Balboa High School - Zonian Yearbook (Balboa, Canal Zone Panama)

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THE ZONIAN AT SUNSET f'S.,,.i.:,7.z....r ...,.. ...g,,,,... 3 If lid' pleafanl fo loll on a bench under fhe palrnm and wafch the evening cloudf form rank on rank againtrl the wewlering Jun. Such gorgeoum colora- pinler ana' blue.r merging bit bg bit info vivid flame ana' gold! Soon lhe ,rlcg will be all grag and cold in nighl, but jimi for zfhefe few briqt momenir memory i.r fouched wilh iz Joff glow, like gonder hilla. Imagelr form. dnimala' and birafr, grolewque and weird, burn' fhrough ihe clouda' only fo dimrolve in mimi. Here lhe cloudw are piling up info aforlremr wifh arching .rally-porl. Gray rnafonrg and arching floor? If mlghf be- Balboa High School! W People are moving about. Five of them come laughing and talking together down a corridor. They're presidents, class-presidents: Virginia Hughes and lack Brown of the freshmen, Walter Iudson, leader of the sophomore class, Stanwood Specht of the juniorsg and Grattan lVlcGroarty. Other students crowd in, among them freshmen with full heads of hairl People crowd into the assembly. The first junior-senior assembly it is, and early in October. Mr. Spalding is speaking. He asks the students, YVhy are you in high school? What are you going to do now that you're here? He introduces another, Mr. Miller, who explains the sports program. It keeps forming and reforming, this fortress. It is like a dream, more suggestive than real. Faint outlines suggest fantastic activities. Here, for instance, are seniors, yes, seniors, with worn appearance. They are leaping and running like hurdlers, but with books in hand. There one vaults an obstacle, his only pole a pencil. The nimbler athletes, their trials over, chat with worried-looking juniors and point f0W3I'd HIC 'fha loorznfs of Mase fresh- V men of hbfyililhlllk of ' fhem f f .-swf, fllfzrzmaznf Save my Clulell J? ., 53 W, W fi t 4. A5 1.3 QW 23905 li ,.... . ,sf .

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if l I THE ZONIAN HANDS By MARY MARGARET MC CORMACK Fluttering hands-A l . Toying with everything within their reach, y Disclosing secrets never told by tongue. Q Tragic handsl Students' hands- i So roughly cut and sternly made, it Yet holding within their clutch knowledge , Of all menl l y Artists' hands- I t Tapering Hngers, and S6I1S1t1VCQ 5, Outwardly calm but inwardly hiding V Strange passionsl 1 i Hands- I M Truly, the second man loves to love' ill 1 1, i PEOPLE lf By MILDRED MAKIBBIN One man says, It's a damned life'l Another man says, Life is greatln its A l While the first man-loves to hate. l V l i, ,i ,z 1 DEP1-zEss1oN's CHILD , By MARGARET ALLEY y These times are getting tough, they say, M And obs are getting rare-og l Can't step out and act so gay Porque no tengo dinero. ti And, too, I find I can't go far i' To shop for clothes to wear-og : Depress1on's hit me pretty hard, I Porque no tengo dinero. 5 1 A gay young lass I used to beg 4 I loved a jolly tear4o, L New clothes and parties? Not for me, ' Porque no tengo dinero. Iii and 44 agaim p1'nk.r and gl night, Ar foul Inu weird, mziri. with a Graz Balbcu Peo la ughi They' Hugh: Iudso: Spech Other with ti Peo j unior M r. S YVhy going anothi- progra It 1+ It is Faint for ina appea hurdle: vaults Himblu worries

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THE ZONIAN How was old 'Panama ww? I Ht Q Morgan Bfldgq, Fqrtygvi ll U F l course with warning gestures. Earthbound souls forlornly leap and fall, return with dejected step to leap and fall again. EfAgain the picture changes. The assembly stage is the setting for this one. The stage is equipped with curtains! lmprovement or not to dramatics, they add to life's uncertainties. The Zappi and Salterio twins form opposing teams in a game of hide-and-seek. Iimnfie Olive is the referee. Gthers join in the game. The participants change every period. Now it's Ernest Erickson Behind That Curtainng again it's Billy French. Here's a cloud-plate piled high with good things to eat. It brings to mind the senior luncheon in early November. Helene Hudson reads the bill of fare in class meeting-weenies, rolls, sand- wiches, doughnuts, potato salad, cake, candy, pop. VVhat, no beans? No beans! I The committee is determined. So are Kunkel, M alone, Georgiana, and Sadie. VVe want beansl We want beanslu No beans! An appeal to Mr. Lee. Ts the committee grow- ing faint? 0rderl Orderl The meeting is adjournedln No beans. But the luncheon goes off well, save for the fact that it's hot for dancing. Afterward, the galley slaves remove shoes and extra garments in order to wash the dishes in comfort. Tskl Tskl Now the junior luncheon. The weather man is no more considerate of them than of the seniors. No matter: the affair is well patronized, .though there is no room, sitting or standing, along the balustrades. The guests adopt Turkish manners. Or is it Chinese to sit cross-legged on the floor? , After Open House Day comes the freshman luncheon. The lowly ones furnish food and the seniors offer advice. Advice that is accepted, too. In spite of the seniors, the luncheon is a success. The junior high school, like the small boy in the kitchen, is served downstairs. P icfz .rkipp fr The spirit, now fa The spirit! much? Worth? Pres4 VVe are True, 1 The partnei Future to this The occurs with th one ree from ti the eve Com even ts. oppone and-wt Texas, to the better ' Whil Christi memor. The ness cu onlooka things pano- tion t debate ta tion in cor