Central Junior High School - Reflector Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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CENTRAL JUNIOR gff ANNUAL REFLECTO :wa n Nk9U R ugh FERA Junior College Groupe Thousands of high school graduates are out of work. Shall they while away the hours on the streets or be engaged in study and further preparation in life activities ? The United States Government, through F. E. R. A. funds, places them in Freshman Colleges throughout the land and Saginaw has its unit. Our college has num- bered eighty of these deserving young people taught by fine government-paid instructors Mr. J. G. Barr has been in immediate charge and has been ably assisted by Miss Winifred Harrod, Mrs. Reese, Mr. Stuart Boertrnan, Mr. Ray For- ster, and lVlr. J. Ross Mitchell. Central Michigan Normal College has spon- sored and supervised the teaching. Many of the students will receive scholarships and enter various colleges to continue their work next year. Pictures show: Faculty and administrators, classes, student dramatic group, and the excep- tionally fine basketball team. NISE-

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CENTRAL JUNIOR Qld, ANNUAL REFLECTOR neu R90 nQ,'!fE4i,6?4Lf9n The Amateur Photographers Club URING the fourth year that the Amateur Photographers Club has been in existence at Central, eight members have been ac- tive in the work of the organization. In October we held our first meeting of the school year and elected the following officers: President .... . ..., --. ,,., .... - .--. Webster Cook Vice-President .,., ,,,. .,.., Don Warren Secretary.-- ..--- . ..,.- .-- ...... Elaine Plater Reflector Representative , ,.., ,,,, B ob Witters Our first few meetings were devoted to organizing and planning our program. After this, Mr. Cartwright helped us in learning how to make different types of pictures and how to develop film and make prints. One of our most interested problems was the construction of a pin-hole camera. We learned that anyone with a little skill can make a cam- era of this type from nearly any small box that can be made light tight. It costs practically nothing to build one of these cameras, as no lens is necessary. In place of the lens, a small hole is made through a piece of black? paper pasted on one side of the box. This allows the light to come through and form an image, which is caught on the film placed inside and opposite the pin hole. The only disadvantage in using this camera is the fact that moving objects can- not be photographed. It is necessary to stand the camera on a steady support and make time exposures These may vary from Hfteen seconds to ten minutes, depending on the size of the pin hole, the film, and the brightness of the day. A few of the members have made pictures with our camera and obtained splendid results. We found that taking pictures of interiors was interesting work and we discovered that well-distributed light is necessary.- Careful use of daylight from the windows will bring about the desired effect, or artiicial light from the photoflash or the uphotofloodi' lamp may be used. In our study of outdoor pictures, we learned how the elements that make up a picture must be arranged in a pleasing manner. For this work time exposures are not suitable. In this connection, the little ugadgetsi' on the front of the camera lost all their mystery for us. They were discovered to be for the purpose of making adjustments to meet the different circumstances. lt was a lot of fun to take action pictures of games, etc., about the school. For this, we found that it is necessary to have a fairly fast lens and film. If these are not used, a blurred picture will result. Only good sharp pictures of this type are in demand. Our members have been taking pictures for use in the Annual Refiectorg and on the snapshot page you will find some of the results. Some of these are what are known as candid pictures, that is, made without the knowledge ofthe sub- ject. You see, sometimes the subject objects to being taken, or else he appears stiff and posed, so we take him anyway. fWe advise you to he good, as we shoot,' people right and left.J Some of us also assisted in making many of the group pictures found in this Annual. About the most important things to learn and remember when operating a camera are The Three Sis of Photography. Everyone who operates a camera should learn them., They are: 1. Set Focus. 2. Set Speed. 3. Set Shutter. Bob Witters Reflector Representative of the Amateur Photographers' Club QJONKD A Fish Story QUESTIONS 1. What two fish, meeting on a slice of bread make a dish fit for the gods? 2. What fish is a man's comfort and solace? 3. What ish is the miser's favorite? 4. What fish does one 'dnd in an orchestra? 5. What ish isalways paid for at home? 6. What fish do we never meet on a rainy day? 7. What fish just struggles along? 8. What fish does one always find in a quartet? Betty Cleary Find answers elsewhere in this book GNQKD Spring The springtime brings flowers That smell so nice and sweet, It brings the children out of doors With nothing on their feet. It brings the rain so refreshing To help the flowers grow, To water plants and bushes And makes the snow all go. It brings the birds so beautiful Their sweet songs to sing. To make the cool refreshing air With their sweet music ring. It brings the fruit so nice and fresh, It brings the sky so blue, It brings the buds out on the trees Smiling down upon you. Robert Leppien -M1:17l'f4't

