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

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Q THIS LIFE is MOST JOLLY X 4 learning the parts of the lmocly and clothing a cloll is used. The class tells all about Maria, as she is callefl, and even criticises her complexion. Picture charts of a house and its various rooms help in clescrihing ln casa y los cuartos. Even setting the table is acted out with real knives, forks, plates, etc. To know the clock in ,I . -Y - Y V Wa- L- -----A i - '+I l 1 i 1 5 l a I . 'Q . r : 1 1 5 g l ' Q l l n i 2 5 l N ,Q . A I I Lulu, l. . -. ' i ' 1 i V, . , J ! X 'I r . . l ' l I 4 l e 9 ' . l in l l l l

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K THIS LIFE is Mosr JOLLY :Q The officers are Bernard Halliday, president, Harold McCall, vice- presi- dentg Fremont Jackson, treasurerg Roy VVarner, secretary, Robert Hamilton, Trail rporterg Francis Levy, chairman program COl'l'lIIllttCC.-pVfN'l'FlIll Kohn, A9. The Travel Club Home Room 30 has formed a Travel Club, whose purpose is to take a trip around the world. Starting from Los Angeles, the members of the par- ty traveled to San Francisco via stage, train, and boat. After enjoying the sights of San Francisco, they took the steamer for Hawaii. From there they Went to Japan, China, the Philippines, and India. They intend to visit Egypt and Constantinople. They will cross to Europe where they will visit as many of the interesting countries as possible before returning to Los Angels via New York. Officers of the club are: Edwin Cole, president, Myrtle VVilson, vice- presidentg Frank Plachy, secretary and treasurer, Lila Adcock and Louis Ter- rando, Trail reporterg Martin Loff, Trail manager. Meetings are held weekly, at which time we discuss the parts of the world we are visiting at that time. The program committee consists of Marie Cordil, Ruth Holden, Lila Adcock, Frank Plachy, Van Schroeder, and Mario Ver- engia.-Lila Adcoclc, B9. The Spanish Club In the Spanish department we enjoy a great many diversions aside from the regular work. One day a week we usually play Spanish games. Contests, similar to spelling matches, also add to the interest of our classes and prove most exciting at times. At the end of the term Spanish proverbs are given as prizes to those with the best record. The provrbs are printed on attractive placards and include such familiar sayings as Better be late than never,', No sooner said than done, etc. The beginning classes use a great many practical helps besides text-books. In

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f THis LIFE is rviosr JQLLY I Spanish a small cardboard clock is used that can be set at alguna hora C any hourj. This term a collection of Spanish articles was displayed. Pottery, serrapi, coins and mantillas were on exhibition. Members of the different classes dressed up with some of the articles of clothing to show the dress on senorita and senor of Mexico. Programs have been given from time to time, with special music at Christmas. The A9 classes organized a Circulo Espanol which presented a program each month. The two classes alternated in entertaining each other with Spanish play- ettes, songs and dialogues. In this way we not only make our study more enjoy- 1ble, but train our ears to the sound of spoken Spanish, and learn something of the dress, manners and thoughts of Spanish 15S01JlES-HOIIl'fUff0 Griffin and Etmlyn Kcmzvdy. Christmas Gifts Christmas is a time to be happy, but is every one happy? Not so, but last Christmas our school made many people happy, and we brought the things to make them so. Sixty-four dollars was given, besides fifty-five boxes full of clothes, food, books, and toys. The boxes contained clothing for old, young, and babies. Besides clothing. candy, nuts, canned goods, fruits, and cookies were given. These things were furnished by Home Rooms, and when everyone in the room had given some gift, a candle was lighted on the Christmas tree in the office to show us that the room had done its part. The first room to have its star lighted was Room 9. with Mrs. Netz teacher. They received the silver star at the top of the tree. Most of the boxes were grouped about the beautiful tree used in our Christmas play, Upon the Wlatersf' which was later sent to be used in a hospital heneht performance, and then to an orphanage. -lust before Christmas our teachers took the boxes for distribution.. Some of them were sent out through one of the men's clubs of the city, One of our teachers and one of her friends went to the home of some children and gave them a Christmas tree and a dinner, and filled all the little stockings. A box of clothes and food and some money was sent to a family of twelve children in Boyle Heights. Mrs. Kimball's seventh grade cafeteria girls dressed fourteen dolls, which made fourteen happy little girls. Miss Clapp's room sent a sixty pound box of goodies and clothing to some indian and white children in XNalker's Basin. A Christmas tree was also sent and used for their small school house. The children bro ught in five dollars tor our tree.-Mabel Appcll, A9,