m p l im en ts of

MR. AND MRS. A. SCHRADER

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DONALD AND PETER ENGEL

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Compl iments of

MR. AND MRS. IRVING HYMAN

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Comf)l i ine) i ts of

ALAN AND RICHARD LOBEL

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B E S T W I S H E S T O T H E G R A D U A T E S

from

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M i c h a e l N a d e l , Secretary-Treas^irer


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Altman & Sons

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