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—The Class of "41
Out on a limb so small was born
A common seed, just a small acorn.
This embryo fell on fertile soil,
There to grow instead of spoil.
Then in the year of 41,
The fated seed felt the April sun.
Out of the ground and into the air,
A mighty tree both strong and fair.
Some limbs were bent, lost and broke
In the fight that won a mighty oak.
Boughs now' free from one another,
But always firm to the trunk, their
mother.
Strong and green in the midday sun,
A tree and a class were made as one.
—Benjamin Bershtein

Dr. Joseph Krauskopf, Founder
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Presented by
THE SENIOR CLASS
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to all other yearbooks, attempts to express and re-
cord in permanent form many of the experiences, am-
bitions, and idiosyncrasies of the Class of 1941.
The title—The OAK—is only a gesture to compare
the growth of our small group from its infancy to
maturity with that of the mighty OAK. Our entire
theme is based principally upon the natural stages of
life of any oak tree, from the germination of the acorn
to the majestic parent.
It is our sincerest hope to be able to trace the many
pleasant times the Class of 1941 has spent together,
and to bring to life these memories many years after
we have graduated from our Alma Mater.

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To the tillers of the soil;
To those who cause "the earth to yield bread for
the nourishment of all mankind";
To that group whose works we wish to emulate
and of which we hope to become a part;
To the Farmers of America
The Class of 1941
Proudly
Dedicates
THE OAK

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YEARBOOK
EDITOR'S
MESSAGE
T~ ISREGARDING the cheers from the grandstands and the jeers from the
*-* bleacherites, our small class hurries off the field of action leaving behind them
the dust of three memorable years of Farm School life.
Entering Farm School at one of the most critical periods in its history, we
were confronted with the skeptical remarks of the upperclassmen and the unfor-
tunate conditions then prevailing. However, we assumed a neutral attitude
towards these school affairs and grimly determined to "stick it out" and find for
ourselves a happy future in Farm School.
The grinding down of our class to a finished product wasn't as hard as was
thought. Such abrasives as routine farm work and strict upperclassman punish-
ments soon chipped off the loose particles of our constitution. Some very valuable
men were lost, but the product left by such vigorous treatment will be appreciated
for its qualities of sturdiness and durability.
Our class does not boast of any outstanding individuals. The ideal of our
class has been for each individual member to share the class responibilities and
to execute his proportionate amount of work to the best of his ability.
It was this enthusiastic co-operation that has carried our small group through
the trying years of the class' history and is now the principle force which governs
Farm School's entire social and agricultural life.
The Class of '41 has truly realized the meaning of "co-operation." .And as a
member, I know that in an}- enterprise of life its members may choose, this ideal
will appear continually, reminding each one that "individual success" is not
attainable unless accompanied by a "co-operative spirit."
II.1.1AM EISBERG

APPRECIATION
The Class of 1941,
acting as an impartial jury,
witnessing the whole procedure, announces that:
"We have found Samuel J. Gurbarg guilty in the re-establishment of the true
Farm School spirit.
We hereby sentence him to twenty years at hard labor, as the Social Director of
The National Farm School.
Our class, in particular, is indebted to him for his guidance and teaching of which
he gave so freely.
We thank you. Air. Gurbarg, for all you've done.
This yearbook would not only be incomplete, but would fall short of its purpose,
if the name of Samuel J. Gurbarg were not singled out.
The Class of '41 are competent character witnesses acting in favor of Air. Gurbarg.
We entered the School when everything was at a new low.
We leave a school now where a fine spirit of friendliness and co-operation pervades
every nook and corner of the campus.
This change of spirit and our way of living here has been the most outstanding
achievement of the School's transition."

A WORD
FROM OUR
PRESIDENT
The Class of 1941 is
leaving its Alma Mater at
a critical time in the life of
our country. It is true,
there have been other pe-
riods of wide-spread anx-
iety and deep national con-
cern. But it is doubtful if
any previous crisis ever left
the whole population, adult
as well as youth, in such a state of complete uncertainty. This fact has been so
frequently emphasized that it requires no further amplification from me.
But, whatever comes, we need have little fear for the future of you Farm
School graduates of 1941. In fact, I take considerable satisfaction in the knowl-
edge that you are well prepared for any eventuality.
A certain percentage of you men will be called out under the Selective Service
Act to serve your country in the Army. I know that all those who may be included
in this group will perform their duties with enthusiasm and with distinction. Few
young men could be better prepared for such an emergency duty. In learning to
face successfully the rigorous life that is involved in farm work, you have prepared
yourselves well for the strenuous demands of a brief army career.
By far the greater proportion of you will be called upon to serve your country
by pursuing the vocation for which you have here prepared. And this will be a
service much more important than many now realize. With the sudden intensifica-
tion of our industrial program, there is sure to be a growing demand for agricul-
tural products of all kinds. As this need increases, farming will become more and
more an integral part of our home defense program. Having been trained to
produce the footstuffs and other agricultural products that are essential to the
nation's peace-time economy, you will now find yourselves bringing forth from
the land raw materials that are vital to our country's first line of defense.
Yes, America will need The Farm School graduates ol 1941. And you men
are going out well prepared to fill that need.
Harold B. Allen, Litt.D.

Farewell to The Class of 1041
IT is with more than usual regret that it becomes my duty to say farewell to the
Class of 1941. From the very beginning of your Freshman year you were a
group of young men who took an unusual interest in your work. This interest con-
tinued throughout the three years, and has now manifested itself in your ability
to take up your life work better prepared than a great many who have graduated
before you. It was a genuine pleasure to be able to recommend most of you for
better positions than were available several years ago.
When you entered Farm School, agriculture seemed to be about the only field
in which young men were almost certain to secure positions. Owing to the chaotic
conditions of the world and the active preparedness for defense in this country
labor conditions have changed, and it is now possible to get fairly good positions
in many fields of work. With the many temptations there may be to lure you
away from agriculture, my advice to you is that you weigh conditions very care-
fully before making such a decision. It has weathered the storms when business
and financial conditions did not. Agriculture is still the backbone of our country.
I wish all of you a very happy, bright, and prosperous future.
C. L. Goodling, Dean

SOCIAL
DIRECTOR'S
MESSAGE
IDEFORE me lies a popular magazine portraying some of the medical miracles of
"-^ the year; amazing evidence of man's ingenuity in the field of medical science.
As I ponder upon these discoveries and thrill with the thought of their boon to
mankind, I wonder when equally great discoveries will be made in the field of
human relations.
'Thus far, apparently, we have failed to discover the miracle that would enable
us to get along with each other, and with the people with whom we work. e can
cure undernourishment of the body, but we cannot cure the more virulent disease
of undernourishment of the ego. A whole world suffers from man's inhumanity to
man, but no successful remedy has yet been devised to cure man's greed and lust
for power.
In a world where new inventions are continually being made, where science
assures an abundant food supply, where man crosses continents daily, where people
talk to each other freely over vast distances, the truly human qualities of friendli-
ness, neighborliness, and understanding arc submerged in a mad conflict that now
threatens to destroy civilization.
As you leave the portals of The National Farm School with my best wishes
for your success, bear in mind this great uncharted sea of discovery. It is a great
challenge to youth. You go forth into a world torn by conflict; nevertheless, its
problems will soon be in your hands for you to direct. You must discover a uni-
versal key to man's good will, if civilization is to survive.
The National Farm School is proud of the achievements of her sons in agri-
culture. Should you be inspired to accomplish similar achievements in the field "I
human relations, she will be doubly proud. Good luck to all of you.
Samuel |. Gurb vrc

THE FACULTY
IVTITH the arrival of Dr. H. B. Allen, the new resident president, our Junior
' ' year opened with newer ideals and higher standards as a goal for the future.
Immediately, entrance requirements, classroom and supervised practice training
became more stringent.
To perfect and round out the various objectives of this new reform, various
changes were made in our Faculty. The basic aim was to have, as Heads of the
various departments, college graduates holding a degree.
Messrs. Samuel Meisler and Harry Rothman, both of Rutgers, were appointed
Head and Assistant-Head of the Poultry Department respectively, while Mr.
Phillip Ellman, also of Rutgers, was put in charge of the Creamery, and Mr.
Benjamin Horowitz, of Connecticut State College, was elected Head of the
Floriculture Department. Mr. J. Claud Strong, a graduate of the University of
Delaware, was appointed secretary to President H. B. Allen, and assists the Social
Director in many of his functions.
Much may be said regarding the new members of the Faculty besides their
capacity as teachers, but one outstanding feature is their general youthfulness. In
the average there is probably not more than ten years difference in age between
them and the Seniors. This made it easier for them to join more frequently with
us in our activities, and also stimulated closer bonds with the rest of the Faculty.
We recall with pleasure the Faculty baseball games, and all the dances where
age and social standing were dismissed, so that we all enjoyed each other's
company. Let us continue these closer contacts with young and old, since they
have been so beneficial to all of us.
Seated: Mr. Fiesser, Mr. Samuels, Dr. Massinger, Dr. Allen, Mrs. Maines,
Mi'. Ingham, Mr. Gurbarg
Standing: Mr. Rothman, Mr. Cook, Mr. Soskin, Mr. Weaver, Dr. Hankin,
Mr. Webster, Mr. Middleton, Dean Goodling, Mr. Meisler, Mr. Schmieder,
Mr. Antonioli, Mr. Purmell, Mr. Horowitz, Mr. Ellman

Jn
iHpntortam
TRONICALLY enough, it was the second World War which
*• brought about the untimely passing of the dear friend of The
National Farm School, Judge Theodore Rosen.
After losing an eye and arm through outstanding bravery in
World War I, his unquenchable spirit of patriotic loyalty to his
country forced him to answer the call to arms sounded a few
months ago.
While in voluntary enlistment at one of the training camps.
Judge Rosen contracted pneumonia and subsequently was called
by his Maker.
We, of The National Farm School, lost a true friend and a
great benefactor.
It can be truly said of Judge Theodore Rosen
—
"His righteousness cannot be forgotten and the glory o) his
work cannot be blotted out."
—Scriptures

ACTIVITIES
T NASMUCH as the study of agriculture is the prime purpose of The National
Farm School, life would be dull and monotonous if not spiced occasionally
with extra-curricular activities.
Many opportunities in the various fields of action are afforded those energetic
students desiring to spread their spheres of influence throughout Farm School's
social register. It is the more progressive student who feels the need of carrying
on these activities and who firmly implants himself in as many fields as he feels
capable of carrying.
Dances always held a prominent part in the school's social calendar. Dances
come and dances go but the ones this Class will remember best are the "Hobo
Dance," "Junior Prom '40," "Sadie Hawkins Dance." "Junior Prom '42," and
"The Christmas Ball '41."
Aside from the lighter phases of extra-curricular functions, there exist many
outstanding organizations whose sole strength lie in the hearty co-operation and
interest of its individual members.
Although we get our specialized vocational training in the classroom and in
supervised practice, much valuable instruction and experience is acquired outside
the school room. Many a student got his first insight into the value of joint effort
by taking part in organizing some enterprise on the school grounds.
Many graduates who have made excellent reputations in other fields of enter-
prise developed their earliest interest in such fields while doing something along
those lines in School. Many students by taking part in the various campus activi-
ties found expression for latent talents which they might never have developed.
In the field of self-government and personal responsibility, we students in
The National Farm School had endless opportunity to exercise our talents. A
miniature community of about 200 citizens, we had to adjust our needs and inter-
ests to each other.
On the Class of 1941 devolved most of the leadership in such group action.
On the whole, we believe, our Class conducted itself in those activities very com-
mendably. We hope our efforts have stirred responsive chords amongst the under-
graduates so that they may carry them on with even greater success.

