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North Westchester Times New Castle Tribune, Mount Kisco, N.Y., tyardi I, 1962
OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER
Thirsty Man
Crawls Dying
Towards Mirage
Alice's Sole Love in Life 'Pinky Pie'
By BEVERLY COHEN
rade 4th
Crompond Elementary School,
Yorktown
By~-JEANNIE KEARIN
Alice was 10 years old, and
Grade 8
did, not have a mother nor father.
John Jay Junior High School
But Alice had one thing which
no other girl had. It was Pinky
Cross River
The sun beat mercilessly on Pie.
the last tourist's back. He Pinky Pie was an imaginary
had to find water, that pre­ spirit that Alice believed in when
cious element, water. Fruitlessly she was lonely. But there was
he strove to regain his feet. He
teetered, trembled, and fell in
a heat-crazed lump on the
burning sand. He lifted his
swollen eyes upward. A buzz­
ard circled lazily in the blue.
The azure sky had not one
puff of cloud in its whole ex­
panse. Then up ahead loomed By KEDERIC COVEY
a town! Desperately he stag­ Grade 8
John Jay Junior High School
gered onward. His pace was
Cross River
drunken and ragged, but dog­
My older brother and I ar­
gedly he forged ahead. The
town was starting to fade. . . rived early in the morning of
a cold, wintry day in Decem­
Once again the parched, dusty
ber at a Christmas tree farm.
wasteland closed in on him—a
v^st area of sagebrush, cholla, The icy winds had blown the
fresh, fluffy snow from the
rocks and sand. It was a notrees. As we looked toward the
man's land. The buzzard was
flat
meadows, the dark green
still circling; he \vas coming
conical trees stood out vividly.
lower. The man would never
Our steps were heavy as we
rise again.
plodded slowly through the
boot-deep snow, but our, spirits
were light and gay. In a few
days Christmas would be here
and one of these trees would
be standing in our living room.
A cheerful fire burning bright­
ly in the fireplace would put
our family in a happy mood
to go about trimming the tree.
Green Trees
Stand Before
The Icy Winds
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Feudalism
Based On
Ownership
By DENIS LEGOLVAN
Grade 6
St. Joseph's School, Croton Falls
In the middle ages most of the
people, except those who were
in the priesthood or other religi­
ous vocations, were either in
the ruling class or in the work­
ing class. Feudalism was a sys­
tem of society based on land
ownership. This means that the
more land you had, the more
powerful you were. The ruling
class (the nobles) were the land
owners. They obtained this land
by taking it by force, by inher­
iting it, or by getting it as a
reward for fighting well. If land
was given by a noble to a vassal,
a "Homage Ceremony" was
held. This ceremony included a
vow made by the vassal in which
he promised to be faithful until
death to his noble.
There was a lower class call­
ed serfs. The serfs did all the
work "of the manor house or the
houses of the lesser nobles. The
serfs lived in a small village
just outside the castle. The home
of the serf was a crude, small
hul
Hie castle was a combined
home and fort. It was usually
built on a hill, but if no hill
was available, it was erected in
a marshy place. The castle was
surrounded by a ditch full of wat­
er or a moat. The moat could
only be crossed by a drawbridge
which was only left down in
times of peace. In times of war
the castle acted as a fort. If raid­
ers did get in, there was anoth­
er fence at the entrance to the
outer court of the castle. Now,
you see, that it was almost im­
possible to capture a well - de­
fended castle.
The people who defended the
castle were called knights. Be­
fore becoming a knight, a young
man had to go through three
stages. When he was seven years
old, he went to a knight's house
to act as a page. At 14 a knight
was made a squire and went to
battle with his master. Through
these 6tages he learned to be
gentle and to be a good war­
rior. Then if worthy, he was
made a knight.
We now see that feudal days
times of war and preparation for
war. We sometimes wish we had
lived in those times. Yet, when
we think of the hardships and
the short lives of the people, we
know we are better off today.
only one place where Alice could
meet Pinky, and that place was
called "The magic garden of
paradise."
But Alice couldn't always get
there so easily. In order to go
she would have to go first to
"Magmapina" a star, then to the
"Crystal," a tiny magic dust that
came from the sun's ray and
landed on earth, then to the
queen of the golden palace who
Friends Send
Valentines
By LORRAINE GLINSKI
Grade 2
3
Roselle Ave School Pleasantville
Valentines.are pretty because
they have hearts. We send val­
entines to our friends and they
send to US'
One day il 'went ^ u t to. play
with my friends and they were
sending cards" to me.
WINTER
By MARY STEVENSON ,
Grade 2
Winter' is fun. We can go skat­
ing. We can go'coasting too. It
is cold in.winter. •The.grouhd is
covered with snow. Children like
winter very much.
