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

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Many of us never realized how hard the man behind he golden doors has been working to further our interests and the interests of Y.U.H.S. as a center of American Jewry. As for his own personal plans, Dr. Saphire com- mented, . . .To stay healthy and continue working Graduation is accompanied by nostalgia. As we reminisce our four years at T.A. we are aware that the influence of Mr. Abrams prevailed upon us con- stantly during our high school career. The duties of a registrar are more than iust main- taining discipline. He must set an example for those under his care, and Mr. Abrams has responded be- yond the call of duty. His perseverance was a major cause of the proper development of our intellects. After perceiving his altruistic tendencies, our zeal for iustice and righteousness was enflamed. He has tire- lessly served us as an understanding father and loyal guardian, with our best interests in mind. Never has he hesitated to sacrifice time and effort on behalf of this graduating class. Our bonds with the administra- tion were strengthened through his genial and ami- able personality. We will all remember the personal regard he showed to all of us. Humbly we acknowledge our faith in the prin- ciples of our school as taught by him. We know that whatever we shall do in the future will be a symbol of Yeshiva as promoted by Mr. Abrams. Our Fresh- man innocence, our Sophomore escapades, our Jun- ior obstinacy, our Senior haughtiness-Mr. Abrams has been a part of them all. We acknowledge this. L..- Dr. Hyman B. Grinstein for the school. Dr. Saphire's inexhaustible energy has won him a prominent position in the American community, which we can be sure will always be filled and merited by a man who is a symbol of the Jewish people's faith and courage. Mr. Norman B. Abrams The figure of Dr. Hyman B. Grinstein has towered constantly in the annals of T.A.'s history. Few people are as deserving of the gratitude of our class as is Dr. Grinstein. As the backbone of former T.I., now known as the Hebrew Department, its success as an institution can be personally attributed to him. Every student who has ever come in contact with Dr. Grin- stein knows well that his sincere and personal in- terest in the problems of his disciples was a major cause for the success of T.l. As a pedagogue, Dr. Grinstein knows no equal, and as friend, he truly exemplifies the maxim, A friend in need is a friend indeed. Many of us have benefitted from his infinite knowledge of Judaism, its culture and philosophy. We have all appreciated Dr. Grinstein, and we have all felt a great loss upon losing him as our adminis- trator with the reorganization of the Hebrew De- partment this past year. Although he has left us in name, we are sure that his spirit and influence will remain forever. And so we, the Senior class, express our thanks to Dr. Grinstein for the important part he played in our lives during our four years' stay at T.A.

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Dr. Shelly R. Saphire was born June 20, 1890. He attended P.S. 20, and then went to Townsend Harris High School. He attended City College, and after having been graduated was taken on by Y.U. as ci substitute for the regular Biology teacher in the high school. Dr. Revel, president at the time, was so satisfied with Dr. Saphire that, in 1915, he appointed him regular Biology teacher. After two years at this position, Dr. Hurwitz, the principal, was taken ill, and in 1917 Dr. Saphire was appointed principal. From 1932 till 1935 he was, in addition, a visiting lecturer at his Alma Mater, C.C.N.Y. ln September 1928 he organized Y.U. and was its dean until 1936, when he resigned from his position there and at C.C.N.Y., in order to devote more time to his position as principal of Talmudical Academy. ln his forty years as principal, Dr. Saphire has noted that there has been a definite change in the type of students attracted to our school. From the Talmudic, foreign born, Hebraic type of student evolved a typical American type. The T.A. student, today, is tall, good-looking, and much more aware and preservant of health than ever before. He notes that the discipline has remained the same. There has been a tremendous rise in extra-curricular interests. As he puts it, the outstanding features of our school are: The high caliber of our students, the zeal and seriousness of purpose with which the students devote themselves to their studies, the high standards achieved by our students in com- petitive exams with students from all schools In Esteem Dr. Shelley R. Saphire of New York State, such as the State Schol- arship and Regents examinations, the large percentage of graduates entering college for higher education, and the excellent records they achieve. Wheras forty years ago the T.A. student was entering the studies leading to the Rabbinate or Hebrew teaching, Dr. Saphire notices in our class a strong inclination towards science, which he feels is due to more opportunities for scientists brought about by a scientific revolution. Dr. Saphire has been closely associated with many scientific research programs sponsored by Columbia University and the U.S. government. More than five publications on biological research have been released under his name. ln the past, in Y.U., Dr. Saphire has held the position of Praofessor and Head of the Biology de- partment. Chairman ofthe Pre-Dental and Pre-Medi- cal advisory committee, and Dean of Faculty. Pres- ently he is the supervising principal of the Yeshiva University High Schools. He feels that our most outstanding problem in high school is the inability of the administration to separate the high school students, from the college atmosphere. Erecting a new high school building may overcome this. We were at a disadvantage be- cause of the present physical difficulty. lf a new building weqe added to the Y.U. campus, many press- ing problems such as the lack of both chemistry and physics laboratories and conference rooms for stu- dent-teacher discussions, would be eliminated.

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