Central Junior High School - Reflector Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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SYS EGTSLS-Ju-------:gb-Qli THE PIcToR1AL REFLECTOR :lilac--' ea l l l i r l I 4 I 5 The Mysterious Mansion N the little village of Greenville, Kentucky stood the beautiful Benton Mansion, which had been empty for five years. The Perry family from New York bought it and moved into it. The mansion had many rooms in it, also many winding stairs and secret passages. At the head of the stairs facing the room where Mr. Benton had been murdered, stood an old walnut clock which had stopped when he had been found. No one ever had learned who the assassin was. People thought Mr. Benton's St. Bernard dog had gone mad and killed him because the dog had disappeared immediately. When the Perry family moved, people told them the house was haunted. However, they scorned this. They told that weird noises were heard about twelve o'clock every night. This frightened Sally and Mrs. Perry but Tom and Mr. Perry let it go in one ear and out the other. The day of moving was a warm day and hard toget settled, but by six o'clock they had beds anda table set with a good supper on it. They retired to their rooms about eleven- thirty. When all of a sudden Sally reached over and grabbed her mother, motioning her to be very silent, because she thought it was Tom trying to scare them. In the morning Mr. Perry and Tom were white and haggard from the lack of sleep. Sally tried to get them to tell what was the matter but they refused to say a word. That morning Mr. Perry went to the village and called long distance for about six detectives. They arrived on the noon train. He then took them into a private room, leaving Tom to guard the door. This alarmed Mrs. Perry very much. After about half an hour Mr. Perry reappeared. The men were given places to sleep that night and were also alarmed at the strange noises. Early in the morning Mr. Perry, Tom, and the detectives went to search the house. In the room in which Mr. Benton was found there was a trap door, which no one had known about, but it was plainly seen that someone had been fus- sing with it. In the trap door was a key about four inches long with a tag tied to it saving Go to the north end of the room and feel along the wall by the third window until you feel a small opening. Break the paper there and you will find another trap door. --Jim Benton. This seemed very strange but the men obeyed. After finding' and opening it , there was a box two feet by two feet upon which was a lock and key. After opening it, the first thing seen was a white paper upon which was written, I have but one enemy. He is John McNorte, my secretary. Mr. McNorte is the only living person who knows about my price- less necklace which is also in this box. Give the necklace to the oldest girl that is now living here. His name was signed. They all stood watch and at midnight a secret door opened and out came a man whose picture was on the dresser of Mr. Benton with his name at the bottom. Was it his secretary? Yes, it was the very same person as in the pic- ture. The detectives grabbed him and held him while he confessed that he was the one who had caused the noises and who had killed Mr. Benton. Mr. McNorte said that he had locked the dog in the cellar so he would make the terrifying noises. Once more the beautiful dog came into the light and made friends with Sally and Tom. Mr. McNorte was given a trial and was found guilty. He was then sent to prison for life. Lucille Fliegel Orientation Through Exploration HAT'S one way to say it, according to the dictionary it means, To maintain the pro- per mental attitude on a subject through careful survey. That doesn't help us much. So let's try another. To find one's self. There we have it. That's not as funny as you think it is. I'm willing to wager that you know more about any one of your friends than you do about your- self even tho you have had several years in Junior High which is calculated to help you find yourself. However there's a way in which you can remedy this situation. Take a careful survey of yourself Cexplorationl. Then when you have decided as much as possible about yourself, choose a field in life in which these character- istics will best fit Corientationl. A Junior High School is calculated to help you find yourself. As an example of this fact, I'll tell vou what I found about myself while I was in Central. I can express mythoughts well in either writing or verbally. The Reflector and audi- torium classes helped me in this. I like acting, I am not embarrassed by being before a crowd. I like anything connected with an amateur per- gorgaigce. Thanks to the dramatic Work of C. I enjoy teaching another person any sub- ject in which I am proficient and seem to be able to put it across. In this I was helped by being a patrol leader in the boy scouts. I discovered all this in Junior High. You have discovered things in you, too, but you haven't kept track of it as I have perhaps. Make out a list as I have in this article, weigh your good points and bad points, and you will know just who you are, and what you like to do. Wilbur Huber l l l is l is sd asian a--eil 15 was

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9'C5'L1u-l-A--viiblil 'I' EI If if 1 C 'I' U R 1 A 1 R ii If 1, li C '1 0 P. grease- -------:1C1Pc.ZTff,E2Z!Z,5 QUE' 9.533 'A Le Cercle Francais, Home Room 212 Reasons For Learning French HY study French? Well, for those to whom French has become, as it were, a part of themselves the question answers for its beauty, literature, art, history, diplomacy, commerce, and its contributions to our own language through the invasion of William the Conqueror. Possibly the chief reason that many feel an urge to learn the language is that the most of us are utilitarians rather than idealists and beauty lovers, and its commercial value makes an appeal to us. Educated business people in the Latin countries, Germany as well as far off Syria, have an oral and written command of the lan- guage, so that a business letter written in French would be understood in a firm of any standing in all of these countries. English is enough for those who go to Paris to shop or visit the points of interest, because it is always possible to secure the service of an interpreter and such people may return to their native land knowing no more about the lan- guage than when they left. V 1 The largest market in the world is Les Halles Centrales of Paris, where one sees not merely Paris and Parisians but France and the French, and those who have visited Les Halles have felt well repaid by the picturesqueness of the scene and the humor of the people-that is those whe can understand the language. When seeking the highways and paths of that country frequented by tourists a knowledge of the language is essential and an interpreter is not always available. One may never come in contact with Paris- ians or have even a speaking acquaintance with people of French descent, but nothing is lost nor is time wasted in its study, for it helps one's reading immensly not only in translating phrases occuring in the best English literature but by Usprucing up our own vocabulary and obtaining a valuable experience. When puzzled as to which to study through high school and possibly college, by all means place your decision on the diplomatic French. He knows his own language best, who knows at least one other with which he may compare it. Royalty, merchants, lawyers, doctors scientists, and a great number of non-profes- sional people are remarkable linguists, and speak this branch of the romance languages with ease. Last but by no means least, through this knowledge we would become better men and women, gifted with a broadness of mind and sympathetic understanding of other countries, and each and every one of us might honestly believe that all men are born free and entitled to -equal opportunities. John Banister Can You Find One? Many students would think that my idea of an ideal teacher would be a teacher who would let one play every day without working, but they're all wrong I'm not saying that Fm a slave for labor, but if one played all the time where would one get? No place! Many a teacher I have disliked because she made us work too hardg some, because they think they know it all. If there are any like that here, they certainly belong in some Eastern University or a higher place of education. My ideal teacher is a teacher who knows more than just what is in books, but does not like to make it known too much. He or she can and is willing to be corrected without taking one's head off. One of the greatest characteristics which an ideal teacher shows is a good sense of humor. No one likes any person better than one with this characteristic. These are some of the characteristics which form what I would call an ideal teacher. Can you find one? Alfred Seitner 1 Q? Q? as ii -L , d QE' is 4-virgin 16 -e g -e L,