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CAT AND MOUSE
By JVIICHAEt FLYNN'Grade 3v
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One day when I was playing
outside I saw a wounded cat
and a mouse. I took both into
the house. I made a bed for
them.
The next day I was looking
around the kitchen and a hottle
of "growing" water dropped. The
cat and the mouse licked .it up.
When I took both of them out­
side they beganxto grow fast. I
went into the house to get
By THOMAS ACCETTA
some water and when I came out
Grade 4m
with the water I saw a < giant
Mount Kisco Elementary School -oat and mouse.
Our school is being renovated.
All I hear all day is bang, bang, B JOSEPH D'ALLURA
bang! That is when the men Grade 3v
are bringing bookcases down­
One day I was walking through
stairs.
the woods. About a minute lat­
But when the renovating is er. I heard a cry.
over, we will have a better
The cry sounded like afbaby
school. It will be beautiful and cub.
It came from a bush. When
have more room in it too.
I went there I saw a baby cub
I hope it will be worth while with a broken leg. Then I pick­
for all the banging they have ed it up and brought it home.
done.
-The' next Jday it. Was feeing a
little better and then J started to
TOO MUCH NOISE.
give it some "exercise.
By FRANK CASTALDO
Pretty soon his- leg- was-'-tfeelGrade 4m
ing much better. 1 was starting
I think the renovation is a-good to give him a name, I called
idea.
him "Teddy." The next day Ted­
The only things I don't like dy; ancLI wenl'tp ^ ' w o o d j g We
about it are the noise> and.hot wet^vhidittg' oft'^acjt x^gjev' But
being able to buy ice cream.
one day I' lost Teddy arid I heard
At first I didn't like the noise, him growl but I could not find
but I am used to it now, and I him. It started *t6 get dark. I
guess I could go without ice went home. On the way I bumped
cream. We all have to cooperate into something; It growled! It
and give in a little.'
was Teddy and we went home to­
gether. I went to bed and put
Teddy in his bed and we-lived
happy ever after. ' ~
Renovation
Of School
Too Noisy
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Class Notes
Dental Week
MAGIC COOKIE
By BILLY JUHASZ
Grade 2j
Once there was a boy. He came
home from school and took a
cookie.
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Then he went to the basement
to play with his train. He did
not know that the cookie was
magic, so when he;, ate' it, he
became so small, he eoujd ride
his toy train. . He had real fun.
By MARCIA BERTINE
Grade 5
Hawthorne Elementary School
Recently Dental Health Week
was held in our school and Dr.
George Capurso, a dentist, visit­
ed our class at Hawthorne Pub­
lic School. He talked to us about
Dental Health. Dr. Capurso is the
father of one of the students'.
The class sent him a list of
questions ahead of time so he
would know what they wanted to ILLNESS 3
know. He told them about the By CAROL TROPIANO
parts of the teeth and what hap­ Grade IT
pens when the enamel breaks Thomas Jefferson School,
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and about the nerves and x-rays. Jefferson Valley
My
brother
is
sick.^He-feas
the
The children learn a great, deal
flu.
He
can
not
get
out
of
bed
from his talk. He also drew dia­
grams to help the class under­ but he can get out of bed- to
watch television.
stand what he was saying.
The class had just finished
studying teeth in Science so | and knew more about the subthat they had a good background ject.
would take her to the "magic
garden of paradise."
But Alice didn't stay by her­
self. She stayed in- a home for
children without parents-. Alice
called that a lost and found
home. But she didn't'stay there
very often. The queen knew Al­
ice did't like the orphanage. A t
ice liked it at the castle for she
slept in a bed with gold posts
around it. Her food was Pizza
Pie everyday, and Alice loved
that indeed!
For two months Alice stayed
with the queen. Alice didn't want
to go home. But. . .
One day the witch of the pur­
ple people eaters came and told
Alice she was a naughty girl, and
if she didn't go back home,
then Pinky would die! With a
wink of an eye, she was off!
Alice, loved Pinky dearly and'
couldn't let Pinky die. Alice hur­
ried with her packing.
In a whiz she was, flying past
the sun and stars and planets.
Suddenly she got a little dizzy.
Soon she got a bad headache
and felt as if she was falling with
full" speed!
"She'll be alright," said a doc­
tor. Alice opened her eyes to see
three nurses and a doctor stand­
ing near her bed. On her head
was a cold pack.
"Where am I?" said Alice,
frightened.
"Home," said the doctor, "you
are ai your uncle's house in Vir­
ginia. It'seemed "that you got
sick on the jet airplane ride
said the doctor smiling. Alice
tried to 'get herself tip and said
quickly, "*&ut I -was r e a l l y
there." She slowly fell back
again and rested.
Alice stayed with "her uncle,
and never married. She died in
1948. But her little spirit always
stayed alive to keep a careful
watch on her soul.
Winter Sports
for
Rosy Faces.
