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

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MY .Ljj ■vFERIENCE JITM a horse One summer day in Sacramento, my u ncle came from the hayfield. He left his horse and wagon outside of the shed. My cousin and I, who were playing near by, saw the horse, so we thought we would go and play in the wagon. The horse r s name was Dobbin, but we thought it was Gidap - Decause we always heard my uncle say that. Af- ter we had climbed into the wagon, we said to the horse, “Nice Gidap, u and the horse began to run. We kept re- peating, u Gidap u until Dobbin was racing around the field. My uncle came and ‘stopped him before we were hur t . Sirkka Niemi H7 JERRY Jerry is a little black Persian kitten. His fur is very long and black. He has very bright eyes and sees everything. Jerry is very playful but a bit too rough. One day as he was playing in the yard, two dogs came up to him, but he looked at them and kept them away until someone came to help him. Jerry is always into something, always exploring. One day I heard him crying. I opened the door of a lit- tle pantry, whore wo keep papers and cut jumped Jerry. Ho probably wondered what was in there and got shut in while investigating. Ida May Guy L9 MY NEIGHBOR’S CAT AND DOG One day as I was walking down the street I saw a dog and a cat eating out of the same bowl. They looked like two good friends to me. But in a little while they started to growl and the cat to spit. Then the fight be- gan. The dog yowled and snapped, the cat jumped and scratched the dog. The cat was the best fighter. The dog ran home and I never saw that dog again. John Silva L7

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of I do not think that -o really appreciate the beauty th a bills srour Berkeley, until r: e have been wa i fro them for a —hila, or until ? e hear see one e - p ere is e tb ev , celling our attention to the beauties tna u ’ f e h a v e rro-n accustomed to seeing. d a ' r c Not ver ' long a o in flat count rv. It took a tri a nr scent several , a s orottv in its — a y b u t it as not until our return that we noticed ho- much more beautiful tbe lights ark sunsets are or. the hills as com- cared to flat country. A very interesting feature o the lioht effect re have in the late afternoon is a oeau tiful amethyst coloring or glow, which precedes the sun- set. It is a lovely soft color that I never remember having noticed anywhere else. There is something very friendly about soft rolling hills and they make such a wonderful background for homes, -bich nestle along their slopes. There is always a lovely view to be seen. No one ever having lived near the hills can be satisfied with flat country. toward Lee K8 AN EXCITING KOKENT One day, as I was taking a stroll along a crowded business section, I noticed a crowd gathering at a cor- ner. Being eager for excitement, I hurried along. As I was altogether too short to see anything above the heads of the people, I tried to make my way nearer. After a whole quarter of .an hour’s jostling back and forth, I was up in front, only to see that a large, portl TT man had stepped in front of me. I could not make him. understand that there were others behind him who . wanted to see. Finally he moved and. inch so that I could distinqish a queer looking individual and what do you think he wars doing? Advertising corn plasters! I hur- riedly left the place homing devoutly no one had seen me. Regina Railo H9

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One day last summer I went to Oak Grove for a day ' s outing. My mother and father stayed on a hill out I went to play in the water. After I had played for a while I wanted to go to my parents. I started up the hill and as I was getting near them I saw what I thought was a man ' s necktie lying in my path. It was yellow and black with stripes. Just as I was about to pick it up it began to move. I sprang back with a shriek of horror, for it was a snake. I ran as fast as I could down the hill and told my sister and the other children about it. I was so frightened that I took another path up the hill. It was a hot day in July. Tom and Ned and some other boys had decided to go swim ming. Their homes were very near to the Russian River. They were walking along when all of a sudden a rattle was heard. Run, cried Tom, and they ran as fast as they could. They were all panting soon, for it was a hot day; and the snake was not far behind. A low growl was heard, and Tom ' s dog, Wolf, sprang out of the bushes. Hairs bristling, Wolf stood ready to fight. The snake stopped, coiled, and sprang at Wolf. Wolf leaped quickly out of the way. Then Wolf ran up to the snake, picked him up in the air, and tossed him several feet. Then the snake coiled himself around Wolf and was just going to bite him, when, with a loud shout Tom picked up a club, and running upon the two enemies, hit the snake with all his might. He killed it instantly. The boys then took Wolf to the river, and bathed him in cool water. Tom cut off the rattles of the snake, and hung them around Wolf ' s neck, as a reward for his bravery . Helmi Siren K7 v THE FIGHT Alfred E. Soderborg HS