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

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JUNIOR DIARY Regents must have been a cinch 'cause here we are Juniors and rare . . . This is the year we take Chem, third year language, and Jewish Ethics for BECINNERS . . . First week of Chem-six nuclear fallouts fit seems that Vivian is positively charged and will not leave Kallneris sidej . . . We finish Chem 1 with flying colors in Home Eco- nomics. VVe are now experts at washing coffee pots . . . Get exceptionally low marks on one of Mrs. Feuer's infrequent French quizzes. Told to see the Rabbi immediately to redeem them. we Hnally see him at the end of the term . . . Dramatics with Mr. Horn produces great thes- pians. We are so enraptured that we plan a creative production, Dear Ruth. Lights, cam- era, cast- but no rehearsals. End of produc- tion . . . Tests are postponed due to gay bladesv at the Ice Rink. We collect stubs for Ravetch to prove our unfailing Wednesday night attendance -and spend all our coffee money . . . Horn, head of the Tweed Ring, dresses discriminately. Tweed jacket, tweed pants, tweed socks, tweed shoe laces, leather bow tie and yarmulka . . . Our tears ll ,lu 'll lflll' V57 x . -1 'l w:Fi'5 -f' A 511551 WIW ldl FWIWI MIIIW I All Z V E. , A A A turn into icicles, our fingers are numb, our breath forms heavy mist in the cold air, we take notes with gloves on, teachers sit with earmuffs and mufflers. When we complain to Rabbi Friedman about the situation he replies: Cold? It's all in the mind., '... Mrs. Tessel's Sten Class has an adventure. The door jams and we are impris- oned. Plans are made to spend the night camping out on the floor. Mike comes to the rescue, how- ever, with his handy tools . . . After a year of the birds and the bees with Kallner we start on hu- mans with Dr. Jofen . . . There is a big turnover in students. Tirzah comes to us from Califomia and Debby Marton leaves to take her place there . . . Our beloved Roz keeps pushing her chair further and further away from the desk. We won- der why? . . . The impossible happens-Lilker gets married, and to a former Central girl no less! The irony of life!-Maybe Central girls have more oomph than we thought . . . We are captivated by the Chanuka spirit and initiate Dreidel Day. We lose more pennies that way . . . The first Sweet Sixteen is thrilling. By the 64th we're old hands at the blowing out the candles bit. We send out thousands of invitations and receive one RSVP- from a girl no less. We become Sweet Sixtiesh gray1...To Ai:eh Min Chuzpahi' we add Be Va Ka' Sha . . .A magnificent play, The Diary of Anne F rank illuminates the dreary winter. We leave 17

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open . . . Art for the masses is the slogan for Sophs. We dabble and babble in paints for Mrs. Lobell . . . Central goes Ivy League when Yale appears. Poison Ivy-or was it Yma Sumac? He asks to see our emotions on paper and violently expresses his when the slides disappear . . . We emerge from our dark dreary basement gym to make quite a hit on Whitrnan's handball court! . . . Kallner XC! teaches us reproduction in Bio. and boldly states: Don,t be ashamed. If you have any questions ask MY MOTHER' ,... An unesthetic Leah .Back- man turns Bohemian as she addresses Ravetch's English class barefooted. Unfortunately she is carried away by the men in the little white suits -Oops! ItIs Mrs. Creen's Hrst aid class . . . SPRING IS HERE! Our Lag B'Omer outing takes us to the wilds of Alley Pond Park for a change in the scenery. Much to our surprise we meet our next door neighbors. Isn't it a small world? The bus drivers think we came to stay and forget to pick us up. We return home late, windburned, 'sr fr f I Q:-,-?:.r2f gc, 16 yn sunburned, and frostbitten . . . Comedy in Mu- sicv is the next stop on our Broadway circuit. We spend all our hot chocolate money for tickets close to C-D. Backstage we meet the star. We were thrilled by Victor and licked by Lamour . . . Pearl Pardes daintily trips into the garbage pail upon leaving a stimulating lecture . . . Central's Sani- tation Squad gets splinters in their hinters as they wash the floors to help jimmy . . . Calisthenics with Mrs. Feuer. She tells us to stand on our toes Q fmlui g if lc but the ceiling gets in the way. Lose more stu- dents that way. . .We visit juvenile courts and find out we,re not as delinquent as Rabbi Friedman thinks . . . You can get in the pink with Grossman by not wearing red . . . Argyle joe Kaplan is re- moved from his post for corrupting Central,s de- baters. So long joe-hello Ivan! . . . Shocked Sophs steal Sing . . . We quiver at the thought of three Regents. Imagine-nine whole hours at Y.U.! . . . We,re still alive.

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the theater in tears . . . Mrs. Feuer and Mr. An- nenberg exchange first anniversary gifts-paper. However, Mme. Feuer does not appreciate the present.. .A pitgam a day, keeps the doctor away- that's Linickis motto...Mr. Kallner compains about our smelly boots and so we go shopping for mink lined perfumed models . . . Ravetch teaches us the history of the drama for the third time. This is getting montonous! . . . The crossword craze be- gins and reaches a fevered pitch. This is just a sample of whatis to come . . . Ravetch assures us that the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales in Mid- dle English will be our key to popularity. Come to think of it the boys did stop and stare when we started to recite: Wan that Aprillef '... We sep- arate the Baale Boosters from the Geruteners. You either knit your own argyles or Calas to the un- talentedj buy them at Macy's. The girls invades B.T.A. en masse for the Chanuka Chagiga. Cyn- thia Weisbrod is the fable to make them laugh? M. C .... We come to finals in jeans and Rabbi Friedman gallantly shows us the door. Judy Cohen runs to Lynnis and borrows a skirt for a short while . . . We auction off everything includ- ing our teacher's hat for Arms for Israel Drive, but the teacher doesnit appreciate our charitable nature. Teachers chicken out at our Purim Car- nival Sponge Booth. What drips! . . . This is the first year we take Regents at home. Such a dis- appointment, half the fun is gone! . . . This year we get more for our money - 4 great big economy size Regents . . . 6 0 K -df SENIOR DIARY Q! Regents must have been a breeze ,cause here we are Seniors and ra!! . . . The year starts off with one long final which continues through june. We take time off, however, for midterms. Isrft it fun being Seniors?! . . . Of course we become inflicted with a severe case of Senioritis. The teachers help to aggravate our condition . . . Bassell an- nounces his plan of attack in the beginning of Scholarship and tells us what an advanced course we're taking. It was so advanced that we never caught up with it . . . Did you know that Marat was butchered in his bathtub, or of the seven dating stages of man? . . . To speed up our circu- lation without the use of hot air, Lilker takes us for a run up the down staircase and down the up staircase with buddies . . . . N tilt ' Listen my children and you shall hear Of the daring Seniors and their lack of fear. Weary of school and chilled to the hone The Seniors calmly decide to go home. Down the back staircase and through the door They cautiously sneak out by the score. The phone rings to give the Rahhi the news