Hunter College High School - Argus Yearbook (New York, NY)

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STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL It is the infancy of Dorothy Berger, A3, that is recorded in Chapter I of our unique 'ccomposite biography. Alice Herzig of F4, contributed Chapter II. Ilza Berry of Bg3 recalls in Chapter III her Hnintimate friend at school, and Marie Sklenar of B3 commemorates Old John the Coachman. Marjorie Rothwell has regaled D3 with varied anecdotes from her youth- ful biography. fChap. IVJ Eleanor Straehl remembers more grammar ,than those Bermuda lessons would lead one to expect. fD3j :sf Pk :If Pk af :sc Alice Kalousclian wrote her lovely poem to the Unknown Soldier while at Washington during the senior trip. Bernice Stamilman of Ag8, who contributes the interview with Jessica Drag- onette, intends to devote her life to music. Sarah Leflerman of A8 wrote the Hokku, which is a Japanese form of verse, for the Spring Poetry Festival. , LAST MINUTE DISPATCH Hunter 'wins first prize and three other awards at the inter-high school French Contest. At the annual inter-high school French Contest given under the auspices of the Society of French Teachers in America in cooperation with the Cen- tral Committee cf French Societies in New York, in which 125 candidates from 30 high schools took part, Hunter students received the following awards: First Prize fgold medall: ALICE KALOUSDIAN f silver medaljz GERTRUDE F EIT fsilver medalj: VIRGINIA CARGIULO Qbronze medaljz DAISY KATZ Page Eighty-one

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At last mounted, I had a chance to look around. At first sight the head of the beast appeared the longest part, but lol when I turned about, the tail apparently stretched many more miles to the rear than the head to the fore. My aunt, however, began at once to lead the horse around the field. Ah! thought I-this horseback riding is easy! The next day I rode alone, and my aunt on her horse beside me. My own mount could not have eaten for weeks, judging by the effect on his appetite made by the lovely green lawn on each side of the path. He made a bolt for the nearest front lawn, and proceeded to see how much he could consume before being, summoned to his work. My aunt was unable to get off her horse to come to my rescue, for the front lawn, if, she rode over to me, would be ill-treated by the hoofs of four additional feet. Calling out to me pull that bridle! she saw my horse career around in a circle and return to the favored business in hand. Vlfhen I pulled the opposite bridle, the animal set his trademark on all possible parts of the lawn, and even attempted to mount the front porch. At this I rebelled. It was too much! But before I did something desperate, my aunt persuaded a passer-by to hold her horse, and came over to manage mine herself. Before the day had ended, however, my beast had twirled on his hind legs like a ballet dancer, showing utter disregard for me nearly sliding off his tail, had dashed madly for a brook, suddenly dropping his head to drink, while I almost pitched over his nose, and as we approached the stable, had galloped all the way home. Deep in my heart, I did not blame the animal for his hurry to lose me. CHAPTER V HSCHOOLDAYS, SCHOOLDAYS- My sixth year of school I spent in Nevada, where we had the principal as teacher for both 6A and 6B, in the same room. She was a nice lady, except for certain f avoritisms. Her favorite boy, for instance, sat behind meg and when one day I wore a certain dress with buttons all down the back and sleeves, this lad slowly pulled every button off my dress. Though I was out and out mad, the teacher said kindly, Is that nice, Arthur? , and proceeded with the lesson. In all matters pertaining to the East, I became, in Nevada, an authority. One teacher, raving over the Palisades, described them as huge trees turned to stone. To me she turned to verify that. I rejoined Yes , because I couldn't think what else to say, and not because I agreed. One fact remains to be told, as to why grammar is to me among the mysteries of knowledge. In the year of our introduction to the subject, we had a teacher who was a Bermuda fan . She had been there the preceding summer, with the result that all we heard was Bermuda, Bermuda, Bermuda. Whenever Miss B. sat in the high chair, called for a glass of water, and settled herself to speak, we knew it would concern Bermuda. We, however, would take out storybooks, and read while she talked to the air, of Bermuda. And so when the fifth year had ended, we were acquainted but vaguely with three grammatical names: noun, verb, adjective. End of Volume I Page Eighty

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