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 CARNATION Iiailto hdcliinleyl Hail to McKinley, hail to McKinley, hail to McKinley High Rah' Unto thee, McKinley High, praises to the sky e er ascend While with heads in harmony Humbly before thee bend. Borne to every mountain side, every mountain side O'er the ocean wide is thy name' And we join 1n a cheer All thy sons far and near In saluting our McKinley High And as every shout resounds against thy towers Where we spent so many happy hours St Louis stands with sword in hand The proudest Saint in all the land And hear his song As we march alon With true hail McKinley H1 h May thy sons ever be as true a Whose name We receive Firm just standin for ri ht Ever thy portals they leave May thy crimson colored Ha Never need to drag in diso race But borne by the manly Youth of McKinley Lead in the high school race Rah rah rah' Rah rah rah' li she ,kxtririff ,fiittt grit!! firm!-:fir 'iiiii t ftffft 6 -Q? . . y 7 Y . . .D - 4 A 'W 1 ' N Y ' Y . O' 3 . 1 . . .g I . s . Y . g .g ' ' - g - ' 'S 9 7 7 Y ' V U ' r f V ' . is L4 Y jr gli-25 x5 of 'e'i:e'5' A gf -ai , V ,-Mfg' -5