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

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Eecfica tion The Senior Class of 1954 feels privileged to be able to dedicate its yearbook to one of the finest faculties ever assembled in any high school. A The combined talents of this group of men has gained, for Talmudical Acad- emy, the reputation of being one of the superior high schools in the City. Their unselfish efforts on behalf of the students can neither pass unnoticed nor be for- gotten. Their amicability and sincerity, combined with their interest in student affairs. have brought about a truly Wonderful relationship between faculty and student. This dedication is fand can only bel, a very small token of our appreciation for the wonderful benefits that we have derived from the endeavors of our teachers throughout our four year stay at Talniudical Academy. According to our code of living, a teacher holds an extremely important posi- tion in the community. It goes, without saying. that the Talmudical Academy's educators are firm proof of this belief. 9

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3 V '- , X : X The theme of this book is the class of 54's four year stay at Talmudical Academy. The WALLS of the school are employed as the means of expressing the theme. The literary material is compiled in the form of a novel. Within the framework of the previous paragraph lies the entire story of the 1954 Elchanite. The editors, working together with the literary staff, at the begin- ning of this year, decided to publish an Elchanite which would be new and strik- ingly different from Elchanites of prior years. Uhese were all essentially the same in their format and presentation of literary material.J We selected the basic sub- ject of any Senior class book, the experiences of the Senior class in their four years in school, and developed it as our own maior theme. Then, influenced by the reading of Thornton Wilder's play, Our Town , we sought a method whereby we could convey the theme throughout the entire book. This vehicle's purpose was to establish continuity while acting as a narrator of the book. We found it befitting and symbolic to employ the WALLS of our own school building, where all our experiences, both sad and ioyous, had taken place. Once we had established a theme and a means of presenting it, we took stock of our talents and decided to place the main emphasis on our literary ability, since it was our forte. Thus was born the idea of writing our book as close to novel form as possible, incorporating the pictures and art work as an integral part of the written material and not as separate entities. Within the chapters of the book the various occurrences that the class has experienced and the maior activities which they have participated in are related. When combined, they present a rich and meaningful portrayal of our four years in Talmudical Academy. One phase of our life draws to a close. The Elchanite, we believe, describes it. Ahead, lies the future. Joel H. Kaplan, Norman Palefski Co-Editors-In-Chief