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VOLU E XLIV NEW YORK CITY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1956 No.·1 Appointment of Six to Faculty Mayor Gets Award Assistant Deanship Created; For Public Service ~ Announced &y Dean Guterman At Charter Dinner Rabbi Tendler Assumes Post Dr. Simeon L. Guterman, dean of Yeshiva College, has an Rabbi Moses D. Tendler, chairman of the Religious Gi'.iidance Mayor Robert F. Wagner was nounced the following appointments to the faculty of Yeshiva College: Committee, and instructor in Biology, has been appointed Assistant presented with the Yeshiva Uni Dr. Robert Lek:achman, assistant professor of Economics, Dr. Adolf Dean of Yeshiva College in charge of student affairs, announced Dr. versity Annual Charter Day Anderson, visiting professor of Chemistry, Dr. Moshe Reguer, instruc Samuel Belkin, president of Yes Award at a dinner held Sunday tor in Bible, Mr. Jonah Mann, instructor in· Mathematics, Mr. hiva University. evening, October 14, at the Judah Schwartz, instructor in Physics, and Rabbi Harry W ohlberg, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The The duties of the Assistant instructor in Bible. Charter Day Dinner, sponsored Dean, as enumerated by Dean Dr. Anderson, the newly ap by the Bronx Community, marks Guterman, are: to interview all pointed v1s1tmg professor of the eleventh anniversary of Yes students including applicants for Chemistry, received both his B.S. Dorm Group Votes hiva's attainment of university admission ; to share ,the responsi and Ph.D. degrees from the Uni Link with Council; status. bility of student counseling; to versity of Pittsburgh. handle cases of student discipline; Among the others honored The new Assistant Professor of Retains Autonomy to supervise student activities and were: Justice Morris E. Spector, Economics, Dr. Robert Lek:ach The Student Resident Orga publications and to have complete who received the Yeshiva U niver man, received his B.S.S. in 1942 nization has empowered its Presi charge of dormitories and all ac sity Synagogue Award, and Mr. and his Ph.D. in 1954 from dent to negotiate with Student tivities pertaining to them. The Samuel Adler, president of the Columbia University. Council to have the council new Assistant Dean is a member Adler Creamery Company, who Jonah Mann '54, the new in charter S.R.O. as an autonomous of the University Scholarship was the recipient of the Yeshiva structor in l\,f athematics, received body affiliated with Student Committee and a member of the University Charter Day Laymen's both his B.A. and M.S. from Council. According to S.R.O.'s University Review Board. Award. · Yeshiva. For the past two years, resolution, passed at its first meet Dr. Belkin Commends Wargner Degrees from N. Y. U. ' Jl1r. Mann has been assistant to ing, held Thursday, October 11, In citing Mayor Wagner for Rabbi Tendler received his Dr. J ek:uthiel Ginsburg, director the relationship of S.R.O. to the award, Dr. Samuel Belkin, B.A. from New York University of the Institute of l\.1athematics. Council will approximate that of Rabbi Moses D. Tendler president of Yeshiva niversity, in 1947, his M.A. from the same Returns to Faculty Co-op and THE COMMENTATOR. ti commended him for his "dis school in 1950 and smicha from A returnee to the College Review Board Appointed Canadian Professor tinguished public service and R.I.E.T.S. in 1949. He is cur faculty, Dr. l\.1oshe Reguer re A Review Board has been ap devotion to the liberal tradition." Chosen as Director rently studying for his doctorate ceived his smicha from R.I.E.T.S., pointed to summon residents ac at Columbfa University. hi; B.A. from Yeshiva College in cused of violating the Residence Judge Spector, recipient of the Of New Grad Dept. As a bacteriologist, he recently 1942 and his D.H.L. from Yes Synagogue Award, is a member Hall regulations. Professor Morton Teicher of concluded a research fellowship at hiva University in 1946. of the State Supreme Court, The Board, consisting of Jerry the University of Toronto has Columbia University. ft was ~1 r. Judah Schwartz, the new Quint '58, secretary of S. R. 0 .. having been elected to it in 1955 after serving as City Court Justice been named Director of the newly awarded by the United States addition to the Phvsics Depart Joseph Chervin '58. and Abraham established Department of Social Public Health. Service to continue ment. received his B.A. from smce 1949. A former United Shapiro '58, will confer with the Work of the Graduate Division. original research in vitamin B-12 Yeshiva in 1954. For the past States Attorney and Assistant accused. It will not enter findings After receiving his B.S.S. from and hemoglobin, with direct ap h\.