McKinley High School - Nugget Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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THE CARNATION KNOCKERS After l1StCl'llI'lg to the groans of one or more of those unfortunate people termed knockers one would become obsessed wxth the ldea that our Alma Mater was one b1g dxsappomtment that xt 1S a pumshment 1l'lH1CtCd upon the mnocent to have to attend an 1nst1tut1on wxth apparently no redeemmg features at all But thxs IS only the Jabberxng of a knocker and cannot be consldered any more than the twxttermg of a sparrow that slts beneath one s wmdow m the summer The knocker IS one of those people who have not caught the spxrxt of the school He IS not abreast the traces and pullmg for all that IS 1n hlm but laggmg behmd and rebukmg those near hxm for not pullmg harder IS not our 1dea to impress you wnth the theory that McK1nley IS wlthout faults but they are so outwexghed by McK1nleys excellence that time and effort to End and talk about them are not worth whlle There are many features of our xnstxtutxon that make xt a source of prxde One glance at the trophy case xs SUmC1CI1t to tell of McK1nley s athletlc achlevements and durmg nts exlstence the school has sent forth mto the world men and women who have made good c1t1zens and who have attamed prommence and leadershlp nn many l1nes It 15 also our opportumty here to come mto contact wxth a corps of cultured mstruc tors who are devoting thexr llves to thexr work not only as a professlon but wlth the hope of 1nHuenc1ng other hves our llves These are only a few of the sahent features and xf they were the only ones they would be enough to arouse the prxde of every McK1nley ite and make hlm proud to be a member of such an 1nst1tut1on rather than a dlsgruntled knocker SLANG How xs It that we so often hear pupils when talkmg on some topic mn class forsake the good old Engllsh of thelr forefathers and break mto the vague and often sadly xnexpressxve modern slang? Now we do not mean to mmxmlze the value of certaxn expresslons once slang whxch have through real merlt and popular approval established them selves firmly m our language They are good but they have endured and by no means may all the slang now heard xn the class room be placed wxth those expressions Why must the latest addxtlons to our prdgm Amerxcan push thexr way mto those places above all others vhere pure Englxsh IS studled and taught' Let them fight thexr way to recognxtxon on the streets lf they can then perhaps they may at last become good English llxn A6 9? ' ' 9 1 . . . H. . ,, . . . P . , . . Y . . . , 9 . . . . , . Y I 1 , - U ! D 1 9 ' 1 Y 9 1 - , . 7 9 H . . . ,, . . 1 I . . . . . . . . . . . Y W 1 ,I ,. -,.

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THE CARNIATION be duty for through duty one can never reach the pmnacle of heroxsm of heroxc service It always leaves some factor mcomplete some shght vlbratxon lacking m the chord T1s not no not from duty that these noble deeds arlse for they are grand complete perfect IH devotxon not 1 note amass Txs then through love It must be love that men are hfted gulded to thelr deeds of servxce Tls only love only true love that makes all trials naught and draws the best thats ln us to the front And may that llttle gleam of heaven ne er be wantlng As our country calls us as xt ever calls may we be ready unfaltermgly to do 1ts blddmg THE VICTROLA Reahzmg that muslc hath charms and also that the best way to teach puplls the appreclatlon of good muslc IS to brmg muslc to them, the Carnatxon Staff donated a fund of one hundred and fifty dollars to buy a Vlctrola and records The 1nstrument was accordmgly bought nd has entertamed the school on audltorlum days as well as the pupxls of the muslc classes many tlmes Besldes furrushmg entertam ment xt has brought the school mto closer touch wlth the best musrc and the best muslcxans of today I was wlth deep regret that the Carnatlon Staff recelved the reslg nation of Herman Hoyer as busmess manager The reslgnatxon com mg as lt d1d when the Hnanclal affalrs of the paper needed careful attentlon m order to 1nsure 1ts prompt publlcatlon made matters appear rather serlous for the Carnatron However Mr Graves our edltor very generously consented to take up the less glorxous and more d1Hicult dutxes of the buslness manager and the posltlon of edltor was satls factorlly filled by john Cooke who assumed the management of the paper lmmedlately and dlrected 1ts completlon THE BEACON We recelve the news that Cleveland Hlgh School IS publlshmg a paper A school that can support a paper m the first year of its exxstence possesses a remarkable amount of school Splflf and loyallty the mterest and enthuslasm of ,the student body combmed wlth these elements should make The Beacon a success The book IS edlted by Thomas Gast and Carl Dxetrlch manages the busmess department Both attended McK1nley before the completxon of the new school changed the dlstrxcts The Carnatzon extends to The Beacon 1ts best wxshes for a satis factory Issue and confidently hopes the subsequent ones may prove a success I ' L 3 ' 7 . . U . , . . . . , . ' 7 5 . ! S 9 0 Q . Q . , . . . . 9 9 ! . . , . ' ! . , . . , . ' r . . . . . 9 1 ' ' ' tl ' Y! 7 L, l . . . ' g a . . . , 1 ' ' O CHANGE OF EDITORS. A . . . . L - l 1 . . . . . . , ' 7 ' I I , . I v 1 . . . . . , . . . . . . 1 66 S! ' ' ' ! . . . . ' ac n - - - - D .':.

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