Midwood High School - Epilog Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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BHINGINE UP PARENTS Words are very interesting. They can all be defined, and yet, when we begin to consider them, they somehow become so ambigu- ous. Take for instance, parent's night . Defined, it means: That night on which our parents come to meet our teachers. Let's ex- amine it more closely, however, and now we'll really see what a variety of meanings it actually has. First, we'll look at it from our point of view, Joe Midwood's perspective for perspire-tivej. To some of us, it may mean a raise in allowance, or tickets to Oklahoma, To others, it's almost like forcefully confessing to a crime and deliberately asking for punish- ment. One thing we're all agreed on though, we've done our home- work-all of it-for the last three days, and fourth floor to First, or first floor to fourth, the room's quiet when the bell rings. Teachers sometimes disagree with us on these points however, making such uncalled for remarks as, The only reason the room is quiet when the bell rings is that you don't come in until Eve minutes after the bell,', or else they even go so far as to imply that we donlt do our homework. But in the very next breath they contradict this bold statement by bluntly accusing us of copying one another's workg vvhich goes to shovv hovv unreasonable teachers can sornetnnes be. Next, let's look at it in Mr. or Mrs. Midwood's light. Mom or Pop CHeaven forbid both should comelj walks to school, admiring from the distance the enchanting effect created by a fully lighted building. Coming into the doorway however, the serenity produced by that captivatnig picture is connpletely altered. I'eople vvalking back and forth, upstairs and downstairs, short ones, tall ones, light ones,dark ones,noisy ones,quiet ones-nothing but people. llere one Momma is being gently shoved by her angel from one room to another. There, someone with a slip of paper carefully clutched in her hand is gaping at the room numbers, trying to find Sonny's teachers Cbetch'ya Sonny is a freshmanj. Once having found the room, it's just like shopping. You get into a line and then see where it leads you, and if you're lucky, you may even Find what you're looking for. Then of course, we mustn't forget that teachers are also really involved in this affair. They've been so nice tonight. Not a com- plaint, not an angry word! Why look-they really can smile, even after sitting in one spot for two hours straight, meeting so many parents, and getting the same response from them all- How-do-you- do. I'm johnny's mother . . . 3 and they reply with a smile, 'Tm delighted to meet you, Mrs .... NAOMI EMANUEL 12

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CHIPS FRUIVI THE RUSETTA STUNE ARGUS: Something Mr. Hirsch finds useful to line a garbage pail with. ARGUS REPORTER: He's always gotta go, but never knows where. ASSEMBLY DAY PERIODS: Something that's easy to love. ASSIGNMENT: That which a teacher gives at the beginning of each period to exercise her vocal chords. AVENUE J BUS: A vehicle that should be made of elastic-but isn't. CAR: How to win friends and influence people. CLASS: Something you come to between cuts. CUT: On days that you don't do it, teacher doesn't take attendance. DANCING: Practice of pulling your feet away faster than your partner can step on them. ETC: Something you put at the end of an answer when you can't think of anything else. EMERGENCY ROOM: A heavenly hide-away. FLUNK: When you don't graduate, you know it's something that you must have done. FOOTBALL: What Midwood will finally throw in the air next term. GRADUATION: Pay for four years of hard labor. HOME ROOM: A place where everyone is trying to borrow everyone else's homework at the same time. JOKE: That which is supposed to be funny when told by a stu- dent, but has to be funny when told by a teacher. MOTHER IN MR. FELDMANlS OFFICE: But my son is inno- cent, I tell you! PARDON: Something you begged to get in the form of a diploma. SABOTAGE: Unannounced test. SINATRA: Adam's apple in long pants. STUDY: What you never do, but the boy next to you always does. SWIMMING POOL: What Midwood doesn't have on the fifth floor. SWOON: What girls will do when Mr. Padow comes along. FRESHIE: Someone who wishes he was a senior. SENIOR: Ah! Need we say more. IRMA LEBOWITZ, MICKEY SALMAN, VINNIE LEDDO, VIVIAN BERNSTEIN ll

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