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

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Well lhe old boy as lanallv goang lo lcacl lhe b.aclcel And oonl lhanlf l mano l can use some ol lhal green slull he has slaclced away Ellen slaal owe lwo grand on lhal manlq she craed me anlo You mean your grandlalher as lanally goang lo dae7 Rrghl on lhe head' l-le wenl down lo lhe John l-loplcans l-lospalal and lhey lold ham has bum laclcer wouldnl lasl a year So you re lrnally gellang your hands on has long soughl aller cash7 You bel Boy would l lalqe lo see whal he wall be doang a year lrom loday l-las sparal wall probably be around when l collecl has mazoola And boy wonl h burn' Dr lvlorlon peered al ham closely Would you really lalae lo see whal he ll b doang a year lrom loday7 Ol course l would replaed Porler You undersland lm guale seraous lm nol leslang walh you l am an deadly earnesl There would be no hall way measures no lurnang baclc The lourney would have lo be compleled lvlorlon whal are you lallcang aboul7 Journeys hallway measures Ol course al l could see whal my grandlalher would be doang an a year l would aump al lhe chance There would be no more anxaous waalang l would lcnow when he would dae and when l would gel hrs money Bul how can you help me7 Well you see Porler old boy lve anvenled a lame machane They were sealed an Dr lvlorlons laboralory Porler was nervously chewang a paece ol chocolale lvlorlon was spealcang as al he was addressang an audaence ol peo le Porler you ve probably heard ol lhe Grandlalher Theory ll as guale sample has grandlalher and lcalled ham al would be ampossable lor lhe person lo have been born so he couldnl have gone baclc lo lcall ham Porler saad Thas machrne as a lallle complacaled asnl l7 Bul are you sure al wall worlc and lhal nolhang wall happen lo me7 Por er he saad my lheory s lhs When a man goes oll anlo lame goes nol an subslance b l an sprl l-le can see and hear whal goes on n lhe lulure bul he can an no way allecl al because he has no physacal subslance Bul Morlon al lhas as your experamenl why aren l you lhe larsl lame lraveler7 Morlon looked al Porler as he carelully slrapped ham anlo lhe machane and placed has hand on lhe walch lhal would send ham anlo lhe darlcness ol lhe ages smaled and answered There are lhree reasons One you expressed lhe desare lo see whal your grandlalher would be do ng one year lrom now Two lhe lame machane maghl gel slranded an lame and lhe lraveler would be losl lorever l am lar loo valuable lo sclence lo be losl an such a way And lasl you my dear Porler are a lal pag worlh nolhang lo anybody and easaly sacralaced al need be lor scaence Porler gasped and ullered a small shraelc ol lear as lvlorlon pulled lhe swalch whach would send ham anlo lhe lulure Tame had passed many hours Durang lhas lame lvlorlon had been pacang up an down h laboralov c sumano many cgarelles an aersparang prolusey I2 , V I ' . Y 'I C - . p . and qulle slupid. ll slales lhal a person can'l go baclc lnlo lime, because il he mel l ' , I I. ' ' , he ' , u ' ll . s, I d ls ry, c n ' J , I l 3 r d 3 l .

