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

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Nobody could decide which of the three evils they should suffer with for two years. Leiter and his eager counterparts decided to take Latin, the Mother Language, so that they could better un- derstand their English studies. Penner and Zuckie however decided to take Latin to learn about the thrilling roman war adventures and orgies. The stu- dents who took French did so with the thoughts of Gay Paree in the back of their minds. Larry Kranes who took Spanish, bashfully admitted that he did so because he was unable to understand what his girl- friend was saying. Pl Rv Ish c--W HORN, , SHAYKSPIRE I U M 14197 .ML my Mr, Frankel's Biology course was very informa- tive........ On the first day, the boys frantically leaped through the pages of their textbooks hoping to find the answers to the questions Mr Schain had so blush- ingly evaded. Having learned a lot about nothing in General Science, everything we learned in Biology was completely new to us. We kind of lost a little bit of faith in the course when Mr. Schain's son won the top honors in the State Scholarship, thereby disproving the whole concept of intelligence being inherited. A great many students found it difficult to understand how a tadpole was able to change into a little frog and then a big one in so short a time. However, when one of the students pointed out that a human being changed in so short a time, Dave . . . Mr. Weinbach . . . Rabbi Weinbach, then they understood completely. 'A new teacher came into the school to teach Geometry. Mr. Berger was his name. Gee! We were really scared the first day Mr. Berger started his Geometry course. With that glow- ing gleam in his eyes he told us how he had given 5 per cent and 10 per cent to students in the trade school where he had taught before. His red pencil, slide ruler, and little dots, all seemed strange to us. As Sophomores we could not understand his complex marking system since it required a thorough knowl- edge of Solid and Analytic Geometry, differential and integral calculus. Since it was getting dark outside and there were very few of us who had davened mincha, Manny Goldblum suggested that we take a break for a few minutes so as to daven. After quarreling for fifteen minutes over who should daven, everyone agreed that Schneider was the right man. 2 - Scrcrrd A I' Q , V sg! gf- f , X f 5 1 X , f 1 . 1 x ' ' --J . .n, .Q ' Q ,,-3 '-5 r' ' lZ'i9'5.- , T?.L i ,.j:5:Q. '11, f.-,V--j, .1 L wi' -'

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There were some students who actually got low marks because they did not know the work. After much debate the first unwritten law in the existence of our class was written. Lack of knowledge shalt not be an excuse for poor grades. Little did we know then, what great value the law contained. At first it was a bit difficult to get it in practice. There were some ethical students. How- ever, the boys from Salanter and Soloveitchik such as Schaffer and Perlmutter who got 95's and lOO's on the hardest of tests convinced them that a bit of rationalization could do the trick. Then, of course, there were some who were inexperienced and crav- en, but when they came to the conclusion that it was a matter of the survival of the fittest they became intrepid also. Brot and Korngold caught on quickly with the slide-away gyp sheet and the full-page reference notes. When it came to the Regents, there were some who felt that due to the declaration which had to be signed a line should be drawn. However, the en- vironment was so conducive lduring the examl that little bits of paper, always headed with the words Cram Sheets, just in case, started to crinkle and crackle. Only during examination were all quarrels forgotten, and the class merged into one united body in separable except by the Bronx Science prac- tors . . . Mr, Gendell taught us Art , the art of putting over your idea even if you didn't have one. This is necessary in order to be a success through life in general, and T.A. in particular. Merowitz excelled in his class. The potentiality of our class was first noted in the excellent attendence at intra-mural checker matches. Signs of growing politicians were seen when Baron and Parsons got appointed to the Committee to Investigate Water Fountains and the Lost and Found Committee. Finals were ap- proaching. , hgffjv I? gt Alf TES? 6.5.4-l fl V T mf-f . kg vf sf .K fjyf it ii to i I can still remember the agony the Yeshiva boys went through waiting to be called on by that iovial little man with the white beard who always happened to come around during the holiday season. Meanwhile, their counterparts in T.I. were sweating it out studying for their Bechinat Gemer. The week before T.I. finals, there was a mass migration to the dorm where out came the no-doz pills. After many sleepless hours learning a term's course in one night, the T.l. boys entered their exams with exams that had been given already, exams that were being given, and exams that were yet to be given and the always-handy reference sheets. A motion was made to adjourn for the summer. Passed unanimously. When attendance was taken after the sum- mer, quite a number of our friends were absent. Space Ship Waggerman, Ivy League Paley, Rocky Elburn and many more had left us. The first order of business was choosing a language. an 5. , 5 V 1. 5 Ti h

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A motion was then made by Phil Balsam to dis- pense with the rest of the minutes since our guest speakers were in a great hurry to leave. It was not until Felsen introduced Gootch did we understand why Phil had that shining gleam in his eye. When the Gootch cried out in despair because of the lack of lights, Abie Brot shot his flash bulb camera and Gootch took off his hat so as to brighten up the place. ., L 1 T .,c. A c - .- f: 1, -.-295: Q41 A' V'- l3'lL71 Jes Gootch proceeded . . . Listen to my brilliant hark! Ettes is my old trademark. When I see Hiller with a smile, I put an elhles in my file. I warn you boys nor what you are old And think that you are quite bold, Stay clear from the Jewish Zonah and even more so from Avoda Zorah, Don't think that I don't know what goes In men's mighty minds like Moe's For I too have a devil working on me But I have defeated him as you can see. It you don't mind I'll give a hint Concerning that which comes from mint. No matter what one might pay, And no matter what he might say. Never take a iob in T.I. Look what it did to I, i The round of applause was really tremendous. Just listening to Gootch speak seemed to form a lump in the throat of all those who had ever had any connection with him. Sure, they had teachers like Reguer and Lif, but in their classes you either learned something or fell asleep trying, and there was Rabbi Siev who got demoted to the college, but no one was quite as spectacular as the Gootch. Well ,... , There was Rabbi Grossman . . . The second speaker of the evening seemed to be pushing his way through the crowd. It was only proper that the student which he developed should introduce him. Slim Schimmel gave quite a long in- troduction telling about all of Rabbi Katz's contri- butions to Yeshiva, Orthodox Judaism, and his Soul. Rabbi Katz then proceeded. I . s I .,i., ,,,i ,, ,I ss .,i s , I ss s. r .,i ,i When Guedalia started to dray his thumb to help the Rabbi, he exclaimed that he didn't need any shamoshim. May we take this opportunity to thank Guedalia because it was not until then did he get into the real speech .... . 5' :Ari i t id' Ili f Q .i 1 if, 4 W- . U - ,, ' ' Q 6 ' F H Q r ,A-'A 1,5 fbi! I d I X I l V T1 gd, lg, ', A' -fl 1 1, i