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

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ffTYT TYTY1WifYYY.fETYfY THE SCDCIAL CITIZEN 'O happy are the pupils of McKinley in all of their work, and so friendly is their attitude toward life and all that it offers them, that it is hard sometimes to think of one l- .4 YE , WJ' 1 ' V ' 1 . ijt-Q .-, V, part ot the work as more social than the rest. Yet, as we think of it, we realize that some of the things we do at school will be more helpful, perhaps, in teaching us to use our leisure time. ln this section of our book, we are trying to show what we do to amuse ourselves. You will see that we readg that we talk and play together in groups, that we study the phenomena of life about usg that we draw and paint, and enjoy picturesg that we sing and enjoy the music of others, that we try to interpret our understanding of life in dramatic form: that we write to express what is within us. Pupils Express Themselves Socially 'That the social as well as the studious side of the school has been carried on during the pastq term has been proved at various times. Original and clever parties have been indulged in to celebrate ap- propriate occasio-ns by the different classes, and were the result of Careful planning on the part of those in charge. The parties given at I-lallowe'en were the first ones of the year, and were therefore very enthusiastically carried through. Several of the Home Rooms enjoyed their parties in unique costumes and a number of them had interesting programs. There were a few Thanksgiving parties also, but most of the the classes enjoyed all the more because they had made others happy classes merely had appropriate programs. Nearly all of the classes had Christmas parties, which many of through the sending of Christmas boxes to less fortunate childre-n. Perhaps of all the parties, those given for St. Valentine's Day were the most enioyable. Of, course, the main feature of these was the distribution of valentines, which had been collected in cleverly decorated boxes. The rooms were gaily festooned, and one almost sure factor of the refreshments was the little candy hearts with short, but sweet, messages on them. Easter eggs, both candy and real featured the Easter parties which took place in some of the rooms. ln several instances, the fun of the party was greatly increased by having another room participate. Room 1 showed their hospitality by entertaining Room 8 at their Hallowe'en party. Room 8 later llllllllglllllillll