New York University - Violet Yearbook (New York, NY)

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CLASSES

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Give us ezlucation, O Loral, that we may play our part - erlucation for our youth, but above all for ourselves, upon whom the weight of present responsibility rests. Teach us to close our ears to Pharisees anrl hypocritesg to . . . propaganclists, rezl anrl black ancl green and blueg to all the sons of Belial. Open our hearts that we may hear the voice of civilization, a faint small voice, sounding gently and per- sistently through the millennia.

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Seniors ROBERT RUBINGER JOEL ZIMMERMAN President Secretary HE Class of '46 started off on the right foot by having a larger group of boys at Freshman camp than any other previous class. Arriving at the campus, we were intensively in- structed in the proper campus demeanor by paddle swinging Sophomores. Deciding that the end-our ends-would be better served by taking control of the paddles, we proceeded to rally 'round the call of HEY 4'6,'. Garbed in the traditional Violet and 'Orange we crushingly defeated the notorious Skull and Bones. On Bloodless Thursday and at Chapel Rush, the Sophs daring enough to stand and fight for their class were outnumbered, out- fought, and soundly beaten. We were hailed by all as the most spirited yearlings that had ever come to New York U. Came the night of Freshman Ducking and we turned out 450 strong. Shivering we paraded down University Avenue to be ducked in the Fountain of Knowledge. Being now a full-edged part of the University, we had the right to choose our class officers. A new system was inaugurated at which we voted for these men in Chapel after they had held forth on their views and expounded their platforms. Aaron Morgenstein and Charles Boneparth were elected President and Secretary respectively. Having once been elected, these men set about organizing the activities of the class. ln order to learn more fully the desires of the class an Advisory Council was set up. It was under this setup that our first social func- tion was held. A successful Yearling Frolic was held. Th: Freshman Class Band led by Paul Dince sul plied the music and the evening was toppfd off by the Class Ofbcers, aided by John the Cop, choosing the Queen of the Dance. Late in the year and after having success- fully completed our Freshman courses we be- came Sophomores. Our ranks had thinned during this time for the Army had found our Frosh eligible. Again the time came for us to elect our class officers. This time our President was Charles Boneparth and the Secretary was Aaron Morgenstein. But, again, we lost a man to the Armed Forces, Charles Boneparth left and Aaron Morgenstein became the Acting