Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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CLASS HISTORY FRESHMAN YEAR The years 1925 and ' 26 may have been known to many as the pivotal years of the roaring ' 20s, but to so many Yeshiva College professors it was just the years that witnessed the planting of the seeds of a new Dark Age, that was to spend itself dur- ing fho years 1943-47 at Yeshiva College. It was because so many o us were in the dark that we decided to come to Y.C., — not for any enlightenment, mind you, but because there it was darker even with the lights on than any other place in the world. And It was this same aura of darkness and indecision that prompted us to elect Joe Mandelkorn and Sol Zeifman as President and Vice President of the Class of ' 47 for our Freshman year. Yes, 1943-44 was some year. We were told that according to the results of the many entrance exams we had taken at Yeshiva College, we were an average fresh- man class, with the possible distinction of averaging more flat feet per capita and more fat meat per foot than a flock of geese. Of course, I don ' t say that we were the best class ever to shine our seats at Y.C. desks, because it was natural that we should have our idiosyncracies. But most of them had left the school in a short time. The purge was not complete, and we were stuck for the duration with characters like Manny Fisch and Hy Sky. A couple of fellows like Moe Schwartz of dumbell fame, and Red Buchman started throwing their weight around, but this minor revolution was quelled when they were both gobbled up by the Shomer hladatl. Bedo Scharfstein also carried a lot of weight, but still managed to outdistance his two closest rivals. He was gobbled up by a big blond at Class Nite instead of the more sedate Shomrot. We were the last class to have a full dress Varsity Show and Dramatic Production. Appleman, Bernstein, Fisch, Schiff and Sky were among the last who paraded on the Lamport Auditorium boards. Bernstein learnt his politics from the J. Shelley Applebaum, while the J. Shelley learnt his history from Louie. T inctccn

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MCISCNBERC, SANLEL WORCESTER. MASS. WIESCL, mVINC M. NEW YORK, N. Y. VICENTOi SKV, DAVID NEW YORK, N. Y. ' I YOUNGER, DAVID CLEVELAND, OHIO Eighteen

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' z UI m in id tra tion S %s: tf ' -S ' - UR. SAMLEL BELKIX Fresidvnl oi Yeshiia L nhenil) „i rhiio 7;sis ' . The year ' 43- ' 44 saw Berkowifz, Fredman, Wiesel, Singerman and Scharfstein form an orbit around a nucleus composed of Dr. Levins and his pushcart. These five test tube babies managed to get their major in Chem through the operating of Scharf- stein, the 20-20 vision of Wiesel, the innocent face of Singerman, the keen analysis (of shopping news) of Berkowitz and the elaborate kiddush tendered by Fredman. The lab technique of these five chemists prompted Dr. Levins to say on the completion of their last chem course — You boys are a boon to the Social Sciences!