Calhoun School - Ink Pot Yearbook (New York, NY)

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0 1936 INK POT Q Snow A light, clean snow fell over the city of New York. It touched the ground, making a bed for some giant. The Hakes danced gayly all night long and in the morning the park was transformed into the most picturesque fairyland, filled with popcorn bushes guarded by the tall giants in glistening, sparkling armor. The snow-covered icicles hanging from them shone like diamonds. The world was bright and clear as the children with merry, tinkling laughter started sleigh riding, and once in a while a sleigh pulled by a horse and filled with happy, jolly people would pass. New York was a white fairyland. BETTY WEIN AND NATALIE Srnvrak, Sixth Grade fr. if A Happy Day It was a beautiful morning in June as Paul pushed back the tent flap so he could see the rising sun. It was his first morning on the road and he felt very happy. He always wanted to drive all the way to Maine and camp by the roadside and now he was doing it. He gazed hap- pily at the rising sun whose golden rays made every dew pearl shine. The little birds chirped merrily in their tree homes. The gentle breeze and the rustling leaves played music for their songs. Paul listened to them and thought, They must be as happy as I am. After breakfast he followed the babbling brook into the wood. It led him to a shady little bower while playing the music for Paul's thoughts: As I gazed from there I stood In a little shady wood, My eye rested on a bower Which held every sort of Hower. It was a very pleasant nook And near it was a gurgling brook. It laughed and talked and smiled all day To keep the blossoms happy and gay. The brook liked the poem, toog it babbled all the louder and coaxed Paul to follow it back home. When Paul went to bed that night, he saw the little stars twinkling merrily. He was going to think about his day, but the wind rocked him to sleep. The world was happy. Fairies One day I went walking in the wood And saw a fairy under a toadstool hood. First from a flower she took some dew Then, saying, Hello, away she Hew. She flew to a bird with a broken wing Who was so sick it couldn't sing. To the sick bird she gave her dew, This time quickly away she flew. She flew to a fountain to play by herself And whom should she meet but a sweet little elf. First taking a bow he said, Will you play? And so together they flew away. ARLENE BROWN, Fifth Grade Fifty-eight CAuoL RUSKIN, Sixth Grade The Moonlight Ni ght On a beautiful moonlight night The moon is shining its reflection On the green, still waters. All you can hear is the whispering of the leaves. The birds sleep in their nests, The frogs croak softly under the rocks, The trees sway to and fro, The sand of the beach is untouched by the summer's breeze. The darkness of the night grows lighter, The moon sinks in the morning's lightness, The birds begin to sing, The moonlight night has ended. IRMA NI-:wMAN, Fifth Grade

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Q 1936 INK POT + Harriet and the Christmas Elf CHAPTER 1 Once upon a time there was a little girl named Harriet. She lived in the woods all alone. One day she went for a walk. All of a sudden she saw a little house. Harriet knocked at the door. To her surprise there was a little elf in the house. Now Harriet never saw 'an elf bkfore. She asked him who he was. He said, I am the Christmas Elf. Then Harriet said, Are you the Christmas Elf who gives girls and boys Christmas presents? He said Yes , so he took her in. He said, My brother is out. Do you want to wait? Harriet said yes that she would, but the Elf's brother was lost. Harriet waited for two weeks. When the two weeks had passed, it was Christmas time. s Three days after Christmas the Elf came back. He asked her what she wanted. I want to be the maid for you and your brother. When the Christmas Elf heard this he was so pleased that he said, I will give you one of my grains of rice. When someone asks you something, you will have the right answer, if you have this grain of rice. Harriet said, I will take it where ever I go, so she took it with her. She loved being the Elf's maid. CHAPTER 2 One day the elves went for a walk and told Harriet they would be away for a year. They told her that if she never went for a walk she would have a sister for Christmas. Then the Christmas Elf said, Never let anyone in here, because there is another Elf who is mean. He can turn himself into anything he wants? Good bye, good bye, said Harriet. One day Harriet was cooking when she heard a knock at the door. There she saw a little bear. It begged till at last she let it in. But when she let it in it changed back into an Elf. He said, Give me that grain of rice. Then she got the broom and hit the Elf so that he went out. After a year passed the Elves brought her a sister. One day the Christmas Elf said, Do you want to go with me? Harriet said, Go where? I am going to a wood where the trees are of gold. I shall bring the poor children some of it, said the Christmas Elf. I should love to go, but I don't want to leave your brother alone, said Harriet. The Christmas Elf said, My brother is going, too. I will go then, said Harriet. And they began to pack. CHAPTER 3 While they were packing Harriet said, Where do the poor children live? The Elves said, They live two or three miles from here. Harriet went to the closet for her coat. Then she said, Where will I pack my things ? The Christmas Elf said, In my suitcase. After they had packed, they ate their lunch. After they had locked the door they walked ten miles before they saw the golden trees. CHAPTER 4 When Harriet saw the golden trees, the Christmas Elf said, VVe have not come to the trees that are real gold yet, but these are pretty also. A Can I have a branch ? Of course you may, Harriet, said the Christmas Elf. f'You may have some leaves to keep your sister warm too. If you cannot reach them you can climb the tree. f'May we live in this wood ? asked Harriet. We will after we have taken some real gold to the poor. CHAPTER 5 After a while Harriet said, Are those the real gold trees? The Christmas Elf said, Yes When they had all the leaves they could carry they went home. They took the gold leaves to the poor. Then the Christmas Elf asked, Do you want to live in the Golden Wood? Harriet said Yes. They made a golden house of leaves and all the animals called them King and Queen and Princess of the Golden VVood. RAYA SPIECEL, Third Grade Fifty-seven

