Forest Hills High School - Forester Yearbook (Forest Hills, NY)

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she looks at me. You know where Dr. Brandweinys ofiice is? I nod muteiy. HVVe finaiiy arrive at the door of the Park School office. Dr. Brandwein is seated ioehind his desk near the window, gazing over a portfolio of top miiitary secrets. Although he has regained some of his composure, Mr. OyReiiIy is stiii a iittie pink behind the ears. 'Thank you, you dear, dear iooy., HI iean against the doorway, peering toward the museum and listening. H Tm O,Reiiiy from the New York Times. fm here for that interview., H 'Oh, yes. Vveii, I haven,t much time to speak with you, Mr. O,Reiiiy. I have to make a very important telephone caii to Washington. However, Hi arrange to have Richard Lewontin sent here, and you may ask him any questions., HHe sees me leaning against the doorway. 'Write out a pass for Richard Lewontin to he sent here immediately., nlnside my iorain there is a Hash of lightning, and a ciap of thunder, followed hy a phase of genuine inspirationi HI write out the Pass okay. Qniy I don't write it out for Richard Lewontin, Forest Hiiis' contrihution to the Atomic age: I write it out for Godfrey Dentz, ace shot-putter of the track squad. Uwieanwhiie, Dr. Brandwein is talking. ' . . . so you see the entire school is working on a scientific hasis. On this Hoor we have the Nature Museum and the Biology iahoratory. You know, Mr. OyReiiiy, a great deai of the preliminary work on the atom homh was conducted in our iahoratory. Aiso we have a competent detachment of freshmen wheeling the hand-trucks iaden with experimental equip- ment. None of these hit-and-run drivers. No, siri All of our operators have licenses signifying the completion of a ten-week course in the mechanics and maintenance of the hand-truck. They have heen trained to move a 28-inch truck through 50-inch doorways, which is quite an accomplishment, even for a sophomore. Our staff . . ., 'Standing outside the office, I think I see Godfrey Dentz turning the corner behind the swinging doors, down near Wir. Sussman,s room. I take a couple of deep breaths, giving the impression lyve heen running up the stairs. Then I stick my head in the doorway. H 'Washington caiied the General Uffice, Dr. Brandwein. They want you to cali hack immediately. They said something ahout 0peration Crossroads? Urgent., u0'Reiiiy seems to recognize me and grins disdainfuiiy H 'I'lI have to ieave you, Mr. O'Reiiiy. Vvait right here. H611 . . . he . . . here - . . 3 ...rn...just...a...m1nute... HDL Brandwein is already racing down the stairs. UO,Reiiiy sits gazing out the window, watching the Gym ciass out on the field. Godfrey Dentz iumhers into the room, smiiing at me. I whisper in his ear. KHe,s a reporter. Wants to interview you., UHe Hexes his arm muscles, sticks out his chest and sits down hehind Dr. Brandwein,s desk. 'You wanta see me? Huh? u0'Reiiiy gives him the crooked smile, too. U 'Teil me Mr. Dentz, what do you think of the new isotron, the eiectro- magnetic mass separator using an extended source of ions, in contrast to the siit sources used in ordinary mass spectrographs 7 Hcvodfrey throws a pleading iook in my direction. I shrug my shoulders. God- frey ciears his throat and says very impressively, Kcertainiy, Mr. O,Reiiiy.'

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Hl'lere,s another funny incident that happened to me only a few weeks ago. lxflayloe l shoulclnyt he telle ing you this storyg l don,t think Dr. Brandwein would approve if he knew l was making the facts pulolic without his permission. However, since l have already loeen accepted loy Queens College, l don't think another anecdotal card will make any difference in my plans for graduation. Therefore, l will loegin my narration. in-lihe hell resounds through the louilcling, ending the third period. lVlrs. Sutterlin 'finishes her sentence and loeckons us toward the door. l pack my economics hook under my arm, smile pleasantly as l pass her desk and DR. P. BRANDVVEIN hurry out of the room. The corridor is filled with students-a huge, hungry crowd-moving toward the lunchroom. 'Slowly l make my way toward the Boys, Gym, and just as l am passing through the main lololimy, a small dwartish-looking man steps out from behind the hulletin hoard and raps me on the shoulder. H Tm a reporter from the New York Times., Oh, really? U KNO, 0'Reilly., i ul pause, not knowing whether to laugh or grimace. Kvvhat can l do for you? H sl have an appointment for an interview with Dr. Branclwein at . . .' He glances at his wristwatch. C. . . in about ten minutes. Could you please take me to his olzlziceff nO,Reilly looks at me hard, with small heady eyes. 'VVell, first you'll have to get a visitorys Pass in the General Utliice. Thats right around the corner. Follow me., '4 escort him into the Gen- eral Gfliice. As l open the GRADE ADVISERS cloor, the period loell rings. lVliss Braun is checking some papers at the desk. 'Yes?' U0'Reilly steps forward. 'l have an appointment for an interview with Dr. Brand- Wein. This young hoy . . . , He waves vaguely in my direction. ' . . . tells me l need a Visitor's Pass., H'l'lere you are, sir., She hands Him the pass- Then MRS, M. PRATT MRS. A. KOELSCH

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miiiuis batties him temporariiy, but be bas anolber question. Swhat about Fermiis Woric Witb U-2557 miibis time Godfrey doesnyt even ilesitate. KA two ilundred and tifiirty-five pound weigimt is icinda ileavy . . . but be ougilta be abie to timrow for time distance., SKQ'Reiiiy is siliiting uneasiiy in i1iS ciiair. KiVir. Dentz, Dr. Brandwein teiis me you do better tilan anybody in the scbooi., 'HTi1at's rigbt., Godfrey puts on a big smiie. 'Before i ilurt my icnee I used to be abie to do thirty-six feet., A 'Oh reaiiyft' H KNO, originaiiy., ucvodirey breaics into iiystericai iaugiiter, i aimost fait oft my ctiair and O'Reiiiy turns red in time face again. Wi-iianic you tor your very interesting inter- view, iVir. Dentz. And when you see Dr. Branciwein. piease convey my regrets tor taicing up so mucb of bis vaiuaioie time., uHe stomps out of time ottice, burning iiice a iobster. uperixaps i do ieei an occasionai twinge of pain in my conscience widen i tbinic about O'Reiiiy, but itis never serious enougix to caii a doctorf, AND NOW ? For four iong years weive sweateci, Weirle toiled until the bell '- Yet Harvard cloesnit want us, Ancl neither does Cornell. Although we've boned and iiustiecl, Anct worked from nine to three, Chicago keeps refusing, And so does U.S.C. Northwestern piainty scorns us, Wisconsin just says no. Kentucky says, Htry iaterf, Anct so does idaho. Away, fond dreams of college, it seems tiiat learning wills That next year fate will find us, Post gracls at Forest Hills. it seems it was but yesterday i came ilere iiice a jester gay. i biitimeiy tripped tbrougil term and term Escaping education's germ. But now ive reached tire 'tinisir iine, Stiii bead above the foaming brine, I came upon a tbougbt so ilugez it's Startling bow oid Tempus Fugitsi