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VOLUME XLIV NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1957 .-:,_ (' Nq~'-"7. . -~- .--- ,,--·. r ; ~· .. Ra&&i Rockman Expresses Pollo Sh~ts finals Sc~edule ~~~Q,~f~f/ Salk Polio Vaccine will be HOpe for RUssian Jewry administered during the first Dean ·Re1ects S.(.;;:~_P,qf11ic:1y -,:'. , I . ; ~ _.. • • 'I' '.· ! • ~ .. •- Russia is persecuting the Jew as well as his religion, stated half of February : to th_pse Changes in the end-term schedule, . inch,1ding the ,a11owance pf free Rabbi Emanuel Rackman, who recently toured the U .S.S.R. and the students who have registered days for study before the finals exams and the lengthening ol .inter- for the injections, announced session, .were announced by the College Office. · satellite countries, in a report on "Jewry in the Soviet Union," to a Josef E. Fischer '57, presi These changes: wer~ madb after Student Council Assembly, Wednesday, January 9. dent of Student Council. . Gane row Report the Yeshiva College·· Student He told the students that the Hebrew language has been outlawed A nominal fee of three h and that all Jews must carry On C. Act_ivitie , - Council pointed out to' 't.lie .ad~ dollars will be charged for s. . ministration that, . according to each shot. The project is identification cards bearing the Ready Next . Term- the fin~l schedule originally··R()St ethnic classification - Hebrew. Yeshiva Thespians sponsored by the Student ed, finals would begj~ _t.Jie , :4~y Council Medical Committee The first semi-cannual report to This stigma can be avoided only after classes ended. It ilso ~e,. Planning Big Show headed by Alf red Becker the student body on the accom quested a lengthening of; inter-'~ through intermarriage, he explain '58, chairman. plishments of Student' Council Tryouts Starting session \\:~ic~ had been cuF! t~ the will be issu_ed in the beginning of · eit' point where it w _as virtually non- Rabbi Rademan, ,,resident of The Senior V ar~ity Show, an next semester, announced Mandell original musical comedy on poli existent. the 1'ew York Board of Rabbis Ganchrow '58, secretary-treasurer tics, is scheduled to be held Sun Discount Cards Are of Student Council. Coocil Preposal ReJ~ and assistant professor of Political day, May 19. A voilohle S. Tire report will cover the ac- At the same ·\ time Student Science at Yeshiva University, The play is being written by from C. tivities of Student Council during Council representatives reiterated gave the audience a history of Nathan Lewin '57, Joshua Miller Reduction Program the past semester. It will cover their proposal for the rescinding Russian oppression of the Jews '57, and Joel Schreiber '57. Julie such varied topics as the food of the ruling making final exams since the 1917 Bolshevik. Revolu Landwirth '57, is Manager in The Yeshiva College Student situation, clarification of the final • -·.compulsory and for placing all tion. He declared that the present charge of production, Larry Fried Discount Program will go into examinations issue and the spon- jurisdiction over finals in the leaders of the U.S.S.R. are con lander '58, Manager of Scenic effect this week:, announced Josef sorship of Salk shots. hands of the individual ·depart- tinuing Stalin •P., policy of anti- Design and Michael Kramer '57, E. Fischer '57, Student Council "The purpose of this report," men ts or divisions. This proposal osemitism throug~ deportations and Business Manager. president. stated Mr. Ganchrow, "is to was rejected. suppression of religious education. The cast will be composed Cards will enable holders to build up a better relationship be- The new final exam schedule ted receive considerable discounts at Religion Eradiea mainly of seniors and will begir. tween Student Council and the moves the starting ~ate for final He found · in his tour that all auditioning in the near future. various recreational and business student body. I believe that if the exams from Thursday, January forms of religion were being However, promising lower class conce·rns ranging from optome students of Yeshiva College fully 24, to Sunday, January 27. Final painstakingly eradicated. "The men. are also invited, revealed trists to clothiers and candy stores. comprehend what their Student week lasts through Friday, Feb State schools actually teach 1\1 r. Miller. A list of approximately 50 estab Council is doing for them, they ruary 1, and the spring semester lishments offering these services atheism," Rabbi Rademan added. Plan Orchestra .will realize what Council rep- begins Wednesday, February 6. "All religious instruction is pro . will be printed on the cards, resents and will therefore par- Bible instructor~ may; if they Plans for the formation of a whch will be sold at 25c each by hibited before the age of 18. By student orche~tra, which will hold ticipate in its work to a greater wish, give their finals the last the class councils. d " that time." he continued, "all its first performance at the play, egree. session of the term. The program 1s headed by Committee reports and execu- desire for Jewish education has are also in the