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

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PURPLE it CULD Diversified Work Done by Art Department What an opportunity the boys and girls of McKinley are offered in the subject of art. As the study of Drawing has been enlarged to the term Art so the opportun- ities offered have also been broadened, until now boys and girls may follow their special interest even within the subject itself. All art training is an attempt to lay a foun dation for the general appreciation of art whether this training be along the line of crafts, pictorial art, or stage craft. Besides the interest in the work of the classroom the student of the art classes has the practical experience of the art work connected with producing the Annual, Operetta and class plays. Costumes were designed and painted by advanced classes, properties created by craft classes, the stage sets built and shifted by the stage craft and crew. Such is the teamwork found within our art departments, and with such evident hearthy cooperation offered from other deparments, the arts at McKinley cannot fail to accomplish their aini.-Prtulinc Blank, Frumlty Member.

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PURPLE it COLD McKinley's Beautiful Library See the gary Lilwarian! Oh, what joys are hers. As she sits upon u, whirl stool, throned amid her worshippers. Dealing out to Ruths cmd Susics, 01' to Toms and Dicks and Harrys, Books on Indifms, great bears or of little fafriesf' Oh! what a beautiful library, exclaimed a B7 when she first saw McKinley's li- brary. She was indeed right for we have one of the best and largest Junior High School Libraries in California. There are books on every subject and also a picture collection for the use of the Students. The McKinley library also has a column in the Trail, each week. It is entitled Treasure Cheat. This column will be continue-d. 'Much credit is due to Miss Domers and the library assistants for their efforts, The library assistants of W'27 were: Charlotvle Adler, Lorene Bull, Estelle Carr, Cora Cirino, Arpene Deradoorian, Mayme Dunn, Flordia Fischbeck, Nina Rose Fi-schbeck, Pauline Grisaffi, Beatrice Grossman, Evelyn Halbert, Tilda Johnson, Luneta Jones, Sylvia Michelson, Ruby Nelson, Matilda Pease, Clara Poolman, Harriet Robertson, Amparo Robles, Fannie Rotblatt, Dorothy Schleck, Gertrude Singerman, Rose Singerman, Esther Smoodin, Bertha Stamler, Martha Williams, Mabel Wong.

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v PURPLE QXSCDLU Stagecraft Classes D0 Efficient Work is MT L H q ' l u ' Y i The Stagecraft Crew-Pmlline Blaozlc, Directorg Floyd Gl1f7'd7'1,0T, Stage Mm1,a.ger. A For the first time in the school history McKinley has a stage craft class, which is devoted entirely to the work of the -stage. In this class they make designs for stage set- ingsg they also make miniature sets for school plays. The work of the stage crew is included in the class. The boys who are on the crew, shift scenes for sets, and put up sets for assemblies, and all entertainments. This year for class work, the members are taking up the modern phases of the craft. 'Not for large theaters, but more on the idea of the smaller movement. W The work for the operetta was done by the A9 Winter Class. These who should re- ceive special mention are: Leonard Little and Dale Wefel, who painted the castle. The doors for the garden scene were designed and painted by Antonio Correa. The large window was constructed by George Katanian. Edward Sovinski has had charge of light- ing the stage for two years. Miss Pauline Blank is very proud of stage craft class, which is made up of all boys and one girl. They are: Henrietta Shinn, Clarence Arndt, Leo Berton, Lee Burries, Peter Cuccio, William Graner, Roy Hennessey, Geo. Hughes, Clyde Martin, Julius Mitchell, Camille Pat, Hilario Ramos, Edward Sovinski, Edgar Tatum, Elmore Taylor, Wm. French and Alex Glassman.-Beatrice Trapani, A9.