Richmond Hill High School - Archway / Dome Yearbook (Richmond Hill, NY)

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ON PARLE ANGLAIS E E MARGARET OSWALD, '34 Oh, how often have we heard the lament of the studentg how difficult is the process of learning a foreign language, of enriching our capacities in another tongue. True, it is an achievement to master the beautiful French, but, have you stopped to consider the obsta- cles that would trip Pierre Louis de Bergerac in an attempt to learn our own mother tongue, not in a school in sunny France, but even in our own dear country? Let us localize a bit more, New York City. Pierre has friends in the city who obligingly take him to witness our national pastime at the Yankee Stadium. Come on, you old Bambino, sock 'at apple on the nose! Poor Pierre. Heretofore, to his limited knowledge, an apple was a fruit, to be eaten, and as for a nose-surely the man was joking! - Pierre's friends take him to a prize fight. Yah, Yah, watch the big palooka take a nose-dive! c'mon, sock the big apple on the button! Pierre is now engulfed in a fog. Palooka? Nose-dive? Apple? Mon Dieu, the apple now has a button! Pierre's friends know he'll enjoy the movies. What's playing? Paul Muni in Scarface ? Fine, a four-star picture. Now listen, Mug, yer in a tight spot,l see? Here's a cuppla grand, and snow AMSCRAYP' Befuddled, enveloped in uncertainty, Pierre is shooed off to a party at which he meets the intelligentsia. Having such a keen discemment of life, it is necessary that their sorrows be drowned, or at least thoroughly doused in the native spirits of joy. Their lan- guage is quite unintelligible even to Pierre's friends. It is seven o'clock the next evening, or any evening, and Pierre seeks enlightenment in the radio. Ahwah, awah, dis year population propolition sho am intri- cated. First, dey asks you youh senses. Den dey checks and double checks and re-double checks youh. Man, ah's regustedl Poor Pierre! 4 SNOWFLAKES They are all bits of elfin laughter Which floated from their world to ours, . But they froze when they reached our colder air Into beautiful, fragile flowers. Annette Lucille Basquin, '34 Pae22 'THE SENIOR DOME

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class had sent him to Miss Leete, for he was always rather lenient with them. An attempt was better than nothing, so he repeated an excuse that had been made to him once. I've heard that before, said Miss Leete, and desiring further information, Mr. Hopkins said, What of it? - Grant it, said Mr. Andrews, but Miss Leete had heard too much. Enough detentions were given that entire group to give them time to think up some original excuses. Someone started to protest, but Dr. Schmidt said, Quiet down, boy, and the hint was taken. Goes in one ear and out the other, said Mr. Robinson, but when it came his turn he said, By Gosh! Oh pifHe! My stars and Confound it! all at once. A very musical Ooooooh! was Miss Dithridge's contribution, while Miss McDowell went, Hmmmmm. V So it went throughout the day. Mr. Finnegan returned to his room and immediately ordered, Fermez les livres! Miss Manfred reminded them as soon as she entered the door, This is a SPANISH class. Now I once knew a girl--, were the first words of Mr. Abrams, on his return. ' Miss Falvey had forgotten the little cherubs for the moment, and called her class little boneheads instead. Mrs. Walter wanted her class to feel at home, so she opened the door and immediately said, For tomorrow--. Mrs. Bryant became quite impatient telling her class, to Ex- plode on their 'Ts' . Never again will Richmond Hill attempt to demand prompt- ness in such a manner. Students will just have to suffer by missing their work when a teacher is late. - And I shall fling My banners unfurled And a feeble voice To a skeptical world. U H n an H 'rl-1: szruon nom: g Pagezi

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COOK'S GUIDE TO RICHMOND HILL CAPE OF GOOD HOPE-half minute before the bell. GREAT NORTH WOODS-Forest Park. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE-Modern Language Office. ROCK OF GIBRALTAR+Grade Adviser's Office. HALL OF FAME-Senior Dome. MOUNT VESUVIUS-Miss Leete's Office: DEAD SEA-Swimming Pool. NO MAN'S LAND-Girls' Locker Room. BRONX ZOO-P. T. CLASSES. NORTH POLE-Music Practice Room. CANARY ISLANDS-Room 422. . BLARNEY STONE+Speech Department. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM-Art Rooms. SING SING-Detention Room. THE NARROWS-65 per cent. on Report Cards. WATERLOO-Regents Week. ARCTIC CIRCLE-Around certain numbers on report cards. MOUNT EVEREST-At home. BRIDGE OF SIGHS-Threshold between anti-room and Mr. Dann's Office. PLYMOUTH ROCK--Annex 56. . COLOGNE-Chemistry Lab. BAD LANDS-Corridors around Cologne. EQUATOR-Boiler Room. 2 u Q. IRISH FREE STATE-Mr. Donne1ly's Class. AFRICAN JUNGLE-Main Building--your first time in it. SOCIETY ISLANDS-Pub Office. CONEY ISLAND-G. O. Convention. GREECE-Cafeteria. ' BANK OF UNITED STATES-Where Mr. Meehan usually is. LEANING TOWER OF PISA-Conditional Seniors. SCOTLAND YARD-Mr. Atwater's Office. PIKE'S PEAK-Platform of Hazen Hall with diploma in your hand. ROME-Room 205. ISLAND OF LOST SOULS-Economics Class. LAKE SUPERIOR-Senior Arista. NICE-Miss Read. I BERING STRAIT-towards graduation. THE SENIOR 1D0ME Page23