GLEANER STAFF Weisberg and Teller, Co-Editors
1st row: Levitsky, Bogdonoff, Grosskopf, Teller, Weisberg, Schalman,
Sernoffsky, Males
2nd row: Heller, Nathan, Miller, Berger, Wilensky, Polakoff, Mr. Samuels,
Mr. Gurbarg, Mr. Strong, Mr. Ellman, Schoenbach, Leber, Bernstein,
Yaniak, Ershler, Gerson
3rd row: Weintraub, Berkowitz, Priemazon, Cohen, Schultheis
FARM SCHOOL BAND Jay Wolfe, Student Leader
1st row: Chwick, Lowenstein, Gourley, Brooks, Nathan, Wolfe, Dr. Allen,
Weisberg, Angelo, Zipper, Domsky, Wolfson, DeLeon
..'»(/ row: Berkowitz, Cohen, Polakoff

THE GLEANER
I'TNDER tlie supervision of Messrs. Gurbarg, Strong, and Ellman, the Cleaner
*-^ has become a progressive publication, with a staff capably covering news of the
various departments and activities, writing stories and poems appreciated by all,
and presenting humorous and serious, well-written, enjoyable material.
The Gleaner will miss the services of the Seniors who contributed so much of
their time and ability: Editors Weisberg and Teller, and their assistants, Males,
Sernoffsky, Schalman, Grosskopf, Levitsky, Ershler, Nathan, and Bogdonoff.
The size of the Gleaner was changed from 12 x I7y2 inches to 9}A x I2yi
inches early in the year. This smaller size was immediately successful, and its
popularity is such as to warrant the continuation of this size for the coming year.
The Administration has many times approved the Gleaner and the manner
in which its policies coincided with that of the Administration. The spirit of
progressiveness and achievement that is evident in the Gleaner is but a reflection
of the feelings of the Administration and the students.
The Gleaner is a unique publication arranged and edited by the students of
a unique institution, and has met with enthusiasm, approval and success.
DRAMATIC CLUB
A FTER several futile attempts by interested members of the student body to
-^*- organize a Dramatic Club, their hopes were fulfilled due largely to the sincere
co-operation of Messrs. Strong, Elman, and Silverman.
Student officers were elected, with Irwin Cohen, '42, as President; Edward
Katz, 41, as Vice-President; and Philip Priemazon, '42, as Secretary-Treasurer.
"The Barnstormers" was the name appropriately chosen by the Club members.
On November 15 "The Barnstormers" presented their initial contribution to
the School entitled, "Curse You, Jack Dalton," a modern melodrama presented in
a modern manner. The enthusiasm shown by the student body inspired the Club
to greater achievements.
"The Barnstormers" expect to accomplish much more during the coming year
due to the ever-increasintr desire to "tread the boards."
THE NATIONAL FARM SCHOOL BAND
r I ^ HE X. F. S. Band serves as an outlet or interest for those men who do not
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desire to participate in sports or other activities.
Last year the deserving members of the Band were awarded sweaters and
Band letters. This served as an incentive to the new members.
The past summer was a rather slack season but with the start of the football
season the Band had a busy time playing at all the games.
With the class of "41" go two of the regular members, and we are all hoping
tiiat the new freshmen class will present the school with some musically inclined
members for the band.

STUDENT COUNCIL Lester Males, President
Seated: Mr. Strong, Leber (Secy.), Males, Dansky (V.-P.), Mr. Gurbarg
Standing: Katz, Baral, Levitsky, Groben, Silverman, Samovitz, Resnik,
Wolfe, Dublin, Goldfarb, Schalman
VARSITY CLUB Robert Groben, Presiden,
1st row: Cohen, Bershstein, Males, Mr. Samuels, Levitsky (Secy.), Groben
(Pres.), Berger (V.-P.), Nathanson, Weisberg, Bedick
2nd row: Shutsky, Draving, Brauer, Wolf, Kastner, Goldfarb, Bogdonoff,
Rappaport, Sernoffsky, Baral, Rozeman, Katz, McFadden, Silverman
3rd row: Gordon, Thomas, Malinsky, Gudykunst

STUDENT COUNCIL
YV7HFX the class of '40 left at the beginning of the year, the student council
" resumed activities under the able guidance of the new seniors with "Augie"
Levitsky as president. However, after a mid-year shake-up, Males was appointed
to the president's post and for the seniors Schalman replaced Teller, who did a
good job.
Throughout the year, this instrument of the student body brought about
several improvements for the benefit of the students. Following in the previous
council's footsteps, certificate awards were presented to those deserving them.
The last gesture of the council of 1941 was to sponsor a farewell dance for
the seniors. The five senior representatives of the council who retired were Males,
Levitsky, Groben, Katz, and Schalman.
FORUM
'T'HIl weekly meeting of this group each Wednesday night is one of the most
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interesting and educational extra curricular activities found in the school. Held
under the able supervision of its faculty adviser, Mrs. Maines. the group dis-
cusses current problems and their possible solutions.
The meetings are held in a round table discussion form with all the dignity
of parliamentary procedure observed. Some of the more recent topics discussed
were on Conscription, the Lend-Lease bill and, while it was then a much dis-
cussed topic, the third term.
Individual opinions and heated arguments are often inevitable, all of which
goes to make the meeting more interesting. Refreshments are always served and
over a hot cup of cocoa or a refreshing glass of punch all amends are made.
The meeting is finally adjourned about 9 P.M. and the members leave with
an eye toward the next week's discussion. This group serves a valuable purpose
at Farm School, so let us hope that it will continue to exist in the years to come.
VARSITY CLUB
Q 1NCE the reorganization of the Varsity Club, it has enjoyed great success, and
~ gotten many new members. Sponsoring the school's many intra mural activities
such as baseball, boxing, football and last but not least the basketball league, it
has stimulated a real spirit of sportsmanship among the students.
Ijv means of the Bam Dance, conducted by the Club, enough Funds were
taised for the Varsity Banquet. This was held at a hotel in Philadelphia and
turned out to be a big success.
The club's major objective is to further the spirit of good fellowship and
sportsmanship among those members who have earned the varsity F in varsity
ci impetition.

A. A. BOARD Lester Males, President
Seated: Mr. Samuels, Dean Goodling, Dr. Allen
Standing: Flaum (V.-P.), Bogdonoff, Levitsky, Males, Groben, Grosskopf
(Secy.)
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Edward Grosskopf, President
Seated: Malin, Weisberg, Wilensky, Mr. Puimell, Grosskopf, Nathan
(Secy.), Auch
Standing: Frank, Levinowsky, Silberstein, Miller, Cohen, Samovitz, Neu-
man, Schultheis, Lax, Guggenheimer, Yaniak, Beishtein, Salm

A. A. BOARD
TMIE Athletic Association Board was formed to award those participating in
varsity sports letters when they have earned them. This is decided by the
various members of the Board who are elected to the position by the entire
student body.
The A. A. Board is composed of a president, vice-president and secretary and
the captains and managers of the various teams. Meetings are held only after a
sport season is ended and there the Board decides who is deserving of a letter,
after discussing the player's record as to the number of games he participated
in, etc.
The retiring officers are President Males and Secretary Grosskopf.
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
T^HROIGHOLT the past year, the Horticultural Society has presented some
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of the most outstanding speakers ever to come to Farm School. Under the
leadership of Edward Grosskopf, President; Herman Wilensky, ice-President;
?nd Kurt Xathan. Secretary-Treasurer; and Mr. Purmell, who is responsible for
getting most of the speakers, the Society has become one of the outstanding
organizations in the School.
Mr. George Carver, of the Andre Greenhouses, and one of the foremost
authorities on roses in this vicinity, spoke to the Society on rose production. As a
second speaker Mr. Morrison, of the Calco Rainmaker Company, gave an excellent
demonstration on irrigation. Franklin D. Jones, of the Ambler Chemical Company,
related the connection between hormones and fruit production. Other talks were
given by Mr. Bishop, the noted authority on strawberry production, who presented
the newest ideas in strawberry growing; Mr. Schmieder who honored the Society
with a very practical discussion on ''Beekeeping in Relation to Horticulture";
the well-remembered Dr. From who offered a fine talk with moving pictures on the
subject of ''The Evolution of Animals."'
Some of the noted Farm School graduates who the Society presented are:
Carl Schiff, of the Brooklyn Department of Parks, who discussed the opportunities
in landscaping; and Bing and Hoguet, of the Campbell Soup Company, who
spoke on tomato growing.
In the early part of the season, a majority of the members attended the
Philadelphia Flower Show. From time to time, seniors representing the plant
departments in the School, told the members of the progress being made in their
respective departments.
New ideas, new theories, and new facts in the plant world were offered to all
the students of the School in 1940 under the auspices of the Society. Students who
participated gained in every respect; hence, we consider the past year successful.

JUNIOR CLASS Milton Samovitz, President
(Faculty1st row Yaniak Nathanson, Rosenfield. Domsky (Secy.). Wolf. Coogan (V.-I), Mr. Ingh
Advisor). Samovitz, Dansky, Flaum (Treas.), Polakoff. Wilensky, Berkowitz, Angelo
2nd row: Orel, DeLeon. Fox, Bilsky, Handler, Chwick, Brauer, Lax, Alson. Farb. Lowenstein, Salm
3rd row: Rich, Kugelman. Brooks, Fowler. Kincaid. Leber. Garber, Priemazon, Nelson, Rothro.
Guggenheimer, Schultheis
4th row: Shutsky, Weintraub. Neeson. Rebert, Kaufman, Frank. Levinowsky. Feldstein, Shapi
Lutterer, Heyder. McFadden. Cohen
FRESHMAN CLASS
1st row: Wolrson. Gerhart, Nevelstein. Draving, Sch
Ellman, Goldfarb. Resnik, Jaffe, Loser, Radovitz, Gerson
2nd row: Cohen, Hendrick, Goldpaint, Zipper. Kaufman. Lipeles. Weiser,
Nickel. Silberstein, Miller, Mollick, Paul, Schwart/.berg. Kizner, Selio
:ird row: Windholte. Schraeder. Levison, Greenberg, Schoenberg, Chart
Stein, Evans. Mcllor, Heller, Zerfing. Fox
Sol Dublin, President
tz (Secy.). Oken (V.-P.), Dublin (Pros.). Mr.
Lipeles, Weiaer, Schoenbach, Orner, McKinney,

