Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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STUDENTCOUNCIl REPORT Although Yeshlva College was elevared to the rank of a University, student activities of the past year were devoid of enthusiasm and school spirit. Despite the promising start made, club activity sank io its lowest ebb in years. Most of the clubs held less than four meetings and quite a few clubs were active in only one of the semesters. Among the most active were the French, Eranos and Hobby clubs. The French Club was fortunate to present Prof. W. Leslow of Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes, Captain Robert Gamzon, the Jewish Maquis leader in his only persona! appearance in New York City, and the noted poet Andre Spire, each of whom attracted sizable audiences to their lectures. The club ' s publication, Le Flambeau, was lauded by eminent professors of Colleges throughout the nation and was praised in the Anglo-Jewish press. The issue contained an article by Captain Gamzon, several plays and a critical article on Voltaire. The Chess Club participated in the Daniel Levine Memorial Intercollegiate chess tournament, and through its president hHarry Yanofsky ' 48, was able to secure for Yeshiva University a first place tie in this tournament. The Chess Club also sponsored lectures and exhibitions, and its experts freely imparted advice to Yeshiva students on how to improve their chess playing. The Chemistry Club heard two lectures on the atom bomb and atom splitting delivered by Dr. Arnold Lowan and Dr. Jacob Goldman, a YC alumnus, respectively. Dr. Solomon Josephs also lectured before the club. The Debating Society participated in four debates; the two of which with N. Y. U. were aired over WNYC. The third was held at Brooklyn College and the last, with C. C. N. Y. was part of a Y. M. C. A. forum. Among the topics discussed were the Harvard Educational Plan and an Anglo-American Treaty. The Concert Bureau, besides continuing its policy of supplying the students with cut-rate tickets for plays and show, obtained for the first time special rates for tickets to the March of Drama, a series of classical plays put on by the New School. It was also a banner season for the Co-op, which finished the year with a $165.00 profit. Under the stimulation of the Eranos Society, Latin and Greek again came to life. Dr. Irving Linn and Dr. Louis Sas lectured respectively on the relationship of Latin to English and the other romance languages. Lectures by students of the classical languages were also quite numerous this year. The Hobby Club continued its policy of presenting seasoned performers to entertain at Yeshiva. The Chug Ivri heard Dr. Jekuthiel GInsburg tell of his famous brother, Simon GInsburg, his life and poems. For my part, i have experienced an extremely pleasant and rich year, despite a strong sense of frustration at my inability to arouse a dispirited, uninterested, phlegmatic facsimile of a student body. ABRAHAM WERNER 30