Yeshiva University High School For Girls - Elchanette Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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swag asy- HES! 1948 7 JANUARY Our Class History actually began before our school did-Remember the little gathering in Shulamith's home? . . . Enter 2 definite, l-1 undecided-talk, talk, food . . . enrolled l6 new students. FEBRUARY Wlhere? Young Israel of Eastern Parkway- Down to basement, back door entrance, first closet on the left. Can't miss it. Something fishy goes on every Thursday. Chaja's fish gets per- sonal delivery. APRIL Naming of schoolAGaula? Rejected .... Moriah? Tried for a week. Central Yeshiva High School for Girls? Now thereis a snappy little name. How's Amy Gay? MAY XVe know our teachers three months now. Rabbi . . '7 . . RHlJ1ltOW1lZ peeked through the hole in his news- paper as we passed each other's llllfllCl'lIlS . . . Wie got what Mr. Horn was driving at as he munched happily on Debbyls sandwich. JUNE School sweaters arrive promptly with heat wave. Final exams proetored by Marty, with sunglasses. Siege of measles envelopes school. School ad- journed four periods earlier. ssrnsmssn ' ' New term . . . new student, Shirley Zall. So shy and retiring, she'll get over it . . . Probably first day shyness. Increased enrollment. Need for bigger building arises when Frieda insists on a seat of her own . . . claims Yospa's getting too heavy. Move to Kingston and Park Place. Klaper- man becomes first G.0. President. -N OCTOBER With Yom Kippur around the corner, we find Rabbi Faivelson trying to sell us the latest edition of How to Fast Without Getting Hungryf, Sorscher begins collection of notes . . . E 'SMH-'Sf l P tcm af A .1 Q' H Q. f 9 is Q29 J 4' V K 9 o 9000 aoo0 NQVEMBER Confusion, Excitement, New hairdos, Lipstick., Happy smiling faces! . . . No, the school didn't burn, it's our Welcome Freshmen Dance. DECEMBER For a Chanukah present, the girls chip in to buy Mr. Hoffman a one way ticket on a Slow ,Boat to China. Chaja vehemently objects and suggests a seat on the Mule Train. First step in the Wrong direction-Chanukah affair held in T. A. 1 9 4 9 JANUARY Writh the mimeographing of finals there is a sudden influx of volunteers as ofiice help. Off for our winter vacation . . . one day. ineteen -

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Class Poll Best Character ..... .............. X 'OSPA GOLDBERG Nieest Figure ............ ..... ............... ........... R H 0 DA FOGEL Did Most for School .......... ........... ll IERR.-X NEUSTADTER Prettiest ........................ ..... ........ i S .............. C lHA.lA YYALKIN Most Popular ..................,,........... ........,... S YLYIA KLAPERMAN Most Likely to Sueeeecl ............. Class Class Seliolar ....................,..... Journalist ..... .... Class llIHtl16'lllEillf'lHll Yvittiest ......................... Class Class Class Best Most Singer ......... Heliraist ......... Poetess . Athlete ....... Cultured ........ Best Dressed ..., C .... Favorite Teachers Favorite Subject ..............MYRNA WEISHAUT ..........MIRIAM SCHEINER FANNY WEISSMAN ................SHIRLEY ZALL ...........BARBARA ROCK ..........SELMA ROSENMAN ....,.....FRIEDA BERMAN .................YIYIEN SOFER SORSGHER MIRIAM PLATOYSKY ..........SHULAMITH RYBAK RABBI HERSKOYICS MR. M. LILKER GLISH Eighteen

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MARCH Car speeds up to Central . . . occupant leaves car sixteen inches from curb, rushes into build- ing. teaches Math or something. nameis Fried- 111311 . . . Whereis Charlie? No, not him . . . Bay Bolger. Queen Yospa stars. graces Purim Festival. MAY Social event of the year 4L'ag B'omer outing! starts with a bang . . . of Rabbi Faivelson's glas- ses, that is. Next day, barrage of 'l'.A. buttons sweeps school . . . Going steady? JUNE Klaperman again. Spring fever hits girls and changes to frenzied fever as final month is an- nounced . . . Schoolis over. cifffgibm . X 1. A wma' Vonage SEPTEMBER First day back-quiz on summer homework. A new teacher is added, hllar Hoffman Hecha- dashi' . . . better known to his disciples as Hatachnis.i' Dr. Saphire becomes Principal as Ylf. takes over. OCTOBER Dir. Bassell, alias the womanis reason for not getting married, becolnes our new English in- structor of . . . ? Faigy and Miriam start party epidemic. NOVEMBER Geometry test tomorrow. Evening school opens for one night at 1329i-18th St. Rhoda accom- modatingly trudges in with blackboard on shoul- ders. Mr. Rock promptly begins lessons. DECEMBER Movie night- did Mr. Deeds get to town? 4tDue to the lateness of the hour, we never did find out. - Twenty - 1950 JANUARY Myrna's New Years Eve party. Leah comes late because she forgot her Bio review book. Makes up for lost time. During Regents Mrs. Schwartz becomes one man escort bureau. Are the windows in the doors at Ylv. for the teachers, benefit or the students? FEBRUARY Basketball game-Central vs. Ramaz. Game ex- citing. big crowd, enthusiasm. great team work, wonderful cheering. we lost. Boom! Crash! Bang! Zing! Clangl Boing! Entrance i11 Central of Beedle Oops Teitelbaum. MARCH Purim-free hamantash. Found it on the bill. Explosion in Chem class. Big fire. Due to heroic efforts of scientist Friedman. no lives were lost. Sorscher bangs head on fire extinguisher and extinguishes brains. Avoid final rush and fail now! MAY Social life picking up: lfag B'omer here again. Rrrip . . . Barbara wears sweater around lower part of anatomy for remainder of afternoon. Baseball game . . . teachers vs. students, T..-X. that is. Mr. Friedman literally lies down on the job as Casey strikes out. Arista formed . . . Sen- iors strike. JUNE Problem: If we take Geometry Regents we'll lniss our Mishna final. Boo Hoo. Get our Regents marks 4BooHooD3 . . . Term ends . . . What, no summer school? SEPTEMBER Girls return with air of superiority-Senior year. you know. We notice that Bozzie ca111e Beck. Charles Friedman becomes .fdnlinistrator of C.Y.H.S. or as overheard, File Clerk Charlie . . . How's Amy Gay? OCTOBER A new deviation of the homo sapiens enters our portals . . . Miss Taub, Attorney-at-law. Our favorite Rabbi Herskovics enters school-girls' faces look familiar, can't recall their names, calls them all Shulamith. Mrs. Schwartz has baby boy . . . Hazel Tov! NOVEMBER Class guest arrivesfnameis Platovsky. First glim- mer of hope-rings decided upon. Nope, 11ot en- gagement, just graduation. Faculty sets girls' minds at ease-only sixteen midterms this week fnot counting the three in Safrusl. Silbermintz announces engagement, One downfthree to go.