·o years, he has been simul of guilt or innocence in any case. District Attorney of Bronx County, he is Chairman of the C.C.N.Y. in 1940 and his Master plication to the problems of taneously studying for his doctor Two alternatives will be open of Social Work: in 1942 from the anemia and leukemia. ate and teaching at Columbia to the board-either dismissal of Yeshiva University Synagogue University of Pennsylvania, Pro Previous to his appointment as U niversitv. the case, or referral to the Council and is widely active in fessor Teicher served as a psy Assistant Dean, Rabbi Tendler Rabbi Harry Wohlberg, as Resident Court. This court of numerous civic and philanthropic chologist and social worker for taught a class in Talmud at sistant professor of Homiletic two justices will rule on the undertakings. the United States Army during R.I.E.T.S. He is a member of Literature in R.I.E.T.S., is Na evidence and impose sentence. Mr. Adler, who was presented the Second World War and as the Rabbinical Council of Amer tional Vice President of the Miz Joseph Silve·rstein '57, has been with the Laymen's award, is a the chief psychiatric .worker of ica, the Union of Orthodox Rab rachi and Vice President of the named a justice. founder of the University's Albert the ·Toronto Pyschiatric Hospital. bis of the United States and Rabbinic Alumni of Yeshiva Uni Louis Wohl '57, president of Einstein College of Medicine, and An anthropologist as well as a Canada and the American Society versity. He received his smicha S. R. 0., Benjy Samson '57, vice· has been actively identified with social worker, he did graduate of Bacteriologists. from R.I.E.T.S. in 1932, and his president, and Jerry Quint '57, work in anthropology at the Uni many charitable and communal B.S. from Columbia University are ex officio members of the versity of Toronto and field in 1939_ ( Continued on page 4) endeavors. work: among the Eskimos and Seniors Aid Frosh Iriquois Indians. In New Program; Professor Teicher is a member Minyan Problem Solved in Tvvo Novel Ways; of the Canadian Association of Advise on Maiors Social W ork:ers, the American Resurrection Anthropological Association and This year's Senior-Freshman Students Experience Morning the Society for Applied Anthro Advisory Committee has already By George Siegel daylight than they ever imagined plete reversal of the neglect pology. He has made original interviewed., 115 of the 140 fresh The Yeshiva student would be existed. of previous years. The effects of studies in both fields and has men, disclosed Josef E. Fischer less the man if he did not admit The campaign is really a simple the "prodder's" campaign are published articles in leading social '57, president of Student Council. work:, anthropological and pys to himself certain truths. First of one waged on two levels, the readily seen. The minyan in the Under the direction of David physical and the psychological. At Bet Hamedrash is packed to chiatric journals. these is that any Yeshiva student J. Hammer '57, the program be ought to go to minyan. The 7 :30 a.m., an assistant will enter capacity; Riets Hall lack:s enough gan functioning during Freshman second of these is that if we are the room and, as roosters are chairs for S habhat services. Lebowitz to Attend lazy, we ought to be prodded. wont to do, loudly proclaim the Whereas last year the dorm at Orientation Week. At that time, Furthermore, if these thoughts morning. Any occupant will be 8 :30 a.m. could easily have been Press Conference the freshmen had their first op seem treason to the "student sufficiently disturbed at this to at mistaken for a morgue, this term Jacob M. Lebowitz '57, edi portunity to meet with their sen- . ' ca use," it is