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

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.1t HOME ROOM TWENT,Y-NINE Q.. RJ As members of Home Room 29 we have tried to live up to our school motto, Seek the Heights. We have been successful in many things one of which is co-operation with our school and teachers. In trying to better ourselves, we have chosen as our motto, We ourselves the better serve, by serving others best . We are sure that we shall be able to live up to this, under the helpful guidance of Mrs. Rootham, our home room teacher and adviser. The officers of our class are: Harry Bruce, presidentg Marie Dawson, vice-presidentg Lucille Ritter, secretary and treasurerg Bessie Schvarz, Trail reporterg and Velva Giifins, Trail manager. We have two committees,-one on Thrift and one on Courtesy 5 they give reports every Friday, the sixth period. They show us many ways in which to save, and also point out how courtesy always pays. The chairman of the Courtesy committee is Lucille Ritter, and of the Thrift committee the chairman is Harry Bruce. Other members of these com- mittees are Bessie Schvarz, Velva Giffins, Carl Johnson, Helen May, Oriole Theed, and Morris Cohen. Some of our members are singers. Marie Dawson, Barbara Chapp, Oriole Theed, and Marion Kraft are in the Glee Club. As attendance office assistants, Bessie Schvarz, Merlyn Smith, Marian Kraft, Helen May, Rachel Jeruchemsohn, Etta Dunn, and Velva Giffms serve by collecting absence slips from the rooms in the Academic Building. We hope to become a class of A9's that our school will be proud of. Improvement from day to day is our aim.-Helen May and Lucille Ritter.

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.1i HOME ROOM NINTEEN In February, Spring of 1924, a ship called the S S Eversail sailed from the Grammar Schools to the McKinley Junior High School with pupils then known as seekers Among these pupils were the future McKinleyites. They were divided into different groups, but the group of Class Room Nineteen will be taken up. The commander-in-chief of the group was, and still is, Mrs. Bartlett. The captains were as follows: B7 Term ..........,......,..,..,.... Miss Shepherd B8 Term ...............,..................,. Miss Jones A7 Term. ................................... Miss Jones A8 Term ....,... t ...l..........,........ Miss Denton B9 Term ......,,.................,.......,.,.........,........,............... Miss Blanchard Little is known about the B7 term or Scrub Voyage Year of this group. During the second term or Maiden Voyage Year, the pilot was Julian Sparling. Within that year they took an imaginary trip to the Woodlands of California. During the B8 term or Secondary Voyage Year, Antonio Correa Hawaii was pilot, and they were under a good pilot, for not once did they go on the rocks. That year they were first over the top ' for The Trail. During the A8 term or Superstitious Voyage Year, the group was led under the careful guidance of their pilot, Bessie Riley. She was their pilot for only about half a term when she was swept over- board to anothr group. Assistant-pilot, Harriet Robertson, quickly jumped to the vacant wheel. If she had wavered, she too would have been swept overboard as the group began to sway and to decide on a new pilot: but she succeeded. During the B9 term or Self-guidance Voyage Year, they are under the guidance of a very good and successful pilot, Camillo Zippi. They all know that if they keep their good work up, they will, as they go into into the A9 term or Rulers' Voyage Year, have proved them- selves good McKinleyites.-Antonio C. Correa. '

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f'?'i+ ME ROOM THIRTY FI l' 'fist' Perseverance, Service, and Loyalty to you, Dear McKinley , is our motto, to which we hold true Vernon, our president, is a fine athlete, The school record in running he easily beat. Charles is our vice-president, and he never does wrong. Dorline is our secretary, in her work she is strong. Cecelia, Trail reporter, is capable and helpful too. These officers are willing and eager to do. Vivian, is quiet, gracious, and fair, Miriam is shy, with dark eyes and black hair. Evelyn Salmon is witty, she's Irish, you know. Evelyn Garver, so demure, sweet smiles doth bestow. Our Ida is studious, and is loyal to right: And Raymond vxorks Algebra with all his might. Our Joe is quiet, but in the high jump, he's a star. Odessa, her record in courtesy will never mar. Zelma, so ambitious. has won our esteem, Willard studies hard, but smiles and roses can bring. Edward likes to sing better than work: Lester is on the traffic, and no duty will shirk. Dollie is modest, and vmrks hard to wing Katie is full of fun, and tries to make us grin. Richard is dependable, and always on time Sam Schwartz. a traffic officer, is faithful and true Herbert thinks deeply, and in his attitude is fine. Sam Kelly is a friend. of which there are few. Beatrice is full of pep, and works with will, Clara, so friendly, finds it hard to keep still. Fred is steady, and works hard on his books. Sarah, efficient, is learning what makes good cooks. Ellouise, though a newcomer, many friends has made Roberta and Rose have left us for the A9 grade. Donald, the last, to his friends is the best. We put him down here to give Raymond a rest.