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

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C: sslgznlm1QA' Q PATRICIA LYNCH wer e EXX? ls G3 : its K 'umm MY MIND lets go a thousand thmgs and yet re calls a lme from Keats a phrase from Kllmer a word from M1l1ay Often wh1le watchmg lzttle chlldren at play I suddenly thlnk of a lme from Barter And l1ttle chlldren lookmg up hold1ng wonder lxke a cup The years at the sprmg the days at the morn or Oh to be ln England now that Apnls there Poetry IS a maglcal language of the soul that tmds 1ts core 1n the heart of a poet And yet wxth l1ttle effort and understandlng anyone can mterpret thls beautlful language Poetry IS everywhere' We cannot escape IIS tremendous scope Its range of subject spreads from the tanglble thmgs such as mlce and clouds daffodlls and tears to the mtanglble qualltles of beauty and truth love and death All of us at one tlme or another have had to learn some poetry and 1snt 1t amazxng how stub bornly these words St1Ck 1n our memorles when other seemlngly more lmportant you keep your head when thelrs and blamlng It on Thy most polnted pleasure broad awake thlngs fade? Was 1t i all about you are losmg you? or maybe Lord take and stab my spmt Through poetry the lmest thmgs of hte and the ugllest have been deplcted Below I wlll quote 1n my op1n1on seven of the most beaut1tul l1nes of Amen can poetry They are from the poem Renascence by Edna St Vmcent Mlllay and any attempt on my part to explam these llnes would be feeble The words speak for themselves Oh God Icrled no dark d1sgu1se Can eer hereafter h1de from me Thy radlant 1dent1ty' Thou cast not move across the grass But my qulck eyes w11l see Thee pass Nor speak however s1lently But my hushed volce w1ll answer Thee Here IS poetry m 1ts hlghest form Taste 1t It gnve 1t a chance Who knows you mlght llke 1t swal low 25 A A ll s I Q f2f?o' 5 - .. ' V 2 wifi l X Q ' 5 g . 8 .1 ,, Q -wx' ll 1 Il ma . Q 9. I 1. 4 I L' I 1 Q E 'I 82 . . . . . 5 I , . ' 'v NX . . . . . 1, Va, 4 ' '- o I I or perhaps some April morning I'll start reciting,

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ll MARY EGAN :JF Q.. f Fjeald n pfaccfi , MQ WK- THIE THROATY grumble of old man winter tells us that he has imally awakened from a long sleep and conhdentlally he told me that we re 1n for a lot of his hutlmg and puffing Lets see what we can do about Mr Wmter Woolen dresses are coming more and more 1nto the limellght They come in plaids checks strlpes sportwear Some are topped oft with whlte collars and cuffs wh1le others are lust plaln But elther way snappy is the word that hts them Are you worried about what to wear to that Saturday night dance or show? Well stop fretting right now cause your woolen dress 1S just the thing Only this time its trlmmed w1th sequlns or nculheads Youll look dreamy in one of these numbers Lets see now youll need a few blouses to put the I1I11Sh1I'lg touches to your SUIIS There are so many dehclously cute styles that I hardly know where to beg1n If you re the type that dresses real sharp Id suggest one of the newest wool 1ersey blouses They come in nearly every color an artist can pamt with short long or half sleeves Now for our temi mne friends Crepe blouses are back on the market agcun so just take your p1ck For dressy occasions you can wear the latest sequin trimmed blouse Its as pretty as a picture Before I forget have you seen the newest belts with chams danghng from them just l1ke the boys key chains? They re very smart Of course youll want somethmg to wear these belts on and I know just the thing It s a dress made of tubular wool Th1S wool IS kmtted 1n a clrcular las 11on with an opemng at the top and bottom Iust stitch the top leav1ng an openlng for your head Stltch the necklme and sleeves and hem the skirt Tuck 1n the waist with your new belt and presto you have a darling dress So Mr Winter go ahead with your huifmg and puffing we re ready for you Goodbye now this IS my last column and its been swell Wflllng for you 24 co 'T ' .K ,,v fl i N V X4 I Y. ,NN Q .of . I . X. .. V. .O o I Q I .,Ixn .. 6 n Il -' 0. A1 1 : , . 1. . ' I 'ua X . 324, ' N '5, :f'f . . , . ' solids, and almost anything you can think of for 1 u u ' u fl I

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Mfg fllfwiifs MARILYN PAULSEN ll is QJGILILQJ cf Cf' 51113 LETS GO along on a date w1th e lad1es ol the e1ght1es one f e most danng eras ever The att1c door slammed behmd han as she dropped down on an o trunk on the dusty attlc floor It was nothmg new to L1ll1an and she knew that after an hour of pout1ng Mom would come up and tell her 1t would be all rlght to travel out to Long Is land 1n the car w1th I1mmy She couldnt help sm1l1ng as she thought of how she always got her own way no matter how angry Mother got Lllhans sober gray eyes rolled up 1n the I shouldnt have done 1t presston and then she lxfted herself up from the trunk the very bottom of the trunk The back of L1ll1ans dress was matted wlth dust and cob webs as she stared gloom1ly 1nto the huge well rounded hole where she broke through She should have known better than to s1t on the rot ted wood trunk that belonged to more After pulhng away the splm tered pleces of wood L1ll1an gazed curlously 1nto the remnants of the trunk Smxlmg mwardly she rum maged out of the trunk a packet of letters hop1ng they m1ght be some ol Grandpas love letters before Grandpa was Grandmaws spouse of course Men are so unromantxc alter the knot IS tled Of all the dlsappomtments L11 l1an muttered mcoherently Nothmg but st1ff letters from fnends and a few bxlls Probably destroyed all her personal ma1l the old g1rl before she got caught red handed w1th lt Why 26 1 4 ' . 1 Vf, . ,Q 0 t all L of , 5' w n . X. 'sta I fa 52 F : ,Q . 'N 'f: 5 'D ' ' th . ' ' ' , o th . ' ' Lil- ' I ld Grandmaw. before Grandmaw was no . .. , ex- .. . . . -