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NJ! CENTRAL JUNIOR gif ANNUAL REFLECTOR . :ae.m'Pq,,f?9? w..9a wef- P1'eSl'lII18I'l College N THE tenth of October, 1934, 84 ambitious would-be college students could be seen to enter the portals of Central Junior High School. We were all part of an excellent experi- ment being conducted by the Federal govern- ment in conjunction with several colleges in the state of Michigan. Central State Teachers Col- lege our sponsor, and Mr. Chaffee was appointed our supervisor. The instructors of the Saginaw Freshman College were as follows: C. S. Boertman, Ph. D., history, geography, and economics instructorg Winifred Harrod, M. S., mathematics and English instructor, Eloise L. Reese, A. B., Eng- lish, German, and literature instructor, Clifford B. Hughes, M. A., biology, chemistry, and sociology instructor, and J. J. Barr, A. B., Eng- lish, chemistry, and sociology instructor. J. Ross Mitchell of the Central Junior faculty taught a French course. Mr. Hughes received a position in his home town, Flint, at the end of the first term and was replaced by A. E. For- ster, B. S. In a short time we had straightened out the enrollment tangle, but a few weeks 'were re- quired to get our organization running eliicient- ly. The election of ofiicers resulted- in Randall Coates being chosen president, George Groom, vice-president, Alfred Rummel secretary-trea- surer, and Louise Doerr, social chairman. Our first social gathering was a Christmas party, held in the Junior High gym. Although the affair was not an overwhelming financial success, everyone had an enjoyable time. After a week of vacation during the Christ- mas holidays, we came back to face our first trial, term exams. Sixty-two students success- fully passsed the crisis, with seven students on the honor roll. With the beginning of the winter term a basketball team was organized under the dir- ection of, first, Mr. Boertman, and later, Mr. For- ster. Two one-act plays were prepared and pre- sented before a large crowd of Junior High and Freshman College students. The boys' quartet also entertained at this and at other functions. One of the latter was the Vaudefair presented by the Central Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation. The basketball team was entered in the Freshman College tournament at Mt. Pleasant and came back with a fine trophy and the distinction of having won the Hrst 'Freshman College tournament in history. The New York Times sent a photographer to get several pictures of various college groups, and published an account of the Saginaw Fresh- man College in one of its editions as an example of the experiment. All too soon winter term examinations rolled around, and when the smoke of coniiict rolled away, 56 students were left. Of these, six were placed on the honor roll. Bob McKellar GNQKD Dr. William Crawford Gorgas May I introduce to you the one who so bravely made the Canal Zone a safe place to live? One point in trying to prevent the spread of the two most dangerous diseases, malaria and yellow fever, was to convince the people that it was mosquitoes that helped spread these dis- eases. This is the way that mosquitoes helped to spread these diseases, malaria and yellow fever. A person having either one of these diseases was bitten by a mosquito which transferred the germ into the mosquito. So when another human being is bitten by this mosquito he is afliicted with malaria or yellow fever. Dr. Gorgas explained to the people, in order to prevent these diseases, the people would have to screen the windows and doors and learn the means of sanitation. Panama put men to work digging ditches and this was the building of the sewage system. But the pepple were ignorant and wanted to get somebody else. Finally, Dr. Gorgas convinced them that it was for their own good and welfare. At the present day we can go vacationing to Panama without catching these two dreadful diseases, malaria and yellow fever. Let us all give Dr. Gorgas a word of thanks and praise for his great bravery and victory. Margaret Zacharias Q20-fb Our Home Room 204 Starting with the second semester, home room 204 began studying literature instead of grammar which we studied in the first semester. In our home room we have spelling every Fri- day morning. We have read stories from our literature books, which I think most everyone enjoyed. After every story was read, we had a test as usual. On our test we had, the name of the author, when and where he was born, where he died, the theme of the story, the characters, and many other things which happen to occur on tests in home room 204. Doris Fisher i -f+f19Jw-