THE JUNIOR CLASS
C IXTY-TWO high spirited boys (the Class of '42) have always shown great
^ interest in the activities around the campus. The gap left by the departing
seniors will be filled by us and we shall assume the responsibilities that come
naturally.
In the spring we found ourselves Juniors. We were proud and determined.
The defeat of our noble boxers by the Freshmen brutes temporarily threw us off
our feet.
Then, the Junior Prom, "The Garden In The Pines," displayed our ability
and originality by reproducing a nature scene as a background for the dancers.
Leaving the past behind, we released a well-coached baseball team which
defeated the Mutts by the borderline score of 6-5. The curtain went down on our
Class feud after a 0-0 stalemate on a muddy gridiron.
Throughout the year our Class was active and showed a co-operative spirit in
our struggle for better things.
To our friends, the departing Seniors, we wish a full life splashed with success
and happiness.
THE WEIGHT-LIFTING CLUB
A MONG the quiet (:) and smooth-sailing organizations in Farm School is our
-^-recently rejuvenated Weight-Lifting Club. It was reorganized one and a half
years ago by Dan Neubaucr, who has since left Farm School. However, the pro-
found interest in body-building created such an impetus that the Club suffered very
little by Dan's absence.
The officers and members for the past year were as follows: President, C.
Bernstein; Vice-President, B. Bershtein; Secretary, W. Weisberg; and R. Wein-
traub, L. Domskv. L. Kleinman, I. Flaum, I. Cohen, I. Kauffman. L. Danskv. W.
Kizncr and T. Schwartzberg.
FRESHMAN CLASS
r 1 1 HE Class of '43 entered The National Farm School in a quiet and serene
-*- manner, but quickly snatched the limelight by pounding the haughty Junior
boxing team to a humiliating defeat—3 wins, 3 ties, and 1 loss. This was beyond
doubt, the most decisive beating a Junior team has ever taken.
The class was not so athletically alert in soccer or baseball, losing both
inter-class sports by one point. However, it successfully upheld its fighting spirit,
and on a sloppy, soggy gridiron managed to check the heavier and more experienced
opponent. The encounter ended in a scoreless tie. yet the Freshmen skidded
around for twelve first downs to their opponent's two.
Socially, this class is just becoming calloused to the liner techniques of society.
A never-to-be-forgotten Scarlet Fever quarantine cheated them out of the Freshman
Welcome Dance. Nevertheless, the Freshman Class is slowly becoming a pan >>|
Farm School's extra-curricular whirl.
Godspeed, and the best of luck to the members "I the Cla>> oi '41.

LIVESTOCK CLUB Allan Sobelman, President
1st row: Bernstein, Leber, Dr. Massinger, Mr. Ingham, Sobelman, Mr. Ell-
man, Mr. Cook, Groff (Secy.), Ershler
2nd roiv: Loser, Charlesworth, Eder, Evans, Kincaid, Thomas, Malinsky,
Handler, Parb, Nickel, Riess, Wolfson, DeLeon, Lowenstein, Gourley,
Seligman, Adler
LIVESTOCK CLUB
"Ti L'RING the past year, the Livestock Club has had many interesting speakers
*-^ and events. The spirit of the club was maintained by its able officers: Allan
Sobelman, President; Charles Bernstein, Vice-President; and Jerry Groff, Secre-
tary-Treasurer. Throughout the season many interesting topics were discussed by
authorities on various subjects of widespread interest to livestock men.
One of the first men to speak at our meetings this year was the Assistant
County Agent, Mr. William Wilson, who brought with him a very interesting
gentleman who spoke on horse-pulling contests and the spirit shown at all county
and state fairs where these contests were held.
Dr. Wesley Massinger, one of our advisors, spoke on injections, serums and
vaccinations for livestock. He demonstrated his talk with instruments of all kinds,
showing how curatives and preventives were administered. He also spoke on the
control of various contagious diseases.
Mr. Evans, the father of one of the boys here at school, who represented the
Larrow Feed Company, gave an interesting talk on feeds and feeding of cattle; he
showed us slides and pamphlets dealing with the manufacture of feeds, and proper
use of feeding charts. He also demonstrated a tape whereby cattle can be measured
around the heart-girth, whereby the weight of cattle may be determined. At the
end of this lecture, an informal discussion took place which lasted until late in the
evening.

The following week. Mr. Charles Young, of the Louden Machinery Company,
spoke on dairy-barn construction and equipment. Many new ideas were brought
forth in this interesting discussion of modern construction and equipment of barns.
The last speaker of the year was Mr. Kenned)', of the Cherry Burrell Com-
pany, who showed talking motion pictures of butter churns and ice cream freezers.
These films showed the inside operations of each individual machine, how butter is
churned, and how ice cream is manufactured.
Earlier in the season, the Livestock Club took charge of fitting and show-
ing cattle in competitive contests within the Club. Under the supervision of Mr.
Cook and Mr. Ingham, these cattle were handsomely groomed and an excellent
exhibition was put on for the Harvest Day Festival held at the School.
POULTRY CLUB
rpHF. Poultry Club was oiganized this year through the assistance and guidance
•* of Messrs. Meisler and Rothman. Student officers were elected. They were:
Vincent Hendrich, President; Irwin Cohen. Vice-President; and Seth Lowenthal,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Among the events that took place this past year were two good movies
concerning poultry which met well with the students' approval.
Novel displays of poultry and its products were carefully prepared and
exhibited by Club members for both Founder's and Harvest Day.
Judging of the different breeds of fowls that were carefully chosen and
prepared for exhibition, and the showing of eggs were among the most interesting
of the undertakings.
Arrangements for the coming year are already underway and the Poultry
Club is looking forward to a banner year for 1941-42.
SYMPHONY CLUB
rp O extend our extra-curricular activities at school to the field of art that so far
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had been left out, a new club was founded. The main purpose of the Symphony
Club is to acquaint its members with the best that has ever been produced in the
field of classical and modern symphonic music.
This goal is accomplished by the purchase of records which are played at the
weekly meetings. One of the members finds out facts about the composer and his
music and presents an analysis in a short speech.
Since the start in September, our club has been an exclusive group ol students
who are interested in serious music, and under the able leadership of Bernard
Zipper, and with the splendid support of Mr. Samuel Golden, the Club has been
able to get a good start and to secure a fine collection of records, including
Tschaikowsky's "Nut Cracker Suite." Grieg's "Peer Gynt Suite." "The Fledermaus
Overture," and others.
With the many new activities planned, the Club hopes to increase its library
of records and to gain more popular support from the student body.

DISCUSSION GROUP
A MOXG the latest organizations to develop in Farm School was the Discussion
•^^ Group, which was brought about by the desire of some students to discuss
freely certain social problems. It was felt that such groups are important and
fundamental in our democratic way of life, and what is necessary everywhere to
bring about a better understanding of events that are taking place about us today.
This group has just ended the adjustment and organizational period through
which all clubs must go. It started with six members and has steadily grown to
fourteen staunch supporters. Next year, with more experienced leadership, it in-
tends to take in greater numbers of the student body who are interested in social
welfare.
Fundamentally, this group was founded for informal gatherings of students
who have a common interest in learning more about domestic and foreign affairs
in relation to our personal and national welfare. The topics discussed have ranged
over many controversial subjects, such as "Japanese-American Conflict in the
Pacific," ''Agriculture and the Farmer's Union," and others.
Those students who have taken part in our informal gatherings were Gross-
kopf, Schalman, Miller, Dublin, Silberstein, Heller, Alson, Orel, Adler, Schwartz-
berg-, Bernstein, Schoenbach, Kaufman, and Bogdonoff.
Senior Top Notehers
Most Versatile Groben, Weisberg
Most Entertaining Grosskopf, Pekeris
Most Popular Groben, Teller
Handsomest Baral, Thomas
Best Dressed Baral, Males
Biggest Yanks Nathan, Rappaport, Sobelman
Best Atldetes Groben, Levitsky
Greatest Lovers Grosskopf, Kastner
Best Business Men Bogdonoff, Weisberg
Best Workers Binder, Malinsky
Wittiest Groben, Schalman
Misogynists Binder, Klein
Best Socialites Malinsky, Sernoffsky, Weisberg
Most Likely to Succeed Class of '41

CLASS HISTORY
"Who am I:" you may ask.
"Where do I come from;" you may also inquire. "What am I doing here?"
"That's a long story and I shan't go into that at length but I suppose it's only
fair that I tell you a smattering of my past.
I was born many, many years ago, just how many I really don't recall. I do
remember red-skinned men pitching camp around me. I can recall a group of quiet,
conservative people who used to worship their God in my shade. (I think they said
they came to this country because they were not allowed to speak, or write, or
worship as they pleased). Oh! yes, they were Quakers. And then I heard that
different races of peoples who had come from across the ocean to this free land,
had banded themselves together declared their independence from a tyrannical
rule, and formed a government, which guaranteed every man, woman and child
the right of free speech, free press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of worship.
How fortunate was I to be born in this great country so that I might be a witness
to the struggle and the progress in the building of these United States.
But I see that I bore you with my retrospection. Please forgive me, but
when I think of what I have seen it overwhelms me so that I must tell someone
about it.
Just about forty years ago a learned Rabbi founded a School, the purpose of
which, I am sure, you all know. I have watched it grow, as a baby grows into child-
hood and then to manhood. I have seen many groups of green city boys come and
leave as confident farm students. Of one class I am especially fond. This class
entered the school during one of its crises. Let me tell a bit of their days spent at
the National Farm School.
GERMINATION
TT was a dark and dreary day on March 31, 1938, when forty-seven hopeful, but
very bewildered young men from cities all over the country entered The
National Farm School to begin their careers as future farmers. Among this number
were a few fleeing from the tyranny and oppression of other peoples.
It was indeed a dismal time, for the school was just recovering from a siege of
internal trouble. This immediately affected their morale and led many to leave.
It was soon to pass, however, for they rose with the School out of the depths to
the greatest heights which it has known.
Many a time have I heard how the upperclassmen kindly did their part to
acclimate the Freshmen to the new life which they were to lead for the next three
years. Who has forgotten that S. S. A. meeting and those Sunday evening parties
that followed?
As the green of spring appeared so was I able to see the outbreak of bright

green neckwear and those lovable Mutt Caps. There were whisperings of the hold
Mutts who used the front walk and front doors—when no upperclassmcn were
about.
SAPLIXG
rpHEY began to grow, those children. The class decided after their setback in
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boxing that they must get organized; and held their first class elections on
May 2, 1938. They first learned the true meaning of "Wolf" at their first social
affair, the Freshmen Welcome Dance of May 21st.
Their belief in organization was fulfilled when they defeated the Juniors in
baseball 14-1. The last of the newcomers arrived towards the end of June, bringing
such notables as Sobelman, Schalman, and Teller. At the same time the school
lost the services of Mr. Zieglcr.
With the arrival of Rabbi and Mrs. Cook at the beginning of the summer, the
first step toward the raising of the spirit of the student body was begun. For the
first time in the history of the school the student body was taken twice a week to
cool off in the pool at Forest Park. Plans for a recreation room were begun.
Meanwhile many of the boys availed themselves of the socials at Kenneseth
Israel Temple.
I saw the dream, or shall I more appropriately say nightmare, of those
nineteen days of rain when the boys in G. A. shocked and reshocked 120 acres of
wheat. In August Mr. Groman left to be succeeded by Mr. Weaver as head of the
General Agriculture department. Rabbi Cook also left at this time to take up his
duties in the city but continued his interest in the school.
The beginning of the football season marked a great step forward in the
education of the greenhorns , the burning of their caps and tics , "halfway
to freedom," the}- said.
Harvest day in '38, was a day of days in the annals of Farm School history.
I in it brought the beginning of a new era. The coming of Mr. Samuel J. Gurbarg,
whose friendship, advice, and guidance, to a very large extent has helped make the
fellows more completely happy and brought the morale, and spirit of the school up
to its present high state.
Great was the rejoicing as the Class of '4(1 was defeated in the annua!.
interclass football classic, 13-7. The winter witnessed the breakdown and then the
reformation of the student governing body under the guidance and ideals of Mr.
Gurbarg which he has striven so hard to inculcate into the thoughts oi the boys.
I was indeed witnessing a great change in the ways of life at Farm School.
Graduation came quickly that year and they were free—no longer to bear the
stigma of Mutts. Most important, however, this day brought the new President of
Farm School. Dr. H. B. Allen. He. in his own quiet way, began practicing his ideals
which are a stepping stone to greater things lor Farm School.
Very shortly, main- of these proud seniors got their first lesson in the handling

