Corlears Junior High School - Banner Yearbook (New York, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1932 volume:

and KL1 A Published Semi-Annually by P. S. 12, Manhattan MRS. MARX' C. DONOHUE, Prizrzfipal VOL. XI JANUARY, 1932 No. 1 SERVICE As a lark at sunrise Soars on happy wings, So love finds expression In songs that service sings. Service is not labor, It is love set free just to put in motion The Real in you and me. I The key-note of this term's work is-Service--and Number 12 is always ready to help. Ink and Inklings is glad to submit the following letter received by our school in recognition of our cooperation with the Red Cross: 1: Miss Sarah McCullagh, P. S. No. 12, Manhattan, Madison and Jackson Streets, New York City. My dear Miss McCullagh: The New York Chapter of the American Red Cross, and particularly the Production Department, wishes to thank you, the teachers and the children of Public School No. 12 for the beautifully made garments sent to us. You may be interested in knowing just what disposition we make of these garments. All Junior Red Cross garments, which are not given out by the Home Service Department of the Red Cross to the families of needy ex-service men, are stored in our Warehouse where they are ready for immediate ship- ment in case of any disaster. During the drought disaster in this country last year, the garments made at your school were among the first which we shipped into that area. It is very difficult for me to express my gratitude, and all that 1 feel, to the teachers and children for their wonderful work. Kindly extend my personal thanks as well as those of the Chapter for their interest and co- operation. Very sincerely yours, ANNA M. WELLS, fMrs. Edward H1 Wellsj Chairman, Coimniltre an Production. Our school did another piece of work in the Red Cross Held which gave us all a great deal of pleasure. One hundred large red stockings were filled with numerous articles for the use and enjoyment of the wounded veterans in hospitals. Among the goodies donated were boxes of figs, dates and candy. The others consisted of decks of playing cards, socks, joke books, tooth brushes, cigarettes and stationery. The individual packages were wrapped in gay Christ- mas paper and tied with silver and gold ribbons. Those who could not afford the price of any of these articles gave a few cents which they saved for that purpose. Everyone lent a helping hand in this enjoyable work. GERTRUD1-: UNGER, 8BC1 1 A USEFUL GIFT XVhat vivid pictures of Story Book Land the Trans Lux Machine has brought to us! This term it has made us realize how faithfully Shakespeare and Dickens studied human nature. The former's boy and girl characters now seem to us like normal beings of today. VVe have a better idea of Shakespearels life since seeing his birthplace, with several views of the inter- ior, the school which he attended. and New Place surrounded by its old- fashioned garden. This last was purchased after he had become rich through his playwriting. VVe loved the thatched-roof cottage which was the girlhood home of his mother, Anne Hathaway. If Samuel Pepys had seen the fairies of Outhwaite's Enchanted Forest, shown to us recently, I am sure that he would not have criticized 'KA Midsummer Night's Dream as the most insipid, ridiculous play he had ever seen. just picture a dainty blonde fairy playing on her pipes under a tree laden with apple blossoms or a raven-haired witch riding on a bat's back, above a marsh covered with rushes, or little elves and spirits playing among white wood anemones, purple larkspur, and tiny toad- stools. All these made Qberon and Titania, with their attendants, seem very real when they were thrown upon the screen. So many pictures of Dickens' characters have been shown us that I am very anxious to read again many of his works. From The Pickwick Papers we saw Mr. Pickwick addressing his club, then gravely sliding on the ice, his feet about a yard and a quarter apart, and, later, in the pond, sitting on a wheelbarrow, his hair disheveled, a most anxious look upon his face while he gazed at the curious and amused onlookers. One picture presented little Oliver Twist, asking for moren porridge, and, again, out walking with the pompous school-master, Mr. Bumble. Two views from David Copperfield especially delighted us-Mr. Micawber making punch, and dear old Mr. Peggotty with little Emily sitting on the steps of the fishermanls cottage. If you have read The Chimesl' you would have enjoyed seeing Trotty Veck roguishly peeping at the tripe in his daughter Meg's market basket. I must not forget to mention a transformed Scrooge, keeping his First really happy Christmas Day, by cheer- ily greeting all whom he met and patting the cheeks of the merry children. VVe can't be too grateful to the classes that at graduation, presented the Trans Lux Machine to their beloved Corlears. MIRIABI HELLER, RCG. REPORT ON GLEE CLUB Owing to the late opening of school on account of the epidemic, and the subsequent ban on assemblies for the same reason, the