Girls High School of Brooklyn - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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THE BLUE AND GOLD A Semi- annu al Publicarion of GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN, N. Y. DR. MAURICE E. ROGALIN, Principal Spring Issue May, I936 TABLE or coNreN1s Page STORIES Boomerang ....,...........,.,,...,,,.,,....,.,.......... .....A.,.... 3 New England Wife ..............................,.., ....... - .. 5 Special Providence for Pam ,,,,,,...,,,,,.. ,,,........ 8 Team Work ,,.,.,....,...,..,,,,,,,....,.................... .....,..... I I Shorf Sfory ......... ....... - .... - .23 Rebel .,,...,..,,,...,., ,......... L .... 2 2 Incidenf .............................. ....,....,.....,..........,.............,...... - .......... - ..4-9 His Life ,.,..,......................................................., - ....,.,......... - ,.,.. ........... 5 0 Lavender, Hollyhock, and Black-eyed Susan ,,,,,. ........... 5 2 Brown Box .,,,,....,,..,....,,.,. ,,,,.,..,..,...,.....,.....,...,,,...,.,,...,,a ........... 5 5 ESSAYS Taps ..,..,....,.,..,,.,.....,,......,.....,.,,..,..,,. ................. 2 0 A Oueen's Funeral ,,..,..,,...,,.,. .,.,,,.,.,.,..,.. 2 I Radio in Realify ......... ......., ..,,.,,.,.,,,,,,, 5 8 Advenrure for Me .,,,.,...., .,,..,,,,.,...... 5 9 Book Reviewing ........ .,........,.,.... 6 I POEMS WI1dI' a Lovely Day! ...,Y. ...,. ........... I 5 Two Poems Io Damrosch ,,....,,,.,.II ......,.... I 8 Spring Glimpses ................,,....,...... ..,...,,.,, I 8 ExpecIa+ions .......,. ,,.,,....., I 8 Sfar Gazing ..,...,.. ........... I 9 Morning ......www ,..,....... I 9 Wind ......,.,.,, ................. 2 O

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Boomerang HELEN SADOWSKY, Grade Six THOUSAND feel scurried lhrough lhe swinging doors of Tony's Reslauranl. Ladies lnviled, on Cherry Slreel. A lhousand various hands 'lingered lhe dirly menus and summoned wailiers nearby. Sally Crisholm passed in lronl ol one ol lhe lables and wilh his cuslomary Yes sir? awailed lhe order. Ham and eggs. vegelables on side. collee, and cake 'n make il snappyl Sally shuffled away lo lhe lar-oll kilchen and shouled his order. Anyone who was nol in Tony's lor lhe serious business ol ealing, would have noliced somelhing queer aboul Sally's demeanor. as he minced back and lorlh wilh his damp lowel and lin lray. However, as lhere was no one lo walch him, no one noliced lhal he walked wilh his moulh opened and his eyes glued lo lhe floor. There were olher lhings in lhe wailer business-for inslance lhe meals. The wailer was enlilled lo lhe besl in lhe house and lhe besl in lhe house was a porlerhouse sleak smolhered wilh gravy and burnl onions. One look al lhe porler- house convinced Sally lhal ham and eggs would do lor him. Yes, Sally was bored wilh his iob. and his slomach was also bored wilh his meals. bul-one musl live. and lo live, one musl eal. All lhese depressing lacls Sally knew and knew lhem well. When Sally lrudged homewards al eleven every evening, wilh his Mirror under his arm, he dreamed on his hard uncomlorlable L seal. He dreamed his own privale pipe dreams. Sally, as he rocked back and lorlh in lhe rickely seal, dreamed of walking inlo lhe Fashionable French Grill, silling down and ordering a meal lil only for lhose of lhe genlle class. A Sunday, Sally was oll al lwo P. M. Then in his Sunday besl he would prom- enade lo Broadway and Fillielh Slreel. There h-e would sland, wailing lor lhe miracle lo happen lhal would make him a millionaire. Well-Sally was offered lhe posilion of assislanl cook on a lramp sleamer called Don Quixole . ln Porlo Rico, he was lranslerred lo a sleamship which carried hemp on ils way lo lhe Virgin Islands. Here he was an able seaman. He did nolhi-ng bul walch lhe lusciously fresh food being prepared in lhe spolless while galley. As in all sea slories, lhe Don Quixole was wrecked and Sally and six olhers were dumped inlo a liny boal piled high wilh cases ol food. Whal happepned lo lhe olher six, we neilher know nor care, bul lhe lacl lhal Sally was flung ashore is ol inlenesl lo us, lor wilhoul him we would have no slory. Mosl nalurally. lhe cases lloaled lo shore and Sally opened lhem wilh his crude fool. a large rock. He lound lhem lo conlain iar on lop ol iar of liny sar- 3