Vol. 1, 1927-1934

While at Columbia Grammar School in New York City, Stern was the "Star Performer" of its swimming team; a Feb. 1928 clipping is entitled "Stern Continues to Smash Records." In 1930 he won the Research Prize in the National Oratorical Contest sponsored by the New York Times for his study of the US Constitution. In 1932, he was a member of the US Olympic Swimming Team , and from 1932-1934, he was South Atlantic AAU breaststroke champion. At Johns Hopkins from 1933-1934 he was President of the Student Activities Council, editor of the 1932 Hullabaloo (annual), and recipient of the Alexander K. Barton Cup, "the highest honor the university confers upon an undergraduate."