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

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I ng-si.1FT2 E lvl-OST Joni f Mr. lirown, Mrs. Struthers, and Mr. WVilson. Each made a very splendid speech. We had fifty-seven varieties of valentines. Each pupil received a valentine or two. Miss Proctor was delighted with those that she received, and she gave us each one. The valentine box was decorated by Mary Stanley and Dorothy Thompson. The postmaster was joseph Dasso. We had several hundred hearts around the room Cbesides our ownj, only those for decoration were made of red paper! A party isn't a party without refreshments, so we had Eskimo pies and candy.-Dorothy Thompson and l'VaItcr Braslaw. Even The Faculty Gives Parties January 18 the faculty entertained in honor of the teachers who were to leave Mfcliinley at the beginning of the new term. The scene of the gathering was the library, where during the latter part of the afternoon the faculty were entertained hy a series of sketches supposed to represent scenes past and fu- ture, in the lives of the guests of honor. Miss Hughes, wonderfully changed after her European wanderings, was portrayed by Miss Miller. Mr. Smith's remarkable acting added not a little to this part of the program. The changes wrought in our librarian, Miss Hurst, as a result of leaving McKinley were so realistically presented by Miss Proctor that we wonder Miss Hurst dares test the truth of the awful warning. Mrs. Cox's well known energy and enthusiasm were amusingly exaggerated by her two co-workers, Miss Cone and Miss Newcomer. Last of all, as a tribute to the friendship of Miss Pope and Miss Patter- son the management was able to secure for the afternoon the presence of Barney Google and his inseparable companion, Spark Plug. To Mrs. Netz and two members of the faculty whose identity is shrouded in mystery must go the credit for this achievement. Mrs. Youngs, as a talkative young girl, who entertains her mother's caller, ably played by Mr. Lewis, revealed hitherto unsuspected dramatic talent. F . ,- ,AW ,,,,,,,.

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Li 'rms LIFE is most .muy '2n 'fg5- T WOULD require a whole book to tell about all the good times we have at our parties, or to describe all the different club organizations, Zig' so we have decided to mention only a few. Almost every important K rank-Vi day is celebrated by some of the classes, of course not ally and because Valentine's Day comes so near the middle of the year and is usually so pleasantly celebrated, we give an account of some of the parties on that day. Hearts, cupid bows, and arrows prevailed Valentine's Day, as many of the rooms had very beautiful boxes, while several had parties. Home Room 15 held a very beautiful and clever party the sixth period. Eski- mo pies, cake and candy hearts made up the refreshments. Pinning the heart on the man was originated by Mary Brooks, who had charge of the party, which proved to be very interesting and amusing. A good time was enjoyed by all. Home Room 10 had a party. The box, which was very beautifully decorated and filled with valeutines, proved to be the center of interest. Eskimo pies were served as refreshments. Everyone received many valentines. Mr. Boston's BS Home Room had a Valentine party. Emma Delsasso had charge of refreshments and games. Eskimo pies were served and several prizes were won by various members of the class. Home Room 14 was very beautifully decorated by Robert Clark, Milton Love- joy, and John I-loulgate. Games were played and dainty refreshments of Eski- mo pies and valentine candies were served. Everyone expressed himself as having a good time. Home Room 25 had a very delightful party. Ruby Canterbury, Thelma Prid- eaux, and Martha Delsasso were the hostesses, and they made wonderful ones, too. They wore white aprons with red hearts on them. There was great fun when the mailmen gave out the valentines from the box, which was covered with white tis- sue paper and had red hearts and white fringe on it. All were very much dis- appointed when the bell rang for us to go to our seventh period classes. XV e re- membered that party for many a day.-Cleaned from The Trail. Oh! Oh! 1 know what you are thinking about. You think that Home Room 42 didn't have a valentine party, but you are mistaken. NVe did have one. We invited 1

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,THIS LIFE is Mosr JOLLY The more serious part of the afternoon came when small booklets of very artistic design and workmanship were presented to the guests. These booklets contained the program which consisted of speeches from Mr. Brown and Mrs. Struthers, representing the administration, and from Mr. Wood- ruff, on behalf of the faculty. All of the speakers paid tribute to the earnest- ness, the enthusiasm and the spirit of co-operation which have marked the labors of the teachers who were leaving. Dainty refreshments in yellow and white were then served in Room 9, where a beautiful Hower of yellow, holding a yellow candle in its center, adorned the table where punch was served, This beautiful flower was the work of Miss Trowbridge. Especial thanks were due to the A9 girls who assisted in serving, and Max Rudolph, who rendered violin selections.-The Trail. A Day of Second Childhood A9's were miraculously transformed into second childhood on April l. Rib- bons which had been put away since scrub days appeared in full glory. Suckers and dolls, which are not usually allowed to come to school, cme in great dignity. As this was a surprise for the rest of the school, many pupils mistook the brilliant A9's to be the frivolous B9's. But upon gazing into their enlightened counten- ances, they discovered their great mistake. The members of the faculty soon caught the spirit of the kiddies, and many humored their foolish fancies. Many of the classes had programs in which these brilliant children took part. During the physical training and noon periods the small darlings played at their old favorites, such as: Farmer-in-the-Dell, London Bridge, Last Couple Out, Lemonade, Here Comes the Duke A-riding, and Drop the Bean Bag. The other grades looked on with awe at the fortunate A9's and many wished that they, too, could take part in these games, After an eventful day in their child- hood, they returned home tired, but happy, and appeared the next day as solemn and serious as ever.-Jennie Yam-:tus and Edith Kyser, A9's. The Girls' Glee Club The Girls' Glee Club is composed of thirty-two girls, twelve first sopranos, ten second sopranos, and ten altos. Last term the club sang in several concerts. At the first one, given just before Thanksgiving vacation, they sang 'My Desire, and Husheen. At the Christmas entertainment, they sang Silent Night and A Christmas Carol. They also took part in the play, Aladdin,, or the VVonder- ful Lamp, given principally by the A9's of VV'24. The glee club girls were court ladies, ladies-in-waiting, and incense bearers. All of these concerts have proved successful, and our instructor, Miss Irene