Thomas Starr King Middle School - Echoes Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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A FROG A frog, sitting on a lily pad, Basking in the sun, Self satisfied. Beth Bruner, 149. A PAGE FROM AN A9 DIARY Well, here I am, entering as a B7. The school looks mighty nice and homey. Spanish architecture is inviting. I know in such a place my thinking system will really enjoy work. Ah! Here hidden in between two wings of the building is a court yard. Little did I know that this was the beginning of a beautiful Spanish patio, or that to make it all complete we were to place a fountain in the center and benches at the ends. Then as the terms rolled by and I became a BS, the patio grew in loveli- ness. Palm trees, banana trees and California Sycamore were planted by the boys and girls, and the grass and hedge matured under the care of the boys in the garden. ' Later when I became' an A8 and B9 the fountain was planned as a beautification project in home rooms. A colorful thing of Spanish tiles it was, and mostly made by pupils of our own school, which made us all the more proud. Our school mottoes and the Every Girl and Starr League sym- bols were represented in the tiles as well as on the benches, which were de- signed and presented by an A9 class. The B9 term ended and we were off for summer vacation. In the autumn upon arriving at school we were surprised to find the court a veritable fairyland. How the papyrus grass and water lilies had grown. The goldfish darted among the water plants, and the birds came to bathe in the drip of the fountain. Now as the A9 term ends, I gaze about, and am happy at this beautiful thing which I helped to make. Betty Jane Robe, A9. - Sixty-three

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ggi ALL SCHOOL PROJECT In the shadows or sparkling in the sun between the Walls of our beautiful school stands a fountain. Its ever cool and limpid Water nurtures lovely green plants, While gayly colored goldfish swim gently by. Any lover of beauty Would find this spot intriguing with its tall papyrus grass swaying gently back and forth in the breeze, making soft rustling sounds like the whispering of the trees. The fountain, its color expressed in the beautiful tiles, water lilies, goldfish and the feathery leaved papyrus, set in the green grass is truly a thing of beauty. The fountain was first thought of in 1927 as part of the beautification program conducted by the school. Everyone was enthusiastic and the financ- ing and planning were started. By the winter of the following year plans and designs were ready and the pottery classes set to work designing the beau- tiful tiles which now adorn the fountain. By the spring of 1929 it was corn- plete. An expert was engaged and with the help of the boys set the tiles and slabs into place and there remained only the filling with water and the placing of the plants, grass, and goldfish, all of which Were donated by the pupils to complete a beautiful spot. Pupils who study in the science laboratory and who work in the garden take care of it now. Garo Armen, 149. Sixfy-fwo

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if ' -fi U it ' ri 'ff' r I' .i fl ' ' ' Y ' : 5 NG' NG- FI - I . I HFIPP LY O IUMFIS STFIRR KING- WITQUHF 'P ', N l fT V D X xl ' , A4 ff' LL ' i OBSERVATIONS The lilies are blooming now and are very beautiful. The gold fish dart about in the pool among the slender green grasses and the sheltering water lily leaves.. ' llflany birds come to enjoy the cool water and bright lilies. The best thing of all is that it was not an individual project, but seems to belong to every pupil of Thomas Starr King. ffm Jean Cowen, B9. OUR FOUNTAIN A silvery pool in a sea of green, Catching the fleeting sun, Falling water, cool and clean, Kisses the lilies one by one. A sudden brilliant flash is seen. A golden fish is hiding! Down in the cool, green depths, Wise old frogs are sighing. An oasis is our fountain Bendswvith every breeze- V H Papyrus grass, tall and graceful Sheltered by swaying trees! Maxirze Livesay, 49. . . Q ' A A' 4' 4' ' ' 4 . in s s in l wal Ni Wal 1.