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

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THE n-IAMILTONIAN West fpoclcet Guide to Hamilton ASSEMBLY: Usually impromptu. Attend- a few. Try and define them. BELLS, PASSING: May mean anything. Fire! Flag Drill! Section! Classroom! As- sembly! Watch daily bulletin. BELL W. S.: Not the singular of BELLS PASSING, just one long one. BOOK REPORTS: Effusions feither vocal or writtenj about abook which a friend has read for you. BUS: Conveyance larger than a sardine can: accommodates as many. lC0st about the same.l CAFETERIA: Refuelling station. CONDUCT CARDS: Symphonies thru which the teacher expresses emotion. DAILY BULLETIN: Adevice which ex- presses the literary after-thoughts of any- one at all. DEAN OF GIRLS: Somehow related to Betsy Hamilton, Cosmetics, School Uni- forms, and Conduct Reports. THE EAGLE: Weakly, now and then. ENGLISH: Essays on Shakespeare, The Effects of Tobacco, and What I Like About Hamilton. FIELD DAY: Early American antique. FIRE DRILL: Unexpected journeys into open spaces. Freedom limited. FLAG SALUTE CEREMONIES: Heads un! Eyes Front! Forward! Oscillatel Take Heart! Sing! Retreat! Riot! Bell! GENERAL OFFICE: Whispering Gallery. GENERAL SCIENCE: Studied this semes- ter: Mosquitoes, Telephone Receivers, Ice Boxes, Roots Used As Foods, Cuts of Meat, Grafting. GRADUATION : Life insurance without en- dowment. GRAPE GUM: Age of Innocence. GUIDANCE RECORD: lPUPIL'S RE- PORTJ: The pupil's idea of what he does with his spare time. Pau HEALTH CARD: Puts the student in 300 percent condition in short order. LIBRARY: The place where The Call of the Wild would be if it ever was. LIBRARY PASS: A ticket to a poor show where you have to furnish your own en- tertainment. LOCKERS: Davy Jones would faint at the contents and combination. LOG OF HEALTH: The Real Diary of a Real Boy. LUNCH PERMIT:A blue card mother sends to the laundry. ' MO0RE'S STORE: Up-to-date merchandise Frl on current topics. MUSIC DEPARTMENT: Preparation for broadcasting and service clubs. NORTH LONG BEACH BUS: A packing and shipping establishment. NURSE: A tooth brush fiend. ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT: Takes everything but finger prints. Beware if you're fat, thin, or good looking. OUTSIDE TELEPHONE: A device to inter- rupt the train of thought, strengthen the lungs, and improve spelling. OVER DUE BOOK NOTICE: A personal in- vitation to discover and return a book you never took out and didn't read anyway. P.-T. A.: Too much T and not enough PA. PASSES: Perfect alibi. PENNIES: The change you get from a two cent fine out of a dollar. PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Amateur circus life. PROGRAM CARD: A receipt from every teacher for work you expect to do for her. PROMOTION: A ceremony constantly on the teacher's mind. ROLL BOOK: The Lost Chord. Continued on page 47 y-as l l

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I A Tr-15 HAMILTONIAN X l:o,vori.te Books BOOKS with the following title were the ones most in demandin Hamilton Library during the preoeedi-ig weeks. THE CRISISA--A study of the expression on the face of the Vice-Principal when Fate hangs in the balance. SCOTCH FAIRY TALES---Show s that these folks have known stories about 'themselves for a long time. Read afterwards-H ENGLISH FAIRY TALES . KThejokes are dif- ferent.J EDUCATION OF THE CONSUMERS---An attempt to direct brown paper bags toward waste cans. BOOK OF COURAGE---Read during Study Hall, in the Vice Principal's office and at the dentist's. TWENTY- FOUR UNUSUAL STORIES---These are interesting accounts of where li- brary permits disappear. EXPANSION OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE---Not written by an eye witness but gives accurate details. Tells in what direction,and how the people expanded-n after- wards WHA'I' ARE YOU GOING TO BE and SCIENCE RE-MAKING THE WORLD . SPENDING THE FAMILY INCOME---A serious book about spendingless than you have- GRASS---Mostly about how and where not to walk. BOOK OF ESCAPES AND HURRIED JOURNEYS---How much one enjoys this book depends on personal circumstances. ORPHEUS WITH HIS LUTE ---Though largely written about Tom Wallace there are other good chapters: Wickham and His Whistle, Alarms from Albert, Music and Golf. GRIT-A-PLENTY-u Puts many people on assembly programs who otherwise wouldn't be there. ART IN EVERY LIFE--Good chapter on School Uniforms, Hat and Uniform Dyeing, How to Be Good Looking Though a Teacher. HUN DRED THINGS A GIRL CAN DO---Comprehensive studies in the use of make-up kit. WESTWARD MOVEMENT---Discusses travel on the State Street bus, Shopping News, John Dewey. Good chapters on Atlantic and North Long Beach transfers. BOTH SIDES OF 100 PUBLIC QUESTIONS---Useful handbook for all students. Gives the answer the teacher wants and settles the questions you wonder about. YOUR BIGGEST JOB---Never plan to do tomorrow what can just as well be put off until the day after. PIECES FOR EVERYDAY THE SCHOOLS CELEBRATE---An interesting study of chewing gum and its many and varied uses. PETS AND HOW T0 CARE FOR THEM---The study and treatment of silver goldfish in a tepid solution on a varied and disputed feeding schedule. YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY---Shows plainly the difference between a 2-cent and a 4-cent fine. Page Furry-Jin , 1.4

