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B, H. S. Circus V HE greatest show on earth, the world ' s most mammoth marvels! No, gj) this wasn ' t Barnum and Bailey ' s big top show but the actual circus, held at Berkeley High on January 15, 1918, with a real parade, lemonade and sandwich booths, side shows, peanut venders, and spielers. The object of this departure from the school ' s usual dignity was to raise pep and school spirit and, incidentally, some money for War Service Work and athletic pur- poses — and it was a howling success from start to finish. Promptly after fifth period, advisories convened. From the rooms came suppressed shrieks of laughter, and a general whirlwind of excitement. At 12:15, the parade led by the band started from Room 201 and as it passed through the halls in its march, unheard-of animals, Turkish dancers, armless wonders, sandwich men, fat ladies, thin ladies, fortune tellers, the Board of Control, Japanese geishas, Siamese twins, other freaks of nature, Anacondas, Pop Smith, ticket sellers, jesters, bareback riders, prima donnas, baby elephants, country jakes, Wild West riders and Hottentots, attended by lots of pep, issued forth, two by two, and marched around the block to the tune of Where Do We Go From Here? Laughing, yelling, chattering, singing, howling, everybody joined in. After the full-dress parade, a wild dash was made for the prospective scenes of side shows to prepare for the coming events. Spielers ran amuck, violently urging innocent bystanders to come and see the only human gorilla in captivity, or to have their fate laid open like a book before them by the most original of the original Alexanders. Few will ever be as lucky again as to have such high-class entertainment and educational advancement combined at only one cent a shot. All afternoon the hilarity kept up; each show was given twice, so that no one should miss anything, and the stingers and the stung took in everything. Finally, the day ended with a big rally in the Aud, which capped the climax of the jubilee. Just how successful the circus was financially, and how large the attendance was, is shown by the fact that about $250 was taken in that day. Thanks is due to the Board of Control for the idea to start with, and for the systematic work with which that idea was carried out. The circus proved that the old Berkeley Hi spirit is still with us and that it will never say die.
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debating ERKELEY has met with splendid success this season in debating. Starting the year with but two veterans, a team of eight that has won for Berkeley the right to compete in the State Championship series has been developed. Last term Berkeley secured a commanding lead for the District Champion- ship by defeating Napa and Alameda, strong contenders for the state debating title. This term the district leadership was won by victories over San Rafael and Alameda. In competition with other District Champions, Petaluma, Sequoia Union, and Lick-Wilmerding, Berkeley won the Division Championship unani- mously and the right to compete for the State Championship with the other three Division Champions- The final contest for the State Championship was held on the California campus, but unfortunately too late to record the result. The winning debaters are: Hall Griffith, Dec. ' 17; Kenneth Williams, Dec. ' 17; Wheeler Jensen, James Sewell, Ralph Beals, Harold Warner, Foster Adams, and William Biddle. Berkeley 2 Berkeley 3 Berkeley 3 Berkeley 3 DEBATING Alameda 1 Napa 0 San Rafael 0 RECORD 1917-18 Berkeley 3 Berkeley 1 Berkeley 2 INTER-DISTRICT DEBATES Sequoia Union 0 Berkeley 3 ? STATE CHAMPIONSHIP DEBATES ? Total Decisions: Berkeley 20; Opponents 4 San Rafael 0 Napa 2 Alameda. 1 Petaluma 0
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