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

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,-111 .Qln-ii-11-111-1 limmie's Truimphn It was the end of January. Final tests for both studies and foot- ball werc drawing near. Jimmie Adams was one of the best football players on the school team, and he was also good in his studies. In the last few weeks, however, instead of studying he would rush out to join the boys in football practice. In the evenings, he found that a tired body was a great drawback to an active mind. He would try to concentrate on his studies, but his mind refused to respond to his desire to study. Jimmie felt that he was doing wrong to neglect his school work, but he argued that his team could not do without him. Hiis school might lose the final game in the series of games that were to determine the championship! With this thought to justify him, Jimmie continued to give all his time and thought to preparing for the final game. Just two days before the game was to be played, a summons from the oiiice startled Jimmie to the realization that he was failing in his studies. The principal warned him that unless he gave his time to picking up the work he missed he would be unable to gradualte with his class. That night Jimmie went home feeling very despondent. He knew that after all, his studies counted more than the game. As he argued with himself, he recalled the lines his mother had taught him to say: I am master of myself. I have strong will power. I know what is right. I want to do right. I will do right. Repeating this 'to himself had been the means of keeping strong when temptation assailed him on many occasions. Jimmie studied his lessons that evening, and another thing he did was to tell the boys he had decided to drop out. They protested, but he hurried off before he began togweaken in his resolve. Needless to say, Jimmie graduated with high standing in all his studies, and what was of great satisfaqtion to him, his team won the game which made his school the football champions. Jim- mie learned a little lesson from this game. He began to realize that no maftter how important a person may feel himself to be in any organization, there is always some other person who can fill his place. Jimmie's father understood what a sacrifice his boy had made in giving up his place on the team to win out in hiis studies, and because he had done the better thing the father presented him with a shiny new roadster with his initials engraved on the door. This gift delighted the boy, but his greatest joy came from the realization that he had conquered himself by giving up pleasure for duty.-Kathryn. Ritchie, B9.

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lVlCKinley's Beautiful Library l ' ff' m7iiUR LIBRARY is not only a useful place for all, but a llli, beautiful and restful retreat. 1 ' r ' - ly 'il What an attractive room! visitors have exclaimed 'elfrglll after looking around and seeing the flowers here and there which brigrhten up the library and make it so inviting, cozy, and beautiful. Books of all descriptions are in the lib1'ary and the visitor, if he stays long enough, will see many pupils come in to obtain them. The students who are so fortunate as to have a study period a1'e usually found in the library. It is quiet and comfortable there, and it is the place where I can best concentrate upon my studies, pupils have sincerely declared. Th ever-ready library assistants are there to help all in pro- curing the books wished, and Miss Domers is alway willing to as- sist also. There are books of all kinds stored upon the shelves:-books on educational subjects and iiction. There are also magazines, pamph- lets, ieference books, encyclopedias, and dictionaries. The McKinley Library is a place to be proud of, and McKinleyites show their appreciation of it by keeping it clean and quiet as possible.-Huslm Ozar, A9. The Library Assistants are as follows: Charlotte Adler, Eva Anderson, Charlotte Bonnell, Delia Camou, Estelle Carr, Helen Chafe, Eva Child, Cora Cirino, Josephine Cordia, 1.en1-ietta Cox, Madeline Dempsey, Arepene Deradoorian, Sylvia Dolhi- iiow, Dollie Durkee, lvlargaret lferguson, Sarah Fink, Florida Fisch- beck, Edith Flanagin, Reva Goldman, Pauline Grisaffi, Evelyn Hal- bert, Dorothy Headley, Tilda Johnson, Luneta Jones, Mary Kestler, Hazel Korgan, Hazel Len, Caiherine Lista, Viola McGary, Rose Masinier, Anna Miller, Eunice Miller, Ruby Nelson, Haska Ozar, Clara Pcolman, Amparo Robles, Ana Santoyo, Dorothy Schleck, Helen Schramm, Rebecca Singerinan, Dorothy Thompson, and Martha Williams. A