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

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-1? Q x X gi 4 Li HW 'mi G ' 'ff fit :-All N f fd atch th Birdi . THE WORD camera in Latin means room and thats exactly what the first camera resembled At one e'id of the room a small hole was bored through which light entered ln the opposite wall the light rays converged form ing a picture of any obiect that was outside the room The camera since then has become smaller and much more portable It was all started by an accident in France during the eighteen hun dreds Up to that time photography was impractical because of the ex tremely long exposures necessary to produce negatives In those days a few hours would be considered a nor mal exposure Then the accident hap pened lt happened to cr French chem ist who left what he thought to be an under exposed plate in a closet Up on finding the plate sometime later he discovered that for no apparent reason a photograph had been formed He had accidently set the plate near a dtsh of mercury whose vapors combines with the chemicals on the plate to form a picture From this developed the first practical pho- tographic process. Up to the beginning of the twentieth cenutry, glass plates had been util- ized to produce negatives. Their only fault was their ability to break. George Eastman brought out a cellu- lose flexable film base that made pos- sible roll film. Some of the first box cameras to be manufactured had a roll of film on which one hundred pictures could be taken After this roll had been used the camera with the film in it was sent to be developed and reloaded This was the beginning of amateur photography as we know it today Many times lve heard the state ment The more expensive the cam era the better the picture it will pro duce This might seem logical at first glance but it really isnt As the price of a camera increases the dif ficulty of operating 1t also increases The one advantage of the box camera is in its simplicity of operation lt has been quite an advancement from that accident in France to the millions of pictures that are taken every year by American amateurs So dust off that box camera because summer vacation will be rolling around soon When taking pictures at the beach try some with the sun in front of or at right angles to the camera When using this type of beach lighting be sure to shield the lens from the direct sunlight This procedure will help eliminate the dark shadows that often appear under the eyes and nose Good luck and good pictures till we meet again 1 ' , ' I ' xl ll v ' I I . , u . 1 . .. . I - . . . , . ' ' 'Lt . - - . . 1. - - - ' x if . , X rn N:Lvw.vI Q a VL - . ' . , . r, 'W . - b - ' -4 T- 11511: - ' W- ' . . . ' ' . -41- -. ,rs qw- J- .ln ' ' 5 -Til ' ' ni. 1' . ' ' - , V , L .c i . -' . . 11 ' 'J - s ' E li 5 ill' L. , A -Q ' 'Q yur. n V I 'MIR . xii X, .7 ' l'..,.L - f-'14 L - - 'xgwf In-.J IS-2' V V.. 'I 1 ' - . if ', HP.. '-1' ' 'K l ' -'S 5 Y' 'SH-42 .1 -lf' N .14 . it l. -- 55. Q! i Q li .l , x

