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

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: ea. Vg x J, i l X1 W3 YQ , tram, jew gf Psffuflm consoled by Charles Persky who tells him to find solace in drink. Charles is guzzling a can of Schlitz. This may help to explain his rather large circum- ference. As usual, Charlie and Herman are snap- ping pictures of the memorable occasion. They wander about looking for subjects. '4Hey, fellas, shouts Charlie, a devilish glint in his eye, 'clook at thisfi We race over and find Mr. Liebel teaching a room with all the windows open. fThis may not sound unusual, but considering that it is 55 degrees below zero outside-.l Mr. Liebel appears to be studying Botany-There is a bottle of Four Roses on the table. He is teaching reading comprehension by the famous Gestalti' method. He teaches this to the Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors- on different levels of course. You known, he says, 'LThere's an old Hindustanian saying, Kavasak, Kavanak, Kavanuk. It means you can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead. A moment later he observes 6'there's an old Afghan proverb Kava- sak, Kavanak, Kawzznuk which means if my grand- mother had roller skates she would be a motor- cyclef, Apparently Mr. Liebel is well versed in both the Hindustanian and Afghan tongues. They do sound just a mite the same, though. Some of the boys notice an odd growth in the hall and they all walk over to investigate. Why itis ivy . . . a whole classroom with ivy covered walls. Pearing inside, one sees an immaculately dressed, dignified-looking gentleman wearing an oxford beanie. Why it's Mr. Bloom! He is giving a lecture on the anti-semitic tendencies of the Oxford College Administration fhiring departmentl . Suddenly there is a loud explosion and one notices three Juniors flying through the air, about to break the wall barrier. Upon investigation, which requires the exhumation of Dr. Harwell out of the blackboard, we discover that one of the test tubes had a slight leak. m',?f test tube. All this comes out of a microscopic opening in the side of Dr. Harwellis mouth. Pick glass out of my face all day, what a x??f i 'X occupation! Abe Genack dribbles down the hall but misses the ball on account of the blinding light which killed his aim. Marvin Rappaport whips out his gold plated sun glasses and informs us that it is Mr. Schain, wearing one of his quieter ties. The extreme anti-semitism of the so-called Ivy League colleges

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I mastiff- , vell, it's to be being a question . . . It requires a little thought . . vell, uh, uh, eh . . . about in the halls. Big Seniors, Service Squad ter- rorists, threaten them menacingly but with little effect. At long last the bell rings, bringing peace once more to the halls. Only one strident voice is heard accompanied by the husky laughter of young males. Professor Rabbi Dr. Yechiel Grossman is trying to teach. This man is one of the greatest geniuses in the world-for verification of this state- ment, ask him. He is a great philosopher who went to the f'New School For Social Reesoichn where he was seen frequently with Mrs, Roooseveltff He once declared that 'fl have read everything concern- ing Jewish Philosophyf, In addition he claims that at the age of three he knew Babba Metzia, Babba Basra, and Babba Kama by heart. Perhaps that is why everybody in the Yerushalaym to be knowing Yechial Grossman. Yigee seems to be threatening one of the students, You vill hef to be get out of the Hinstitutionff Why,7' mutters Bernie Horo- witz, '4That's exactly what he used to tell mef, After a ten minute period of general confusion, riot, and melee, the Yig persuades his students to start learn- ing. When a student can't seem to understand the Gemara Rabbi Grossman remarks, You are behind your intelligence and you asked something but you don't know what you asked so l'll tell you what you asked. Now, perhaps something is you want to bave?,' Upon hearing this ,lay Eisenstat, profes- sional comedian, throws up his hands in despair and says 'Tm getting a thousand a week at the Copa, but this guy could pack Yankee Stadium for ten years straight and still keep 'em laughing night after nightf, .lay walks away, sobbing softly. He is A g? ,..- I saw it in Ulm of de reshonim . . V .rn-atm? F V f 'f,, .Q ..lt ah, makos-daf yood-tes amoo d'alef . . . pliss, no applausement!

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4'The next verb is one of the more difficult verbs of the languagef, It is Dr. Charles, enunciating as clearly as ever. 'LYou there, little Charlie Nickel, stop talkingli' 'Times have changed, mutters Charles Thaler, 4'Times have changed. A room in complete darkness? What's up? The door is locked. But Josh Muss, who is now touring the world as the living skeleton, slides under the door and takes a look. It,s Adolf, fellas. He is showing slidesf' Josh emits a wolf whistle and sneaks out. The strains of the Marseillaise fill the hall and a Louis XIV carriage pulls up to the teacher's room. Out steps Monsieur le general Fried, dressed in a beret tIt's a warm dayl. He bows and enters the room. It is a truly inspiring sight. Who should walk by us now but Rabbi Dardac. The boys say Shalom and he gives us an eight plus for effort . . . nice fella . . . member of the Young Rabbi League. iw id as , .rf- 3 lll ' L ' l FINIS cc 55 There seems to be a bit of commotion up ahead. Fellas are lining up against the walls. A cry goes up, Here comes Koeningsbergln a midget racing car comes tearing down upon us. Zzzzzzpl There he goes l- Wait, here comes another car driven by Mr. Leibel. Put-Put-Put. There . . . it . . .goes. Having gone without eating, in order not to miss any of the events of this day of days, the assem- blage now retires to the room where a testimonial dinner will be served in their honor, Uri Hain goes over to the cook to make sure the southern fried chickens were true dixie belles. Having been as- sured that they were, Uri gives out a Rebel yell and sits down. Since all the speakers were used up at the assembly. everyone sits down to the important business of eating. After dinner. there is a 2 out of 3 falls to-a-finish wrestling bout between Schachter and Packter as to who will Bensch. Schachter wins with a double tzitzis strangle hold and proceeds to Bensch. Thus ends this little reunion, as. over demi-tasse, the events of the day are discussed. Afterwards. each of the alumni will return to their separate paths. happy and proud that their alma mater is in as good a shape as when they first left it many, many years ago.