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TURKS We turkeys are game birds. Our association with the race known as humans are infrequent, but oh so definite. We might debate that we don't acknowledge any particular friendship with that race of people known as humans. We are usually called the native bird, and we also think we are more nationally known than the national eagle....and even they aren't roasted to eat. We believe that our great white fathers are the interlopers into this great land in more ways than one, namely, they have invaded our homes, they make high carnival and feast over our deceased, and they use our name in vain. In the appropriate order we turkeys will now attempt to justify the above claims. Adults conveniently fail to remember and those persons in the stages of adolescence are lax to recall that we were here when the pilgrims landed, for without some of our dead, but never forgotten members, there would have been no original Thanksgiving dinner. We love this land, this wide open land, where we were free to roam throughout the years, but today we are relegated to a position of prominence only one day out of 365. We ask you, is that just treatment for the native bird of any land, or are they giving us the bird? The pilgrims were a hungry lot we must admit, but their efforts to place us on their dining room table and the number of us that eventually wound up there is a far cry from the wholesale destruction that is imposed upon us today. Some of us are raised for the table. Some of us will never be on the table, but we will have this land long after those dead humans that have seemingly conquered us. Year after year we have developed an acquiescence to the fact that a certain number of us will be plucked and drawn and basted brown for milady's table. We have become accustomed to this but we do not like to have our good name associated with groups of our oppressors standing up and bowling big balls at the pins and betting on turkeys, for actually we have nothing to do with this game. Nor, do we like when for lack of description, one human calls another human a turkey. We at least are individuals. We were here first and we'll embellish your table and satisfy your palette; please the eye and generally carry the burden on one of your big holidays. But, Please, please, please don't give us the bird!! Shirley O'Hanlon |
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PRINCIPAL SAYS "Report card grades are lower than last period. It will be necessary for some students to drop one or two subjects in order to pass. Unless these marks are raised, all of the extra-curricular activities will have to be extinguished." Capt. McCartney does not wish to drop these activities as they do so much for the spirit of the school. If you will bring your marks up these activities will continue, is not, then they will cease. "The reason that some new students got on the honor roll after only a few days is that most of them had excellent backgrounds and a great will to get ahead. (Nice going, kids)." "Requirements to be on the basketball team (girls or boys) are that both squads must have an average of C or the person with a lower average will have to be dropped." "P E will start on completion of the gym floor. A man will be there to conduct classes from 9:00 to 2:49. The boys will have theirs on Mondays and Wednesdays and the girls will have theirs on Tuesdays and Thursday." Mike Buckley COACH COMMENTS "All basketball aspirants should remember that basketball will be carried on and eligibility basis. All players participating on the varsity squad must maintain a C average with no failing marks. This was not possible in football due to the small student body and the number of men going out for the team." "Inter-mural basketball will be composed of those students unable to make the varsity squad. Class presidents will be in charge initially and should be formulating plans for their squads." Roland Moss NOTICE Saturday afternoon (November 29) at 1400 Yokohama High School will play 598th Engineers at Lou Gerhig Stadium. Mrs. Wilson: "Order, please! Biff: "One chocolate malted milk". It takes two to make a marriage ..... a single gal and an anxious mother.
