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

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such as M1 Co Cootchf' To aid theQr candidate. the Sophornores sought to impress upon the lower termers and the teachers that they were kindhearted. They sheltered the pigeons. who frequented the window ledge of ltoom 405, by bringing them into the classroom. This streak of kindness was particularly annoying to Dr. Hoe- nig, who constantly remarked, L'hl lt was on the fourth floor that the Sophomores first encountered Charlie His famous toot left a great impression upon them. The Sophomores found that the second part of their day had changed. Their instructors and courses in secular study were altered. They were now taking a language. The Sophomores found that whether one takes French or Spanish one must flllljtt Dr. Charles. Doc , held different opinions of the two classes. He believed that while the French class was made up of good boysfi the Spanish class consisted extensively of bums and loafersf' In giving homework, Doc proved his abil- ity to recite the alpha- bet. Dr. Charles, star pupil was Bernard Ko- sowsky and Bernieis star pupil was Does daughter. Another course taken by the Sophomores was Regents Review. This was taught by Nlr. Lich- tenberg. Many of the students left the class with circles. polygons. and various triangles Dr. Charles Mr, Frankel Mr. Lichfenberg dancing before their eyes. During this year. the Sophomores grew greatly attached to Sir. Lichtenberg. This affec- tion stemmed from his constant desire to aid the student. The Biology class was the very peak of the day. Each student anxiously awaited this period. where. led by the amiable Sir. Frank- el. the Sophomores would delve into the mysteries of nature. All ol the members of the class had full confi- dence in Rlr. Frankel but none had more faith in him than did Harvey Rosen. who would help Mr. Frankel illustrate his point by standing on his head or by obtain- ing samples for thc test for diabetes. Many students feared the Bio Regents. The wiser members ol the class reassured them. how- ever, that the skeleton in the back room was not that of Oscar. a former llunkee, and that Mr. Frankel would not carry out his threats of physi- cal violence. Their cultural education continued with some minor changes. Klusic was still taught by Xlr. Grossman. The Sophomores. who believed that he does not read the test papers but weighs them. were greatly shocked when they were asked to explain the connection between the Twenty-Tliird Psalm and St. Nlatthew's Passion. Xlr. Spivack tried very hard to teach art. but 21

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he found that it was diflicult to explain the color wheel to students shouting Speewack and test- ing newly made paper airplanes. Physical education was still taught by Mr. Sarachek and the Sophomores still vied for the position of secretary. This position was finally won by Wild Bill Lefiingf' To break up the day there was a study period. This was held in two places. One was the library, sometimes called the study hall. The other was Room 204 in the new dormitory, sometimes called Palefski and Lustigis room. Even though its capacity was limited, Room 204 competed very keenly with the study hall for membership. As the spring drew near and the days grew nicer, the Sophs could not resist the outdoors. The roof and the river became the places of study. One of the most exclusive organizations of the school was formed in the spring of 1952. This was the Hobo Club. consisting of such stal- warts as Harvey Rosen. Phil Podelsky. Milty Pollack, Sim Storch. Mel Simon. and Marty Hirshman, which met each day on the roof. Membership was restricted and many Sopho- mores found it hard to fit the requirements of this organization. fu-ii' The spring also aroused a great interest in baseball and the more enterprising members of the class started baseball pools. This venture soon disintegrated because of the administra- tion's interest in the moral standards of the stu- dents. The streets around the school were not quite friendly to these boys. Ignorance has an un- fortunate result in bigotry. It was this bigotry which was the cause of one of the memorable events in the Sophomore year. The dormitory hummed with the sounds of school life. Some students were standing in the halls talking. Others were in their rooms doing their homework or planning on doing it as soon as they finished the comic books stacked on the desk. Across the street, the lights of the small prefabricated buildings illuminated the streets below, while in the main building there was a steady murmur of those who were diligently studying the Talmud. Suddenly the placid scene was shattered by screams and shouts from the dormitory. In front of the building, a young student, surrounded by a large group of his classmates, shakily told how his friend was attacked by eight boys and how ,Mi x V, X xr ki. j l pw' A 'tiff 'ff' ks , as pw ' - ,, r lj li X rn I A ' ,gg M535 -1-131. ffl 'fl 'g if . sw M -g ' ' mfr .f- 'rim xi' , 'N -Q, gfiw' .t if tv av. .. a f is ' T if A N Kiw i. il xr J u iqii ff, ix' 0 R i xi .fly . ,. ,gg Q If 'X mil If 5 , A' if f . i ua ii . CQ 'fe g e e r g a e we - . , 1 -- , - smm - ! Shzfi., ' 1, W ' N' ma Ignorance has on unfortunaie result in bigotry 22