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

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books, looking for the information which Mr. Schain had blushingly skirted. The Bio book also evaded it We found that Mr. Frankel's old tests were good practice Those who had brothers who were upper classmen be- came very popular. We discovered two skeletons in the closet. One was Oscar, the only student to fail the Bio Regents. The other was Reuven Feinholz. Under the tutelage of Mr. Sarachek, we came to understand what Churchill meant by blood, sweat, toil, and tears. Those of us who were in a state of shock upon leaving the gymnasium were aroused by the melodies issuing from Mr. GroSsman's phonograph. We learned of his naivete concerning the three B's. Everybody but Mr. Grossman agreed that they were Bach, Beethoven, and Bop. This year marked the beginning of the Sophomore Council and the unification of the class of 55. From this simple nucleus evolved a tradition which is be' ing carried on by succeSsive classes. This was also the year that T.A. blos- somed forth as a basketball team to be reckoned with. We were champions of the Jewish High School League for the third successive year. We reached the pinnacle of our success when we played for the first time time in T.A.'s history, in Madison Square Garden. To add to our joy on the occasion, classes were dis- missed a whole period earlier than usual. montbr creeped by . . . lbe azzzzmm norzalgia . . , lbe 'winter .mowball hgbtr . . . spring fever arriving . . . exfmzr . . . Yeshiva Students awaited the arrival of a bearded gentleman. It was too late for Santa. T.I, boys, armed with old exams, current exams, and exams to be given, embarked upon their yearly pil- grimage to the dorm Social Hall there to munch pickles and matzohs. Students gratefully recall the many hours Rabbi Wind spent aiding them the night before the exam. School was over and summer arrived. It brought visions of a pleasant vacation, a good time, and a letter to be received Sometime in August saying: GREET- INGS . . .

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I li 4 fl!-l EW4ll I was i -E 9635223 I lil C2 I QD '3 FIGURES pw 9' us that we gladly entered his family, Family life seemed complete until the day Dr. Brayer realized something was lacking-his record book. As a result, he instituted his renowned get-tough policy. So we got tough with him. XV e received our first taste of geometry with Mr. Lichtenberg. We did not know that this friendly looking gentleman with his artistic handkerchief was not inter- ested in the same figures that we were. After a whole week of studying geom- etry, Mr. Lichtenberg, panic-stricken, in- formed us that there were only nine short months left to Regents time. Fev- erishly, we began reviewing. The slower students in Mr. Cohen's class took time to learn the course before starting their review. Mr. Cohen had a habit of banging on the blackboard with his ring. We often wonder what would happen if somebody were to knock back. That year, we discovered that the for- eign sounding words which Mr. Schwartz, our Art teacher, uttered in moments of anger were not Spanish. In the field of foreign languages, we encountered two new teachers, Dr. Charles and Lit. Freed. Mr. Freed, in his discourses on French life, br0ade2zed ' our knowledge of Parisian culture. On the other hand, Dr. Charles taught both French and Span- ish, and some German, Greek, Latin, and Russian on the side. Dr. Charles' only relaxations were Exercises A, B, C, D, E, and the chapter in the back of the book. The Spanish class was transported to Spain with a new friend, Quinito. Dr. Charles quickly brought them back with a test. How well everyone remembers those tests! The only worry of the Spanish class was regarding the health of one Herbert Linchitz. Among our other for- eign languages was English. One would expect to learn English in an English course, but we were not so fortunate. We learned, My name is Ling Foo Horn, I am the hero of this class. You are my most honorable disciples. By the end of the term, you will agree with me that the desk I am standing behind is in reality a mountain. Sure, sure, we agreed, although the mountain looked more like a psychia- trist's couch. After a few more visits we became expert mountain climbers. Using this knowledge, we yodeled our way to the fourth floor to encounter Mr. Frankel in the Bio lab with great ex- pectations. We thumbed through our Bio . 5 2 X4 .E 1 I 1 I most 1 f nmlvkiii LM: C .pl ll I - ll? l . 'TIFF Writ-' E355 2 Q... A , L-if-' QIWW f' 4

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Prejudice MILTON TAMBOR In Rhodesia, a white truck driver passed a group of idle natives and muttered, They're lazy brutesf' A few hours later, he saw natives singing in rhythm while heaving hundred pound sacks of grain onto a truck. Savages, he grumbled. What do you expect? In South Africa, the English are against the Africansg both are against the Jews, all three are opposed to the Indians, while all four conspire against the native black. In Hungary, the saying is, An Anti-semite is a person who hates the jews more than is absolutely necessary. Polish people often call the Ukranians reptiles to express their contempt for a group they regard ungrateful, revengeful and treacherous. The Germans called their neighbors to the east Polish Cattle. The Poles retal- iated with Prussian Swine. As can be seen, no corner of the world is free from scorn. Rivalries and harreds between groups are nothing new. Moslems distrust non-Moslems. jews who escaped extermination in Europe find themselves surrounded by anti-semitism. Many of the colored people of the world suffer at the hands of the whites, who invent fancy doctrines to justify their attacks. However, this problem of prejudice and discrimination has been aggravated all the more in our present Atomic Age. Technology has brought these groups too close for comfort. Nations once safely separated by barricades of water or mountains, are now openely exposed to each other. Radio, jets, television, paratroopers, atomic blasts, all products of the modern age, have thrown groups of homosapiens in each others' laps. We have as yet not learned how to adjust ourselves to this radical change. Two world wars have been ample evidence of this fact. Yet, the situation is not without its hopeful features. Chief among these is the simple fact that human nature seems, on the whole, to prefer the sight of kindness and friendliness to the sight of cruelty. Normal men, everywhere, reject the path of war and destruction. Especially encourageing is the fact that, in recent years men in large numbers have become convinced that scientific intelligence may help us solve this conflict. Since the end of the Second World War, universities in many lands have testified to this idea under Social Science. Human development, social psychology, human relations, social relations, all branches of this new science, have found considerable welcome not only in universities, but in public schools, churches, industries, government agencies, and international bodies as well. By simple definition, prejudice is the forming of an opinion without conclusive or substantial proof. It is based on complete ignorance. Reasoning and logic cannot influ- ence one's way of thinking. It is necessary then, to educate the younger generation, not through propaganda, but in the liberal way of thinking. This can be done only through careful consideration and observation. Then and only then, can one arrive at a satis- factory conclusion. Knowledge is the first step towards understanding, and ignorance is the first step towards misunderstanding.