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

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. 4 .A Q f DAIIJY DIRECTED ACTTVITIES 2 Sometimes of Foreign Land We Speak 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 proverbs are printed on attracive placards and include such familiar sayings as: Better late than never, No sooner said than done, etc. The beginning classes use a great many practical helps besides text-books. In learning the parts of the body and clothing a doll is used. The class tells all about Maria, as she is called, and even criticizes her complexion. Picture charts of a house and its various rooms help in describing la casa y los cuartos. Even setting the table is acted out with real knives, forks, plates, etc. To know the clock in Spanish a small card board clock is used that can be set at alguna hora fanv hourj. This term a collection of Spanish articles were 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 of senorita and a senor of Mexico. l'rograms 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 playlets, songs and dialogues. In this way we not only make our study more enjoyable, but train our ears to the sound of spoken Spanish, and learn something of the dress, manners and thoughts of Spanish peoples.--Hvnricflrz Griffin and Evelyn Kwllmciy. A Puppet Play Classroom 10 gave a puppet play. And we think it about the biggest play that has ever been given in Mcliinley junior High School. At least it was the biggest puppet play we have ever had. ln a puppet play dolls do the acting. The dolls are able to walk about the i ' l .V I . r lf r .1 ' l i T 1 , . I 1 1 i -4 L .

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Eg DAILY DlR:E5TED ACTIVITIES E 3 white blouse, and a black and red bodice. The Hawaiiafi dress is very scant, con- sisting of a grass skirt and grass anklets, a tight htting bodice, and many hair orna- ments. Let the .gfPGl1'l'CIJ'lfIIKl'Z'f? her combs, High upon her classic browj Let the Irish 'wear their green, As they fight for freerfom nowf Let the Scotclmianv have his kilt, Witli- its Plaids bright and gnyp Let the Dutchman 'wear 'wooden shoes, As he :hitters on his 'zvayg Le! the f1!1'ZU!1iiIHL grass skirt.: wear, And the Alaskan skins of benrj Lot Julian her Izimonos keep,- But our styles ron not be beat. -ilfartlm and' Emma Dclsnsso, HX' Mechanical Drawing In mechanical drawing the boys are making Hne progress with the reward in sight that as soon as they finish the regular assignment of' clrawings, thev may make drawings of any particular thing they are especially interested in. Do you blame them for going fast ?-Allen Cofoington. Mechanical drawing gives you a sharp eye to see small detailsg a steady hand fif you practice enoughjg drills the brain and makes a thinker of you. It also teaches you neatness. All providing you want to learn these things.-MJ. lllatisojf. I I V . 5 . . ' g I Q 1

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Eff?-KDAILY DIRECTEQ ACTIVITIES stage by having strings connected to their bodies, the operators working from above the stage. The class was divided into groups, some stage making, some adver- tising, some costuming, and some making scenery, with a chairman in charge of each group. VVith our teacher, Miss Baker, to direct us, we put it over the top in a big way. Mrs. Bartlett's A9 oral English class assisted us in reading the different parts. The puppets that acted were as follows: Snow-XIVhite, the Queen, the Prince, the Huntsman, the three dwarfs, the fairies, and the faithful hound. VVe worked hard to make it a sticcess.-Vernon Jordmz, I9 ' Geographical journeys In our A7 geography class we were asked to write on some commodity. Ours were those of sugar and textiles. XV e gathered our materials, wrote up our work, and placed it 011 a poster.. XV e have some raw materials which you can not see in the picture, but which you may see if you come to Room ls.---ll'l't1l'j' Luc llflugrzri- una and Anna M-illcr. ' Of all ilu' :Jimmy sl1lrlic.s', 1 lilfr genyrajllzy limi: DVB learn of all the C01llllI'lt'X and lmrt' ilu' frrofvlv dren. PVC visit immy islznzdss, from Nm't'l1 I0 Small: we rozzni. Then lirrrl auf from rwiizdvriiig, tw' return to Hmnr .Stwcl Hume.-livllz Tucker. . l-ll'tI'Z-'flllly llI'0IIIl!l flzr gvnrlrl 'tw gn, Un our lklagiv Blalilzrl, SUllI6'llHl!'.Y fast and .Y0ll1C'lillIl'.V slow, And, wlzmz slow, 'wr' rrzml' it- Onr f:0I'll.'-1:ll7I'4'Ilt'I' E, Vinuza, ' Hx. In studying geography we learn that other countries do not enjoy all the privileges we do. It makes us want to grasp our OIJllOl'lQLll'lltl'3S.-l'I0'Zt,'lIl'Il Sltllllltlf. B7. If you wish to travel. join the Glohetrotters in Room 14 geography cl Bar'bci'.iA7. ' He who travels acquires knowledge not fcuncl in liooks.-lirucc Jnmxrf B7 The study of geography has increased my liking for hooks of travel.--.fllirv One of the most exciting trips l have ever taken was through the Panama were just coming to the interesting Gatun Locks when the prwagrapli Cl'lClCd.'-Rlllflll I can imagine myself all over the world in the library, my classroom.-.flluym' ass.-Ha Mason, Canal. N uylor, Pinrler, that roll! A7 XVC B7, A7.