By NANCY HELLERMAN
Grade 4G
Mohansic School, Yorktown
Rosey cheeks,'
Rosey nose,
Oh! I do wish my toes were
not "cold.
I was sledding with my friends
Skating too,'
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Oh'what iun I've been having
This hour or two ''
The snow is so bright,
The snow is so white,
My I could have lots
Of fun skiing tonight.
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SNtf
By CATHY OGDEN
Grade 4G .
.The snow is falling all arbund
AH over the field
All over the town
I don't know, .where' it will "be
But. it is a beautiful sight to
see. „ • .
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WINTER HAPPENINGS
By ROBERT GRANFORE
Grade 4G • • , •
Snow!
• Snow!
Is coming down.
All the cars are spinning
round,
People' are skating - - Yes Siree
People/*are sitting *
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I LOVE SNOW
By RICHARD KUSSIN
Grade-11
Brookside -Elementary School,
YorktownHo, ho, ho.,I love the snow.
I dpn't. know why it should
snow..
Hearts are red. .Snow is
white.
Red and white. What a sight!
Hurray, it's Valentine's Day.
INDIANS attack Fort Apache
ending in a bloody massacre of
the defenders. A realistic diarama was presented by pupils
of the fifth grade, Bedford Vil­
lage School, as a class project
The most famous ships was the
in social studies. Participating By PETER CARPENTER
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gun frigate, Constitution. Her
in the exhibit, left" to. right, Grade 6
men named her Ironsides be­
are George Price, Michael Mc- Croton Falls School
cause the cannons that hit the
Much of the war of 1812 took hull always seemd to bounce off.
Callum and Thomas Pegnim.—
place jon the water' and the Two of the most important na­
Photo by Bedford School.
wooden sailing ships that fought val tattles of the War of 1812
the sea" battles, will be long re­ were fought not on salt water,
membered;, Long remembered, but on the fresh water of the
too,. jvillStbe. tKe _ cajgtains ayho Great Lakes. On Sept. 10, Perry
commanded the' ships: like Oli­ met a British squadron and open­
ver H. Perry, James Lawrence, ed fire.
Stephen Decatour, Isaac Hull,
The Lawrence was soon wreck­
William Bainbridge, David Por­ ed by British cannon and put out
ter, Jacob Jones and Thomas of action. Taking his flag, Per­
Macdonough.
ry transferred to another of his
The United States had only 16 ships, the Niagara. He sailed
ships against the British Navy's through the enemy line, her
800, but our three frigates, the cannon blasting away at the en­
Constitution, the President and emy. After a iB-minute bombard­
By SUSAN MEAD the United States, were faster ment, the British surrendered.
Grade 6B
and better than any of'the Brit­ Perry then sent to General Wil­
Robert E, Bell School Chappaqua ish vessels.
liam Henry Harrison a message
- There -was a young man from
that became famous: "We have
Greece,•
met the enemy and they are
Who went riding on a horse
ours."
with his niece.
He fell =on his arm
WINTER
By MARY RUSSELL
But it did him no harm,
Grade 6
That very young man from
Winter is here
Greece.
- . By GREG HAND
But not for long.
Grade 5K
MAN PROM CAMELOT .
In
a couple of months
Pound Ridge School
By SUSAN CAREYSpring
will shuffle along.
The old Dutch ship was nearGrade 6B
But
there
will still be in our
There was a young man from ing shore
heads
The captain stood at bow,
Camelot,
A memory of winter ice
The people gathered on the
Who came to joust with Sir beach,
sleds.
Launcelot, ^
To see the events that hap­
THE FAIRY
Oil" his way there,
pened now,
,
By,
CLETA CALCAGNO
The captain approached with
He met a lady fair, .
Grade 6
And together they went back his strong crew.
If you chance to meet
The
tend
to
the
business
he
to Camelot.
Along the street,
might
do
MAGICIAN
A lady in a white silk gown
'
'Ttiese?
men>
of
yours,"
the
cap­
By BOB WHITEHORNE
And little elves
tain
said,
Grade 6B
Around
her feet—
"Will yon sell me for trinkets
There was once a magician
You'll
know
you're in the
ol lead,
named Moe,
wrong
town.
And jewelry too, and beads of
Who hated his little dog Joe.
all
sorts for you?"
He took the poor mutt
..The
prince looked over his
Turned it into a nut.
strong
black
men,
Now, all little dogs are his foe.
Then pulled one from the rest
And drew some more men out
THE SCIENTIST
of
line,
By KERRY McCARTER
Until
the captain agreed 'twas
Grade 6B
By ANGELA DEACON
fine,
There once was a "man from
And he forced the black men Grade 2W
Mindinghist,
aboard
the ship,
Bedford-Village School
Who became an absent-minded
And on the sails the wind took One day a house got on fire,
scientist,
grip
and the fire alarm went on. The
Some chemicals he did mix,
Heaving the women and chil­ firemen came down the street.
