Alexander Hamilton Middle School - Warrior Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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I W 7Amnun.l Stuff' 1 i1AtTLTLLlCli. Staff, THE Annual staff has been busy work- ing on the Hamiltonian that is published in June. Members of the staff are: Howard Estabrook, editor-in-chief: Elsie Lee, as- sociate editor: Marion Jones, art editor: Margaret Studley, literary editor: Jack Atkins, director of printing, and Ramah Speck, business and sales manager. The work of the editor-in-chief is to assist Mr. Estabrook in working on the Annual, to help Mr. Wickham in paging the Hamiltonian and to work on the pic- tures of the graduates by seeing that they are all turned in and are in order. The Associate Editor is an assistant to the Editor-in-Chief and helps him in his duties. The Associate Editor also meets with the Faculty Committee regarding the Hamiltonian. The Art Editor supervises the collection of art-work for the Annual. The Elective Art Classes make the cover, title pages and the decorations for the book in general. Joel Ellis is making the comic page. The Literary Editor secures the composi- tions that are written by the students of the school. The director of Printing has the duties of acting as general helper to Mr. Esta- brook and is also the representative of all the printing department. The Sales Manager takes subscriptions, turns the money in to Mr Tucker, and re- urns the tickets to the subscribers. She lost boosts the sale of the Hamiltonian. By Marguerite Brown The Engle THE EAGLE, the school paper, has been issued tnis year under a uniuue and interesting system. Miss Byrkit, Mrs. Mix and Mr. Estabrook, faculty sponsors, plan- ned each issue in advance and meted out assignments, as part of the daily class work to the various classes in English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Shop, Music, Arts, etc. The best articles from each class were then submitted for the paper. Miss Nesbit supervised the art work, and theart students contributed many appro- priate designs and borders. The typing department co-operated gen- erously, and the accurate copy work aided our youthful printersin their efforts to put together a commendable sheet. The January number, a sample issue, was well recieved and boosted circulation. For February, the idea was patriotism car- ried out in stories and borders. Easter pro- wided a motif for the April paper with its green cover design. May, the final copy, gave us some inter- esting vacation suggestions. Throughout each paper were newsy reports of events past and to come. Hamilton's doings in the sports world were kept before the public in an able manner. Lists of students who have distinguished themselves in various ways have been published from time to time,and most interesting of all, there have been pelnty of pictures---pictures of all sorts of groups of us doing lots of things. Page Furly

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ONIAN A Trip Tlwouglt I'lu.irrtlton. IT WAS a rare spring day when my chum and I first visited Hamilton Junior High School. We agreed that it was a beautiful modern school. It is surrounded by tropical trees, plants, shrubs and flowers which add to its beauty. The green lawn, which is carefully kept, gives one the thought of freshness. The buildings are built around a large beautiful patio which has a lawn with tropical trees and bushes planted in the corners. As we went up the walk which leads to the office door spring flowers senta faint perfume to us. We first visited the auditorium. We en- tered a small foyer with entrances leading to the main auditorium which seats approx- imately nine hundred people. It is simple in its beauty and yet of wonderful architecture. Above and tothe rear of us was the balcony with the projection room in the center. It has two modern moving picture machines which the loyal Hamiltonians helped buy. The main offices are on the first floor of the building. The first thing Inoticed as I entered the main office door was a large framed picture of Alexander Hamilton, after whom this school is named. I also visited the attendance clerk's office and the offices of the Vice Principal and the Dean of Girls. Mrs. Kast is the attendance clerk and when anyone is absent or tardy he must go to her office. Mr. Wickham is the Vice-Principal and Miss Healy is Dean of Girls. The Principal of Hamilton is Mr. Hicks. His office had a comfortable yet business-like appearance. There was a neatly arranged desk and a book case. In one corner was a table and on it was a picture of his two little girls. The American flag hung in another corner, near the door. We left the offices through a small anti- room where notices and mail for the teach- ers are placed. We walked down the halls which are about twelve feet wide with shining lock- ers on the sides. Student Patrols are sta- tioned at various places in the halls to keep order and direct traffic between periods. The Study Halls we found are much larg- er than the ordinary class room and in them we saw the students poring over their books preparing their lessons. We next went through the art rooms which are beautifully arranged. The walls of the room were covered with drawings which are well worth studying. The one I liked best was a water color, done in color shades, of a peaceful country scene with mountains in the back-ground. We visted an English class and found it a typical classroom. The students were giv- ing speeches. The next class we visited was a 9A social studies class where the students were studying United States gov- ernment. We also visited a beginners typ- ing class, a mathematics and a music class, The gym which is for both boys and girls is very large. The modern apparatus such as the buck, side-horse, travelling rings, climbing ropes, parallel bars and tumbling mats gives every student a good chance to develop physically. The boys' locker room isa combined shower and dressing room. The orthopedic gym is for boys with physical de- fects that require special attention. This gym has much apparatus upon which the boys may work. These various things consist of chest weights, stall bars, travelling ladder and mats. We glanced at the playground with basket ball courts, jumping pits, track, and baseball diamond and then we passed on to the shops. The machine shop has modern machinery that would make a mechanic green with envy. The boys were making plumbs, ham- mers, screw drivers and were working on automobile motors. The electric shopis well supplied with ma- chinery. This shop is conducted for the boys who are interested in that subject. A series of experiments covering the hookup of bells, annunciators. telegraph and telephones are carried on duringthe semester. We found . l'nge- Fri rly-1 mi