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

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T1-In ANNUAL REFLECTOR ami-:jr la mlouv many possessions. They wanted to be ready so they could get raw cotton in case of war or any other hinderance so they have been experimenting with some kinds of cotton. They have just about or will soon be our r'val. Even so we are not worryng about it because they are not raising cotton in all their possessions. What few places they have that grow cotton do not have as good soil or climate as we have. Just lately we took Australia as we were studying about the sheep raised on the great plains in the United States. We found that leading ports of wool were: Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide. Most of the sheep are raised west of the moun- tains.Rabbits are a terrible pestto the sheep because they eat most of their grass. The men in Australia catch hundreds and hundreds of them at a time. After they are killed they are sent to England. Their flesh is eaten and the fur is used to make felt. Rabbit is quite an important export but we did not make a study of it. We are just now studying about forests. So far we found they are mostly in Alaska, Europe, Central Africa, South America and the United States. When we have finished the course we hope to have a general idea of the trade relations of the outstanding countries. Helen Fay Pity the Poor Letter E Some one has decided that the letter E is the most unfortunate letter in the English alphabet because it is always out of cash, forever in debt, never out of danger, and in hell all the time. No little credit is due, however, in that it is never in war, always in peace, and we are deeply indebted to this little letter since it is the beginning of existence, and the commencement of ease, and the end of trouble. Without it there would be no meat, no life, and no heaven, it is the center of honesty, and although it starts off in error it ends by making love perfect. S ll I Fred R.: Say, Bill, take a look at this fine picture I have here of Colonel Lindbergh. Bill D. lafter looking for a moment at the picturel: Why, this ain't no picture of Lindy. It's just a blank piece of paper. Fred R.: Dongone it, he must have hopped off again. Q X ll Telephone Operator: I have your party. Deposit five cents, please. Souse: Whazzat? Operator: Please deposit your money. Souse: Listen, girlie, Wat I wan's a conversation from a fren: not financial advice from a stranger? PAGE THIRTEEN

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THE ANNUAL REFLECTOR slam' A umm Geography HY we study Geography. - A great many say, Why do we study geography? One reason is to understand the trade relations between countries of the world. The United States must know where to buy surplus -wool. We might go to' China for it. Would we get it there? No! of course not but we could get silk, tea, and a variety of other things. We do not only want to know the location of places but also what people are producing. , Traveling is another reason for study- ing geography. A great many people from all parts of the world travel. However they would enjoy their trip much more if they knew the conditions of the people and the kind of place visited. Almost every country one goes to has some different crop. Naturally you would want to know what this crop is. Usually when your father or mother's work is done they read the paper. Maybe it is telling about a ship wreck about 20 degrees south latitude and 35 degrees east longitude, Would you know where it was without a map? No! Not exactly but you would know just about where it was. Suppose you saw an articletellingaboutSydney,Austral- ia.Would you wonder where it was? Why no, you say, It is a big wool port in the southeastern part of Australia. These are only a few of the manv reasons for study- ing geography putl will leave it to you to find them either in class or at home. What we have been doing in geography. When we first came to Central Junior we wondered why we were studying about our country when we already had done so in the fifth grade. We soon stopped worry ing for we found out and the reason proved quit interesting. We found that while we were studying the United States we were taking in all of the Economic regions and also like regions in other countries of the world. When we studied the middle west our problem was: Is the Middle West the most independent civilized section as geographers have said? In studying about the problem we also took the com- peting countries. Later when we studied about cotton we took in Egypt,China and India besides United States. Most of the countries where cotton is grown we found are between 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south of the equator. During our study of cotton we decided that Great Britain leads in the manufacture of this industry. She is buy- ing most of her raw cotton from us. We already know that Great Britain has a great PAGE TWELVE

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I N THE ANNUAL REFLECTOR Nm: B aaour The Land of Terror HE land of Terror was feared by all. To cross it, one must walk over a road of burning coals, climb amountain of spikes, conquer the Sea of Reptiles and cross the Angry Waters. Many suitors ffor suitors they werel had tried this daring and dangerous adven- ture, but had never returned, some having been burned to death in the first lapse, others have been torn to pieces by the ferocious alligators, but none have ever conquered this death-beckoning sea. Thisland of terrorwas owned by a wicked king who held captive s beautiful maiden named Wondras. She was desired by all men. This king delighted in watching these men suffer and come to death. Any man who crossed this land would be given the much sought-after hand of Wondras. A brave prince hearing of this decided NINE A Boys v PAGE FOURTEEN