Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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To The Class of 1964: As Yeshiva College students, you have been living in a small face-to-face community of sc holars where teaching and learning is main- tained on a personal relationship. Here you were daily exposed to the problems which arise when modern cultural patterns challenge an- cient ones with the expectation that mature minds will blend seemingly contrastive pat- terns in such a fashion as to have our ancient traditional patterns reinforce the modern ones. Here you were constantly provided with incen- tives to develop the kind of critical judgments which do not merely reflect somebody ' s prej- udices. Here, in short, you lived in a home of the spirit with multi-dimensional opportunities to discover and determine for yourselves di- rections for your lives. I am confident that the objectivistic value of our Jewish tradition will help you withstand the basically hedonistic ori- entation of our society towards values, and that the profound belief in the worth and dignity of the individual which is at the heart of all Jewish studies will help you confront presently prevalent philosophies of life according to which life is regarded as a bad joke in a mad world. As you, members of the 33rd graduating class, leave the sacred halls of Yeshiva, the best wishes of the faculty and the administra- tion go with you. I hope that whether you be far or near you will always retain interest in your Alma Mater and her concerns, and I wish each and every one of you farewell in the sense that you may truly fare well. Dr. Isaac Bacon Dean Dr. Isaac Bacon Dean, Yeshiva College

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YESHIVA COLLEGE Administration Rabbi David Mirsky Dean of Admissions Mr. Sheldon Socol Bursar

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Rabbi J. Mitchell Oriian Assistant to the Registrar Rabbi Jerry Hochbaum Assistant Director of Admissions