Sentous Junior High School - Comet Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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and li :Eli 1:-1 l 1, , nu-umm . 1 IX -' LKl-4-...J Who is this with a well organized postal system rivaling Uncle Sam's'? Those are the Persians, and Darius is responsible for this organization. Leaving Asia, we fly to classical 'Greece and Rome. Greece, wi'h its beautiful Athens, and Rome, with its military Caesars and gladi- atorial combats, must be left now as we return to Sentous. We have made the trip with much speed, but friends, our planes, Modern Re- search and Ancient Research, are at your service. Comewith us as we journey over this tour at leisure during the term when we learn of The days when Tut ank ham on Lived on tuna fish and salmon, In his palace by Nifty, naughty Nile. All the nonedscripts and gentry, Every guardsman and sentry, Looked to him to set the fashion For the styles. We thank you. There is no substitute for history. ' Radio Station S.S.S.- The Voice of Educationud M I Oirnctl and Operatccl by Scntous J-znzior H-igh School, Ivzcl. Radio Super Station S.S.S. S , Art Department H' ' , 'flsjfiirf Swiftly as the waves and easy as a ship the Art ,department-has floated along, carrying in its history the most picturesque scenes of' work during. the last three years. ' ' 'X ' Thanks to the help of Mrs. Ainsworth and Miss Stahmer, our Souvenir Comet has been a success. All the artistic decorations which adorn our book's pages have been drawn by the ninth grade. if The Art department is one of the most interesting departments that Sentouspossesses. and of which Sentous is very-proud. - Perhaps it is -due to the factthat this department can represent nature in all its forms that we admire it the most, afnd also becau-sefwe eijoy thc marvelous work which it teaches us... ...' . . -Q gf.1.a: ,zur-1' ,During this Zyear the Art .department haswbei-in lofi' great-ihfn To Sentousj The ninth grade madeitheb lettering fonigthe Jposter for our Thrift Campaign, the Pageant of Nations poster'f6r-fitlie Music dana t- ment, and also a -very interesting posterffor the'2i'fYSchool Savings. Ac- count. This represents a picture:.o,f:a-Sentousboyldropping his coins into a school savings ibankv -3- -.fnifzi rx' ' ' - ' This and many other interesting activities-:are done by this splen- did department. E Q L. There is no substitute for Art. A X 5l..i First B7: Why don't you send in your jokes to the joke editor of the Comet? D I V H E fifSecond' .B'7': Aw, what's the use ?.f ,Hefllionly laugh at them. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR S-CHOOIQ. SPIRIT' , , J I I

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el 1 I1 I-. nu-nzilze ' ' I ...RJ--,, 'J for a round-the-world tour cf the past. Said airplane has all the magic qualities of a fairy wishing rug. Its real name is Research. Come with us, friends of the air, on this fascinating trip. Our trusty crew islmade up of Miss Draper, Mrs. McGiff, Miss Reid, Mr. Humm and Miss Thurston. Our passenger list is made up of such well known ienitolrzsltes as Sinclair Lott and other A9, B9, A8 and B8 history s u en s. We're off with a whir of propellers. Our pilot guides us first south from our city of Los Angeles to view the California Indians. We rave gone back through yeais as well as atmosphere to tie Indians who were roaming over this state of ours before the white man came. Weusee tall Indian hunters in the mountains, while in the villages stout Indian women grind seeds for flour in stone hand mills. Gradually we Hnd ourselves among the dashing life of the Span- ish rancho. There is a dark, splendid looking don dressed in velvet and gold smiling at a charming senorita. The coast of the blue Pacific is dotted with Spanish missions cared for by the faithful padres led by Junipero Serra. High in the mountains our pilot stops in a mining town near Sac- iaznento. There, with pick and shovel, hard working men toil to find that precious metal, gold. ffter a bump or so from jolts of air pockets we find ourselves hurrying from a colony in Jamestown and a hasty farewell to John Smith, to Plymouth, where Miles Standish is drilling his small army. Suddenly we find ourselves in a prim, colorful Dutch village on the Hudson. The English clon't permit it to remain long so. Shall we not alight and see what this argument between a group of French and English is about? Oh, it's just been settled, and the French are leaving. But soon we see another argument. The sturdy farmers of the