Northeast High School - Nor Easter Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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26 J-Nl or? easter Well, I knew you 'thought that you wouldn't like me, so I decided to pretend that I was this other girl. I told all the boys and girls about it and they thought it would be a huge joke. I took great care to be late the day you arrived, and I wore those horrid old clothes on purpose. We've all had lots of fun at your expense, and ,Iwant to apologize for acting so, she said, looking at him with a re- pentent smile. 'VVhat his answer was no one save themselves knew, but when Mark An- tony reached his room that night he tenderly placed a huge straw hat in his trunk. Then, taking pen and paper, he wrote: Dear mother: Your Mark An- tony has at last found his Cleopatra. , ,INSPIRATIONS AND VISIONS. 1 fCone1udedJ how it grieves me to say this, but I must: Perhaps that is why so many humorous stories are being written now. Of ,course we wish good literature in our magazine as well as in any other. We do not desire our Literary Department to look like one long Essay on Silencef, Then also, we do not want it to be such that it can be compared with the constitution of a Bolshevik republic. The vital question though, is how shall we get the mate- rial for our literature, because we must have inspirations but none seem forthcoming. Shall we wait until old age comes or shall we hit each other on the head with red bricks, so that we might all see visions and feel in-- spirations. - THANKFUL EVEN IN DISTRESS. CConeludedJ their Maker, while you have much to be grateful for. Look upward and be thankful that you have youth, grace, talent, opportunity and all time before you. Be true to what lies be- fore you and all will be well. With these words the light vanished and Faith sat up with a start. Chl I was dreaming. Father and Ulysses were gone too, but the little old man said that even with my sor- row, I should be thankful that I am young--and have time-and oppor- tunity before me. In spite of my sor- row-oh! I will be thankful l .Mi ..:. 0 Q 0 x.

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queer ', for said, The there your Q! filled Phyl s and n the as if their great inger, 2 soft when gate. little Club ay to two c An- lake cried club Mark intro- Now, room, lrning 5 man young earth v glad .s the s. e, old :hums ey all ey re- been :red a t race o you stood if. 01 QQSTQP 25 As every one readily assented, they decided that one week from that night the race would be given. Fifteen minutes later Mark Antony sat down in his room. It's not so bad here, after all, he thought to himself. There are iolly good fel- lows, pretty girls, boating, tennis, golf and-Miss Phylis Dare. I've met them all, but I like her best. She seems to be mighty nice, but-hang it all-Virginia will kick it all over when she comes, I'll show her, though, she can't run me. The boat race a week from tonight, and I-my gracious, Phyl Dare, I'm going to win! Dk Pk Pk X Dk Pk Pk All was a bustle and excitement one week later at Cozy Cove Club grounds. The small boats lay on the shore, resplendent in their new coats of paint. Mark Antony in the in- terim, was greatly excited. During the past week he had grown quite fond of Phyl, and now, on this very afternoon when he wanted to win the race for her sake-to gain her praise-Virginia was com-ing back. The race was to start at four o'clock, but at three-thirty, a buzz of admiration arose as Mark Antony ap- peared in his white yachting suit. Quickly the crowd gathered on the shore, and one by one the boats were launched. just as Mark stepped into his boat, a small boy, carrying a large straw hat, ran up to him. Miss Hoover has arrived and sent this hat to you, hoping you would wear it. It is the one she wore when she won the Vassar race, and she thought it might bring you good luck. Thus the youngster breath- lessly delivered his message, then, after handing Mark the hat, sat down on the wharf to watch the race. Well, of all things, Mark thought to himself. Here I've never seen her, and she's sending me her hat for good luck. I'll not wear it ! he declared, yet, as he laid it down, he noticed that it resembled the hat Phyl wore the day she met him at the train. l'1l wear it, he decided, but l'll pretend that Phyl sent it to me. Then the pistol was fired, and placing the hat on his head with a smile, Mark Antony rowed up to the starting point. He knew that Phyl was far down the shore at the judge's stand, and he felt that that would be a great inspiration to win. Again the pistol was fired, and the little boats shot off across