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

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A Massage to the Graduates from DR. BELKIN President. Yeshiva University To The Graduating Class of 1951: I deem it a privilege to extend my heartiest congratulations to the first graduating class of the Central High School fox Girls. You, the graduates, should take pride in the knowledge that you are the pioneers in the development of your School, which is unique in offering an excellent program of studies hoth i11 the Jewish and secular fields. I have Watched with great satisfaction the growth of your School, the excellent spirit of the student-body, and the selfless devotion of the faculty to the advancement of the School, and to the creation of an inspiring atmosphere within the School. Wlishing you well-heing, and well doing, I am, Sincerely yours, SAMUEL BELKIN, President - Two -

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t i.: with heartfelt thanks and sincere apprecia- s 0 0 aah 6 Q 6 ',X . Q f Y i if I ll tion that we. the first graduating class of Cen- tral Yeshiva High School. dedicate this annual to Yeshiva lrniversity. Q For many years now. Yeshiva University has heen suc- cessfully accomplishing its purpose of perpetuating Judaism tln-ough education. Until recently. however. adequate He- hrew education for girls was not an active part of this ainl. Realizing the increasingly important role of women in mod- ern Jewish life. Yeshiva University has once again broadened its scope hy taking us under its guidance and supervision. As the graduating class of June. 1951. we wish to ex- tend our sincerest gratitude to Yeshiva University for en- abling us to join its ranks. Wfe fervently pledge to do our part in upholding its high standards and lofty ideals in the furthering of religious education for Women. - One-

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A Message to the Graduatlng Class of 19 l from DR. SAPHIRE Principal, Central Yeshiva High School Dear Graduates: On this joyous occasion in your young lives. when you have reached an important milestone in your prep- aration for the fullness of the days to come, I am happy to greet you and to wish you well. You have completed successfully the course of studies prescribed in the Hebrew and English departments of our High Schoolf so111e with distinction-all with credit to yourselves. your parents, and to our great institution. During the most formative years of your lives. you have actively participated in the harmonious blending and fusion of ,lewish lore and secular learning. You have received instruction not only in the subjects containeil in the curricu- lum of the public high schools. such as English. foreign languages., sciences. mathematics. social studies and the like. but also. hy precept and example. you have learned the message and meaning of our priceless heritage-the concepts. teachings, traditions and ideals of universal lsrael. Wvhether you choose as your life work some phase of human knowledge and dedicate yourselves to study and teaching. or give your energies to the fields of daily human needs. or devote yourselves to the realm of the spirit. remember the philosophy and the way of life that you have been taught here. Though the problems that you, as Jews. must face in this confused world are not always clear, you must. each and all of you. cling to those elements of our cultural past that have made us great as a people. It is upo11 these cultural backgrounds which are strongly rooted in our study of the Torah, and not upon false Values and strange ideologies. that you must build your personalities and your future lives. You. graduates of the Central Yeshiva High School for Girls lTalmudical Academy V . are pioneers. You have had an education different from that of the rest of the Jewish youth in this country. You have had an opportunity to learn the value and significance of intensive Jewish study, and to gain a deeper insight into and a truer understanding of the Jewish consciousness and soul. Wlith this great common bond, you are strengthened to withstand the material influences of the time and are less prone to fall prey to the disintegrating forces which are threatening to sweep away everything that is dear and precious in life. Strengthen that bondg united, assert yourselves and your influence in the lives of our youth. so that by your example you may prove that these years in Central Yeshiva High School have not been in vain, and that the instruction and the inspiration you received here shall be a blessing to you and to those wbo are to be influenced by you. Continue to be one with the Yeshiva, to accept and to feel its influence. Unite under the banner of the ideals for which your school -stands so that its spirit may widen and deepen a current of faith and culture in American Jewry. SHELLEY R. SAPHIRE, Principal - Three -