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

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6 T HE W I Z A R L) concrete area where the sailors drill. There is a baseball diamond marked out on it, with a grandstand on one side. There arc two buildings in front of the grounds. One of them is the “chow” hall; the other build- ing is for indoor exercises, and the dentist is upstairs. About the time the Scouts finished lunch the fleet began to come in. Each ship as it entered the Golden Gate fired a salute of sixteen guns. There were twelve battleships and four submarines; the rest of them were destroyers. The ships went as far as the right end if the island. Then they turned and went towards Berkeley. The destroyers did not follow the battleships. When the destroyers arrived at the right end of the island some of them turned to the right and went along the San Francisco coast and anchored; some of them turned to the left and anchored on one side of the island. After that the Scouts went to the grandstand and heard some men talk about the Scouts of Berkeley. The Scouts then sat down on the grandstand and watched the sailors, who were getting into ranks. The band with the sailors following marched down to one of the wharves, where a boat had just anchored. Then all of a sudden the Scouts heard a sound which made them jump. One of the cannons on the island fired a salute of seventeen shots. Then all the sailors marched back and stood in front of the “chow” hall. An automobile drove up and out of it got several officers and a man in plain clothes. The Scouts were allowed to stand in front of the sailors. The commanding officer of the Naval Training Station of Goat Is- land stood up and introduced the man in plain clothes. It was the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Daniels. He spoke of the opportunities the sailors have of advancement. After his speech lie went in one of the houses on the island. After that the Scouts marched down to the wharf and got on their boat. They were on the island from eleven to four o clock. I lie boat this time landed at the Berkeley wharf instead of Oakland. They then marched off the wharf and went home, all glad they had gone. HENRY L. WHIFFEN A 7 ' . ROOSEVELT AN AMERICAN. To my mind there is no better man. He believed in his country, loved his country, and was always ready to help his country or its people. He never flinched while in a tight place but by tireless thinking and determined mind he sought relief. His gift to his country was the Panama Canal. This canal, besides being of great advantage to our- selves, was apprccitcd by the whole world as a help in cutting down trans- portation time between Europe and the Pacific. He taught us not only to think but to do; to rely upon ourselves; to speak softly, but to be ready to enforce our just demands. JOHN HAVENS. IN ANCIENT ROME. • It is said that once in ancient Rome a painting was placed by the statue of Titus. It was in the time when the great Roman Empire was in its splendor. Someone who had some Republican ideas in those early days painted it to make fun of the powerful, and picture the social con- ditions of that time. The painting represented the Pope giving his hand

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T H E W I Z A R D 5 tlicn in his mind’s eye he saw the picture of the man who had fought for the same flag for which he was now dying and his question was answered. IRENE JORGENSEN B 9. THE LIVE STOCK SHOW. 1 here was a Live Stock Show held in San Francisco from November second to November eighth. It was an exhibit of the live stock, poultry, pigeons and rabbits, from the Pa- cific Coast States. The cattle and other animals are all thoroughbred prize stock. I think the best exhibit was that of the Holstein-Fresian milch cows. The world’s greatest milch coav, which is a Holstein, was at the show and is owned by Morse and Sons. It has a milking average of 10.6 gallons of milk a day for one year. At one time it gave twenty-nine and some odd pounds of butter in seven days. The name of this famous cow is Tilly Alcartra. It was born in 1909 and has been milking since 1911, and ever since then, has been increasing in its milk production. The son of this cow is King (Marco) Alcartra and I think he was the finest looking bull at the show. There were some cows from the Napa State Hospital farms which were also fine looking Holsteins. The next best exhibit, I think, was that of the Jerseys. And here was also some of the best cows I ever saw or ever will see. The Jersey is a smaller animal than the Holstein and are not as famous milk pro- ducers according to quantity, but they are the most famous cows when it comes to producing rich milk. The Jersey bulls did not com- pare in size with the Holsteins. The Jerseys arc in color a light yel- lowish-brown, and a sign by which one can always tell a Jersey is by the perfectly white ring around its nose. Of the young heifers exhibited at the show I think the Jerseys had the best. But all this is only a small part of the exhibition, and all those who didn’t go, missed something you will probably never have a chance to see again. HENRY BURM EISTER A 9. THE BOY SCOUTS’ TRIP TO GOAT ISLAND. The Scouts of Berkeley were told at their last meeting, which was Fri- day, the 29th of August, that they would be expected to go with all the troops of Berkeley to Goat Is- land the next Monday at 8 o’clock. This was to give the Scouts a chance to see the fleet. They were told to bring twenty-five cents and their lunch. Monday morning the Scouts and also other boys who were going to join them were there. They bought their tickets from the head Scout Master of Berkeley, Mr. Hunt. They found their ship. It was a large freighting barge pulled by a large tug, which was attached to its side by means of heavy ropes. The Scouts all got in and the men put up gates so they wouldn’t get out. The crew put on the ship several bundles containing life-preservers. It took them an hour to get to the island. They sang songs and the band played on the way over. When they got there they marched out of the ship, starting with troop one, then troop two and so on till the last. They then marched up the path on the side of the island until they came to the place where they were to eat lunch. This island is quite a large one, and is covered with trees and shrub- bery. There are two wharves lead- ing to the island. There is a large

