| Summary: | Newsletter of the North Dakota School for the Deaf. THE NORTH DAKOTA BANNER Published monthly October through June, except bi-monthly on the December-January issue, during the school term at the North Dakota School for the Deaf, Devils Lake, North Dakota 58301. The subscription price is two dollars ($2) per year. Twenty-five cents per copy. All uncredited matter appearing in THE BANNER is the responsibility of the editor, Entered at the post office as second class matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rates of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 1917, authorized August 4, 1920. VOLUME 88 MARCH 1979 NUMBER 5 EDITORIAL STAFF ALLEN J, HAYEK, MA, M.S. Superintendent and Associate Editor L. DWIGHT RAFFERTY, B.A. Editor and Graphics Arts Instructor HENRY Z. BRENNER, B.S. Sports Editor KENNETH BLACKHURST Photographer COVER PICTURE To those who have attended or visited the North Dakota School for the Deaf campus, our cover picture is an old, familiar scene. The famous twin ponds and connecting bridge were constructed in the 30s by WPA labor. This tranquil winter picture, without a blemish, brings to mind the scenes from the days of yore when the same location usually was a bustle of activity. In those times, before the advent of TV, the ponds were kept scrupulously clear of snow by a chain-like gang of boys manning shovels and brooms. The ice often was swept clear in about 15 minutes following the noon meal break. Then there was an impatient wait for school to recess for the day and to get on the ice. After school, during evenings, and weekends, the ice became a Mecca for all students and a host of hearing kids from up town, too. The term "gay blade" took on additional meaning once one of NDSD's older boys had pulled on his skates and started to cut up for an admiring audience of rosy cheeked girls. Some were so good, believe it or not, that in a game of "tag," a whole bevy of girls on skates could not put the tag on one of them in a whole afternoon of skating or should we say chasing. Now, for many years the ponds have served as the "home7' during the warmer months for the many species of wildlife which belong to NDSD. So again, the ponds are a star attiaction for visitors who throng to the enclosure to view the lordly Canada goose, "Old Curly tail,'" as the beautiful Mallard drake is known to hunters, the gorgeous male peacocks, and the many other types of wildlife almost as attractive. Though the glide and grate of steel on ice has been replaced by the cackle of ducks and geese and a myriad of other wildlife sounds— along with the occasional peal of childish joy and wonder, the ponds still are very much a part of the NDSD scene. May this be forever so.
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