of the correct end of a paddle. The new Mutts, to show their appreciation for this
introduction to higher learning, came back with a 4-3 victory in boxing. Shortly the
Juniors gained vengeance by defeating the Freshmen in Baseball 11-7.
Our boys told me of the new honor received by Farm School when Sycamore
Etta was chosen as one of the thirty Ayrshires in the U. S. and Canada to be
shown at the 1939 New York's World Fair.
For the first time at Farm School a soccer team was formed as a result of the
activity of Edward Grosskopf. It is hoped that this will be a permanent
establishment.
As the day for the Junior Prom approached there was great bustling, and
talking, and planning. Despite the rain that came it was a great event in the
'"Crystal Ballroom." The Freshmen Follies were enjoyed by all.
In July, we lost two old friends, Messrs. C. J. Toor and M. Mayer, who left
us to go into private business. To take their place in July came Mr. Samuel Meisler
and Mr. Harry Rothman, both of Rutgers, to head the Poultry department, and
Mr. Benjamin Horowitz, from Connecticut, as Floriculture Instructor.
DIVERSIFICATION
A T the end of October the members of the Class of '41 were called upon to
-^*- make one of the most important decisions of their lives. They were to make
their choice of a branch of agriculture and what they hoped was their ultimate
career.
Few shall ever forget the time they spent in Dr. Frank's Soils classes.
The Freshmen came back for vengeance in the annual football classic to pass
and rush a tiring Junior eleven to a 12-7 defeat.
It seems that in this year of changing times, there were many new ideas. A
great plan materialized into a "Student Loan Fund," to be used for the benefit of
the student body. Also for the first time a movie benefit was held, the proceeds of
which were applied to the same fund.
Added to these innovations was a new type of student publication. The old
''Gleaner" magazine was changed to a newspaper to permit more frequent
publications and newsier news to be printed.
During the winter of '39-'40 the grading systems were modified and improved,
one more step upward in the course of the National Farm School.
MATURATION
TT'INALLY the time came when my young friends took over the leadership of
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student activities, for they had become Seniors. One evening in May I was
surprised by the arrival of the entire Senior class. Due to a Scarlet Fever epidemic
i he Freshman Welcome Dance of '43, was called off.

To alleviate the pains of the disappointment this active and energetic group
gathered beneath my spreading branches. Through the long starlit hours with
songs and cheers the lovesick crowd whiled away the hours in one of their most
colorful bull-sessions of the year.
In August, 1940, The National Farm School lost the friendship and guidance
of one of its most beloved board members. Judge Theodore Rosen, of Philadelphia,
who passed away after a short and sudden illness. Let us pay tribute to a real man.
Greater and better things for Farm School seem to be the order of the times.
The annual Harvest Day was held amid great splendor. For the first time there
were all sorts of competitive contests—in the different departments.
A new activity was added. Through the help of Mr. Rothman a car was
gotten from a friendly benefactor, and driving classes for the seniors began for the
first time in Farm School.
Shortly after his entrance on the campus Mr. Claud Strong, Secretary to
President Allen, organized "The Barnstormers." With the able assistance of
instructor Philip Ellman and roadside manager, Herman Silverman, the heart-
rending melodrama, "Curse You Jack Dalton," was presented with tremendous
success.
At a "Corner in the Pines," the last official dance of the Class of '41 was held.
To the tunes of a wonderful orchestra, the Senior Prom made new friends and
renewed old acquaintances. The Mutts of '43 played their antics in the annual
Follies.
As three years drew to a close the duties of upper classmen were turned over
to the Juniors so that they would have more time to prepare themselves during the
last days at Farm School for the responsibilities that were soon to follow.
My companions left me at their Commencement Exercises on Sunday,
March 23, 1941.
DISSEMINATION
A ND so, as I have seen this country now from its birth, through its period of
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transition to the present da}', I see a great future for The .National Farm
School. This class has met its opponents bravely and has emerged victoriously.
Now do you still ask. "Who am I:" "I am The OAK." My branches are
1 owed in sadness as I see this group of youthful agriculturists leave me. liut I
console myself with the thought that others will take their places, and I will
witness the day when the name of The National Farm School will be honored
throughout the land; that these boys, now leaving me, will bring credit to their
Alma Mater.

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WALTER F. AUCH, JR.
"Ouch"
1806 Northampton St.
Easton, Pa.
Wilson
Hish School
Horticulture
"Nine bean rows I have there, a hive for the
honey bee and live alone in the bee-loud
glade.—Yeats
FRESHMAN: Basketball Squad.
Our dear friend, "Wendell," a staunch Re-
publican from Easton, Pa., polished off his
last year at F'arm School as a Hort senior,
with a grip on Mr. Purmell's legs. It seems
that his favorite habit was to see how many
dances he could miss compared with his
roommate, Neuman. "Ouch" was never
much of a socialite. He spent a great deal of
his time belaboring the Democratic party or
ridiculing other fellow's dates. As an athlete,
he did his share in interclass football and
baseball and was a three-year scrub on the
Basketball team. With these accomplish-
ments, "Ouch" seemed quite content in
letting nature take her course.
CHARLES WILLIAM BARAL
"Redsy"
137 East 96th St. Newtown
Brooklyn, N. Y. High School
Poultry
"Hang sorrows! Care will kill a cat and there-
fore let's be merry."—George Wither
FRESHMAN: Class Baseball. Class Football,
Poultry Club. Student Council, Football
Squad. Band, and Class Boxing Trainer.
JUNIOR: Class Baseball. Class Football. Class
Basketball. Poultry Club, Student Council,
Intra-mural Basketball, and Junior Prom
Committee.
SENIOR: Student Council, Senior Cheer
Leader. Intra-mural Softball. Senior Prom
Committee, and Intra-mural Basketball.
The sharpest article ever to knife through
his three year course in Farm School—was
none other than this hip-swishing freckled-
faced lad from the Flatbush section of
Brooklyn. "Reds' " social life began early
in his Freshman year, when he became in-
terested in the "Arsenic Lane" group from
South Philly. He soon switched localities as
he grew older (with traces of fuzz appearing
on his face!) And now at graduation (he's
shaved once!) he's made a complete circuit
of Philly's socialites. "Reds" was an active
athlete possessing the honor of having been
the only scrub on the 1939 football squad!
Although rugged in nature, he had a tender,
considerate heart for his feathered friends.
"Reds' " glory is to raise a flock of birds
with plumage as fiery red as his own.

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BENJAMIN BERSHTEIN
"Turk"
5830 Hazel Ave.
Philadelphia, Pa.
West Philadelphia
High School
HERMAN BINDER
"Ma Redfield"
7. X. Broadway
Baltimore, Md.
Southern
High School
Landscape
"His voice was ever soft,
Gentle and low."—William Shakespeare
FRESHMAN: Class Boxinc. Class Football,
and Livestock Club.
JUNIOR: Class Boxing. Class Football. Foot-
ball Squad. Soccer Squad, Wcinhtliftinjr
Club. Class BoxinK Coach, and Intra-mural
Basketball.
SENIOR: Freshman Boxinc Coach. Horticul-
tural Society. Weinhtliftinix Club. Varsity
Football, Chairman of Class Rini- Committee.
Varsity Club, and Senior Prom Committee.
'Turk," who possessed a wide variety of
ominous aliases, was respected by all under-
classmen, not because of his strength, but
because he put it into practice. Turk's burst
of power did not blossom forth until his
Senior year when he entered into the arduous
held of weight lifting and football. Auto-
matically, the faintest hint of oriental music
threw him into a frenzy of impromptu
Egyptian dances which made the gang
scream and King Tut roll in his grave. In
addition to his crazy antics and muscle-
binding exhibitions. Bershtein possessed a
true love of nature, and we expect to find
"Turk" a successful landscape!' and married
to the girl of his dreams.
General Agriculture
"My strength is as the strength of ten
Because my heart is pure."—Tennyson
The only Eskimo to live south of the Arctic
Circle and possess such unnatural disease
resistance is our happy-go-lucky "Ma Rat-
field." Herman earned the title of "Ma Rat-
field" thru his mother-like catering to his
ever-ailing trio of roommates. Always satis-
fied with whatever his assignment was. he
found contentment in hard work. His ap-
parently shiftless and uninterested altitude
was only a disguise for his classroom
brilliancy. "Ma's" social calendar was tilled
with prominent blank spaces from one yeai
to the next, but this was because the girl
of his dreams hadn'i strayed far enough
from her farm to catch Herman's heart. Of
all of us Herman is most likely to stick to
farming. We wish him the best of luck in his
farming career.

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NATHAN BOGDONOFF
"Bog"
41 12 41st Street Stuyvesant
Sunnyside, Long Island, N. Y. High School
Landscape
"Would'st argue? Call on me!"—Bill Nye
FRESHMAN: Class Football. Varsity Base-
ball. Dance Committee. Band.
JUNIOR: Varsity Baseball, Class Basketball,
Class Football, Varsity Club, Soccer Team,
Weight-lifting Club.
SENIOR: Varsity Baseball Captain, A. A.
Board. Weight-lifting Club. Business Man-
ager of Gleaner and Year jk. Varsity Club.
Soccer.
Slightly on the windy side of things, Bog-
donoff hit the class of '41 with the complete
views of world conditions at his fingertips.
A fine orator, "Bog" could talk some poor
so and so out of his existence. As a business
man, he managed to care for himself quite
capably through his newpaper and laundry
concessions. And woe to him who didn't pay
up an overdue bill. Besides these capabili-
ties, "Bog" did a fine job in his last year
captaining the baseball team. He now
proudly bears three stripes on his well-
muscled left arm! "Nate," we might say,
was a landscape senior who was able to
identify a "Retinospora squarrosa" without
batting an eye lash, or even losing his
temper. Sunnyside, here we come!
HARRY ERSHLER
"Doc"
813 Morris St. High Point.
High Point, N. C. High School
Dairy
"A pack of cards is a devil's prayer book."
—German Proverb
FRESHMAN: Dance Committee. Forum, Class
Baseball. Class Football, Gleaner.
JUNIOR: Dance Committee. Forum. Class
Baseball. Class Football. Gleaner. Junior
Prom Committee. Intra-mural Basketball,
Livestock Club.
SENIOR: Gleaner Staff, Class Football. Senior
Prom Committee. Intra-mural Basketball,
Business Manager of Yearbook, Intra-mural
Softball. Livestock Club.
An unexpected drift in the direction of a
Southern tornado landed "Doc" Ershler
calmly in the laps of the waiting upper-
classmen. This experience was never for-
gotten, for as "Red" advanced, he, too,
became a terror with his six-foot paddle!
His canny knowledge in the art of timely
racketeering placed him on the industrial
black list several times. However, as soon
as he settled down to Dairying he immedi-
ately switched roles and became a tutor of
the freshman hand-milking class. "Doc" did
his share in promoting Farm School's social
life by assisting on many dance committees.
His outstanding characteristics were his
dancing finesse and terrific pinochle play-
ing! Having gained a slight knowledge of
rabbinic technique from his father, we'll ex-
pect to find "Red" a kosher meat inspector
some dav.

