Boody Junior High School - Beacon Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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mmmm THE INQUIRING REPORTER mmmm Our inquiring reporter spent a pleasant afternoon going around the school asking a question most vital to the interests of the stu- dents of Boody. We will give briefly the answers of five intelligent students. The reporter asked: Should teachers give homework? Ming-Tog Jones, 7Al?I-Homework? What a silly ideal Teach- ers get red in the face scolding the children whose homework is done wrong. Children get red in the face explaining to the parents who do their homework! Parents get red in the face when they realize they can't do their children's homework. It would save a good deal of wear and tear on the faces of all of us if no homework is given. L. M. Entery, 9Al?l. Who cares if teachers do give homework? lt's no good the way we do it. So what's the use? Give all you want. I don't do it right anyway. Chubby Foote, 7Bl?l. I say teachers by all means should give homework. I believe if you learn I plus I equals 2 in school, why not learn 2 plus 2 equals 5 at home? ln other words, do it right or wrong, but by all means, do your homework. I Arty Fischel, 8Bl?I. No! The teachers know the right answers. Al Bumin, 9Bl?l. No! It takes up too much of my time because I have to play baseball and mind my brother's uncle's sister's brother's baby. Whewl l'm glad that's off my chest. Pearl Buttons, 7Bl?l. No. I don't like homework because I like to listen to the radio, and after that I have no time. I like to stay up late and have fun. With homework, I might stay up late, but I would- n't have fun. 0 VOICE OF THE PUPILS Dear Editor, For years David A. Boody Junior High School has remained with- out a baseball, football, or basketball team. We have in this school boys and girls who are very skillful in outdoor and indoor sports. I think teams should be organized. Yours truly, Joseph Miracco 51

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And think of how thankful we shouold be, For between us and war is the deep blue sea. Fred Ruderman, RA2 I PEAC E, NOT WAR Will these frightful wars never cease? Will these people never taste the blessedness of peace? Always to have bloodshed, poverty, and war, Will their doors be closed to peace forevermore? Think of the mothers who patiently Wait at the end of the lane Wondering if their boys Will ever come back again. Oh why don't these money-mad rulers stop to think Of all the suffering they cause, And then change their rule to one of peace and kindness Thus preventing such a terrible loss? Audrey Thaler, 8Bl 0 P E A C E P-eace is a thing of gladness, E-re and after the sadness. A-peaceful nation! C-ould anything be better for creation? E-very white dove stands for peace, beauty and love. Sylvia Goldsmith, 9Bl 0 A SOLDIER A soldier marches by, There is courage in his eye, He scans the tented line, And never gives a warning sign. He thinks upon his doom, O'er his face a shade of gloom He kneels upon the sod And hears the solemn word of God. Arnold Nodiff, 7Bl

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Dear Editor, I think that we ought to have more sports for the girls. Many of the girls would like it. The boys have most of the outdoor games. The girls should have a baseball team just as well as the boys. Another thing is a handball club for the girls and also relay .races. Yours truly, Irma Rubin, 8Bl 0 WALTZ IS KING I don't think there is anything in the tune A Flat Foot Floogie that will make me want to get up and dance. But take the beautiful music of Johann Strauss, Victor Herbert or Ludwig Von Beethoven. Those in my opinion are masterpieces. The beautiful swaying rhythm of the Blue Danube or the beau- tiful Tales of the Vienna Woods by Johann Strauss are, I think, even to a swing fan, lovely. Or, Oh, Sweet Mystery of Life and A Kiss in the Dark and numerous other immortal melodies are not to be compared withour modern swing. A conversation I overheard the other day makes me feel stronger on the subject. It ran as follows: V I I . Hello, Marge. i HeIlo, Jane. , . Marge: Do you know any of the swing steps? A Jane: No, but l'll find them out from Marie. . Mare: Do you really like them, I mean the swing dances? Jane: To tell the truth no, but who wants to be a wallflower or back number? g , Marge: Then it really is a thing of 'monkey see, monkey do'. I think l'll cut the conversation short there. That, I think, proves, my point better than any long essay would. It is the voice of the people. I They want to dance because they feel like dancing, not because everyone is doing this or that dance. I Are we the jungle savages? When these great composers died, they did not die in spirit, for their souls remained in their immortal. masterpieces. If it came to a vote, I would cast mine on the conservative side. Sylvia Goldsmith, 9BI 52