work of the Glee Club this term has been seriously curtailed. However, on December 24, the Glee Club with six girls from RCG fnamely: Frieda Lustin, Miriam Heller, Pauline Sandbank, Miriam Scherer, Clara Dicker, Clara Krellj gave a program entitled Celebrations at Christmas. In it allusions were made to Jewish, earlv Roman, Druid, and Christian observances during December, for many of the Christmas customs can be traced to the earlier celebrations. Especially do Christmas songs show this influence. By way of illustration, the Glee Club rendered the following numbers: l. Hanukkah round- Once an Evil King. . Hanukkah, Hanukkah . O Tree of Fia -an old German song . The VVasail Songu-old English . Yuletide Night -a Czeck carol . Set's Sing -a Russian Song . Christmas Hymn -By Praetorius At the time of painting, the Club is working on music incidental to the graduation play, namely- Helga and the W'hite Peacock. 2 3 4 5 6 7 E. B. TAYLOR. 2 THE OPEN CLASS The poem, Service taken from the Red Cross Magazine that we placed on page one, has been adopted as our class poem for open air classes. XYe try to live up to its meaning by serving cereal and cocoa to about sixty under- nourished girls from all parts of the school. Nile serve lunches of soup, salads, bread and butter, and milk to twenty-five others, and give first-aid to anyone that comes to us for help. ' HELEN NVEINBERG, SAA6-OA The G. O. of the C. J. H. S. is of considerable value to the school. Meetings are held regularly by the delegates from each class. At these meetings various suggestions for the benefit of the pupils are brought up and discussed. The membership dues are twenty-live cents and every cent is given back to the pupils in some way. The G. O. provides books for the library, records for the music department, plates for the drawing departments, moving picture ma- chines, stereopticans and most important of all, scholarships for those girls who are in need of help and worthy of it. This year the calls for help have been so many that we are trying to supplement our funds by selling cakes and candy. The G. O. sells gymnasium costumes but no profit is made on them. They are sold for cost. Through the G. O. you enjoy comforts that you otherwise would not have. Do not be wasteful of the paper towels you find in the lavatories. It is your money that supplies this comfort and if you are economical your money will buy other comforts too. Members of the G. O. visit the wash rooms and check up for cleanliness. Help them. Do not permit these rooms to be untidy and do not be wasteful in using the liquid soap and paper towels that are provided for your comfort. Knowing all your twenty-five cents does for you, you can't help being proud of belonging to the G. O. of your school. Save your pennies now, so you will have your dues on the very first day you enter your new class. Pay your dues, get your 1932 button and renew your membership with C. G. O. Visit to the Aquarium. In October, Class RDG, under the super- vision of our biology teacher visited the Aquarium in Battery Park. Our attention was first called to the various tanks, containing aquatic animals. These specimens are very peculiar since, although not fish, they live in Water. VVe acquired much knowledge pertaining to the structure and en- vironment of each specie. We were attracted by the blue parrot ish, which we thought the most beautiful. Quite a contrast to this was the bony gar, which name is quite appropriate. This trip proved most inter- esting and instructive, ROSE TWERSKY, RDG The Senior Biology Club. One of the most interesting days in the week to R. D. G. is Thursday, the day that the Biology Club meets. We have seen the Beaver at Work, The Making of Rayon, Killing the Killer, On a Farm in Australia, and other various interesting films portraying life in the animal and plant world. LILLIAN HEFFER. 3 K KK B T. TTT G The Distribution of Biology Badges. The day arrived when the badges were to be distributed to the girls by Miss 3lcCullagh. The girls in RCG, RDG and QBG who had worked on the projects for the Children's Fair. were called to the platform to receive the honor. The girls in RCG and QAG received white badges representing the prize won by their entry. The girls in RUG and QBG received red ones. I am sure Miss McCullagh was proud to pin the badges on girls who had worked so hard so that our school would win. The Children's Fair. This exhibition, which was held at the Museum of Natural History, December 4th to December 9th, was a great event for school children. The purpose of this exhibit was to have the various science students and club members show their knowledge and interest in nature. Some pupils made booklets on the works of great biologists. Others demonstrated health in the home, the care of animals, the growth of plants, biologic principles, etc. Children of the lower grades also par- ticipated in the Fair by drawing pictures of various animals. XVe had two entries in the Junior High School Section, o11e under Biological Prin- ciples, and