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ROBERT RAYMOND GROBEN, JR.
'Pop 1
732 E. Chelten Ave. Germantown
Philadelphia, Pa. High School
General Agriculture
"Who mixed reason with pleasure and wisdom
with mirth."—Goldsmith
FRESHMAN: Varsity Baseball. Varsity Foot-
ball. Varsity Basketball. Class Football
Coach, and student Council.
JUNIOR: Varsity Football. Varsity Basket-
ball. Class Baseball. Class Football Coach.
Class Basketball Coach. Student Council.
Varsity Club, and Junior Prom Committee.
SENIOR: Co-Captain of Varsity Football.
Varsity Basketball. President of Varsity
Club. Class Baseball. Student Council, and
A. A. Board.
With legs as mighty as his stature, a chin
as prominent as the Rock of Gibralter, and
a sense of ready wit at the tip of his tongue.
Farm School sadly bids goodbye to the only
one of his kind
—"Pop" Groben. Always the
life of our bull-sessions, he possessed a
strange sense of rhythm, and frequently was
found dancing with his three roommates.
As much as he bragged about several girls,
they were always just "out of town" and
rarely did we see "Pappy" with a little
"Mammy" at our dances, lie is a versatile
athlete and before the dust of his Freshman
year had settled he had proudly won three
different Varsity letters! A dirt farmer at
heart, "Pop" hopes to raise everything from
cane (eain) to a prize winning field of
French fried potatoes!
EDWARD GROSSKOPF
"Dictator"
2 Willow Road Friedrich List Realschule
(neat Neck, N. Y. Leipzig, Germany
Landscape
"He adored whatever subject he spoke upon
by the most splendid eloquence."—Chesterfield
FRESHMAN: Band. Gleaner Staff. Forum.
and Intra-mural Basketball.
JUNIOR: Literary Editor of the Gleaner.
Band. Coach and Captain of Soccer Team.
Intra-mural Basketball. Forum. Junior
Prom Committee. Horticultural Society, and
Class Football Trainer.
SENIOR : Secretary of A. A. Board. Literary
Editor of the Gleaner. President of the
Horticultural Society. Symphony Club.
Forum. Yearbook Staff. Freshman Soccer
Coach. Captain of Soccer Team.
Possessed of an aggressiveness that could
not be checked, Eddie captured the sport-
light (arc lights) by organizing a successful
soccer team. So much enthusiasm was ex-
hausted in promoting soccer that the
"Oriental Jitterbug" nearly forgot his other
activities. Although small in stature, he led
his organizations with an iron hand, gaining
the title of "Dictator." As active as a bee,
Eddie's name was found associated with
many school activities, A talented novelist,
Eddie wrote main worth) articles for the
Gleaner, and later clinched the Literary
Editor's post. Eddie's secret ambition-is to
compete with Hollywood's handsomest. ith
such a smile and quick-witted brain, he
should have little trouble in breaking up
many a romantic duel in his favor.

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VINCENT C. HENRICH
"Leghorn"
Belle Mead Farm Frankford
R.F.D. No. 2 High School
Bristol, Pa. Phila., Pa.
Poultry
"A good mouth filling oath."—Quoted
JUNIOR: Basketball Manager, Varsity Foot-
hall Squad, Class Football, and Poultry
Club.
SENIOR: Basketball Manager.
Entering Farm School tame as a field mouse,
and initiating Groben as his first roommate.
"Vince" became in his last year the wild and
woolly terror of the poultry department.
Bristling like a mad cock when his ire was
aroused, he made quite a spectacle with his
arms Hying about like those of a windmill,
his reddening face and his none too diction-
ary-like language. As manager of the bas-
ketball team, he was always doling out pills
to the players under his wing. His football
career was short-lived, for in his junior year,
his shoulder refused to stay in place. Thus
he made his exit from football, heaping
blessings on his opponents and rueing the
day he ever started. A capable poultryman,
he'll probably find his heaven in his poul-
try plant.
RICHARD KARLSEN
"Swede"
R. T. I. Box 71 John Harris High School
Vacaville, Calif. Harrisburg, Pa.
Horticulture
"Every one is as God made him, and oftentim.es
a. great deal ivorse."—Miguel de Cervantes
FRESHMAN: Band.
JUNIOR: Class Football.
SENIOR: Intra-mural Softball.
Leaving an orange grove in the fair state of
California, the ''Swede," as Karlsen was
called, came to Farm School to learn the
ways and means of agriculture. With one of
his c.-cronies, "Swede" yanked his way
through the General "Ag" department for
two years only to wind up as a "Hort" man
in his last year. Karlsen was never much of
a socialite where the women were concerned
probably because of a certain fair damsel
who stepped out of his life, but he managed
to carry on by attending a few dances, stag.
Although "Swede" did little in the way of
extra-curricular activities, he helped in the
advancement of the class of '41 to the fullest
extent.

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EDWARD MEYER KATZ
"Pussy"
32 Stanwood St. Roxbury Memorial
Boston, Mass. High School
Poultry
"// beard were all, the goat would be winner."
—Danish Proverb
FRESHMAN: Band. Student Council. Class
Baseball. Class Football, and Assistant
Business Manager of the Gleaner.
JUNIOR: Class Boxing. Baseball, Football,
and Basketball. Soccer Squad, Assistant
Manager of Varsitv Football Team. Base-
ball Squad, and Assistant Business Man-
ager of the Gleaner.
SENIOR: Varsity Football Manager. Senior
Advisor of Soccer Club. Student Council.
Dramatic Club. Intra-mural Softball. Year-
book Staff, and Varsity Club.
From Boston, Massachusetts, came Katz
(pronounced Cates or else) with the blood
of the Puritans still washing his hones. Tall,
thin, bespectacled, and ever in need of a
shave, "Eddie" was the dynamic spark plug
of the Class of '41, fighting for all that was
right and against all that was evil, lie made
soccer history in Farm School by playing
an outstanding game as goalie. Quite an ac-
tive member of the senior class, he was ap-
pointed to the student council, on which he
did a line job. It was not until his senior
year, however, that "Eddie" started to be-
come a bit of a socialite. Simultaneously he
embarked upon what he considers to be the
grandest profession—poultry husbandry.
WARREN F. KASTNER
•'Lor,/'
6S5S N. Uber St. Olney
Landscape
"Lord, I wonder what fool invented kissing."
—Swift
FRESHMAN: Band. Cheerleader, and Forum.
JUNIOR: Class Boxing, Class Football, Base-
ball and Basketball. Cheerleader. Intra-
mural Basketball, and Junior Prom Com-
SENIOR: Head Cheerleader

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ABE LEVITSKY
"Augie"
186 Griffith St.
Salem, N. J.
Salem
High School
Dairy
"See the conquering hero comes!
Sound the trumpets, beat the drums."
—Dr. Thomas Morell
FRESHMAN : Varsity Football and Basket-
ball, Class Baseball, Class Football Coach,
and Dance Committee.
JUNIOR: Varsity Football and Basketball,
Class Baseball, Class Football and Basket-
ball Coach, Class President, Junior Prom
Committee, Gleaner Staff, Varsity Club,
Vice-President of Student Council, Class
Boxintc.
SENIOR: Co-Captain of Varsity Football.
Captain of Varsity Basketball, Class Base-
ball, Sport's Editor of the Gleaner, Class
President. President of Student Council,
Senior Prom Committee. Secretary-Treas-
urer of Varsity Club. Boxinn Bouts An-
nouncer, Freshman Baseball Coach, and
A. A. Board.
Carrying a load of responsibilities ranging
from the Gleaner through all sports to such
odds and ends as dance committees and
other organizations, "Augie" pivoted and
twirled through all opposition to emerge as
an all-around athlete and activity man. His
main interests were football and basketball,
which he co-captained and captained respec-
tively. Because of his physique and good
looks, "Augie' had little trouble in getting
dates for the various occasions. With sports
as his mainstay, and studies as an alibi, we
expect to find "Aug" a spotlight on some
worthwhile college team.
THEODORE KLEIN
"Teddy"
1 560 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, N. Y.
Textile
High School
Poultry
'He that would have eggs must endure the
cackling of the hens."—Proverb
FRESHMAN: Poultry Club, and Band.
stock Club.
"Chee, everytime I t'ink of me goil on a
hunnert an' toity-toid street, I get so oik-
some." His power and his ability to grab all
outside seats at mealtime, makes Theodore
one in a million. After slaving through days
of work and classes for two years, he finally
wound up as a poultry senior, cutting quite
a figure marching Dolly up and down the
range, feeding the ever-hungry pullets.
Klein's greatest ambition in life, however, is
to open up a "boilyque" and get a "goil" all
his own or perhaps become an instructor of
phonetics in some university.

SETH ROBERT LOWENTHAL
"Rusty"
1436 Clay Ave. De Witt Clinton
Bronx, N. V. High School
LESTER MALES
"Curly"
39 High St. Passaic
Passaic. N. J. High School
Poultry
"Only life forms the man
And words signify little."—Goethe
FRESHMAN:
JUNIOR: Trc
SENIOR:
jltry Club.
-er of the Poultry Club.
Often referred to as "Pope Pius" or "Rusty,'"
Seth complained his way to his Senior year,
where he became quite a poultryman, even
to the point of acting like one of his pullets.
At the dinner table, Seth was alway in-
volved in transactions, concerning the
changing of cake for his dessert or vice
versa, especially when the menu called for
ice cream, which he ate with a critical air.
Seth had a few heart throbs while at school
and took little part in school or class activi-
ties during his three-year stay. However,
Rusty managed to keep himself occupied
with his vociferous arguments, protesting
this, that, and stuff with a patient group of
Farm School boys.
Landscape
"None but himself can be his parallel."
—Theobald
FRESHMAN: Class Vice-President. Class
Football and Baseball. Varsity Basketball,
Dance Committee.
JUNIOR: Student Council. Class Football and
Baseball. Varsity Club. Varsity Basketball.
Junior Prom Committee, and Gleaner Staff.
SENIOR: President of Student Council. Var-
sity Club. Varsity Basketball. Gleaner Staff.
President of A. A. Board. Freshman Class
Advisor, and Intra-mural Softball.
The Beau Brummel of the Class of '41, who,
incidentally, hails from that one-Main
Street town. Passaic, N. J., was usually
found in the titling role of sorting out the
students' fan mail. His basketball training
at Passaic High was a great asset to Farm
School when he came to play for this insti-
tution and help build a line team. Always
active in extra-curricular activities. "Les"
wound up his Senior year as President ol
the Student Council. Humor Editor of the
Gleaner and Varsity Basketball man.

