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

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banishment to the Yeshiva. Eventually, the cul- prit was apprehended, a victim of his own con- science. At the same time in the Teachers Institute's counterpart, the Yeshiva, a small group of young physicists had arranged, on one circuit, a collec- tion of bells and buzzers. The purpose of this experiment was to determine how much stimulus, Water plus Sodium . . . in the form of loud, gangling noises, a man aged about forty could stand before going off his proverbial rocker. At eight Hfty-Hve the circuit was attached and placed in the teacher's drawer, which was then locked. At nine-thirty the signal was given, and as the teacher explained the crux of the learning matter of that session, a faint click was heard. XVhen the bells began ringing and the buzzer buzzing, it was rumored that the teacher jumped a full two feet off his chair. Af- ter discovering that the bells were in his locked drawer, he tried to pry it open with an insignifi- cant door key, whose snap was hardly audible above the sounds of howling laughter from the class. After exactly three and one-seventh min- utes and two snapped keys the experiment was concluded as a raving, broken teacher ran from his class and cried on the headmastefs shoulder. The end of the day was soon to come. They had just one period to go. Their program card read 6th period, History, Room 206. The Juniors in the year 1952, just as the Juniors in the year 1923, met one of the most popular and beloved teachers, the measles of the faculty fthe teacher you have to getl, Dr. Shapiro, the teacher you know better as Doc, who delighted the class with his sharp wit and his interesting tales of life in Paris. Doc taught History in an in- imitable and indescribable manner. An' there I was in the middle of the Rhine, surrounded by twenty frauleins, but it's too bad . . . Mister, you have now become the proud father of a bouncing baby 'U '.,' Okay, boys, next questionf, Question 273-What events led to the Cri- mean War? Now, boys, it is very important for you to know the treaty of Kutchuk-Ku-narjif, 'KKutchuk who?--Can you spell that, 'Doc'? 'K' as in 'kronkeitf 'U' as in ulcer. Stop that noisell Look up the rest in your book. BRINCCC . . . Okay, boys. Test tomorrow on questions 162-2871 all notes included. The days became wanner. VVorries of Regents and finals approached. The T.I. boys went through their Shavuos night ordeal in prepara- tion for their Talmud exam. Yeshiva boys calcu- lated the probability of receiving the next piece of Commorah in the 'iBccl1inr1.,' There seemed to be nothing different-Tests, worries. anticipations of summer-and yet, they did feel different. They proceeded to write away to colleges. As they Wrote, they could still picture the little Freshmen that climbed the stairs that autumn morning in 1950. The Senior functions got under way with the election of the Senior Council. The editors of the ELCHANITE were chosen. Hopes rose. The Dr. Shapiro following term was looked forward to in anticipa- tion. The realization that the coming term would be the last made them nostalgic. As they left school for the summer vacation, they looked back at the building and realized that they were sorry to leave. Then, they felt that their final year in T.A. would be their finest. Soon they would be Seniors. 27

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OUTH changing to adults. Young minds groping, grasping for independence. These are the Seniors. They are typical of high school Seniors from the rolling, golden plains of Nebraska and Kansas to the teeming. bustling, sprawling monster called New York. The Seniors of Talmudical Academy in Septem- ber 19553 had the same thought as their counter- parts throughout the nationg letls have a good time, for the future holds many problems and responsibilities. Their plans included the publish- ing of a fine yearbook, entertaining lower class- men by various pranks, and passing their courses with the greatest amount of pleasure and the least possible homework. I settled back to ob- serve their activities with great interest or with as much interest as a WALL can muster. The T.I. boys immediately proceeded to make themselves at home and settled back for an en- ioyable year. This was made possible by a revival of their famous battle cry, The Cootchf' This eminent scholar entertained his students by lead- ing them in a vain search for the Koslzi. In their class in Ezekiel they encountered a sagacious teacher with a sharp wit, Dr. Finkel. He kept his class in good spirits with timely jokes concerning the level of a students intelli- gence. The students failed Hebrew Composition with a smile as Mr. Arfa happily marked down zeroes. The Yeshiva bovs studied vigorously under the able tutelage of Rabbi XVeiss. Accompanying his Slziurim were spirited lectures warning against the ill effects of smoking. He also tiraded against the low morals of the present day world. XVhile many students had a light schedule, others took a full program. Every day the Ada vanced Algebra class sat patiently waiting for Mr. Lichtenberg. Finally as Rechtschaffens sing- ing reached the point were several classmates hysterically threw themselves at his feet, Mr. Lichtenberg entered the room, After apologizing to Eric Lustig for being late, he took the roll, shuffled through the book, and dismissed the class. After two months of review, the class dis- covered that they knew the course and Mr. Lichf tenberg once more proved his ability to lead the class over the obstacles of a different math course. NVhile the Hebrew 7 class once more followed the Big Brudderv through the intricacies of He- brew grammar, the remainder of the Seniors could be found lounging in the dormitory or in Moish and Harryis. The scene was one of tranquillity at the famil- iar refuge of T.A. students, In corner booths, tired Seniors sat, Cokes in hand, dreaming of the weekend, summer vacations, or .... At the fountain, Harvey Rosen and Martin Hirschmau were making various significant gestures con- cerning the quality of teachers in T.A. In the dorm, unsuspecting Seniors were dragged into room 101 and helped fill a Jlinyun led by Matt VVeisenberg. A few steps down the Moish ond Horry's 29