making. Students Jack Prince '59, chairman, and tive council reports will be in- In rejecting the Student Coun- been stamped out." who play musical instruments are corporated into the report. cil proposal for a . rescinding of Rabbi Rackman concluded his Howard Rhine '60, assistant to be auditioned soon. In addi Mimeographed copies of the re- this ruling, Dr. Guterman stated address on an optimistic note. He tion, Mr. Miller said, there is a chairman. "The student will re cover the 25-cent cost of the card port will be made available to the that "every college in New York said that although the Jews of need for artists to paint the sets on his first purchase," said Mr. student body through cla~s and in the provinces worth its Russia are ignorant of their an and scenery. Prince. councils. salt gives exams." He further cient heritage and traditions, there Provisions have been made for stated -that an "exam is not divi:. is still hope, for the , ... ·ill to learn the sale of tickets to Yeshiva sional-it is institutional. Yes has not been destroyed. students at reduced rates, and to hiva's philosophy calls for finals." To illustrate his point Rabbi Stern frosh, Yesf,iva Juniors Prove members of the Women's Organi Exam Pollc,y Changing Rack.man related the following zation. Inter - School Affair Can Be Success Dr. Guterman .seemed to in true story: On a train to Moscow Tickets for the show, which is A Stern-Yeshiva affair can be · Alan Greenspan, magician extra dicate that examination policy was he met a Jewish la\\ryer from tentatively scheduled to be held successful and enjoyable, as was ordinary, presented some feats of in a state of flux in saying. "We Berditchev, and in a neighborly at either Joan of Arc High proved by the Stern Freshmen prestidigitation, and Jerry Wohl are now in a transitional stage as fashion asked him the rea.rnn for School or the 92nd Street "Y" and Yeshiva Juniors, Sunday, berg sang Hebrew and American far as exams, even as far as the his lengthy trip. The Russian will go on sale next term. Jew, with an ingrained fear of all December 23. songs in his inimitable style. definition of a final exam." Proceeds of the ticket sale will The team of Debbie and Elaine strangers, refused to answer. go to the Student Counci). The first "intellectual-type af As to the role of the final ex However, after conversmg with fair" held between the two schools, played familiar Hebrew melodies, amination in evaluating the stu the rabbi, his susp1C10ns were it featured entertainment by both in which the audience joined. dent's ability, Dr. Guterq1an re allayed, and on the station plat Reception for Dean classes, and informal discussion Rabbi W ohlgelemter spoke on marked, «Our aim has been to form, where he could not be over led Rabbi Maurice W ohlgelemter the symbolism of the decorations encourage instructors to examine heard, the lawyer replied that he Spotlights Faculty '41, instructor in English, com at the affair. Mrs. Elizabeth students frequently, - not to rely was traveling to see the Israeli Stage Presentation munity singing and light refresh Isaacs, director of Student Activi just on a final examination, be soccer team play in Moscow. "It ments. ties at Stern, also attended. cause the student may not be on After the entertainment, every is well worth the 50 rubles," he Invitations to the Dean's Re Despite bad weather, approxi the mark.'' Dr. Guterman spoke one repaired to the flower .bedeck said, "to once more see our flag ception, which will be held Sun mately 70 young men and women of his recommendation that finals ed tables in the Stern Cafeteria flying and to sing the Hatikvah." day, February 17, have been sent assembled at Stern College. A should not <:ount for more than for coffee and cake. When the piano was located and an infor 25 %• of the grade. out to all students, announced refreshments were finished Jerry mal "jam session" was held. The Dr. Samuel Belkin Moses M. Berlin '58, chairman. W ohlberg led community singing The bask reasons for the policy President of Stern's Freshman change regarding finals given by_ _ Because admission is by ticket of Hebrew songs. Receives Award Class, Miss Paula Fogel, welcom Rabbi W ohlgelernter organized Dr.. Guterman were the impending' only, those students who have not ing Yeshiva's Jurtiors, said, "We · nr. Samuel Belkin, president an "escort service" -to get every visit 'of the Middle States .Ass(> received . an invitation should hope that this event will lay the of Yeshiva University, has been · girl home safely. ciation of Colleges and Secondary foundation for many similar func named to receive the first Annual contact Mr. Berlin immediately "When I first suggested the Schools and the institution's wish . tions in the future." Wisdom Award "for significant if they wish to attend. possibility of having such an af to get •~~- good ra~ng.'' · contributions to knowledge and The affair, at the Joan of Arc Berlin Emcees fair," said Mr. Berlin, ''my fellow The schools looked upon· favor distinguished service to mankind." High School, will feature three She then introduced Moses M. juniors were very skeptical about ably, he