New Utrecht High School - Comet Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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By Harry Shreclc l reaol l9oolQs And looks Ancl many otlier tliings. I reacl tlze lneauty wliicli A lnirclss song lorings. But My most of all I try to reaol fellow men-1 What tliey, too, Believe, ancl want to clo Each one of tliem. 1 try to watcli tliem See anal clo greater tliings Gain the joy ancl contentment That achievement lnrings. And tliis is all l ask as my rewarcl- Tliat if l am ever callecl before the Loral, He will rememluer, I read. Page It is true, that is tlie way all clreams must end, witli the sadness in your lieart, still tliere. Ancl notliing can be saicl or clone, to take away the loneliness tliatys every liuman,s sliare. A sea of golcl With a strip of emeralal far loeyoncl Wave on wave of golden stallzs. From tliis, our claily Bread. Lovely niglit witli peaceful slumloer lmlest Gentle respite from tlie trials of claytime,s liour Darla silent niglit when men,s souls rest ln tlieir avarice for fame and power Great achievement anol enormous wealtli. The Honest, the good, the noble ancl the lwrave Ancl tlwse wlio gain tlieir means by stealtli Forget self, as they, in restful slumlzer, lie Honest and olislionestg tliose wliose tliouglits are low and Ancl tliose of vision nolole ancl liigli. Some, incleecl, wllo worla, wliile otliers sleep, evil Wlio do not take the gracious gift that Nature offers Men wliose great plans meet obstacles, wliicli tliey must o'erleap Anal otliers, creatures of tlie night, wliose ways are clarle as lier own, Eight COMET

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There were no stars in the sky that night, or perhaps the ioiacic despair of the heavens was so intense as to camoutiagetheir golden, tive-pointed hope. The night stretched endlessly on. The hiacicness was an eternal thing, something that wouid iast forever. They wanted iight as men have wanted food and Water and iove. Suddeniy a tremor of foreboding swept over the ship. They waited ioreath- iessiy, each afraid to voice the paraiyzing thought that Hashed through his mind. Then it came'-a slight ciicic, then a duii roar. And the iight, white foam angrily heat over the siowiy disappearing ship and then it was dark again. 1 Paris - - July '40 The fiery embers shine raciiantiy, reflecting the iast glory of ri flying city . . . From the north and from the east come the proud norciic legions. Sweeping ciown from Secian anci Armentieres and west from the Dunieerque pocket. The tnattie of France is over. Boutevarcis which once echoed the gaiety of a free nation, now tremiate with the thunder of Maryann might, as the smouiciering eminers Blaze iowerH Ancl culture marches forward in Prussian boots. -MILTON ROSENBERG CQMET Page Seven

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ff? C xv 7 x X ' fx ! c I f U 1' Q 1 4, f .f COMET XJ KY THIS IS GN YOU MY primary thought at this moment was to ini- tiate a course of udigit oscillation or hitch-hilcing as they say in the vernacular, hut l have heen torn from these plans hy the sudden invasion of a small group of hostile Uiree loadersn who have, and unfor- tunately so, found their way to my once happy domi- cile and have hecome so very much at home here. So l must immediately talce leave of any thoughts of digital locomotion, as it is sometimes referred to in more varied parlance, and proceed to assail your ears and hleed out upon you every detail of my horri- ble plight .... To those of you who have not yet encountered this most unfortunate occurence, l will endeavor to ac- quaint With the ominous free loader. lt is highly clif- ticult to detine these queer creatures hut l must cau- tion you that they will hreach all the rules of fair play and play foul for a meal at no expense-malce no exceptions, for they are all strongly tained with a lceen desire for cuisine amenities. l will willingly give you all a hint that may spare you from pain and chagrin and may lessen your chance of hecoming one of the so many that are placed under mental oloservation yearly. It will do you good to heed my advice and perhaps solve the stirring enigma oi the ever present diver who has dug himself a final resting place in some clean niche in the dining room. Never aid them in their periiiclious and heartless attaclcs on other innocents for if they are turned away they will fall hungrily upon you, and you may he assued of a steady and fast-increasing numher ol charges . . . l now have at my house a group of these human leeches that are quite versed in their art and are quite prone to exhihit it in its redundance- Even now as l shamlole into the feed parlor l am told that it would do no good to sit my rotund self clown for a meal hecause the Hdiversn have arrived a few minutes previous and have used their undying efforts to extract every hit of food ohtainahle at this renowned nourishment depot. lxflind you, l do not mind these gruesome gluttons Page Nine