165 years young

Image represented is one of a related set (SCHL 0818, SCHL 0819), some of which may also be described in this new record; Caption: "165 years young--Merritt Whitman (0819), junior at Erasmus Hall High School [located at 911 Flatbush Avenue], garbed in costume of 18th century gentleman, tolls old schoolmaster's bell in front of old academy building. Regents' Chancellor John P. Myers (0818) presents 165-year-old charter of academy to Acting Principal William J. Stratton as fellow regents, left to right, Welles V. Moot, Roger W. Straus and Jacob L. Holtzman, look on. Clad in costumes of founding date (0822), are student hosts at birthday celebration of Flatbush school. They are Arthur Olson, and left to right, Alice Flor, Hilda Goldman and Rose Tursellino.."