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

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Y TY'Y'TYYY1 fYf'!'7.'i7 Merits and Demerits The McKinley Junior High School has adopted a very interesting system of merits and demerits for attendance. lf a pupil is absent and does not bring an excuse giving the date and the reason for the absence, he will have ten merits taken from the hundred which he is give-n at the tirst ot the term. lf a pupil loses thirty of these merits, he may be suspended from school. A settlement must be made with the pupil's parents before he can enter school again. lf a pupil is tardy to a recitation and the teacher sends him for an excuse, more merits are lost. In this way we keep up our school attendance. Ma-ny other schools have adopted this system and tind it satis- factory.-Florence Norman, H. R. 2. McKinley J1lSt think, if we didn't have our schools How stupid We all would he- That's why I try my best to behave When Vin in dear, old McKinley, It's the dearest school in the world to me, To it I shall ever g1'ZI,i'.6fll1 be its teaching so helpful and wise Which shall G'E21' be remeinbered by nie. -Phyllis For Sills, HS. School Citizenship McKinley's pupils should be proud, For all its rules are very good. They honor and respect their flag, As loyal pupils always should. In olden days the rules were stern, And lessons taught by push and shove, But McKinleyites their lessons learn, By lcindliuess and teaoher's love. And we of this present day and age, How happy we should be. To have here at our own comniand Such realms of opportunity. LLL tlllhlliilllllllllll

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'T 'YYTTYYY1 VYYYVTWYET ent rooms. Pupils have to be interviewed at the counter. -Yetta Rosenblum, Mildred Osterloh, Helen Burrus, A9's, Florence Rappaport, A8. ' PERIOD 7-We take pride in having every slip in its place o-n the board before the end of Period 7. ' -Josephine Bacile, B7, Alice Johnson, B7. PERIOD 8-Now we are ready to clear the board and write ad- mission cards for pupils who were absent for the first time today. When there is much absence we have all we can do. We do -not be- lieve there would be so much absence if the pupils knew more about the work of the attendance office. -Jacoba Janssen, BO, Florence Schiffiler, BQ. AFTER SCHOOL-This is the time to finish up the work of the eighth period and do many little odds and ends. -Lillian Smith and Marie Heller, A9's. School Honors Doubtless there are many pupils at McKinley who do not quite understand the method in which the grades and pins are given, so l will try to explain the system which is now in use. - The highest pin, the scholarship-citizenship pin, is given when the pupil receives an Ael' in all subiects. An Ae may be obtained when the reduired work is up to an A and extra work is done outside of class. The pin of the next level, the' citizenship-scholar- ship pin, is awarded to the pupil who receives an A in all sub- iects. The A is given when the required work is equal to an A, but when no extra work is done. To win either of these two awards, the pupil must receive A in all citizenship qualities as well. Then we have the scholarship-citizenship certificates. These show that the pupil almost reached the standard for a pin, but was hindered by a B mark in ten hours of work. Mcliinleyites! Put every effort into your work, strive for one of these three honors and make McKinley proud of you. - Grace Dean, A9. -- Reach the Goal Work hard, think hard. Reach the goal at last! At lust. the pins we all have wong Another year is past. We've never been discouraged Our lessons we have wrought, In every way, on every day, F1111 of cheer and thought. All aboard for another term, Striving hard to wing Workfng hard, thinking hard, You bet we'1l get that pin! Work hard. think hardy Reach the goal at last! At last the pins we all have Wong Another term has passed. -Julia Rivera., Marguerite Peterek, C. R. 5. Llll1lLlL.ll-LLLLL LLLLL1

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'rT1vYvvvf1fxQqrv1tfnfYY v5 A Patriotic Citizen Participates in the Life of His Community One way in which the pupils of McKinley Junior High School have joined in the lite outside is by their response to the calls of the Com- munity Chest. The Community Chest is an organization which brings together all charitable and relief institutions under one management. Los Ange- les realizes there are many needy whom societies can not care for unless they combine their eltorts. As the old saying goes, ln union there is strength. Therefore, one hundred and twenty societies have banded together under one head. Those who benelit by the Community Chest are the widow and her fatherless children, the old, the sick and the crippled. The old type of Drive and Tag Days have up to this time been brought con- stantly before the public. In these drives each society worked for itselt' and there were numerous requests for aid. Some of the public can give all of the timeg all of the public can give some of the time, but all the public cannot give all of the time. Every citizen who wants to do something for his country and fel- lowmen is glad to contribute his small share to help the good work along. All that is asked is to give what one is able and to give willing- ly. After all, there is nothing that makes us happerier, more satis- lied with life than sharing the good fortune which we enjoy.-Irma Woehler, AO. A Citizen Band One way that McKinley can take part in the community doings, is through the band. They are more than glad when asked to play at celebrations, such as were held in honor of the opening of the street lights, last term on South Park Ave., and this term on Central Ave. Both times a truck was secured, so that the boys would not have to A L LSI L-lCL.l..Llifl.I L A L 1 L L Li