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

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behind my seat, Mr. Leibel modestly gave us the names of the five great- est men alive. They were: Leibisch Durocher, Weinstein Churchill, D. David Eisenhower, Bernie Baruch, and Emanuel S. Leibel - not necessarily in the order given. On speaking of metaphors, Mr. Leibel gave a few examples. He said a girl named Rose is supposed to be beau- tiful and a girl named Pearl is supposed to be precious. The class wanted to know from whence came the name Fanny. We were taught Physics, also known as Let's derive the formula, by Dr. Greitzer, rumored to be the only pipe- smoking I.B.M. machine in captivity. You can't hardly get them no more. The term progressed. Some boys be- came obsequiously interested in the wel- fare of their fellow students. It turned out that the saccharine-sweet smiles were found only on the faces of prospective candidates for office on the G.O. Exec- utive Council. Their campaign speeches were long, impassioned, and permeated' with the pungent odors which are some- times found in the chem lab during the stud yof Sulfur. After hearing his fellow candidates contend that only they could save the school from the dogs, Benjy Pereira assured an alarmed audience that their fears were for naught. As he 1 ' P' 4' it a U Y u :Mtv ...WJ X! -V l Q-5 i .I Zli Aly fi put it, This school will never go to the dogs as long as Doc Shapiro is around. At the end of the assembly, Mr. Leibel exhorted the students to Vote early and vote often. In T.I., the boys discussed their num- erous problems with their teachers. Their biggest bone of contention was a small, but brave man who came into class in the same manner as Daniel walked into the lion's den. After surviving a term of organized mayhem, pilgrimages to the offices and strange noises from the back of the room, this pint-sized Hercules could still draw himself up to his full 5'2 and say, I'm not sc-c-c-cared of you! Richie Landres fell asleep, and perhaps justifiably so, in the class of Morpheus Raymond. After four years, Richie still found cause to object to Dr. Reguers alleged persecutions. Vowing to get even Richie memorized the whole Safer D'vorim. Dr. Grinstein started his animal task of trying to persuade students to continue to take advantage of the marvelous facil- ities, enlightened teachers, and benevolent administration of the Teachers Institute. Holding the spectre of Uncle Sam before them, he convinced them that their future lay in Yeshiva University and the Al- bert Einstein School of Medicine. The thirty survivors of Mr. Lichten- berg's blitzkrieg attack were informed confidentially that the terrorist methods were designed to winnow out the chaff and leave only the real math students. It turned out that Math Seven was really a three week course in Elementary Al- gebra and the Regents was something study of Sulfur. After hearing his fellow with which to fatten their averages.

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! . sm - mei X i 0 .sly 'QQ , Ni' iiixxf 1 l JN . ls .iX,,4, bfi Miki, li .iii xii at We were now seniors! We came back to school with our heads high and our muscles bulging. We were, in the words of that great man Emanuel S. Leibel, B.T.O.'S. We carved up the school among our- selves. The Service Squad had the elevator pass concession. Business was unusually lucrative since the freshmen were excep- tionally dumb. We elected Ray Wein- berg President of the G.O. and then were appointed editors of publications and chairmen of committees, each to his cho- sen sphere, Seniors were the starters on the basketball team and ran the clubs. The class of '55 was here. Mr. Unger, recent graduate from our Armed Services, taught us to Knock it off! In a shrill, yet somehow manly voice, he acquainted us with the foibles of our forefathers. A violent squall that disturbed the otherwise tranquil surface of senior stud- ies was Mr. Lichtenbergs Advanced Al- gebra class, also known as Math I. With infinite kindness he convinced thirty boys that they were never to know the joys of higher mathematics. 5,1 ,H Senior Year Some boys took History in room 208 during the third period. Every day they eagerly awaited the grating noise signify- ing that he was shifting into high. Raph- ael Ostrovsky was appointed to see how many times Mr. Breinan would crack a smile during the year. After almost a term of inactivity for Ostrovsky, this dis- tant relative of Ed Sullivan went on a wild spree and smiled eleven times during the last two days of the term. A familiar sight was Mr. Leibel stand- ing disgustedly while waiting for the win- dows in his room to be opened. Students conjectured as to why this was done. But, to quote the old fencing master, I'd rather die of penumonia than of asphyx- iationf' Immediately after his lectures on hygiene, B. O., and Why not to walk

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'-'uno' W' Ni NOGAH BEN DAVID ISAIAH BEILIN Fluctuating between chess and Math, Isaiah conquered both. T.A.'s number one chess play- er, he also studied college math between match- es. Isaiah will proceed to astound Yeshiva University's mathematics professors during the next four years. Idea are like hefzrds - men do not have them til! they are grown up. Nogah Ben David, one of our Israeli imports, was one of the school's most distinguished chess players. If at any time you heard a voice, vibrant with happiness, yelling madly check- mate, you could be sure it was Nogah's. A quiet, likeable fellow, he became a member of the Service Squad, and tried, a bit unsuccess- fully, to keep order in T.A.'s halls, an impos- sible task. Nogah will return to Israel to continue his studies in the Hebrew University. Hit heart if in the eart and hir hody if in the uttermoft weft. J ,... 'Nxt' BERNARD BERGER Red floated into Doc Brayer's class from T.I. during his senior year to aid in the turmoil. Author of the famous Ulaxative declaration, Bernie will attend City College and then enter into business. Love is only chatter - Friendr are all that matter.