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

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1 Noa BIDEWE P-iT.WA'YSATHOME I A The Philharmonic Concerts The Philharmonic concerts are given by Mr. Clark, a citizen of Los An- geles. I-le is very musical, and his aim is to make Los Angeles musical. l-le wants students to hear the best of music. The tickets are sold for lOc apiece, and the small sum collected from them is used for the music departments of the schools. There were three concerts this term. The programs are sent out a month ahead of time, in order to acquaint the pupils with the music they are going to hear. One hundred and hfty different pupils go to these concerts each time. The demand for tickets proves that two hundred and bfty tickets could be used. Some of the many numbers that were enjoyed are: Peer Gynt Suite, by Grieg, The Swan, by Saint Saensg First lXIovement of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, and the Prize song from Die Meistersinger, by VVagner.-Mabel flfijicll, A9.' A Trip to the Baloy Clinic Our ninth grade cooking classes have been studying the correct food and proper care ol' babies. Through Miss Morrell's kindness we were permitted, during our cooking periods one day, to go to the Baby Clinic, which is held at the Vernon Library every Friday morning for the benefit of the mothers who wish to learn more about the care of their babies. VVhen we reached the Vernon Library, the head physician, who was a woman, told us about the work they are doing there and also gave us a few sug- gestions for the care of the baby. XVe were then taken to a room where the babies were being weighed. Here we saw at least twenty-eight or thirty babies, some healthy and some very frail and weak. Many of them had strong lungs and were engaged in exercising them. From the weighing-room we went into another room where the nurse in charge discussed correct food and also gave the mothers written instructions for the care of infants. These instructions were written in Spanish and Italian as well as English.. After this we unwillingly came back to school, feeling we had gained a far better knowledge of the care of babies, and would like to be given the opportunity to go again.-Edith Staples, A9. Around the World in Thirty Days Jfllllltlfjl I, 6 a. mi.-VV e left McKinley playground in the good plane General Lightning'.', By we I mean my hound, Tiggs, my parrot, Sauce Box, and last, but not least, myself. I wished to show Tiggs what a comfortable life he led in America in comparison with his fellow dogs in other countries, and I hoped to give Sauce Box the opportunity of adding to his foreign vocabulary. As we sailed higher and higher we saw the earth falling away from us. It was a wonderful experience, with an ever-changing panorama of valleys, mountains,

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'NOR EIDE WE. ALL THE TIME AT HOME. 'f OME years we have all kinds of excursions, and we had planned very many for this spring, but were discouraged by the quarantine on ac- count of the hoof and mouth disease, which we did our best to help stamp out. XYe can not help being disappointed, however, in not hav- ing the trips to the cabin in the Santa Anita Canyon, for we looked forward to that all winter long. Next year, perhaps we can take an extra trip to make up for he one we lost this spring. Some of us have made a few trips to places of interest here in the city, and many of us have taken imaginary trips, even around the world, and some of these you shall hear about. ' A Visit to Exposition Park One fine day in the early part of February, the pupils of Mrs. Ray's seventh period science class took a trip to Exposition Park to hear a lecture by Mr. Cookman of Polytechnic High School on the birds of California, in order to increase our knowledge of birds. The lecture was well illustrated with pic- tures, some in color, of the various birds, their haunts and habits. XV e learned about the sandpiper that lives by the sea, getting' his food from the refuse washed on the beach by the sea, therefore a scavenger. Our lecturer recited a poem called The Sandpiper. - Mr. Cookman narrated how the seagull, a thief at sea, steals the nsh from the fishermen, and how, when the gull discovers a pelican with a hsh in his pouch, he peeks at his head until the pelican pours out the store of fish, which is then immediately seized by the ravenous seagull. Our lecturer explained how ducks that live around the lakes are preyed upon by the merciless hunter. He made a plea for the helpless fowls, which, when shot, Hy to a hiding place and die, and suggested that the fowls be permitted to be hunted only every fifth year. Mr. Cookman also told us about the eagle, the king of birds, which is much feared by the smaller birds, and about the condor, a bird which is almost extinct.-Arnold H ylcn, A9.

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7 Q NoR Bios: WE ALWAYSATHOME I A clouds, silvery rivers that looked like ribbons, hamlets, and cities. On and on we Hew. January 3.-We arrived, happy, but stiff from our long ride, in our na- tional capital. From the air the streets of the city looked like the spokes of a wheel with the Capitol buildings as the hub. We stopped just long enough to take on gas and supplies, and then we were off again. 'Four hours later we flew over New York City, viewing the Statue of Liberty and the Bronx on the way, and sailing so close to the VVoolworth Building that Sauce Box cried out in alarm, Give us a lift or there will be a funeral. fcmuary 6.-We, flew over Gibraltar, and then crossed the Sahara Desert. Below us crept trains painted white, with windows of blue glass to protect the passengers from the too-friendly desert sun. January 8.-XVe landed in Cairo between a group of Arabs and llerbers, who were nghting. They were so surprised at our sudden appearance that they all fled in horror. Near Cairo We visited the Pyramids, the Sphinx, and King Tut's Tomb. January IO.-VVS visited the land of the I ygmies in the Great African For- est. Sauce Box exclaimed in scorn, More Scrubs! I thought we left them all at McKinley. The little fellows were so surprised and interested in our plane that they forgot to use their poisonous arrows. Tiggs, however, almost lost his life, for he was so sleek and ,fat that the little people wished to make a generous meal of him. ffzlmary 13.-VVe arrived in Bombay where we visited the Bazaars, the Towers of Silence, and took a short excursion to the Temples of Elephants. Vile adopted a pet monkey, but the poor little fellow was not treated very kindly by Tiggs and Sauce Box. ffZfl'IllUI'lV 18.-XVe sailed over Hongkong and say many llritish ships lying at anchor together with countless Chinese junks. ffm-zuzry 20.-NVE arrived in Peking and visited the Great XVall of China. I introduced Tiggs and Sauce Box to Chinese dishes, but they did not like them very well. I was surprised to discover that the Chinese sleep on the floor instead of in beds as we do, and .l found it difficult to fold myself up like a pocket-knife and eat off the floor. January 21.-We reached Tokyo, the city of cherry blossoms. There a festival was in progress and old and young were flying curious kites. J January 23.--XIVC turned our trusty plane homeward. In the distance we caught sight of a zeppelin. Tiggs must have taken it for a huge sausage, for he barked and licked chops in anticipation. Ja-:mary 30.-We sighted California at sunrise. Four hours later my faith- ful companions and I arrived at dear old McKinley, where we at once attracted a large crowd. Cameras clicked all around me as everyone hastened to take my uicture, and three Trail reporters rushed up to hear the news, My! but it ivas great to be home again l-I-Vinifred Gram, I37.