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

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Rhythm in the Sunshine WHAT MR. SUN SAW IN THE SCHOOL COURT What are those rhythm girls in the court of the school doing today? said the Sun to himself. Oh! I see-they are blowing bubbles. What beautiful bubbles they are blowing, and what lovely music. That girl over there is blowing a beautiful one. I wonder if she is blowing it to me. I must send my sun rays down to her, so her bubble will have more color in it. Gne of the bubbles is coming up toward me. The girls are waving good-by to it. I wonder what they will do tomorrow P Florence Abel, B9. STORIES! IN RHWHM Blowing bubbles! Beautiful, frail, transparent! Bringing forth all the colors nature ever invented into our make-believe story. As the bubbles climb higher and higher, finding their way into the blue of the sky, they break! and the beautiful picture slowly fades away. This is what the rhythm class of our school is striving for, not only bubble stories, but stories of Christmas, Hallowe'en, or any other holiday that comes along. In this class, the girls listen attentively to the music which is played over several times. They talk about the mood of the music, if it is sad or gay, happy, playful or otherwise. Then they think what picture it brings to mind, letting the music suggest whatever idea is to be worked out. After this, they scamper into their groups to create their rhythm stories. Dorothy Lovell, B9. ' Sixty-Eve

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A Tra nsformafion Process THINKING IN CLAY To me, pottery means thoughts and ideas in clay. Wheii I hear a prob- lem I always think, How can I make mine different from all of the rest?,' Then I cut many patterns and try to choose the very best to work from. When I work in clay, I feel lovely curves, and graceful lines. I like this studio because it gives me a chance to Work out my own ideas. I am always anxious to see what my things will be like when they come out of the kiln. VVhen I walk past the window of the pottery room and see the door of the kiln open, I always want to hurry. MAKING FLOWER BOWLS The commonest clay was used by the Greek potter, but he took so much care in the preparation of his material and formed it into such beautiful shapes that he was able to raise the products of coarse earth to the level with the most esteemed works of art. Pottery not only adds to the beauty of our garden but seems to help bring that beauty inside. In the pottery studio we are able to make tiles for our benches and foun- tains and lovely flower bowls for the flowers from our garden. We have found that making figures of interesting characters in plays or in life is lots of fun. Makizig bowls for cacti has been an interesting hobby for many, and to make our own totem poles has been the most fun of all. Cut tiles, lovely boxes, flower holders, book ends, ink wells, desk acces- sories, and lamp bases are only a few of the many interesting and colorful things we make. Sixfy-seven