. But then found himself in a fix dren behind
Then they got out the hose
Because he found himself oh
Never to see their loved ones and on came the water. The wat­
the angels' list.
again •
er came out very fast. At last,
Never to see the strong black the fire Was out.
LINDY LOU
men,
By BARBARA BERNS
Who would be taken across the EMERGENCY
There once was a girl named
sea
Lindy Lou
By JOSEPH WILLS
Who had a habit of sucking To life a life of misery.
Grade 2W
And in the cabin of the ship One day at the firehouse, a
her shoe,
The/
captain's thinking while man was going to sleep, but he
Along came a man without
he
sits,
any sense,
forgot and smoked in bed. Then
Of the money he will soon re­ he dropped the cigarette. A fire
And tried to buy it for fortyceive,
started. The alarm went off..
four pence,
selling humans all made Down the pole they went. The
Now, what would you do if you byFor
God
water put out the fire.
were Lindy Lou?
To work as slaves under plan­
tation owners,
Who never realize later or soon
er,
No matter of all this in
spite,
A human should have an equal
right.
» And when on land the slaves By BROOKS CUTRIGHT
By. ROBIN BUTLER
were'sold,
Grade 5F
To. live a life* until they're old, Grade 5
Croton Falls School
On a horrid plantation where Bedford Hills Elementary School
My first wish would be to go
I certainly like the U.S.A., ^
to France because I would like they are forced,
"Where
everyone's happy, where
To live the life of a picked-on
to see what it- looks like, and horse'
everyone's gay.
how the people act.
Where all t h credits of human Everything's made in the USA
My second wislr is to get" a nature;
, Everything's made from steel
new bicycle beqause mine is Are taken away until death lat­ to clay.
broken, and it can fldt be fixed.
"If I have to leave the United
I want to have • a bicycle that er.
States,
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Brings
a
rest;
that
is
called
is my own.I want to go up to the "Pearly
better,
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• My third wish ls.that> all the . Than living unequally among Gates."
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countries that doiiotihave^nough the
When I get there, I'll say,
people
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tdeaf. 1 want peace ctmong all Who always hail themselves as "I want to go back to the
countries of the world. The Unit­ ruler,
USA."
ed States and Russia should And act to black people worse I really have been very- good,
stop testing bombs • because the and crueler.
I Back to the USA go, I should.
air gets poisoned;
Perry's Win on Lake Erie
U. S. History Highlight
A Lament
To Selliag
Of Humans
:
Firemen
At Work
Robin Wants
Three Wishes
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D1EVELOPING, New .York
State, history, from the Indians
to early Dutch settlers estab\ . pushing a foothold In tfuscoun' iir tiy. Members of Miss Frances
^CftiMt*
fourth.grade,; Mohansio
Elementary' School, Ywktowri, ' Holzer, BrUce -Woelfle,* Valerie right', are KarJ ;S^cfec^^l; Pa­
Sabato and Bridget Hand. It tricia Pritz, Candace Ward,
depict various scenes of. that
seems the antics of the photog­ r Kathy Platoni and Carol Kumperiod by drawing and paint­
momato.—Staff Photo by Doris
ing murals. The "artists" at* rapher captured the fancy of
work left to right, are Stanley other pupils who, sitting left to B. Kirchhoff.
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By DIETRICH GRUEN
Grade 6j
Bedford Road School,
Pleasantville
From kickoff time to the fin­
al whistle,
Football's as fast as a Red­
stone missile,
But it needs a guide to di­
rect the team —
A guide to keep up a full
head of steam.
From crouching at center to«
fading back,The whole team depends on
the quarterback.
He sends a fullback smash­
ing through the line,
Or halfbacks spinning at a
sharp incline
While blocking men the for­
ward line do rend
And on their backs the guards
and tackles send.
Then nimbly he will switch
the team's attack—
A soaring pass to his favor­
ite back,
Or kick thaf s faked while he
circles the ends;
Whatever he does, victory he
intends.
School Days
Happy Days
For Luca
By LUCA CONTE
Grade 5b
Mount Kisco Elementary School
One of my favorite subjects in
our school is arithmetic. It is an
easy subject and fun! I like to
work out the problems and ex­
amples. It is a very interesting
subject, too. It shows me how
to do dividing prdblems, multipli­
cation problems, adding problems
and subtracting problems.>I am
glad we have arithmetic!
Another subject I like is social
studies. It tells me about times
that the Pilgrims came to Amer­
ica, the battles of the Civil War,
how we got our land, andwhy
we wanted freedom! It tells all
about the history of the world.
My third best subject is read­
ing. Reading tells me some jokes
it tells fairy tales, and it tells
about famous people.
I have lots more subjects that
I like, such as, spelling, science,
and I just like school!
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