John Adams High School - Clipper Yearbook (Ozone Park, NY)

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PURPLE SHADOWS were gathenng over the sky As I lay dreammly on the lounge mn the sunroom gazmg out of the open French wmdow I could see the bay 1n all mts evenmg splendor Nxght was falhng The sun had long smce dropped beyond the honzon Far across the bay the tmy hghts of an amusement park were begmnmg to take llfe and dance III the darlcness Some formed a cnrcle wh1ch slowly moved round and round Everythmg was hushed save for the soothlng sound of waves breaklng on the beach Wlule busy dnnkmg m the beauty of the dxstant shore the moon had made her ap pearance unobserved and gently dropped her s1lver carpet down to meet the bay And there as I tumed 1t gl1stened m the moonl1ght N1ght was slowly takmg over Yes enchant mg twlhght fmally had surrendered Dolores Canosa THERE THEY stood nelther speakxng just starmg 1nto each others face Both knew 1t had to happen But why tomght when everythmg had been so exact The spacxous blue heaven above them was radlant w1th gl1ttermg stars People passmg were gay and dl verted Th1s perfect scene wlthered as nelther notxced 1ts rever1e The a1r around them was dusted w1th tenslon and mdlfference It would soon pass but at the moment lt wa both frlghtenmg and pecullar The couple had just had thelr f1rst quarrel Berruce Pottok I HEAR the whxstles and shouts from the other fellows as I lay m my bunk hstenmg to the waves lappmg agalnst the sxde of the boat tellmg her 1ts 27 sad tale I walked to the steps and raced up knowmg that somethxng swell must have been seen to cause thls outburst There was a soft breeze blowmg just enough to cause a spray and leave httle beads of water on the faces of the anxlous sa1lors as they hung over the ra1l1ng A mlst surrounded us as often you see m the early dawn It started to clear and I saw 111 the dlstance the lrregular coastlme of Manhattan but m front of 1t she stood there guardmg w1th her torch of llberty burnmg gallantly m the damp mommg Tears fxlled my eyes as I saw my lady standlng there greetmg me My heart swelled as l looked at my country whlch I had not seen for three and a half years Eleanor R1ebau taklng off from the ground How she hated herself for 1t It was wrong yet she could not control lt Stronger and stronger 1t grew t1ll she thought she would burst How s1lly why should she Carol Brennen be yealous Bermce Pottok StL0lIS IIEIWVJ 1 I ' - l - L1 -'13 . . '. . . . ' :I ' l 'rn X O ' -. ' 3' . gg . . m l . U . C . . 'U I n 1 - . 5 - . ' . , v-1 ro . 1 . Q I - I 0 - 1 - ' Q . 5 - ' n X Q

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STAR DUST I FOUND it, discarded and forgotten, while rummaging through grandfath- er's trunk. It was a faded tintype of a lovely girl. The raven tresses were imprisoned in a high, shiny pompa- dour and the cheeks painted only with the bloom of the spring of life. The soft full lips were tumed up in a dis armmg smile The eyes were dark and rogulsh lt was by her eyes that I recognized grandma Rosemary Dieter AS I walked along the sound of ram drops pattenng against an old gar bage can came to my already atten tive ears The bleakness of the night spurred on by the ghostly rumble of the El overhead sent cold shivers up and down my spine I qu1ckened my pace as the ram fell more rapidly striking the sldewalk like a great mul tltude of marching feet The wet ghstemng pavement could scarcely be seen through the steady downpour In the distance could be heard the low pitched moaning of a fog horn Meanwhile the dark gloomy mist was getting thicker about me like a dark storm cloud enveloping a stray gull Charles Carter 6 saw' 7 mugged HERE FROM my place on the wall, I peer down at the people day after day, ticking away the seconds, min- utes and hours of their lives, day by day, month by month, year by year. Always the rhythmic tick-tock, tick- tock going on and on and on. People sometimes look at me m disgust others in fright and still oth ers gaze at me with joy Manys the t1me I have been hated and scomed urged to hurry on and many are the times I have been thanked for my kindness Generation after generation my l1fe has gone on people have been born have lived and died but still my never ceasing life ticks on and on and on Rose O Rourke THE MOON was full and bnght Hun dreds of stars lummated the sky with their brilliance Looking to the right and then to the left I could see only sand Before me stretched the roaring ocean with the waves rlsmg and falling l1ke a kite m the wind I shivered I felt lonely and lost and yet wonderfully sick I was alone yes but all thls beauty a round me was mine The sky ocean and sand I picked up a handful of sand and let it ooze slowly through my fingers A smlle came to my lips and linger ed I wanted to live once more Bernice Pottok AS THE emblem of freedom slowly hoisted itself nearer and nearer to the ever beammg gates of heaven heart rending feelrng could be sensed about the banners glowmg light that led many a gallant man onward to victory Manlyn Merz 26 I - . . I . I . . . - ' I 1 1 I , I - . . I . I . I I I I II ll I ' ' I . I u I . . . . . fa, ffl: ' . ' Li 1-fx ,X W , ,, . 2' fir .ink . 3. sux . . A -I n-. ' i V0 - ' a .: ': 4 , y A 7 - ' ' .I 7, ' I - I 3 Ji - , - 1-.' ' ff . 1.9, , .151 5 ZA - .N A f .

