Stitt Junior High School - Laurel Leaf Yearbook (New York, NY)

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THE DAY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RELIVE In everyone's life and in mine there have been days that were happy, average, and disappointing. The day that stands out the most in my life is my eighth birthday tMay 17, 195W. This was the day thatl was going to become an American Citizen. My mother and grandfather told rne that this was the most wonderful present anyone could receive. I didn't know, too well, what that meant, but I know that I was very proud and happy, even though I would rather have had something with which to play. What child of eight years wouldn't? As I grow older I understand much better what this means to me. In France where I was born, and lived for five years during Whorld War-Two, there was con- tinous fighting and no one knew whether he was safe, or was going to be killed at any moment. So you see why I'm so happy tobe in the United States, where everyone is treated alike, everyone stands for the same thing, and everyone has the op- portunity to become what he or she wants. If I could turn back the calendar to May 17, 1950 and relive that day, I would be too proud and too happy to become an 'l American Citizen again, for I know the real meaning much more clearly, now, than when I was only a child of eight. Beatrice Van Aalten'9-325 M f; usflu 9-353 M453 E II V f C

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DENTISTS CHAIR I sat in a chair and fell asleep, I had a dream that wasn't so meet. Itwas sitting there in the Dentist Chair, I bit my nails and pulled my hair. The Dentist opened my mouth and looked inside, He asked me what kind of food I abide. I couldn't answer, I was too scared, I would scream and holler if I dared. No, I couldn't move; my bones said no, I'd run straight home if I could go. He looked at me and made a sorrowful sigh, He said, Your teeth are going to die! My eyes popped out, my nose did run, I was a scared son of a gun. My legs started to tremble, my feet wanted to fly,- I was so scared I could die. Then at that moment I did awake, And resolved Better care of my teeth to take. Dorothy Davis, 8-314 PEOPLE People are different wherever you go Just as different as your head and your toe, Some are quiet and quite reserved, Some are noisy and like to make themselves heard. But wherever you go you will probably find, When you get to know them they're bound to be kind. Winfred Bendiner, 9-304 B-Paige. c138 x

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THE YEAR Autumn's gone, winter is near, We will soon celebrate a happy New Year. Playing in the snow and having much fun, We can do this after school work is done. Holidays will come and Holidays will go, Soon school will be over, isn't that nice to know? Spring will end, Summer will begin, So we can start this poem all over again, Read this over a couple of times, And see if your opinion, is the same as mine. Joyce Humbee , 9-403 QK bx YOU'RE SPRING You're sweet as honey Light as dew You're soft as a feather Who are you? You're truly wonderful to everyone Because you bring them so much fun. You bring the flowers bright and gay You bring us joy in every day You also bring the birds that sing. Now I know who you are, You're Spring. Sharon Randolph, 7-216 THE MOON The moon is shining white, He lives up in the sky. He comes out only at night, I sometimes wonder why, For, in the morning, he is gone, To rest and wait for night, When once again, he will come, To fill the sky with light. Carol Stathis, 7-427