Townsend Harris High School - Crimson Gold Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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N xl XXX fx 'f ,um u ff-fffT'2.z,,5-1,1 , Xg ffi ff MJ it to t -lm , s 1 ' 1- if n -'LA , llf U 1 p i SONNET An old piano being used as an ornament in a wealthy personis mansion Alone, midst people, thou stand'st, silent and mute, Thy sweet harmonious voice no more is heard. Like a wild, melodious woodland bird, Sullen in captivity, or a lute, Whose timid quav'ring notes once charmed the ears Of old Egyptian princes and Memphian kings, And now reposes, 'mongst other lifeless things, In a dull museum, thou passeth through the years. Alas! 'tis one of God's ironic laws That Man and Matter shall be torn away To serve a viler and more banal cause Than their true bent desires. Happy the day When Man may follow the dictates of his heart, And live with Music, Poetry and Art. William Goldberg. page thirty-foul

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LITERARY SECTIGN The literary section of this Crimson and Gold needs no extensive editorial. One need only read the table below to appreciate the fact that never in any previous issue of the magazine has such a rich and extremely varied collection of literary gems been pub- lished. Sonnet Wiilliam Goldberg ...... ..4.. 3 -1- Corrida de Toros Harry M. Simon, Jr. .... ..... 3 5 The Brook Eugene Lang ....4.A.. ..... 4 2 The Romantic Plea Maximilian Price .,.... ..... 4 2 Ramblings Victor Friedman ..... ..... 4 3 Success Henry Maas .A.........,. ...... 4 8 Mr. Townsend Harris Maximilian Price ........ ...... 4 9 As Canines Go Irving Levenson ,.... ...... 5 1 Euriah Snell Richard Cohen ..,.,. ,..... 5 6 The Philosopher Harold Fleck .......,.,. ...... 5 8 The People vs. Masters Mortimer Podell ,....... ...... 6 1 Stone Roger Goodman ..,..., ...... 6 5 Misinterpretation Thomas D. Durrance ......,. ...... 7 0 Hunter's Song Eugene Lang ,.,.. , .,.... 73 The Poet William Goldberg ....,. ....,. 7 4 page thirty-three

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CORRIDA DE TOROS By Harry M. Simon, Ir. Ceuta is on the Mediterranean seacoast, in that part of Morocco which is Spain's. It is very old--and very Spanish. Did he not al- ready know the fact, the visitor would not realize that he was in Morocco, from a mere survey of tl1e town. Moors are very seldom seen, the Spanish type is strongly dominant. From the Governor down to the humblest beggar, the people of Ceuta love bullfights. These are their major diversion, in fact, ex- cept for fiestas, which generally accompany them, it is almost their only one. They have a large Plaza de Toros, or arena for the fight- ing of the bulls, on the outskirts of their town-not so fine, perhaps, as those in Sevilla or Madrid, but most assuredly, well kept. Every fortnight during the dry season fwhich is the only time when the lights are held, the Plaza is veritably swarming with excited, gesticulating followers of the sport, eagerly anticipating the entertainment to come, reminiscently discussing performances of the past. The favorite matador, generally a young Ceutan, receives a large share of the comment, Gfhe will go to Madrid, yes, he will rival the great Behnonte himself!',-predic- tions for his future are indeed bright. Next to its love of bullfzights, Ceuta is noted for its appreciation of feminine charms, an unusually large number of beauties dwell within its own walls. These, perhaps more so than the men, delight in the Corridas de Toros, the bulliights, these it is for whose adulation so many young men have deter- mined to be, have become, and have died, matadors. It was long ago that the great toreador Salvator, who was gored to death so recently by that tremendous bull, Fernando III, while passing through Ceuta on his way to Spain, following a vacation in Marrakech, was in- duced by the Governor to give an exhibition of his great art in a benefit performance for the families of three young toreadors who had been killed a short time before. It was a grand and gala event in the life of Ceuta, long will it be remembered by the inhabitants of the town. All of the young bloods had in- vited their lady loves to the Corrida long be- fore the great day arrived, great was the preparation of the arena oflicials, of the page thirty-five