Richmond Hill High School - Archway / Dome Yearbook (Richmond Hill, NY)

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once fhis summer-from across fhe sfreef. If's hard fo forgef her, and I wish I could. Monday, November 9.-I fold Frank, who's in one of her classes, fo give her a poem I wrofe abouf her which I called My ldeaI . I hope she likes if. Monday, November I6.-The Junior Prom is going fo be held fhis Safurday nighf. I'm going. I asked her, Iasf Friday, if she'd dance wifh me if she came and she said she would. I'm glad. Sunday, November 22.-Whaf a flop! I forgof everyfhing I knew abouf dancing when I wenf on fhe floor. Nof only fhaf, buf she didn'f come. I'm going fo quif going affer her. I haven'f gof a chance. She goesaround wifh fellows much older fhan I. y Wednesday, January 6.-The club I organized had ifs firsf meefing. I was chosen Secrefary. Disappoinfed. Hoped I'd be presidenf. No use kicking. Wednesday, March 9.-Things are going preffy good wifh me. She's in my English class. I falk wifh her now and fhen. We also go fo fhe same dramafic class. Thursday, April I4.-The club which I formed is becoming one of fhe biggesf clubs in fhe school. lf's called, Open Forum. I'm glad abouf fhaf. Friday, May I3.-I didn'+ make Arisfa. lf's fhe second fime I've fried. I don'f fhink if's fair. I had as many acfivifies and services as anyone else who was admiffed fhis ferm. Of course, I'd like fo gel' in, buf I'm geffing preffy disgusfecl wifh fhe whole affair. I go fd dances and I'm frying fo gef info some social sef. Monday, June 27.-Term's over. l'll be a senior nexl' ferm and fhen - college. I don'f know whefher fo be happy or sorry fhaf I'm leaving high school. Monday, Sepfember l2.-Back in harness. Gof sfuck as far as official feacher is concerned. Thaf girl is in my French and English classes. Sfill fhinking of her-I oughf fo be shof for doing so. Wednesday, Ocfober I2.-Elecfed presidenf of Open Forum. Thursday, Ocfober 20.-Elecfed secrefary of Press Club. I go fo all fhe dances fhese days. Nof so fimid when wifh members of fhe feminine sex as I once was. Meef fhem and forgef fhem - fhaf's whaf a fellow's moffo oughf fo be. Friday, November I8.-Took her fo a dance up fo school. She cloesn'f go fo my school. Wednesday, December I.-Arisfa assembly foday. I made Arisfa. Wenf up on plafform. Mr. Dann gave me pin. Anofher wish of mine fulfilled. Monday, December I2.-Gof my card. Made ouf preffy well in my marks. My applicafion is in for C. C. N. Y. Friday, January I3.-Took Rufh fo Class Nighf. Had Swell fime. Jusf a few more weeks. Maybe College isn'f so good as if is sup- I2 THE'SENlOR'DOME

