Scranton Central HS June 1955 Yearbook (Scranton, PA) - Full Access

SUGIE'S SECRET .\Jmian Af)nOlt, 55 What wa the ecret he guarded o carefully? Tommy' my nam '. I work the 4 12 hift in Tommy' na k Bar. In ca ·' you'v n v r h ard of Tom– my' , you'r mi ing . omethin~. I nm th b t pia in th wor t ti n of town. E\ n to ay it i the wor.t i an und 1 tatcment! ur town may not b cw York, but our slum ar ju t a. bad. H •r by th railr ad tra k th hun~ 1 and po' rty i gr at that the rat cha. the at for a quare m al. Th · r gular gang arc go d kid usuall in her \ ry night. Th y an ch w gum fa te1 than ·ound, t II bigger lie than Pinn hio and have I .. mon y than a b ggar. B au e I haYc Ji, d in thi. n ighborhood all my !if , I know th gang b tt r than th )' know them elv . . That i., I knm\ all of them but on , ugi . It wa. ju. t tonight that I di O\' r d ugie'. ecret. ugie walk d in he1 ab ut two month ago. I'd neYer e n h r b for and he'. th kind ·ou ju. t don't over! k. Her u ual outfit wa. a pair of fad d \'1 , Willi11m Hetherson, '56 JU E, 1955 sweat r, nm- \er loafer and b at– up I ather ja k t. But you r ·all) don't noti h 1 loth o much· it' ju t h 1. Take, for xampl , tonight '~h n <;h made h 1 app aran . ''Hi, gang!" ugi ailed a h walk d in here. u ual the am bun h of kid.· lounged in the b oth and on th tool in front of the ount r. B f re an of them ould an wcr, ugi' topped d ad in h 1 tra k., turn d whit and dmpp d to the flo r. All of u. ru h d to the pal , ut tret hed girl, forming a ircl around her. I radlcd h r head in hi. ann.. .. ugic, ugic! Arc you all right?" I cried. ugi turn ·d h r fa to him, ok d up m urnfully and fait ring– ly \~hi per d, "Th th r t of you looked o d ad I thought I'd tf) it too." With that h hut h r yc and roll d O\' r. With a i~h of rc– li f and mu h !aught r, the gang r ·– turn d to their at . ugic got up ff th fl r and join d a group of kid in th ba k b oth. Y ugie; never a dull v ning went along as . ual. By ' u ual" I m an verythin wa top -turvy. ugie and the kid played a n w game, How Long Can a Gla tay on Your Head Wh n You'r Jitt r-bu ing? Only two gla w r brok n, and I learned how to mambo with a gla on my h ad. About twelve ugie hook hand with ,·erybod and I ft. 1 o– b dy walked h r h m . Ho\ ould th •y nob dy kn '' wh r h lived. om to think of it " hat did w kn \\ ab ut u i ? othing x pt a: th crowd would put it, h ' a !:{Ood kid, no mon ·y, but a good kid. Littl did I knov. when I ·aw ugie out ba k that h \\a thinking of u too. "I hop· th ) lik me," ugie half– wi. h d, half-pray d a h limb d into the chauff r d limou.in to go home. Spring Song Rupert Ha nis '55 It'. pring, The g ntle awak nine; f th • slumb ring world, The ' rdant ' il that hroud the ount1 ide, nd agerly ab orb th t nde1 are. of a oft, gra ram. It' th kal ido opi blooming of a h tiny b d of plant The jaunty n d of th dafTodil from its earthy thron , Th fir t a ual whi p r of pink in th blo omina or hard, nd th ool dank .m II of a fr hly– plow d meadow. It' the r birth of a ti\it Th wir!in15 laughter of a ru hing tream Fre d at Ia t from Wint r' icy gra p. And th mad ru h of ambro ia throu h ach v in of th ugar maple. It' th joyou ne\ of Ea t r, h triumphant victory o'er tomb and death. It' th v mal dawn of th year· It' pring. 15