James J Reynolds Junior High School - Beacon Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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I I 41. 1. E All mmm I I I - W Q r ' 4 I - I-F H -- - I . M... 5 I. Il I lt . I - I I IIIIII e-A l - .if -- 1 f -- un' ' '-5 P-all 1 all I I III: THE BIG CITY A REALISTIC GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY Dear tourist, after reading the 'fairytale version, you are obvi- ously in search of the truth about New York, so I will give it to you. Getting around New York is no problem at all. For iust 20 cents you can go iust about anywhere by riding on the subway. I feel it is my responsibility to warn you that a ride on the subway can prove to be dangerous, perhaps even fatal. I cannot urge you too strongly not to attempt a ride on the subway unless you happen to own a black belt in iuiitsu. Crooks, hoodlums, felons, and a whole assortment of other dishonest people make a good percentage of their livelihood on the subway. The only time you can go on the trains without fear of- being robbed or assaulted is from seven to nine o'clock in the morning and from four-thirty to six-thirty in the evening. The reason for this is that the crooks cannot tit into the cars during the rush hour. At this time the entire staff of the Transit Authority divides into two teams, and plays a very unusual game. The obiect of the game is to fit as many people into the cars as possible without actually suftocating them. The team that gets the most number of people into the car wins. Let's get away from the subways for a while and discuss an- other difificulty you are bound to run into on your trip to New York: the traffic. Let's take a hypothetical case. Suppose you are on the East Side of town and you want to get to the West Side. There are three diiterent ways of going about this. If you have plenty of time you can take one of the crosstown buses. This way it will take you only an hour and a half to reach your destination. lf you do not have so much time you should take a taxi. This way it will only take you an hour to get to the West Side. However, if you are in a hurry, I suggest you walk. If you walk you will reach the Hudson in about twenty minutes, not to mention getting a vigorous workout. ln every borough in the city there are parks. Avoid them like the plague. They are almost as dangerous as the subway. The parks are chockful of muggers. You may ask, Where are New York's finest? The police have their hands full chasing people oft the grass, and giving tickets to litterbugs. They iust don't have enough time to take care of those little muggers. New York is FUN ClTY! by Mark Sappir, 9-4 As I approach the city, with its tall, towering buildings, I hear blaring buses and the screeching of the subway. I see the people running rapidly from place to place, and hear endless noises on endless streets. The city has its certain way of asking you to stay and look around, to see its beauty and its sorrow, . to see its ups and downs. On every building, something new. For everyone the city has something to offer, and for everyone, something to view. ' by Lisa Mandelowitz,9-'I A 42

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Margy Szrlem SNOW Snow comes down flake by flake Onto ground and into lake Seeing how well it can make The wilted world a crystal cake. by Ellen Gershitz, 9-3 Clouds are animals Creeping and crawling, Gliding gleefully, Poking their noses into everything they see Then, like furry white kittens, They tiptoe by silently. by Helen Mars, 9SPl A SYMPHONY IN RAIN A rainstorm is a symphony The earth is its audience The raindrops are the instruments A plink here, a splash there And the thunder is the drum The lightning is the spotlight And the wind the microphone. by Arthur Rosenstein, 9-3 THE CHERRY .BLOSSOMS The cherry blossoms are like ballerinas Dancing gracefully to the tune of the windy Their tutus, pink and ruffled sway slowly, Light as fairies, carefree and gay They leap through the air. But soon they grow old. . Worn and wrinkled, they shrivel up Their happy life is over. Tiiey drift away, leaving nothing but a memory. And the promise of a new performance. by Jane Felder, 9SPl

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Detnizie Bloomkerg bending twisting, ever turning fuii of pitfalls, made for iearnzng searching out in ali directions so he may find his own ciefections. ups anci clowns he will pass, leading to the green, rich grass: up the ramp, the highway s Here! the road is straight. the patii is cieari quick, be ready. the exit s near! stay right, ine steady: you're almost here! there s the turn, arrive you must. in Gocrs ilanoi you clici trust. by bruce einiiorn, 7SP2 the river swisiies, swiris, and foams aiong rapicis anci fishing clocks, it's like a ioneiy soui, searching for its Home but the oniy shelter there is, is the rocks. the rocks help the river with its jaggeci eoiges sheltering tile water from a fiery storm, tile water iies in wait, uncier its ieciges-1 untii the sun comes out, and it's not afraici any more. then aiong its dangerous trip, it starts again to foam. splashing people who are taking a dip, or helping the iogs fioat away. whatever it Joes, the riverls a helper but it stiii i1asn't founci a home, to stay. by minciy rosenberg, 7SP2