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ARNOLD MALIN
"Mutt"
5748 Marvine St.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Olney
High School
Horticulture
"He thinks too much, such men are dangerous.'1
—W. Shakespeare
FRESHMAN:
Senator and leader in gym, "Mutt" Arnold
Malin drifted through Farm School as a
Hort man, always getting the raw end of a
deal. Arnold participated little in extra-
curricular activities, but as far as doing his
part in livening up dances, he did all right,
by aiding lost souls in getting dates. Poor
lost souls! Malin acquired his senatorial title
by confessing that he held that position in
high school. Arnold was the butt of the
boys' sense of humor when he had his hair
clipped close in order to keep his new crop
intact.
SOLOMON S. MALINSKY
"Pete"
1346 43rd Street Seward Park
Brooklyn, N. Y. High School
Dairy
"Oh! it is excellent to have a giant's strength,
but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant."
—W. Shakespeare
FRESHMAN: Class Boxinc, Band, Varsity
Football, Basketball Squad. Class Football
Coach, Intra-mural Basketball.
JUNIOR: Class Boxinfr, Class Football Coach,
Basketball Squad, Varsity Football, Intra-
mural Basketball. Varsity Club. Forum.
Livestock Club, Dance Commitee.
SENIOR: Varsity Football, Basketball Squad.
Intra-mural Softball, Livestock Club.
Forum. Varsity Club. Dinins Hall Monitor
Committee. Freshman Boxing Coach, Year-
book Staff.
From south of Hell's Kitchen, came this
massive structure of manhood to get on the
football team as guard and be a terror to
the scrubs. When the "Angel" first came to
Farm School, he was a slaphappy article
with a desire to knock the daylights out of
everybody, but he quieted down after a
while and became a slavedriving dairyman,
instead. Despite his physique, he managed
to have a way with the women, and from a
flat-footed hick, he became quite a jitterbug,
even with his wrestling tactics. Malinsky,
however, spent a good deal of time telling
his frisky roommate, Weisberg a thing or
two, even though they were inseparable
partners in foraging for the, opposite sex.

KURT NATHAN
"Hushel, Jr."
272 Main St. Goethegymnasium
Binghamton, N. Y. Essen, Germany
Horticulture
"Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth
doing well."—Chesterfield
FRESHMAN: Band
JUNIOR: Band. Horticultural Society. Class
Football. Junior Prom Committee, and
Gleaner Staff.
SENIOR: Band. Secretary-Treasurer of the
Horticultural Society, Gleaner Staff. Year-
Book Staff, and Senior Prom Committee.
Always on the quiet side of things, Kurt
came from Binghamton. N. V.. to startle
the inmates of Farm School with his capa-
bilities where work and learning were con-
cerned. Never much of a shining star where
social functions were involved, Kurt was to
be found in the Doylestown movie when a
dance week-end showed up. However, with
all kidding aside, Kurt proved himself all
right where his extra-curricular activities
were concerned. He did a fine job on the
Gleaner, dance committees, etc. Outside ol
this, he had a hard job quelling the ambi-
tions of his ever-taunting roommate. Bui
to all this Kurt shrugged his shoulders and
cm his way.
WALTER NEUMANN
•Spike'
C. o. H. Hardie
62 E. 90th St.
New York. N. Y.
Quakerschool
Eerde Ommen
Holland
Floriculture
"Plain as a >iose in a man's face."—Rabelais
FRESHMAN: Livestock Club.
JUNIOR: Livestock Club.
SENIOR: Horticultural Society.
"Spike" was often referred to as "Rudolph
Rassendale" after the villain in the comic
strip, "Hairbreadth Harry" because of his
facial contour. He wasn't a bad man but
one would think so by the way he vehe-
mently puffed on his various "sawed-off"
pipes. "Spike" had a craze for firearms,
ranging from water guns to gasoline-
powered sprayers. His mania for the experi-
mental problems in Chemistry nearly found
the end of his greenhouse career in a test-
lube when he compounded the chemical
spray of the century (:::::). With chemis-
try as a background, and Floriculture as a
future, we'll find "Spike" a contented
gravel-culturist ol tomorrow.

ARTHUR PEKERIS
"Jake"
91 Trawbridge St. Alytaus-Lietuvos
Cambridge, Mass. Valstybes, Gyminazia
SIDNEY M. RAPPAPORT
"Rappy"
4701 N. St. Louis Ave Roosevelt
Chicago, III. High School
Poultry
"He who has a ready smile
Makes this life a game worth while."—Quoted
FRESHMAN: Band, and Class
Football, Soc.
iseball.
Squad
SENIOR: Head Waiter. Class Baseball, Soccer
Souad, Poultry Club, and Intra-mural Soft-
ball.
"Jake,'' the kid with the golden smile, came
to Farm School with as much knowledge of
the English language and agriculture as a
freshly hatched chick. His quick wit and
enthusiastic ambition soon put "Jake" in
Farm School's limelight, for he quickly
mastered the language and became one of
the fastest hand milkers in this diverse class.
"Jake" found great profit in his newspaper
and laundry business, which incidentally,
was seldom in the throes of depression. His
greatest interest was in the Poultry Depart-
ment and his speed of operation soon daz-
zled his feathered friends. Although "Peck"
was none too active in the extra-curricular
field, his social calendar was usually satur-
ated with large date marks.
Poultry
"The very hairs of your head are allnttnibered."
—Bible
FRESHMAN: Band.
SENIOR: Class Secretary and Treasurer, Poul-
try Club, Varsity Baseball Manager, Head-
waiter, and Varsity Club.
Leaving the good old stockyards behind
him, friend "Rappy" came from the scene
of that famous conflagration, Chicago, to
discover just what the East has that the
West doesn't, and wound up in Farm School.
Tall, thin, bespectacled, and slightly on the
Kreml ad side of things, "Rappy" was in
short order, manager of the baseball team,
head-waiter, and secretary-treasurer of the
Class of '41. Almost an avowed mysoginist,
he gave his heart to a woman of his dreams.
And then financial difficulties set in. An-
other poultryman, "Rappy" continually be-
labored his ever-obedient roommate with
the finer side of the poultry business. With
graduation past, he is on his way back to
Chicago, where he'll set up a poultry plant
in the loop.

FRANK G. RIESS
"Ox"
833 Lake Washington Blvd. Dresden
Seattle, Wash. High School
SEYMOUR SCHALMAN
"Sy"
VHi 84th St. New Utrecht
Brooklyn, X. Y. High School
Dairy
"A noticeable man with large gray eyes."
—William Wadsworth
Football. Livestock Club.
Nicknamed the "Ox" because ol his ponder-
ous proportions, Riess grumped his way
through three years of Farm School and
wound up as a dairyman after giving the
greenhouse a try. Apparently not much ol
the lover type, he seldom missed up on
bringing a fair damsel to a dance and show-
ing her a good time. Although the "Ox"
participated little in other activities, he was
an asset to the class where class football
and baseball were concerned. The "Ox,"
who by the way, hails from Seattle. Wash
ington. faced one nemesis created by his
roommate when the latter organized his
"Pinochle Society." And so we leave the
"Ox" for greater things in the wild and
woolv West.
Floriculture
"The /jen is mightier than the sword."
—Bulwer Lytton
FRESHMAN: Bund. A. A. Store, and Dance
Committee.
JUNIOR: Assistant Editor of the Gleaner.
Junior Prom Committee. Class Football and
Baseball. A. A. Store. Assistant Band Man-
ager, and Soccer Squad.
SENIOR: Feature Editor of the Gleaner. Class
Baseball. Assistant Editor of the Yearbook.
Intra-mural Softball. Senior Prom Com-
mittee. Student Council.
When our taciturn friend. Sy, first arrived
here at school, quite a few boys predicted a
short stay, after seeing how he got almost
twenty-three out of twenty-four hours ol
sleep. Sy, however, passed I hat stage and
his activities were soon quite wide-spread,
ranging from Class spurts. Cleaner work,
down to humoring his roommate. Rappa-
port. Although lie was a bit clandestine
about his affairs, from tellable sources
—
could it be—Grosskopf, S was known to
get around in some pretty cute company.
We will stop here with the old skeleton mi! 1
in the closet, and just say. "Think of the
boys sometimes when you're wailing on
those beauties in the greenhouse, Sy."

SOLOMON B. SCHWARTZ
"Fang"
1200 Hoe Ave James Monroe
New York, N.Y.
'
High School
Poultry
"He cannot lay eggs, but he can cackle."
—Dutch Proverb
JUNIOR: Football Squad, Class Boxing,
mural Basketball. Livestock Club.
Football, and Weight-lifting Club.
The Noah Webster of the Senior class, Sol
Schwartz invented more screwy phrases
than a mad scientist. Words such as "Blute"
and "Good Kid" were always on the tongues
of Farm School boys, thanks to this up-and-
coming poultryman. Outside of inventing
these phrases, Sol, christened "Fang," ac-
quired a reputation for certain actions which
managed to make any instructor "blow his
top." Sol, however, was an ambitious
worker in poultry, and together with his
croney, Pekeris, he managed to do twice the
work in half the time. In classes "Sol" also
managed to do all right for himself; while
in his social life, he nobly resisted the ad-
miring glances of les fcmmes.
MAX SERNOFFSKY
"Buff"
381 Huntington Ave. Buffalo Bennett
Buffalo, N.Y. High School
General Agriculture
"The sleep of a laboring man is sweet."
—Ecelesiastes, V. 12
FRESHMAN: Band, Varsity Football, Forum.
Class Baseball. Intra-mural Basketball, and
Class Football Coach.
JUNIOR: Varsity Football. Forum, Varsity
Club, Class Baseball and Basketball. Class
Football Coach. Intra-mural Basketball.
Soccer Suuad, Junior Prom Committee, and
Baseball Squad.
SENIOR: Varsity Football. Forum, Varsity
Club. Class Baseball. Intra-mural Softball
and Basketball, Campus News Editor of the
Gleaner. Yearbook Staff. Senior Prom Com-
mittee, Baseball Squad, and Freshman Foot-
ball Coach.
Buffalo's gift to Farm School, Max Sernoff-
sky, failed to wow many of the opposite
sex during his three-year stay. Buffalo's
uncanny ability to sleep soundly has been
the cause of many an uproar on the first
floor of Ulman Hall, whose occupants used
every available means to arouse him in time
for details, employing such tactics as cold
showers, throwing forcibly from bed, etc.
Most of Buffalo's time was spent in reading
Amazing Story magazines or bickering with
his temperamental roommate, who calmly
(?) took his abuse. As far as literary ability
went, "Buff" did a fine job as Campus News
Editor of The Gleaner.

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ALLAN SOBELMAN
"Dean"
Mearns Road
Ivvland, Pa.
Cheltenham
Hitrh School
CHESTER JACOB TELLER, II
"Chet"
1418 Conlyn St. Central High
Philadelphia, Pa. 1 [igh School
Dairy
"Very like a whale."—W. Shakespeare
FRESHMAN: Class Football. Forum. Live-
stock Club. Class President. Intra-mural
Basketball, and Student Council.
JUNIOR: Class Football. Chairman of Forum.
Basketball Squad. Livestock Club. Junior
Prom Committee, and Class Baseball.
SENIOR: President of the Livestock Club,
Class Rim- Committee, Basketball Squad,
Class Baseball, and Senior Prom Committee.
Strange to say that opposites attract, es-
pecially in Farm School, Al, who was the
heaviest and largest member of the Class of
'41, lived with Teller, the smallest and
lightest member. However, size had nothing
to do with the "Dean's" ability to manage
our dairy in the most commendable way.
In addition to being fond of our cattle he
also prized a battle-ship grey, ten-gallon
hat which occasionally served as a roost for
his diminutive roommate. Al's physique came
in handy, however, during interclass sports
especially as a tackle in football. His heart,
however, was in Atlantic City with the girl
of his dreams. Good luck to you in your
new job.
Poultry
"Men are not measured in inches."—Quoted
FRESHMAN: Forum. Poultry Club.
JUNIOR: Student Council. A. A. Board.
Gleaner Staff, Junior Prom Committee.
Class Baseball Manaser. and Student Loan
Fund.
Through the three years that Chester spent
here at Farm School, he did little in gaining
in height but much in gaining the admira-
tion of the weaker sex. Chester's one main
worry was who was to be next date or
whether or not he ought to shave. He was
the only G. A. minded poultryman in School
and he walked into abuse from either party.
We cannot forget, however, that "Chet" was
one of our mailmen, who broughl us both
joy and sadness. When a Councilman he
was always for the underdog, again causing
disturbance. "Chet" was one of our out-
standing journalists and as Co-editor ol the
Gleaner, he did a line job.