one under Great Biologists. On'the whole there was a Hne collection, visited by thousands of school children, their parents and teachers. Many prizes were awarded I am proud to say that Corlears was one uf the many winners. APPEAL The Biology Room is an interesting place, with its colored charts, models and living specimens. But Spring is approaching when there are so many beautiful things in nature. XYill you not bring us something from your many hikes, your visits to the country and seashore? XVe want more insects, amphibia, flowers, and plants. Vkfe shall be glad to have gifts of posters representing hygiene or commercial representation of natural products, HARY E BING Tm Ie of B. Z0 i . , cz r zo gy. 4 A STREET ON THE EAST SIDE Noise! Noise! Noise! People going here and there. Rushing, pushing and moving along as best they can against the restless mobs coming from work. The deafening roar of a loud speaker from a radio store and the yelling and shouting of the pushcart peddlers add to the noise and confusion. From the group of happy little children can be heard the squeals of delight as they run to hear the organ grinder and to see his monkey. laughing, talking, shouting, singing-all of this keeps up the steady chatter of talk. Such is the scene found on this street in the evening. VVhat a different aspect one beholds on this street in the morning. In place of noise and chatter, all is peaceful and tranquil. One would hardly recognize it as the same street. The sun pours down its warm rays from a cloudless and serene sky upon the peaceful neighborhood. As you glance about, you see women with baby carriages putting their children to sleep. Looking up at the tall tenement houses, the bobbing heads of gossiping women can be seen as they whisper from window to window. All is calm and serene. The happy East Side is one of the most interesting places to visit. EVELVN MEYERSON, A3 A SUBWAY SCEN E Last Saturday I decided to take my little sister Ruth to Macy's Toyland. XYe started out bright and early and took a train to the city. Ry chance, Ruth sat near a policeman. For all her three years of age, Ruth was an unusually friendly child and was soon in deep conversation with the strong arm of the law. XYhen we reached Union Square, I warned Ruth that we would soon have to get off. All right, she said, but I have to kiss 'the policeman first. No sooner said than done. she kissed him, much to his dismay and to the amusement of the passengers in the train. Now, she said, with a twinkle in her dark eyes, 'Kyou kiss him too. I, why I-I, I spluttered and stammered, feeling my face Hush with embar- rassment. Ruth seemed to take an impish delight at mv confusion and insisted all the more. My heart sank for I knew that if she didn't get her way she would create a rumpus and I desired that less than anything in the world. XVhat was I to do? Vtfas there no way out of it? I looked around wildly. XVe would arrive at our destination in a few minutes. I glanced at Ruth's determined little face and I knew there was no hope for me. Come on, urged Ruth, tugging at my arm. I was terror-stricken. All the people in the train seemed to be looking at me expectantly. The train rocked crazily! I was growing dizzy. I closed my eyes. Ruthls voice seemed to come from afar. Now for the ordeal! My heart ham- mered! XVhat would the people in the train think of me? And the policeman? He would never understand how spoiled Ruth was. I opened my eyes and- why I was in my own room in bed. T.1LI.iAN PSERMAN. .-X3 CORLEARS BUSINESS SCHOOL VVe know that we must leave you, dear Alma Mater Sorry, we must confess But we're leaving, so ambitious To reach what is called success. Dear Alma Mater, we owe to you, Everything we aim to do. When we hear your name outside, We always beam with thanks and pride. EVA FUcHs, B11-511 S CURRENT EVENTS IN THE ENGLISH CLASS We are giving one period a week in our English classes to the study of Current Events. We use the Literary Digest magazine for this work and we look forward eagerly to each new copy. XVe make one report each week on some tpoic of general interest. We follow a brief outline and do not write our report directly from the magazine. We read over the event until we are familiar with it. W'e take a few notes if necessary and then at some later time we write out a report, trying to use clear and effective English. VVe have thus covered many topics of general interest. IVe are learning to choose our reading from reliable and worth while newspapers and magazines. NVe are learning to withhold our judgments until we know all the facts in a case. We are getting information which will enable us to talk about the affairs of the world in an intelligent and interesting manner, but best of all, we are learning how to express ourselves in clear, forceful, correct English. Some of the best reports are posted on our bulletin board where we may all see them and thus be encouraged to do better work. FANNIE LEVINE, A4 MOTION PICTURE CLUB Every XVednesday during the seventh period the members