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T HE WIZARD 7 to the Emperor, and both supported by a peasant who bore this inscrip- tion: “I support the two.” On one side was a merchant bearing this in- scription: “I steal from the three.” On the other side was a lawyer with a third inscription. “I deceived the four.” Behind was a physician with a fourth inscription: “I kill the five,” and above all was a parish priest with this: “I absolve all of them.” (From a Spanish newspaper.) BENJAMIN BOGRAN A 9. A DOGFISH. This summer I was camping at Pacific Grove and on Sunday morn- ing I went with my friend to the wharf at Monterey. We found quite a number of people there fishing. Soon we noticed there was an ex- citement at the end of the wharf so we went out there to see what it was. A man had caught a very queer looking fish. Just its head was above the water as they had it on such a small hook and line that they could not land it. About 150 feet away was a rowboat, so they hailed the man who was in it and had him put another fishing line around the head of the fish. Then three or four men pulled until they had it upon the wharf. The people standing around thought that it was a dogfish. It was from five to six feet long and about a foot thick. It had a large, flat face that looked something like that of a bulldog. Its body was of grayish- white color but its head was dark gray, and there was a broad stripe of black down the middle of the back. Everyone said they had never before seen a fish like it. So it was quite a curiosity to us all. T have never heard what they did with it. LEO LA BISHOP P 8 2 . FROM MY WINDMILL. From my windmill, which faces west, I glance and see a green ocean. Riding on it I see a boat at full sail. Then I look again and see the dead princess on Mt. Tamalpais. The mountains with their giant peaks rise high in the sky. In front of the monstrous mountains there is a big steamer riding at anchor. “Where is it going on its next trip,” I think to myself, “and how was man ever able to make such things as that?” Then to the left, I see Goat Island and further on, the Golden Gate. As the sun is going down in the west, the light is so glaring that everything becomes indistinct. ELLERTH WIGLUND. THE GROCER’S SHOP. The grocer’s shop at Christmas! My! What a lovely sight! Apples polished so that one could see a freckle on the end of one’s nose in their shiny surfaces. What an assortment of nuts, wal- nuts, almonds, peanuts, hickory nuts! Why I could easily fill a page tell- ing of the different kinds of nuts. Many a small boy’s mouth waters as he looks at the striped candy sticks and cakes. A very sweet fragrance reaches one’s nose as one passes by, for many plum puddings, turkeys, and roasts are being cooked in the large ovens. Tiny Chinese lanterns hang all about giving the impression that here is the Orient itself. I fear small boys will receive spankings for reaching home so late. When asked, their only explana- tion will be, “I have been looking in the grocer’s window.” Well, I can’t blame them. I shall do the same for it is a beautiful sight, in- deed!” CARL BALLWANZ A T.