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

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4- -.-ix '. , Tfulff 'S 'NX M- x .. .4-2 f,-Q '1 gc frm., Q ' 'V .-v l ,A - 1 . A 1 Seven TALMUDICAL ACADEMY Amsrsnoam AVENUE a :sem s'rREEr NEW YORK CITY Whoswowvn 7-Ol IO To 'me leahere of the 1.9100 onduetlsg Clue 'L ,.'L:I':l'- ' On this happy occaslon which marks the completion of your hlgh school stndles in our lnstltutlon, I wish to take the opportunity of stating some of the alma and purposes of the type of educatlcn we tried to lnstlll and cultivate ln you during the years you came under our surveillance . It ls qulte apparent that our mllltary leaders conslder education a potent weapon in war, if we are to judge by the thousands of ssrvlce men attending stltutlona. Not alone ln war, but also in peace, particularly in carnage and destruction which now engulf nearly the ehtlre world, dominant role. all sorts of educational Ln- the sftemath of the wholesale education will ploy the lhat are the attributes of the education which we are strlvlng to achieve ln our young al ed 1 men? What should a lloeral education laad tc, and what does that term sean? A llber ucat oh, in contrast with technical and professional education, is fundamentally concerned with the en- richment of personal llvlng and the enlargment of social understanding. It seeks to train for e resend ln the living aa a whole, rather than merely for making a living. Its goal can oe beat exp words of lllllam De llltt Hyde, n former president of Bowdoln College, in the following quotation: 'To he at home in all lands and ages, to count Nature a famlllar acquaintance and Art an lntlmata friend- to galn a standard for the appreciation of other meh'a work and the crltlolel of your own, to carry the keys of the world'a llhrary ln your pocket and feel its resources hehlnd you ln whatever task you undertake . To put lt more concretely, these are some of the qualltlas which we have etrlven to develop in you, young men, to the and that you will be better fltted to take your place ln the vanguard of those who will give of their heat during the period of reconstruction and rehahlll- tation that ls to follow the present grim and terrlble experiences. l. A capacity for mental lndustry, to be lnqulaltlve and alert. 2. A mind trained to know how to grapple wlth the problems of life, wlth a worthy goal as the ultlmste alll. 3 An acquaintance wlth the accumulated wladom of the past and an appreclatlon of the splrltual heritage of our forebears. A reallzatlon thot. man la not sufficient unto hlmself, that we are eoclsl creatures and must he aware of the needs of our fellow men. 5 A raaponslhlllty for the custody and tranenlaelon of past 16. knowledge and the endowment which the past hae bequeathed. lo smelloratlng the long suffering brethren, er To the extent that you will succeed lo contributing your mite horrors and suffering of mankind ln general, and of our poor down trodden we here ln Talmudlcal Academy, will feel that our task waa well done.. To ua no greater or aur goken of your nppreclatxon and gratitude for all that we have trled to do necessary. That realization wlll he our supreme reward. for you, will be MQIW'

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i 1 117158 DNR' 7131 RTW' THE RAEBI ISAAC ELCHANAN THEOLOGICAL SENIINARY AND YESHIVA COLLEGE AMSTERDAM AVENUE ll IBSYH STREPI' NEW YORK uses: was-won-vu 7-one UTWW WNW TTWD iQ THE GRAQUATING Q51 Q 1955 ly dear young Friends: You have spent a number of years within the four walls of the Yeshiva, lhere you have received a dual form of education: one a Torah and traditional education, the other, a secular education-one endeavoring to inspire you with the divine word of G-d, and the other with human knolledge, with the creative ingenuity and theories as formulated by the human mind. This is what our late Rosh-Yeshiva, Dr. Bernard Ravel, of blessed memory, uead to call the 'harmonious blending between religious and secular eduoet1on.' There les a time when people thought that s secular education would be the salvation of humanity from the misfortunes and bigotry that might befall mankind. The twentieth century, however, has refuted this theory, for never in the history of the world has knowledge been so widely spread ee in our present century, and never before in the history of mankind have human knowledge and secular discoveries been used for auch destructive forces as they are at the present. Whatever technical progress the world has made is used today destructively, by leaders, whose morals are of the dark ages and the Jungle. The fact is, however, that human knowledge can never serve as the salvation of humanity. The fruits of human knowledge can be used for both construction and destruction- As human beings, we are naturally interested ln the mysteries of the universe and in the various research of the human intellect, but such a farm of education, as important as it may be, will never serve as a mode of living, will never lift one to higher spiritual and moral levels. It is only through our faith in our Creator, the sacred origin of mankind, and through the spiritual and ethical values of the Torah that we can serve a higher purpose in life and be true to ourselves and our Creator, to whom we ole our being. The Yeshiva, through its teaching of the sacred mode of living based upon the concept of the Torah, endeavors to give you a spiritual and moral way of life. Whatever secular education you have received here merely complements the Jewish religious and moral training, which affords you the directive value of the good life. These sacred values above all you must bear in mind. Smvwsll SAMUEL BELKIN President of Yeshiva - Six

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UPA REPORT - FEBRUARY, 1944 A short time ago these very children may have been cowering in one of the cellars of Europe, undernourished, fearful, and devoid of hope. Today they are happy and carefree, disporting themselves gaily in the waters of Palestine. the land of the Jewish future, to which they were helped to immigrate through funds made avail- able by American Jews through the United Palestine Appeal. fPholo by Keren Hayesod.j - Eight -