of the Motion Picture Club meet in room 207 under the supervision of Miss johnson. The pictures that are shown to us are very interesting as well as instructive. Most of them are on history and geography. This term we have seen The XVater Cycle, The Colony That Settled Near Massachusetts Bay, Transpor- tation and Exportation of American Products. IVe have seen many other pictures as interesting as these. I am sure the time that is spent in the Motion Picture Club is a delight to all as it is to EVELYN GIMOVSKY, RCG, A Mcmbrr of Motion, Picture Cflub. THINGS ACCOMPLISHED IN MILLINERY Are you one of those girls who intend to take the Industrial course? If you are I am sure you will enjoy this type of work. As the Industrial Work is composed of two departments, Dressmaking and Millinery, and as I am now in the Millinery Department, I am going to tell you what we made. Useful articles, like lamp shades, hangers, baby bonnets, wire frames, and buckram were prepared, and hats were remodeled. This course trains you for your future life. It is very interesting. IYIINNIE ILXURIE, SBI THE MODERN BUSINESS GIRL Many girls who have succeeded in the business offices today come from the Corlears Business School. Mrs. Donohue, who sends these girls out, is sure that they are well prepared to meet the requirements of the business world. Neatness, accuracy and politeness are the things an employer looks for. Our girls are accurate in their typewriting and stenography, and their manners rank higher than the average. An employer will not have about him an untidy and discour- teous girl. VVhy should he? It is his right to demand that candidates for a position be well-trained. ELEANOR HIRSCHENFANG, B11 6 CORLEARS Corlearsl A name known throughout the East Side. A power that has turned thousands of young students into successful business women. Corlearsl Its wonderful teaching and supervision has encouraged each graduate to go for- ward well equipped into the business world. Girls from far and near attend this school to be taught the ways of office and mart. Courtesy, neatness, refinement and punctuality are incorporated in subjects taught at Corlears. FRANCES REBOLD, B1 1-511 SMELLS Oh, there is nothing that I love so well As the fragrant odor of a smell, The smell of coffee just turned brown, The perfume of a scented gown, The smell of roses, fresh and sweet, The smell of peanuts on the street. I love the smell of bakery loaves, The fragrant sce11t of orange groves, The smell of water on the shore, The woodsy odor of sycamore, Oh, there is nothing that I love so well As the fragrant odor of a smell. LILLIAN BERMAN, A3 LINDBERGH I O, young flying Lindbergh came out of the XVest: Through all the wide world his plane was the best, But, save for his cat, friends he had none, He rode unafraid, and he rode all alone- He stayed not for rain and he stopped not for storm, He crossed the Atlantic, and arrived there at dawn. II So boldly he entered the Parisian Hallg Among comrades, ambassadors, gay friends and all. He won his great fame-this brave young lad: By doing the thing that men thought mad. III All Paris went wild over the deed that he did. He came back to America for a bride he did bid: An ambassadc-r's daughter, she turned out to be, Now they are married, his air-mate is she. HELEN RUBIN, A9 TYPING Type, type, typing away, Some think it toil. but I think it play, Keeping in time. Always in rhyme, Speedy and accurate, that's a good sign. I-I1LnA SCHULMAN, B11 7 APPEARANCE When meeting a person, for the first time, one notices immediately, perhaps more instinctively than purposely, her appearance. One knows that a neat ap- pearance makes an excellent impression, It is the girl who is careful to dress daintily, who keeps her clothes neat and clean, who never over-dresses and who looks natural that will attract people. Arrange your hair becomingly. Do not go in for every fad and fancy of the beauty parlor. Then you will have an advantage over girls who are swayed by every breath of fashion. I offer a sincere word of advice to the graduates who are going forth to a new life and to new friends. A neat, and natural appearance is a deciding factor towards success in any walk of life. NIARTHA NVEINBERG. MUSIC Like a bud on the wing flighty, lofty and tlect, The voice of the lark as it sings, Mysterious, mellow and sweet, Soft, as water rippling 011 and on, Clear as the tinkle of a bell, Graceful, the carriage of the swan, Enthralling, the sound I love so well, NVhat is this charm that casts its hopeful spell? The song of the seraphs on the breath of a breeze, Alas! poor mortal can never tell, The Charm of ethereal songs such as these. MARION STARKE, B11 A NEW TEXT BOOK IN THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Akll classes in the Business Department are rejoicing over a new text book entitled General Business Sciencef' It is being used in the Civics classes and is creating a greater interest in that subject. The book is published in two parts by The Gregg Publishing Company. Part