Alice Deal Middle School - Square Deal Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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SQUARE DEAL 3 treasurer, Ted Bowers. Ann Griesbauer was president of the Dramatic Club and Philip Donaldson was vice-presi- dent. Peggy Appleman was president of the Host and Hostess Club and Anson Biggs was president of the Red Cross Committee. The Shakespearean play, As You Like lt, was presented by some of our graduates. Fourteen pupils were on the stage crewg thirteen were on the honor roll g nineteen received their first letter, eleven their second 3 and Dot Shelton, Doris Randall, and Douglas Spencer re- ceived their third letters. So you see, my dear XNats0n, we had a very good graduating class without any murders or serious accidents.-Dorofliy Parc DBI. FUZZBOX AND HIS NEW ACQUAINTANCE Something's going to happen. Don't ask me what be- cause I haven't the faintest idea. Oh-oh, here it comes! I knew it! Another cat! Imagine that! QAha, going on in the lines of a poet. Pretty good if I do say so myself.j l'I,11l, better put up my stitfest front and act fierce, or that crazy kitten'll think he can put something over on me. Meow-w-w-w. In Cat language that means, You'd bet- ter watch your step. J Huh! The little shrimp doesn't pay any attention to mc. Humph. Tsk-tsk-tsk, what can we do about it? I'll show him how fierce I can be. Meow-w-w-w-w. There, that ought to scare him. Why, he doesn't even notice. Now, where's that stupid kitten going? VVell, would you look at that? First he dares to come in my house, and now he is drinking out of my special bowl. Tsk-tsk-tsk. Say, it looks as if he is going to light me. Owl My tail! Hey, don't do that. Don't you know you're scratching my nose? Oh! oh, I've just discovered lilll needed lip- stairs now. Goodbye. Thank goodness, he's too small to go up steps. Ah! Safe under the bed at last. I only came up here because the light hurt my eyes. Oh, no, I didn't run away from him. Vllhy, I think I'll go down there right now and show him what stuff we Fuzzboxes are made of. llleowl That's my battle cry. On second thought, I be- lieve l won't. l might lun't him. VVell, l'll settle with him tomorrow. For the present I think 1'll go . . . to. . . sleep.-Kaffe Rutherford, SA2. HOT DOGS AND ICE CREAM The electric clock ticks, Click, click,'l and sets off the I2 180 bell. The teacher calls, Class excused l There is a rush and if you were standing against the corridor wall opposite the room you would see all the doors Hing open and a class of children rush out. ON e don't think the teachers rush, but we'll bet they are plenty glad when the bell rings.j You would probably hear this: 'fHey, buddy, come back and walk g one step at a timeg quit hghtingf' These phrases all go to make the joy of a traffic boy's duty. After about ten minutes you walk down the noiseless hall. You pass by the teachers' lunchroom, whence issue sounds of laughter and chatter. Next you come to the pupils' lunchroom. If you have a weak heart or are very nervous don't go there. Several hundred other children are making a deafening noise talk- ing and eating. lf when opening your lunch bag you find that you have a sandwich you don't like you immediately olfer to trade it with some one for a kind you do like. lflaving done this, you begin to discuss the person at the next table, about such details as whether you like the way she has her hair fixed or not. Wlhen you have finished giv- ing her the once over you suddenly realize that you have been waving a piece of cake in the air during your criti- cism. XVhen you have eaten this choice tidbit your in- terest is at once attracted to the baseball diamond, where the boys are having a game. Meanwhile the books are having recess in the lockers, gloomily reflecting on how they have been treated during the morning. Did you notice, says the Latin book to the English-in- Action, how cruelly 1ny mistress treated 1116 during the third period this morning? NVhy, you'd almost think that she didn't love every page in me, particularly the ones that contain verbs. Yes, replies the English-in-Action, l've noticed how she treats you. I should think she would favor you because she spends so much of her time with you. W'ell, I guess she doesn't realize that if it weren't for us her time in school would be useless. How dumb pupils are! chorus all the books in unison. Then the 12:-L5 bell rings and all the books put on their afternoon sliiiles.-A115011 Biggs, SJB1, Virginia Howard, 9131, llifargarzft Linscl, SJB1.

