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Gangster Arnold Rothstein's life story is the sort of straw out of which psychologists make their bricks. At the age of three, the future "Big Bankroll" of the underworld was found standing over his elder brother with a knife. Asked why, little Arnold said simply: "I hate Harry." By 14, Arnold was making money at dice and poker around Manhattan (to the horror -of his decent Jewish parents) and using it to buy the admiration of other East Side delinquents. In two years he was hiring out his money at 25% a week-"loans on Monday, payable...
...wonder that by this time (he was 16) Rothstein had won the respect and almost the affection of Tammany Hall's East Side boss, "Big Tim" Sullivan. Rothstein went to work for Big Tim as a kind of errand boy, and began to show the wisdom he was later to express so clearly: "If a man is dumb, someone is going to get the best...
...killers inspected the remains with professional care. Then they joined the horrified barbers, customers and shoeshine boys who went bursting into a hall off the hotel lobby. They left Al as evidence that history repeats itself-he had gotten it in the same hotel in which Gambler Arnold Rothstein was shot back...
Also, William W. Parmley, Physics; Warren J. Plath, Linguistics and Applied Mathematics; George S. Reynolds, Social Relations; Ralph T. Rockafellar, Mathematics; Eric Rothstein, English; Charles P. Segal, Classics; Kenneth I. Shine, Biochemical Sciences; Charles P. Sifton, History and Literature; Peter N. Stearns, History; Robert J. Swartz, Philosophy; Rufus F. Walker, Jr., Physics; Julian P. Webb, Physics; David S. Wiesen, Classics; and David C. Williams, Chemistry...
...unanimous decision of the Committee, no first prize was awarded to an undergraduate. A second prize of $300 was given to John G. Campbell, Jr. '57. Two third prizes of $100 were awarded to Eric Rothstein '57 and to Robert H. H. Wilbur '57. Honorable mention was given to Byron Stookey, Jr. '57 and John G. Wofford...