Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Messages from the As you terminate your college education at Yeshiva University, I extend to you sincerest congratulations on your past achievements and wish you every success in your future endeavors. Above all, you should remember and be guided by the indigenous principles which characterize your alma mater. The very name Yeshiva College in itself is a symbol of our purposes and j)hilosophy. The Yeshiva stands for the concept that theory must be translated into practice, being into doing and learning must lead to moral and ethical disciplines based upon the divine and universal law of the Torah. The teachings of the Yeshiva are primarily dedicated to the acquisition of human knowledge; to give the human mind opportunity to search the mysteries of the universe; to acquire a better understanding of the world in which we live; and to attain a greater perception of the lives and destinies of people among whom we live. A college of arts and sciences is primarily concerned with Man and his World. The purpose of Yeshiva College is to create a unity between the Yeshiva and the College — the Yeshiva endeavoring to give a moral and spiritual purpose to the human knowledge which the student acquires in College. I have abiding faith that you will govern your lives by the standards of the Torah and that you will consider your edvication as a means to a greater end — consecrated service to G-d and fellow men. Remain a ben-ha-yeshiva in spirit and deed. I wish you all well-being and well-doing. Sincerely, SAMUEL BELKIN President

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. . . And ihey shall heat thoir swords into ploivshares. And their spears into pruning hooks; JSation shall not lift up sword against nation Neither shall they learn war any more.

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Administration I .s another year passes and another class ])rcpares to hand on the tordi to its yonnger brotliers, the occasion calls once more for a restatement of Yesiiiva aims and of lieshiva relations with students, and students about to become alumni. It is often said that Yesbiva has a positive Jewish message to convey. This is true, but it is also necessary to understand the social significance of Yesbiva ' s dedication to a religious goal. This is a theme as old as Sinai but I have not seen it defined as successfully as was done by John Selden, a Seventeenth Century English erudite and man of affairs, with which I take the liberty of concluding this message. hat care I to see a man run after a sermon, if he cozens and cheats as soon as he comes home? On the other side, morality must not be without religion, for if so, it may change as I see convenience. Religion must govern it. He that has not religion to govern morality is not a dram better than my mastiff; so long as you stroke bim and please him he is a good moral mastiff: but if you hurt him be will fly in your face. It is a source of satisfaction to us at esbiva that the point of view represented by these remarks has proved more than a mere slogan to our students and alumni. I wish the meinbers of the graduating class bon voyage on their careers and much satisfaction in their, personal lives. CT - - - - SIMEOX L. GLTERMAX Dean