One is being used in the A classes, and Part Two in the B classes. Its authors are Lloyd L. Jones and Lloyd Bertschi. This book is most readable. lt gives much valuable business knowledge in an attractive way. As its title indicates, it gives a general knowledge of business which will serve as a background for further study in the held of other business subjects. There are many illustrations and graphs which give information in an inter- esting and impressive way. It has started us thinking in a serious manner about the world of business and our future in it. Vile A girls are certainly enjoying Part One of General Business Sciencen and are looking forward to Part Two for next term. General Business Science seems to mean much more to us than Civics ever did. A HANNAH ROSENFELD, A4 8 A WINTER MORNING IN NEW YORK The darkness vanished. The marks of day showed themselves in the sky. The sky became lighter and lighter. The red sun in the east was shining like a glowing globe of fire. But it did not shine long. Little by little, the sun went behind the clouds and hid itself in them. Only light blue clouds covered the sky now. The great New York city woke to life-the people and with them their work -their existence. Thousands of people warmly dressed were running to the cars, elevators and subways. They hurried to get to work in time. All stores, fac- tories, offices, schools and market places were opened, and began to be active. Children were eagerly running to school. For old and young another day was begun. ANNA MENTLIK, Al OUR LIVES The saga of life is a mystery, When one must face the drudgery, There comes a time to each of our souls, When we all try to reach our destined goals. So let us try to forget our sadness, And always think of that word Gladness, Let us go cn our woy, Being at all times happy and gay. ESTHER KIEYER, B2 A DAY IN THE WOODS One day, my friends and I woke up at a very early hour in order to take a walk and later have lunch in the woods. It was a beautiful morning, with a sky of a majestic blue above us. Even the birds seemed to appreciate this lovely day, Never had their notes sounded sweeter nor their songs more beautiful. Our path was strewn with beautiful wild flowers in an assorted array of colors. Before long, the beautiful sky grew dark and great black clouds loomed above. NVe at once decided to seek shelter from the oncoming storm. VVe walked a little farther and soon came upon an old hut. The hut was built of wood that had long since started to rot and it looked as though the slightest gust of wind could blow it away. The windows were all broken, and the plot, in which many beautiful flowers must have once grown, was full of weeds. Great trees in the background cast large, dark, menacing shadows over the hut. As this was our only means of shelter from the storm, we entered the hut, Whose door the wind had blown ajar. The Floor was thick with dust and strewn with papers, with which the wind, coming through the broken windows was playing havoc. The house boasted of but three old chairs which were sadly in need of repairs. lVe remained here for a while but, not without a little fear as the wind made furious noises as it blew through the trees, sending the leaves flying hither and yon. VVhen the storm had abided we went home, but not without casting many backward looks at the cheerless old hut that had proven to be such a great friend in the storm. ' ESTELLE EINHORN, B2 9 JULIUS CAESAR Through the courtesy of the Radio Guild Company, dramatizations of great literary works are presented over the radio. One of the most outstanding of those already given was 'flulius Caesarf' by VVilliam Shakespeare, who needs no introduction to any of us. The plot is concerned with the supposedly treacherous murder of the great Roman general, Julius Caesar, by his friend and companion-in-arms, Marcus Brutus. Brutus' motive was to save his beloved Rome from what he knew would be a tyrranical reign if Caesar gained the throne. Though the play is entitled Julius Caesarf' the real hero proves to be Marcus Brutus. The actors are capable and competent, thus giving a vivid idea of the story. and creating an interest in such literary masterpieces. R. D.-9 CROWDS I See it massive on the street, Wave on wave, as grows the wheat. Hurrying, scurrying on and on, Coming, going, going. gone. II Out of nowhere they appear, Making haste from far and near, Big and small and fat and lean, The oddest sights are always seen. Rich man, poor man, beggar and thief, Joyous, angry, sad with grief, Mixed expressions on each face, Each one of a different race. III Walking, talking, skipping, tripping, Each at some thought gripping, Seems just like a mighty ocean: Endless, endless is its motion, Will it, shall it, can it end? Nav, its force will never bend, Daily it will grow in strength, And mile on mile will stretch its length. Pmiu. ROSENBI-IRG, A7 BEING SIXTEEN Sixteen brings with it all the evils of a superiority complex. I walk around with a patronizing air and a sarcastic ring in my voice. I