only because most least turn over. we have a virtual resurrection of tor-in-chief of THE COMMEN ior advisers. To help the students Yeshiva students have cultivated Psychological Effect the dead. TATOR, will be one of a group of get acquainted with the school, a the notion that what they do is As he does this, the psycholo college newspaper editors ques Whether our eyes are bleary in number of faculty members were right simply by virtue of their gical sets in. For no apparent the morning or not, we must ad tioning Vice President Richard present. doing it. reason, the occupant recalls that, mit that being all dressed, da M. Nixon at a press conference In any event, it is already ap one, the last time he was at ve,ned and fed regularly in the at Cornell University tonight. Have Same Major parent to most dorm residents minyan the whole dorm was th~re, mormng induces a satisfactory The conference will be broad An integral part of the pro- that a project is being intensively and, two, in a half · hour there feeling. cast nationally on the CBS Tele gram is the assignment of ~nior pursued by one whom we may will be another "prodder" con Needless to say, the measures vision Network. advisers to freshmen .who are affectionately term the "prodder." stituent that has the disturbing employed are indeed very annoy- The stay at Cornell will also majoring in the same · field as Such an onslaught of counselors, habit of smiling and observing, include a seminar in which the ing. If there is anything worse their advisers. ,This permits ~e assistants and whatnot have "for shame!" members of the press who are been let loose · on the dorm, that It· is apparent even to the than being wakened m the traveling with the Vice President advisers to come into closer con even Morpheus' most vigorous casual observer that the situation morning, it is being wakened will discuss political and campaign tact with the freshmen in their disciples have been seeing · more in the dorm represents a· com- twice on the same morning. reporting. monthly interviews. PAGE TWO THE COMMENT ATOR _ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1956 Wbe ·arommrutatnr RussiCln Jews Know 011/y Ortltodoxy Official l:ndersroduute :Sewllpftpt-r of RSHIYA COLLEGE Ra&&incal Delegates to Soviet Report GOVERNING BOARD ,. JACOB M. LEBOWITZ ...... Editor-In-Chief JULIE LANDWIRTH ...... Associate Editor By Joshua Mhler JOSEPH SILVERSTEIN ...... '...... Associate Editor JOEL H. KAPLAN ...... Managing Editor Editor's note: This past sum ABRAHAM SHAPIRO ...... News Editor mer a delegation of five rabbinical JOSHUA MILLER ...... Feature Editor MOSES M. BERLIN ...... Sports Editor leaders was granted permission to MEYER EDELSTEIN ...... •...... Business Manager visit Russia and three of her ASSOCIATE BOARD ratellites, Poland, Rumania and YEHUDI M . FELMAN ...... Copy Editor ·Czechoslovakia. They were to ELIAS M. HERSCHMANN ...... Assistant News Editor investigate the status of our EMANUEL B. STERNBERG ...... Assistant Managing Editor ARTIE EIDELMAN ...... Assistant Sports Editor Jewish brethren behind the Iron JACK PRINCE ...... Assistant Feature Editor Curtain. The delegation consisted REUBEN RUDMAN ...... Typing Editor of Rabbis David B. Hollander, MICHAEL GOLDBERG ...... Circulation Manager Emanuel Rackman, Gilbert Klap Published bl-weekly, except 186th Street, New York 33, N .Y. erman, Hershel Schacter and during holidays, vacations or Printed by Diana Press, 148 W . Samuel Adelman. The following examination weeks, by the 23rd Street, New York, N.Y. is an interview with Rabbi H ol Yeshiva College Student Coun Subscription free to under cil, Amsterdam Avenue and graduates. lander, the originator of the plan. Rabbi Hollander stated that the RABBIS VISIT: Left to right, Rabbis Schacter, Shliffer, Adelman, ALL-AMERICAN recent tour of Russia and her Klaperman, Hollander. - satellites was a tremendous those having organs and choirs, Jewish families in nearby Kulashi, A Gratifying Appointment achievement from the Orthodox mixed pews are strictly forbidden. there were 1200 succcot. \Ve extend our congratulations to Rabbi Moses D. standpoint. This was the first "In the Soviet Union," Rabbi The rabbi ventured an opinion time