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THE STAFF Editor-in-chief
....... Chuck Stodter PerSonOdity This senior lad is seen around our "ole" school usually making some friendly remark. Hiss biggest job is struggling with the Annual. He hails from the state of Washington and this year his subjects are English IV, Advanced Algebra, Biology, Trigonometry, and High School Geography. Whew! Talk about a schedule, and he even leads the honor roll, at that!! Besides being the brain of the school, he has the prettiest pair of blue eyes you've ever seen...how 'bout it, gals? His favorite sport is football, natch, and without him the team would be minus a swell co - captain!! If there's anyone who doesn't know by now who this popular kid is, we'll gladly tell ya' ..... Biff Barnes, the senior class president, of course. P F SOCIAL CIRCLE Last weekend was just as dead as could be around Yokohama. Friday night found a stag party being held for "Tex" Weisler, and a hen party at Pat Buckley's ..... not much future to that is there? Saturday night ???? Just plain repetition .... yep, another hen party at Sharon's. Now how's that for a weekend? What's the matter, anyhow, girl versus boy feud or sompin'???Oh, well, they were fun anyway!!! KNOW THE FACULTY Mrs. Gray, the junior homeroom teacher, was born in Maryland in 1921 ... (a ha now we know!), but claims Wilmington, Delaware as her home! She went to the University of Delaware where she majored in chemistry and biology. After graduation she did research work in chemistry. Mrs. Gray arrived in Japan on the USAT Langfitt, on August 27, 1947, and likes Japan very much .... so far. She is teaching chemistry, biology, and general science this year, oh, and by the way, this is her first year of teaching experience....we only hope she likes it as well as we like her, and will continue to next year. A C and H S FADS AND FASHIONS The "New Look" has been going around campus and Carol Browne was one of the first to show it. |
Pat Fox is also following the new mode with a pretty
blue skirt ... are the skirts getting longer, or are the legs growing shorter??? Red loafers are sure popular with the girls, and Ginger Larkin isn't one to let the fashion pass her by. Jeanne Jacques sure has an eye-catching red sweater she wears to school. Ahem, Take it easy boys. Roland Moss wears the cutest checked shirt to school, that all the girls adore...don't they, Madge? Biff Barnes has the swooniest red plaid shirt. Better watch out, Biff, the girls have their eyes on it. Red, Red, Red all you see is red, red, red .... but isn't it wonderful? Especially that beautiful red sport shirt that Jim was seen in Monday at school. The same day Pat F came strolling in the most lush read sweater .... it's so o o big and sloppy. Fred K is just not letting Dick B show him up on those sweaters .... did ya' all notice that delicious brown n' white number he wore to school on Monday? And how about that white deal with the green letter job ....? Aren't wide belts cute .... especially when worn by Peggy B. Snooper Looks like McClosky has beaten Bruce S's time. What "honey" are you going to drool over next, Bruce? Who'll be the lucky lad now, Donna? And Bill E ., what are your future plans? I wonder why Tardy Thayer pays more attention to the chemistry book shared by Mike and Carol than she does her own! Better watch our D A, Fred & Jim Patrick are on the loose! Dave S was feelin' mighty low at the Sadie Hawkin's dance. Cheer up, Dave, there'll be another one next year! Remember, Tardy, smoking stunts your growth! Hey, Patsy, don't tell anyone, but Tardy thinks Ernie is mightily cute. It's quite a coincidence that you and Jeanne J happen to walk home in the same direction, isn't it, Fred? Everyone's on edge waiting to see who the lucky girl will be to go to the dance with Walt H.!! Sorry , kids, not much this time, but can always find more...with your help! |
| Mrs. Craver: "Well, tony, did you learn much in
school today?" Tony: "Must not have, 'cause I gottaa' go back again
tomorrow". SENIOR SNOOPS The class was treated to a surprise when samples of class rings were place on exhibit to the class. These rings had come all the way from the States, and were very beautiful. The class sorta' decided on the one ring set in a red background, but a vote was taken by which the class decided to wait for more ring samples before placing any definite order. The senior class was much disturbed following the reading of a shocking article in the "Junior Journal". We of the senior class do not feel that there is any decline in the spirit of cooperation and loyalty between the two classes and would like to come to an agreement on the subject. D D JUNIOR JIVES The junior class had another addition, Carolyn Cartwright. She claims California as her home state, thereby making Californians the champions for having six juniors from there. |
Every time we gain one, we always lose one,
too. Hal Elliott, sails Thursday on the Mayo. The football team as well as the
juniors will miss him! The juniors are very proud of their class paper, "Junior Journal", which came out last Thursday. All the news, in fact, everything in it was about the juniors. It will come out every two weeks and will have two pages of printing. It's gossip is handled by a gossip box in Mrs. Gray's desk in the junior homeroom. Anyone may contribute , but only material about the juniors will be used. The staff is: Editor-in-chief ..... Mike Buckley CORRECTION There will not be a game with the 598th Engineers Saturday afternoon. Instead, the Yokohama Red Devils will play the 229th Ordinance at Lou Gerhig Stadium at 2:00PM. |