Yeshiva University High School For Boys - Elchanite Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Twenty-E1'gfZzt THE IiLC1li1XITh 45-es-E-E-ez-E-Etsgges-95-Eggjge-E- E- Q ni 3 i W. W 2 '- W1 dl Q X 5 W, S . Q ,Q U 1 4 3 in X N - N i ru I' T21 J.Sf,e1nbe:-S55 l ! G f . f ' - Y , - , 2 ,r1.,..F, -. l-',,1m - - DE EDITORIALIBUS RITIXH oditorials is not a vi-ry amusing or attractive pastime. ln vain dm-s ont- sock for a subji-rt whivh might bt- of inte-rost to thi- sm-hool. None. liowvvvr. is f0l'll1COIlllll,Q'. XVhat is 1-Ven more disi-ouraging' is tht- fact that wbvn. by somi- lwavt-nly inti-rvt-ntion. odit- orials have iinally bm-n writtvn. pooplc do not on-11 as muvh as vast a 1-asual glam-it at tln-m to sm- whethor thi-y are rt-ally worthy of tho uniwrsal unpopular-ity and anti- pathy with which they are regardvd. Yct. can an 1-ditor ri-sont this atti- tude? XVas ho any dittt-rout bvtoro he was raised to that lofty position? It is only a ft-w montlu-s sinco lu- bv- camo such an ardent and enthusi- astic ri-advr of vditorials-and that was not his fault. lt was im-rm-ly a dcsirc to sm- how a brotbvr cditor ac- tt-d in thi- samt- sad pri-divarnvlit and undi-r similar vonditions, Ni-vi-l'tl1w lt-ss. this voolnoss on thi- part ot' the studvnts toward tho ri-ailing' ot' vdit- orials rt-at-ts upon thu- writing' of tht-m. Just as tht- srhool dot-s not want to road thvm so tho oditor is phloginatitf about writing tht-m. To solve- this mutual problt-m. it would bv advisablv to 1-itln-r abolish thi- burdonsomo pivot-mloiit of writing 4-ditorials sc-t by an uninti-rt-stvd par- ty. or to vote each studvnt into somv nflit-11 in whim-h 1-ditorial work is ab- solutt-ly 1-ssential so that they may one-ounter the samv diffic-ultios and know how to apprvviatt- and road od- itorials whon llsln-1-ml into his pros- vin-L-. THE YESHIVAH STUDENT HH only rt-ason thc Yeshivah Student SCUIIIS diii'i-ri-nt from those: about him is that those about him area lllCliiT0l't'lll toward tht-ir faith and ri-ligrion. Tho Yoshi- vah studi-nt is a worthy embodi- ment and an admirable example of true Judaism. Just as in ant-isnt timi-s. whon of ago. our student ro- linquishvs the loving tics of boyhood. Ho bids a long' farewell to his dvar fathvr. vmbraccs his affectionate mo- tln-r and leaves for distant parts. It is the i-all of his princcly pt-ople that impvls him on. Ho crossvs the trash- hold of the Ycshivah and is immvdi- atm-ly imbucd with tht- spirit that pur- vaded thi- Yeshivah of long' ago. H0 gradually at-quircs hosts of frii-nds and days see these amities grow

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THE ELCHJXITE Twenty-Seven Art. XIV. Being, in the course of our last term, presented with many jokes by Mr. Horwitz, tsome good and some not so good? we now be- queath them hack to him so that he may amuse and torture , respective. ly. the next grraduating' class. Art. XV. I. Tobias Lieberman, leave my eloquence of address and free manner of delivery Cdelivering' speeches, I meant to Samuel Rosen- berg. Art. XVI. To Mr. Cohen, we leave a copy of Hazen's Modern European History and of Muzzey's HA,l11Cl'IU2Lll Historyf' They are good hooks, Mr. Cohen. Take our advice and read them thorouglhly. They will be of invaluable aid to you in writ- ing that book on Tut-ankh-Amenls recent scientific Art. XVII. Gleicher. leave discoveries. I. Abraliaui. Irving my place as official class comedian to Samuel lllichnot- sky. Art. XVIII. I. Jacob Yankel Ru- dinsky. bequeath my place as of- ficial class wise guy'f to Rubin Co- hen. Art. XVX. To our dear Dr. Stein- bach, we leave our everlasting' thanks and gratitude for the joyful periods spent in reading I-3urke's Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies and in discussing' the merits and de- merits of