Franklin High School - Dial Yearbook (Reisterstown, MD)

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might think they owned the placef' However, this could not make the happy little dwarfs angry, all they did was to merrily name him Grumpy.', While on the third floor of the Castle the dwarfs really did themselves proud. All during February an air of electric excitement prevailed. The dwarfs were working tooth-and-nail feven Dopeyl for their biggest event so far-the Junior- Senior Party. They were working so hard, in fact, that the dwarfs were just flying around. One of the dwarfs fwho was allergic to work, by the wayl got a bad sneezing attack from such strenuous activity and ever after he was called Sneezy. And now comes a secret. The witches, magic mirror has been coaxed to speak and it says that the party was the best that it has ever reflected, and this mirror is very old. However, when the dwarfs weren't all working for their party, their paths were somewhat separated. Some of them learned to punch things that were, incidentally, the worst spellers. They also learned to write in a very complicated way that ironically enough was called ushorthandf, Ironically because it took poor Sleepy two hours one night to figure how to write his name. Others of the dwarfs proceeded to make terrific mixtures in the chemistry lab. In fact, Dopey performed the hydrogen sulphide experiment before the class. The only difficulty was that he made it so strong that to this clay not one of the dwarfs can eat eggs. They also learned to speak francais That is they at- tempted to speak it. They were really quite successful, for now all the academic dwarfs can say Parlez-vous francais?,' quite expressively. But finally the time rolled around for the little cards to come out again. To their extreme delight the dwarfs had been invited to come to the very top floor of the Castle. They had finally reached the pinnacle of their dreams. Still, there was one dwarf as yet unnamed. However, he was so completely thrilled and excited to think of his exalted rank that the title I-Iappyu just seemed to fit him perfectly. To the dwarfs, this floor seemed the most exciting of all, for one big event followed on the heels of the other. In fact, everyone was kept in a real whirl. The climax was a charming musical production. It was called The Mikado , and occurred in The Land of the Rising Sun. Many of the dwarfs took part in this and really swelled with pride when it was a success. Again, as last year, great excitement reigned during February. And again the supreme suspense was because of that great event-the Junior-Senior Party. However, this time Sneezy did not suffer from an attack. For this year t.hc dwarfs did not have to raise a hand to work. In fact, they did not even know what work the Juniors were doing. Ir was all a deep, dark secret. At last the night arrived, and what a good time the dwarfs did have! Sammy Kramer and his orchestra made all of them want to truck on down , and the delicious re- freshments made them wish to eat just as lustily. There was just one difficulty. and it was that the time seemed to be on wings. However, as Doc remarked philosophically to the other dwarfs, All good things come to an end. While on this floor the dwarfs put on their prettiest smiles and posed for Mr. Zamsky. At least the dwarfs thought they were pretty smiles before the proofs came back. Time slipped by, and again it was time for the cards to come out. But this time the dwarfs did not get mere cards. They were much more important. It was now their turn to receive pretty little be-ribboned rolls of paper. These had caused such concern in the last few weeks that some of the dwarfs found gray hairs in their beards. But at last the dwarfs received them, and they were now alumni.', And so together, they rode away into the great wide world where they lived happily ever after. 29

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The Life and Adventures of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs NCE upon a time, at the season when the leaves were turning red and gold, seven little dwarfs timidly, yet eagerly, approached the Castle of their Dreams. They had at last reached the stage of life when they could enter the Castle, although on the lowest floor. When the dwarfs entered, they were confronted by an impressive group of persons. These people were not dwarfs, as were our friends, but were large, self- assured persons who called themselves upper-classmen. Then these queer per- sons boldly asked the timid little group just who they were. None answered im- mediately, but at last one of them was shoved forward. He replied boldly, We are a jolly little band, and have come to travel to the top of the Castle. Then the others queried, But, what are your names? The seven little dwarfs hung their heads in shameg then again the same one answered, 'iWell-er, a, well,-we haven't any names. The wicked witch cast a spell oier us and we just can't re- member. The others laughed but replied, Well, we will name you as you journey through the Castlef, Suddenly one of them said, Why, you've got a name al- ready, pointing to the spokesman. Weill call you Doc because you seem to know all the answersf, When the dwarfs got settled in their new home, they all started to talk at once. But hnally one was heard above the rest. And so the others quavered, Let's make Doc the head of our group and he can take charge of all of our worries. So the dwarfs were organized. As the year went on several of the group were named by the upperclassmen. When one bewildered lfttle fe'low strolled into an algebra class, prepared to take gym airily attired in a gym suit, the upperclassmen immediately laughed and laughed and straightway called him Dopey. BashfulH also got his name in the first year at the Castle. Une night, when the stars were twinkling and the moon was bright, all the little dwarfs shined up their shoes and pressed up their suits and skipped merrily into the Castle, where a grand affair was in progress. It was a Mdancei' and the first that the dwarfs had ever seen. All except one walked boldly in and then-Snow White, a beautiful Castle lady, tripped daintily over to the little dwarf and said, And do you dance, kind Sir?', The poor little dwarf blushed and blushed and even tied his beard in knots. He did dance with the lovely Snow White, but after that no one could help but call him Bashful. After many, many days, little cards were passed around to the dwarfs. Some of them invited the dwarfs to come to the next floor of the Castle, but some of the others fand this is very sadj told them that for another year they would have to stay on the lowest floor. Now most of the dwarfs went merrily on feeling quite important in the bar- gain. They were getting so very old and experienced that they attended dances without a tremor. In fact, one little dwarf developed into such a ujitterbugv that the next morning usually found him very drowsy. Again the upperclassmen grasped the chance to name another of the band, and so they dubbed him Sleepy. The little dwarfs had a very happy stay on the second floor of the castle and really felt important when one of their own organizations, the Latin Club, presented a Roman wedding and banquet. This evening made the dwarfs feel very romantic and Bashful actually whispered to Snow White, Amo te. And again some little cards came around. These invited the dwarfs to come to the next floor of the Castle. They did indeed feel important now, so much so that one little dwarf fwho was minus about a quarter of a credit, growled, You 28