condescend to speak to children and I lift my eyebrows in polite surprise. VVith terrific gravity and sever dignity I walk down the block looking neither to left nor right. I wouldn't think of associating with children younger than I am. Ah! but inwardly my mental strife when I see a girl of fifteen skating' on roller skates! I yearn to roll along once more while chewing a long licorice stick. But I dare not give vent to suchi belittling thoughts. I watch the children jump rope and play potsy with a feeling akin to regret. Yet I walk past with a dis- dainful sniff and a toss of my head. Maybe I should be listed under the heading of Complex, yet what can a girl of sixteen do? It really is a case for a psychiatrist. ESTHI-:R IXIARKOWITZ, A5-505 10 , 9 'fight' aa, g4, ,,f KV .JH Ah.: . K CLASS OF JANUARY 1fORI.liARS JUNIOR HIGH 11 GRADUA' As I glanced 2 There I saw. Short girls, tal Even girls w Blonde girls, da Belles with 1 There I saw, 4 As I glanced i J PICTURE Graduation Picture what a mixture! Q, fat and slim ere so thin! irls, smiling and glad faces, some were sad! hat a mixture he Graduation Picture! BERTHA COHEN, B11 ffgffvvf' I ...Q 4W my 4 LQIASS OF JANUARY L'ORI-li.-XRS JUNIOR HIGH 14 l'L.-XSS OF ,IANIQXRY CORLEARS ,I UNIOR HIGH 15 - TRAFFIC IN CORLEARS Traffic in Corlears is being run very smoothly, I'll admit there is loud talking sometimes, but as a whole it is very well regulated. The traffic officers do their share, by keeping the girls in double file. They see that the students do their part by picking up papers. The street monitors who are appointed to see that all crossing is done at the corners, certainly deserve much credit. Much is done for the safety of the pupils. Under the directions of Miss Smith, traffic is quite a success. I can only say in conclusion, that if each and every girl will cooperate, Corlears will continue to be the foremost school in the city, as far as the regulation of traffic is concerned. MIXRY STRATIS, QBC3 A WINTRY NIGHT I was all alone one wintry night Surrounded by curious things, Old Mr. Moon looked down on me. And all his twinkling children. the stars, Looked like white ghosts in the skv to me. O! how I felt to be out in the night! Such a wintry night! Br-r-r! You too would be frightened like me. Sv1.vIA G0LoMB, RAl ON TO SCHOOL IN THE SNOW I put my coat on, closing it tightly around the neck. I open the door a little to see just how cold it is. I am unpleasantly surprised to see it is snowing. I go back wishing it was the middle of summer. I resolutely say, Don't be foolish. Open the door and rush out. I do that and come running back again, receiving a few unnecessary remarks such as: There she is again, and Don't be silly, go. - I answer: You'd do the same if you had to go out. In a vain attempt I try to button my collar just a wee bit higher, but it won't budge. I resolve not to be silly, I take a deep breath and rush out, slamming the door behind me. I hurry to the sidewalk with my head buried in my collar. I bump into something, and after hearing, Can't you look where you're going, I discover it must have been a person. I exclaim the usual I'm sorry, or Pardon me in a Hustered tone. Never before has school seemed so far away. VVill it never come? And then the welcome corner. I turn it, dash in, again resolving that another time I won't be so silly. SOPHIE SHOLOFSKY, B2 .-..i.,. GRADUATION DAY Everything is jolly and gay. For today is graduation day Rejoicing faces of our classmates, Show that they are graduates. Teachers, books and studies now seem dear, Because the parting with them is so near, It seems like the end but it isnlt so The biggest lesson to learn is into the world to go HaDDY, yet wondering and afraid What for us in store has fate, So let us be happy and joy creating, For today is the day: we are graduating. MIRIAM GETRON, B5 16 A TRAVELOGUE THROUGH PARIS The program prepared by the French Department, December 10, 1931, was a pleasant surprise to all. It consisted of slides showing Paris and its environs- Luxembourg and Versailles. The scenes were beautifully illustrated. The girls, explaining these pictures, made them seem more realistic to us. 1 still recall the picturesque Avenue of Champs Elysies, bordering Concord Square and the Garden of the Tuileries. I had heard of this Avenue, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc of Triumph, Notre Dame, the Louvre, and other places of interest in Paris from our teacher, Miss Diamondvbut now I have been to these places and understand their true beauty and splendor. Have you ever stopped to think of the gorgeous rooms in the palaces of the Kings of France? I have never dreamed of such majestic splendor as shown in the painting, sculpture and tapestries. How skillfully artists have labored to produce such effects! Even fairy palaces can not boast such grandeur. The magnificent pictures of Paris proved indeed, what every Frenchman claims: Paris is the most beautiful city of France, in fact, of the whole world. KTTLDRED KEISHLIAN, 9ACl A SKY HUNTER