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

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Grodner! I don't know what is the matter with you lately. There is something going on with you. Lately I don't know but you are not learning .... Flagler get that smile off your face . . . the protecting Jew . . . ha! ha! the protecting Jew .... As I recall you boys were good boys . . . It took a couple of months for the Rebbie to get used to the Talmidim, and the Talmidim to get used to the Rebbie . . . but I developed you I would say .... Ah! you want to hear my speech ah! you batlonim you...Meiner you . . . the comfortable Jew .... Well . . . I . . . and I of course I . . . and I .. . H AAI As the drone of his speech went on, those who had learned under Rabbi Katz recalled the in- dignant Iook on his face when he saw all the books piled high on the desk . . . when he found out about the cat and the milk . . . when he told us about the boys in Brooklyn. In Rabbi Feldblum we had found a man who was prompt and never sick fBoroch Hash- emi, in Rabbi Tendler, a Biologist and wit, in Rabbi Weiss a man whom we loved and admired, in Rabbi Fishman a man we respected and emulated but in Rabbi Katz we found a man we enioyed immensely. f , J? D, , ' 'Sian fl f ,-, 5 .. yf, , 3. , 0 .d 'I .3 x, L ff s +. 5' HI, F X 3 If A 6.1. 'ixf-7 Kiki . - Following the speakers, refreshments were served. As one might expect, the ice cream and soda did not have quite the same taste as at the many parties we had during our years in T.A. As early as our Freshman year we began to throw parties on those days which try the knowledge of all students who never did any studying. Dr. Brayer never ap- proved of the idea, but when Asch furtively slipped one of his picturesque pocketbooks on his desk with the cover facing up, he concluded that a good talk- ing to fellow-brudders to explain the evils of those books would be more important than one of his oral Nach tests. Not until we sang Or Zorrua la Tsadick, bought a couple of books from Chaver, and Schneider wrote a long note thanking him for de- veloping us, did Rabbi Katz permit us to partake of our potato chip and pretzel. INX, 1 N. ft .. .1 , Q li .i m M X' fl . ' I 'G Y , f !'l I N .. ..i....4.4.

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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

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Surprisingly enough, a great number of our faculty attended our reunion. Joe Judenberg, who took care of the seating arrangement, fixed the seating plan in a very clever way . . . In the right hand corner of the room, almost completely out of sight, sat Mr. Horn, in his gold tie, orange jacket, red yamulka, purple pants, and ballet slippers, right next to Mr. Breinan who was wearing a charcoal black suit and a grey bow tie. While filing his nails with one hand and adiusting his pants with the other, Mr. Horn, with a flutter of his eyelids very coquettishly said to Mr. Breinan, You know Alex- ander, there were some boys in this class whom I could play around with, but as a rule these bums were pretty lousy students. I was so happy when they got rid of me as Faculty Advisor because I didn't have to do any more work for the rest of the year. I really fooled them. You know, now that I think of it, with those Sunday programs and my favorite students from past years coming in, and with playing my records that they had bought for their benefit, if CH 2? ' - N , Really, there was great quality in this class . . . take Wiesel for example, You mean Butch, interrupted Mr. Breinan, yeah, he and de rest of them were the best of its type on the market . . . After excusing himself for not bothering to listen to what Mr. Horn was talking about, Mr. Breinan cracked a smile for Life Magazine, which was running an article on RipIey's Believe it or not. On the other side of the room, Dr. Greitzer could be seen sitting next to his colleague Mr. Woll- man. The first five minutes of their conversation found Mr. Wollman apologizing to Dr. Greitzer. He then whipped out his brown notebook in which he had written the conversation he was to use to make our lesson more interesting. Prof. Beard was the source of his text. When Dr. Greitzer emptied his pipe in the nearest waste paper basket which, this time, happened to be Mr. WoIIman's notebook, Berg- las was heard to exclaim, Gee, what a slob. Mr. Wollman, however, was in dire circumstances. The pages of his notebook had burned and he was at a complete loss for words. Hecht finally came to the rescue telling him that the next word was fine , Mr. Wollman then proceeded with his planned con- versation, Fine weather today. Dr. Greitzer more or less dominated the conversation from then on. AKIBJRF, f 'ff' X , v f Y X it ei- x ' ' A L ,' V . . , A a , . 1 lx 1 ge - 1 - 1 Q , .I Q2 -an J I U ,iid I? si. ' ' v I 'Sq . Q 'X i I I I ,, , t X it 3 5 I Y I IX 9 I didn't have to bother with these guys too much. I I Q. . , . ab