Walt Whitman Junior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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FAMOUS AMERICANS Students at Walt Whitman Junior High School have written many poems about famous men who have inspired their countrymen at one time or an- other in American history. Here we lead off with John Fitzgerald Kennedy, our current president. We include likewise a scattering of personalities: James Madison, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and Benjamin Franklin. tl IOHN KENNEDY With a strong right arm And a voice of steel, A man has risen to fame. He was a Senator For just thirteen years, John F.Kennedy, his name! He was an underdog for awhile, Until the debates came 'roundg But, when he proved that he was fit, For the Presidency he was bound. Now that John is President, The country'11 move ahead. When we'll look back to the l960's, nThose were our best years,H shall be said. For years to come and centuries thereafter Free men will sing acclaim To the man who won a sacred niche In the U.S. Hall of Fame. Murray Karten 58 Murray Karten ABRAHAM LINCOLN He was born in February in 18093 Not by parents rich or fine. He grew up fast and was strong Z and tall He was honest and bright and liked by 0 He studied hard and loved to readg His thirst for knowledge was a a crying needg Our sixteenth president he came to be, And he gave up his life forlibertg Karen Dicks ,.. - '-- fm, . Zz . ,-r' -, x N 727?'55i'f1-fa Easier is :Q-' , ' '. 1 'iif7':-.Ain V, 4 X, fP5'i4':1Qf ff'f'?:A?o,l 'gag-,A - ff X 'fa ' - Z2f: ' ,I -. Q. l- ' H ., .tv x ill ,...a-1-'L .X ,W 4 A .M-x---- ly f' ff E U- I uf. if li' .ff in f if fi' ,, ,N n . -.k, ,V XR -R ptr, X ' 1 ' 'fir' E. fcff. . xfd Nm: W '4 ,.- 0, 'iw' f - - ' X-R. 35,154 4' - 5' F ' a ' ' ' f Vlf' 'Ae N ' - fl xgrafiik. ,,gy f x ' If ff: A Nr. xx? .- dtraf - g + yr H. I-QXF' .1 ' fu' :vc V .rl Xfxf , - 'f nf' ,' '.fV XXX, I if D Q if Iliff fx, Ii. l' E' I A-A' I ' f 4 fi-Wiki! M ' A wx, .I f- jsp l, fan' ,f 4'-fl . li' L fi: i 5 gl V, ,M '-4,Ef ,,,,g,..41.mzRg6znt L N

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TWENTY THOUSAND LBAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne - Follow the adventures of Captain Nemo as he and his men sail to the North Pole and are trapped under its mighty ice covering. Feel the im- pact of the mighty battles with the monsters of the sea. See Atlan- tis, the lost continent of the world. Travel under the Suez Canal and explore the depth of the ocean. See the world's largest pearl. Thrill with the desperate hope of three men to escape from the monster submarine which haunts the oceans of the world. iENE COM LETE SHERLOCK HQLMBQ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - chilling mysteries set against the foggy background of London. Read about the brilliant and unexpected de- ductions by Sherlock Holmes in the most provocative, baffling, and unusual cases ever encountered by Scotland Yard as recorded by his good friend and colleague, Dr.Watson. . an! 0 i d P . i ' l , m .L W . 1 ID fb d fx, My W f.Sg,lmrv THB YEARS WHEN STARDUST FELL by Raymond F.Gones - THe particles of stardust were falling from the sky and their effect on Earth was very strange. Machines all over the world stopped and the oil industry was at a standstill. The town of Mayfield took action to meet this problem. All food was rationed and machinery, mainly cars which still would work, were used as little as possible. After repelling an at- tack by people from a neighboring town, they solved the problem of the stardust and world soon return- ed to normal. gTANil mE? Q- a 212+ rQ1f' 1 x I LS. I WAS A TEEN AGB QWARF by Max Shulman - the amusing adventures of a small, girl-crazy teen-ager. Follow Dobie Gillis through his merry but sometimes unhappy life of girls, Girls, and more GIRLS. Larry Corneck Mike Olson 57

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HENRY CLAY The will to do was his desire, To abolish slavery without any ire. He was pre-eminent as a debator, A powerful compromise platform orator. Gail Isikoff fV'W L fXxJ Maxine Millstein THE GREAT ORATOR Known for his oration He made a speech on Uunificationng He lost his bid for the presidency Because of Hslavesn and Udemocracy You now know his fame ---- Daniel Webster was his name. Marvin Liebling BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Benjamin Franklin was his nameg His love for mankind brought him fame. Aff He flew a kite, one stormy night, And now we have electric light. , He went to England and gave them L N a choice Because he was America's voice. He helped unite his people in a common cause And later assisted in making our national laws. And his favorite occupation Was to make us a supe ANDREW IACKSON A la er b rofession A fighter gugte by choice A politician by force of circumstance ' . People harkened to his voice. Neil Mendick c7'CP Cb rior nation. 0 IAMES MADISON He wrote the laws we live by He gave us all he hadg When the redcoats burnt the White House It made him very sadg He had Andy chase the Redcoats The job he did was greatg Then back to peaceful Virginia Away from war and hate. Simon Tracte YJ N m 00