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

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TYfTYYY1WifTYV'YfY doesn't iti All girls: Yes, uh-huh. I Miss Noble: fto girl who did not standj Why didn't you stand, Florence? Florence: The truth is, Miss Noble, I never have been taught to draw drafts. Miss Noble: Too bad! All these girls have learned to draw them, and can cut and make their princess slips with ease. Esther, will' you show Florence how to make a draft some day after school? Esther: Yes, Miss Noble. Miss Noble: Thank you, Esther, that's O. K. We shall now have some puzzle drafts. We will practice on a piece of material 16 inches lo-ng and 14 inches wide. Don't forget to leave six inches on the selvedge, and 2 inches from the bottom leave 2 inches more than that. Now, Esther, how are you going to cut? ' Esther: How long is the material down, Miss Noble? Miss Noble: You hnd that out for yourself. Take the yardstick and measure it. Now, how much isit? Esther: The width is 14 inches and the le-ngth 16 inches. Miss Noble: How much is that all around? You may do it on the blackboard. Before you do it, Esther, I want to ask a question. Estelle, how do you find the area of any square? Estelle: The length times the width. Miss Noble: All right. Now back to the begin-ning, Esther. How are you going to cut? Miss Noble: Correct. Now, Esther, how much is it all around? Esther: If it is measured from corner to corner it is 6X4 inches around. Esther: Let me see. The length of the material is 16 inches. I'll cut six inches from the selvedge for 14 inches, then the last two inches l'll cut eight inches from the selvedge. There now, it's done. Miss Noble: Very well done. You may take your seat now. Now, Florence, do you understand? Florence: Yes, ma'am, I understand now, and l'm sorry that I never learned drafting. Any way I never thought that it would help in sewing. Miss Noble: Yes, Florence, mathematics helps in nearly all sub- jects, and just where you think it won't help, is the place it does- Estelle Menacker, Johanna Kingry, and Esther Pressman. Q L ,L 11-1 1,1 14.1 A lmlsl LL .L

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fY1Y1TYYY,1mfTYYfiYYY me to count up the scores, if we have a-ny, and to tell what day and time we play. It helps me in playing handball by counting up points, and it helps me in all sports in making the places to play, as in handball I k-now how far back to put the short line and long line, and how wide to make it. In baseball, I know how big to make the bases and how far apart, and in basketball how high to put the basket and how large to make the basket and where to put the outside lines.- Ralph Beck. HOW ARITHMETIC HELPS ME IN SHOP Arithmetic helps me many ways in shop. We have to know how to read the ruler which we use so ofte-n. We also have to make out our lumber bills, and one mistake might make adifference in dollars. One must know how to'set the shop machine. There are many numbers on the machine, and you must be able to set them correctly. ln the tin shop we are now making cookie cutters, a-nd have a great deal of measuring to do. ln the print shop one must do much measuring. A beginning printer learns to measure and space with accuracy. These different steps in the job demand a sort of mathematical brain. Many slugs and leads are to be measured and cut for the many jobs. There is a cutting machine by which all paper is cut, and this must be done accurately. HOW MATHEMATICS HELPS ME IN MECHANICAL DRAWING Mathematics is the key to mechanical drawing, because if there were no mathematics we could not do any drawing. You must know mathematics to use the scales on the triangular ruler and to figure out the dimensions on blue prints and blocks. There is no way you can draw a projection drawing unless you have studied mathematics, because you have to figure out dimen- sions on 30 and 40 degree lines. A mechanical draftsman has to be a very good mathematician, because when he draws plans of buildings and houses, he does all the figuring of the plan, and one little mistake on the part of the man drawim-' the plan would be very costly, and sometimes very danger- ous.-Ernest Brooks. MATHEMATICS AS A HELP TO HOME ECONOMY Miss Noble: Those who can draw a draft, please stand. QAII girls stand but onel. Miss Noble: tsurprisedl Johanna, do you know where all of you learned to draw drafts? Johanna: ln mathematics, of course. Miss Noble: Mathematics comes in handy in sewing after all, fi! Llllllllllllllllll LL!

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'l'T'LYTTYYY1 fT1YfiY'YY'iE Spelling as a Tool Subject The ahility to spell correctly is everywhere taken for granted as one of the very foundations of an education. Its importance has always been recognized, and much attention has been given to the teaching of spelling, particularly in the past. Everywhere you go you need to know how to spell correctly, no matter what you may he doing. With a knowledge of spelling one is ahle to read and write, and thus learn what is going' on in the world of art, music, science and literature. The small words which are used over and over again most fre- quently in the English language are often the ones which prove most puzzling. Just because words are small is no reason why they are easy. Spelling is not always an interesting' suhject, hut it is of such im- portance in life that it should he taught in all the schools of today.- Vera Clark, BO. MQKINLEY M stands for Merit H Stands for Helpfulness c stands for Co-operatior I Stands for Independence K stands for Knowledge I stands for Initiative N stands for Naturalncss L stands for Loyalty G Stands for Generosity H Stands for Honor E stands for Ear-nestness S Stands for sincerity Y stands for Youthfulness C Stands for Confidence .I stands for Joyfulness H t 5 f H t U stands for Unity S an S or One? V N Stands fm- Neatnfass O stands for Obedience I stands for Interest 0 Lt d f 0. t' 0 stands for Obliging Seirit Q an S,0r LCuI?a lon R Stands for Rig-ht L stands ior Learnlng LLLILLL-llllllhlllllsllul