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H ---- And They All Lived Happily Ever Afterl' NE day my dwarf-friend and I were riding along thru a seldom frequented stretch of woods. We noticed that a recent storm had torn down many of the vines which grew along the banks. Our deer were moving at a leisurely pace, for we did not fear the lonely forest. Suddenly, upon rounding a corner, we found ourselves on the brink of a pitch black cave, from which issued the strangest odor reminiscent of mixing garlic, burning rubber, and a lighted pipe, filled with strong tobacco. Startled, I was prone to rein my deer in, or better, retreat, but Nosey, who was bolder than I, spurred his deer on into the midnight depths of the cave. There on the threshold I remained, petrified with fear and astonishment. QI had never before seen the cave there, it seemed to have just popped out of nowhere.j I did not move for some time, being afraid to enter and yet not wishing to desert Nosey. just as I was beginning to assemble my wits and courage, a weird and piercing laugh reached me from the innermost recesses of the cavity. To see me at that moment, you'd have thought I was Njammin' and jivin,,,' for so frightened was I that my knees were doin' Yankee Doodle in swing time. My common sense told me to flee, but my conscience ordered me to go to my friend's rescue. Con- science being greater, in my case, than sense, I cautiously urged my dappled deer into the darkness. I had gone several hundred yards, perhaps, when there before me, garbed in black, almost indistinguishable from the surroundings, was seated the most grotesque creature I had ever had the ill-fortune to contact. Her cloak was of coarse material and full, but not full enough to hide her rounded shoulders and bent hgure. A tall peaked hat topped her straggly gray hair. Her eyes were keen and penetrating, her nose more like a beak than a nose, her cheeks shrivelel and sunken. Beside her, on a perch, sat a raven who would have looked sinister enough in other surroundings. The witch was in the act of pouring a few drops of some liquid into a huge iron cauldron, which hung over a blazing fire. So that was where that sickening odor had come from! Strange, it couldn,t be noticed after one came nearer. On the opposite side of the vessel sat Nosey, beaming with pleasure and straining his neck to see inside. So excited he could hardly speak, he did manage to sputter, You,re just in time, friend dwarf. For many years the witch's cave has been hidden by vines which grew over the entrance. They were torn down by the storm yesterday, and she hasn't made a magic potion yet to make them grow again. However, since we found her, she's consented to-guess what?', Unable to guess, I was invited by the witch to sit tight and watch closely. The witch continued to pour the liquid, which she explained was a magic potion, into the cauldron, stirring it with a long wooden spoon. 'iwatch the magic mirror on the wall yonder, and you shall see yourselves and your class- mates fifteen years from now, she directed. You may well imagine our eager obedience, for we considered this the opportunity of a lifetime. As she continued to stir, a mist enveloped the magic mirror, upon which our eyes were intently fastened. While the mist receded, the witch murmured inco- herent phrases over the cauldron. At last a figure gradually appeared in the mirror, a man dressed all in white. He was Adrian Duncan, noted M.D. At his side stood Myrtle Pobletts, who was his assisant nurse. We followed the doctor and nurse through the wards of the hospital whose rounds they were making. In the children's ward, we found nurses Jeannette Elseroad and Margaret Islaubg working on private cases we found Helen Tinkler and Evelyn Burton. In the emergency ward we saw Zelma Mech- 30