Alexander Hamilton Middle School - Warrior Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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I N I N .aw ww ,. ,,,. 1 1 ,: . A'A1f '1 l r y CRATER or M0-UNT DUMPO vlWioLu'tt gttiqmpo fBy Clfword Jonesl HE tropical sun had just begun to peep over the horizon, and the bright col- ored birds had started their merry songs. Down at the bottom of the volcanic Mountain Dumpo, in the central part of the Island of Sumatra, were five Americans and several natives starting on the trip to the crater. They hiked about an hour through the quinine plantation which lies at the foot of this mountain. Later they entered the vir- gin jungles which had trees almost two hundred feet high. They were following a small path through the underbrush, and on either side of the path were beautiful flowers of every description. In the distance they could hear the call of the orangutan as they played among the tree tops. The trail grew steeper as they trudged on, and they were forced to rest many times. Thirty-six Finally they reached the half Way place. Here they rested and had lunch: they carved their names on some nearby trees where were carved the names of all the other people who had ever climbed the mountain. When they started, they noticed that the trees were getting smaller and the air colder, Now they began to see many tracks of Mountain goats, and a few small birds: all other animal life had disappeared. On they Went until they were almost exhausted, butat length they reached the top of the mountain. Here they were disappointed in finding that they had to go down a valley and up another slope to reach the crater. When they reached the crater they were very near exhaustion, but they were thrilled by the sight they saw. There was agreat basin filled with what seemed to be green bubbling water. As the white clouds came floating over the basin, they sank down into the crater to pay it a visit. On the rim of lContinued on page Thirty-eightj .X ... . .M . . . -x-- ..t. - . --H Rm Fx.--xsxy -A wx -V N -w-rx: v . x,c?--- -V --- x sz,---1 e N Si.-A : we yy'-vw --X xxx?-Q -it 3 B.-s 'QA - aww is xr Ni -Sf-A KX we mekkxx Q-X.-s-Qs is xi.-1:::ekX N QXQQNX Q:QxXX XWA-gssx X-Q-Nm AX News-'N XQQNSXQW AX 9e'eB:?E:sXX Sei'-idle Qs:.sss:1xss ssstsied SS.2.:rS2S5.EXbXsSJQ1i5gilv.5

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l r 1 ' A'--: ,.., -4 1 1 .',A ,,,,,,,,,., i The lslcincl of Qtuyctccto fBy Ted Meecej N a trip to Venezuela, South America, that I made with my parents, we stopped at a very picturesque and interestimg island, the island of- Curacao. This island is one of the Dutch West Indies Islands and is situated just off the South American coast. It is a very small island but it has a very fine port, Port Willemstad. Ships from all over the world come there to trade. We learned many things while we were there and one of the most interestingis the fact that Curacao is a free port, .that is, anything may be imported or exported into or out of that port 'without the charge of duties on the article, and for that reason certain goods may be bought there for one fourth of the price that you would have to pay in the United States. One of the most unique things in Cur- acao is their bridgeg instead of one of the engineering marvels of today they have a little wooden pontoon bridge, and in order to let the ships enter the port, at one end there is a small steam engine on one of the pontoons. This engine drives a propeller and this forces the bridge to swing in a large circle so that the ships can pass through. This is a toll bridge and the cost of walking across with your shoes on, is two cents, while if you walk across with your shoes off, the cost is only one cent. The reason for this is that the Wear and tear on the bridge is greater with your shoes on and so the extra penny is charged to cover it. The first thing we noticed when we Thirty-seven N'N X is X ' N N 5 ' .- - . t 's f x f j. ,S ' NX 353' X- dbx rs' XXX, N 'S N :Rfk K if SX: KSN i mix Q -.X Q . Ci SSX Q Q 1 QNX is Nas . l N xx s N