Burbank Junior High School - Wizard Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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20 THE WIZARD A 9 CLASS. A is for Arthur The boy with a grin. B is for Ben, Lie is always so prim. C is for Clemens Who “mumbles his words.” E is for Evelyn Who sings like the birds. F is for Fun Which we all enjoy. G is for Goodness For eacli girl and boy. H is for Henry Who is bright as the sun. 1 is for Idleness Which we all shun. J is for James Who does ever his best. K is for Katherine Who never does jest. I. is for Lilian Famed far for her blush. M is for Marie Who’s always in a rush. N is for Nora Who is Irish as can be. O is for Orderliness With which we don’t agree P is for Patience Which we must not try. Q is for Questions Over which we sigh. R is for Reeve Who believes in uplift S is for Stamps Which betoken our thrift. T is for Thelma Whose true love is Bill-ec. IT is for Eula Who protests being silly. V is for Violet Who’sc password’s “I’ll say so.’’ W is for Willie Ahvays ready to go. X is for Exes Which we all abhor, Y is for Youth Which we all adore Z is for Zeal With which we end our ordeal. And if you’ve read to the end For you sorrow we feel. A 9 GIRLS. SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR. “I’m glad that I am not today A chicken or a goose, Or any other sort of bird That is of any use. I’d rather be a little girl Although it’s very true, The things I do not like at all I’m often made to do. I’d rather eat some turkey, than To be one, thick and fat, And so, with all my heart today, I’ll thankful be for that.” TFIERESE NELSON B 8 ' J . JUNE The violets bloom in the month of June. And daisies brighten the way While the fairies play their merry tu ne For gone is the month of May. The roses now wake from out their sleep And smile to us and say, Oh! watch us from the green buds peep And think us fair, we pray. IRENE DE COSTA A 7 A POEM I. I’d like to make my Christmas wish, Both up to date and clever, For old time friends and wishes, Bring old time joy forever. II. I hope you will get lots of Christ- mas wishes,

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THE WIZARD 19 THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY. rhanksgiving day at last is near d he time of joy of all the year, The turkey will be roasted brown In almost every house in town. d he turkey you are going to eat Was fattened up on corn and wheat, He lived in state upon a farm And there he might have done no harm. But soon there came a day without cheer b or him the time of death was near, Then he was sent afar to be sold To people young and people old. d he price you know is very high, But even so we do not sigh, Thanksgiving comes but once a year, Then turkey surely must appear. LAURA PIZZANO B 8 2 . FOR SANTA IS STUCK IN THE SNOW. I. Better be going, you people, and run Santa is fast in the snow. He has been there since the set of the sun. An his plight worries him so, Dapple Dawn, frightened at horses of steel, Turned the sleigh over and crippled his heel, And Santa is fast in the snow. II. Better be going and Idl go ahead; Guiding you all the way, Christmas is coming, There is so much on hand — There is no time for delay, Santa Claus surely is needing your skill, Run altogether and run with a will For Santa is stuck in the snow. SARAH HAVENS. SANTA AND HIS REINDEER. Come little people and listen here, While I tell you of Santa and his reindeer, How he comes flying down to the snowy ground, In the dead of the night when there’s not a sound, And in a great big book, on his library shelf, There’s the names of boys and girls like yourself, But for each bad deed that is done, From his list of presents he strikes off one, So look out for the things you do and say, If you want Santa to come on Christmas day. VIOLET ATCHINSON B T. WINDS BLOW SANTA BACK. Little children always know That old Santa comes to them. When the cold, cold winds do blow They bring old Santa back again; Pretty dolls he brings to me Brother gets a big, red, sled. Lots of other things we see When we tumble out of bed. Mother gets a dress of blue Sister gets a diamond ring, Daddy gets a thing or two, Christmas is come, now let us sing. VIOLA FIEFIELD B T . Labor for learning before you grow old; For learning is better than silver and gold, Riches and glories may both fade away, But a good education will never decay. PERRINA ARROBBIO B 8h

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THE WIZARD 21 And many, many, joyful kisses, But don’t forget your old time friends, And Christmas wishes to them send. LEILA FLEMING. ‘‘JOSHES.” John: “Mr. Shallenberger, could you enjoy rabbit if stewed?” Arthur: “Well, who wants to get that way to eat rabbit.” Eula: “Cupid sure is a good marks- man.” Reeve: “I don’t think so, for he is always making ‘Mrs.’ ” Mr. Preston: “Your answer is about as clear as mud.” Boy: ‘ “Well, that covers the ground, doesn’t it?” CUTTING IT SHORT. “Don’t be so long winded in your reports as you have been in the past,” said the manager of the “Wild West” railway to his overseer. “Just report the condition of the track as you find it, and don’t put in a lot of needless words that aren’t to the point. Write a business letter, not a love letter.” A few days later the railway line was badly flooded, and the overseer wrote his report to the manager in one line: “Sir — Where the railway was the river is. Yours faithfully, .” VICTIM OF ENVIRONMENT. “Jack told me he loved me, but I don’t know whether to marry him or not.” “Don’t you think he tells the truth ?” “I’ve no doubt the dear boy tries to, but you see he works in a Weather Bureau.” 1. What is that which occurred once a minute, twice a moment and never once a hundred years? 2. Why is the most discontented man most easily satisfied? 3. Why is the leter B like fire? 4. Why are corns and potatoes like idols? 5. When is a country like a baby? 6. Give a word that has five let- ters when you take away two there is one left. 7. Why are the hours from one to twelve like good Christians? 8. Why do we use sewing ma- chines so often in war-time? See answers on next page. Mike HIS POTATOES. : “Say, Pat, how did your po- tatoes turn out?” Pat : “They didn’t turn out at all. I dug ’em out.” A FUNNY ROAD Stranger:. “Where does this road go?” Old Timer: “It doesn’t go any- where, it stays where it is.” A father had instructed his inquisi- tive, talkative boy always to think three times before speaking once. Later the little boy was sitting on a stool beside the fireplace. His father came in and stood with his back to the fire. Boy: “Father, I think — ” Father: “That is right my son.” Boy: “Father, I think — ” Father: “That is right my son, but •what is the subject of your thoughts?” Boy: “Father, I think your coat- tail is on fire!” Father: “You little rascal, why didn’t you tell me that before?”