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

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THB IQM The call had been given. The riders and hounds were off! The silver fox ran for its v As usual, the lead hound ahead. ery life! pulled hunt, 1 the pack, ran with exceptional speed and unusual grace. This was my first fox watched Rex, the head of with great interest. He Rex, like the other hounds,took the first hedge with ease. Up ahead was a high wooden fence too high for the average dog to jump. To mv sur- prise Rex jumped over 1t, but landed on his rear legs. In great pain he lay motionless. The riders came to a halt. I rushed back to the stables to get a doctor,who,on arrival, announced that Rex's injury was not serious. After Rex's recovery I purchased him from the stables knowing that he would never be able to jump another fence. Rex is now a father,breeding puppies which will some day match,if not excel, their father's courage. William rdon Rm. SIMON 'rms SARDINE ' My pet, Simon, ate my small gup- pies and soacquired a brain. It all started one day at four ofclock when it was time to feed my fish. It was then I heard a small voice say, UI was quite hungry and I ate your guppies.H I tried to detect from where the sound was coming. Finally I heard a hiccup and saw bubbles rise to the top of my fish bowl. NSimon,N I said, His it you?U HYes,U he answered quite casual- ly. I wondered how Simon, my pet sardine, could talk. His super- brain read my mind. nYou know if you eat fish you can become clever, too,H he quietly re- marked. from that day on Simon was in the genius class. He invented a time machine, did my homework, and found convenient, easy ways to speed up housework. His main accomplishment was teaching me to become clever,too, for which I am eternally grateful. Phyllis Klepper 31

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sr H' THE PARAKBET S14 One day I was sitting at the kitchen table eating my lunch. My dog was taking a nap, my trop ical fish were swimming about in their tank, and my pet UPerchyH was stationed favorite doorknob near chen table. Just as I eating a bowl of soup, parakeet on his the kit- started my para- keet flew down and landed on the bowl from which I was eating. He then surprised me by sipping my soup. This stunt astonished my mother and me. From then on, Perchy has been eating food from our kitchen table at almost every meal. He enjoys the food we eat more than his own parakeet seed. Fred Applebaum THE RABBIT Safe behind the shelter of the bushes, there was a female rabbit surrounded by a litter of six new- born bunnies. Gingerly I lifted one of the soft white balls of fur. At the time, I did not remem- ber that once a baby rabbit has been touched bv human hands the mother disowns it. Reluctantly, I replaced the rabbit and went to get carrots for the little family. When I returned, I was amazed to find just one rabbit lying in the same place where there were seven. Then I realized my error. I had made this rabbit an outcast of his family. After gently lifting the lonely fellow, I carried him home. I pleaded with my parents to let me keep him and finally won them over. Dorothy Urman THB CAT AND TH RABBIT My father raised his hand a trifle and let me peek in. I looked, start led, at the cutest little animal I had ever seen. By that time my mother and my sis ter were there, demanding to know what was going on. .They too gasped and exclaimed over it. It was a tiny rabbit with a twitching nose and big, frightened eyes. I took it 1n my hands. It was trembling. My father explained that our un- predictable cat had caught it and had proudly marched up to the house clutching it tightly in her mouth. g Betty Scharf 30

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'rms WOLF SKIN RUG, Although I was covered with snow, my body was on fire. My right leg was undoubtedly fractured. The slightest movement was torture. I screamed for help until I lapsed into unconciousness. I was on my spring skiing vacation in northern Canada at the time. It was my last day, and I was determined to get a full days workout. I left the ski lodge early in the morning to gain time. It had snowed all night and the slopes were pure white and unmarked. I, it seemed, was the only person out. About eleven o'clock,I approached an area which I had never seen before As I skiied down a steep s1ope,I hit a hidden rock. My skiis flew off and I rolled helplessly down to the bottom of the incline. When I open- ed my eyes again, I found the sun ,, Nothing moved but one lone figure. I couldndt tell what it was but I sensed danger. My skiis were gone but I still had one of the poles. Using this for a weapon, I prepared to arm myself. Closer and closer loomed a four legged animal, hungry and savage. When he sprang at me,his fangs ripped my jacket. On his second lunge, my arm and pole caught him and knocked him out. I must have blacked out for the next thing I remember I was being carried into the ski lodge on a stret- cher. A doctor was called to set my leg and within four weeks I was well enough to return home. You may think this trip was a total loss,but you are wrong. I am now the proud owner of a genuine wolf-skin rug! Keith Sherwood setting. i f , N . li l 12 . , , 55 , ' f ' ' .. ARL' I an f -' ,I . Q ' sdft-1f'au L v ' YR , . Q , X . -,. M r. - I' A f f if 1VN7x5vN uf 45 792 ' 'T:::: X I My A-so ef If KQg7?Ss J'Ah'q ,xl 'QED xox ML- p A v X ' 17 QQ X33 'I 1 .5 X' , C , 7 f E 'vw 1' J 1' bl' -i-. - ' ffm M A G' y U .3-40 gg v ,- i- V rl 1 . ' ' i I I in inf A fxzizf ?55'? l ivfi Wei LN af'--:gtg --V 17 fin--MGP' fyi fitlfcff' 'Lf' I 'I' , ' as - ' 9.17 V, , , I g af-'41, X , i 'HW' ,' in fl I S t ' ' I' 'xv V lift. , ,ff ' -v Q x' ' , 1 X ' My ,X Q . fi Q- - -PW' ' diffs it? ' Q2 ' Cx PV t' gf,-ly! ' Q X , Q X i 'i'Z,f'3e' X ' X 'fffaye ,Z P- 'Va x j 'ff' vhfly Q .qfzzh lx, .I I 9, gain , A J f ',,f -gin--1' 1 f I ,W V y . ll' A , ZZ? llf h ' nf , Jig . vf .- - -- - s 1.4.1 I of 60.2 ,f I Q , 'egy - gf, Xi -f'- v ' - 'f Y-sf' r g ,-Pif -A a : fa ll 1 5?-4.5 -wmv ' 32