colonies di:agree with England, and George Washing- ton helps settle the disagreement. We are now in the United States of America. Yes, there are thirteen states, and they have just made a fine set of rules to live by, called the Constitution. Yes, there's Thomas Jefferson just wiping his pen and sanding the original draft of said paper. VVe are going so fast now I can't tell you everything, but the number of stars in our flag is now forty-eight, and progress and ad- vance have become the watchwords of the business mad U. S. We now drop the B8 and ,A8 and only those who have reservations in the B9 and A9' history classes will be allowed to continue with us. We'c .2 nge airplanes, for now our trip requires a very strong plane, as time is a ruthless giant and we now go beyond the A. D.'s 3000 years or more. There is the winding, mysterious Nile, lined with palm't.ees '-an1l 'o'n eitherside for a mile or more a stretch of green grass. What is that huge structure that thousands of dark skinned natives are working on? Our pilot tells us this is a huge tomb called a pyramid in which King Khufu expects to reside after the cares of this world are over for him. It covers thirteen acres of ground. But fartl' er along the river we find a beautiful queen ruling her vast empire. Her name is Hatshepsut. The plane speeds over to the fertile Crescent, where we hastily View the accomplishments of a group of Semites. We carry away a memory of admiration for the warlike methods of Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL SPIRIT

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lj! ' ' 'ia-I n-4 , li 23:1 f 11 i - Radio Station S.S.S.- The Voice of EdIl.f'Ut'i0?1.,, Our-ized and Operated by Sentous Junior High School, Inc. Radio Super Station S.S.S. - Mechanical Drawing Department Ifor the next period you will be entertained by the Mechanical Drawing department and its Mechanical Drawers. This department is well known in Station S.S.S., for it broadcasts frequently. Miss Batchelder is the originator of the Mechanical Drawers. She has made a department of Mechanical Drawing that every boy should like. Boys take this subject to become architects, surveyors, etc. During the last semester a change has been made in the courses of Mechanical Drawing. Instead of -the ten weeks' course being in the B7 it is now in the A8. To choose this study now means good money in the future and the choice of many occupations when you choose a profession. This work teaches one to be accurate, neat in one's work, and in the ways of a draftsman. It was from this class that the Architectural Club originated, for nearly all the boys that take Mechanical Drawing joined this club. These two classes are really a credit to Sentous. There is no substitute for Mechanical Drawing. Radio Station S.S.S.- The Voice of Education Owned anzd Operated by Sentous Jzmior High School, Inc. Radio Super Station S.S.S. The Sheet Metal Shop In passing by room 111 at almost any time of the day, you would be alarmed, perhaps, to hear the banging sounds that come from so many hammersg the noisy sound of shaking tin and the like. No, room 111 is not a Ford factory, but the Sentous Sheet Metal Shop. There boys learn, under the eificient direction of Mr. Shaffer, how to make useful utensils out of sheet metal. Things that cut tin quite well can also cut fingers quite well, so safety is a motto that is well practiced in Mr. Shaffer's room. Mr. Shaffer teaches his boys, from the A7 to the A9, how to treat tin. Mix Shaffer's a merry old soul, and a merry old soul is he. So you see the boys get along quite well with Mr. Shaffer. There is no substitute for Sheet Metal. Radio Station S.S.S.- The Voice of Education Uurlned and Operated by Sentous Junior High School, Inc. Radio Super Station S.S.S. - The Electric Shop ' The Electric Shop is being very successful this year. The boys are learning, and enjoy it very much. The course of electricity in our school gives us a very good knowledge of electricity and wiring. The boys learn to wire a telegraph circuit, to wire up and run a small electric motor, to make an electromagnet, making an extension cord for an electric lamp, to replace and refill a burned out fuse plug. There are a great many more things the boys learn to make. ' v Great credit is due Mr. Shaffer, for he is the one who is responsi- ble for the boys learning so many things. There is no substitute for the Electric Shop. Delmar Wible at the microphone. THERE IS N0 SUBSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL SPIRIT