Woodstock School - Spirit Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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A THE SPIRINT OF OUR SCHOOL VVe are a large family but often not quite happy because some of the fold at times make themselves conspicuous by their absence. Then, geography is one of our favor- ite subjects, but what are we to do when one of our sons asks quite inno- cently whether the Alps extend into Holland? As for an encyclopedia! We donit need a printed one, we have a living one in our midst. 6-A1 If you want to know how a fish breathes, ask a certain member of our class. He will throw out his chest and answer, Through its nostrils, of course. , 6-A2 In 6A 2 you'i'e sure to find Some girls and boys 'tis true Who know that when they harder grind They'll find great things and new. 6-A3 t When we ask for history, our girls give us hash. As historians they make fine cooks. 6-A4 We know how in our seats to sit, When we are writing penmanshipg Every letter we do with care, We are 6A 4-so there! 6-A5 We have a secret, But we won't tell, It's.Etmv:-giizveen us and Miss Will, Don't you ask, for- we won.'t tell. 5-B1 5 things we strive for in our class: B clean, polite. attentive, punctual and kind. One purpose ours-To make the world a better place. ' 5-B2 Forward march! To do this is the aim of 5B 2. Daily slogans such as. Obey promptly, Be wide awake, Keep on trying, and Play fairly, are helping us to march forward in conduct and in our studies. 5-B3 Altho none of us may be Sons or Daughters of tr p 'W evolution, there is little we'don't k ow about the good old times. Some of us are stron on si ' - 'es r M if U Indians, Generals and Battles and others prefer the more peacef I pur- suits. We tried to show thijio our friends in our play entitled The First Crop of Apples or A Story of Prov- idence in Colonial Days. N- 5-B4 We hope those people in Belgium will soon get money enough to rebuild their library. The rumor that our own library in No. 23 was to be closed for some time made us very downhearted. Now that it is open afternoons we are very happy. That let's us in. 5-B5 ' The motto of SB 5 is Let's see what we can accomplish in spite of that. In order to understand it you have to belong, but we will tell you this much about it,-it's a pretty hard motto to live up to at times. However, when we do follow it we find it, mightily satis- fying. E 5-A1 Well, here we are in 5A ls ' iff' ie' years of our school life have pg, A ' We're playing the second Hal , Cl and we've already discovered ave to play agood, square game ito get home safe! gi -5-A2 To our school, we all can show That we are staunch and true, Who are we, you want to know, Why we' are 5A' .p . 5- . Although we lost six A pupils by promotion, we are trying very hard to have some more for the rest of the term. .5-A4 We are a very sociable class. When it comes to Surprise Parties we cer- tainly do shine. Ask our teacher if she didn't think.so when she found her desk piled high with tarts, fruit, candy. nuts and other goodies. 4-B1 Twice we have moved but we don't mind. For a pleasanter room one cannot Find. Than 311 and our cooking roo bright. When el-xii afternoon we 'f' present a homelike sight. asv I 'P , .Af ' . :ng L'-.1

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'fwrwfigfij'f+42a'g1a5 G- - ' nr ' nffar 'f ': -,gvw rt-mv--L W J' rf. .-',1 . fl- THE SPIRITO F OUR SCHOOL goton with his life work. Then all he said was i-what his mother said' when she wlied, I accept. ' The Old Order Passeth Away During the past year, important changes in the organization of 23 have been in progress, transforming thei gerstwhile, full-fledged eight-year school into the modern type of elemen- tary 6B school. VVe are gradually los- ing the upper, 7A-SB grades. Last year the 7A and 7B classes were taken away, and on Febrauary 1, 1923 we shall lose the SA grade. The girls who graduate this week from our 8B classes are the last gif a long line of graduates to re- ceive their diplomas from 23 . In june, the present two SA classes will consti- tute the last graduating-classes of boys. Aft'er June, 1923, ZS will send its 6B Graduatesf' to the neighboring Junior High Schools. ' jgggi'-I f'Our Teaching Staff During' the past term several new members have joined our School-fac- ulty. .Miss Katherine Middleton, for- rnefg- of P. S. 40, Bronx, has come to fill the vacancy created in the Kinder- garten Department by the transfer of QMrs. Margaret Bertin to a school near hier home in Brooklyn, Mrs. Alma Lyle, member of a family of teachers, has 'been appointed to 23 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mrs.. Feder. Miss Mona Williams, a well recommended teacher of P. S. 190, Manhattan, was transferred to our family to take the place of Mr. Frank Jackson, who has joined the ranks of P. S. 51, Bronx. We extend a hearty welcome to these new members, and hope that they will Find a happy schoolhome in 23 . To Mr. Jackson, so popular with the boys, we offer our best wishes for success. Of him we can truly say: 23's loss is 2'51's gain. 1' I CLASS OTE 8-A1 Bon-Ami Kaplan, our grammar de- ficiency cleanser. Our class boasts of a secret order rivaling the K. K. K. 