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laugned a lol and Mel was embarrassed. He lold me he may cul class lomorrow. Friday, November I5.-Mel came lo English class loday. He didn'l have enoughnerve lo slay oul. Friday, February 7.-I'm a big shol in lhe annex now. I'm older lhan a lol of kids, and lhey look up lo me, especially in lhe P. T. class. Wednesday, March I2.-Wenl lo a baskelball game in lhe Main Building. Guess l'll go oul for lhe leam when I gel lhere. Some sen- iors Ilhe ralsl lried lo bulldoze me when I asked one of lhem lo pick up a coal while I' was on lhe parallel bars. They asked me lo name eighl leachers in lhe Main and as I knew lhe name, I foiled lhe seniors. Thursday, April IO.-I kidded around in sludy loday and I was senl lo Mr. Kanwil. Luckily, he was oul lo lunch and I gol away wilh a de- linlion which lhe clerk gave me. The big guys smoke. I don'l like l al. Friday, April I8.-I wenl lo SyIvia's house lonighl. A slreak of bad luck accompanied me. Firsl, some ice-cream slipped on my lrousers. Then when I drank coffee, I spilled some on her dress. Whal a dirly look her molher gave me. I bel I could win a prize in lhe embarrass- ing Ieller conlesl. Monday, Seplember I5.-A fourlh lermer now. The Main Build- ing is nice. Whal a crowd of fellows and girls: especially, girls. There seem lo be aboul lhree girls lo one fellow. I lhink I won'l have much chance lo see lhe olher fellows. Wednesday, December 24.-There's some girl whom I see afew limes a week in lhe audilorium during sludy period. She's awfully sweel and cule. She's a class officer. I wish I could gel inlroduced lo her. Some girl in my geomelry class always goes wilh her. I poinled her oul lo Frank. He said he'd gel someone lo inlroduce me lo her. I hope so. Monday, Bebruary 2.-In lhe fiflh lerm now. l'll be darned. Thal girl is in lwo of my classes, Modern Hislory, and French. l'll be able lo meel her someway, now. Wednesday, March I8.-I know a lol of people now. School isn'l so bad. I'm having a lol of lrouble wilh Speech 5. I'm afraid of flunking. Thursday, April 9.-Well, I became acquainled wilh lhal girl. In lhe hislory class I lold her I had forgollen my French assignmenl ll really hadn'lI and she was very nice aboul giving il lo me. Thal's how I slarled a speaking acquainlance wilh her. Tuesday, June I6.-I passed Speech 5. Thank heavens. Here il is June and a whole summer ahead of me. Tuesday, Seplember 22.-School slarled loday, a week Ialer lhan usual because of lhe infanlile paralysis epidemic. Afler a ralher bor- ing summer, il was a relief lo gel back. There was plenly of fun when I mel lhe olher fellows loday. Thal is lhe greal parll of school life- making friends. She's in none of my classes. Disappoinled. I saw her THE'SENIOR'DOME II

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posed fo be? Whal' fhen? Jusl' ou'I' of luck. Oh, whaf's fhe differ- ence. l'm fired-going fo bed. Friday, January 27.-Wenf fo Senior Prom. Whaf a fime-simply swell. Wenf fo some ofher place affer fhe Prom ended. Thursday, February 2.-Commencemenf fonighf. Will I win any prizes? I'm all nervous and whaf nof. I'm acfually abouf fo leave. Some of fhe feachers were swell fhis ferm. Being a senior in high school was preffy soff, buf how will if be where I'm going? I don'f know whaf's fhe maffer-fhere's a funny feeling in my hearf. I beffer wipe my eye- glasses, I can'f see so well. Things are misfy-if musf be fhe fog- Joe says fhere is no fog-whaf's fhe difference? I beffer sfarf geffing dressed-going fo wear a fuxedo-second fime in my life. O LONG JOHN SILVER Ias fold byVJim Hawkinsj This seafearing man wifh a wooden leg Who knew wine or rum in boffle or keg, This man who so fearfully, horribly made Capfain Billy Bones so much afraid, 'Twas he, when I was in fhe apple barrel Sfarfed a plof fhaf led fo a quarrel. Buf I'was he, who, on our freasure frip, Served so well as fhel cook of fhe ship. Buf he was none fhe less a cunning debafer And more fhan once a ferrible fraifor. One fime he'd be on our good ,side And again in fhe Pirafes he'd confide. He was a hearfy worker, fhough, And wenf fo his work wifh a greaf heave ho. He was a very courageous man And faced a black spof as nobody can Whenever he wenf in quesf of fhe freasure I+ was fhe very greafesf pleasure To see him so calmly hopping around Fearless, and boldly holding his ground, Facing fhose pirafes enraged wifh greed Whom he had promised so much for each deed, Buf in fhe end fhis hypocrisy showed In such a way as need nof be knowed. Alan Brooks, '36. THE'SE,NIOR'DOME I3