McKinley Junior High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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711111-wvvvi KYVYTTYVEW And This Our Life in Tale and Rhyme LIFE'S PROBLEMS fBy Florence Vanna, BS.J In an artist's studio far away An artist toyed with a lump of clay. In a humble home a young father surveyed His babe that cooing in his mothe1 s arms layg These two alike did meditate, Each before him had a problem great One, with hours of tedious toil must mold The earthen image of a hero boldg The other with years of arduous care and thought Must shape a. character without a. blot, A character for his only boy- Good and strong, a bringer ot joy- Trutlilul and brave, gentle and kind, One to suit his proud father's mind- The artist's model may be someone else, While the Great lVlo1der above o'ersees So, from the standard he dares not fall, Ilut for the father there is just himself. it all. I BE HAPPY fBy Ruth June Bittler, BSJ IN MY GARDEN qrnyiiis sins, BSJ Ll1il1lL4lLL,1ALLLiLLlL The flowers that bloom l11 my garden Are fragrant and sweet as can beg For I hoe it and weed it And keep it so neat, That how could it help but be? I have roses and lilacs In my garden, And asters and lilies, loo: For mine is a flower garden- I like them best, dont you? MEDITATION IBy Lorene Welch, BS.J As I was wandering down the beach. The sand crabs scurrying at my feet, l Saw 11 ship far out at sea, . And wondered if it could ever be That it' some day I, too, should roam, The ship out there would bring me home From the distant land across the blue To my America and you. Try to be happy when you are sad: Try to make this old world feel gladg Although sorrow has COITIG to youg . Try to forget it and do not be blueg Try to be happy while you are here And the sky will always seem clear. Look out your window some night When you are sad and things aren't right, Your sorrows will all go away When you see the stars overhead Twinkle and say, Be happy. THANKSGIVING TIME CMiriam Bock, BSJ Thanksgiving is the time of year When heartfelt praises we should hear For bounteous crops of golden grain, For lovely showers of gentle rain, For the pumpkin on the vineg And too. for apply gath'ring time, For the liowers that bring sweet chee: And for our hearthsides near and dear. Then let's be grateful for these things With all the fun Thangskiving brings.

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rf1vvvevvv1fx?Qr1vvvfr1'fv3 Scene 3. After two years of imprisonment he interprets the dreams of the Chief Baker and the Chief Butler, which leads to his appearance before the King of Egypt. Scene 4. In the court of the Pharoah the people are all arrayed in beautifully colored costumes. The scene ends in a song of praise, For a true prince hath been revealed. Scene 5. lt is the first year of famine and the people from far and near come to Egypt to buy corn, including Joseph's brothers. Scene 6. Second year of famine. Joseph entertains his brothers and gives them corn again, but they do not know him, for he speaks to them through an interpreter. Scene 7. On their way home they are overtaken by some soldiers of Joseph. His cup' is found in the sack of the youngest son, Ben- jamin. The brothers all return to the house of Joseph in great fear. Scene 8. Joseph makes himself known to his brethren and comes into their midst. THE KINGFISHER tFlorence Welcll, ASU The kingfisher is a sly little birdg For his prey he catches with a quick little lurchg Then he soars into tl1e air- with the fish in his beak, And ities to some branch with his prey to eat. With tiny sharp eyes he skims o'er the waterg li And in 11e splashes with never a falter. i 2 i -E 1 . 'S ...xl -3553? '- giilniit 1-A-ig lf' i lu-' 1 T 3 'eye Ljljk S E I. i I t L L L LL .liiliii L. LLL-l L L L L L SLSLS1 L

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YYYYT.TTYY1WifTYY??.,9eJ7 Lost in the Woods Oh, that was a terrible day when I was lost in the woods. I shall never forget it! I went up to the Boy Scout Camp to take a test. It was track- ing. The examiner made a trail withs ticks and sto-nes for about a mile. I had to follow this trail until I found the Scoutmaster. I gave the Scoutmaster about fifteen minutes start and then follow- ed his trail. At first itg was easy, but after walking quite ja while I lost track. I became frightened and started to yell. I ran back and forth and yelled until I was tired. I sat down and tried to keep cool. I had read in my Scout book that when a person is lost he should keep cool, because camp may be nearer than he thinks it is. I could signal to the camp with smoke! Hardly hadyl thought of this when I immediately took out some matches which I kept in a lit- tle tifn box. They had been dipped in wax so that if they fell into the water they would not be spoiled. I took a bunch of leaves and made three little hills with them. I cleared away all other things, so I would noir start a, forest fire. Then I took a match and lit all three piles. They almost instantly started on fire, and I had to feed 'them with leaves from time to time. The thick black smoke curled up into the air and I was sure the Boy Scouts would see thislsig'-nal and come to my aid. I was right. For, about half an hour later five boys came tramping through the bushes to me. It was the first time I was so very glad to see them. lwent back to camp and you may be sure I did not venture far from it that day.-Sol Pollock, A7. My Experience with Radios One day I decided to make a radio. In shop the next day I start- ed to make a one-tube set. After I had finished it, I took it home. After three days of trying, I decided it would not work. I then decided to cha-nge it into a two-tube set. When this was fin- ished I took it home, but it would not work either. Then I thought I would have the batteries tested, which I did, and found them run down. I bought new, batteries, and the set worked. If I had only known it was the batteries, I could have made my one- tube set work.-Gerald Sollinger, A7. LL.l.l.lLLJ,..l,JLlLLLLJALILL-J