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

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NN63'l ..9u-l- ---:wtf T H E P 1 C '1' 0 11 1 A L 11 E 11 1. E C T O R 151444--A ii 3 In the Band,we, the future musicians, are trained to play in unison, to lay low Cas the slang phrase isj when the other fellow is play- ing solo. The playing trains us to use both eyes, one for music, one for the director. It is also a splendid training in the appre- ciation of good music for we are given only the best music to study. Playing in the band surely makes. the time go quickly, we stay until five o'clock every prac- tice night. I can not tell where the year has gone. I suppose it is because we are so very, very busy. Alice Ober Blood For Drink WAS the only woman aviator during the Great War. My fiying buddies called me Flying Sal, but my real name was Sally O'.Rielly, which spells green all over. Often my Irish humor got me out of many a difficult situation over there. I tucked the orders in my inner breast pocket and then buttoned my leather jacket about me before hopping into my monoplane. My instructions were to Hy over No Man's Land into German territory Where our spy was located and give him the orders which would tell him what to do next. I can't imagine how they ever spotted my ca rnouiiagedn plane, but soon another plane was following me. After a few unsuccessful shots I finally had him playing a harp. In the iight my canteen which I kept filled with water was punctured and I was also shot. It wasn't very pleasant to think of a day and a half without water and I was ready to collapse for loss of blood. Finally I could not stand it any longer, so I resorted to sucking my blood. It wasn't pleasant tasting I'll admit that, but it was better than nothing. I soon sighted the hut where I was to meet Spying Sam. I glided like a bird and headed for the clearing made for landing. I don't know how I reached the hut for I fainted when I tried to get out of my plane. I think Sam carried me in, for when I came to I was in the hut and Sam was standing over the camp fire frying me an egg and making me some coffee. After dressing my wound he took his orders and left me alone. While by myself, I had time to view my sur- roundings. The hut had been hastily built and did not have any covering on the floor. There was a table, on which was a bottle of cordial, an overturned chair on the floor, a camp stove, a shelf, on which were some supplies, and the cot on whichI was lying. A picture of his moth- er was hung on the wall where I could easily see it from the cot. After lying there for two days I began to get rested. So I decided to scout around out- side. I went to look over my plane and as I was returning, I heard some one shout and some unknown person grasped my arm roughly. I turned to look into the face of the fiercest looking Hun I had ever come across. In front of his gun I was made to walk and walk and walk. I knew he was taking me to a German prison that Ihad heard so much about. An airplane was coming and he made me drop to the ground so as not to attract attention. The German said something that I took to mean If you shout, I'l1 fill you full of lead, for he stuck his revolver into my back. My eye caught a piece of glass which was lying close at hand. The airplane was overhead now. I picked up the piece of glass and flashed a message to the pilot. At first, I thought he didn't see the message for he went flying on but by the sound of the engine I knew he was descending. The German and I again pushed on through the the thicket. We had walked for about half a mile when I heard the voice of Spying Sam say, Stick 'em up, Old Timer. The German cursed, but it didn't do him any good. Spying Sam saved my life. N owI am Mrs. Sam Corkwright, alias Mrs. Spying Sam. Margaret Berka Mandolin Club

