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

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s 1 6 ALICE DEAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL A Boarder at Bloomsbury Square The morning sun was just peeping above the clouds, flooding the sky with a. glorious pink hue, but Miss Skintlint woke in a disgruntled mood. After frantically ringing the bell by her bed a11d screaming for the maid tllltl. receiving no answer, she proceeded to throw objects within her reach to the floor to attract. the attention of anyone who might be in the room below. Finally, the maid came. You called, Miss Skintli11t?'i she asked, coming to the old woman's side. Did I call, you idiot? Of course I calledj' was the curt reply. 'ilvllilll did you wish, ma'am'?'i i'Wish1' I wish to get up. You know how ill I am. You know I can't move an inch, and yet you take advantage of me every time. Miss Skinfiint was one of the boarders of Mrs. l'ennycherry's house, Forty-eight Bloomsbury Square. She was a middle-aged woman who gave the appear- ances of E111 invalid. It was rumored that she had been seen walking and helping herself as any normal being would, though she always demanded much assistance from both Mrs. l'ennycherry and the maid. 75 -Betty .lfct'ormuck-, SJA3. Dominic .I iirst saw Dominic, the organ grinder, in front of my house. He was the shabbiest. looking human being I' had ever seen. On his head he wore an old. faded, red bandanna. splotched with blue. He sadly needed a haircut, for his long shaggy locksldrooped over his ears almost to his small squiniing eyes which looked like shining pin heads. l'nderneath his pug nose he had an old-fashioned, walrus mustache that hung over his mouth like water going over a fall. He was an ardent tobacco chewer and I have never seen a man spit quids more accurately than Dominic. He wore an aged, soiled shirt that once might have been white, and ragged pants that wore a red and blue patch on the seat. The music from his organ sounded like a duet ot a. dying cow and a wolf howling at the moon. lf it had not been for Joe, his monkey. which amused all of ns by his clever antics, lf doubt that Dominic would ever have made any money. -Dcmficl Klmykel, 9154. ln My Trip To Canada was my very best trip. I packed and packed my biggest grip. All my things I put by the door, For we would start at half past tour. Niagara Falls we reached at nine, First of all we went to dine. A dame we asked a room to keep, So we could get some rest and sleep. The American Falls were such a thrill, Across the border t'was better still. The Canadian side was bright with hue, llihile the American Falls shone red, white and blue. Homeward bound was our next thought, For we had wasted. spent and bought. Tired and weary we longed for home, And what looked best was the Capitol Dome. -Charlotte Brown-, 7A4. Prompt Delivery The train was going at a. terrific rate of speed. It had to go fast because it was already one hour late. The fireman put in some more coal. One, two, three times he put it in. The train leaped forward with a new burst of speed. Relieved, the engineer saw the station. The train was on time. Almost every day engineers, firemen, and brakemen risk their lives to get your mail delivered promptly. -Jean H611-vcy. TA2. A Narrow Escape Vifhen I was about tive years old. I went to a little pond called Caesar Pond. Rover, my water spaniel. tagged along with ns. as we started to wade. Sud- denly three neighborhood boys came and startedto bother ns by fighting. One of them, about tifteen years old, picked me up and started to throw me in the deepest part of the pond. Just then Rover, who was watching. leaped up at the boy. He dropped me and disappeared rapidly. iWho says dogs areu't ll1illl,S best f1'ie dSf' -.if-chase .4.tlcirns, mi.

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2- 1 SQUARE DEAL 5 Pity the Newsboy The newsboy has his troubles. Rain or shine he trudges over his route leaving a. paper here and there. No matter what the weather. he is expected to be prompt making his deliveries. Half the time when he tries to collect for the paper he is told. Come back tomorrow. I haven't any change tonight, as though he had no bill to pay. If the paper is wet, torn. or late he receives a complaintF' ln apartment houses there is always one person who claims he has not re- ceived his paper or has some other complaint to make and takes out two or three cents to pay for the paper he did not receive. Woe is the life of a newsboy! It certainly is not for me. -Tom. K-inmrmon.. 9131. Green Eyes On -a. bleak winter night in New England. Sarah sat by the fireplace gazing into the tire. A few min- utes before. her parents had departed. leaving her in charge of the baby asleep upstairs. As the evening passed, llltllly weird thoughts of the Salem witches with glaring green eyes and clawing fingers dashed through her n1i11d. Suddenly the bahyis cry broke the stillness. Run- ning up the long, dark stairs she finally reached the baby's door. From the room came the sound of scratch' ing and clawing. lVith a push the door iiew open to reveal gleaming green eyes that sprang at her from the darkness. Screaming. she turned and fied toward theustairs. After her ran the little kitten that had been locked in the child's room. -Dorothy Kilma.-int, 9A4. Out of Place As I stood beneath the sheltering roof of the ele- vated station. high above the busy streets of New York. I discovered an alien figure in this center of civilization-an Indian. He made a splendid picture. standing framed in the doorway, his jet black hair topped by a brilliant orange headdress from the center of which rose majestieally a single eagle feather. A further look disclosed deep-set dark eyes, a eoppery skin, and ears pierced with beaten metal rings. His fantastically decorated shirt was partially covered by a buckskin jacket, and his bead- fringed leggings were of the same material. Particu- larly striking was the vari-colored blanket held across his arm. As I gazed wonderiugly at him, he threw the blanket over his shoulders and strutted away from the train. Glaring letters on his back advertised. Drink Indian Cave Ginger-Ale. -Jim Pierce, 9133. Old Times We were sitting in the living room after a hearty turkey dinner when my uncle and a friend of his began to tell some of the things they had done when they were boys. They started like this: Say. Charlie, do you re- member the time we caught the little Negro boy, Sambo, and I held him while you shaved his head? Yes, I remember that. Do you recall the time I raced Sambo to the boat and jumped in and pushed off before he got there? lVhen he reached the shore, he rolled up his pants and stepped into the water to wade out to me and sank clear out of sight. but we rescued him before he sank again. I could go on telling you their different stories. but I suppose you have heard many like these. I think it adds to the home scene. especially on holidays, when all the relations gather, and recall what they consider the dgood Old daysii -Ruth. Brooks, QH2. My Pet l have a little pussy cat lVho's awfully, awfully bad. But no matter what he does. It doesn't make me mad. Because when he does something wrong He seems to feel quite sad. -Betty I-l.U6'N, SA3. ,, .

