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

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lvlr. Lebowilz, his raisins, peanuls, and, well-iokes - - we barely gel enough sludenls lo make a lrig class where we learn aboul every- lhing, lrom Japanese grammar lo modern chess openings - - elec- eclions lor school ollicers come around, and we become embroiled in lhe pol ol school polilics . .a schism arises belween lhe lwo classes- vs. Siegel- Weissman vs.Weinslein- Arm vs. Gordon- Miller walks away wilh lhe presidency - - Weissman, Vice-Pres - - Arm, Sec- relary - Lilker, Treasurer - Saphire, Alhlelic Manager -- lhe lwo mighly miles, Organick-Zailchik, assume co-ownership ol lhe Elchanile nilemare -- we can'l wail lill nexl lerm when we become lhe bosses --beware lhe Regenls--hislory, French, geomelry, chemislry, lrig, --lhe summer and sloopball seasons are here--nexl year we're seniorslll? SEPTEMBER I940 We own lhe school - Weisberg lakes over lhe Discipline Squad --as usual lhey are lhe only ones lo cul lhe assemblies-- Sieg- el becomes edilor ol lhe Academy News - - Doppell and Kalz lead baskelball varsily in seven slraighl viclories--lvlandelbaum, chair- man ol lnlerscholaslic Debaling - - we debele an Evander leam composed ol lhe lairer sex--lhe leam loses lhe debale and ils hearl--lhe chess leam, aller delealing Slyvesanl l-ligh 5M-K2 is lold lo pick up lhe pieces--Schwarlz does a swell iob laking care ol inlramural debaling - - lirsl sludenl council meeling - - new laws enacled--members eiecled--lockers lo be crealed Miller elaled-- lirsl senior class meeling --Miller, Weisberg, Arm, lvlandelbaum, Zailchik on senior council--we discuss senior hals--we slarl lo read Burke wilh lvlisler Leibel-- ll's bor- ing, says he - - so he lells us aboul lhe lilly-lirsl dragon - - we have a second senior meeling--we discuss senior hals--Mr. Abromowilz can'l undersland why we can'l undersland--German Regenls lor lhe linguisls ol lhe class-- You don'l know a lhinqf' says Doclor Charles--lvlr. Lebowilz says nolhing--we have a lhird senior class meeling --we discuss senior hals--and senior hals disgusl us--we lorgel aboul lun lor a while--Dr. Revel has passed away--we cannol believe il--sadly enough, il is lrue--no man was more loved and respecled by lhe sludenls- -we end lhe lerm wilh heavy hearls. ELCHANITE Page Twenly-nine

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who says Ellenbooooogen, suspends Them 1 1 Dr. Shapiro Takes us To The Museum oT ArT where we are very much impressed by The French arTisTs 1 1 Mr. GoldsTein surprises us by looking aT SoTer and calling on SoTer 1 1 RegenTs and RegenTs worries come around 1 1 Mr. l.ichTenberg says ThaT a 99 and 44X IOO is a Tair mark Tor The Geomelrry RegenTs 1 1 we are willing To bargain Tor a 64 and 4-4flOO 1 1 we receive our 5O's and need all summer in which To recuperaTe 1 1 SEPTEMBER, I939 1 Surprise! Owing To circumsTances over which he had compleTe conTrol, Miller was noT elecTed presidenT 1 1 Rosenbaum Takes over in The 4 1 1 while WeinsTein overTakes Siegel in The 3 1 1 We swiTch English classes 1 1 The 3's meeT lvlr. Leibel, his Canada Dry, his son, and Uncle Luyeh, while The 4's are impressed by Mr. Orleans' acTing abiliTy and Van Dyke 1 1 boTh classes spliT 1 1 some become NuTsies under The Turorship oT Dr. Charles lspelled ChaTchkal 1 - The oTher holT begins To learn The easisesT way To blow up The building 1 1 Dr. Charles Tells Lilker You are looking Tor Trouble 1 1 Mr. Freedman says noThing 1 1 The SchwarTz, GoTTheim, Krasner Trium- viraTe enTers The school wiTh Their gab' gab, and camera, respecTively 1 1lvlandelbaum, a guinTeT oT his own, sTorms T.A.1 1The borschT boys are Tormed 1 1 Doc Shapiro warns Them ThaT loTkas will Tlow like borschT unless They sTop Their inTernal noise 1 1 we walk away wiTh The laurels oT TirsT TA. class nighT 1 1 TeaTure aTTracTion 1 Miller 1 1 Teacher aTTracTion1D. Shapiro 1 1 ZaiTchik, TirsT To enTer school poliTics, elecTed secreTary oT G. O. aTTer a smear cam- paign againsT WorcesTer,, Mass. 1 1 Miller wins The aThleTic man- agership wiTh a wriTe in voTe 1 1 buT The adminisTraTion says no 1 1 we squawk To Mr. l.ichTenberg 1 1 H7499 isn'T 75'l, says he 1 1 I'I yeT be king , vows Miller 1 1 lnTermediaTe RegenTs 1 1 and Then vacaTion 1 1 JANUARY, T940 - LeT's see 1 1 65, 85, 73, 80, 78, equals 75.0I 1 1 Miller elecTed presidenT 1 1 SchwarTz elecTed class presidenT Tor The 3's 1 1 The 4's now meeT lvlr. Leibel, his Canada Dry, his son, his Uncle Luyeh, and The TiTTy-TirsT dragon 1 1 Dr. Charles brings German propergander To school 1 1 The scienTisTs led by lzzy Friedberg meeT Page 'l'wenTy-eighT ELCHANITE