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I told no on f thfs eprsode not even Tod but then he was always away on one hunttng tr1o or another so that we saw very ltttle of eacn other for the weeks to follow I was well under way wlth my sculpturrng but ea h trme I N uld step back to eye It my ttrcrsm would al.-Jays be the same The fac al structure was there but there was that 1ntang1ble somethlng lacklng 1n the GXDISSSIOH that I couldnt qulte capture One mornlng after workrng laborrously I decrded to go fo a swlm 'o refresh myself There was an underaround sprrng not far off that formed a deep crystal pool qurte the rdeal spot for relaxatron When the noon hours lent way to the afternoon I found myself nearmg the old rulns agatn en route to the vtllage I was passrng by when suddenly I saw omeone comrng up the steps It was a grrl a young gtrl who d1d not lo k at all l1ke the rest of the natlves here Her halr wasnt black but a deep brown and her skln had a warm glow that seemed to radlate her youth There were famrhar llnes about her face but I knew I had never seen her before She sm led at me and after that I saw her on several occas1ons One day I was startled to look up and see her s1tt1ng before me as I was at work Her rnterest and fascmatton m my sculptur1ng added to my own enthuslasm to complete th1s protect as soon as posslble slon on her face and announced qutetly that I had to return the ancrent relrc rrght away for the gods were gettrng angry I told her that thls was utter nonsense that 1f the so called Gods had let me keep the lmage undts turbed untrl now they would surely let me keep lt Just a lrttle longer She looked terrrfred at my words and seerng my declston was not to be altered she snatched up the rmage and fled from the shack I 1mmed1ately ran after her calltng to her to Walt when I heard a rumbhng sound The very ground was heavlng and vlbratlng even the drums ceased thetr chantrng to lrsten Agarn I called to the gtrl but she kept runnlng frantlcally toward the old temple Her feet barely seemed to touch the ground Then I ftnally saw her descend the temple steps when agarn the loud rumbhng commenced An rnstant later the old temple was a crumbled smoklng heap I had Cfled out but my crles were downed by the d1n Dazedly I made my way back to the vrllage to ftnd 1t shaken up a httle My Mahgua' I stumbled lnto my shack and there was the lmage on the floor I saw 1t was strll rn one prece as I prcked rt up settmg 1t back on the stand When I looked at rt closely I couldnt belleve my eyes The face no longer had a hard l1ne about rt The mouth had a certaln half smrle that seemed to glve vorce to the eyes That was what had been lackmg Ironrcally the l1ps must have ch1pped when the head fel' to the floor thus ach1ev1ng what my hands could not Bewrldered confused I turned from the smllmg face her face And yet how could 1t be? I turned to 1t once more and the eyes seemed to speak but mdeed they were sllent 25 Q ft ' ' - V NJ' I I I cl ' ' o ', X cr ' ' . 1 , ' ' , . I , ' . A week later, while I was working she came in with a strange expres- , , I - I I I - . . - , - , . I . - . I , I ' V 1 I O

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Brooklyn Ballad The sun shines brlght the clouds are eu A thrllllng rontest I9 ln neu The Dodgers are to plm a game Whlrh lull no doubt mrrease their ame As I rule the subuav I hear ans talk 0 the tlmes thew heard Ilurmher squauls I rearh the ball park just an time The fielding. praetue ls In :ts prune All the fans are ln suspense The The The The The As the llneups are shoun on the Cl oreboard enfe auth ul ans haze signs o ret Brooklvns pltrher I9 Bramn the lards I'ollet game uent badly or the zrst nlne outs As the Fords scored runs and the Dodgers srored outs lards held thus 30 lead tlll Brooklyn s last outs lrst three men up got on through a ualk Then all the fans began to tall. pltrher uns st heduled to be the next batter But Durorher whose Iazagetto to hlt or the latter flWot a creature was stlrrlng Not Pl en a llant Fan The plteher tossed ln has three tu o throu And the alr was shattered lw Ialagetto s blou He hlt the ball as ar as I rould see And as ll loated on er the wall Brooklyn rheered auth glee, I'or II made the mal score Brooklyn 4 lardlnals J as darkness falls the mr tonight 27 Remember' Broohlwn gues elerw team a mr square ight f4nd alum llllli ue nearly aluass j ALAN RUHRI' l lxl' R RUBFRT STFRWIAN . b' 9 , . .. 5 , . 1 . I . 6 4:5 . Q , . I . ,. j . . ,a eff 1.51: ' . . . - Q n, . A . . , x, . A 1 l 9 f ' f f ' ' - f f , , . . x 1 . - Q -,j f' . ' 3 I . ' - ' I '. ., Can Brooklyn win?,', yelled the fans in shouts fl s ' 's . 7 n I i 4 , , ' ' j . ' ' ' ' . . . J' - 1' .1 .. - ' ' ', ' . ' Q ' f - , - f . . ,- ' ' 1' . , , 1 ' . '. So . ' . ' . ' ' , I -i, 1'- -. . v, j ' . K if'