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FLYIMI SAIISAFK PATR C A LYNCH WHEN THE men talked about lt one fellow would always say That could only happen to Charl1e and 1t was perfectly true Charl1e 1S just a natu ral hom 1erk or gmk as the fellows call hlm Hes the kmd of a guy who always puts h1s foot 1n xt If Charlxe accldentally knocks someone down no fear of 1t be.ng a pr1vate or cor poral 1ts always a captaln or major But as I Sald thats Charlxe all over Hes on K P so much the fellows bought h1m a speclal kmfe to peel spuds w1th It even has h1S name on 1t These are all everyday happen mgs 1n h1s l1fe but h1s latest expert ence tops them all and everyone ln Squadron 14 of the Ar Force has been talkmg about 1t It all happened on a foggy day 1n February when Charl1e and a few other p1lots were sent on a mlsslon wlth orders to strafe all enemy ve hlcles they came III contact wlth About 10 mlles west of Erlurt Charl1e ran mto a German tank and w1th 1ng everythmg he had 1nto 1t Hts guns must have h1t a tender spot be lyk cause III a spl1t second the tank was a tlammg mferno Charl1e was so en grossed w1th the f1re that he forgot to pull out of the dlve qulck enough Ahead of hlm was a beautlful weep mg wrllow tree and before he knew xt he flew r1ght through 1t Inc1dent ally he took most of the tree wlth hlm It all happened so fast and he was a b1t surpr1sed to fmd h1s plane splttmg gasolme and coughmg ft fully The old lady was on her last eg and Charl1e could thmk of noth mg to do but hmp back home and pu her down as best he could He e one of h1s landmg gears back wxth the bottom half of the tree so 1t wasnt going to be so easy How ever about a m1le from the held he made an emergency landmg and al though the plane was ready for the Junk heap Charl1e was 111 perfect condrtlon not a scratch on htm He drdnt stay that way though As he lumped out of the cockplt he landed on a rock and recemved a lt at the t1me but he had Just mys terlously broken h1S leg But that wasnt all for wh1le he was llmpmg away he h1t h1s head on the wmg and fractured h1s skull As he sunk to the ground he fell on a p1ece of shrapnel and cut h s other leg open Well when he flnally came to 1n the hosp1tal and explamed what hap pened the fellows roared He d1d a more thorough job than the Nazls could have done When the fllght ofhcer came to see htm the f1rst thlng Charl1e dxd was start apologlzmg for wrecklng the plane Hes well on the road to re covery now and hell soon be back ready for K P agam Oh well thats Charl1e for you' UN n 1 I .E ' W 3 I It u . 1 I cv . ,, . , , C I 'Q' C I . . . - , , O W I ll ' ll . D-1 ' ' . - I . . I 1 6 u - ' I I I . . . . i- 1 . . - ' - l . ' l ft ' ' 5 . , . I . . nose earthward' he dove downf pour' series of sharp pains. He didn't know x x ' . I . :Q ,f X i ' f X . ' . 1 - I . . Ie ,. -. I s I - A T . I . . ,U .H y Q I Q H ' , 28