Seth Low Junior High School - Spectator Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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A FARMER OF ARIZONA I am a farmer. I plow and till the soil and plant the seeds. We farmers use fertilizer to make the soil rich and in return the earth is kind to us. My farm is in Arizona. We get our water for the fields from the irrigation canal in Salt River Valley. Others get it from the Coolidge Dam in the Gila River. I love the smell of the fresh turned earth. In the spring, after my daily work is done and the evening meal is finished, I love to sit on the porch. The budding trees and green grass smell so sweet. In the spring my chief crops are alfalfa and corn. In the fall I sow wheat. The great drought of last spring did much damage to our crops and fields. It turned rich farms into deserts. Mother N ature is almost always kind to us. She makes us work hard, but she rewards us for our toil by giving us a rich harvest. Dorothy Levin, 8A I THE LIFE STORY OF A SHEEP I was born on a grassy plain in Texas. I was a little dizzy at first but after a little rest I followed my mother who fed ravenously on the tall, green grass. After a while I, too, followed my mothers example. As I grew older, I Climbed from one mountain to another and dug my mouth into the small crevices to pull up a juicy blade of green. As you know, we are very sure-footed and I thought it great sport to climb up to the most inacces- sible peaks. We are very useful animals. We supply the world with meat, wool, leather, and milk. I have a few rela- tives living in Montana, California and Wyoming. Some of my foreign bro- thers live in the Soviet Republic, Aus- tralia, and Argentina. Well, this is all the story telling I can do for one day. I hear my mates calling me to have my wool sheared so I must say good- bye. Ruth Kornfeld, RB5 vvvv CORN Proudly the stalks of corn nod their heads in the late autumn breezes. Ah! doesn,t the golden color make you want to Close your eyes and sway your head to some beautiful music? Doesn't it seem a pity that these golden creatures will soon be gathered and ground into some food for us to eat? Soon all the farmers, who raise corn on their farms, will be busy gathering it. Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Indiana pro- duce more com than is raised in all the rest of the country. It is planted THE SPECTATOR Q0 200 in May, on the farms of the corn belt, and harvested in October and Novem- ber and as late as December. Corn is an old Saxon word meaning llgrain? It is our largest and most valuable crop and is grown on more than three-fourths of the farms in our country. Poor Mister Corn, he is planted, harvested, and then ground into the food we eat at almost every meal, every day. Florence Fodor, 8A8 Page Forty-nine'

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DER WINTER Winter-die Nacht ist kalt, dunkel, und schliifrig, Es schneit und das Geheul des Windes ist schrecklich; Draussen schnurrt cine Katze kliglich, Ich liege vorm Herd und 1656 t'ziglich; Es ist warm in dem Haus, und angenehm zu sein, Aber draussen ist es grausam ohne ein Heim. Morris F reeman, RC 5 JEANNE ET JEAN Jeanne est une petite fille. Elle est trEs jolie. Elle a tn freme. Il sbppellc Jean. CPest un gros garcon. II a quinze ans. Elle a treize ans. Jeanne et Jean vont a la maison. Ils passent devant une grande maison. 115 y rencontrent Mademoiselle Marie. Mademoiselle Marie est une vieille femme. C,est leur tante. Mademoiselle Marie dit: yEntrez dans cette maison. Cher- chez mon livre qui est sur la grande table noire. Jean entre dans la maison. Enfin i1 rctourne ct i1 dit: yJe n,ai pas vu le livrc. Cynthia Cohen, RC3 LA FILLE DANS LE PARC Dans le parc i1 y a un banc Il est vert ct il est blanc. Sour le banc i1 y a une fille Elle est intelligente ct jolie. Avec 1a fille est sa mEare Dans ce pays elle est 6tranghe. La fille s,appclle Collette Meseuse Elle fest pas paresseuse. Page Forty-eight WAS ICH TUN MOCHTE Ich mbchte neben den Blumen stehen, Ich m'dchte durch die Feldcr gehen, W0 alles ruhig ist, und wunderbar schbn, Wo ngel singen auf den H6hen. Jeanette Rabinowitz, RD4 L'IMAGE 11 y a une image dans ma chambre. C,est Pimage djun jour en d6cembre. Il fait froid, i1 neige, i1 fait du vent Le monde entier est convert dc blanc. Dans 1a neige i1 y a deux enfants. 115 out 165 chapeaux et ils ont les gants. Le petit garcon joue et la petite fille aussi Ils jouent joyeusement dans la Rue. de Paris. L'OISEAU HEUREUX Le petit oiseau est heureux Parce qu, i1 fait trfzs chaud. Il chante sa chanson tout le jour Parce quy i1 fait trtEs beau. MON PETIT CHEVAL Iai un petit cheval Il est noir et gris. Il s,appelle le G6n6ral C,est mon bon ami. Eleanor F einstein, RC3 THE FRENCH STORY CLUB SPECTATOR

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WE WGRK THE BIG SPECTATOR STAFF THE UNDER-COVERING OF ROOM 4I5 As one peers into Room 415, one meets an oche-like appearance: the ever clicking typewriters banging away the business messages; the two filing cabinets on the side of the room which one imagines contain unpaid bills, or- ders, and other important business items. Towards the rear of the room one sees a familiar office gate suggesting more closely the ofiice like appearance. As one approaches closer, one notices a well dressed man of average height, whose black hair is fast turning gray, and whose face is lit always by a wel- come smile. If one is fortunate enough to be a pupil of so fine a man, the lucky person is familiar with the never ending beating of a pointer upon the floor. The beating upon the Hoor re- minds one of Pewis tapping upon the cobble stones at the iiBenbow Inn? Yet this reminder disappears as one looks upon the smiling face of this fine man. The man who is none other than the familiar business and Har- monica band teacher, Mr. Berkowitz. Sylvia Brenselber, 9A6 Page Fifty AND PLAY WOODEN BIRTHDAY OF SETH LOW CELEBRATED On October 24, the 8th year pupils celebrated the fifth birthday of our be- loved school, Seth Low. Two very distinguished people were present, one of whom was our principal, Mr. Bilder- see, and the other Mr. Greenberg. As both men entered the auditorium, a song was sung to them entitled, icHow do you do, Mr ......................... , How do you do ?ii A very interesting program was pre- sented: F lag SaluteeStar Spangled Banner, Reading of BibleeHymn, En- tertainment by some pupils, SongeAre You Smiling, Seth Low Cheer. Our principal made a speech and likewise did Mr. Greenberg. Mr. Bildersee was given a de-liecious cake on top of which were hve candles. He was successful in blowing them out in one breath. That means good luck and every pupil is trying to make the next year better than the last. Annette Rubin, RB4 OUR CLUB PERIOD This term Seth Low has been given a club period. In this period an en- joyable time is had by all. Each pupil has been assigned to the club he Wished to join. Some of the various clubs are: The Operetta Club, Hollywood Club, Motion Picture Story Club, N a- ture Study Club, Music Lovers Club, and the Checker Club. This period is not to be spent in work but in play and enjoying yourself. All pupils look for- ward each week to the Club period. This new period teaches us the worthy use of leisure time. Geraldine Gersh, RC1 THE SPECTATOR