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2 ALICE DEAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WELCOME SPEECH On behalf of the graduating class of 1935, I extend to you, our loving parents, many friends, and loyal teachers a most hearty welcome. lille are proud and happy to have you with us today. To our parents, whose love and constant aid has made possible this happy day, we give our hearts' dearest greeting. As we stand here, all exicted over our new im- portance tfor in a few minutes we'll be real live gradu- atesj, we realize how much we owe to your constant urg- ing to get your home work done. lNe also realize how hard it was for you to turn down our pleas Let nie go to the movies just this onceg the teachers won't know if I don't do 1ny home work. Gratefully remembering this we promise to try to prove worthy of your love and con- fidence. Friends, we have an extra warm greeting for you also. For today we are able to show you our achievements through the past three years. XYe hope you will enjoy our exercises and the program provided for you here. Our hearts today are full of gratitude for the many fine teachers who have helped us over the rough spots, to the end that we emerge graduates of the Alice Deal junior 1-ligh School. Miss Backus was our first principalg and for two years she guided us wisely and well. VV hen she left she took with her our love and admiration--leaving such a vacant spot. Then Mrs. Merritt took us in hand and under her splendid leadership we arrived at our great goal-graduation. Our younger brothers and sisters we also welcome. llihen you get where we are you will have many tempta- tions such as the circus, the competitive drill, and the open- ing games. But it is always better to avoid them. The teachers will approve of you and your records will im- prove when you can resist temptations. And in your secret heart you will be happier. VVe are so glad that the SDA classes were permitted to attend our graduation today. To them we give the Torch. For they are to have the privilege we now give up-that of a senior class. Wfith this honor goes a great responsi- bility-always to keep the standard of our school high. It is not always easy-nothing worth while is ever easy-yet we are confident they will carry on for the glory of Alice Deal. lrVhether you are a parent, teacher, 9A Dealite, young brother, baby or friend we are glad to have you.--Jean Ezfclyn Stoner, 9133. CLASS OF THIRTY-FIVE Xlfhy, my dear VVatsonl Of course we had no murders in our junior high school course. .l'll admit though that plenty of unexpected and exciting things happened. Did you know, Vllatson, that Charlotte Anderson received her first letter when in 7A? Then, too, you probably didn't realize we had nine pupils who made the honor roll. Nor did you know that Catherine Hickey held the tennis champ- ionship in both TA and TB. In TB we had eight honor roll pupils and seven getting their first letters. Surely you remember our giving The Courtship of Miles Standish during this term. lVatson, I'll have you know that although we only had five honor roll students in SA we had fifteen students re- ceiving their first letters and four their second. During this term jean Galleher won the annual spelling match. In SB we had sixteen honor bright pupils. What do you think of that? But that isn't all because we had twenty- two receiving their tirst letters, three their second and Rosamond Griggs, .lulian Lorenz, and Martha Milburn their third. Your simple deductions are all wrong, Watson, because Bob Harlan didn't try to murder Billy Higgins for de- feating him in office. lnstead he satisfied himself with captaincy of the Traffic Force. Catherine Hickey, our pride and beauty. was elected Secretary of Student Coun- cil. The SlAl and SHX2 girls presented Our Cousin from Sweden. The cast included Peggy Appleman, Virginia lloward, Mercedes Boyle, Catherine Hickey, Anneth Schipiro, Mildred Bladen, and jean Galleher. The Christ- mas play was given by our students. Don't tell me you didn't hear about Catherine Hickey being the first girl trafiic ofiicer Deal has ever had? VVhy, she eve11 kept her position through QB. So you deduct that our graduates held high ofiices i11 HB? Vlfell. you're right there, because Bob Harlan was president of Student Council, joe Sullivan, vice-presi- dent and Tom-Ed Hicks was captain of the Traffic Force. Our class officers were: President, julias Kaiserg vice- president, Henry Mosesg secretary, Laura Hastingsg and

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4 ALICE DEAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL THE SQUARE DEAL THE STAFF: June, 1935 Editors: Lloyd Harrison, Chairman, Bobby Bollinger, Harry Brogden, Morris Fitzgerald, Jocelyn Fleming, Mary Graves, Anne Griesbauer, jack Hoyt, julian Lorenz, Martha Milburn, Virginia Smith. Adverfi.riug: Carl Johnson, Mrs. Streng. Faculty fiidi-'I.SOI'Z Mrs. Lumsden. THE HUMAN ELEMENT OF TRAFFIC ls there any human interest in the seething mass below, . Can you see a human tale of ecstasy or woe? There are many if uncovered by the prying eyes above, Tales of heartbreak, worry, mischief, a11d, above all, tales of love. In the clashing sound of lIO1'l1S a11d brakes the traffic stops and wheels, But over all the clamor thcre's a pall each watcher feels, 'l'here's a mingling of desperation, apprehension, doubt and fear, But emotions all are different, each inside its bounded sphere. -George Rvylloildx, SBS. A TREE I am an oak tree large Zllltl broad, As people pass along the road, I give them shade Zllld watch their load, On countryside. IV hen men are having sport and games, The people sit along my limbs, And all the children praise who wins, On countryside. A heavy man once sat in me, And said, I came the games to sce.', But then he sat and talked to me, On countryside. -Vidar Hobbs. EDISON In my opinion, Thomas Alva Edison did more to ad- vance the progress of the United States during his eighty- four years than any other American. His twenty-tive hun- dred patents in the Patent Office show this. He perfected scores of devices for warships and destructive instruments to help the navy during the World War. Beginning with a chemical set at ten years of age and ending with a large laboratory and scores of assistants at Orange, New Jer- sey, he shows how strong his perseverance was. VVhenever I see a candy wrapper of wax paper, an airplane camou- Iiaged with smoke, or look at a telegraph instrument and note the number of contrivances new in the last Fifty years, .l think of Edisoifs great inventive genius. 1 have taken him as my model. Vtihenever I get dis- couraged experimenting with lenses, gravitation, electricity or other branches of physics, I remember, as an inspira- tion, the perseverance of Thomas Alva EKHSOII.-Cl1lll'l!?5 Rodgers, 9A4. CRAZY PEOPLE School days, school days, Silly girls and fools' days l l have been laughing so hard all day that my sister has decided to give me a padded cell, But I have a reason for laughing. It just struck me today how funny we Alice Dealers are. There is the girl who is always worry- ing about her looks, powdering her nose and putting on lipstick during classes. Then there is the person who always forgets to do his homework and has a hard time borrowing someone else's or thinking up an excuse. VVe all sympathize with the poetic looking boy whose thoughts at spring always turn to those of love. VVe wonder at the girl who always buys a bag of potato-chips and a ehoc-cow every day for lunch. Theres the boy who always brings up baseball, even when the history teacher is explaining an assignment and some of us are made furi- ous by a boy who is conceited because the girls think he is handsome. Sometimes a lazy fellow goes to sleep, only to iind at the end of the period that he doesn't know the homework or the boy in back of him has tied him to his rhair. But the traflic oliicer who tells me 110t to whistle in the halls and then skips steps to his favorite tune makes me maddest. All right, give me a padded cell, but I still think I have plenty to laugh at !--Annu H orn, 9A4.