said, ·~e the conservative .. The aw~fd was announced by student plays. In addition, the Berlin, president_ of the Junior it. Now, however, ·they are .asking ones rather than those that take . Class, who accepted her words of me when the next one will be - an unconventional, , though ori~ ' the editors of Wisdom Magazine. faculty will present a discussion, who also cited Dr. Albert Sch welcome. Mr. Berlin served as held. ginal, approach · to their . '~uca".! : entitled: "Stranded on a Raft." weitzer, Helen Keller, Ilemard master of ceremonies. ~'Because of this reaction," Mr. •tionai philosophy. "Good sch~ ; Baruch, Dr. Jonas Salle, and Following the show, there will For the Juniors,· Joseph Singer Berlin continued, ''I am· certain are doriservative ~hoots,';. h~· ~ J , .. other outstanding world leaders. be a catered reception. played some favotjtes on the piano, the affair was a success." eluded. PAGE TWO THE COMMENT ATOR :FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1957 Wbe t-' '. :.__,:· . . -~·-: . ··---•->•· ... ,.. _~- -:-·· __ . .;.._ .. _, ~ ... - - ...... :... . -- ,-: ., - -~ . .. -- - , "'""''~•k;;\:::;};t;fg }f-.'i;';i~'j PA~E FOUR THE COMMENTATOR ~ - -~\-~>x.: _,:~~~~-tf~ ~lfl ~t .. u·1nn"·1p '•1~c:f· ~o',-~.,~-.~ fe~leadi rr0¼· ,__ ~_a _·. ·.wl .....:. : ·:r;,;~'.'.'.: Sophs, JuniOrs See Dra. ·ma:s·, Q . . u - M . ~ •c- '· . . -...... ,-..,-. . :·,·· ·c··.,x <:·,.,jf•i_.-;,,,c-:.-, :.;-,_. ·> ··- View From Great Distances But t.ytes ·· Win!'"~~~!)i\~''}~t9 , ,:r The Yeshiva coaching staff, al By . Elias Herschmann By Abraham Shapiro ready recognized as one of the Al Helfer scored· ,the de-:-breaking foui shof tmi-n-'three{ jecpnds " . . But sir, we're habitual Ever since Yeshiva began its best in the country, added another to play as Yeshiva College· triumphed' over· '~t!_~~jpi!kJ:;pll~g~}fe,254_ latecomers. It's not only to classes program of expansion, everyone fine men·tor to its ranks at the The Mites, trailing at half-time by . twelve, were · down by··· a)~~~ -last night the Sophomore Class has been trying to emulate it. The beginning of this year. Morton points at one time in the second half. · · \? . . .---.,. Qu.inniplac Uses Zone ·Defense . '\ had a theater party and we even Junior Class tried to expand for Schlein, a former collegiate ward at its theater party in the The Connecti~t team employed a successful -. four man . zcine mis· ed half of that." wrestler who went undefeated in i: f>.d-~~i(1r. It was on a rainy Saturday night Rivoli, Saturday, December 8, in two years of competition despite that the Yeshiva men invaded order to secure better seats. Their only partial vision, is now the Dogpatch, U.S.A. It was an efforts were unsuccessful. wrestling coach at Yeshiva. I sat in row L, the last aerial invasion ( second balcony) As Mr. Schlein was the mainstay. row of the balcony, one of the and I couldn't see a thing. I of the Ithaca College mat team, junior ticket salesmen asked me asked my co-pilot \vhether she when he was unbeaten in twelve could see anything ,from her posi how I liked the show. I told him matches. A victim since birth of tion. She said she coulcl, so we what I thought of the seats I congenital cataracts which left switched seats. had in no uncertain terms. him only partial sight in one eye, "Don ' t b e so angry, " h e sa1"d . Mysterious Girls Appear Mr. Schlein attended the New "I sold one ,fellow tickets for Two mysterious girls checked York Institute for the Blind for in alone ancl sat dO\vn . Half an row M. I haven't hem able to both his elementary and high hour later two disgruntled drips find him yet." school education, before matricQ Film Reveals Many Things came stamping m. lating at both C.C.N.Y. and Stupefying Jones made her first The first half of the film was Ithaca College. appearance. The Stern girls were - shown and one of the juniors Director at Jnstitute for Blind , yelled "There's Yeshiva" when he immediately distinguished f ro,11 He is presently employed 'at ' saw an ancient castle on the TWO POINTS: "Red," in the air, about to score two points for , the Barnard group. banks of · "N " - 1· d the Institute for the Blind as Yeshiva. a nver. aw, rep 1e Director of Physical Education and "G"iv e me those· b1"noculars," another, "it's too new. This is coach of the wrestling and track defense with one man, Byrd, covering "Red" Blumenreich man to• she hissed. supposed to be in the 1800's." teams. His coaching ability is man. The middle was completely blocked, cutting off all driving "But I can't see without them Then came the blessed inter- pointed out very admirably by the possibilities, and forcing Yeshiva to set from outside. Quinnipiac was - H ey .I . .. " mission-a chance to get up and fact that the Institute squad went semi-fast-breaking with "Porky" Vieira scoring twenty in the first " Pass those binoculars . . . ,, mix. In fact it was such a mix undefeated last year. half and Byrd twelve, to give Quinnipiac a 37-25 lead. Irv Bader, · p l ease ... that I never found my date again. Mr. Schlein has taken over the Yeshiva's six-foot freshman from Erasmus Hig~_ scored twelve m··--· - Stupefying Jones left the stage. Not being bothered by her silly Yeshiva wrestling squad in its __.