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

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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

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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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The cover for our EchoesU was designed by Carolyn Gasson. The printing was done by Carol Heyn. All art work was supervised by Mrs. Ryan. Memories We hate to say goodbye to you, Our teacher, friends and school, so dear, With saddening hearts so full of rue, We shout your praise for all to hear. You've taught us much through all these years, Your advice we've always headedg And when we were hurt you dried our tears, Then gave us the strength we needed. So with heavy hearts we graduate, But your guidance in the past Will help us to the goal we dream of, Which we shall surely reach at last. -JANET DAVIS Echoes Staff Editor .......... .........,,,,,,,-.,.. .......... B o b Spencer ffssislant Editor -- ............. Larry Albright Sports Editors -- ......,..... Don Witt, Bill Bates Society Editors --- ...,,... Janet Davis, Jeanne Radloff Business flffanagers ........................ Paul Akers, Bob Shaw, Eleanor Lee fdfvertising Managers ...............-,,.............................. Georgia Selfe, Marion Damrauer, Gene Schoonmaker, Eugene Haley, Bob Rainsberger, Betty McKenzie, Bill Tietje, Sue Shepler, Gloria Gray, Bill Redman, James Buchholz, Carl Hargreaves. Reporters ......................... ....,.,,,...,,.......... ...,...... Reporters ........ Paul Lambert, Norman Glick, Elizabeth Roulet, Marilyn Hyman flrt Editors - Tyilists ...... ..... B etty Galliers, Mary Alice Brown, Jack Powell, Mrs. Lewis ---------------------,----------Carolyn Gasson, Carol Heyn Pholographers - ...........................,....... Jack Schaefer, Don Lee Faculty ddviser ........................... ......... G ladys Holmes Art Adviser - ..... ................... - -- ...... Mary Ryan The Safety Council The council has held its meeting once every month at which reports of the meetings downtown and many types of safety were presented and discussed. Mr. Jay Thompson, head of our school Safety Councils in Toledo, honored us on March 6th by giving a talk on safety here. The officers for this year were, First Semester: President, Warren Hall, Vice President, Bob Kleing Secretary, Irene Schirnerg Captain of Patrols, Bob Shaw, Fire Marshals, Wesley Bryner and Don Witt. Second Semester: President, Bob Shaw, Vice President, Bob Weil, Secretary, Janet Davis, Captain of Patrols, Warren Hall, Fire Marshall, Elizabeth Roulet. JANET DAVIS, Secretary LONGFELLOW I 33 I ECHOES