the water. How evenly they glided along! Then slowly Mark Antony's boat fell behind the others. The half mile post was passed and Art Cram's boat was far in the lead. All of a sudden, Mark Antony seemed to awaken as from a trance. He vigorously bent to his oars and slowly but steadily gained, yard by yard, till he was but an arm's length from Art's boat. Antony glanced up and saw Phyl on the shore. How excited she was, yet, he knew she expected him to win. Could he? Yes, he must! Once more li bent to his task, and his strong, brown arms steadily plied the oars. The two boats were abreast now, and they were but two rods from the goal. Faster and more steadily glided An- tony's boat, till she was a full length ahead of Art's, then, with one mighty effort, he crossed the line five yards ahead of Art Cram's boat. A cheer arose. He had won. Yet, had he not determined to win the first night he met Phyl? There she stood now, waiting for him. As he rowed to the shore, she stepped lightly into his boat. Oh, Mark, Fm so glad you won! I just knew my hatin But,th'e interrupted: Your hat? Why, Phyl, it was Virginia Hoover's. '5Mark Antony, you foolish boy, don't you know that I am really Vir- ginia Hoover? Your mother's half- sister's aunt's niece, a favorite of the whole family, too, she laughingly asked. Virginia! he gasped. Then seiz- ing the oars, he rowed quickly around the bend and paused in the shade of some weeping willows. Now, tell me all, he demanded eagerly.

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any-fv f1pp.,., es 4,3 long ve do an be of a estion mate- 2 we seem il old other that el in- LESS. ch to and outli, time- s be- With and 7 and little ' sor- I am PPOT' ' sor- TPLIED FIRT nun SCIENCE tt f FROM THE PHYSICS CLASS. Will a cannon ball sink to the bot- tom of the ocean, say in about six miles of water? Why will a battleship, built of sixteen inch steel plates, float, when steel is much heavier than water? These and many others are the Qsimple?j questions asked in our Physics class. . Well, to keep you from worrying too much, the cannon ball will sink to the ocean floor even though it is six miles deep, because the cannon ball is heavier than the buoyant force of the water. Since water is practically in- compressable, the density of water does not change with the depth below surface, therefore, the weight of the displaced water always remains less than the weight of the cannon ball. Then, since by Archimedes' principle, the buoyant force is the weight of the displaced water, the cannon ball sinks to the bottom. This is just one of the applications of Archimedes' principles. Have you ever heard of Archimedes? Well, he is the man who saved his life by tak- ing a bath. Funny way to save his own life, isn't it? And did you ever hear of Nature abhoring a vacuum? By the way, do you know what a vacuum is? It's ah-let's see, that's right, we haven't gotten that' far yet, but Nature ab- hors it anyway. just ask Mr. Pink- ney. And you always thought that you were sucking that delicious soda or that sweet apple cider through the straw. We thought so, too, until we stumbled onto Toricelli's experiment, and now we think differently, for we know that the atmospheric pressure forces it up the straw. On laboratory days we check up on: Boyle,s Law, Pascal's Law, or Archi-- medes' principle to see if the laws are' correct, I mean if we can get themf correct. Mr. Pinkney will allow an? error of one-tenth of one per cent. If you like to know about these Laws and principles you should take a course in Physics from Mr. Pinkney. ERIC SABOTA. TO THE STUDENTS OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCE DEPART- MENTS ONLY. You students, that is, those of you who come under the above heading, have a definite position in Northeast., All of you students SHOULD bef press agents or boosters for your owrr' particular pet branch of science, and' the place to do your advertising is-. in this department, under the heading of Arts and Sciences. With a little teamwork on the part of all of us, we'll have one of the most interesting departments of the Nor'- easter. I thank you. THE EDiToR, THE ART DEPARTMENT. This year we are using our art in a different way from any other year- Our aim is to make it more like com- mercial art, which is a great benefit to any one. Every girl should taker designing, for she would not only learn beautiful color combinations and shapes, but Miss McNutt would also teach her how to walk correctly and ' ' A ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 741 fi , ' T4-Z2-Jz:Zi:gS.S.i'i5sJsiZL-5QEY- A-.g.:f'Zha-5755 bf V- ., ia, 1 as Lf. . Qs .. , - . .. .