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INHERITANCE Prize WIHHIIYQ S Qori Sforu By MATTHEW HOCH BERG Dr Morron was afflrcled wrlh The parfrcular rype ol nervous excrlemenl lhal' arl screnlrfrc men experrence Hrs was a long cadaverous face wrlh bulgrng red verneo eyes deeply ser rn hrs forehead Hrs nose was long and ben? rn 1'he cenfer ln momenls ol exrrerne excrfemenf he would sland rn 'the mrddle ol hrs lrvrng room hands lhrusr deeply rn hrs poclcefs hrs greal bony legs ben? a+ 'rhe lcnees A+ 'rhese lrmes he loolced lrlce a greaf beasl' of prey Suddenly a shorf frenzred Cry bursl from nr lrps as he sard If l donl 'fell somebody lll go complelely mad' And lhen 'lhe door opened Dr Tubby Porfers mrnd was lrlled wrfh hale and avarrce If hrs grandfafher would dre' ll: hrs grandfafher would dre' Porler s fearures offered a sharp confrasl +0 rhose of Morlon l-lrs eyes were lrlmy blue and hrs prnlc face harrless l-'le had +ype of pug nose lhaf hrs clremlele called cufe As hrs pudgy legs carrred hrm swrflly over fo Morfon s house he +hough+ To hrmsell ll I don? 'fell someone lll go ba+'ry' He ran qurclcly up fhe reps of lv1or+on s house opened The door and eniered Dr Morlon slood rn l'he cenler ol The room rn hrs brrdlrlce posrlron Upon seerng Porrer he srrargh+ened up and spolce wrfh marlced drsfasle Well Pcrler whaf rs r+7 Porler foolc a prece of chocolale from a mall rlver pox sucked on rl and 'rhen answered Wel rf s happened For God s ake man whals happ ned7 Talce r+ easy old boy Lel lhrs prece ol chocclale go down and l ll +erl you The lean crenlrsl exfracled a crgarelle from a c umpled oaclc rn erred T be 'rween hr lp loc ely and loolced ar hrs colleaoue ardonrca ly l-le rmpalrenlly d ummed h lrnger on lhe delf Porter polce - r . l ' I I - . , . r 5 I , . . . ,r . r C - , , . . . . . C 'I C I , s s , , , ., ., r, . ,. , , ,, C C- - , no . r ' ' S. . . F X S, 1 - r C rc c C 1. . y- s J . r ' ls' s fs s

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hinally he noliced lhal lhe lime machine was slowly malerializing. He rushed quickly loward il, wailed unlil il complelely malerialized, lhen unscrewed ils lop and peered down on Porler's round lace. There was sweal all over his lormerly pink skin which was now slrangely gray. lvlorlon, wilh one quick pull ol his powerlul hands, pulled Porlerls body oul ol lhe machine, and placed il on a chair. Gone was lvlorlonis allilude ol indillerence. Now he was like a lillle boy wanling lo know il his new loy had worked. Whal happened? Did you go a year inlo lime? Did you see your grand- lalher? Whal was il like? l-low did you leel? Whal did l see? Ha, ha, ha, l saw plenly. Yes siree, l really did. Then he lapsed oll inlo a queer menlal quielness. lvlorlon slapped him sharply across lhe lace grabbed him by lhe lapels and shook him Whal did you see7 Tell me lell me' Porler looked up his eyes brighl wilh remembrance Whal did l see7 Nolhing lvlorlon nolhing Do you under land lhal7 There were no lrees no cilies no men no world Because you see Morlon one year lrom loday lhe planel Earlh wonl be here and my grandlalhers money wonl mean a lhing lo me l-le broke inlo a lil ol sobbing Morlon lil a cigarelle and slareo blankly oll inlo space THE LCNT LCV e i ead o ie ead her be no m re long walks in he moons no mo e looks lrom lhose laroe brown eye Everyday al er work her sleek body would quiver wilh anlicipalio She wa qisile eager lo my care l-ler eye gieamed w lh ecsla y when l helo her in my arrn e a rn lirsl love e wa my hooe my 'oy A er a ong oay al he llice he would wioe away e l Giff IH 6 ITTOVVTTVVQ GFS WSVG PO gumenl W G SI un no n ur wa er ec ur cool aro O l se ear oe ain l lan d g and o or I3 . . , . f l L., Sh 's d , Iu'l d . T e will o l ' l . l'ghl, ' i s l ' s. Sh ws y ' . Sh s . X , ' f. if i l o D s X ' lh gloom lrom my l'red mind. Many were lhe nighls we soenl walking lhe slreels unl'l fi ' lh ' . Th , ar r bel een us, iusl 'lenl .dersla ' g. G love s p l l. O cassion I , clean. h, o see lho s rk uc ag ' , hal 'l wag. My o is dead, l h L o, lim so lonely.