the Faculty Team. y Art. XX. I. Simon Silverman, leave the athletic goods ot the school, consisting' of a 2.467 inch bat and a ball ,039 inches in diameter, to Ru, bin Cohen. As a baseball player. he might make a ,good conductor on the ll. R. T. some day. At least he has a pair of powerful lungs. We are not saying anything' about his voice. Art. XXI. VVe. Mitchel Eskolsky. Joseph Gi-ossnlan, and Abraham Kl- -l-lcmpncr, beqtu-ath our manu- scripts, consisting' ot liatin verbs written IU, 20, -HD. and 80 times to those unfortunates who will not know the principal parts ot verbs when cross-examined by Mr. liamm. Art. XXII. We, Philip liipis and Sidney Hoenig, having' nothing to leave you. leave some of it to every member of the 4A Class. Don 't rush for your portion. fellowsg there will evcn be enough left over for the rest of the classes. ' Art. XXIII. Finally. I. Harold llloroenstern. the future Mayor of Kalamazoo, Mo., leave you alone for a while. This is the best, legacy. yet. Arty. XXIV. In conclusion. our prestige being' too valuablobto leave to anybody, we leave it to ourselves. After clue consideration. we de- cided that we ought to appoint some- one holding' a minor position in the school. to -execute the provisions of this wonderfully liberal will and test- ament. VVe. therefore. appoint our honored and beloved assistant prin- cipal Mr. Samuel Groenstein. G. A. Qftiver of Admitsl executor of our estate. NVe hope that he will carry out the provisions of our first. last. and only will impartially, except in cases where he wishes to be partial. Since a will and testament, to he a legal document ,must have the signatures ol persons ot weight in the community, I will have to forge the names ot' Mitchel Eskolsky. Ab- raham flleicher, and Robert Gordis as attesting to the genuineness of my signature. tSiQnedl Joseph li. l rciman

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THE ELCHJXI TE Twenty-N1'ne faster and closer. It is the distance of the parents of many 'tbachurim that leads them to seek counsel in the wisdom of a friend or someone to frequent an untenanted soul. The Yeshivah becomes our paternal ab- ode and its students our kindred. Day after day wc pour over the Talmudie tome or sing' a favorite tune to ourselves until we arrive at the proper inter- pretation or t'phshat of the inspir- ing passage. Then we experience a certain inward gratitication of a rather heavenly kind. lVe study the Talmud not to employ it, as the Mish- na says. as a spade to die' for treas- ures or as a crown to shine before the eyes of neighbors. but because we love it, admire it. respect it. Pure love of the law. oi' its humane stat- utes and wise principles. which are explained. widened and deepened in the Talmud: warm enthusiasm tor Judaism which thousands upon thousands of richly talented Talmud sages made the subject of their in- tellectual labor. these prompt us to drink from the wisdom of our an- cestors. We ponder, we mediate but Israel stands uppermost in our thoughts. VVe forever nurture and cherish the fond hope of the Jew's return to Zion. On that depends. the accomplishment of all our de- sires. the realization of all our dreams. Days pass onward and ever do we wend our way in the proper di- rection. guided by the beacon light of a spiritual lighthouse in the midst ot a dark and troubled sea of practic- al life. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS editors wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Horwitz tor the valuable services rendered them in correcting manuscripts and in offering many helpful suggestions. His criticism and correcting' have made a better. purer Elchanite. for which aid we again express our sincerest thanks. e pg-T r-'s,mN,,,a JASEDF4 f55Jx2,4sb J4- ia ivgotilegvfs ' . :iii .t J N S:??d