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THE l-IAIVHLTC WEST POCKET GUIDE Countinued from page 46 SCHOOL GARDENS: A place where boys now and then raise onions which they bring to class on a hot day. SECTION TEACHER: A camel that can always hold another straw. SHOPS: Training for Santa Claus' helpers. SOCIAL STUDIES: High pressure excur- sions into Abyssinia, 'The Teudal Sys- tem', and Lame Duck Congresses. SPANISH: The language of the missions. STUDENT PATROL: A washable celluloid badge giving the age of the owner and refererences. STUDY HALL: A dormitory to which a few pupils report. SUPPLY ROOM: A Piggly Wiggly Store gone wrong. TARDY BELL: A siren that blows when you are 100 feet on the wrong side of an imaginary line. TEACHER, An almost human being who lives tolearn all she can from her young- sters. TEACHER'S REST ROOM: Survival of the fittest. UNIFORM DRESS: Any blouse and skirt finished off with various beads, ties pins, sweaters, socks, shoes, badges, and belts VICE PRINCIPAL: The Barker. VISITORS: Faces in the window. WALL TELEPHONE: First came into use during the Spanish Inquisition. Inventor died young. Other killings reported daily llfiltl NEW STUDENT GOVER'Nl'vIENT Continued from Page 26 ate members to act upon special commi- tees. The House of Representatives, as one may easily guess, is composed of a rep- resentative from each section room or state. This branch of the student govern- ment has a faculty sponsor and meets ev- ery Wednesday at section time. It is the duty of the House members to carry back to their respective states, any information, Pun For brought up in the meeting, which may be useful or interesting to the students in their states. If a member of the cabinet has any valuable information for the student body, he may give his talk to the House of Representatives and the next day the members of the House will say the same thing to the students of the state which they represent. Under this new form of school govern- menta great deal more has been accomplish- ed than was accomplished under the old form of a mayor and astudent council. But we are expecting a great deal more to be accomplished in the future. Robert Rutt, 9A mam THE SCOLNRSHIP SOCIETY Continued from page 80. the faculty as well as Scholarship member. The decorations are carried out in the Schol- arship colors, which are pink and green. Any student who succeeds in making ten points, and who does not have a C in deportment or in any of his subjects is admitted to membership. A student who makes fourteen or more points becomes a Honorary member of the Honorary Cluh, which is composed of a group of the best scholars in school. The sponsors of the society are Mrs. Griswold and Miss Sutherland. The offices of the society are selected from the three pupils receiving the highest number of points. The one who has the highest number becomes president: the second highest vice-president, and the third highest becomes secretary. The officers for the semester ending in 1929, were: Ver- ona McLuskie, president: Georgia Burk- hardt, vice-president: Vera Mullins, sec- retary. Arline Glaze was ourrepresentative to the Federation Council. - . Officers for the semester endiug in June, 1929 are: Ruth Mayes, president: Georgia Burkhardt, vice-pres.: Verona McLuskie secretary. Robert Rutt is the representa- tive to the Federation. The aim of the society is to promote bet- ter Scholarship among the. pupils of the school. Considered from this angle, Schol- arship represents one of the biggest fac- tors for success in the school and as such, it deserves the hearty co-operation of every student. :mm