______the first half and aided Blumen:.. I got the binoculars. questions anymore (she ne\'er did first full season of intercollegiate reich on the backboards. "Thanks!'' understand the plot). I really en competition. He is confident that Wrestlers Credo: In the second half, Helfer took "You're \\.rekome.'' joyed the second half of the the squad will develop into a over the defensive duties on Intermission. movie, especially the satire on ranking one as time passes, for Learn While Losing Vieira. After an exchange of foul "Oh. hello Ray, Louise . . . Is Student Council elections and the now it is first beginning to leatn The newest varsity squad, the shots, a tip-in by "Red" and this your friend Esther? Yes, I've scene in Sid and George's San the basic aspects of ~restling. wrestling team, has yet to win a Goldstein's set, Vieira made two Francisco Annex. heard a lot about you too . . . "With each match the team is match this season, and no wonder. free throws and . added a three Havc- vou met m,· friend? . .. I Of course, alt of us realized . . improving, but the problem of They suffer the trouble of all point play to put Quinnipiac that Mr. Fogg, played so ably by ne\'er knew that guy was in our conditioning or lack of it is one Yeshiva athletes-no time . for ahead by eighteen, 47-29. ·· David Niw·n. would make it clasg, which we will have to overcome." practice. Facing a host of te~rns Yeshiva Scores' Eleven · Stliatght around the world in the prescrib Then came Act Two. during stated Coach Schlein. of championship caliber the re •Y~hiva then rolled off eleven ed time. \Vhile Fogg's voyage which my binoculars were again sults have been disastrous, with straight points on a set by Gold~ across the Pacific was being returned to me only in time to Yeshiva being' dipped each time. stein, three points by Bader, .a see a fat old General Bullmoosf shown, a typically discerning jun Letter to the Editor pair of Badian free-throws, Practice sessions for the wrest who wasn't nearly as stupefying. ior spilled the beans on the end Schfussd's· set · and a· Badian ~tay Ed. Note: This letter was re ling team are lesson time for its The end of the play followed ing, shouting : "He's crossing th~ up. Vieira hit another three point ceived at the beginning of the members. Only two of the grap ( Continued on page 6) dateline, he's gai·ning a day!" play after a Bader jump shot and sc-hool year. However, because of plers have had any mat experi Blumenfeich added two foul the recent sequence of events in c-nce, and for the rest, college shots. Gorbe's tip-in and Bader's Israel, it •u.:as with held until n,uu.;. wrestling, needless to say, is not Jay-up made it 54-46 with less a sport to be· learned quickly. Seniors Wait four Years * * than four minutes to go. To the Editor: An additional trouble this season Blumenreich's two free throw;s for first Intramural Win A letter from lsrted · mocked us in the alleyways of they are awakening a great demon one-hande·r .. He made . the first which \\·ill rise to the call of Suits - 90 cent, amidst the wild cheering . of the Gath. Pre11lng '.- 45 • cents '"SID & GEORGr Tired Conquerors those crippled in the first skirmish. COLLEGE handful of Yeshiva students who The conquerors were not lithe to obliterate any and all enemies I Hoar lenlce attended the · game. The ; ·New of limb, and· no tales are recited laced in its path. For senior At addltlonal charge., on ,..... , LUNCHEONEI IE ·Englanders managed .. to · get ·an - . Feaiurlng ) .. about their prodigious strength. In blood has been spilled, and lepalrln,g at le• IOMble ···- Hot Dairy Dishes • Best · Quality FJ1h other shot from close -~up which Salads & Sandwiches fact throughout most of the con nothing less than blood will suf Acro11 From Ye1IIIY ·rolled around the rim and out as • fountain Service test there were only six of them. fice in return. the buzzer ended the. game. ------~=-:. _, _,_ -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1957 THE COMMENTATOR On the Sidelines Sabermen Pace Rutgers Defeat; Streak at Eleven· Again it was the saber team ·' '' Americanism'' Israe\•s National Basketball Team will take on the )?eshi-ira that paced Yeshiva University's University quintet at Madison Square Garden, Febrµary, 3. The Fencing Team to victory. Taking Israeli team is the one which missed the Olympics at Mdb<>um~ this all nine of its bouts the saber By Moses Berlin year becaQ.se of the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East. meq. led the fencing squad to a ·1: 15-12 victory over Rutgers of ~- Game to Open Tour The University of Mississippi forbade its basketball team to play Newark. This was the team's Five 'toeing Marie The contest will open a trans- against Iona College. Reason: Stanley Hill, a Negro, plays basketball fifth victory out of five matches , continental tout of the Israeli for Iona. Another reason: It's a policy in Mississippi to maintain this season, extending its winning A fer'., Long Layoff; team under the sponsorship of the segregation on the basketball court. streak to eleven in a row. Rips .c.