CHARLES THOMAS
"Tommy"
14 Lincoln Avenue
Manoa, Del. Co., Pa.
Haverford
High School
General Agriculture
"Beware the fury of a patient man!"—Dryden
FRESHMAN: Secretary of Class, Football
Squad, Class Wrestling. Class Baseball, Var-
sity Football.
SENIOR: Vice-President of Class '40. Council
'40, Varsity Football. Sergeant-at-Arms.
Varsity Club, Senior Prom Committee.
With blonde hair and fine stature, Thomas
made his way through his Farm School
career, leaving behind him the remem-
brances of girls whose hearts he broke. Be-
coming a senior through a trick of fate,
Thomas carved himself quite a record with
his football prowess. Seemingly mild-man-
nered, he was aggressive when something
had to be done except for getting away with
anything as far as Mr. Samuels was con-
cerned. "Tommy" majored in General Agri-
culture in his senior year and didn't do a
bad job in aiding in the upkeep of the pro-
duction of that department. With little left
to say for friend Thomas, we regretfully
lake leave of his company, hoping to sec
him '"'ii as an overseer of a farm, galloping
around on his Farmall F-30.
WILLIE WEISBERG
"Captain Snatch"
683 1 Buist Ave. West Philadelphia
Floriculture
"Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast,
to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
—Anonymous
FRESHMAN: Band. Class Boxing Manager,
Class Baseball and Football.
JUNIOR: Band, Varsity Baseball Squad, Vice-
President of Class. Intra-mural Basketball.
Class Baseball. Captain of Class Football
Team, Arrangement Editor of the Gleaner,
and Weight-lifting Club.
SENIOR: Editor in Chief of the Yearbook,
Assistant Leader of the Band, Varsity
Baseball Squad, Intra-mural Softball. Varsity
Club, Weight-lifting Club, Class Baseball.
Vice-President of Class, Horticultural So-
ciety, Co-Editor-in-Chief of "Gleaner," Sen-
ior Prdm Committee.
An outstanding character on the Farm
School campus—when he was there—was
quickly recognized wearing an old dilapi-
dated sailor cap, from beneath whose brim
loomed a flashing carmine schnozzola. Flow-
ever, these personal attributes had little to
do with Willie's enthusiasm. Entering
Farm School's journalism in his Junior year,
he advanced rapidly, and with little effort
hung his Co-editor's sign on The Gleaner,
and the Editor's sign on this Yearbook. The
Dating Bureau was his nemesis, and he will
always be remembered for all those blind
dates he got . . . and those lie didn't.

FALLEN LEAVES
Aran v, Donald
Balick, Nathan
Barker, Benjamin
Berger, Howard
Campbell, James
Cki.nkley, Mai hew
Feldman, Nathan
Gevurtz, Isadore
Goldfarb, Meyer
Goodman, Herman
Grackin, Julius
Green hals, Aaron
Henningsen, Otto
Heyman, Harold
Hockman, Leslie
Kazminsky, Hym n
Kerbel, William
Kornweitz, Leonard
Krinsky, Seymour
LewiNj Herbert
Mercer, Edward
Nathans, Abraham
Phelps, Charles
Relkin, Howard
Robinow, Wolfgang
Rosenthal, Hans
SciIOENEELD, MoRRIS
Schwartz, Sidney
Segal. Albert
Singer, William
Slutsky, Sidney
Smith, Alvin
Spiyack, George
Teller, Charles
Vincent, Joh n
Wein, William
Ween stock, Milton

CLASS FANTASY
ALUMNI DAY 1961
jj
as a HEREVER I turn I can see only sky and stars, nothing has a clear
appearance. The scenes passing by rapidly change into clouds and clouds,
space and space, all is indefinite: no beginning, no ending. It is driving
sane—how do I fit into all this:
Something touches me gently. "Get up honey! What are you doing with
your hands in the air: It's time to rise!" My wife stands in front of the bed
smiling, charmingly. The sun plays upon her blonde hair daubing it with its
glittering golden beams.
''Did you say it was July 4th, today: Oh darling, honey,—sweetheart—please
call the airport." I forgot, today is the 20th Reunion of my class and I must reach
Farm School in a few hours."
Again I am taken through boundless space—but now, in reality. Within
two hours—Missouri, Illinois, Indiana. Ohio, pass by and then, lovely—Penn-
sylvania! From the airport, I take a train to Farm School.
Car after car pulls into the attractive campus of The National Farm School
and well dressed gentlemen jump out of their vehicles. A few bring sacred gifts
—
their wives and children; the majority of the married men leave their families
at home. Many of the '41er's are lady killers and not even the year of 1961 can
hide this fact from us, especially when we look at the various pretty-babies
Hitting about the campus.
Strolling along the front walk between Ulman and Lasker Hall, I meet
Solomon B. Schwartz. Remembering clearly original speech mannerisms, which he
so successfully introduced here once upon a time (and for which he has since
received world renown), I think. "My—what a handsome 'blute' he turned
out to be."
Solomon, now is a language professor at Vale. However, in spite of all his
studies of foreign and dead languages, he claims, that, "A franzuck" comes from
the Greek meaning, "nonsense." Still "slightly on the mad side of things," Solo-
mon, also called "Fang," is as great a fellow as ever.
Flastily approaching us, comes "Nate—De Gonoff," who has gained tre-
mendous fame within the last few years. Even during our Farm School days, he
was familiar with statistics concerning labor unions and organizations. He now is
president of the X. I. S. I). S. F. P. L. I. R. L... National and International,
Socialistic and Democratic, Labor, Farmer and Professional, Liberal. Intellectual.
Reactionary League, witli its National Headquarters in New Britain, Pa. The
program of this party consists of a combination of various political, religious,
and social doctrines.
While I am debating with "Nate" as to whether or not America should
destroy Japan completely or put it under its protection, we hear a loud crash.
—

Arthur Pekeris, whom all of us consider America's speed demon, number one,
jumps out of his airplane, which -is still in motion, to land on Farm School's new-
soccer field. He raises his left arm and yells "Yoooooo-oo." From baby to grand-
parent, everyone knows and loves "America's Sweetheart of Aviation,'" Arthur
Pekeris, and his famous contraption,—a modern trailer-size airplane with kitchen
and bathroom installed. The masses call him "Pekerony" and famous psychologists
have named the disease of the motor-type-man "Pekeriscidiosis."
Later we received a telegram from Sid Rappaport and Ed Katz, whom the
government has sent to Germany for "Ration Indentification." Rappaport is in
charge of the butter department. He sees that all workers under him learn to
square off every piece of butter to 1.763 ounces. Eddie Katz, Doctor of Animal
Husbandry, makes the final inspection on these slabs. Seth "Rusty" Lowenthal
is on his way over to this God-forsaken country to conduct experiments, in
collaboration with Eddie, in producing a chickened flavored type of dog-meat by
means of various chemical processess.
At the big poultry house, I meet three handsome poultrymen, who are now
directors of the "Hen-Dreck Chicken Farm," Inc. (namely Vice-President Baral,
Secretary Klein, and owner, manager, and director Henrich) Henrich tells me
that he has been able to obtain the highest egg production in this country—and
his method of cursing at chickens makes his production rise higher and higher.
The old one o'clock dinner bell rings. As we step into the dining hall, we feel
that we are entering a mad house. Malinsky, Levitsky, Sernoffsky, Groben, and
Thomas, who are all too fat to look like football players, demonstrate the old
fashioned football formations taught by Coach Samuels way back in 1940.
After a "traditional" chicken dinner, we meet Harry "Doc" Ershler and
Frank "Ox" Reiss who have just arrived from their dairy farm in Seattle, Wash.
Their research work on artificial insemination at first shocked and amazed the
world, but is now fully recognized. This class of "41" brought fame to a new birth.
In the reception room a bull-session is in full swing. To my surprise, I see
everything in a new style. Straw and hay are strewn all over the paved floor and
burlap bags hang from the wall—How naturalistic!
"Hello 'Pop' Groben," I shout joyfully. "How is your ninety acre farm
coming along?"
"Just swell," says "Pop," pushing that typical "Groben-Chin" out. "Mother
Ratfield or Rinder-Binder, the iron-man," says "Pop," "is still at home grading
potatoes, but he promised to get here in the evening."
As we leave the reception room, a student announces, "A telegram from
Walter Xeuman," who is head of America's Espionage System.
"Best wishes to your twentieth reunion and all the success in the future Stop
Sorry that I cannot join you Stop But secret service work takes all my time
Stop
—
"
—Walter Ncuman

Someone tells me that "Walt" lives in Quakerville. a new city just recently
developed, and that his hobby is raising hundreds of breeds of cats, and further-
more, that he has developed the so-called Mono theory of reproducing livestock.
As we are walking down the front walk to prepare for a baseball game with
the freshmen class of '64, we see two parachutists in the air. Both of them land
almost in front of our feet and as they take their masks off, we see with astonish-
ment that they are Willie "Snatch" Weisberg and Ben "Turk" Bershtein, who
have just completed an aerial-hike around the world. "Fully dressed and in their
right mind" they enthrall us with their adventures.
The Chinese gave "Turk" Bershtein a medal for lacing the strongest man in
China (they must be very starved and weakened—). The Russians believe that
"Snatch" Weisberg is the handsomest, ideal type man of the great blond teutonic
race.
They wind up to tell us about their beautiful wives. "Snatch's" fortune is a
burlesque queen in Philadelphia, and the terrible "Turk" is married to the most
gorgeous, daintiest, and finest woman on the stage, known as Katherina Kourvino.
Running down the football field we see "Augie" speeding towards us. "I
must maintain my good figure." says lie smilingly.
"What are you doing now?"
"Well, don't you know:" he asks with an expression of surprise, "I'm the
basketball coach of the famous 'Bloomer Girls,' and our team has won ten games
in succession."
Kurt "Beans" Nathan and Max "Buff" Sernoffsky are both wrestling on
the lawn just as they did in their baby stage at Farm School. Both their wives
are watching with pitiful eyes as they rough and tumble it across the lawn. They
have made a great success in their joint dairy and horticulture farm. The farmers
in their section call them "Kurt" and "Buff" and have named their farm the
"Ku & Bu." Inc.
After the game ends. Chester "Chet" Teller, who just arrived, urges us to
see the new Gurbarg Social Hall, which is built in the forest of No. 3. where Mi.
Gurbarg forced our class to make us apply our Landscape Designing and
Engineering Techniques in beautifying these woods. "Chet." still active in the
I
oultry field, publishes a weekly magazine named "The Embryologist."
Main' people wonder where this little fellow got all the experience.—"I
wonder where—."
"Tell us, 'Chet,' where is Mr. Gurbarg?" 1 ask, upon entering Gurbarg Hall.
"He is social director at Beaver College."
"Why, that?"
"Well lie is studying the new co-educational system, as Farm School will
have their first freshmen class composed of both boys and girls next year."
"OOOO-hh" I exclaim, and let it go at that.

