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

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SOCIAL STUDIES MR. W. WOLLMAN MR. G. ARONSON DR. B. SHAPIRO l MR. H. REISS MR. M. MINCHENBERG r MR. S. NEUWIRTH fs f-f-XT Y .-x ,sf-IH' ,xr-x Ck! YUHS offers a wide variety of courses designed to provide the student with an awareness of the world around him. These courses, ranging from geography to economics, comprise the program of the Social Studies department. Contemporary civics and world geography are taught in the freshman year and world history in the sophomore year. An exceptionally comprehensive syllabus in economics, American history, and United States foreign relations treated as separate areas of study follows during the senior year. These courses serve not only to impart knowledge but also to pro- vide a forum for open discussions and interchange of thoughts. Through a continuous and systematic sur- very of Current events the student is given an op- portunity to develop his own opinions about the world in a positive atmosphere of analysis. With the aid of this program, the students becomes deeply involved in the great issues and problems of our day and is stimulated to search for their solutions. MR. D. HALPERT X . xx MR. A. BREINAN DEPARTMENT HEAD

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LANGUAGE By the time a student graduates he has fully mast- ered three languagesg English, Hebrew, and one of the Romance Languages. Students are required to assume a four-year program in both English and Hebrew and an additional 2-3 year course in either Latin, offered for its valuable history, French, for its international and cultural value, and Spanish for its rich literature. With this multilingual background, the student is able to contrast his culture and language with that of other peoples. He is also given a wider and more comprehensive view of the world, together with a feeling of empathy with people of different back- grounds. DR. S. CHARLES' 63 w.. EVN MR- H- SCHOFFEL RABBI J. URIVETSKY wi MR. H. FRIED DEPARTMENT HEAD 'va--4-' MR. E. CLEMENT .K A vl 4 s le if do D , D 4 W' VWPJA l KW, , i, Q U. l

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MATHEMATICS MR. J. STEPELMAN DEPARTMENT HEAD Yeshiva understands the emerging importance of mathematical sciences in an era of technological rev- olution and maintains strong emphasis on and super- ior facilities in that department. Study into the intricacies of mathematics provides a great deal of intellectual stimulation and fulfill- ment. Algebra, geometry, and trigonometry and in- termediate algebra are given succesivelyg this develops the student's mathematical skills into a solid founda- tion containing all the elements needed for more esoteric study. Two optional courses are offered in the senior year. The first, advanced algebra, is con- ducted at the comparative college level, utilizing a college textbook. The second, open only to especially qualified students, is Advanced Placement math, on the basis of which college credit may be given. Za? MR. H. BARON MR. M. SCHWARTZ MR, S, WEPNER Z xz-'riff-me Z J' x Y- TYHC 6 u-1-Race I w, X f' XY- TRHCE xg Y! Z1 if 2 '+ l MR. L. WACHSMAN