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Q 1936 INK PUT ' Silver Chief, Dog of the North By JACK O'Bx1aN Sergeant Jim Thorne of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police, in searching for a certain criminal, took up his winter quarters in Silver Chief's hunting ground. Silver Chief was born to Dee, a wild huskie. Dee was killed by an Indian, which made Silver Chief hate and fear human beings. While wandering one day, Silver Chief came across the cabin of Sergeant Thorne. Thorne had heard about Silver Chief and he decided to catch him so that they could be pals. He did, and after many attempts he won the dog's affection, and they became great friends. All the hardships and how useful Silver Chief was to Thorne make exciting reading. Mr. O'Brien shows us what a faithful animal a dog is. NATALIE SILVER, Sixth Grade Tom Sawyer Mark Twain, the author of Tom Sawyer, was really living the life of Tom Sawyer. He is a lovable but mischievous young boy who has many funny experiences, in school and outside, with his playmates. One Saturday Tom was running out of his house to play when his Aunt Polly called him and told him to whitewash the fence. Tom said, Aw gee! Auntie, can't I play? You know it's Saturday. Now, now, Tom. You whitewash the fence. Tom went outside and started to whitewash. Suddenly he had an idea and started singing. One of his playmates passed and made fun of him, but Tom called to him, It will cost you six marbles and a dead rat to do what I'm doing. More boys came to trade with Tom. He had a good time and you will enjoy reading just who whitewashed the fence, and many other experiences. GEANE L1.Nz, Sixth Grade Sunrise The birds were the first up to welcome the morn with songs of praise and beauty. No sun ray was yet to be seen. A faint glimmer of light started to lift the darkness of the earth. The birds' songs were louder as if they were trying to lift the veil of night. Now it already seemed lighter. The sky became brighter at one end. The black turned to dark blue. The colors began their play. Purple was mixed with more pink and figures and shadows could be seen again. The sun came up with a fiery red garment, and everything around the sun was lit up. Nature can set a stage of beauty in many things, but a sunrise is unforgettable to those who see it. MURIET, SIMON, Fifth Grade L'Hiver Spring La neige tombe silencieusement Spring is almost here, Et les arbres sont en blanc All the children have much cheer. Le bebe joue dans la maison. Everybody loves the spring, Et sa mere le regarde tendrement. All the birds begin to sing. Autour de la maison le vent soufiie tres fort Spring is very gay, Et dans la campagne un calme profond All the children like to play, Mais le bebe n'a pas peur All the flowers start to bloom. Parce que sa mere est son bonheur. Fo the country we'll go soon. SUZANNE Wmuauookrr, Sixth Grade JOAN SAMEK, Third Grade Fishing Fishing, fishing, away we go. Getting fish from away down low. Bringing it to our Mother and Father. They say, Why did you take the bother? ARLYNE Pxorrsa, Second Grade Fifty-nine