VVinter comes in sparkling-clear nights, With its breath of space-chilled daws. It sets the sky awandering toward the west And fades a multitude of stars out of sight. II VVhen winter comes with its white robe gleaming Through the gray of sullen, autumn twilight And rides a horse in the sky-held park And hunts the earth with hail and snow and sleet. ANNA PIN KOSOVVITZ, Bl The 7B classes this term are very much interested in a drawing project. VVe are illustrating Longfellow's poem, Hiawatha, in chart form, on which we pasted the figures of Nokimis, Hiawatha, and other Indians, besides birch-bark, streams, clouds, trees, etc. Each student was assigned a particular figure. The chart is panelled, each panel illustrating a particular phase of the narrative poem, in sequence of events. Among the pictures is one of Hiawatha's grandmother, Nokomis, making a head-dress of feathers for Hiawatha. Another scene shows a dense forest in which Indians hunted game. To the delight of the class, one shows Hiawatha sitting in his canoe. Each scene has a background of Heecy clouds sailing across a clear blue sky. Then there is the tent, his home. We are very proud of this project. LENA LEVINE CATHERINE NEUER NTARGRET GOLDENBERG ESTHER XY1TowsKY 7Bl Give to the world the best you have, And the best will come to you. V ' HELEN HESS, B11 T7 CHRISTMAS WITHOUT SNOW Curious, how habit holds you in its silken chains, And time emplants pictures in your brains And makes you vaguely realize That things are not quite right, When you see the ground bare of snow, On that joyous Christmas night. So, you look about you and wonder, And don't know just what is wrong, But something is missing from the picture Something that seems to belong. So once more you look about you- At the gaily mysterious bundles at your right, To the brightly shining tree That gleams like a star in the night, To the richly covered table Stuffed with goodies and sweets galore. to the merry laughing people, And the holly on the door. Then, driven by an impulse To the window you quickly go, And gazing upon the starry night. Say, in astonishment Whatl No snow? JEANNETTE BIEDDER, B6 FAREWELL Farewell to Corlears The school I loved so well Where I spent the happy hours, Of which I love to tell. And now I have to leave you To go on to my career. I'll always have in memory The school that was so dear. I have to say farewell once more To Teachers, guides, and Friends. I really did enjoy the terms, But now such pleasure ends. CELIA LEMBERG, SBI JUST SMILE When things go wrong And you feel quite blueg There's just one thing For you to dog Just Smile! Just Smile! When the morrow seems Full of worry and careg And you've a burden, Alone, to bear, Just Smile! Just Smile! When disappointment Has come your way: Keep up your spirit And try to sayg Just Smile! Just Smile! SYLVIA STEIN, AI3 BROODING! ! The stars are shining high above And the sea below is calm The hour is just the time for love And lovers walk arm in arm. The silent whispers of the breeze The sweet essence of the pine Emerging from the stately trees Goes to my head like wine. And yet I feel within my heart A vague unreasoning fear For time passes on with never a rest And each year follows year. And some time in the future day When I am old and weary I know that I'll be called away From all I love so dearly. FANNIE GARBER, B2 A BIT OF GREEN Brown. brown buildings, Cold, bleak and bare, Ugly in the morning light Hiding in the shadows their ugly sight. Oh! For a bit of green. Gray' gray forms, . Shivering, huddling together for a bit of warmth, Scurrying, hurrying to their daily work. Fearing for their bread, knowing they must not shirk, Oh! For a bit of green. White, white snow, Dazzling and blinding in its glitter, Freezing the soul and making it bitter. Piled in high stacks, Forbidding to human tracks, Oh! For a bit of green. Gold, golden sun Brightening the world, Driving darkness to cover, Lightening the hearts of weary souls Giving added incentives to their goals. Ferreting out that little box, On that tiny window-sill, Glossing daily, with a bit of sheen, That glad welcome bit of green. JEANNETTE BIEDDER, B6 FATE VVhat does fate hold in store for me Oh! if I could only knowg What does she say my lot will be Is it a career, Happiness, or a life of Woe. Here I am, studying to ease my Traverse Along life's rocky path Will it help for better or worse Will life leave on me its dreaded scourge. Who Knows? FRIEDA KAN NATT, B2 PENMANSHIP Penmanship ! Penmanship ! What anxiety it brings, It nearly drives me frantic, When my ovals look like strings. My l's, they are not tall enough, My g's are much too short, My r's are small and out of sight, They're hiding from report. I must really try much harder To take a better stand, And make my teacher proud of me, I'll work to beat the band. HENRIETTA ELKINS, A5-505 GRADUATION Graduation! Each girl is hoping to be graduatedg each one to start life anewg each one has different thoughts for her career. The day is drawing near and we shall have to say