Niles Junior High School - Milestones Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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so MY MOTHER When God decided lo color blue The beaury of 'lhe skies. He musl have borrowed a coal or Jrwo Of The blue in my mo'rher's eyes. The gold in The sun way up above Can'l' compare 'l'o her golden hair Her sweel qulef lace l really love. I And The way she is always so lair. P ELAINE KLEBANOFF. assz A A SALUTE TO THE SERVICE MEN OF OUR COUNTRY There s nolhsng lo fear you re good as The es As slrong as lhe mlghllesl loo For 'lheres no one lusl hke you You re physically 151+ and menrally slrong You know The clncference belween rnghl and wrong There s nolhung 'loo good for ou 'ro possess Your power ns more lhan be ref or guess You lcnow Hrs a long and slrenuous hghl For freedom brolherhood and equal rlghl So le+ America full your mlnd Wrlh shamng 'rhoughls Thar lead manklnd And from The darkness of lhrs day The human race wall wm 1+s way So lo you we proudy srand For you re 'rhe symbol of our land DORIS WLJNSCH 9Bl VE US, L,,,,m r-:man PQGHIDH For ,vfwff fl-YWG T Tm ' 'UO Q ,- .Of QQ 0 ' X3 'Q ff 4 - 1 0' 9 UI Y QC r ll! ll T ' l.'U5 I ' T ' g 3 ' b +. ,OQWRT ' T A L 1 ' 5 .Meg x 'JL f -'r . ' ,. . .-'.- , j V. Of, 1 IIA' , I . ' ,f Vg' . i' Q4 H' h 'flfffyfllf I M!! - .ll T- X- f af fl, , l' li l F R l -.2I-.

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TO THE TEACHERS Remember Miss Maresse and her scienTiTic germs. . Remember Mr. Silverman and his algebraic Terms Remember Miss Haskell who was very, very keen Remember Miss Fiiigeralcl and The wearing of The green Remember Miss McGill wiTh Shakespeare on her mind Remember Miss Ryan who was really very kind Remember all The oThers who helped us on our way Well, don'T TorgeT To Thank Them on graduaTion day. DORIS WUNSCH, 9Bl THE cuzcus COMES TO TowN Look aT The children scurrying abouT. Hear Them sing! hear Them shouT!! The circus is coming. lT's coming To Town WiTh plenTy oT animals and big Tunny clowns. There'll be pop corn and soda and candy in heaps And monsTrous creaTures To give you The creeps There'll be seals ThaT balance greaT balls on Their nose And balleT dancers To dance on Their Toes, And The organ grinder wiTh music so merry. And The comical clown wiTh a nose like a cherry. All people Turn ouT. ' BoTh The young and The old. Some Tall. some shorT, Some meek and some bold, Yes, ThaT's The circus. Now you know. lT's The Barnum and Bailey The World's greaTesT show. BEVERLY KESTEN, 955 AMERICA'S YOUTH Give me The power To conquer lands Give me The glory ThaT marches wiTh bands These Things my hearT and soul clo desire Like The Tury and wraTh oT a raging Tire For am l noT America's youTh Who loves To explore and seek The TruTh. RUTH WEINSTEIN. 9BI .. 20 -

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WE SIT IN DIGNITY Jusl a shorl lime ago. Mr. Newbold Morris, Presidenl ol Cily Council, Mr. Elmer Rice. playwrighl, and Mr. Friedgul mel, and slowly broughl lo lile Mayor La Guardia's pel proiecl. one which he had nurlured in his mind lor some lime. No one knew more clearly lhan our Mayor lhal good heallh is nol only a physical properly bul also a menlal properly. I-Ience-lhe NEW YORK CITY CENTER OE MUSIC AND DRAMA. Plays produced on Broadway are done lor prolil. Big producers produce big produclions. For lhe big produclions clhey gel imporlanl slars. These slars gel big salaries, and lhose who can allord lo pay big prices see lhem. The Cenler lakes lhese same produclions. lakes lhese same slars, culs lheir salaries. and Iasl bul cerlainly nol leasl, culs admission prices which will enable us all lo benelil lrom lhem. This relers lo-anylhing lhe Cenler will underlake-dramas, concerls. musical comedies, operas. The lirsl lhree ollerings mel wilh greal success. The Philharmonic Orcheslra conducled by Dr. Rodzinski. Susan and God slarring Gerlrude Lawrence, and The Palriols slarring Waller Hampden each played lo capacily houses. Many olher delighllul ollerings have lollowed lhem. . Admission lickels lor lhe evening are priced al 85 cenls, SI.IO, SI.65. Malinee lickels are 35c, SIflO. Our chance has come. As one columnisl pul il. PEOPLE SIT IN DIGNITY AND SEE TI-IE BEST FOR TI-IE LEAST. NORMA RABINOWITZ, QBR PRISCILLA FLEISCHER. 9BR DISAPPOINTMENT I The sheer knowledge ol lasling deleal Compels lhe hearl lo skip a beal. Wishes and desires, lo no avail Have been wished by us all unlil lhey pale. They shall lade and wilher. as lime will lell And you musl lorgel you wished lhings well Disappoinlmenl is an emolion in lile Thal lwisls in lhe hearl like a silver knife. ' RUTH WEINSTEIN, 9BI 4 HOW IT FEELS TO BE IN 9B You ask me how il leels lo be in 9B. Well. lhere are so man dillerenl feelings. Il and when I leave. I'll be very sad, and wish I were back, bul while I'm here I leel very big, and responsible. even lhough I don'l show il loo much. Many ol us leel lhal our work is done and we are already gradualing. bul I lhink some will gel a lew surprises al promolion. When I walk lhrough lhe halls. I see lhe 7A's and 7B's and wish lhal I were one ol lhem. and slarling all over again. Bul in olher ways I'm glad lhal I'm in 9B. I don'l'lhink lhal I've ever had such a good lime wilh lhe leachers and pupils. Anolher good poinl is lhal we gel lrealed somewhal as grownups clo. Yes. lhere are many dillerenl leelings in 9B. and I lhink lhal mosl ol lhem are delighllul. GEORGE PULCINO, 984 -22-