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

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Mrs. Mary Ann Belladonna, Mrs. Faith Ptacha, Mrs. Annabelle Serrano, Mrs. Rath Spitalik, Mrs. Ida Weinstein , y Ill l ? Ullll' mv :chairman X gl A S FOODS - CLOTHING - CLOTHING ACCESSORIES '54 stitch in Time ' In sewing class we 'eagerly looked forward to the oppor- tunity of making the latest fashions ourselves. We discussed and planned what we were all going to make. We worked together helping each other. Soon we were finished and ready for the annual fashion show. It was a great success as each of us proudly modelled our very own outfits. The teachers complimented us on our work and we received a great deal of satisfaction from the class. Donna Thurston 9Al . , 2 . 11 7 - f '--al II? , W . W ,, Q , hs Y- . , .1 1--.E Y ' . : '-E ' - y I' ' rf gpg J a? I 1 k A 'Tlllll 4 f ,'elQi' llll ? f A I xg bfi Mrs. Ptucha-Sewing- 'Betsy Ross coaldn 't have clone better! Martha Witherspoon and Mrs. Ptacha at work. - I A..-W I ,.-- v ff-A fb Ly Wncredible Eclibles Mrs. Spital and her future homemakers. I 9

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L A WAR IS PEA CE - 'FREEDOM IS SLA VERY - Mrs Dorothy McGzvney f 'YGNORANCE IS STRENGTH The strong use of irony by Orwell. In order to thoroughly understand a book, we must first find out how the author gets his message across to us. In 1984, Orwell used the technique of irony, sarcasm, and exaggeration to get his message across. The exaggera- tion in 1984 can easily be seen in the way that Orwell ap- proaches the reader. He is exaggerating the way the world might be in the future, and how the people, laws, and schools would react to a BIG BROTHER form of government, which is completely centralized. The government is organized in four Ministries: One of love, truth, peace, and plenty. Orwell was writing a political satire because he hoped that his writings might have an effect on his readers by alerting them to the dangers that he saw. He doesn't predict : the future, he just WARNS of what might happen. ':ilX - Nancy Lewis 9A1 llllva, .I 2l!!ii ' - ill- Fuuf' N 25-I, . 0 I ::l.. I!!., K A Eliif ii B -1'-Q I il -1 I ' . llllll in 4 Q ll liar, I - W Q j Library skills. fchairman 18 Mrs. McGivney znstructs a class zu

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Mrs. Angelina Bozzaft, Mr. Michael .Burkett, Mrs. Maureen Cashman, Mr. Ben Cimzno, Miss Paulette DeFina, Mr. Sidney Held, Mr. Jack Ingebrethsen, Mr. Jack Kramer, Mr. Thomas Norstrand, Mr. Russell Norman, Mrs. Ruth Schlesinger, Mr. Howard Gissinger W ' 1. X . i if nw,- ei i Q O W' 2 Y. 571 What is poetry, if it is not the silent singing each man 'L S hears within his own heart? N 200l' Q The age of Aquarius affects us and everything around l -I us. A new change is taking place which is seen in English. ' 'With a little help from our friend Mrs. Schlesinger, during: an English class. 20 English expresses the ideas of the age of Aquarius in poems, stories, books, and plays. It is sometimes easier to express our feelings in writing. In our English class we were asked to write short stories. Many short stories expressed our own new ideas or how we felt about what was going on around us. We weren't afraid to write what we felt. We could create a character that felt the way we did and in that way convey our feelings without actually saying they were ours. We also performed skits and acted out parts of char- acters according to our own interpretations and reactions. English will help us as long as we have new ideas to express, and new ideas make up the age of Aquarius. Camille De Lasky 9H1 Prepare for the futureg you will spend the rest of your lace in it. 'kchairman