Good-bye to the school which has brought much joy to us. To some, graduation will be a sad day. To others it will be the happiest day of their lives. The ones who have not tried will have to face disappointment bravely, and repeat the grade. To those I say--don't give up, don't hesitate, don't cry, but strive on. If you have done your best and have failed, don't let anything in this world deprive you of a right to happiness. Don't let anything stop you from going on through a cheerful and pleasant term, There will come a day when everything will be just as you want it to be. Step up and go forward. Let this be your aim. MARY STRAT1s, QBC3 RHYTHM Rhythm, Rhythm, Everywhere On land and sea and in the air! There's rythm in the coo-coo clock It's always tick tock, tick-tock, tock. There's rythm in a water fall Cascading down a stony wall. There's rhythm in the subway train And in the drops of falling rain. There's rhythm in the swaying trees And in the hum of busy bees. There's rhythm like a plaintive tone Commg from a saxaphone. There's rhythm in the eerie beat Of footsteps on a silent street. Rhythm, Rhythm, Everywhere On land and sea and in the air! LILLIAN BERMAN, A3 19 1 WORLD'S END XYhen Berg wrote the book XVorld's End he knew just how to write a book that would arouse sympathy. The chief characters are little Peter and Puggy. Little Peter is supposed to be a cripple who is sent to XYorld's End to be cured, Puggy who is a girl of fourteen is the heroine. She helped to make many discoveries about her father's workshop which would have been robbed of all of its valuable possessions had it not been for her. The purpose of this story is to show that Puggy would not for the world lose faith in one who trusted her, neither did she lose faith in herself. At the end she helps little Peter to be cured. This story appeals to me because of the fact that Puggy was a loyal and brave girl. SYLVTA SABARLI, 7A3 DAWN I When the night meets the day, Everything seems gray, But as you look through the mist, The sun shines like a disk. II Hark! What is that through the air, A clear call ringing in my ear, It is the bluebird coming through the sky, With the pale sun for his background. III The trees have come to life, With shining dew on their leaves like dia- monds in the sun, And lol The flowers open their velvet petals, And look into the pale world beyond as it settles. It's cold, so cold, out here The trees. bare of leaves Gaunt of shadow Fill me with an unholy fear. For I am afraid . . . Not only of this icy snow Or of the wind that howls in Till I quiver with fright, But of the eerie stillness Of this wilderness, Across which I must go That reach that little beacon, That little flicker of light. KATE GORENSTEIN, B2 ETERNAL TREES my EBI' But it's so dim, so wavering, And so low, And now, now it's out, That last hope to which I've tried So hard, to go, Because I'm cold, My legs are freezing fast And perhaps this fickle strength of mine Oh dreary thought, it may not last. And I'll lie here, Frozen and stiff in the breeze With no one to watch No one to care, But these Eternal Trees. JEANNETTE BIEDDER, B6 THE SNEEZE Kerchool That's all you think there is to it? As a matter of fact, there's a great deal more if you care to investigate the stages before the final explosion comes. First, you experience the queerest sensation in the back of the nasal cavity. It is something like the tickling of a tiny feather. The eyes slowly shut while the lips gradually part company. Quickly taking an enormous breath, you screw up your features so that creases, wrinkles, and all sorts of queer folds form, especially around the nose. For a moment the features are formed into all sorts of ridicu- lous combinations. Either the nose crinkles up and quivers for a second, or the mouth opens and shuts in a vain attempt to SC11Cl forth the desired sneeze. A few short breaths-in-out-in-out, the eyes are beginning to tearg the wrinkles become a little deeper. Suddenly an expression of relief appears on the face. A smile widens the mouth, which takes one 1nore deep breath before a shower of spray greets the waiting handkerchief. Kerchoo! Eyes and mouth closeg wrinkles smooth out. All is calm again. THE STREAM I saw a stream one summer day As I was going on my way, It was entan led in the brush And so it was in foam. I followed it a long, long wayg It ran into the sea, I found a shell right near it there And brought it home with mel HELEN LEVINE, B11 My teacher to me is like a queen on her throne with her pupils as her kingdom She rules over them graciously and kindly and imparts to them her wisdom Rosa WATTENBERG, B11-511. I wanted to be free To laugh at cares and woe I went down to the sea I wanted to be free. From every day things To Play Land I would row I wanted to be free To laugh at cares and woe. MAIIION STARKE, B11-511. As years roll by and I grow older, I pray that I may be as sweet and gentle to other folks as my Mother is to me. Rosiz WATTEIQIBERG, B11-511. 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