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SQUARE DEAL 7 WHO'S WHO IN 9B JEANETTE ATHANAS CJAYJ-Class secretary. TB, SA, SB, 9A, 9B, glee club, SB, red cross, SA, squad leader, TB, 9A, first letter. SB, perfect attendance, SA, SB, 9A, 9B, traffic officer, T A, public performance, TB. JACK BALLARD-Sergeant at arms, TA, in play, TB, host and hostess club, TA, TB, vice-president of class, SB, 9B. KATHARINE BECK QKITTYJ -Hostess, 9A, honor roll, 9A, first letter. 9A, glee club, 9B, athletic council representative, 9B, squad leader, 9B , class day committee, 9B. , MELVIN BERS QFREREJ-Traffic officer, 9B, dramatic club, SB, 9A, 9B, in The Princess, 'fThe Date, and f'Oh, Mrs. Townsend, 9B, squad leader, 9A, section leader, 9B, scrap book committee, 9B, first letter, first teams, all semesters, librarian, TB, SB, championship baseball team, SB: referee of foot- ball league, 9B, basketball referee, 9B. DAV 1D BARKER-Junior glee club, TA, TB, pub- lic performance, T B, perfect attendance and punctu- ality, TB, SA, host, SA, SB, first letter, SB, dramatic club, 9A, traffic force, 9A, graduation committee. 9B: second letter, 9B, traffic force, 9B. MIRIAM BLACKWELL QINKIEB -First team, TB, SA, 9B, perfect attendance, TB, SA, 9A, first ath- letic award, TB, second team, TB, squad leader, 9B, hostess, SA. CHARLOTTE BOLTVVOOD-Athletic award, TA, glee club, all semesters, perfect attendance and punc- tuality. all semesters except TB: honor roll, SA, first letter, SA: honor roll, SB, ,second letter, SB, president of class, SB, public performance, SB, third letter, 9A, secretary of glee club, 9B. FRANK BOND QBONDIEJ -Secretary of class, TA, vice-president of class, TB, class president, SA, first letter, SB, second letter, 9A, school baseball team. 9A, school soccer team, SB, glee club, 9A, captain of the traffic force, 9B, president of graduating class, 9B, captain of all first teams since the TA, section repre- sentative on the athletic council, SB, stage crew, 9B. DONALD BORDEN QDONJ-Perfect attendance in 9B, first team in baseball, SB, 9A. HARRIE BORJES-First athletic award, SB, sec- ond athletic award, 9A, squad leader, 9A, on Square Deal committee, 9B. JIM BOYLE-Vice-president of class, SB, class president, 9A, lieute11a.nt on trafiic force, 9B. EILEEN BRANE QSHORTYJ-Hostess, TA, glee club, all semesters, first. athletic award, dramatic club, SB, 9A, 9B, in 'iThe l'rincess,f' class secretary, 9B, public performances, TB, 9A, 9B. BILLY BR-ENNEMAN-Table monitor, 9A, base- ball, football, soccer, and basketball first teams, TB to 9B, on baseball championship team, SB, champion- ship football team, 9B. JOHN BRI SCUSO-Transferred to Alice Deal in late 9A. RUTH BROOKE CSIIER-RYJ-Class president, TB, 9B leader, TB, hostess, 9A, perfect attend- ancef fig-i,.5'gfir4stflQlette iE siedoiidQ.lette1', 9A, on all first teams. MARY ELIZABETH BROOKS KBETTYJ-Public performance, TB, first athletic award, SA, glee club. 9B, assistant red cross representative, 9B, domestic art monitor, 9A. HELEN BURGESS-Class treasurer, TB, squad leader, SA, swimming club, SB: hostess, 9B, secretary of host and hostess club, 9B, vice-president of gradu- ating class, 9B, domestic art monitor, SB, received two a.thletic awards, TB, SA: art monitor, 9A. EMMA BYRUM QEMJ-Squad leader, all semes- ters, captain of baseball team, SB, 9A: on school team, 9B. JOHN CARTER QLIVERJ - On all first teams, squad leader, SB, 9A, 9B, perfect attendance and punc- tuality, SA, 9A. 9B, in 'fMegacles and Hippolidesf' 9B, first letter, 9B. RICHARD CONNELLY-Honor roll, SB. MARGARET CORN QCOR-NIEJ-Class secretary, TB, 9A, public performance, SB, in Be A Little Coo- coo, Not Quite Such A Goose , glee club, TA, TB, SA, SB, 9A, dramatic club, SB, 9A, 9B, all first teams, squad leader, TB, SA, SB, first letter, SB, second letter, 9A, third letter, 9B, honor roll, 9A, scrap book com- mittee, TA, 9A, stage crew, 9A, 9B Qcostumesj, first athletic award, SB, perfect attendance, SB, chairman of graduation class day committee, 9B.