·ooper Union Hearst newspapers and the U~ited States Committee for Sports in Some readers will feel that I should write about this, others will The match was the first one say tha& I should stick to Yeshiva athletics. I agree with the first After the long lay-off in the Israel. The tour will see the away from home this season and team group, schedule it felt good to walk into play in Baltiµiore, Boston, Pitt the Y. U. £oilers were up against What Mississippi did, or refused to do, is not a unique ocurrence. the Y. U~ dressing room during sburgh, Detroit; San Francisco a surprisingly strong squad back 1 It has happened before, and, tragically, it shall happen again. The half-time · of the Cooper Union and Los Angeles. ed by a very partisan crowd. question is-what can one do about it? The newspapers write about game, which Yeshiva won 81-49. The Israeli cagers will be it on the back pages, for that is where sports is printed. I .write Rutgers jumped to a quick lead and hear good-humored comments guided by Elmer Ripley, one of about it here, for it is not in my power to take action on the matter. copping the first three foil bouts from Coach "Red" Sarachek. It the nation's leading basketball Thus, I retreat to passion. at the expense of Danny Chill, has been too long a time that this mentors. Mr. Ripley, who achieved The sovereign state of Mississippi is proud of itself because other Ike Shulman and Ronny Roth seasoned mentor of the Y. U. outstanding success at Yale, Col Mississippi colleges are re~ to compete intercollegiately with any man. The saber team tied up cage teatns has been unable to umbia, Georgetown, Notre Dame teams 'carrying Negroes.' But it's a morbid form of pride. matters taking their first three display his sharp sense of humor. and West Point, believes that the 'Carrying Negroes' was the way the Athletic Director of bouts. The Epee squad, led by Ab'e However, with the half-time score Israeli team has a good chance of ~Iississippi U. phrased it, as though it were a burden to have Negroes Aronson who took his first var 40-20 Yeshiva, everyone was un defeating the Yeshiva five. on a basketball team. Moreover, Iona was scheduled to meet Mississippi sity match, put Yeshiva ahead to derstandably confident that .we Mr. Ripley will be remembered in an A fl-American C.itizens tournament. The title of the tournament, stay. In the third round saberman would post our fourth victory in by the students of Yeshiva as the coupled with Mississipi's withdrawal on the aforementioned grounds, Erwin Katz clinched the bout by six starts. featured speaker at the Y.U.A.A. Yeshiva Completely in Command is the epitome of hypocrisy. tak:ing his third consecutive match. pre-season rally. At that time, he From the moment that big It is safe to assume that the Mississippi Univiersity Athletic The not so bright spot in the related many interesting anecdotes "Red" Blumenreich controlled the Director is a lily-white citizen of the American community. His name picture, ho.wever, was another concerning the Israeli "brand of is, ironically, Noble. Noble proclaimed, with pride, "It has always tap and Irv Bader put in a poor showing by the foil team as basketball." been our policy that our teams would not compete against N,egroes. jump shot from the key, Yeshiva Th3t's traditional with our institution." was in command. Another reason Sarachek's First Garden Game I'd like to enlighten Mr. "lily-white" Noble a bit. I don't know In a Rut for "Red" Sarachek's good humor For "Red" Sarachek, it will be Stanley Hill, but I do lmow a-bout him, and about his people. It is the first time he has taken a Yeshiva Rutgers was the play of two freshmen, their policy to fight against those same nefarious institutions which Foils WL Foils WL Willy Goldstein and Irv Bader, college team into the Garden. In Chlll 2 1 Schwartz 3 0 ~ oble speaks of. Shulman 0 2 Kimlnsky 2 1 who showed that all will not be his eighth year at Yeshiva, Sara Rothman 0 3 Barer 1 1 chek is regarded as one of the They fight against it, and they suffer in their fight. Some of Kanarek 0 1 Rubin 1 0 lost when the "big boy" graduates 2 7 7 2 chief reasons for the institution's Hill's people aze being shot at in Alabama because they are fighting. Saber Saber after the current season. Gold (This news is usually on the first pages of the newspaper). Yet Katz 3 0 Carr 0 3 stein scored 20 points with 5 field successful sports program. they continue to fight, and they continue to achieve success, in Danzger 3 0 DI Fer'nando 0 3 Peyser 2 0 Pierson 0 3 goals in the first half and 10 Interest in the game is height small amounts. Rhine 1 0 0 9 9 0 free throws in the second half, ened by the fact that Irwin "Red" From an athletic standpoint-which is more or less the standpoint Epee Epee Fischer 2 0 Llpshulz 2 1 and he showed some fine defen Blumenreich, considered by- local I should take in this column-it appalls me to see that the National Taub 1 1 Vellekoop 2 1 Aronson 1 1 Forsyth 1 2 sive work on the floor and off sportswriters to be one of the Collegiate Athletic Association doesn't suspend Mississippi from its Shapiro 0 1 IS 4 fin