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

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EIGHTH YEAR BOYS-bottom row ll to rl: stephen squire, joseph lau, dean dinas, michael nickitas, matthew drattel, andrew kaplan, jack gabay, kenneth katz, alan kovit. second row: harris sufian, steven sacco, alan flash, mr. marvin gerber, mrs. frances debrovner, dennis de leon, robert denison, Ieonard lu penzina. third row: fred fleisher, fred popper, michael kalmas, jacob baum, harold taylor, robert kaufan, richard nottenberg, glenn shevins, brian tasen. top row: stephen rowe, barry kaufman, Zbigniew mielnick, larry edwards. CLASS 9SP1 - bottom row ll to rl: steven einhorn, jane felder, jay feiertag, sally Vshabat, howard sherman, eve ralntzer, sandy schachner, gail helfman, jeffrey alexander. second row: helene mars, ellen goldberg, rhonda measerhlinda' panos, mrs. francme katz, snsan Iubert, lillian serrani, roberta hotz, frona ross. third row: michael steckman, Irving geffen, jay blickstein, toby engleberg, steven breltman, ellen lubitz, jack schoer, judy ellenberg, alan ginn, philip kaye. camera shy: sima epstein.

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SPACE CREATURE'S VIEW OF 43 It has recently been disclosed that while we were preparing our rocket for launch- ing, far off in a distant galaxy another planet launched their spacecraft, with earth as their destination. V We found records the little creatures had left among paper towels in the lava- tory lthe boys' lavatory monitor was probably talking to the girls' lavatory monitor at the timel, and after much decoding and research we pieced the puzzle together as follows: One seemingly ordinary school day the students were hurrying, as usual, into school. The late bell rang: 9 o'clock came and passed, and the students went about their ordinary activities of the day. But this day was to be neither ordinary nor dull. For the first time a spaceship had landed on earth, and it had landed smack in the middle of J.H.S. 43's courtyard. lWe found traces of meteor dust on the mosaic mural.l Apparently the creatures were sosmall, they thought our school was the whole earth, and they proceded to observe and draw conclusions. For one day, while no one realized his existence, a little spaceman observed and took notes for his superiors, much as an earth spaceman might do. We decided to publish a portion of his notes, in thenhope that you will find them as amusing land perhaps instructive?l as we did: POPULATION: Small number of earthlings rule others, probably because they are taller. lThere are exceptions but leaders can be distinguished because they usually stand, sit at larger desks and are covered with a white powdery substance.l PASSING: Activities regulated by bells. One signal makes earthlings fidget. Second signal stops all activities abruptly and causes mad scramble into corridors. Large groups rotate their positions at regular intervals. Obiect is to be in a new cubicle by third signal. , P.A. SYSTEM: Big Brother worshipped by all. Commands complete attention. . TESTS: Paper monsters. Enemies of earthling. Small crea- tures cringe in fear at mention of the word, but larger earthlings seem to thrive on them. ' GYM: Earthlings separated into two groups by large wall which moves at Ieader's command. Long-haired members of species do grotesque ritual dances in strange costumes. Part of ritual is leaving old costumes in metal containers and sitting in lines with legs twisted around each other. Short-haired creatures are forever climbing upward, with agonized looks on their faces, on dangling ropes or metal bars. Sometimes they chase a large round obiect around 56 the floor, but it is always offered to leader Kas a sacri- fice?l at the end of ritual. lLong-haired and short-haired earthlings are not completely segregated, some members of each species are mixed in with each group.l COURTYARD: Vegetable garden where creatures grow food to sustain life. Probably not harvest season, since l observed that no earthling ever set foot in it. CLOTHING: Earthlings come in a large variety of colors. Some have large, round, glittering obiects growing -from the sides of their heads. Most have blue-skinned legs narrowing at the bottom, but many have deformed swell- ings below the knees. ' CAFETERLA: Larger earthlings eat in a separate cubicle. They apparently do not like small earthlings to come near them during this ritual, and invariably chase them away- unless they carry small blocks of wood or wear hairnets. I iudge these to be peace offerings. ln the smaller earth- lings' cubicle certain specimens have the task of destruc- tion of tables and trays while their followers cheer them on. From these unfriendly and destructive impulses, l iudge earth to be the most primitive planet. Unworthy of further study until distant future. Joanne Stromberg Barbara Haffes Judy Ellenberg

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CLASS 9SP2 —bottom row (I to r): tova botwinik, alfred pine, francine ganz, benny wolman, cheryl kirstem, gary burdick, lisa berg, scott alexander, beth keyes. second row: bernard mantell, paul squire, edward talk. Jeffrey shapiro, mrs. ruth zimiles, m3thew fischler, michael kane, ronald comochero. third row: jay ganzman, sharon rumack, gary Cornell, marilyn kerstem. harold warren, francine teller, scott rockm3n, margaret roth, ralph katz. top row: mark pedowitz, elliot lipson, norman rosenthal, mark rosenzeig. CLASS 9SP3 — bottom row (I to r): sharon appel. debra zuckerman, neil karp, carol bodenheimer, glenn abrams, joan siegel, barry eskenazi, barbara coppersmith, pearla lewin. second row: gordon Silverman, gary tenenbaum, jeffrey goldstein, ann bronstein, mr. k. ganeshram, debbie greenberg, Steven bornstein, jack wieder. morris diament, third row: lloyd schwartz, jody elbaum, jeffrey goldberg, pamela rachelson, lauren rosenberg, alan cohen, ricki bernstein, irwin levy, top row: michael di spezio, harvey stein, harris klein. 58