In the building, we approach a statue with an energetic looking man mounted
on a marble pedestal and below is inscribed Samuel J. Gurbarg—Great Social
Reformer.
A big and a small fellow stand in front of it
—gazing at it in deep thought.
Sol "Pete'' Malinsky and Warren "Lover" Kastner give us a cheerful salutation.
"Warren," handsome, short and slightly dissipated, presents a strong contrast
against "Pete," the gigantic monstrosity. "Pete," who together with "Augie"
graduated from the University of Alabama, is a specialist in horse diseases;
while the "Lover," stuck to his specialty. (What do you think:) Even though
"Lover" Warren is forty years old and still a bachelor (OF ART), he has not
lost that certain Roman look about him, which could be misinterpreted as "Veni,
Vidi, Vici."
On the first floor of the Gurbarg Building, standing in the corner, I see
Lester "Curley" Males, with a beautiful blonde woman (it may even be his
wife—for we all have crazy tendencies).
—"Curley's" career appeared in the
social column of the Evening Ledger, under the headline "From landscaper, soda-
jerk, and acrobatic bubble-blower to well known Passaic politician."
"Oh ! professor Schalman," I say jokingly, "Cy, for heavens sakes, how are
your" A short stout nervous man stands in front of me. His intelligent face (or is
it his eye-glasses) impresses me immediately.
"That" alright aaaa—hhah 0. K. aaah—How are you:—I hope
—
"
"How is your pathological work at Cornell coming along?"
"000H—!!! It is just excellent. Imagine—I have developed a new species
of mixomycetes under glass feeding on crab grass, cheese and meat." I looked at
him as if to say, "Oh! how you have changed since I last saw you." Cy, feeling
that something was going on within me, specified hesitatingly. "By mixomycetes
—
I mean slime-molds. You understand?"
"I do," I replied, searching about me.
Bobbing on the dance floor, are ladies and men of all ages from all classes
and all walks of life. Some faces seem familiar to me, others I remember dimly
and those from just recent classes are total strangers. Jitter-bugging in solid-jive
among our classmates there is the outstanding Beekeeper Walter Audi, the
president of the Swedish-American Field Crops Society, Richard Karlsen, Allan
Sidney Sobleman, Food Inspector of New York and New Jersey (also has a good
taste for dark haired girls). Farmer Organizer Charles Thomas with some fas-
cinating blond.
"Classmates!" shouts Allan, "It is time to proceed to Schmieder's Bee-Hive
Nite Club!—" "Here COMES Rinder Binder!"
The "Man of Iron" rushes over to us dressed in a fnc tuxedo,—a real
socialite. "Excuse my delay gentlemen, I had to pull out the plow," and then
turning to Groben, he says "Pop,—I shot the horse,—it is a luxury to have some-

thing like that on the farm. I can pull all the wagons and implements just as well
myself."
The entire '41 er crowd march through the illuminated campus, led by the
"terrible Turk," singing; I'm Olga From Da Volga and Drink My Liquor
Straight, HOI!!
I
There is dancing and singing at Schmieder's Bee-Hive Nite Club. On the
stage where the orchestra plays, the band leader introduces the original Arnoldo
Malin to sing: "There'll Be Some Changes Made Today."
Most of this thirty, crazy, happy-go-lucky bunch of scientists, farmers.
philosophers, travelers, psychologists, artists, politicians, etc., are all assembled
to celebrate, to refresh memories, to renew the tie which holds our class so closely
together. That "certain something," which we have learned to develop in three
years of close association .
Many more years are to come but it will take a long, long, long time before
the natural appearances of these useful energies—run amuck, unconcious that
''Father-Time," is lurking somewhere ever-read}
-
to cause this class of '41 to
fade into incomprehensible infinity.

ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR'S
MESSAGE
T AM pleased with this opportunity to express extreme gratification to the mem-
bers of the graduating class for their splendid achievements which have
resulted in successfully maintaining the highly respected athletic traditions of
their Alma Mater. In the face of many competitive handicaps, the Senior mem-
bers of our representative athletic teams have been very successful this year;
in fact, more than ever in establishing our noble tradition of "Fighting Hearts,
We Can't Be Beat." Many of our victories in football and basketball contests
were achieved after seemingly hopeless situations.
Tribute should be paid to Seniors Groben and Levitsky as co-captains of the
football team; Bogdonoff as baseball captain; and Levitsky as basketball captain.
A word of deserving praise is also in order for individuals such as Groben, Males,
Levitsky, Weisberg, Rappaport, Bogdonoff, Katz, Thomas, Sernoffsky, Malin-
sky, Bershtein, and Henrich, who have proven themselves to be outstanding
individuals in competition, and also in loyalty and spirit to their sports leaders
and their Alma Mater.
This present Senior Class has also proven its worthiness by setting a line
standard of enthusiasm and loyalty for its school teams, in game attendance,
and promoting the student body cheering which has been better than in many
years past. It is my hope that these traditions will continue as they are very im-
portant in one's endeavors for a successful career.
Samuel B. Samuels

VARSITY SENIORS
LEVITSKY—All-star athlete, Levitsky, who, by the way, hails from Salem. X. J.,
has carved himself quite a record in Farm School athletics. Knding his stay with
the co-captaincy of the football team and as captain of the basketball team, he-
has come to be known as one of the mainstays of Farm School athletic successes.
"Augic," however, was and still is, a great athlete. The School's sport fans were
always satisfied with his performances during football games in which he displayed
speed and aggressiveness in the backfield.
GROBEN—A natural ball-handler if there ever was one, Groben was molded
into an athlete with little effort on the part of Mr. Samuels. He became co-captain
of the football team and high-leaping center of the basketball team. Prowling
about on two long legs, he played a mean end in football, and handled a basketball
like a marble. And so we bid a fond farewell to a square-shooting athlete, who has
left behind him a name which will long be remembered.
MALES—This fair-haired boy of the senior class, from Passaic, X. J., is another
who is capable of holding up his end of things in sports. Although basketball was
his only sport, he played a great game for three years and was one of the high
scorers on the team. We can remember when he trimmed his fair locks during
basketball seasons, but decided to keep them cultivated in his last year and wind
up in a blaze of glory.
SERNOFFSKY—Buffalo's prodigal son, SernofFsky made his name with his
football prowess. Making the varsity backfield in his Freshman year. "Buff" finally
became the powerful signal-caller in his Senior year. When an extra yard was
needed. "Buff" was called on and to the surprise of all scored the only three
touchdowns of his career in his last year. His fancy stepping and loud voice were
"Buff's" pride and joy and, despite injuries, plowed his way through to break
up plays.
MALINSKY—One look at Malinsky's powerful body and none too handsome
face, caused the man playing opposite him to doubt his own existence. Malinsky
was another three-year man on the football team and was one of the mainstays
of the line with the ability to play tackle, guard, or center quite efficiently. As i
scrub on the basketball team, he also managed to use his football tactics
occasionally.
BERSHTEIN— Not active in sports in his first year, "Turk" came out for the
football team as a scrub in his Junior year and wound up as varsity tackle his last
year. "Turk's" weight-lifting experiences stood him in good stead and he managed
to open up holes for a truck to drive through and at the same time stop a tew
plays himself where the other teams were concerned. A powerful body, "Turk"
really was a threat to all that stood opposite him.

BOGDONOFF—As a baseball player, "Bog" made a good footballer, but with
all kidding aside, he did a good job in his last year as captain of the baseball team.
Although he made no spectacular plays in his left-field position, he saw to it that
no ball escaped his clutches. Bogdonoff was a three-year man, who managed to
squeeze himself into some position on the team as a Freshman and wound up as
the only varsity Senior on the team.
WEISBERG—.After two years of hard work as scrub catcher on the baseball
team, "Snatch"' was finally awarded a well-deserved varsity "F." During practice
games, "Snatch" would look well-filled out with his paraphernalia in comparison
to his usual long, thin self with the equipment removed. Mr. Samuels, however,
gave him his chance in a varsity game or two, and he managed to hold on to his
share of the hitting and catching and doing a good all-around job.
THOMAS—Another of the fair-haired boys of the Senior class, Thomas's blond
locks would wave gaily in the wind when he removed his football helmet.
Seemingly gentle, Thomas played a mean game on the line as tackle for three
long years. Surprisingly enough, he sustained few injuries and his peppiness and
back-slapping were a spark plug to the line. Although he missed a year of football,
through some mishap, he came back in a real blaze of glory to earn his varsity
letter and sweater.
AUCH—Never hitting the varsity lineup, Auch, nevertheless, made his varsity
letter through his fine playing on the scrub basketball team for three years. Long
and thin, Auch, "the Easton Flash," was alway a threat to the varsity team during
scrimmage games with his fine passing and shooting. Thus after three years, a
varsity man was made.
SOBELMAN—Tall and stocky, "Al" was good football material but instead he
went out for the basketball team in his Freshman year as a scrub, and as a Senior
he still was one, thus finally making him eligible for his varsity "F." Although not
a spectacular player, he was still a great asset to the team and his award was
well-deserved.
HENRICH—Scrappy and tempermental, "Vince" was manager of the basketball
team in his last year. Guarding his team like a hen watching her brood, "Vince"
made sure the boys had the best of everything, above all, their vitamin tablets.
Thus a letter to soothe his heated nerves.
RAPPAPORT—Long, thin and bespectacled, "Rappy" became our optimistic
baseball manager in his Senior year. During the season, it seemed that Mr.
Samuels' pet diversion was to get "Rappy" to chase stray balls around the field
or check back on some ancient scores in the old record book. All this is now
forgotten, and a varsity "F" now bedecks Rappaport's chest.
KATZ—From Boston, Mass., came Katz, also on the tl}in and bespectacled side,
to get a mean hold as manager of the football team. Driven mad by frantic pleas
from all sides for massages, etc., from the exhausted players, Katz, nevertheless,
held on to the bitter end and got the just award of his varsity letter, which he
proudly bears.

1940 FOOTBALL TEAM Levitsky and Groben, Co-captains
1st ruie: Coach Samuel B. Samuels, Silverman, Gordon, Bershstein, Malin-
sky, Levitsky (Co-Captain), Groben (Co-Captain), Sernoffsky, Nath-
anson, Thomas, Shutsky, Draving, Dr. Hankin
2nd row: Katz (Mgr.), Leber, Cohen, Seligman, MeFadden, Lax, Gold-
farb, Brauer (Mgr.)
1941 BASKETBALL TEAM Abraham Levitsky, Captain
Seated: Mr. Samuels, Gordon, Males, Levitsky, Groben, Berger, Charles-
worth
Standing: Henrich (Mgr.), Dansky, Draving, Lipeles, Berkowitz (Asst.
Mgr.)

1940 BASEBALL TEAM Nathan Bogdonoff, Captain
1st row: Coach Samuels. Bedick, Gudykunst, Shutsky, Bogdonoff (Capt.),
Gordon, Berger, Nathanson, Rappaport (Mgr.)
2nd row: Brauer, Breitinger, Resnick, Cohen, Lax, Rozeman, Weisberg,
Flaum
#*» &X, Q. jTZi O
SOCCER CLUB Eddie Grosskopf,
1st row: Schultheis, Grosskopf, Flaum, Salm, Fox, Stein
2nd row: Fox (Mgr.), Oken, Schoenbach, Pekeris, Silberstein, Sonntag.
Feldstein, Katz, Miller, Kaufman (Mgr.)
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