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

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I ir We have learned more than the essentials of French grammar from Mr. Harry S. Fried. He has taught us integrity of character, uprightness of purpose. The thousands of students who have come into Contact with Mr. Fried can attest to his eminent fairness and his infinite patience. Mr. Fried's passion for order in life evinces itself in the fine quality of organized and thorough lessons. Step by step Mr. Fried leads his pupils through the most difficult cases, the most seemingly inexplicable pronouns. And no question is irrelevant to Mr. Fried, if a student is sincere, he will go over the material again and again until a point is understood, a lesson comprehended. A good teacher is not necessarily limited in subject. Mr. Fried, during a shortage of teachers, taught Elementary Algebra, and taught it well. Here too his extraordinary patience stood him in good stead, for what is more exasperating than a student who just cannot master the symbolism of mathe- matics? But Mr. Fried quietly made clear, explained, until even the most un- mathematical in the class understood. To a wonderful teacher and guide, we of the ELCHANITE '60 pay tribute. We fervently hope that this meager recognition will constitute some small repayment for the good he has brought everyone. 1 ' 'l - A , N , V l' 1 with '2 I Mr. Fried relaxes at the easel. l P

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There are few people who have worked more sincerely for Yeshiva than Dr. Shelley R. Saphire. Selfless and devoted, Dr. Saphire has given more than one-half of his life to the building of the institution of which we are so proud. Dr. Saphire was already a recognized biologist who had written his Doc- toral thesis in genetics when he joined the Yeshiva staff. At that time the Yeshiva was housed in a two-Hoor building with a fioor space of half that of the present Beth Midrash. It was through Dr. Saphire's efforts that the new college garnered its first faculty, and, through his influence, professors from City College accepted positions at the Yeshiva. The form of the secular division of the high school was his brainchild, modeled after Stuyvesant High School, where Dr. Saphire had taught. An entrance exam-Dr. Saphire's idea-kept up the standard of the student body. As a result, the high percentage of seniors winning Regents and other scholar- ships has brought glory to the school. The active athletic program of our school was also envisioned by Dr. Saphire. Perhaps Dr. Saphire's greatest tribute is the fact that we have teachers like Mr. Leibel, Mr. Bloom, Dr. Shapiro, Dr. Frankel, Mr. Lichtenberg, and others who have taught at Yeshiva for such a long time. For Dr. Saphire has the qualities of a great administrator-he can establish a certain rapport between the faculty and administration that makes working for the school pleasant. And without being obtrusive, he is aware of the doings of the school. In his present position of Supervising Principal, Dr. Saphire co-ordinates the activities of the growing chain of Yeshiva University High Schools. It is fitting, therefore, that on the occasion of Dr. Saphire's seventieth birthday the senior class of Yeshiva University High School say thank you to the man who has had so much to do with the quality of our education. It is fitting in another way too: as Dr. Saphire enters his eighth decade, his vision is still as fresh and undaunted as that of a high school senior, and with Dr. Saphire we look ahead in anticipation of a glowing future for ourselves and for our alma mater.

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