Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Club. Employment Bureau, Speakers Bureau, and Hapocl Hamizrachi. The annual appointment of efficient student committees to facilitate tlie execution of student duties has been a highlight in Yeshiva ' s development. The realm of Yeshiva ' s educational influence has not been confined to the student body alone, but has been broadened to include the advancement of adult education and the furtherance of knowledge of Jewish subjects from the orthodox point ot view. The Scripts Mathematica, edited by Dr. Jekuthiel Ginsburg, although first issued in 1932 has already gained for itself an international reputation as a leading contemporary scholarly journal. In 1935 an educational series of lectures delivered on the occasion of the Maimonides Octo-Centennial was held in the college auditorium. During the past year the Rabbi David Miller Lectures on Jewish Family Relations were held at the College, and as those in the past, this series has achieved remarkable success and widespread response. Under the auspices of the College, and sponsored by Young Israel, courses are offered throughout the academic year in various fields of Jewish learning and culture. These courses meeting in various centers of the city, are intended for the interested lay public, and emphasize the application of fundamental Jewish principles to the problems of life today. In the Fall of 1937 the Yeshiva College Lecture Bureau was organized to fill a definite need for lecturers and leaders of forums and discussion groups, masters in their respective fields, who bring the point of view of traditional Judaism to bear upon the urgent problems of modern times. Included on the staff of lecturers are many prominent members of the College faculty and Rabbis and laymen from various parts of the country. Each succeeding year has been able to point to a notable list of achievements, both in consolidating and expanding the existing activities, and in blazing the trail to greater progress. In the pages that follow, a chronicle of the past year ' s events is recorded in an attempt to present a faithful picture of the school ' s organization and student body. Yeshiva is still young, and from the mirror of its past a glorious future can be envisaged for it. Standing as we do on its very threshold we can hardly judge it adequately, and must wait till time affords us the proper perspective to evaluate its accomplishments. MASMID RECREATION ROOM Ten

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(ourscs in I lie liclds of tlic social sciences, in scientific sliulies, in art, anil in music. Tlic sciorul trend has been towards the introdurtion of new departments, the most si nilicanl of which has been the Hebrew Department which has become an ince {rnl part of the college curriculum. With the addition of intermediate courses in Bible and Jewish History, as well as chairs in Hebrew Literature and Jewish Philosophy, there now exists a highly ailcc|ii.ile loiirse ol studies indispensable to the Jewish leader of to-d.iy. Tlic I li.ir.ii lerisliudly Jewish cnipli.isis i»n sdioj.irsliip li.is not slitied the successful alltiiuit ,il tiil.irnini; tlic scope of exir.i i iiii k iii.ir .utivilies wliidi h.ive Ix ' come a much DINING HALL desirable source of mental and physical recreation for the Yeshiva student. At the same time these activities have served as invaluable media for student expression. The last decade has witnessed a phenomenal growth in literary activity. In 193-4 the student annual publication, The Masmid, was supplemented by the Commentator, a bi-weekly newspaper which became the official organ of student expression and soon gained collegiate recognition by the high caliber of its work. The Student Council, consisting of class and school otficers. has had a decisive influence both upon the organization of a progressive student body and in shaping school policies. The foundation of the International Relations Club has proven a very effective means of acquainting students, by authorities in the field of Political Science, of the major currents of political, economic, and social thought. The collective efforts of faculty, students, and friends of the school were instrumental in the establishment of the College ' s Student Library, which has been of invaluable aid. The Chess Club, Tennis Team, Basketball Team, Baseball Team and Debating Society have gained for Yeshiva a respectable position in intercollegiate competition. Intra-mural games in these activities besides instilling school spirit into Yeshiva, also accorded each student an opportunity to indulge in some type of physical recreation. With the opening of the Recreation Room at the school. Ping Pong and Checkers have been added to a well rounded list of extra curricular activities which already includes a Concert Bureau, Cooperative Store, Loan Fund. Dramatic ScKiet)-. Math Nine 1 9 :i «

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FACULTY