that Orthodox American rab Tendler upon his recent appointment to the post of Assistant Hollander declared, "there is a that the reason for the flowering bis had been allowed to penetrate Dean of the College. It is gratifying to see that the adminis vital need for religious education of our tradition in these places the Iron Curtain and ascertain was that the H ask ala movement tration has chosen a man who has repeatedly distinguished at home for those under the age the truth about their co-religion had never really reached Georgia. himself as a sincere friend of the student. of eighteen. as before that age ists, who had been out of contact the state has full control over "The Jews of Georgia," he said, This action has particular significance in that it satisfies with the outside world for four schooling." It was this lack of "have only one concept-Torah the need for proper apportionment of administrative duties. decades. yeshivot of any kind that worried Judaism." / Now that this apparent balance has been achieved, vigilance Met by Chief Rabbi Rabbi Hollander most. · Few Kosher Butchers , must be maintained against the possible renewal of concentra The group was met at Moscow The group found that shechita In Georgia, however, the group by Solomon Shiffler, the admowl was not prohibited, but that there tion of responsibility in any office. was delighted to find overwhelm edged Chief Rabbi of the Soviet was a great dearth of kosher Welcome Freshmen ing religious feeling even among Union. Rabbi Hollander found butcher stores in the Soviet Union. the younger generation. Rabbi \Velcome, Freshmen l You have joined us at Yeshiva in him to be a distinguished scholar. There was also no ban on cir Hollander related that an un the midst of a great surge of school spirit permeating all "Russian Jewry does not know cumc1s1on. anything but Orthodoxy," Rabbi believable 98 % of the women in phases of college life. \Ve wish you the best of luck in the "In Budapest," Rabbi Holland the city of Kutaisi frequent the pursuance of your various careers and trust that you will Hollander declared. "Even in the er stated, "we were put under reform temples of Europe, that is mikva. and for two thousand contribute actively to the general morale of our school as the most intense pressure by the members of the student body. rabbinical leaders to attend the Not Quite Enough Friday night services in the city's main temple, which made use of \Vhile the Senior-Freshman Advisory Committee of Ivy League Hits English Dept.; a choir and organ music at its Student Council is doing a superb job, it cannot possibly re Freshman Startled ·by Big Crash services. However, after searching place an adequate guidance program. The administration's our souls, we decided that the repeated failures to provide competent career guidance have By Jack Prince sport jacket, and charcoal trousers benefit of our absence would out prompted this attempt on the part of the student body to m the traditional, pseudo-Ivy weigh any decline in the prestige I was startled! The rays of.. the a lle,·i ate the situation. League style. of the rabbinical leaders in the bright sun, glancing off the shin impressive response, on the part of freshmen and "Boys," he said, slowly angling eyes of the state." The group was The ing dome of his head, hit me toward the blackboard, playing delighted to hear upon their de seniors alike, should point out to the administration its square in the eye and blinded me catch with a minute piece of parture, that, as a consequence, responsibility for providing professional counseling for all, temporarily. Before I had a w h1te. c ha lk , " t h'1s 1s. my name. " the use of choir and organ would in place of a stopgap, student-sponsored measure, which at chance to recover completely, an He squeaked the chalk against be permanently discontinued by best benefits freshmen only. eerie screeching noise shattered the blackboard a few times, and the temple. Seeing is Believing the placid classroom atmosphere. finally produced something that That did it. My eardrums seemed Anti-Semitism Still Present The great improvement of the lighting situation m looked 'like Dr. Worpquakenspiel. "Although anti-Jewish feeling to have just completed their life's Yeshiva classrooms comes as a relief to the eyes of squinting This was a teacher? decreased after the death of work. The man had laughed, I But don't get me wrong. This Stalin, it is still present in all students, and is another example of the benefits of close think. student-administration cooperation. It was after numerous was a teacher; a one hundred strata of Soviet society. It is at After the initial shock had per cent bona fide pedagogue. Student Council reports on deficient lighting that the Con present quite noticeable in the passed, my sensory organs resumed Unorthodox ?