.data
array:  .space 12           #allocates 12 bytes of space in memory
name1:  .asciiz "George"
name2:  .asciiz "Mary"
name3:  .asciiz "Julia"

    .text
main:
la  $t0, array

la  $t1, name1
sw  $t1, 0($t0)

la  $t1, name2
sw  $t1, 4($t0)

la  $t1, name3
sw  $t1, 8($t0)

#print array elements
li  $v0, 4
lw $a0, 8($t0)
syscall

#exit program
li  $v0, 10
syscall