Walt Whitman Junior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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ALGEBRA A PROBLEM THAT SOLVED ITSELP 4'Z'5'4-N riff +e,J5z+A:P Ulf your marks do not im- prove,Jimmy, I shall have tot fail you next quarter! H said Mr. Stewart. Jimmy hated algebra. He had tried, but nothing helped. The numbers and letters scat- tered about meant nothing to him. He teacher, ML Stewart, did not help matters. He had little patience with anybody and none at all with Jimmy. Jimmy's marks were failing, and Jimmy could not bring them up. It was a black Friday, when, just as the bell rang, Mr, Ste- wart announced a test for Mon- day. Jimmy walked home dazed and unhappy. jimmy could not get the test off his mind. He decided to mount the steps and spend a few vain minutes staring at his al- gebra book. He opened to a page of barely comprehensible problems. He read them once, and again. Nothing came of it. Again and again! And then he 42 found-something he knewL HP quickly scrawled it down. The fog was lifting and the com- plications were becoming clear. Jimmy finished the problems and checked them! He felt like shouting! Ignorance had turn- ed to comprehension, and con- fusion, to understanding. Monday was fast in coming, and the test was over quickly. The next day the papers were returned. Mr. Stewart started with the lowest marks. He com- pleted reading the names of the failures. Jimmy's name was not among them. Then he read the sixties, seventies, and eigh- ties. And now the nineties be- gan. And then Jimmy heard his name. Ujimmy, ninetyF There was only one Jimmy in the class On the way out of the room, Mr. Stewart said to jimmy,-HCon- gratulations! I knew you could do itln And Jimmy chuckled to himself, because he never thought he could! Kenneth Mandelbaum be bg.,

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'Wi '7 04 My g ,f S '-lm' 1' 9 o 2 Q :iff , its-sxf ,'t Li, i Y 2 if, U ills 1.4 A ,- ! r ' Ah H if ' I h v Ir' ' 1 gf f 9 ki' :MQ if 'IQ 'iff .1342 4? ,I qv, , 'nf J' -s 3iHR3 fx Sq F I'f '9 f 7 N Jhiflm. 3:5-,K ,. J L. 'f gjgif ' Q' ZIP! 7 ff. V .- st. 41.21 xxx 4 J! w ' I' ' 1' P V ,I ,, nlh 4 ,tu-L 16 I A ?f:fr . ' , ' P EI L' I Une: i :V l J ll GIRLS' SHOPS By now you are probably aware of the fact that school is not all work. We have four classes in which you work and enjoy your- self at the same time. These classes also give you a chance to consider home economics as a career. 1 Home economics is divided into four parts: millinery, clothing, novelties, and cooking. Each of the four classes is equipped with necessary machines and tools which are at your disposal. Our millinery teacher is Mrs. Jones. In this particular shop, you learn how to knit and block hats. Some of the hats which come out of this shop are exquis- ite. Miss Mathews' cooking shop has five miniature kitchens equipped with stoves, sinks, utensils, pots, pans, and dishes. Here you learn how to make cakes, puddings 44 1 soups and many other dishes. Mrs. Brown's clothing class has several sewing machines, irons, and ironing boards. Here the girls make blouses and skirts. They select a suitable pattern and material. Then they fashion the fabric according to the pat- tern, et voila, one has another addition to her wardrobe. Novelties is conducted by Mrs. Halpern. Here the girls make items which may be given as pre- sents or may be used to decorate a room. Included among the fin- ished products are stuffed ani- mals of all sizes and shapes, dolls, and needlepoint tapestry. You have probably enjoyed some of these classes in the past year, and you still have something to look forward to in your coming years at Walt Whitman Junior High. Agnes Friedman Xl I x 07 Eggffz