est ball-players in New York:, Greenspan 0 1 the boards. Bader helped Blumen membership. But then again, it appalls me when the United States Finkelstein 0 1 reich admirably off the boards will have the opportunity to dis 4 IS government doesn't take action against the State of Mississippi, among against Cooper Union, which had play his abilities in the nation's nthers. \Vhat the University did is a direct violation of the basic code they compiled a 2-7 record. Only a slight height advantage. He also basketball mecca. of sportsmanship. Senior Danny Chill posted a chimed in offensively .with 12 Tickets for the impending Is If I look at this with the eyes of an American-which has to winning record. The saber squad points. rael-Yeshiva court bAttle are on be a broad term to include boih myself and the State of Mississippi was superbly led by Capt. Paul Pro scout Cites Blnmenrelch sale at the Yeshiva University I see shocking connotations to it, and I sadly shake my head. This Peyser who won his fifteenth Once again Blumenreich show Athletic Association. apathetic "&ha.king of the head sadly" is a pathetic trait of the ed his versatility by putting m American people. bout in a row. The squad again "two-handers" from all parts of was the reason for Y es'hiva's vic But if I discard the athletic standpoint, and cast away the the court in the first half for 12 Intramural League tory. A good showing was made American way of looking at things, if I view the affair with a vision points and adding 13 points in by the epee squad as Joe Fischer Season Promising that is inherent in the senses of the Jewish people, I see only the the second half with some fan paced them with a 2-0 record. unjust discrimination which has permeated Man's attitude towards his tastic driving lay-ups. "Red" The Intramural Basketball fellow man. evidently was trying to verify the League is w~l into what promises This attitude extends past basketball, for it is part of our life freshman Squad report that the New York: Knick to be one of.-fr~ most successful and is a great naw in the ideology of Man. It is bringing us further erbocker scout, Fuzzy Lavane. seasons. CfJ- and furt.ber away fcom ihe proper man to man relationship which Looking Terril ic had reported only a day before With the first semester prac existed before man himself caused this relationship to deteriorate. the Cooper Union game, when tically gone, the sophomores, It included respect for another's beliefs, tolerance for another's way It looks as if Yeshiva U niver boasting the league's tallest team, of life. sity is sporting another successful he said " .... although there are only 5 or 6 pro draft selectees are in the lead, with a record of I look at the incident with this vision, I see not a sports story athletic team this year. After five If of quality, the biggest sleeper five wins and no losses. Lenny on a back page, rather, I see a significant loss in a long, long battle. tilts-winning four and losing but one-Y.U.'s freshman squad is could be _Blumenreich of Yeshiva, Bergstein and Danny Mehlman, The .Jew has been discriminated against fOI." ages; the Negro, for on its way to its most successful who could get All-American con both 6'2", form the best rebound c.enturies. This discrimination is a mutual burden that . we carry. season. sideration with a big-time college." ing duo in the circuit. Bob Hirt There is little hope now that either Jew or Negro will cas1 off their and Irv Goldsmith add speed and mutual yoke of oppresston. But the world can't continue to thrive Highlighting the season so far One thing that is noticeable outside shooting. under such conditions. has been the record breaking vic about "Red': is, that although Davis Top ~rer This isn't a ·prophecy. It is a certainty. tory over Brooklyn Poly's J. V .. Yeshiva's offense is woven around 122-51. The Junior Mites were him, be passes up endless scoring The freshmen, led by Abe paced by Irv Bader, Fred Paulan. opportunities to pass to his team Davis, the league's leading scorer, GENERAL CAMP COUNSELORS WANTED and Sandy Adler who scored 31, mates and set someone else up for Take Advantage of your Coming Holidays to line Up Your a scoring chance. Summer Camp Job 29, and 28 points respectively. Intramural League Standings MEN AND WOMEN-1000 openings with the 58 country and city The freshman squad also de Welcome to W L Pct. day camps affiliated with the Federation of Jewish Philanthopies. feated a strong St. Peters frosh YESHIVA CAFEIERIA Sophomores 5 0 1.000 Minimum age 18. Preference given to psychology, sociology, squad, N. Y. City Tech's Junior The Beat In Food and Service Fres~en 3 2 .600 and education majors with camping or group activity leadership Varsity and an all-star team of Weber's Cateren Juniors 1 4 .200 background. Seniors 0 3 .000 Apply In Penon Starting December 17th Temple Israel. The lone loss was All Sodal. Functions - TO. 7-5446 - MONDAY through FRIDAY, 8:50 A.M. - 4:50 P.M. to the Brooklyn College J. V. .. Starting January 7111. 