'Tis the great I Am's,' fMatzkowitz pres.j ' Nat Schwedel, a baby up to his neckg from there up, a man. Paul Fisch, our great spellerg spells cucumber with a q. Matthew Freed: If disorder numbers were bric'ks he would own a factory by now. Morris Workman: Alas, he befriends his own name. We admit that he works hard to breathe, but thatis all. The Cripples' Clubv originated by Alfred Reisman is getting along fine. Centry fee, a 'broken armj. Jack Anes believes in the proverb Uneasy stands the boy that's gover- nor. 8-A2 SA2 of twenty-three, , Mental arithmetic was it's victory, In class spirit it'll never shirk, Be it major or minor work. 6-B1 Chewing gum? Of course n Hilfe save all ours for making relief s. 6-B2 Don't come late or tardy. We will fine you ten cents. We are following an established rule of the Virgin Islands. There every child, who is tardy or late, is fined ten cents. As a result the school have 100 per cent. in punctuality. 6-B3 I like to work for money To help in class 6B, I I like to work for everything, But best for twenty-three. 6-B4 I Here are a few knog,ks heard in our classroom : I7 .1 'H 1. ,s4XY3!.

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'class is now very happy. Q' THE SPIRIT OF OUR SCHOOL A i 4-B2 3-B1 . You 'ft need a telescope to look for a constellation. just come to 4B 2 and see the many little twinkling stars, a bright red light, and a rapid shoot- ing star that left it's arbit and settled in a 5A class. 4-B3 Every day in every way we grow better and better. This has been our motto all term. We rank as one of the highest in attendance. Our room is one of the prettiest in the building. We enjoy coming to school. - 4-Al Entertainment on Dec. 8, l922, Her- man Windler recited: A Boy's Poc- ket. Nine little girls were in a play called Playing School. Teachers: Margaret Durken, Sylvia Bramson.- .1 Scholars: Dorothy Drake, Nettie Ringle, Fannie Regen if, Florence Pierce, Rose Kroin, Ida ifkin, Sylvia Gcupilan, Emily Solunder, Sylvia Lob- atkirll 4-A2 There is a very little that you must know, just to make your pen and muscle go. From these two lines one can easily guess the aim of our new feilub. Each day more childreiume to join this jolly family. Our resolution passed for the new year-100 per cent. member- ship. , T 4-A3 We are some of the travelers. Every morning we go abroad at home. We like to look at the pictures of the gradu- ates on the fifth floor. It is fun to sit in the big seats up there and make bc- lieve We are 8B's. 4-A4 Peter Pan and the lost boys in the Never-Never-Never Land werelalways looking for a real mother to care for them, so Class 4A 4 has been wishing that the fairies would bring them a teacher Awho would stay with them. At last they have foundvne and the . I s 'S ' W I A dillar, a dollar, an eight o'cl-ock scholar, What makes uscome so Why, 3B's have to hurry. To linish their lessons by noon. 3-B2 We value the importance of knowing how to read and undestanding what we are reading. Our specialization is silent reading. During the term we have had many dramatizations and story telling hours, also study and question periods. 3-B3 We are a lively class but we try to lyttle our spirits and save them alI for our work-We are doing it too. Our hard work for. fmod posture saves us from putting our Wishbone where our backbone ought to be. 3-A1 We work very hard. We do our best. Then when work is over we enjoy our- selves. We never let a holiday pass Without celebrating it. On Hallowe'en we had a Cat and Witch party. Now, that Christmas is coming, we are prac- ticing for a pretty little play. We have a regiment in our class and all but one or two are soldiers. We st it and march very straight. 3-A2 Good posture is very important. We think of it very often. Since we began our efforts in that direction, most of us have grown two inches taller. 3-A3 ' 'Twas the week before Christmas, When all through the sgahbol Every creature was stirring, even the fuel, The children were studying as hard - as they could, j gf In hopes that their Christmas 43,5 Play would be good. Mother Goose and her children are proud to say, That they helped Santa on Christmas Day! soon? ' f'3-A4 , , . The committee want something snappy. To grant th 'r request, we 'Fought to be packed hailgind sent to therprinter, but I 'bundle .M p . 9 . 0 I V-llzgrl 22, ' L ' ' A