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

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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

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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

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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