19&7, open on Tuesday to 7 P.M. To date the freshman squad, ROXY BARBa SHOP are in second · place · with a 3-2 Camp Department 1S48 St. Nlcholas Ave. ~ record. Davis has scored 78 points. coached by Marvin Hershkowitz, Federadon Employment and Guidance Service Bet. 187th and 1Uth Sta. 30 more than Soph Bob Hirt, his A Non-Sectarian Vocational Agency has been providing the needed ad Schneiderman. Prop. nearest competitor, and is aver.. 54 East 41st Street - New York City ditional seasoning for potential 25M Discount aging over fifteen points per · L'lachural B'Chol Ha Yfthlvall No •- for Placement varsity stars. ,gam~ I . j . PAGE SIX THE~COMMENTATOR .. :i . f - . . ' . . : / " - ·- - ; .. - -:-...;--~ ~- . . >: -· .C/11/, .:- -llole1 ~en;i-~ts_ M~y ~pply Rc,f>bi JoS•JJh ·., lrl, l~Ofisfeln :,; ' For1~Q F~llowships rO ~eCeive~'Alvni~us · "8itllfr " I I Yeshiva College · semors are •.-- ..,~~.. . ; : .:.'?V?~~f;.•_- ~}t·~--~- ... · Ari Club Pre-Med Society eligiblt for 70 study or teaching R.ibbi Jo_seph H. ~~tein~ prof~i: of . HQmiletics; ;willt he _.t : Expressing the conviction that· ".Medicine in the Bible" was scholatships in France and four honored for ~~hi~ se·rvice in, behalf -of 'Ydhlv.~ U niversicy- ,:and the Roman art, contrary to commgJt Dt. Jacob Tauh's subject- at a gradu.ite study scholarships m _American . ) ew~ Comm~tt:'. -at, the- annual"Rihbinic Aluriuii' Dinner; belief, was original, Professor' talk before the Pre-Med Society, Austria. announced .R~bbi Judah\ Washer, dinner chairman. Maurice Chernowitz showed that Monday, January 7. The French Government is of A past president of the Rabbinical Council of America, Rabbi it brought realism into the fields Dr. _ T~li~iffustri'ted the fact fering approximately 30 univer Lookstein is spiritual leader . of of painting and sculpture. This is · 'tha;-the 'I~xaelites ~.9Jeit-Egypt sity fellowships and 40 teaching Congregation Kehilath J eshurun opposed to Greek art · which were iamiliar ·with. many concepts assistantships. The followships are and Honorary President of the preocupied itself solely. with the of modem medicine, and were far for students with definite acad Rabbinic ·Alumni ~ociation. ideal. Prof. Chernowitz··;pok.e at -· ahead of the _other civilizations m emic projects or study plans. The Student Rabbi at Nineteen a combined meeting of the Art commun_ity ·health projects. assistantships afford language Descending from a family of Club and Eranos, · \Vednesday, teaching experience. thirteen generations of rabbis, he January 9. · I.R.S., Sociology Society The awards are upen to U. S. occupied his first pulpit as a The Art Club will present a A . display commemorating the citizens who have a Bachelor's student rabbi at nineteen. He re series on Jewish Painters next centennial of the birth of Wood degree by the time of departure. ceived his smicha from Yeshiva semester, announced Jay Kloner row Wilson was exhibited in the Applicants must alrn have a good Yniversity in 1926, and earned a, '60. president. Pollack Library until January 1 academic record ; good knowledge B. A. degree from City College by the International Relations of French ; correct usage of Eng and an M. A. from Columbia Young Democrats Society. The exhibit featured University. The Affiliated Young Demo- lish; good moral character, per~ books, pamphlets and photographs sonality, adaptability, and goo() A leader in the' Zionist move crats elected Mandell Ganchrow , ,1 '58. pres1·d ent; s 1·d ney Kwestel .. relating, . ,. to-. the late president.. health. Assistants must be urf.: ment, Rabbi Loo~tein has seAd '58. first vice president; Mark :\-~~,i\R.S. is also sponsonng ~n married. as Vice President of the Mizrachi Beckman '57, second vice presi-.~~- conteSt on ~Voodrow Wil The Austrian scholarships m Organization of America, and -- -- dent; Oscar Kranz '58. secretary:, ·,.so~._.Su~gested topics were \Vood clude eight monthly stipends of represented that body · at World and ~ athan !\1eiselman '58, treas- ro.w \Vilson as educator, President approximately $100. The same re Zionist Congresses. urer. or world statesman. The prize of quirements apply to these as to Founded Bamaz School fered is a book to be selected by the French ~cholarships, except Rabbi Joseph H. looksteln Rabbi Lookstein's most notable Literary SOOtety the contest winner. The winning that the applicant must be pro achievement in the field of Jewish Lawrence Halpern '60. Steven e~say will be sent to the Wood ficient in German. education has been as founder Risk.in '60, and Solomon Epstein row \Vilson Foundation in Wash March 1, 1957 is the closing · and head of the Ramaz School '60. were chosen President, Vice ington, D. C. with the probability date for the competition. 