-Yes! fact t_hat Khrushchev is pro-Arab. solidated Edison Company was asked to make a thorough their normal functioning, and I Revolutionary ?-Yes! study. We commend the administration on a job well done, Incidentally, the fear of the gov proceeded to analyze this . . . Queer ?-What do you expect? ernment and its anti-Semitism and are encouraged to find a policy of improving facilities thing ... more scientifically. He Varied Lectures decreased, and freedom of action being actively pursued. was wearing a grey-black striped However, it's not every man increased, as we traveled further who can discourse on science and from Moscow," Rabbi Hollander literature and Rambam and Joyce stated. President's Message Dean's Message and Stevenson and Eisenhower Rabbi Hollander summed up while doing deep knee bends and Off ice of the President Off ice of the Dean · his remarks by speaking of the drawing concentric circles with October 17, 1956 October 17, 1956 future of Judaism in Russia. \\Tith the opening of the new academic year, I It is with the confidence born of three years' his left hand backwards. (He's "Russian Judaism, after today's extend my best wishes to the student body of association with Yeshiva that I extend greetings right handed.) generation has passed on, is in Yeshiva College. I am hopeful that those of you and best wishes to the student body of the College It would be encouraging lower grave danger. However, this does who are returning here will utilize the vast re through the medium of THE COMMENTATOR. freshmen to say that one can not mean that we should write it sources of our institution to develop spiritually and With many of you, I am entering the senior easily stay afloat with decent off as a lost cause. If the present culturally. To those students who are entering year of my stewardship as Dean of the College. marks irl this English section, but state of relaxation of tension con Yeshiva College for the first time, I extend a and, with you, have noted the changes and pro such is not the case. I would ad tinues, there is hope that -contact cordial ,velcome and the wish that you bear in gress that have marked Yeshiva life over the last vise that all future novices at between Russian Jewry and the mind that Yeshiva College is the only institution years as we have been able to observe them. Yeshiva bring their water wings outside world will keep the spark of its kind where the sacred heritage of Judaism We seniors will share .with underclassmen the to class as part of their prescribed and contemporary culture are integrated to sup excitement that comes from participation in the alive until such time as it be paraphernalia. Believe me, the plement and complement each other and enable you active and progressive program of activities, comes possible to teach our to develop as a devout and consecrated Jew. academic and extra-curricular, that lies ahead in grades are below "C'' level. heritage to those under the age I hope that you will look upon your education the months to come. The spirit of students and As a graduate of the Wohlgel of eighteen." as an unlimited opportunity for achievement and faculty as displayed in the preparatory sessions of emter method of emphasis of all A further description of the make the most of this privilege. the College program mak:e our success a foregone that is symbolic in literature, may grouf,1s finding con be found in With best .wishes for success in your undertakings, conclusion. I venture to say that the professor the booklet "The Status of the Sincerely yours, Sincerely, himself symbolizes all that is re Jews Bel,ind · the Iron· Curtain/'' (signed) Samuel Belkin (signed) Simeon L. Guterman quisite for an instructor of printed l,y tl,e·· New Y orJ· Journal- Efiglish. A merican. Ed. - · · \ J
