McKinley Junior High School - McKinleyan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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V ' . 'f FRIENDS GN G-lie-:Y cARPETs slips, while Violet is watching the Demerit Box to see that each pupil has warning so that Demerits will not stand when report cards are given out. This is a glimpse of our busy life in the Attendance Olhce. VVC like our work, but we wish that every Mcliinleyite would co-operate in making it unneces- sary for us to have an Attendance Ofiice.-Imogene Tarvizz, A9. Othce Assistants The office girls are very busy persons, and their work seems never to be finished. There are always a great many envelopes to be addressed and mailed. and many telephone messages to give and calls to answer. They are often called upon to distribute notices around the school, and papers to be signed by the many teachers are given over to them. They supply information to new-comers, and to the boys and girls that come to the ofnce. Many boys and girls come to the oHice seeking lost articles or to turn in things that have been found lying about the grounds. The girls must file reports and programs, and keep the office in apple-pie order, picking up stray papers, and in general putting things to rights. The omce girl is supposed to be at all times polite to everyone she comes in Contact With, and set a good example for other children to follow. Their watch- word is Co-operationf'-Edna Taylor, A9. - L l

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'f FRIENDS ON GRAY CARPETS 1 M, A Diller, a Dollar, a Ten O'Clock Scholar It is eight o'clock. Miss Trowbridge is here ready for the absent people to come for admission cards. The helpers will be here in a few moments. Absent? Or tardy? Go in at this door, please. Esther is very busy at the door: Have your excuse ready. Glad you're back at school. Were you at home all day P Did you go on a pleasure trip P Ten demerits will have to stand against you. Anna Graner at the Demerit Box: Home Room, please F Now your record is clear. Try and keep it that way. Is that the tarcly bell? Five demerits for being late to Home Rooms. Come earlier next time. That isn't a good excuseg get an alarm clock. First period: we are as busy as bees arranging absence slips on the board. Then we look up addresses, so that we may investigate absences. T hat keeps two of us busy for a whole period. Here the boys come from the homes of the absent people. This girl is very illg these two have illness in the family. Now it is the sixth period. Imogene and Esther are the messengers to Home Rooms. Soon all the mistakes and misunderstandings are cleared. The boys have brought in more absence slips: these are being arranged on the hoard, and excuses are being Filed. Helen is writing ofhce summons for the pupils who have one period pink ' 1 - il is fa ,I I P 5 i e E l A , , Ja, D. .- , I

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, n 1 f FRIENDS oN GRAY CARPETS 1 Friends Around the Long Table The Board of Control was organized in 1913, and has accomplished many things for McKinley within the last six years. The members are elected by the pupils, two from each class, and are supervised by Mr. Brown. The term of office is one year. VVe wonder sometimes if the pupils of McKinley fully realize what the Board of Control has done to improve the school. The Board represents and manages the affairs of the Student Body. Xhlhile. of course, it is not possible for the Board, or even the Student Body, actually to provide very much in way of improvement, we can all do our part. And it has been the part of the Board to suggest and encourage and work for some of the best things lX lcKinley has at the present time. It was at the suggestion of pupils through the Board of Control that the Cabin in the mountains was purchased, where venture occasionally groups of pupils accompanied by a teacher. The cafeteria was started under encouragement of the Board. At first it was crowded into a room about the size of a class room, the kitchen, the serving counter, and the tables all in one room. Now it occupies a large part of our new building, and every day supplies about eight hundred pupils with luncheons. Great things come from small beginnings. It was the Board of Control that suggested the need of the Candy Store and the Book Store, and helped ta bring belore the teachers the pupils' desire for these things. The present Board has taken it as their responsibility to get the moving picture machine. The pictures to be shown will be decided upon by Mr. Brown and the Board. VVon't it be a grand and glorious feeling to attend real movies at Mcliinley and to know that the macine that shows them is ou own machine? This moving picture machine is to pay not only for itself but also for the beautiful curtain on our stage. Now, if the dimes come in rapidly enough, we may gain the name of Curtain Raisern, for we surely want that curtain paid for. The various ollicers of the present Board are: Philip Albers, president, Ruth Adcock, vice-president, Floyd XVilson, secretary, Margaret Thomas, treasurer. The previous Boards of Control at McKinley have tried very hard to create 'eff ' . ' ' t ' 1 'Snr iI 'fi'fW- -L -. are ef- rr aww- 7 . f g ' ' ' ' H Y ' V wsrL3?se 2w annie , . . ' r. ir Hg Y ' 5 3-0 i so 1 3 L 1 fl 1 f his I. , ' Fig . ,.,. i fy., T 'Tig i . ' l -Lil nl.. f-QL-.Q ' 14151 -.V Y. W.. , . .....C. ,,, . - ,., ' ' A- 'i- -TL tz.ef5f'4r5:'fffi1 .P -TI ' . L' V f ...alfrs '- 1- as---'Z-rg gf? .... , g 'rffi . . xi fl if A .. , ,g,f.4i'. il