1111cult1 llote1 i in New York City. President and Secretary-Treasurer, that it will be printed in the Application blanks may be ob The dinner honoring Rabbi respectively, of the newly formed Congressional Record. tained from the Institute of In Dr. Arnold Lowan, professor Look.stein, Tuesday, January 22, Literary Society, Thursday, Jan Deadline for submitting entries ternational Education, l East 67 of Physics, who is on a year's at the Hotel Croyden, wilf climax uary 3. to the contest is February 15. Street, New York 21, N. Y. leave from Yeshiva, is doing work an all day Yeshiva University The recording "Prufrock'' by on thermonuclear problems at Rabbinic Alumni Mid-Winter T. S. Eliot was played at the letter the University of California's Conference, with rabbis from all first meeting and a discussion of Yeshiva's Debaters Radiation Laboratory and . has parts of the United States and ( Co'ntinued from page 2) it, followed. To Meef Princeton written a paper on "The Opera Canada expected to attend. Gerald Blidstein '60. will lead fore, the judiciary was forced to tor Approach to the Problem of Herman Wouk, visiting pro a discussion on the topic "Animal break: new ground and institute Yeshiva debated Princeton. Stability and Convergence of fessdr of English and Pulitzer Farm and the Position of Animals new rules on a practical basis. Thursday, January 17, at Yes Various Seriation Procedures," Prize winning novelist, will be in Political Satire," Thursday, On December 27, certain stu hiva, on the nati~nal topic, "Re announced Dr. Jekuthiel Gins the principal speaker at the con January 17. dents were summoned to appear solved: that the U.S. should dis burg, director of the Institute of clave. At the Conference lunch before the court at a set time. continue direct economic aid to Mathematics. eon, the participants will hear an Survival When they did not appear, the foreign countries." Two articles on excerpts from address by Hon. Jacob J. Javits, ( Continued from page 2) court carefully deliberated, held Contracts are now being sent this paper have been submitted to U. S. Senator from New Y.ork. some of the most final exams them in contempt, and sentenced out for the annual debating tours, Dr. Ginsburg, for publication in onlv when .the proctor is in the them to one week's suspension to be held sometime in March. Scipta Mathematica. Theater from the dormitory. room. \Vhen this gentleman leaves revealed Abraham Shapiro '58, Dr. Helmut Adler, assistant ( Continued from page 4) his place of vigilance, I am told, The court could not try them. secretary-treasurer. professor of Psychology, has co with a class reunion at the Hip all cheating stops. Don't you Their very act in contempt of authored a report on work done podrome. people realize that by stopping court was to disobey a summons Congrats for the Air Force, realing with "White Imperial license num- circulation you are stopping a to appear for a trial. This sum THE COMMENTATOR extends its visual factors in radar displays. ber NY-0?" viral life function? That by stop mons specifically stated that they heartiest congratulations to Abe The work:, "Detection of Sepa "That's us, buddy!" ping circulation you are annihilat would be held in contempt for Sodden '56, upon his marriage to ration Between Adjacent Signals "Your battery's dead." ing the student body? This block nonappearance. Once a person is Marion Kramer, and to Fred on a Simulated RPI Radarscope," Traveling along on the West ade of vital facts to the needy held in contempt by a court, that Horowitz '55, upon his marriage was published in the Journal of Side highway the batte a must be lifted immediately or we court sentences him. to Miss Stella Novick. the Optical Society. dropp~d dead convenien y at e all die. Thus we see that S.R.O.'s 96th Street boat basin, ere Also to Rabbi Morton J. Sum Dr. Leo Jung, professor of it Well, What do you Expect? judicial system administers true mer '54, upon his engagement to Ethics, who delivered the keynote seems there were ma bum bat- Are we bluffers? Why of justice to those who avail them Miss Bernice Cohen, to Nahum address at the Continental Con teries. Here anothe class reunion course we're bluffers. Do we selves of their rights before the Gordon '57, upon his engagement ference on Jewish Education, has awaited us. enter out into the world from board and the court. The system to Miss Barbara Scheoeider, to just returned from Paris where "So you see, sir, we .would its innards? Do we climb up . to also provides for summary action Zalman Schrader '57, upon his en the conference was held under the have been on time except for the reach the bottom? Naturally. to be legally taken against those gagement to Miss Naomi Roz auspices of the Cultural and car. What was that? Why did wholeheartedly, and proudly! who flout the law and consider man, and to Jay Friedman '58, Religious Commission of the the battery go dea_d again? • . . \Vell.. Mr. "Maybe I'm themselves above it. upon his engagement to Miss Wrong','' take your ideals else Joint Distribution Committee of Sincerely yours, Estelle Fraider. which Rabbi Jung is chairman. where. Instead of learning foolish Rabbi Jung's most recent book, honor, those in the brotherhood (signed) Louis Wohl, Also to Rabbi Asher Siev upon Harvest, was published last No learn to survive! President of S.R.0. the Bar-Mitzva .of his son. vember. Mutual Funds and All Forms of Insurance Condolence Y. U. Alumnus THE CoMMENTATOR extends its MOUIE and ABE FOLADARE sincerest condolences to Na than A. FOLADARE ISRAEL BILUS Friedman '60, upon the loss of DAIRY life Automobile Fire his mother. 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