Breck's School History indicated that Breck was/is affiliated with the Episcopalian Church. In the early 1940s Breck was located at the intersection of Como Avenue and Herndon, a then-undeveloped site near the St. Paul city limits. Its history also indicated that Breck had a military program from 1938 until 1959.
Breck’s High School’s History: http://www.breckschool.org/about-breck/history-of-breck
References in letters from Art’s cousin, Bob Weiss, Robert Schanke, Director of Camp Braemar, and Ted, a former classmate from Breck, confirms Art's attendance at Breck and that he participated in their military program.
At one time Art attended the Talmud Taroh (time period unknown), a school for Jewish students, which was located in North Minneapolis where the Eisenbergs lived.
Talmud Torah School: http://www.talmudtorahmpls.org/
Frank Eisenberg references Art's attendance at the Talmud Taroh School in a July 30, 1944 letter.
]]>Arthur Julian Eisenberg was a member of the Breck High School’s Graduating Class of June 1944.
Breck's School History indicated that Breck was/is affiliated with the Episcopalian Church. In the early 1940s Breck was located at the intersection of Como Avenue and Herndon, a then-undeveloped site near the St. Paul city limits. Its history also indicated that Breck had a military program from 1938 until 1959.
Breck’s High School’s History: http://www.breckschool.org/about-breck/history-of-breck
References in letters from Art’s cousin, Bob Weiss, Robert Schanke, Director of Camp Braemar, and Ted, a former classmate from Breck, confirms Art's attendance at Breck and that he participated in their military program.
At one time Art attended the Talmud Taroh (time period unknown), a school for Jewish students, which was located in North Minneapolis where the Eisenbergs lived.
Talmud Torah School: http://www.talmudtorahmpls.org/
Frank Eisenberg references Art's attendance at the Talmud Taroh School in a July 30, 1944 letter.
For more information see, "This is ScoutingBSA."
http://www.scoutingbsa.org/council_info/council_history/Page_3.html
]]>Arthur Eisenberg's Boy Scouts of America Certification Card
The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America certification card number: A4233130, awarded to Arthur J. Eisenberg October 1943. Art Eisenberg was a member of Troop No. 66, which was affiliated with the Viking Council that is now the Northern Star Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
For more information see, "This is ScoutingBSA."
http://www.scoutingbsa.org/council_info/council_history/Page_3.html
Later in his letter, Frank said that he warned Art about the sort of fellow he might run up against once he was in the Navy. That a good sock goes a long way and that he wished that Art could take up boxing in the Navy.
Two other things also worth nothing in Frank’s letter. He told Art that he planned to listen to the Philco Hour and suggested that when Art called next week for his birthday, August 6, 1944, that he call Collect.
The Philco Hour was a once a week radio show that featured the Philco Orchestra. Here's a YouTube link with the orchestra playing a favorite from, “Connecticut Yankee that musical version of Mark Twain’s story, Thou Swell.” Philco Hour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NkKD8aUxRs
A collect call was a telephone call where the calling party called at the called party’s expense. At that time collect calls were only possible as an operator assisted call. A person-to-person call was an operator-assisted call in which the calling party asked to speak to a specific party and not simply to anyone who answered. The caller was not charged for the call unless the requested party was reached. This method was popular when telephone calls were relatively expensive. Station-to-station was a method of placing a telephone call, with or without assistance, in which the calling party agreed to talk to whoever answered the telephone. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operator_assistance
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Frank Eisenberg causally references the war when he tells Art that he picked up an old schoolmate from Talmud Torah, Sammie Kantor. Said, Sammie was recently discharged, had a lispe and planned to attend Miller Vocational. Said Sammie told him a guy he knew, Arthur Goldstein, left for Farragut (where Art is stationed) last Thursday and to look him up.
Later in his letter, Frank said that he warned Art about the sort of fellow he might run up against once he was in the Navy. That a good sock goes a long way and that he wished that Art could take up boxing in the Navy.
Two other things also worth nothing in Frank’s letter. He told Art that he planned to listen to the Philco Hour and suggested that when Art called next week for his birthday, August 6, 1944, that he call Collect.
The Philco Hour was a once a week radio show that featured the Philco Orchestra. Here's a YouTube link with the orchestra playing a favorite from, “Connecticut Yankee that musical version of Mark Twain’s story, Thou Swell.” Philco Hour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NkKD8aUxRs
A collect call was a telephone call where the calling party called at the called party’s expense. At that time collect calls were only possible as an operator assisted call. A person-to-person call was an operator-assisted call in which the calling party asked to speak to a specific party and not simply to anyone who answered. The caller was not charged for the call unless the requested party was reached. This method was popular when telephone calls were relatively expensive. Station-to-station was a method of placing a telephone call, with or without assistance, in which the calling party agreed to talk to whoever answered the telephone. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operator_assistance