McKinley High School - President Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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74 THE ARTISAN The Library Books have often been spoken of as companions of our leisure hours. If a book is to be a companion, it must be of interest and pleasure to the readers. The library at Mcliinley is a place where the students enjoy to read. On its shelves can be found books dealing with all the common problems of modern industry. Many are illustrative of the various trades which the school offers. This type of book is written to be of practical use to the reader in his work. lf a problem ,arises in the shop and the class differs in opinion, some one may be assigned to go to the library to obtain information on the subject. There are also many books on the industrial and political developnient of the United States. These references are of great help in the study of economies. The English Classics are well represented and any of the required high school hooks' can be found in this section. Technical books can be found listed under the headings of science, mathematics and drawing. We have all learned the importance of using time to some good purpose and the library has proven itself of great help by having books of fiction of only the highest type. The students have shown much interest in these books and as a result many good reading habits have been established. In seleetingfthe content of the library care has been shown to produce a collection of books of wide range of material. Each book is Bled in a. section according to the trade or technical subject with which it deals. Therefore a book is easily found. To be sure, the library is not the largest nor is it the best equipped in book- cases. The students of the McKinley Vocational School have enjoyed the priv- ilege of reading many good books and without a doubt many have made silent companions of books.

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REAR VIEW OF MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

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THE ARTISAN 75 ll l 1,5 , N' i il rt W N i 95' l CAFETERIA Social Lite in a Boys, School All work and no play seeing to have inade Jack a dull boy. .lf there is one thing a school should not be, it is a dull place. We want it pleasant, homelike and sociable. 'lfhe McKinley Vocational School for boys has all these qualifi- cations. Social gatherings bring to mind people in their best dress standing about in dignified and unconifortable positions. At times, l.lllCO111fllO1'lZlblC may be applied to McKinley, especially when some student has been given the opportunity to speak before the assembly because he has in some way distinguished himself either in oratorical or athletic ability. It is always noticeable that the audience enjoys the speaker more than the speaker enjoys the privilege of making his address. Many times talent is discovered and eueouraged by new boys being called upon to speak. Singing and music furnish great enjoyment to the students and in our assemblages we are glad to sing for our many visitors. All the people of the school including the faculty are given the pleasure of singing or they may play their choosen instrument before us on the stage. Again oftilnes the audience is surprised and well pleased with the quality of the voice or music. At the time of the opening of school in September the senior class is made responsible for the entertainment of the entering class. The seniors take a great interest in this work and the juniors are well cared for. At this time the newcomers are shown the ways of the school and in inany cases the wayward ones driven back to the path of learning and work. lt is a real pleasure to see a new boy enter into the field of social activities and push them over the top 100 percent fashion. -