Northeast Junior High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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JT - Signs of Spring PRIZE SUB-FRESHMAN POEM HARRY ABELI, VV hen the sun comes out, and the snow goes away, And the days grow longer from day to day. VVhen the toys are broken that Santa did bring- These are a few of the signs of spring. VV hen the boys send the baseball high in the air, And the girls go singing with never a care, VVl1en the children are swinging high in a swing- These are a few signs of spring. Wlieii the birds are singing up in the tree, Bringing cheerful messages to you and me, Anal church bells the Easter tidings ring- These are some of the signs of spring. Wlieii airplanes are sailing high overhead, And the tulip comes peeping out of its bed, VVlien the grass comes up so bright and green- Thesc are El few of the signs of Spring. VV hen Northeast Junior starts toward the top, The other schools are out of luck, cause we won't stop lfVhen Coach says, Soon we'll have a swimming team - These are a few of the signs of Spring. VVhen the grouchiest man comes singing a song, And everything seems to go merrily along, just think of this message I've tried to bring, And he happy and cheerful for this is spring. l.-ra-if -11 Kb .471 zafmxiw 9- 6-,rw Sixty-one

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lUl.S'3 'Ni Qixf-ffvfxi ' - The Faithful Guard PRIZE STORY OF SUB-FRESHMEN ALFRED TOSSPAN ' The hills of Montana were full of wolves, and the strongest traps could not hold them, only a few were caught in a single day. The wolf is crafty, greedy, and ravenous. It preys mostly upon sheep for food. Near Kalispell, in northwestern Montana, was the ranch of I. C. Donelson, a well known man about the country, who made a good deal of money in sheep raising, but the sudden coming of hundreds of wolves from Canada for no reason at all, had slack- ened up his yearly income. One night as he sat in his comfortable home in a soft cush- ioned chair by the fireplace, his faithful wolfdog, Lightning, by his side, the out -of doors was full of misery with the rain almost a clondburst and the wind threatening. With his large herd of sheep in the corral, and the gates securely bolted for the night, Mr. Donelson sat thinking. Lightning at the moment, was as still as a log, but at the sudden bang of a door, he cocked his ears straight up listening for a second bang. Another bang, only half as loud, came to his ear. He gave a low growl, and his mas- ter eyed him suspiciously, and then asked, What's the matter, old boy? Another slow growlf was uttered from the deep lungs of Lightning, and as quick as a flash his head and watchful eyes were turned toward the door -opening on the path to the barn some distance away. Did you hear' something, old boy? his master asked anxiously. Lightning leaped up toward the door, and before his master could speak another Word, was clawing at the knob. He gives me the creeps, but he senses danger, and I thought I heard a door bang, said Mr. Donelson to himself. I'll go out and see, but it might be some of the boys. In a few hurried moments, Mr. Donelson had bundled up in his rain clothes, grabbed his rifle from the wall, opened the door, and passed into the threatening storm. As they neared the barn, Lightning lowered himself and crept slowly and cautiously to the barn. His master, a few feet behind, was holding his rifle straight ahead, when the door slowly opened. Both man and dog stood breathlessly, expecting the form of a man to come into view. A man? No, it was a wolf that they saw. It had been prowling around for shelter. As the head appeared, Donelson pulled the trigger, and the wolf staggered and fell to the ground. The shot aroused the boys, and in a few moments they were all close around the wolf inspecting the body. You boys should have been on the job instead of sleep- ing, Mr. Donelson said. But the danger's over now, so why worry? Let's all go in and have a glass of wine. After the beast had been carelessly' thrown into the corner of the barn, the boys passed hurriedly through the slackening rain to the house. The next morning brought sunshine down upon the earth's surface. The events of the night before were almost forgotten. The spring joy was within the hearts of everyone on the ranch. After an early breakfast the day's work began. The first thing was to drive the sheep up in the hills for Lightning to guard. With the help of most of the boys, Mr. Donelson was able to place the sheep safely in Lightning's care. Towards dusk that evening, Lightning noticed a huge grey wolf sneaking upon a lamb. Down deep in Lightning's heart there was a feeling, which if expressed in words, would have been, That wolf shall die. With an action that gave him his name, he dashed through the flock of sheep towards the wolf . He was upon him in a few seconds, and fighting to a finish. Lightning's teeth were now deep in the wolf's throat. As the wolf fell, Lightning gave his signal cry. In a few moments Mr. Donelson. his boys, and several neighbors were on the scene. George Kelly, a neigh- bor of Mr. Donelson, was the first to speak. Why, that's the leader of all wolves in this country. Do you realize we will be bothered no more by wolves? Everyone agreed with him, and his statement was true for in a few days there was not a wolf in the country, thanks to Lightning, the faithful guard. fl ,4?3 lelfwxjw pw ,9v L o Sixty

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lgliin i9Y 9Y Espanol g g. Wfe North Americans need to seek the friendship of our neighbors of Latin America, . for they have much to offer us in exchange for our ideas and articles of commerce. In order to become true friends and to really un- derstand the people in these Spanish-speaking countries, a knowledge of the Spanish lan- guage is necessary, and this knowledge will bring about a sympathetic appreciation of their ideals.. The Spanish students of Northeast Junior have made a good beginning in the study of this language and are eager to learn more about our neighbors. Some of the students have been carrying on correspondence with educated and refined lN'lfexicans in Mexico. This is splendid practice for them, and be- sides it gives them a feeling of friendship for these very gracious and fine people. In order to have more practice in hearing espanol and to become acquainted with the W type of Spanish speaking people found in our own city, trips have been made to Mexican churches where nothing but Spanish is spoken. Students enjoy the conversational part of the language, and since the first week of school, the senores and the senoritas have been able to greet each other with buenos dias and other expressions. Every five weeks each student is expected to give a short discurso or to talk in Spanish on some colored pic- ture from a magazine which they themselves choose. Sometimes very funny things are said quite innocently. More than one student has called a gentleman a caballo instead of a caballero, thus making a horse out of a man. Besides the regular work of verb drills, vocabularies, and reading of short stories in Spanish, the students keep note books in which they put clippings from newspapers, advertisments that have a Spanish word or expression in them, original composition work, proverbs, tongue twisters, songs, and other things. Now and then they dramatize a story, have a sing fest, play Spanish games, or work Spanish cross word puzzles. The 23rd of April, Cervantes Day, was a Spanish holiday and was cele- brated in room 319 with a fiesta. The room was gayly decorated in red and yellow and each student wore a small Spanish flag. The program consisted of speeches about Cervantes the greatest of all Spanish writers, Spanish music, and a play in Spanish. The art committee made a souvenir program for each one. The students showed a great interest in the day and it was a real success. Adios! Srcty two F i