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

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EQ gf DAILY DIRECTED ACTIVITIES I on the automobile, always has his head stuck out the window watching' a seem- ingly very interesting ball game going on outslcle.---Gvmld l71'l1Iv5I, A9. The Wood Shop Any boy who wants to do so can get a flrst-class education as fat as wood- work is concerned in the shops at Mcliinley. 'W e have three of the best teachers I I, - - . 'I' 74- f :f1 fL+spaI -x14 33, 3 -5 ' , I M N -K, -I I. .,g 1II1,'-I1I.EI,y ' -- 'I ' ' A I ' I ' . I ..., ,Am e,.w J- ',II.wI,,gI.f.'I14- , I ,I I I , I I 5 If I I I i I l l I I I I I I I II l' I I I I I I I I 1 1 I Q ' 5 I I W V, I I I -' ' I I I I I I I I III I I I l W, . 4

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nA ' Y I Q -'A, DAILY DIRECTED ACTIVITIE the plumbing dc-pzu'l'ment, boys are joining together pipes, faucets, etc., that do not leak imuehj. William Kohn and Z1 few other boys are putting together radio sets. liill doesn't' seem to have much success with his set. Then across the room a few boys are eohhling shoes that look as if they belonged to Zl decade hack. In the tin department boys are mzilcing hiseuit cutters, pan-cake turners and other tin articles. They all declare that it would he fur better to go to the hfteen-cent store and get these articles. lt seems funny that Max Rudolph, who is supposed to Work 3 9 l l ' ' , ' 1 I

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If DAILY DIRECTED ACTIVITIIES if in the Los Angeles public school service. The things made in the wood-working shops are about as follows: Chairs, tables, cabinets, and many other things that are handy for any mother. One boy is making an electric table lamp, using a shade from a coal oil lamp that his grandfather had in the eighties. It is quite attractive and any boy would be proud to own it. Another article which is quite popular is the mantel clock. Many of the boys are making these, using different designs, and the completed product is very attractive. VVhen you want anything in the line of wood, tools, nails, or screws, you can get them right in your shop at a most reasonable price. VVhen it comes to ma- chinery, we have a jointer, a buzz saw, a jig saw, a band saw, a press drill, a disc sander, and three lathes. There are one or two good vices on each of the thirty- eight benches in our shop. VVe have all kinds of paint and varnish and a good miter saw. XVe have the very latest in protection for the body on all of our machins. The machines are run by electricity. But only the A9's are allowed to use the machines, because the seventh and eighth grade boys work on their wood with hand tools. That is so that they will be able to work at home with hand tools. And the machines run fast, and most of the A9's are big and most of the seventh and eighth grade boys are small and they would get hurt. Mr. NVeeks has charge of the machines, and Mr. Hrauer and Mr. Black the hand tOOlS.-,7lfUfifI-II Urzdfrttfoorl Jllufllmzt' l2y!s.rf1'u and C1flfl'1ll't' Hmzflvy. Y The Reecl Shop The reed shop is one of the most interesting departments in the school. In reed work there are so many different methods and ways that you always have something to learn. The lirst thing you do is to select your project. In the B7's you always start by making a small basket. ln the A7's you make a foot-stool, and so forth on up to the A9's. Then you make library tables, arm-chairs,, and many other things. You start the project by making the frame. In making this you learn a good deal about woodwork. After you have made the frame straight and true, you start to weave. This is what most boys like the best. The material we use for our weaving comes from China. The rattan and grass are grown there. The dowels are made in our own country from hard wood, usually rock elm. In reed work, as in every other trade, you must start at the bottom and Work up. lf you do not make a good foundation you can not make big projects. You must also be considerate of the other person. ' To have good teamwrk and progress faster, you must co-operate with the teacher. Mrs. Turner gets good co-operation and attention from the boys because she has patience with them.