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1956 THE COMMENTATOR PAGE THREE C ' . .. r, - · :. On the Sidelines Name Hershlcowifz ·Progr~m•·fqf } 1~\'11!,!i~J·ExP ·~niii~ Pick a Weapon, Assistant Director ReVeal~d _,. Join a Team; For; Y. U. Athletics &y. ·coach . Sdracliefc "Reorganization and . expansion are our .goals year," stated The Yeshiva University Ath this A Word about Lights ~r_. Bema~d Sarachek, Yeshiva Uni~ersity's athletic director, at the letic Association has announced By Moses Berlln m1aal meeang of the Yeshiva University Athletic Association~ W ednes- the appointment of Mr. Marvin daf, O<:f<>~r 10. ~ong with Mr. Ma~ Hershkowitz, newly ap With. the football. team out on the coast, and a good majority of Hershkowitz as Assistant Athletic pomted assistant director, Mr. Sarachek· , outlined a program of the wrestlmg team on Its way to Australia for the Olympics and with Director. Mr. Hershkowitz, pres "advancement of athletics" for the new fieldhouse not completely ready for the basketball ~uad . . . ently assistant coach of the Var Bowling Team Seen the 1956-19=57 season. _ pardon, a hit of Purim issue copy slipped in accident;lly. The entrance of the Varsity The general idea, thong~ is that little can be written about sity Basketball Team and coach As Possible .Result s~rts .now: for the resPeetive teams are just beginning ;to orga.nbe. of the Freshman Team, will take ~asketball Team into the newly This situation presents one very big advantage, for yon now have a Of Phys. Ed. Class formed Tri-State League high chance to arrange your social schedule with various athletic events over the post of assistant to Bowling has been added to the lights this year's expansion. The included. . the present director, Mr. Bernard As the basketball schedule shows, Yeshiva plays but eight games Physical Education program at League, consisting of nine col Sarachek. at home ( Central Needle Trades High School), this season. Without Yeshiva College. Professor Hur leges : Adelphi, Bridgeport, · Brook even mentioning that the Mites have a fine team this year, it suffices An alumnus of Yeshiva Uni .witz, chairman of the Physical lyn, Fairfield, Fairleigh Dickin to say that good attendance at these games will help provide the margin versity and the recepient of an Education Department, in an son, Hunter, Kings Point, Rider of victory. The complete schedule appears on this page. Plan now to M.A. in student relations from nouncing this new addition, stated and Yeshiva, ,will afford an op attend as many games as you can. that howling will be a gym portunity for the titlist' to enter Speaking about attendance, an immediate and abundant' attendance class which may be taken for a post-season tourney. . This is needed by the fencing squad-not only as spectators but as team physical education credit. achievement, coupled with Yes members. The fencing Varsity, which has lost but two matches in hiva's acceptance into the the ~t two years while winning twenty, will graduate at the end Bernard Sarachek, director of N. C. of this season. This includes the entire Varsity, which means that Athletics,, discussed the possibility A. A., points the way toward na all the positions will be filled by those who join the squad this of forming a Bowling Team. tional recognition of Yeshiva's year. Varsity Basketball Team. · Particularly, this is a plea to freshmen. No experience whatsoever This team could compete with is needed, and it is almost a prerequisite of Coach Tauher's that you the teams of the various colleges Committees Formed never have held a weapon before. The swimming requirement may be throughout the metropolitan area. The Association's activities will fulfilled at any time during your four college years: But it 1s im It was decided by Mr. Sara be directed this year by a nine perative that you join the fencing squad now. chek, that the eventual team man board consisting of members would be composed of those stu of the faculty and administr~tion It is also quite an honor