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FEBRUARY I94I - We enTer The lasT sTrecTh -- - Miller re-elecTed presidenT of 6.0. amidsT cries of dicTaTor--Mandelbaum cops The vice-pres- idency-- Peyser, The secreTaryship, of course--Lilker skyrock- eTs 6.0. membership To a new high as he enTers his second Term as school Treasurer--sTill embezzling The Tunds To beT on The Dodgers - - work on The ElchaniTe begins in earnesT - - special ElchaniTe assembly--and Mr. Leibel Talks abouT his Uncle Luyeh who drank Canada Dry while playing in and ouTdoor chess TournamenT wiTh The TiTTy-TirsT dragon lurking nearby 1 - l-lis English sends The audience inTo The lsles--only Three sTudenTs Trampled in The rush To receive Their ElchaniTe ad blanks aT The door-- NOT enough school 'oiriT, says Organick -- we have a senior class meeTing and we discuss sen- ior haTs -- Mr. STrum asks whaT is gambol7 ---a shouT from The back oT The room -- Seven come eleven! --Tor a momenT we see a TleeTing image oT PheTerson - - buT soon iT is gone - - Mr. Kronish discusses labah, and labah unions--we discover from his speech ThaT Don Ameche did noT invenT The Telephone-- Mandel-- baum gives a deTaiIed reporT on labor and is Truly rewarded Tor his lab- or-we Take up l-lamleT and are amazed To learn ThaT even Shakespeare knew To be or noT To be --Mr. GoldsTein sTill shouTs, Don'T yell aT me --Turk makes a speech oT TiTTeen rninuTes,er, er, and er- --we have a senior meeTing--we discuss senior haTs--un believable! we geT our haTs--we see our haTs--unbelievable --we parade The sTreeTs wiTh our bereTs and hear The onlookers bray aT our brazenness--we Take our senior picTures and are am- azed land someTimes disgusTedl aT The similariTy To our own persons - inTerviews wiTh Mr. Abrams To answer The qesTion: Will we or won'T we? - -- Organick goes around yelling, Seniorl l haven'T senior Tee -- even ZaiTchik is supposed To pay his 52.50 1- pre-publicaTion TorecasT by ediTorial board sTaTes ThaT The June l94l ElchaniTe will be The besT ever - - cream of The crop inducTed inTo The Segulah -- 9Of'2 seniors - - RegenTs are drawing closer, closer, closer, lpreTTy soon They'll be in back OT usl -- - summer and day dreaming abouT graduaTion - - - you're all dressed up--whiTe ducks-all eyes upon you as your name is called - 4 diploma in hand - - au revoir-- . Page ThirTy ELCHANITE