Longfellow Junior High School - Echoes Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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ROOM 1 17 During this year's work in Mathematics we have learned much about per- centage, equivalents and more about decimals. Miss Croose has been our teacher and has done good work in teaching us these things. English is usually a hard subject, but not the way Mrs. Holmes teaches it. When you come out of her room you know something about verbs, adverbs, nouns, prepositions and pronouns. We have learned six of the eight parts of speech despite our month's vacation. We don't have much time for Literature, but we have read some good stories. We also have spelling with Mrs. Holmes. She gets after us so we'll study our spelling. Jut the same We like English. lVIrs. Lanz has been our coach in gym. We have four squads with about four in a squad. We have learned many games and relays. The one the children seem to like is the human hurdle relay. It is a lot of fun having gym with Mrs. Lanz. Miss Meyers is our music teacher. She has taught us many pretty pieces. There was a chorus of about seventy-iive Junior High people that sang at Macomber Vocational High School. From what we have heard, it sounded very good. The WPA Orchestra, led by Mr. Shapiro, has been to our school several times. We all like it very much. -COLLEEN BYRNE HISTORY-SCIENCE-ART-MANUAL - ROOM 117 When did Columbus discover America? Wo were the Vikings? Those were two of the five millionn questions thrown at us at the first of the year by Miss Meyers. If we didn't know the answers, down went a zero in her little black book. But through all this we surely had to use our thinking caps. In History class scores of activities were made. Activities are drawings or booklets of events from certain units. Everything from 17th Century forts to Colonial bedrooms were seen. Conclusions were written at the end of each unit to see just how much we had learned. Interesting discussions on current events also took place. Hurry up, urges Mrs. Fruchey. You know We have only 45 minutes for Science. Turn to Page 147 to the topic 'AIR. ' What is air? Is fire helpful to man? Astronomy was interesting, too. We made covers for our water unit booklets in Art. Mrs. Fruchey performed many experiments for us and it goes without saying that there were tests to be taken. Scales for weight were made. Ouchll There I go again sticking myself with another pin in sewing! Gosh, I certainly hope I get this potholder finished! In addition to potholders, we also made fingertip towels. In cooking, breakfasts, luncheons, and desserts were prepared, such as, baked apples, cocoa, tapioca pudding, eggs a la goldenrod and muffins. Where did I put that drawing pencil? l've got to get this contour drawing finished. Yes, contour drawings, wall hangings, and puppets were a few of the things that we made in Art. We have also done a considerable amount of work on Community Chest posters. Has this been a busy year? -GLADYS STEVENSON LoNcFizI.r.ow I 31 I EcHoEs

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ROOM 11 The 'iHappy Times Club has turned into a !'Professor Quizf' We used to have songs, plays, etc., but now every week several persons have to answer questions of all kinds. The modern age has no peace. Room ll has had several grand parties. Mr. Wester made our Hallowe'en a hit. He had a bald head and horn-rimmed glasses. We also had a Valentine party. Both had good Cats. The dance for 7th and Sth grades was a great success. We would like to thank Mrs. Colvin for playing and Mrs. Holmes for arranging it. -BETTY BLODGETT FAVORITE SAYINGS H H Virginia lVIourning ..... - .-.-.-........................ .... ' !Hi Shorty! Mary Louise Driskell ..... .................. ' 'Aw Shucks! Mary Beaty ........--. ---'ACut it out or I'll tell teacher! Richard Shively Carl Hibscher --- ............. What say, lVIyrt? --- ...,..,....,-...,.. Ah Foo! Marilyn Miller -- ..... Hi Cookie! ,Ioan Conrad --- --- ...... Hi Bud! Joyce Spratt ..... .... ' 'What'd you say? Ronald Meyer --- ......... Dum it! Nancy Butler -- .-,....... Oh bugs! Dale Warner--- -- Stir your stumps! Dob Meredith --- -------- Pipe down! Duane Dennis- Dale Gonia -- Bert Fike ---- Holly Mankin Norma Wood William Cottle Charles Holy - Donna Fowler Miles Sterling ---- Lorraine Ditch --, - What's it to you? ------------ Sassafras! -- --A'I'll lose my temper! - ------------- I bet! --- ------- Oh bother! -- ---'iListen, Ma, Gee! ------ Peach fuzz! - ------- You bet! -------- Cute kid! --- --------------- --------- ' 'I don't believe it! -RICHARD SHIVELY, Seventh Grade Art, I think, is a lot of fun! In math your Work just has to be done. In manual we learn to make things with wood, In gym we learn games that do us some good, In history we're taught about Champlain, In science we study about the rain, In music there are notes and we are taught to sing, In English we learn just about everything. -ERVIE MONDAY LoNoFiz1.1.ow I 30 1 Ecuoas

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ROOM 3 The seventh grade pupils of Room 3 made an interesting study of text books of today and yesterday. ln the new books there are colored pictures. The old ones have very few pictures and they were not as colorful as the ones of today. The old arithmetic books were harder and they had more than one grade in them. In the books of today the problems take the form of a practical story. A different type of paper is used now because the pages are smoother than those in the old books. The oldest book we had was dated 1789. We know we would rather study from the new books than the old ones because the work is more interesting and the colorful pictures add much to the stories. The committee in charge of this collection included Miles Sterling, Joan Con- rad, Holly Mankin and Virginia Mourning. ROOM 1 1 Sol You want to know what happened in the seventh grade, huh? Well, here it is: The first day of school I walked timidly into the room. I expected to be told there was a mistake in rooms. Clt didn't happen, though.D After the first few days, work got sorta hard. After a few fear-filled days, though, l got used to it. CI don't know about the other guys, though.j The hrst real treat was out weekly program held in the room every Friday. A lot of children get up and torment us by trying to sing a song or two. Then there were the jokes, riddles, and finally a short play fthe first one almost took a whole periodl. It was good, though. One day we received a nerve-raking shock. We had to write a history conclusion. Whew, were we glad when it was over! One bright sunny morning something happened. A self-testing drill! When I heard this, the weather turned very dull and rainy. or it seemed to anyway. No kiddin', though, the seventh grade's O. K. -ROGER MQDONALD LoNoFE1.Low I 32 I Ecuoiss