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

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'Y TYTTYYYWWVYYYYTTY cited to find that nearly everyone has a name in Spanish, and to hear themselves addressed as Carlos, Juan, Josehna, or Maria. We try to observe the important Spanish Hestas or holidays. On the sixteenth of September we discussed some of the heroic men of Mexico, and the struggles of that country for freedom. The second of May is an important date in Spanish history. In Spanish countries the sixth of January is celebrated by the giving of presents and by Nacimientos, or sets of little clay Hgures representing the, bringing of gifts to the child Jesus by the wise men. There was a Naci- miento or exhibit in one of the Spanish rooms at this time. About once a month we have special lessons which are very i-n- teresting. For example, we take a subject such as Mexico, South America, or Spanish music, and each pupil prepares a report and Gnds pictures or objects of interest to show before the class. Some of the topics presented on Spain were Romantic Spain, Spanish Festi- vals, A Tale of the Alhambra, taken from the books of Washington Irving, and many others. Mr. Halvorsen gave a talk to some of the classes one day. He described his travels in Spain and showed us photographs he had tak- en, as well as many beautiful pictures of the famous buildings, built by the Moors in Granada and Sevilla. The A9 class sent representatives to the Spanish contests in which the stude-nts of the whole city competed. At the first of these James Saputo and Audrey Schultz represented McKinley in a most credit- able manner. ln fact, Miss Wight heard one of the judges compli- ment James on his pronunciation and ask him from what school he came. They were presented with a beautifully illustrated copy of the great Spanish masterpiece, Don Quixote. In the second con- test James brought much honor to our school by ranking first in the city, and Josephine Locke added to this recognition by bringing home second honors. Johanna Ki-ngry, also of our school, received a rating which placed her highest among those given honorable mention. Some of the students working for enriched credit have made books from magazine covers which are colorful and full of action. The class selects one of the these pictures and prepares a talk about it. In these ways, and in many others, in our Spanish classes we are trying to make our work as practical and interesting as possible. We want to learn to speak the language in order to understand the people who speak it, and to be able to be understood if we travel, as manv of us hope to do.-Emma Delsasso and Audrey Schultz. - Y! l L1 1LlzLLll.LLLLLLLL1f1 -AL gl

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'fYYTTYYYYN?ifTYYffTYY Science as a Form of Entertainment Science! Ah, that word reminds us of Room 45, the science room of McKinley. In it are eight large tables to perform experiments on. lt surely is a well-equipped laboratory, for there is enough equip- ment, such as bunsen burners, flasks, beakers, ring-stands, etc., for thirty-two students to work independently. And it is much more pleasure to do the experiments yourself than to watch others do them. Pictures which accompany this article show some of the experi- ments in progress. In one of them we see Helen and Hilda perform- ing an experiment which shows the effect of heat upon water. After filling a flash with colored water, a rubber stopper and a long glass tube were inserted. This is to see how far the water rises. After the flash was prepared, it was placed over a bunsen burner. When the water began to heat, it rose in the tube, which was caused by the molecules being disturbed. These molecules are constantly moving about in the flask, hitting one another, making them take up more space. Although there is more volume, it weighs no more. ln another picture we see Oscar and Ervin, who have just con- structed a crude thermometer to observe the effect of heat and cold on mercury. Another picture illustrates what is known as osmosis, or the passing of a liquid passing through the egg shell. Another shows the interest of other pupils in the study of plant life. If more students of McKinley knew the pleasure derived from science, we know that the new science room which is to be equipped in the new building would not hold all the pupils who would elect to study the subiect, for the things o-ne learns are interesting not onlv at school, but at home and wherever one meets the things we deal with in everyday life.-Helen Graham, Hilda Marsman, Oscar Sokol, Ervin Frauenhoff. Art and Future Artists The art classes have had many interesting problems this year, and the instructors have hopes of many good artists. There have been classes in designing, freehand drawing, water color work, and perspective art. They have made lampshades that were very artis- tic, and which were made from parchment paper purchased in China- town. Some of these classes had charge of the small trinkets for Y 1 ll1LLLllLLLLLLLLf1 -Ll