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

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fl Nr mckeui X54-Ku fre I G-AD xl .hree Scenes In GirI's Life Mime BOWMAN, 6 IT was a secreT! Jo Ann was engaged, and she, Alan, and Their parenTs were The only ones ThaT knew. WhaT Tun iT was To have such a secreT, buT whaT Tun iT would have been To shouT To The world how lucky she wasl BuT TonighT was The nighT, when everyone would know, and she could show all her Triends her ring. The big dining-room Table was seT wiTh shining silver-soon she'd have her own-and The besT Table cIoTh. There was a huge whiTe cake as The cenTerpiece, and leading Trom iT To each pIaTe, a wide whiTe saTin ribbon wiTh a Tiny envelope aTTached. The envelopes were on The pIaTes, and The engagemenT announcemenTs were inside. The guesTs wouIdn'T be really surprised: This was April, and everyone knew ThaT Jo Ann wanTed a June wedding. BuT They were all good Triends, and They would acT surprised. Tomorrow nighT, and every evening Tor The nexT Two monThs, The phone would be busy. There would be calls To The dressmaker, baker, and hairdresser, and calls To and Trom all The girls, making plans and happily Talking. All The boTher would be over, when The momenT came Tor The slim, gold band To be placed on her Tinger, and all cares TorgoTTen. ThaT would be The happiesT day oT her IiTe. ADRIENNE HERzie, 6 Bells ringing, doors slamming, paper and boxes Thrown all around only add To The conTusion oT having a shower. I had Tun seIecTing The inviTaTions, and iT cer- Tainly was exciTing Trying To Tind ouT The names and addresses oT Jo Ann's and AIan's Triends, wiThouT Their knowing abouT iT. ThaT SaTurday came around so soon ThaT iT caughT everyone unaware. Jo Ann IeT+ The house early wiTh Mary, To go shopping Tor some necessiTies ThaT The IaTTer needed. We were all glad ThaT she had IeTT early, because we wanTed To geT To work. We moved The TurniTure so ThaT There was more room in The living room, which was big iusT The way iT was. We seT up The large Table wiTh The main reTresh- menTs and small Tables wiTh oTher liTTle Things. ATTer we Tinished, I looked back To see if everyThing was arranged, and glanced aT The ivy covered windows wiTh The wine color drapes, which made The room look cheerTuI and Tull oT IiTe. I closed The glass doors, wiTh Their sheer whiTe curTains. IT was IaTe aTTernoon when The guesTs sTarTed arriving. The men broughT Their wives and IeTT To go To a parTy Tor The groom aT AIan's home. OT course They would come back IaTer in The evening To call Tor Their wives. Jo Ann and Mary came aTTer everyone had arrived, and as They walked in, in Their naTural happy way, everyone shou+ed Surprise. Jo Ann was so surprised and exciTed ThaT I could see The Tears come inTo her eyes. The shower was Tun, and everyone enjoyed herseIT so much ThaT iT was hard To geT up and leave. Twelve

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da Eemmica HElc.sHTY-ElGHT NOTES By Daisy Lewis, 5 LATE LINE By Lillian Toscano, 8 EI

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Jo Ann was looking over her giTTs when Alan came To help her puT Them away. There were picTures, lamps, end Tables, doilies, curTains, and odds and ends Tor decoraTing shelves in The living room. The house was quieT, and everyone was in a cheerTul mood because soon There would be anoTher parTy in The house, This Time, Jo Ann's wedding. Rosfxus GABRIEL, 6 All heads Turned. The bride had Tinally arrived. I never ThoughT she'd make iT!! The soTT sound oT The wedding march driTTed above everyone's heads as The Tilm oT whiTe organdy approached The alTar. How beauTiTuI she looks! IT cerTainly Took her long enough To geT dressed Though. And all These people! I've never seen so many people aT a wedding beTore. Look! The brides aT The alTar now, and The groom is sTepping Torwarcl To meeT her. Oh-now I can'T see!! Why do people move around so! AT leasT I can hear The priesT mumbling. Now we can siT. Thank goodness! I've been on my TeeT so much These IasT weeks. All The Trouble I've gone Through Tor This wedding. Never again shall I make such careTul plans, preparaTions and arrangemenTs. I remember how we shopped and shopped and shopped, TirsT Tor gowns and veils, which Jan Tinally designed and made Tor her, Then Tor her poTs, pans and lingerie, Then Tor all The Tlowers! We smelled and looked unTiI I ThoughT l'd die, buT The church smells so sweeT now. l'm glad she decided on roses and lillies oT The valley. LisTen! She's saying I do. Oh, isn'T Jo Ann beauTiTul? I wish people wouIdn'T TidgeT so. Now I have To move Too! WhaT Tun iT is choosing our menus and sam- pling The Tood. How I love To sample Tood. There goes The music again. I hope liTTle JaneT knows whaT a Tlower girl does. ThaT's righT, dear. Come ahead. Look!! Here she comes: she's smiling now. Oh yes, iT was worThwhiIe. A PICTURE OF Tl-IE SETTING SUN JOSEPHINE Cl-IARLEMAGNE, 3 The red ball oT The hung low in The wesTern sky, seTTing slowly as Though unwilling To bid The world goodbye. Above, The heavens were aTlame--blue, wiTh sTreamers oT red, and yellow reTIecTing The greaT glory oT The TasT-dying day. In The background, The pale crescenT moon was TainTly seen, waiTing paTienTly To ascend Tor a nighT The Throne vacaTed by The seTTing sun. Below, lengThening sTreaks oT gold shimmered over quieT waTers, as Tho-ugh To hold Tor a momenT longer The rapidly Tading day. The waves were sTill buT creeping ever closer To The land wiTh The rising Tide. I sTood in wonder and awe To waTch The deaTh Throes oT The day. Nearer, nearer drew The waves: soTTer was Their beaT upon The sands: longer grew The golden paTh oT The sunlighT on The waTer: lower sank The sun, nearer To ThaT line where The ocean meeTs The sky: darker grew The evening shadows, relenT- Iessly driving The sun inTo reTreaT. Suddenly-day gave way To nighT. The sun was gone, The sky became a TainT green, and a lighT breeze sprang up. I had seen a wondrous sunseT. ThirTeen 2' X I-lrulm