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

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'T TY'TffYY1fX?Qf'i'TYTT,T 1 Y returned the compliment by inviting Room 1 to their beautifully dec- orated room to share their Christmas party. Altogether, the past term has been a most successful one, speaking from a social point of view'.-Dorothy Nace. Relay Carnival for Girls on May Day lf a visitor had chanced to pass by McKinley on May Day, and had stopped at the girls' playground, he would have been impressed by the scene of gaiety a-nd good fellowship he saw there. All the girls were enjoying themselves either by yelling for their grade, or by watching the girls who were to partake in the coming races. The scene was colorful also. The teams of the different grades wore ribbons of colors which they had previously chosen for the oc- casion, and many of the spectators were adorned in the colors of their grade. Perhaps the race that was most entertaining was the obstacle race. It was very exciting and amusing. The girls looked very funny indeed, as they hopped along in gunny sacks. lt seemed as though they would never get through with all the maneuvers. It was a noisy scene too. Every girl was making as much noise as she possibly could, and as soon as some team became victorious, they were cheered wildly by their classmates. Many members of the faculty attended this gay event, and seemed to enjoy it quite as much as did the pupils. ln the chariot race, teachers were placed at the end of the field and the girls had to run around them. They were very inspiri-ng goals, and every girl ran her best to reach her teacher first. The races could have gone on forever and interest wouldn't have flagged, but the bell rang and the events had to stop. No one left the field without feeling that enjoyment had been full.-Melva Matthews. Libary is a Popular Place Our library, one of the most beautiful rooms in the school, is a pleasant retreat for many pupils who wish to enjoy and profit by their leisure time. It has a true library atmosphere, and easily offers inspiration to those who work and study there or merely read for en- tertai-nment. As we enter we see groups of boys reading and enjoying the many mechanical and technical magazines supplied. They are in- terested in the topics of the day, a-nd who knows but some of them may become the inventors of just such articles as they are reading about? L1 L.LlLLlL.lLLLLLLLLf'1 Y 1 l L. J

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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

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