Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Go forth, ye lea es of dedication, fall L pon the ears of all tiiy readers like The falling red and multicolored leaves Of fall upon the fields and pathways near And far. Shine forth, o leaves! though black and while our colors seem, your shades and hues surpass By far thy brightly tinted counterparts In Nature ' s store, for many are the hues And colors that thy pages represent. For ye, o leaves, are dedicated to The variegated multitude of men Whose fortune was to spend their younger years Within Yeshiva ' s consecrated halls Of learning, keeping always brightly lit The sacred lamps of knowledge, lest they be Extinguished; men who in their later years Looked back upon Yeshiva ' s lofty spires To draw fresh hope and new found strength, as leaves Of trees gain nourishment from roots Imbedded in the warm and fertile earth. To these, the graduates of our dear school. The varied, multicolored group, wherein Each one his own gradation added to Life ' s everchanging spectrum bright — to these Eternal Masmidim we dedicate Thee, Masmid. Shine, o leaves! for ye, we trust. Will shine when autumn ' s leaves have turned to dust! Ira Albeck

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DR. SAMUEL BELKIN Dear Graduates: At Yeshiva University, you have received a three-fold education. First of all, Judaism which endeavors to define the higher purpose and spiritual values of our own lives and daily experiences; of moral discipline and the divine way of life. Second, the natural sciences which are primarily concerned with the world in which we have been placed; in the hidden secrets of the universe which are constantly being discovered and re-discovered, by the human intellect. The understanding of the physical universe in which we live and move is a part of the educated man ' s equipment. Third, the social sciences and humanities which seek to convey to us a better understanding of our complex society, of which we are individual members, and a deeper appreciation of the laws and customs which bind together the community of men. A better appreciation of the problems and issues which confront our contemporary civilization. The endless search after G-d ' s knowledge which helps us to orientate ourselves in the uncharted land of the spirit; the continuous desire to become better acquainted with the discoveries of the universe, and the search for a deeper understanding of the people around us creates within us a harmonious perfection which may be characterized as the integration of knowledge. I have abiding faith that you will govern your lives by the standards of the Torah and by our American way of life, and that you will consider your education as a means to a greater end — towards the emphasis of man ' s humanity in place of man ' s animality: that you will consider your education as a means to a greater end — towards consecrated service to G-d and our fellowmen. I congratulate you, and wish you well-being and well-doing. Samuel Belkin President