to be a member of the fencing squad. . ' All you need is a knowledge of ~ whereabouts of the ~ the dents who attend the howling the Sports Editor of THE COM- ability to walk into it and see Coach Tauber and a "will to win." class. The rest will be handled by the coach. MENTATOR, the Athletic Manager • • • of the College and tfie President In the past four months, almost ev-eryone's effort has gone into Athletic Manager of Student Council. the completion of the new dormitory. It would be appreciated if one AffiJiated with the board are of the numerous maintenance men around here found a few minutes Marvin Hershkowitz Outlines Program two newly formed committees, the to replace the burnt-out bulbs in the gym. Their usefulness as light Intercollegiate Eligibility Awards Columbia, Mr. Hershkowitz will providers has long expired-one such bulb has been there in this For Coming Terms Committee and the Intramural condition for three years already. These lightless lights appear so now assume his second administra By Al Greenspan, Awards Committee. "The purpose lonely and so futile that it is down-right depressing. This atmosphere tive post at Yeshiva University. Athletic Manager of the Eligibility Committee," is certainly not conducive to proper participation in the various During his stay at Yeshiva, I would like to take this op Mr. Sarachek: declared, "will be activities. Also, you never can tell when a fencer will run his foil Marv set numerous scoring rec portunity to belatedly congra to establish standards for. . the through a student playing night basketball. tulate the outgoing Athletic Man ords and was the first Yeshiva awarding of letters, jacke~ and ager for his successful attempts trophies to Varsity members." player to score over one thousand in furthering student participation This will be in addition to the Enthusiasm Grips PaYln Pushers points during his college career. in and advancing a better school establishment, in cooperation with In 1951, he was elected forward spirit toward athletics at Yeshiva. the Office of the Deari, of mini- In Atte~pt to Recapture Glory on an All-City Team. I hope to continue the progress Prior to his appointment at of previous years and introduce By Artie Eidelman and Yehudi M. Felman innovations to the athletic -pro• Basketball Schedule Yeshiva, Mr. Hershk:owitz served 0, where are our masters, our band of students, determined not gram so that it will he a stronger Saturday, December 1 as a director of Youth Activities Pace ...... •.•.•.••...•...•••Home grand masters, our future world to be rooked, are attempting to and better one. Toeecla7, December 4 Klnars Point· .•...... ••..... Awa, champions? 0, where are our resuscitate the Chess Team. Led and Athletics in Je.wish Centers Since the job of athletic man Saturday, December 8 B'kl7n Poly ...•.....•...••• . Alfll7 chessmen whose exploits were by Charlie Patt '58, captain of m Illinois. ager concerns itself primarily with Tuesday, Deeember 11 intramurals, I would like to out Klnp Oolle,re ••.••..•..•.•.• Home recorded in the columns of THE the team, Louis Taubenblatt '58, Saturday, December 11 line my program for the coming St. :Franela •.....••...•.••••• Home Co:\1:MENTAToR's sport pages? president of the Chess Club, Mor EMPRESS THEATRE , Saturday, January l5 decai Koenigsberg '58, vice presi 181st STREET & AUDUBON AVE. year. The most popular sport in -~ Union ...••••.••.•.••. Home 0, where are our pawn pushers To.,,....,.., Janoar.,, 8 who mated such top colleges as dent, and J ack:.ie Fink:elstein '59, the intramural program has been Qulonlplac, ••.•.••••••••••••• • AWIIJ' Th.•Frl.•Sat. Oct. 18·20 basketball. Each Tuesday, two Saturday. January 19 N. Y. U., Columbia and Penn. secretary-treasurer, the group is Klna'a, Pa, ··················•A.wa.F class teams will compete. The Sunday, January 10 0, where are the multitude of en planning a year of new activities I'll Cry Tomorrow ~tao, Pa, ...•••••••••••• .Awa, -an~ first game will take place Tues Wednesday, January 30 · thusiasts who clamored for and and broad expansion. Hope is Fairfield ••••••••••••...•.•••. AWBJ' high for the re-entrance of Yes day, October 23, and will involve Saturda7, Februu7 I ' . were stalemated by the insur No Man's Woman Rotcera Newark •...