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

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LOVES By Allen Mendelbaum l Myriad discordanl voices ln unharmonious waves did rise Towards The supernal Power above Them Towards The Fashioner of rheir Fares. ln rhe celesfial pavilions A pensive muleness did pervade Unlrammeled by earlhly Turbulence, Unshallered by mundane loudness. Unlil-+ha'r blalancy l+'s source in lvlan's sublunary abode Driffed, Then reached il's deslinalion And aHained God's ear. The quarreling raucous voices Of The producl of l'lis craflsmanship Proved Thai while Peace reigned in l-leaven Disunily was rampanl on Earlh. And God was dislurbed. ll From Heaven showered manna On The lumulluous men ol Earlh And il was as balm of Gilead For The manna's name was Love. And some of Eden's lranquillily Was 'rransplanled now 'ro The World. l-lumanily's seefhing embroilmenls Were oershadowed by lhe olive branch The bickering was sliltled The allercafions rendered mule The blessings ol Love had fallen And had borne Tralernal Truil. Myriad mellifluous voices ln euphonious waves did rise Towards 'rhe supernal power above lhem Towards The lzashioner ol lheir Fales. And God smiled. Twenfy Tour ELCl'lfAlNllTlf

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They were fhe cause of fhis universal misery, fhey, fhe oppressors and exploifers of mankind. He undersfood now fhaf free men could nof resf nor lovers meef unfil fhe chains of fheir fyranny were broken. There was a low undercurrenf of disconfenf, a subdued mumbling and murmuring which rose in crescendo. The poinfer had come fo a sfandsfill. The gafe had opened: fhey shuffled ouf. He felf fainf, and fhere was a sfrange buzzing in his head. His forfured brain was playing pranks. If seemed as if she had come. A vision of efhereal loveliness came foward him, an ephemeral angel in whife. He fried fo brush away fhe specfral picfure fhaf danced before his eye, buf if persisfed. Closer and closer if came, almosf overwhelmed by each succeeding wave of humanify fhaf fhreafened fo crush if, buffefed by fhe coarse mob, buf sfill advancing, closer and closer. Perspirafion bursf forfh from every pore, and sfood in big cold beads on his forehead. She pressed forward, foughf herself free and, rushed fo him. Her hair was dishevelled, her eyes red, her face 'rear-sfained and swollen. His brain had cleared, her form was clearly ouflined now, nof hazy. lf was a frying sifuafion buf he rose fo fake confrol. If was she, undeniably real, her bosom heaving convulsively beneafh her lighf summer frock, as she fried fo sfifle a sob. She pressed her warm body againsf fhe cold machine of sfeel fhaf sfood befween fhem. All his penf up feelings surged wifhin him. His lip guivered fremulously, as he sfruggled fo masfer his emofions. Hasfily, he whispered, Darling, you shouldn'f have come here. - If will only be harder now. He grasped her frembling hand fhrough fhe iron grafing. Go now. Try fo believe fhaf l'll be home soon. There was a click of heels, heralding fhe approach of a superior. He snapped fo affenfion, rigid wifh frighf. Under fhe baleful glare of his over-lord, he relucfanfly furned fo his dufy, faking his place af fhe helm. There was a lasf lingering look, a muffled sob, and fhe iron door clanged shuf. There was a low hum, as he sef 'rhe massive machinery info mofion. He spoke: Going up, fhird floor, ladies wear, shoes, dresses, lingerie, going up! ELCHANITE Twenfy-Three

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ln mulfifarious ways - Does fhis Love reveal ifself lf is a many-sided shimmering diamond Each side a gliffering facef. From one facef ln a mellow warm-hearfed lusfre Radiafes love of Mofher, Born when fo her Man did loolc for food fo susfain Life, Life which she helped give him, And running as a red fhread Throughouf endless vicissifudes When in her sfeadfasf devofion Man does find friendly succor. Then gleams forfh love of Fafher Tempered, perhaps, sferner sfuff Than fhaf found in love of lvlofher, Tempered, perhaps, by a deep respecf Somefimes akin fo 'fear or awe, Love of one's precepfor, Love of one's moral guide, Love of him who loy one's side Sfands and poinfs ouf The wiles of Life ahead. From yef anofher facef Glows love of Woman Love of Mafe, of she Who shares in lvlan's aspirafions, l-lis hopes and his ioys His sefbaclcs, sorrows, and fribulafions, Love of her who gives birfh To fhose who carry on lvlan's name, Love of she who is lvlan's parfner ln Life, fhe greafesf game. ELCHANITE Twenfy five