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

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T 'Lf EDITIJRIHL RUL XXD 'XICKIXLBH Cl-l XXOIXIQ l UND lhe ffreat xxorld xxar tentatrxelx elosed xxrth the srgnrnfr of the Xrmistice on Xox emher rr rortw leax rnff the l uropean countr res in a dex astated condition xxrth an aftermath or' helplessness and sorroxx strreleen homes Countless numhers suller ed the loss of lox ed ones xx ho lell rn the ter r rhle hattles in defence of their countries Such horrors resulted in compelling the mother to earrx the hurden ol sorroxx as xxell as to support the little ehrldren to raise them proper lx and ggrxe them an education to malee them men to earrx on and lullrll their prrt in their eountr res actix ities lo do this xx ell the ehildren must he nourished phxsieallx and ment rllx lhe mothers emplox themselxes in all manner ol xxorle to re rr their ehildren rnd support them as their fathers xxould haxe done had their lixes heen sp rred hx the xx hirlrng mrssilesol death hurled hx the enemx lhe limited means ol a ffreat manx ol these str releen larnrlies malee them a ear e and hurden on their natrxe eountr ies The sxmpathx' ol the xvorld was aroused hx' these fornridahle conditions, xxhere the xx'rr'-stricleen mothers earn an insufficient amount of monex' to feed. clothe and educate their latherless children. .-Xmeriea xx'as the first to oller assistance. Nation-xxide societies xxere formed with the x'iexx' of hrinffinv relief and assistance to these orphans as xxe noxx' lenoxx them. -X numher of organiza- tions in the city. hecame interested in a relief fund to co-operate xxith the lfrench organization lenoxxn as the fxlaisons Claries. xx'hieh takes care of thousands of war orphans. Xleliinlex' Hifh School hrst hecame interested in this xxorle throuffh the ellorts ol' fxliss Xlathilde Raxalie. formerly a teacher ol' lfrench at Nlcliinlex. xx'ho died in Octoher. ror8. By her' interest in and sxmpathx' for these unfortunate lfrench families. she 'rppealed to her lfrench classes lor aid in this grood xxorle. 'ind throuffh their endeaxors the hrst collections xx ere made une er tie 'ruspices ol' ' e irirnsonf' our xxeee x' wa wer, r- ' er we 'Ut x' -' ' tie mutter' xx'rs plreed in the hands of the Student Council. xx hieh remits 'rn Arnnuitx' to the Xlaisons Cllrries. ' he annuitx' p'rid. xx'i l keep one child in sc roo ' 5 A' '- N ' on' x' 1 ' 'we cost eaer montr is 41-5 'ranes or 'rhout trree eo 'rrs 'rn thirtx' cents 'rt the present r'rte of exchange. ' he f'rther' ess ehil l 'rssiffned to Xleliin ex' throut h the Xlaisons frries. is Roland Cfhrnoine. noxx lenoxxn rs Roland Xlclxinlex' Cfhanoine. 'l'hrougf'r N

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the help xxe are ffrx rnff him hrs mothtr rs ahle to haxe hrm cared for rn ont ol the hoardrnfr schools rn Paris xx hrle she torls darlx rn order to support her stlt Roland xx hose picture rs shoxxn ahox e together xx rth a letter addressed to our Principal xxrrtttn hx hrs mother appears to he a brrvht enerffetre lox ahle little lad of xx hom not onlx hrs mother xx rll he proud hut also Xlclxrnltx Hr h Qchool xx hreh xx rshes xx tll for hrs future D L B Pxrzrs Xoxtmbtr ro ro Dr xii Sm Pltast txtuse tht lrtt arrrx rl ol mx lttttr First l thanlt xou for xour kind lttttr and x Hrattlul for Its conttnt xx rnttcl to stnd xou tht rhoto rrph xxhreh xou rttrut ttd a soon as possrblt hut tht photo rrphcr maclt mt xx rrt incl l hrxt obtarntd onlx tht proofs You aslt nrt lor information tonctrnrnfv tht lrttlt ont xxhrch l rm dtlrfhttd to fvixt x U Xlx son xx r born tht srxtttnth ot xurfust roi ntar East St rtron and xx htn ht e :mt to this xxord hr cltar papa xxas r soldrtr at Nt C loud llt xxtnt to rorn hrs rtrrrment xx tn tht xx rr br: lxt out and thrtt xxttlt rlttr ht hid betn rn rttron ht xx rs ltrlltd rt C hrrtncx thrt r tht txxtntx third ol Xulftlsl Nrnttttn months rlttr l contrnutd tarrnff for mx dtar stt him txtrx 'Nundax ind xxhtn ht xxorlts xxtll l can stt him Qrturdrx untrl'x1ondax rt nrnt t r htffrnnrnff to mrltt proffrt rtad xotrr lttttr to hrm llt xxa Pltdstd at tht rn xxord xx hrch rt contarntd and lid to haxt r photoffrrph trlttn to tnd to xotr You notrct rthtrtr tr rrrttt ttrtuto rttr ts rrlx d t ttrrr t mir x t ern scartt x stt rnxt rn-f xxrt t r txt r mx xfrtattst 'rr t tar 'Nrr l trustt rt xotr xxr rxt trr tnourr tonttrnrnx tr rn ct rnfr t rnltrn x tr mf t rnttrt x for xr ur ltrnd lttttr tr t htlrtxt h rm ttx rr t tr xrn x I rn xr tr purr intl rtnrtrn r t xxrth rll ht x x ru lin N X l C l l XXO l trrt gtrttt H .V A 5- ll '7 I '. 4 . V l .5 , I. Y U - 4 Q . , K F, , ' 5' Q A , Q 2 . sr I . V. V, ' .K I ' C lxxirs 'cry' 'h L' K' s. Ll 't U' ,V Q' L' V ' W nga s H' 'f jo.. K V 5 I H . 'es ' t, , 1. ' f.' .' 'f 't - ' l . s B' ' ' z It ' Q . I . ' '- ' ' I 'H' h' ti 1 .' 'fszi' 'Q r'1 , ' 'z iz' '- chrldl and being obliged to xxoft till dax. l put him in tr Pension at the lssx nliills, ll go to H-'s -no Q, 5 r ,V s- 1 eris s 5 - V -td thi t ' 's er- slight irlm n als 'th -x' lt isa h- -s l in d ph h 'r ar., ln rrr ' he rica ' ' die ol his ' 'bl' rltd '. H' L . ' t 'lu' L li' ,, lr l'r's ' lt -, -V r n-r -ri. DA' . ' ha K ll hr ' h 1 tl ' nh ' ' ' ' ,I s and l 1 1 lrs Q hx' lm gill rs sl 'l pr ' ' ' Pitts' Atrrtlr d'rlx gtt-ll, l' dl ht lt rr xlsr ' tht rn' 4 'sl xxisht's tr r r t rrlx V ' V2 i . IX 2, xxtlym '. ',l3r1r'rs