•••.•••• •Home mountable COMMENTATOR chess hiva into intercollegiate competi the Freshman and Sophomore W ednetlday, Febnmry 8 Sun.-Mon .• Tus.•Wed. Oct. 21·24 Adelphi .•.••.•••••.• •.••.•••• A11'117 problems? 0, where are our tion and an inter-student tourna Classes. Saturday, Febnmry 9 JOAN CRAWFORD ~Jels-h Dlcldmon •••••••• . Home ment is scheduled. Change Eligibility Rules M 0Duay, Febnmry 11 boardmen who gained national re In In order that more students N. Y. State Maritime ...•.. . A.WQ cognition while under the coach Obviously, Yeshiva students, Saturda>'. February 18 Autumn Leaves will have a chance to participate, y~ :Enslneera ...... Dome ing of Grand Master Samuel refusing to he checkmated any · -an~ To.,,,....y, February 19 more, and no longer wishing to the rules of eligibility have been Bridgeport ...... A.1lfll1' Reshevsk:y? 0, where, o, where is He Laughed Last Saturday, February !3 our chess team ? be pawned, are swooping down changed somewhat. No varsity Queens ...... Home WedNwday, Febru&r7 n These reporters, determined to the ranks and files of Yeshiva Uni ballplayer may engage in the Honter .•...... •••...••.•... AW11J' PATRONIZE OUR program, and any person who has Saturday, March 2 unearth the truth about chess at versity recapturing the chess glory Brook17n ...... • ...... A11'117 Yeshiva, descended to the base of yesteryear. ADVERTISERS played one year of varsity ball ment of the Main Academic Cen and then has left the team must of ter to check the facts in THE Mutual Funds and All Forms of Insurance take a year's leave absence mum scholactic standards fot Var- COMMENTATOR'S morgue. Y. U. AlumnuJ from intramural basketball. sity members. The Intramural Discovers Chess History The fencing intramural is open Committee, headed by the Athletic \Vhile leafing through issues ISRAEL BILUS to anyone in the school. Varsity Manager, will coordinate all in- dating back to 1935, it was found Life Automobile Fire members, however, will be per- tramural events. that a full time flourishing chess ~~~ A"~~ mitted to use only those weapons Baffle Planned population once inhabited Yes Office Phone: OX 5-6262 Home Phone: TR 2-6459 ._which they do not use in inter- "However," . Mr. Sarachek hiva's halls. With the outbreak: of Room 800 - 112 W. 34 St. - N. Y. 1, N. Y. collegiate competition. added, "all our plans cannot ·ma- World War II all extra-curri Other sports on th~ list of in- terialize unless we have sufficient cular activities at Yeshiva were tramurals wi11 be ping pong, funds. In order to add to our curtailed ; chess fell by the way FASS' bowling and swimming. • ~ances," ,R,,e.d .. continued, "a side. The ad~nt of the post-:war Strlctly Kosher Dellcateasen and Restaurant The athletic program can only raffle campaf~,,will be launch~ LUNCH and · DINNER SERVED HUNGARIAN COOKING era, unfortunately, did not bring - Large Selactlon of Maal1 - · be successful through the interest this week. A 24-inch television set about the expected rejuvenation 70 Nagle Avenue (Next to New Y.M.11.A.) and . participation 0£ ' you, the : :will be first prize. As _an·· added of board activities. Extinction From Yeshlva.: Take Broadway Bus to Nagle Avenue or student. So let's all ~e out this ·•• incentive, we are ,awarding · ;a m.T .to Dyckman Street. walk 2 block& year, whether it be to root or to - twenty-five dollar .bond the · · seemed imminent. Open TIii 11:!0. Closed ·All Dey leturday unUI luaaat LOnalne f.fot to However, this year a small play. :sdler of. the.winning.ticket. _P_A_G_e_FO_u_R ______-~_· -----.. .. Pre· THE;::NT::R ins . -.•· . .- •·• . l'i ·•· •. .~ , ' [ h'. J.,•., /ttl~~Y"I~~iff t ;ttf !:f\ ~ · ~ ~~~~ I ,
Pre-Law Society Milton Tambor '59, Steven Will Study Misl,nO < yeshiva College .tud~~ ~~hl, wan~~~.f•~c1i,G]istr~z Jf ~~< .· Joseph Chervin '58, was elect- Riskin '60, and Chaim Charytan A preparatory class for: students Law School Adtm$ion Test ~ust,apphr at I~~'. 01:1~ month befo~e ·th,~;t _ < ed President of the Pre-Law So '60, were elected· president, man who are not qualified to enter test date. · The•-tests will' be· ·adm:iri,ister'e
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