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I I . ' H c no c tactics it cd. 4.4, T H E P 1 C 'L' 0 R 1 A L R E ll L E C T G R llDfQiQ--- ---U--25952255 I .qs T I c. c I l l U l l Band I Playing in thc Band U I Wanted to take lessons on some instrument but, on what? It was decided that I should play the clarinet, the same instrument that my father plays. My father taught me to read notes, 'dnger my clarinet, and a little time value. I was at that time somewhere near the age of eleven or twelve. I took one year of private lessons from Mr. Jacobi the teaches the flute, saxophone, and clarinetl . I joined the C. J. H. Band last fall in which there are the cornet, tromhones, baritones, mellophones, saxophones, clarinets, flute, and piccolo. The percussion instruments are drums, orchestra bells, and cymbals. On the stage we are seated in a semi-circle, the director has his stand in the middle of the stage at the front. The cornet players are on his right, trombone players are arranged in one line instead of two. The line curves around so that with the baritone and mellophones it stretches across the stage in front of the directorg on his left are the clarinets with piccolo and iiuteg on the Hute player's left are the saxophones. In the back of the stage are the drums, cymbals, orchestra bells, and tuba. The band played before the public on Open School Night, at the Faust production, Parent- Teacher meeting, basketball games, both Gym exhibitions, and at the Merchant of Venice production. Our director is Mr. Flueckiger, who is very efficient in my estimation. AI-Ie certainly puts pep into the band. In any musical organization it is very important that each member watch and obey the dire. tor. You cannot Very often tell what he will do next, that is, in the way of time tone. VVhile I am speaking of obeying the director it might interest you to know that you have to be on time to practice or go to the office for an excuse the same as pupils of any other class have to. VV'hen playing before an audience one can see more than the people think one can see. I know, there are times that I seem to make more false notes than true ones. If I make a mistake and then see two people in the crowd talking I just know they are talking about me. It is funny the thoughts that flat through one's mind. I remember on the night that we played for Faust I saw one of my grammar school teachers and I immediately thought of the fun I had in her class. Orchestra Z0 2 s M 1- 21-Hr-5 :V .g g. g . as .gmftlfis ,,,,Cg5,f'otc If c 'Wit' rf fr at f 'N f-:QM

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K 1l T W' 1, mega-.N WM .. . , , , , - . . .. - 1, V 1 .f.1,.g5- 1 1-1 11 1 1 rc 1 tl 1-1 in 11 14 1, 1: 1, fi- Q 1 Q Ee...-1-----mw1 153352. al- rr 1. I l I li '39 fri . ik .f au. 1' 51 figffllr . .. V--4 ' .I.-' -11's.- .. Booklovcrs, Etiquette Spanish and Piano Clubs. Mechanical Drawing HE study of Mechanical Drawing sas a whole is very interesting. The elementary grades of Mechanical Drawing are seventh eighth, and ninth grades respectively. Our two mechanical drawing teachers through an interview gave the following facts about the study which is really the basic language of industry. Mechanical Drawing to some students is the most interesting on their program. To others it is the slowest two hours that they ever spent pushing a pencil. Both teachers agree that the 7B grade is their slowest class to get started. The main reason for this is the fact that it is new to them, and possibly the idea that their teacher is a man who frightens them a bit - maybe a whole lot. ' Nevertheless the seventh grade work is taken up to teach the pupil accuracy, neatness and trade practice. The eighth grade is a gradual climb to more thorough and complete drawings, taking in machine drawings such as a crank, ventilater cap, machine bolt and many others. In the ninth grade the work and the teacher show a decided improvement as the teacher seems to have a more cheerful look and the drawings seems to be easier, Mr.Mussatto and Mr. Long can truthfully say that their9 A class on the average are the fastest progressing class- es that they teach. Aesop 2000 years ago said: A bird in the hand is worth a stitch in time, Cloud laughterl but now in 1927 Mr. Long says, Because Mechanical Drawing is used so exten- sively in the world, every man should be able to read a drawing. For the same reason that the fundamentals of any foreign language are taught in the Junior High School. so also should the fundamentals of this Universal Language be taught to all boys in this Junior High grade. Mr. Mussatto also adds that Drawings executed by the aid of instruments are called mechanical drawings. Generally the term is associated with drawings representing machin- ery only. But all drawings must be accurately made, and for the execution of which recourse must be had to instruments, may be classed among mechanical drawings. Jack Prine f VVhat did they say when yourhorse fell in the swimming pool? Oh everybody yelled, 'Pull out the plug.' Our Community Workers 1 wwf' Y ...-.iffy 2 1- - - -- fr ij 2 - 7 -,,,,,, N.,-, W ,W 1