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

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CENTRAL JUNIOR QB. ANNUAL REFLECTOR vw y nee'Q,i-,Kean fwf- Amateur Detective ELLO! Did you say a mysterious letter? VVhat? Sure, I'll be over there as soon as you set your telephone down. Okay. So long Tom. The receiver clicked down. Jack Rogers, captain of an amateur neighborhood detective force, grabbed his hat and ran out the door, leav- ing it open behind him. Jack, remonstrated his mother, will you please close the door when you go out? But her voice echoed and reechoed through the rooms of their spacious country home, heard by no one except herself and her husband, who was lying on the veranda, trying desperately to ward off some of the summer heat by sinking into oblivion. Meanwhile, fourteen-year-old Jack was mak- ing a record dash over to the house of his friend, Tommy Parker. Breathless, and panting, he walked into their club-house, a little shack near his friend's home, and said, Where is that letter? 'Tve got it right here in your desk. But, continued his chum, don't you think it would be better to let the other members work on it, oo. ' Am I the captain of this outfit, demanded Jack, or are you ? All right, said Tommy, we'll Work on it to- getherf' That's better, sai d Jack, now where is that letter ? Read it to me. All right , said Tommy, it begins like this: QDan and Red left in no gold. Men eat eggs to- night. Mary exclaimed. Use no down entry rate. Ted has envy. All people pet little elves. Then Red excused Eskimo. Ten officers nobly identified gentleman here tonight. Intromit. Court abdicates noted nominee oftener today. Labor in vain ended. With images try hunting objects under table. Yard on ukelele. Jewels in monasteryf There was a long pause when Tommy finish- ed reading the letter. Let me have it, will you ? asked Jack. i'Sure. Here you are. Do you get any sense out of it?,' asked Tommy, I donitf' But Jack was engrossed in studying the letter and did not hear his question. Seeing this,Tommy walked out of the clubhouse, and began saunter- ing slowly down the highway. Suddenly he looked up. He had it ! The key to the mysterious letter! He raced quickly back to tell Jack, but when he arrived at his destination, Jack was nowhere to be found. The letter was also gone. Tommy had made no carbon copy of it, so he started searching in vain for Jack. Finally, he went back to his home to sit and brood over the sudden disappearance of his best friend. If Jack hadn't run off with that letter, he would have had the mystery solved. Also, they prob- ably would have found out something about a band of desperadoes for whom a large reward was oifered. With these thoughts traversing his mind, he finally sank into a deep sleep, there to remainuntil a loud knock on his door awoke him. Sleepily he got up and walked to .the door. lt, however, was pushed open by the intruder who was Jack. n Tom1'ny! he exclaimed, throwing his hat on the bed, 'Tve got it ! Got what? asked Tommy drowsily. The solution to that mysterious letter ! he answered. Aw come on Tom, wake up! Don't you realize what I've done ? Tommy blinked his eyes and looked at Jack. I knew the answer to that long ago. . You did ? exclaimed Jack, why d1dn't you tell me ? Aw forget it, said Tommy, let's find the answer to that letter. All right, Tommy. Now here's the key. Each sentence is one word. Take the first letters of all tliie words in the sentence, and you have one wor . The 'drst letters of all the words in the first sentence are d-a-r-1-i-n-g. Darling! said Tommy. About five minutes later they emerged from the room. Their faces wore a downhearted and discouraged look. After this, said Jack, when you End let- ters like that, don't ever tell me about it. For the letter they had found, using the key, read like this: Darlin g: Meet me under the apple tree tonight. I cannot live without you. -Jim Iola Strobel A QJWKD Full Speed Ahead By George E. Phair Full speed ahead into another year! The roaring gales of yesteryear are dead. Beyond the storm are cloudless days and clear- Full speed ahead! Full speed across the gulf of doubts and fears To sunny seas where peace and plenty wait. And may God's wisdom guide the hand that steers The ship of state! -'shi 33

