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

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HOME ROOM THIRTY-TWO THE GOOD SHIP. 32 Life is a sea, and we shift from boat to bout, A good boat, a bad boat, but always afloat. Just now we are workers on the good ship 32, And each sailor strives hard his very best to do. We are bound for a port called Wis- dom, Somewhere in the Knowledge King- dom. Our sailors are called the Go-Get- ters, All workers, and very few fretters. Our motto's a good one, you bet What we go after we get. Bet we are ever Seeking the Heights. The hardest tasks are our best delights. In our crew we've a Literary Club, And on the whole ship you canlt find a Dub. The meetings we hold every Friday A.M. And all can truthfully say they en- joy them. Our Library, it is but small, But a storehouse of knowledge for all. From the books on the shelves We all just help ourselves. In our classes we'll show you, too, There are no failures in the crew of 32. When the going gets rough That's when we show our stuff. Vile have our own Judge and a Jury, Justice is dealt in a hurry, If our department is not of the best, It's detention, and we don't sit and rest. Mrs Bangertcr, our pilot true. Guides safely the good ship 32. We have not run upon any rocks as Yet, But we're on the lookout though, you het.-Virfzinia O'Toole.

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HOME ROOM FORTY-ONE One might ihink that the history of Room 41 is the same as that of any other class room in McKinley. Of course, when we came to McKinley in the winter of 1925. we were greeted with sticks and straps as were all other scrubs. We went through that usual experiencejn the auditorium when we were assigned to our home rooms. Then we went wandering around like lost sheep for a day or so. After a year and a half in McKinley, however, we begin to feel ourselves not just an ordinary class room, but one that can really do things in a way all our own. We have organized a club, with the following officers: President, Cecelia Vander- boschg vice-prtsizlent, Joe Domenico: secretary, Charles Jablonslcy: treasurer, Gladys Henderson: Trail reponer, Albert Faulkner. also have a jury that tries any prob.em in had conduct that comes up in the class room. We hold our meetings on Friday of each week, and we always enjoy a good prcgram, games connected with our school work, or something that makes us proud of our club. The imporlant events oi' this year have been a Hallowe'en party, a Christmas party, and a picnic in South Park. All of these parties have been real successes. and have added much io the enjoyment of our school life at McKinley. One of our chief aims is to create in our classroom a spirit of eo-operation with our teachers and of pride lor our school. In order to do this we know that we must keep up our grades to the best of our ability, and must try in every way we can to make ourselves better citizens of McKinley. We admit that we have much room for improvement yet, as is probably true in most class rooms, but we hope by the time we are A9's to leave McKinley with fiying co ors and a standing that will rank us as one of the best rooms in the school.- Gladys Henderssn, Sidney Butow.

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i....1..---,,..-..l.- HOME ROOM FOR,TeY,.lHREE .,...- . f . ' l- When we first came to McKinley as B7's we were greeted as scrubs VVe didn't mind that, because it is the title given to all new- ,comers and even the mighty seniors were at one time scrubs After being more or less ini-tiated into the school, we found our ,way to the auditorium, where we where introduced to Mrs. Struthers and Mr. Brown. After staying a while in the library, we were conducted to our new home room. It did not take us long to become aquainted with our surroundings, and with our teacher, Miss Brode, who has been with us ever since, and whom we hope to keep as long as we are in McKinley. . - ' , I The motto of our home room is Work to win, to conquer, and to master. Our officers larez Mary Giordano, president: Victoria Rice, vice-presiclentg Angelina Sutera, secretaryg and Rosa Canson, treas- urer. On Fridays we enjoy courtesy plays, thrift programs, or class meetings. ' . ' - ' A We also have a Camp Fire group in connection with our home room. Among our many enjoyable times together, was the hike to Little Griffith Park and Arroyo Seco which will long be remembered. At the first Council fire held at our guardians home, three of our members, Ada Bell Rivers, Grace Hubbard, and Isabel Cordero, received National Honorsf We were all proud of these girls. At the second Council fire meeting held at the home of Victoria Rice, Miss McGee, one of the leading guardians, initiated Onedia Williams into the First Rank. Then at the last meeting which was held at the home of Margaret Jones, Victoria Rice and Ada Bell Rivers received their First ,Rank also. Our organization encourages us to think of others. ,.Wh6H'01f1' members are sick, we send flowers, letters, and various other things to help them pass away the long hours. At Christmas time we dress- ed dolls for the General Hospital. We find much happiness in striv- ing to make others happy.-Mu'rgcm'et Jones. - '