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

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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

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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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Conforming to its belief that a student should keep pace with man's everchanging environment our school offers four years of courses in the sciences. The first year is devoted to a general survey of modern scientific thought. After this broad base, a course in modern biology is given to the sophomores. The head of the Biology Department, as well as of the entire Science Department is the eminent author and scientist, Dr. Edward Frankel, whose recent book on DNA has won wide critical acclaim. Largely through his efforts, our biology program is one of the best in the city. ln the upper years two optional courses are offered. The first, chemistry, utilizes one of the most modern textbooks in this subject and is taught by the same teachers who conduct honors classes at the city's advanced high schools. The. second, physics, provides a stepping stone for students towards more advanced SCIENCE studies. Through these programs, our motto of Torah Umadah, of Ethics and Knowledge, is fulfilled in all its aspects. 4, 6, f X X A M-R. M. KOTKIN MR. M. WERBLOW E 5, Ai, QW 3' . Y ' l - T ,-'saf xl-f A , miss - tx Le:- MR. B. LANDAU MR. M. MILLER ...f-if DR. E. FRANKEL DEPARTMENT HEAD his MR. L. FINKELSTEIN MR. E. DRAGOON M Qu '!'i'e IM Ee ' , 1 nlrg-f-,Qu Q . AX a ff f 1