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CENTRAL JUNIOR QT! ANNUAL REFLECTOR ww uQ,94E,itQQ,9u new 1 and 2. Pinhole pictures. 3. Ernest Fechter, Frank Keane, Julian Urbanj 4. Amateur Photographers Club 5. Betty Pratt and Barbara Silk- worth. 6. Marjorie Burden. 7. Don Warren, Warren Kerns. S. Safe on first. 9. 10. 11 12 13 14. 15 2: L gf, Junior Gardner. I Lesa Jensch, Shirley Bissqn- ette, Ruth Burns, and Merilla Leppertz Getting lt. Robert Brown. Milton Porath. Helen Riska. and 16. Science classes. Mr. Trommer. Mr. Stoner, Mr. Boertman, and Mr. Rhodes. Mary Brandt, Grace Burdick, Cyrella Blumlo, Phyllis Bise sonette and Mary Burton. Lorraine and Betty Fischer. Mr. Roush and Carl Enrich. Mr. Rhodes. il Charles Chereton. Mr. Lachapelle. Mr. Chaffee andhiaminnows Virginia Feighner. Men faculty baseball. School's out. Shirlev Bissonette. Glenn Tarrant.

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CENTRAL JUNIOR Qld, ANNUAL REFLECTOR den nQ,.5Q4?k,9u new The Mechanical Drawing Department HE MECHANICAL DRAWING department is located in room K and is in charge of Mr. Monson. There are about one hundred and eighty five students enrolled in mechanical drawing classes. Mechanical drawing is a com- pulsory subject in the seventh grade and an elective in the ninth grade. The aims of the Central Junior High depart- ment of drawings are: 1. To provide exploratory contact with a wide variety of drafting occupations. 2. To teach usable skills in the making of simple mechanical drawings and free- hand letterings. 3. To develop the ability to interpret work- ing drawings. 4. To develop an appreciation of the inter- relationships among industries, through drawing. 5. To develop the ability and the habit of using drawing as a tool to work out and plan matters of a mechanical nature. Some of the types of drawing studied are: Orthographic drawings, pictorial drawings, let- tering, sketching, development of sheet-metal, structural steel, machine drawings, principles of design, electrical drafting, and furniture. John Dork. GWQKS Typewriting Typewriting this year, with Mr. Rhodes as instructor, was a required course of all ninth grade commercial pupils. Because of the increased use ofthe typewriter, it is a necessary instrument for the teacher, scholar, and average individual. Every business man must have some knowledge of typing. 0 Accuracy and arrangement is more important than speed. The subject is taught in Junior High to give each pupil a practical skill for his own use, or to lay the foundation for his success in typing, or stenographic business. Neatness is also stressed throughout the course. Speed tests were given weekly which were found very interesting. Several students have already typed over forty words per minute, of which, only 20 words are required for the 9A credit. Virginia Sieroslawska :iz 11: as 1: A thing that nobody believes cannot be proved too often.-Shaw. 8th Grade English The first semester of English was devoted to technical grammar and spelling. The work of 8A English has consisted of the study of literature and composition in which word study and spelling are included. K'The Masque of the Red Death, told of a Red Death that devastated the countryside. Not even a selfish prince could escape it. Especi- ally interesting was the story of The Man With- out a Country, by Edward Everett Hale. The story was read following the lecture by Mr.Elias concerning himself as A Man Without a Country. We have studied Snowbound, a winter idyl, by John G. Whittier. It tells of a country family who are snowbound and of the good time they have around the dear winged hearth. Pete of the Steel Mills, is an interesting story by Herschel S. Hull. The author had a great knowledge of steel - .ills and wrote many interesting stories about them. Others were: The Coming of Spring, by Hamlin Garland, The Rivermanj' by Stewart Edward White, The Ransom of Red Chief, and others from Elson and Keck, Book Two. Besides reading the stories, we have studied the authors and learned to know them as real men and women that worked hard to give us the enjoyment of their stories. Jean Ginsburg QJOVD 9A Civics In the 9th grade Civics we study in our Com- munity and Vocational Civics books. Then we learned how to pass bills. On Fridays we get an article out of The Literary Digest Magazine and have it ready to report on every Monday. When we report on these topics, we have a regular program, just as if we were broadcasting over a radio. At the present time, we are studying about the members of the Presidents Cabinet and what they do. Leona Brusehafer GNWK9 Safety For Every One! 1. See that the way is clear before crossing the street. 2. Cross at intersection on cross walks. 3. Obey traffic officers at all times. 4. Discourage I-Iitchingf' It's very dangerous: 5. Look after young children and see that they have a fair chance to learn traffic laws. Rosemary Bell 'fri 34 lsr